Thunderstorms bring rain and wind to eastern Idaho
Thunderstorms rumbled across eastern Idaho Tuesday afternoon bringing wind and rain. So far, no damage has been reported.…
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Gallery: Viewers share their Northern Light photos
Several good pictures of the aurora borealis in our area.…
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Disneyland gets final approval for ‘biggest thing’ since its opening
By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Disney cleared a major hurdle to start developing a colossal expansion of its Disneyland theme parks on Tuesday…
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YOUR PHOTOS: Eclipse 2024
Pictures of the April 8, 2024 eclipse…
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2023 City of Chubbuck Christmas lighting contest winners
The City of Chubbuck is aglow with festive cheer as the winners of this year’s holiday decoration contest are announced.…
Continue Reading The European towns and cities that are magical at Christmas
By Joe Minihane, CNN (CNN) — Nowhere does festive charm quite like mainland Europe. With its chilly weather and gothic sensibilities, the…
Continue Reading First lady Jill Biden unveils White House holiday decorations
Complete with 98 Christmas trees, 72 wreaths and 2.8 miles of ribbon, the White House has been transformed into a classic winter wonderland for the…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell sentenced to life in prison for murders of her 2 children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife
Idaho mother Lori Vallow-Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a…
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Bridger-Teton National Forest was filled with shed hunters early Monday morning
6:00 a.m. Monday saw more than 200 vehicles filled with shed hunters enter the Bridger-Teton National Forest from the National Elk Refuge, many who…
Continue Reading World’s best spicy foods: 20 dishes to try
By Terry Ward, CNN Some like it hot — and some like it hotter, still. When it comes to the world’s best spicy dishes, we have some of the…
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29 years since Stephanie Crane’s disappearance
It’s been 29 years since Sandi Crane walked into the Custer County Sheriffs on Oct. 11, 1993, to report she could not find her nine-year-old daughter…
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Rebuild of I-86/I-15 System Interchange in Pocatello begins
Preliminary work on Idaho Transportation Department’s project to rebuild the I-86/I-15 System Interchange is beginning this week.…
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Teton Valley, Idaho sees a strong afternoon thunderstorm with funnel cloud
Several viewers in Teton County reported seeing a funnel cloud with the band of afternoon…
Continue Reading These children lost young parents to COVID-19. Here’s what they want other kids — and adults — to know
A 5-year-old had just finished his first day of kindergarten when he watched his young mother collapse and take her final…
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Yellowstone continues efforts to recover from historic flooding; Limited reopening highly possible next week on park’s south loop
Yellowstone continues major flood recovery efforts in the north while repairing damage and preparing for reopening in the…
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Floods leave Yellowstone landscape ‘dramatically changed’
The forces of fire and ice shaped Yellowstone National Park over thousands of years. It took decades longer for humans to tame it enough for tourists…
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Yellowstone flooding prompts 10,000 to flee national park
Yellowstone National Park has released Tuesday some aerial video and photos of the raging floodwaters in Yellowstone National…
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Idaho Field of Heroes Memorial returns in Pocatello
The Idaho Field of Heroes Memorial returned to Pocatello for the 18th year in a…
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Holt Arena renovation is well underway
After 50 years of being one of the state’s most iconic buildings, an even better Holt Arena is taking shape on the Idaho State University Campus.…
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‘The Music Man’ brings live theatre back to Teton High School
It’s been more than two years since Teton High School has been able to put on a musical.…
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Wind topples Spud Drive-In screen
The wind has caused a lot of damage the last few…
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Local veterans overwhelmed at the gift of storage sheds built by area students
There were smiles and cheers all the way around as the Construction Combine came to an end and the students finished up their…
Continue Reading Say yes to spuds this month — why you should be eating potatoes and sweet potatoes
Baked, fried, roasted, mashed, creamy, crunchy, salty and starchy — potatoes seem designed to appeal to everyone, and I’d be hard-pressed to find a…
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Idaho Falls, Hagerman students earn top honors at Eastern Idaho science fair
Student projects from Hillcrest High School in Ammon and Hagerman High School in Hagerman earned Best in Fair at the 2022 Eastern Idaho Science and…
Continue Reading ‘Mariupol is now just hell’: Survivors and drone footage reveal the scale of destruction
By Olga Voitovich, Ivana Kottasová, Jack Guy and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Conditions in Mariupol are “unbearable” and “just…
