WATCH: Tammy Daybell’s aunt granted statement for Lori Vallow-Daybell’s sentencing
In a motion hearing on Wednesday, Lori Vallow-Daybell’s attorney, Jim Archibald, asked the court to not allow Vicki Hoban, Tammy Daybell’s aunt,…
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Man sentenced to 28 years for producing child pornography
A 22-year-old Seminole, Oklahoma man was sentenced to 336 months in federal prison for sexually exploiting a child by producing child pornography,…
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Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys suggest they’ll present evidence that he was elsewhere during the killings of 4 Idaho students
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall, was not at the location where the crimes took place, his…
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More than 5,000 fentanyl pills seized in east Idaho
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – This week, members of the Bannock County HIDTA Task Force completed a months-long fentanyl investigation that lead to the…
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Idaho Falls Police looking for burglary suspect
Idaho Falls police are looking for a burglary suspect after he disappeared from an area…
Continue Reading Idaho Falls man sentenced to 8 years for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
A 27-year-old Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S.…
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Chicago man sentenced 46 months for bank fraud conspiracy
A 32-year-old Chicago, Illinois man was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Josh…
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Fentanyl traffickers in east Idaho sentenced to federal prison
U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho Josh Hurwit announced the result of two separate fentanyl trafficking cases in eastern Idaho…
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1 hospitalized after officer-involved shooting
A 37-year-old Rexburg man is in the hospital following an officer-involved shooting early Thursday…
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Man arrested after standoff
An Idaho Falls man is in jail after a standoff with police on…
Continue Reading Boise man sentenced on federal gun crime
A 57-year-old Boise man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Josh…
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Fighting fentanyl on 2 fronts
“We cannot arrest our way out of this problem…
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Idaho State Police release 2022 crime report
Idaho State Police completed a 2022 Crime in Idaho Report, primarily detailing statistics collected from police…
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Investigators seize $900,000 worth of fentanyl pills
Idaho Falls Police investigators with the assistance of other law enforcement partners arrested a 43-year-old Bonneville County resident this week…
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Drug smuggler sentenced to 10 years prison
A 39-year-old of San Diego, California, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, U.S.…
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Boise man convicted of 3 attempted sex crimes against children
A federal jury convicted a 45-year-old Boise mand for three attempted sex crimes, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.…
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Boise nurse practitioner, patient/medical assistant charged with conspiracy to distribute opioids
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced criminal charges against two defendants Wednesday as part of the Department of Justice’s 2023 National Health…
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Man who appeared on ‘America’s Most Wanted’ several times arrested in 1984 murder
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man who has been on the run for almost four decades for a 1984 murder has been caught in California and…
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Man charged with first-degree murder of 2-month-old daughter
A 21-year-old father from Salmon is charged with first-degree murder after the death of his 2-month-old…
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Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger back in court
Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger was back in the courtroom Tuesday for a pretrial…
Continue Reading US Attorney’s Office announces results of recent efforts to crack down on gun violence throughout Idaho
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Monday, in the past week, eight individuals pleaded guilty or were sentenced in federal district court for…
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Prosecutors seeking death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students
Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for Bryan Kohberger in killings of 4 University of Idaho…
Continue Reading Judge agrees to narrow but not lift gag order in University of Idaho student slayings case
An Idaho judge has denied a request from roughly two dozen news organizations to lift a gag order in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing…
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Former Soda Springs girls basketball coach sentenced
There were a lot of tears in a packed caribou county courtroom Friday, as a former girls high school basketball coach was sentenced on sexual abuse…
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65-year-old sentenced for conspiring to launder drug proceeds
A 65-year-old Mountain Home woman was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for conspiring to commit money laundering, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit…
