Idaho Archives

Constitutional ban on legal marijuana dies in Idaho House

April 15, 2021 3:01 PM Associated Press

A proposed constitutional amendment that would have prevented the legalization of marijuana and other drugs without the approval of two-thirds of the…

Idaho panel OKs plan for lawmakers to call special sessions

April 15, 2021 10:35 AM Associated Press

An Idaho House panel has approved a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Legislature to call itself into session.…

New District 91 superintendent talks plans for the district

April 15, 2021 4:07 PM Rachel Fabbi

Lara Hill, the chairman for the board of trustees, said they are excited to have…

437 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

April 14, 2021 10:32 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 437 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths after an Idaho Health and Welfare technical problem delayed the COVID-19 data update…

Family of man who starved in jail speaks out about lack of criminal charges

April 14, 2021 5:12 PM Emma Iannacone

The family of the Pocatello man who died in the custody of the Bannock County Jail held a joint press conference with Sheriff Tony Manu on…

State board votes to freeze tuition and fees

April 14, 2021 4:53 PM News Team

By unanimous vote, the Idaho State Board of Education has voted to hold in-state undergraduate tuition and fees at current levels for the 2020-21…

2nd Amendment Bill introduced to Senate Committee

April 14, 2021 5:28 PM News Team

In response to President Biden’s recent executive actions on guns, a new bill was introduced in the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee Wednesday…

Idaho House approves prohibition on mask mandates

April 14, 2021 2:09 PM Associated Press

The House on Wednesday approved legislation prohibiting mask mandates by government entities in Idaho, voting 47-22 with no Democratic support to…

Prosecutor says no criminal charges in jail starvation death

April 13, 2021 3:10 PM Associated Press

Idaho jailers watched as a mentally ill man starved to death, according to a newly released investigatory report, but a prosecutor says there isn’t…

IBE releases open letter to Idaho Legislature

April 14, 2021 12:14 PM News Team

Idaho Business for Education has released an open letter to the Idaho Legislature concerning Higher…

National telecommunicators week celebrates emergency dispatchers

April 14, 2021 3:05 PM Rachel Fabbi

They’re getting the recognition they deserve, thanks to national telecommunications…

219 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

April 13, 2021 5:09 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 219 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths…

Idaho House kills $1.1 billion teacher pay bill on tie vote

April 13, 2021 2:15 PM Associated Press

The House on Tuesday rejected legislation to pay $1.1 billion to Idaho’s K-12 teachers amid concerns about what is being taught in…

Bills to defund Idaho GOP attorney general’s office are dead

April 13, 2021 2:31 PM Associated Press

Two bills that cleared the Idaho House with overwhelming Republican support to significantly defund Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s…

Idaho joins pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

April 13, 2021 10:25 AM News Team

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is recommending Idaho vaccine providers not use the Johnson & Johnson vaccine until more information is…

COVID-19 media briefing Tuesday

April 13, 2021 12:34 PM News Team

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 4:30 p.m. MDT…

House panel OKs changes to bill trimming governor’s powers

April 13, 2021 11:00 AM Associated Press

A House panel on Tuesday approved Senate changes to a bill trimming a governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the…

Gov. Little to hold town hall Tuesday

April 13, 2021 10:06 AM News Team

You can participate in an hour-long statewide telephone town hall with Idaho Governor Brad Little and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director…

Idaho officials investigating riot at prison near Boise

April 13, 2021 9:54 AM Associated Press

Idaho Department of Correction officials say they’re still investigating a Saturday prison riot that forced staffers to evacuate a housing unit and…

Idaho lawmakers hear pitch to absorb three-fourths of Oregon

April 12, 2021 3:58 PM Associated Press

Idaho lawmakers appeared intrigued but skeptical on Monday when pitched a plan to lop off about three-fourths of Oregon and add it to Idaho to create…

538 new Idaho COVID-19 cases over the weekend, 3 new deaths

April 12, 2021 5:12 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 538 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths over the…