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Troopers respond to semi fire on I-15
The Pocatello Fire Department reports crews were busy Tuesday morning working a semi fire on southbound Interstate 15 at milepost 62 near Port of…
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Bonneville K9 deputy passes away
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has suffered a big…
Continue Reading Discovery of what ailed Dolly the dinosaur is a first, researchers say
About 150 million years ago, a young long-necked dinosaur fell ill, likely coughing and suffering from a fever as it wandered what is now southwest…
Continue Reading The couple who fell in love in Antarctica
“I’ve come to Antarctica to find a husband,” Nicole McGrath told Cole Heinz, mock…
Continue Reading Flying car cleared for takeoff, but you’ll need a pilot’s license
A car that can transform into a small aircraft has passed flights tests with flying colors in Slovakia, developers…
Continue Reading Dog lost for four months found alive on snowy hillside, reunited with owner
When Ricardo Rodriguez evacuated from the Caldor Fire in early September, he wasn’t sure if he’d ever see his dog…
Continue Reading This color-changing concept BMW will mess with your head
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The BMW Flow electric SUV concept can change hues at the press of a button, going from white to gray or black…
Continue Reading Webb telescope successfully unfurls its tennis court-size sunshield in space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The most powerful space telescope ever built is keeping its cool in space. The James Webb Space Telescope, which launched…
Continue Reading The 3,500-year-old mummy of an Egyptian king has been ‘digitally unwrapped’ for the first time
By Katie Hunt, CNN Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing tantalizing details about…
Continue Reading This 10-year-old boy asked Santa last year for a cure for COVID-19. This year he has a new request
In their letters to Santa Claus, most kids ask for toys, dolls or maybe a new…
Continue Reading How to find the world’s roomiest airplane seats
One of the greatest luxuries when we fly is space: the space to stretch out, relax, work and sleep while flying seven miles above the Earth at nearly…
Continue Reading The most unusual and eye-catching airplane seat designs
A stand-up airplane seat, an overhead locker that’s converted into a bed and a double-decker airplane…
Continue Reading These are the new balloons at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Turkey, family time and football are among the traditions that many look forward to at Thanksgiving each…
Continue Reading The most infamous balloon mishaps from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
You know what they say, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is all fun and games until one of the balloons goes…
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Former ISU first lady Connie Bowen passed away Friday
Former Idaho State University first lady Connie Bowen died…
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Collaborative 10 year project will remove final impediment to native fish migration in Spread Creek
Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), Trout Unlimited (TU), Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF), and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD)…
Continue Reading Europe’s most beautiful towns
Julia Buckley, CNN Paris, Rome, Barcelona… Europe’s cities are bucket list destinations, and rightly so. But the continent’s small…
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Rigby FFA earns national championships
Rigby FFA members joined nearly 70,000 other participants at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN last week. …
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Second state veterans cemetery dedicated
The ceremony to dedicate the new state veterans cemetery took place…
Continue Reading A nurse created a baby registry for a new father after his unvaccinated wife died of Covid-19 before meeting their baby
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Eric Robison will never run out of words to describe his wife. Her smile, her laughter, her constant goofiness, the faces she…
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Studying Idaho’s white sturgeon fishery in the upper Snake River
This past summer, fisheries biologists with the Magic Valley Region spent weeks on the Snake River between Milner Dam and Idaho Falls surveying the…
Continue Reading 15 of the world’s most spectacular airport landings
Julia Buckley, CNN There’s a lot to love about travel. Experiencing a new culture. Eating great food. Staying in top notch hotels… and…
Continue Reading Giant planet found orbiting a dead star shows what may happen when our sun dies
The discovery of a distant Jupiter-like planet orbiting a dead star reveals what may happen in our solar system when the sun dies in about 5 billion…
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William ‘Bud’ Davis, former university leader, dies at 92
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) — William Eugene “Bud” Davis, who was a higher education leader in Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico and Louisiana as well as a…
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Snow causes damage across eastern Idaho
The snow really started to pile up Monday night across eastern Idaho and has caused quite a bit of…
Continue Reading 28 years since Stephanie Crane’s disappearance