Continue Reading Hannah Gutierrez Reed charged with tampering with evidence in ‘Rust’ case
By Taylor Romine and Kevin Flower, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors on Thursday charged “Rust” film armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed with tampering…
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Jesse Leigh sentenced for 2 counts of second-degree murder
It was an emotional day at the Bannock County Courthouse on Thursday with a Pocatello man being sentenced for…
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Idaho prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty for man accused of killing his neighbors
Idaho prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty against a man charged with killing a neighboring family, including two teenagers.…
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Former Idaho CDL skills tester sentenced for taking bribes in exchange for passing test scores
A 72-year-old of Gooding, Idaho was sentenced to two years in federal prison for honest services wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced…
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Woman accused of poisoning ex-husband sentenced to jail
A Pocatello woman charged with harming her former husband with poison will spend 180 days in jail.…
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Pocatello Police investigate vehicle vandalism
The Pocatello Police Department received several reports of vehicles being vandalized with spray paint in a local neighborhood.…
Continue Reading DNA collected from suspect Bryan Kohberger a ‘statistical match’ for DNA on sheath of knife used in killings of 4 Idaho students, court documents state
The DNA of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at an off-campus home in Moscow last fall, is a…
Continue Reading Police say Idaho dad killed neighbors over alleged indecent exposure by neighbor’s oldest son
A newly released police document alleges an Idaho father ‘executed’ a neighboring family because he was upset that the neighbor’s 18-year-old…
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Idaho man charged with 4 counts of murder in shooting deaths of his neighbors, including one minor
A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he broke into his neighbors’ home…
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Juvenile arrested after livestock found shot
A juvenile has been taken into custody and booked into the 3-B Juvenile Detention Facility after admitting to killing five…
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Suspect in custody after 4 people fatally shot at residence in Idaho, reports say
Police in Idaho arrested a suspect in a shooting that killed four people on Sunday.…
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IMSI assault victim dies at Boise hospital
At the request of the Idaho Department of Correction, Idaho State Police detectives are investigating a serious assault at Idaho Maximum Security…
Continue Reading US authorities seize shipment of swim bladders from endangered fish valued at $2.7 million
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona have seized 242 pounds of swim bladders – the organ…
Continue Reading Millions of Americans’ personal data exposed in global hack
Millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon have had their data compromised in the sprawling cyberattack that has also hit the US federal government,…
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Judge denies Lori Vallow-Daybell’s request for a retrial
In Fremont County court Thursday morning, Judge Steven Boyce ruled there was not sufficient evidence to merit a re-trial in the case of Lori…
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Oregon man pleads guilty to hate crime charges for bias-motivated attacks in Boise
An Oregon man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boise Thursday to two federal hate…
Continue Reading Former boyfriend of missing Wyoming woman sentenced to six years in prison, report says
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — The live-in boyfriend of Irene Gakwa was sentenced Wednesday to up to six years in prison and…
Continue Reading Johnny Depp selects charities for the $1 million he received from Amber Heard in defamation settlement
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Johnny Depp has chosen the charities he plans to donate the $1 million settlement he’s owed from Amber Heard…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Trump’s historic court appearance
By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Miami (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 charges Tuesday…
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Pocatello nurse practitioner fined, surrenders license for unlawful prescriptions and fraud
An Idaho nurse practitioner consented to judgment against her after admitting she unlawfully prescribed controlled substances and submitted false…
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Medicaid members offered free credit and theft protection monitoring after possible data breach
At this time, there is no evidence any of the potentially exposed information has been…
Continue Reading Suspect in Idaho student killings wants more time to respond to prosecutor’s request for alibi
By Andy Rose and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger – charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death last year…
Continue Reading Judge weighs challenge to gag order in University of Idaho killings
A judge overseeing the case against a man charged with killing four University of Idaho students is set to hear arguments over a gag order that…
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Antisemitic incidents are on the rise in most states