COVID-19 vaccine supply in eastern Idaho

April 12, 2021 6:00 PM Ariel Schroeder

There is more supply than demand for COVID-19 vaccinations in our communities, but that may not be a good sign in our battle for the…

You can put your bird feeders up but keep them clean, officials say

April 12, 2021 5:48 PM News Team

If you want to set up your bird feeders for spring, Idaho Fish and Game says go for it—just keep these tips in mind to help protect your…

About 25% of Idaho in drought; 1 area in extreme drought

April 12, 2021 3:38 PM Associated Press

About a quarter of Idaho is experiencing some degree of drought, with one pocket in the south-central part of the state in extreme…

Idaho Senate OKs federal grant for early childhood education

April 12, 2021 12:22 PM Associated Press

The Idaho Senate on Monday passed legislation accepting a $6 million federal grant to improve early childhood education from birth through age…

Idaho gas prices hold steady

April 12, 2021 12:21 PM News Team

According to AAA, the Gem State’s average price for regular held steady at $3.06 per gallon this week, while the national average decreased by a…

US 30 open after fire

April 10, 2021 2:16 PM News Team

Drivers are asked to use an alternate route, as the road between Roller Coaster Road and Pegram Road is…

I 15 north of Idaho Falls closed

April 10, 2021 12:24 PM Rachel Fabbi

There is no estimate when it will…

Idaho lawmakers add penalty to proposed ban on mask mandates

April 9, 2021 3:31 PM Associated Press

Lawmakers amended a bill that would ban the state, public health departments and even school districts from requiring masks to add a penalty on…

Senate votes for 2 bills that would restrict governor’s powers during emergency

April 9, 2021 6:21 PM News Team

The Idaho Senate voted in favor of two bills that would restrict the governor’s power during an…

Identity verification letters help protect tax refunds

April 10, 2021 9:00 AM News Team

The Idaho State Tax Commission might ask you to prove who you are in order to protect your personal information and keep tax refunds from going to…

D91 announces new superintendent

April 9, 2021 4:08 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees announced it has successfully concluded contract negotiations with Dr. James Shank.…

Fire marshal talks about controlled burn safety measures

April 9, 2021 4:46 PM Rachel Fabbi

Idaho Falls fire officials say it doesn’t take much for a small trash fire to become…

312 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

April 9, 2021 5:40 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 312 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…

Idaho Falls officials meet with AAPI community

April 9, 2021 10:40 AM News Team

Idaho Falls City representatives met with members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community last week to listen to concerns about…

Steelhead stocked in Blue Mountain Meadow Pond

April 9, 2021 10:34 AM News Team

Idaho Fish and Game’s Pahsimeroi Hatchery personnel released 100 steelhead in Blue Mountain Meadow Pond…

Anti-government activist Bundy arrested at Idaho Statehouse

April 8, 2021 3:11 PM Associated Press

Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy was arrested again Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of trespassing at the Idaho…

310 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths

April 8, 2021 5:33 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 310 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths on…

House approved new version of transportation bonding bill

April 8, 2021 6:11 PM News Team

The Idaho House has approved a new version of a transportation bonding…

Senate fails to overturn Idaho governor’s tax commission veto

April 8, 2021 4:37 PM News Team, Associated Press

The governor’s veto of a bill that would have made changes to how the Idaho Tax Commission is run will…

Committee kills Ehardt’s sex education bill

April 8, 2021 3:04 PM News Team

The Senate Education Committee killed Idaho Falls Representative Barbara Ehardt’s Sex Education Bill that had already passed the…

Reentry Center walkaway captured

April 8, 2021 3:00 PM News Team

The Minidoka Sheriff’s Office and Cassia County Sheriff’s Office took a 41-year-old into custody Thursday around 12 p.m.…

Industrial hemp bill heads to governor’s desk

April 8, 2021 3:05 PM News Team

A bill to legalize industrial hemp in Idaho is on its way to Governor Brad Little’s…