It’s been 28 years since Sandi Crane walked into the Custer County Sheriffs on Oct. 11, 1993, to report she could not find her nine-year-old daughter…
Continue Reading The surreal beauty of Earth’s northernmost buildings
Eva Rothenberg, CNN The Arctic invites images of emptiness. Harsh temperatures lead to barren, sparsely populated landscapes beyond the reach of most…
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Brake for Breakfast promotes breast cancer awareness
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bingham Memorial Hospital (BMH) held its annual Brake for Breakfast event Wednesday…
Continue Reading Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary: See historical pics and how WDW is celebrating
By Forrest Brown, CNN It changed acres and acres of orange groves. It changed Orlando. It changed Florida. It changed an already legendary company.…
Continue Reading How Taiwan’s last ‘fire fishing’ boat is keeping tradition alive
Text by Gladys Tsai, CNN; Video by John Mees, CNN As night falls, a group of fishermen set sail off the coast of northern Taiwan, where they prepare…
Continue Reading Rare photos show the early years of NASA’s space shuttle era
Jacopo Prisco, CNN NASA’s first space shuttle was meant to be named Constitution — a nod to the United States Bicentennial that year. But…
Continue Reading Dizzying glass box observatory to open high above New York
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Why settle for one sky-high attraction when you can have three inside one building? That certainly seems to be the…
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President Joe Biden visits national fire center in Boise
President Joe Biden will be in Boise, Idaho Monday to visit the National Interagency Fire Center.…
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Open house begins for Pocatello Idaho Temple
A media briefing about the Pocatello Temple has been set for Monday at 10…
Continue Reading Scientists are potty-training cows in a bid to help save the planet
By Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN If you can potty-train a child, you can potty-train a cow. At least, that was the theory a group of researchers in…
Continue Reading Facebook and Ray-Ban are rolling out smart glasses that actually look cool. Will anyone buy them?
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On a sunny May day in 2012, Google cofounder Sergey Brin walked down King Street in San Francisco’s SoMa…
Continue Reading The hidden side of Europe’s package holiday hotspot
By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN It’s Spain’s Mediterranean escape, a place that for decades has been the go-to spot for jet…
Continue Reading Animals captured at their funniest in the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2021
By Jack Guy, CNN Gophers goofing around, a laughing snake and racoons seemingly sharing their secrets are among the shortlisted images for the 2021…
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Playmill Theater going strong despite pandemic
Theater is alive and well in West Yellowstone Montana, as crowds flock to see one of three shows at the…
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Sockeye salmon viewable at nature center in Boise
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 15 live adult sockeye salmon have been released at its nature center in Boise. The…
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Holt Arena to undergo major renovation project
Idaho State University’s Holt Arena will undergo a multi-million dollar renovation to upgrade the facility and improve the fan experience.…
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Teens plant flowers at Pocatello temple
Youth groups from American Falls, Arimo and Downey rolled up their sleeves and got to work to help make the Pocatello temple even more beautiful.…
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Edson Fichter Nature Area in Pocatello vandalized again
Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding another round of graffiti vandalism at the Edson Fichter Nature Area in Pocatello.…
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At least 8 killed in 22-car pileup in Utah during sandstorm
Utah Highway Patrol says at least eight people died when 22 vehicles were involved in a pileup crash during a sandstorm.…
Continue Reading One of Utah’s most unique natural treasures is disappearing
The water level in Utah’s Great Salt Lake today is inches away from a 58-year low, state officials say, and Western drought conditions fueled by the…
Continue Reading World’s first ‘yacht liner’ unveiled
Forget superyachts, a new residential vessel is on the way that’s so huge, it’s being referred to as a “yacht…
Continue Reading Life after the 1918 flu has lessons for our post-pandemic world
A widespread sense that time has split into two — or pandemics creating a “before” and “after” — is an experience that’s associated with many…
Continue Reading These beating heart cells went to space. This is how they could save patients
When SpaceX’s 20th resupply mission lifted off to the International Space Station in March 2020, beating heart cells were along for the…
Continue Reading Astronauts installed a giant solar panel outside the space station
By Ashley Strickland, Megan Marples and Sarah Molano, CNN It’s the summer of new solar power on the International Space Station. Astronauts…
Continue Reading Living with a short sleep gene: ‘It’s a gift’
For as long as he can remember, Brad Johnson knew he was…
Continue Reading He bought a cheap house in Italy. This is what happened next