Stacker cited data from the Anti-Defamation League to identify the number of antisemitic incidents in every state and Washington D.C. in 2022 and…
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Trial date set for Chad Daybell
A trial date has been set for Chad…
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Local child care center under investigation
Pocatello Police Investigators responded to Stepping Stones Preschool and Childcare Center in Pocatello Friday.…
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How spending on public safety and policing has changed over the last 40 years
Stacker analyzed data from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to examine how city spending on public safety has changed since 1980 and how police…
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2 arrested after hotel room search warrant served
Two have been taken into custody after a hotel search warrant was served Wednesday…
Continue Reading Danny Masterson, ‘That ’70s Show’ actor, found guilty of rape
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — A Los Angeles jury has found actor Danny Masterson guilty on two of the three counts of rape in a retrial on…
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Man sentenced for harassing Yellowstone bison calf
The man accused of disturbing a newborn bison calf in Yellowstone National Park was sentenced today.…
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Search warrant leads to felony drug arrest
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies located methamphetamine and marijuana at a residence on Monte Vista last Friday evening while serving a search…
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The status of new cybersecurity laws proposed in Idaho
Drata compiled a list of new cybersecurity-related legislation in…
Continue Reading Venice authorities discover why canal turned fluorescent green
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — A mysterious patch of fluorescent green water that appeared in Venice’s famed Grand…
Continue Reading The parents of a 3-month-old girl found dead in the Bronx have been arrested in connection with her death, source says
By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The parents of a three-month-old girl who was found dead in a wooded area in the Bronx have been arrested in…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow-Daybell sentencing set July 31
A sentencing date is now set for Lori…
Continue Reading Donald Trump criminal trial is set for March 2024; judge informs Trump what he can’t say about hush money case
By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — A New York judge has set a trial date of March 25, 2024, for the…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh indicted on 22 federal counts for alleged financial schemes
By Dianne Gallagher, Devon M. Sayers and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A federal grand jury has indicted disbarred South Carolina attorney and…
Continue Reading Here’s why Idaho student murder suspect Bryan Kohberger may have chosen to ‘stand silent’ in court, experts say
By Cheri Mossburg, Veronica Miracle and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students…
Continue Reading Judge enters not guilty plea for suspect in stabbing deaths of 4 University of Idaho students
A judge has entered a not guilty plea for a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho…
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Endangered missing juvenile located
The Fruitland Police are looking for an endangered missing juvenile that was last seen Thursday at 7:00 a.m. and reported missing to law enforcement…
Continue Reading Man dies after officer-involved shooting incident in Twin Falls County
At this time, detectives are releasing the injured male passed away at the hospital.…
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Violators convicted for illegally hunting elk near Arco
Each violator was fined $1,300, paid $6,000 in restitution, given a 10-year hunting and trapping license suspension, and community…
Continue Reading Minnesota man indicted over theft of ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’
By Tina Burnside and Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — US authorities have charged a man in connection with the theft of a pair of ruby red slippers…
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Juror speaks out about decision to convict Lori Vallow-Daybell
In an ABC News exclusive, one of the jurors who convicted Lori Vallow-Daybell is breaking his…
Continue Reading Bryan Kohberger indicted on murder and burglary charges, eliminating need for hearing
A grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, allowing prosecutors to skip a…
Continue Reading Arizona grand jury indicts Lori Vallow-Daybell
Lori Vallow-Daybell is being indicted…
Continue Reading Former Idaho farm foreman indicted for wire fraud, extortion and filing false tax returns
A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment charging Ernesto Garibay Garza, 61, of Texas, with wire fraud, extortion, and filing false tax…
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States with the most hate crimes
Stacker investigated the states where the most hate crimes take place using the FBI’s 2019 Hate Crime…
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States with the highest rate of people killed by police
Stacker cited data from the Washington Post’s Fatal Force Database to look at the rate of fatal police shootings per state in the U.S. since 2015.…
Continue Reading Five men convicted for audacious $123M jewels heist in Dresden
By Stephanie Halasz, Ivana Kottasová and Inke Kappeler, CNN (CNN) — Five men have been sentenced to several years in prison for their role in…
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Local attorney pleads not guilty to drug charges