Official: COVID-19 variants likely spreading across Idaho

April 8, 2021 12:28 PM Associated Press, News Team

An Idaho official says concerning coronavirus variants are likely spreading across the state, intensifying pressure to speed up vaccination efforts.…

D91 entends offer to another superintendent candidate

April 8, 2021 11:52 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees held a special meeting Thursday morning and voted 5-0 to extend an offer to Dr. James Shank to be D91’s new…

Wear blue Friday to raise child abuse awareness

April 8, 2021 12:52 PM Linda Larsen

Have you noticed all the blue pinwheels throughout the…

COVID “long-haulers” get recognized by Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

April 8, 2021 5:04 PM Rachel Fabbi

What determines a person as a “long-hauler” or “long covid” hasn’t been decided by health care providers or researchers, but one study used the…

Bill to make Idaho ballot measures tougher heads to governor

April 7, 2021 6:28 PM Associated Press

Legislation making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots is heading to the governor, who has hinted of a possible veto.…

Idaho governor bans mandated COVID-19 ‘vaccine passports’

April 7, 2021 1:16 PM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued an executive order Wednesday banning state government from requiring or issuing COVID-19 “vaccine…

Housing shortage impacting first time buyers, renters

April 7, 2021 5:32 PM Emma Iannacone

A cutthroat housing market is seriously impacting first time home buyers and renters in Southeast…

Vallow/Daybell July trial vacated

April 7, 2021 11:01 AM News Team

Judge Steven Boyce granted a motion Wednesday to vacate Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell’s July…

Cranes of luck at Fox Hollow Elementary

April 7, 2021 4:57 PM Rachel Fabbi

The kids in Mrs. Wyrick’s class have a wish of having a great summer with family and…

349 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

April 7, 2021 5:10 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 349 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…

BBB warns us of signs promising money

April 7, 2021 5:55 PM Ariel Schroeder

Signs promising money for unused diabetes test strips are showing up around Eastern…

Lawmaker panel advances two anti-abortion bills to Senate

April 7, 2021 2:30 PM Associated Press

A panel of Idaho lawmakers advanced two bills targeting abortion…

House votes to override Idaho governor’s tax commission veto

April 7, 2021 12:07 PM Associated Press

The House on Wednesday voted to override Republican Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a bill involving the responsibilities of the chairman of the Idaho…

Former FBI employee sentenced for receiving bribes, tax fraud

April 7, 2021 9:52 AM News Team

A former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release…

Police release update about Pocatello stabbing incident

April 5, 2021 11:35 AM News Team

The Pocatello Police Department released an update Tuesday about an incident Monday where three individuals were reported to have been involved in an…

346 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

April 6, 2021 5:24 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 346 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…

Legislation would double electric vehicle registration fees

April 6, 2021 6:08 PM Associated Press

An Idaho House committee on Tuesday introduced legislation that would more than double what it costs to register electric…

Idaho Senate passes so-called ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban

April 6, 2021 4:54 PM Associated Press

The Idaho Senate passed a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions in the state by banning them once fetal cardiac activity can be…

Idaho Power customers log energy savings

April 6, 2021 4:33 PM News Team

A new report from Idaho Power Company (IPC) shows customers helped save 196,809 megawatt hours of energy by participating in energy efficiency…

Bill to lift Idaho smoking age from 18 to 21 fails in House

April 6, 2021 4:03 PM Associated Press

The House on Tuesday rejected legislation banning anyone under 21 from buying cigarettes or electronic smoking products in Idaho has failed in the…

Bannock County looks forward to eventful summer, vaccinations pick up

April 6, 2021 3:40 PM Emma Iannacone

After a year of cancellations, postponements, and virtual gatherings, Bannock County is looking forward to an eventful…

Information needed regarding swan shooting near Newdale

April 6, 2021 2:51 PM News Team

Conservation Officers are seeking information after discovering multiple dead trumpeter swans on March 27 at the intersection of 100 N. and 2750 E.…

COVID-19 media briefing set Tuesday

April 6, 2021 11:08 AM News Team

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. MST…

Idaho panel OKs plan to nullify federal actions, rulings

April 6, 2021 12:34 PM Associated Press

An Idaho House panel on Tuesday approved legislation intended to give lawmakers veto power over federal government actions and federal court…