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Italy’s cheap homes bonanza continues to lure hundreds of interested buyers, despite the pandemic. But what happens once…
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Dedication date announced for Pocatello Temple
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the date for the dedication of the Pocatello Idaho…
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Nonstop flights from Boise to Moscow
Alaska Airlines is going to offering non-stop flights between Boise and the Pullman-Moscow Regional…
Continue Reading The 1970s moon buggies are still up there. GM and Lockheed Martin want to make new ones
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business There are three 50-year-old cars parked on the moon. Now, General Motors and Lockheed Martin wants to build some…
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Collaborative efforts result in restoration of Henrys Lake shoreline
Wildlife, residents and anglers in southeast Idaho will all benefit from collaborative efforts to restore the Henrys Lake shorelines and improve lake…
Continue Reading NASA’s Juno mission captures first closeup images of Jupiter’s largest moon in a generation
The largest moon in our solar system got its first close-up in more than 20 years on Monday. NASA’s Juno mission took the images as it swung…
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Mule deer rescued from mud pit
A yearling mule deer doe got more than she bargained for when she tried walking through a “mud puddle” in a field off of Marsh Creek Road just…
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SpaceX CRS-22 Commercial Cargo Mission/Falcon 9 Launch
Watch the launch of NASA’s SpaceX CRS-22 commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station.…
Continue Reading Puppies are born ready to interact with people, study finds
What’s your favorite thing about puppies? Is it their cute yawns, wiggly bottoms or the sweet way they lick your nose? Or maybe it’s…
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CEI releases design concepts for Future Tech building
College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) has released the latest design concepts for its new Future Tech building.…
Continue Reading Scientists discover new ‘chocolate frog’ in swamp
A team of Australian scientists has discovered a curious “chocolate frog” tree frog in the lowland rainforests of New Guinea. Tree frogs…
Continue Reading Mars helicopter survives to tell the tale of stressful flight
When the Ingenuity helicopter took off for its latest flight on Mars, things didn’t go quite according to plan. But the little chopper muscled…
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Weather-permitting, Beartooth Highway to open Friday
Weather-permitting, the Beartooth Highway (US-212) between Red Lodge, Montana, and Cooke City, Montana, will open Friday at 8…
Continue Reading This is what it’s like to walk in space
When astronauts venture outside of the International Space Station to go on spacewalks, the most important thing they have to do is focus. This may…
Continue Reading Archaeologists recover victims of the Spanish Civil War
Archaeologists have recovered the bodies of victims of former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco who were executed and buried at a cemetery in…
Continue Reading A doctor who died from COVID-19 left his family a sports card collection worth $20 million
For over four decades, a doctor from Florida avidly collected baseball cards and sports memorabilia with some items dating back to the 1880s. Now,…
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The lights are back on: Bonneville High School to perform Freaky Friday
After more than a year of darkness due to COVID-19, the lights are back on in Bonneville High School’s Little…
Continue Reading Neanderthal cave discovery and more top space and science stories this week
The colorful handprints of ancient humans. A spacecraft beyond the solar system. They couldn’t be more different, but some of the first known…
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2 mobile makerspaces bound for eastern Idaho
Two Think Make Create Labs are being deployed in Pocatello and Fort Hall.…
Continue Reading New images of Jupiter reveal some of the planet’s mysterious features
Images captured by two different telescopes are showing our solar system’s largest planet in a new light. The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii…
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Back to school following Rigby Middle School shooting
New resources are coming to support the Rigby Middle School community and their rebound from last week’s…
Continue Reading The pandemic disrupted organ transplants. But these three siblings aren’t giving up
As coronavirus shut down the world last year, Terre Baldwin was getting a life-saving heart and kidney transplant in San Francisco. With no guests…
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Lavaside Fire fully contained, 1200 acres burned
Idaho Fire officials confirmed the Lavaside Fire burning southwest of Firth is fully contained, as of 5:30 p.m. on…
Continue Reading Firth evacuations ordered as Lavaside Fire grows to nearly 1,200 acres
UPDATE 4/23/2021 8:30 a.m. The Bureau of Land Management reports approximately 100 firefighters from across southeast Idaho will be staffing the fire…
Continue Reading On Earth Day, here’s the view from space
The view from space of our planet’s most impressive natural and constructed landmarks is striking, and not just on this year’s Earth Day.…
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