Dunn is charged with a felony for possession of a controlled substance and three misdemeanors for possession of a controlled substance, drug…
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Wyoming black bear hunter accused of killing protected grizzly near highway into Yellowstone
A Wyoming hunter faces up to a year in jail and a $10,000 fine if convicted of killing a protected grizzly bear he allegedly claims he mistook for a…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell found guilty of murdering her children and conspiring to kill her husband’s former wife
A jury has found Lori Vallow-Daybell guilty on all counts of killing her two children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s…
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Jury deliberations to resume Friday in Lori Vallow-Daybell trial
Idaho prosecutors have spent the last four weeks painstakingly detailing their case against a woman accused of killing her two youngest children and…
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3 arrests made in car vandalism wave
A string of vandalism hit Idaho Falls overnight on…
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Former Chubbuck office manager guilty of embezzlement, tax evasion
A former Chubbuck office manager from Inkom must serve prison time and pay restitution for grand theft and tax…
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Idaho man who dangled from Senate balcony during Capitol riot receives 15-month prison sentence
An Idaho man who traveled to Washington in a car loaded with weapons and was photographed dangling from the Senate balcony during the Capitol riot…
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Police investigate juvenile threat at Bonneville High School
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a disturbance between teenagers that involved a threat with a gun.…
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A look at what has happened in the Lori Vallow-Daybell murder trial
The long awaited Lori Vallow-Daybell trial has come and is nearing the end as closing arguments begin on…
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Police seize 2,000 fentanyl pills during drug bust
The Pocatello Police Department and fellow investigators with the BADGES Task Force seized more than 2,000 fentanyl pills…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell trial nears the end as the state and defense rest their case
FBI Agent Nicole Heideman once again took the stand Tuesday, this time discussing steamy emails Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow-Daybell exchanged.…
Continue Reading Nampa man sentenced to 30 years for producing child pornography
A 39year-old Nampa man was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit…
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Judge to allow Lori Vallow-Daybell verdict to be livestreamed
Judge Steven W. Boyce made a surprising ruling Tuesday as the trial of Lori Vallow-Daybell nears completion.…
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More text messages revealed in Lori Vallow-Daybell trial
Court began Monday with FBI Agent Doug Hart back on stand to continue direct examination with the…
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Far-right activist Ammon Bundy’s latest standoff is in court
A far-right activist best known for his showdowns with federal law enforcement in Oregon and Nevada is now waging a one-sided standoff of a different…
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“Melani was being manipulated in one of the most difficult times of her life” – Melani Pawlowski’s husband during Lori Vallow-Daybell trial
As court resumed Thursday morning, John Thomas continued with cross examination of Ian…
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Drug investigation results in 2 arrests
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two individuals Wednesday after serving a search warrant on a Syringa St. residence in Idaho…
Continue Reading “She said that she would cut me up” – Lori Vallow-Daybell’s former friend takes the stand
Audrey Barattiero, a former friend of Lori Vallow-Daybell’s and former follower of Chad Daybell, was first to testify in court on…
Continue Reading Federal jury convicts Pocatello man of sexual exploitation of child, receipt of child pornography
On Tuesday, after a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted 43-year-old Trenton Powell of Pocatello, of eight counts of sexual exploitation of a…
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“Chad was not stunned” – Daybell’s neighbors share details surrounding Tammy’s death
Tuesday’s court proceedings began with cross examination with Utah Forensic Pathologist Dr. Erik…
Continue Reading Media coalition challenges gag order again in Idaho slayings
A coalition of 30 news organizations launched another effort Monday to get a gag order lifted in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing four…
Continue Reading Franklin County Sheriff’s Office investigates possible body found
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible body…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell’s DNA found on evidence
Starting week four in the Lori Vallow-Daybell trial, the prosecution called FBI Senior DNA Analyst Keely Coleman to the…
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Tammy Daybell’s sister takes the stand: “You don’t get married weeks after you just buried your wife”
Tammy Daybell’s sister, Samantha Gwilliam, returned to the stand in the Lori Vallow-Daybell trial Friday morning.…
Continue Reading Surviving roommate in Idaho murders agrees to speak to suspect’s attorneys
One of the surviving roommates in a stabbing attack that left four University of Idaho students dead has agreed to speak to defense attorneys for…
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