Idaho to get nearly $21 million to boost vaccine uptake

April 6, 2021 12:25 PM Associated Press

Idaho will receive nearly $21 million in federal funds to encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to improve access among racial and ethnic…

318 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

April 5, 2021 5:01 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 318 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…

Farmers file antitrust lawsuit against big ag companies

April 5, 2021 5:07 PM Associated Press

A group of farmers has filed an antitrust case against several big agricultural companies, contending the companies worked together to ban e-commerce…

Idaho Legislature has big to-do list after COVID-19 break

April 5, 2021 2:45 PM Associated Press

A huge income tax cut and rebate, legislation to limit the governor’s authority during emergencies, and a proposed constitutional amendment allowing…

Idaho gas prices slow down

April 5, 2021 12:46 PM News Team

After months of soaring gas prices, Idaho saw the smallest weekly jump since January this…

Man arrested for possession of marijuana, methamphetamine

April 5, 2021 11:19 AM News Team

A 22-year-old Ammon man was arrested for possession of marijuana and methamphetamine…

D91 wants another talk with superintendent candidate

April 5, 2021 10:10 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls School Board met in special session Monday morning to discuss its options for selecting a new Superintendent.…

Man charged with attacking, choking mother

April 5, 2021 10:21 AM Associated Press

The case of a man accused of choking his mother and threatening her with knives has been sent to district…

Controlled burn scorches 13 acres in Indian Creek area

April 3, 2021 9:44 AM News Team

The fire started in the vicinity of Indian Creek Road and quickly spread uphill to the northwest, potentially threatening two…

One dead after tool flies into windshield

April 3, 2021 10:09 AM News Team

A ratchet from an unknown vehicle flew through the windshield hitting Jimenez Negrete, who then drove off the right shoulder into the median, where…

284 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

April 2, 2021 5:26 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 284 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…

Idaho Falls boy named semifinalist in NASA essay competition

April 2, 2021 4:02 PM Rachel Fabbi

Nine-year-old third-grader Grayson Walters is one of three Idaho students to be named a semifinalist, for the “Artemis Moon Pod Essay…

2021 Easter celebration events

March 27, 2021 11:34 AM News Team

The following is a list with links to Easter egg hunts and other Easter events around east and southeast…

Idaho lawmakers introduce bill to fund all-day kindergarten

April 2, 2021 3:26 PM Associated Press

Idaho lawmakers have introduced a bill that would fully fund all-day kindergarten programs in the…

Inmate sentenced to life in drug racketeering gang case

April 2, 2021 2:07 PM Associated Press

A leader of a white supremacist prison gang in Idaho has been sentenced to life in prison on racketeering and other charges, authorities…

COVID-19 vaccine efforts going well

April 2, 2021 11:53 AM Linda Larsen

Vaccination clinics throughout the area have been busy since the early rollout of vaccine availability for everyone age 16 and up in both the…

2021 “Liberty on Parade” set for July 3

April 2, 2021 10:06 AM News Team

The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce announced the “Liberty on Parade” will take place this year. …

EIPH opens COVID-19 vaccinations to ages 16+

April 1, 2021 4:44 PM News Team

Everyone aged 16 and up in the Eastern Idaho Public Health District can now get protected from the…

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office partners with Othram to identify human remains

April 1, 2021 10:14 AM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Othram Laboratories to help identify human remains found in the Palisades area.…

361 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

April 1, 2021 5:15 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 361 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…

Prescribed fire planned for Market Lake WMA

March 16, 2021 10:59 AM News Team

A series of prescribed burns are planned to occur on Market Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) between March 18 and April 15.…

Idaho asks court to toss lawsuit challenging vaccine plans

April 1, 2021 2:18 PM Associated Press

A federal judge should require an 87-year-old Idaho man to reveal whether he’s received the COVID-19 vaccine following his January lawsuit seeking to…