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Several pounds of meth, marijuana located during a traffic stop

December 9, 2021 3:02 PM News Team

A 56-year-old Helena, Mont. man was arrested Tuesday after an Idaho State trooper located several pounds of meth and marijuana during a traffic…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 489 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths

December 9, 2021 5:15 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 489 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths…

Idaho Site marks 30 years of cleanup success

December 9, 2021 4:24 PM News Team

The environment at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and underlying Snake River Plain Aquifer are…

FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds

December 9, 2021 10:05 AM CNN Newsource

Just as with adults, 16- and 17-year-olds are eligible to receive a booster dose six months after their second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.…

Nampa man sentenced to more than 4 years in federal prison for possession of a sawed-off shotgun

December 9, 2021 3:24 PM News Team

A Nampa man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for possession of an unregistered firearm and the unlawful possession of a…

Sawtooth Avalanche Center season opener

December 9, 2021 3:27 PM News Team

With more winter weather on the way, the Sawtooth Avalanche Center will start doing its daily back country avalanche forecasts on…

Officials warn of increasing danger of counterfeit prescription opioids containing fentanyl

December 9, 2021 3:30 PM News Team

Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III are warning of…

DEQ seeks comment on draft wastewater reuse permit for Bench Mark Potato Company

December 9, 2021 12:53 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comment on a draft wastewater reuse permit for Bench Mark Potato Company,…

Idaho man charged in 2 killings waives preliminary hearing

December 9, 2021 12:26 PM Associated Press

An Idaho man facing two murder charges has waived his right to a preliminary hearing, which means the case will automatically move forward in court.…

Cities with the worst commutes in Idaho

December 2, 2021 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the cities with the worst commutes in Idaho according to the U.S. Census…

AARP names Idaho Falls as one of top places to live, retire in America

December 8, 2021 9:56 AM News Team

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has named the City of Idaho Falls as one of their best places in America to live and retire,…

3 federal vaccine mandates Idaho is taking a stand against are now on hold

December 9, 2021 9:25 AM News Team

All three federal vaccine mandates that Idaho is taking a stand against are now on…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 651 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

December 8, 2021 5:18 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 651 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths…

Idaho education official applauds vaccine mandate injunction

December 8, 2021 3:10 PM Associated Press

tion official says a preliminary injunction blocking President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors will give colleges and…

Sheriff’s office talks about the importance of Shop with a Cop

December 8, 2021 5:02 PM Rachel Fabbi

“We work with the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center, The Sheriff’s Office, and Idaho Falls Police Department to identify kids that have…

Crapo honors 16 Idaho veterans and volunteers with Spirit of Freedom Award

December 8, 2021 11:34 AM News Team

US Senator Mike Crapo is honoring 16 Idaho veterans with the 2021 Spirit of…

Final version of Imagine IF plan released for review

December 8, 2021 11:18 AM News Team

The City of Idaho Falls Community Development Services Department (CDS) has released the final version of the city’s new roadmap for future growth,…

Federal judge to decide if transgender athlete case is moot

December 8, 2021 9:36 AM Associated Press

An Idaho woman says her lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on transgender athletes should continue moving through the court system because she is…

Mail truck runs over Idaho Falls woman

December 7, 2021 2:59 PM News Team

A 25-year-old Idaho Falls woman was killed Monday night after being run over by a mail…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 696 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 18 new deaths

December 7, 2021 5:20 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 696 new COVID-19 cases and 18 new deaths…

Pocatello fire chief to retire after 28 years with city

December 7, 2021 3:40 PM News Team

Pocatello’s highest ranking firefighter is…

Amber Alert issued for 15-year-old

December 7, 2021 1:27 PM News Team

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Lewiston Police Department (Idaho) are seeking the public’s help in finding a…

Shop with a Cop set Saturday

December 7, 2021 12:00 PM News Team

Shop with a Cop returns…

Gov. Little declares this week Computer Science Education Week

December 7, 2021 11:58 AM News Team

This week is Computer Science Education…

Annual winter restrictions on the Targhee Forest

December 7, 2021 11:44 AM News Team

n response to seasonal changes, and to protect winter range, some roads and areas on the Targhee Forest have already closed or will close beginning…

Best public high schools in Idaho

December 6, 2021 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the best public high schools in Idaho using 2023 rankings from…

Rigby High Band to represent Idaho in Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade

December 6, 2021 12:24 PM News Team

The Rigby High School Trojan Band will participate in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade Tuesday, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the attack on…

Flags to be flown at half staff in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

December 6, 2021 11:45 AM News Team

President Biden has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday to honor American patriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 645 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths

December 7, 2021 11:23 AM News Team

Idaho officials reported 645 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths over the…

BLM solicits public comments regarding hunting permit application

December 6, 2021 9:50 AM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salmon Field Office has received a Special Recreation Permit (SRP) application to open a new outfitted big game…

Bonneville County, Jefferson County Magistrate Judge candidates to be interviewed

December 6, 2021 9:55 AM News Team

The Seventh Judicial District Magistrate Commission has invited four applicants to interview for the Bonneville County Magistrate position to fill…

Juvenile dies in crash, ISP says drugs/alcohol might be involved

December 6, 2021 10:04 AM News Team

Idaho State Police are investigating a one-vehicle fatality crash at 1775 e 2900 s in Gooding County, West of Wendell.…

Idaho gas prices fall

December 6, 2021 9:29 AM News Team

Idaho gas prices have fallen 2.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.63/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802 stations in…

Group rescued from ice at Henry’s Lake

December 5, 2021 3:51 PM News Team

Fremont County emergency personnel were alerted to a group of ice fisherman on Henry’s Lake who became stranded on some ice that broke…

Union Pacific train derails in central Idaho

December 5, 2021 11:36 AM Associated Press

A Union Pacific train has derailed central Idaho. The train derailed about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday on the western edge of Hammett in Elmore County. A…

Open Ammon City Council seat after councilmember resigns

December 5, 2021 9:49 AM News Team

Mayor Coletti must appoint an Ammon resident to fill the vacant seat for a two-year term ending December 31, 2023, rather than the full four-year…

BYU-Idaho student dies after being hit by vehicle

December 3, 2021 2:37 PM News Team

A Brigham Young University-Idaho student who was hit by a vehicle inside a crosswalk Monday in Rexburg has…

Idaho Falls airport preparing for the return of winter weather

December 6, 2021 4:22 PM Rachel Fabbi

When it comes to preparing for snowy weather, Buttars says that prep can start as early as a week before the…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 514 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths

December 3, 2021 5:10 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 514 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths…

Kelly Canyon introduces improvements in advance of their winter season

December 3, 2021 2:53 PM Evan Thomason

Kelly Canyon is excited to unravel what it has been working on during the summer in advance of the winter…

IDPR makes changes to snowmobile/OHV sticker programs

December 3, 2021 3:46 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) has recently made adjustments to the way it sells snowmobile and off-highway vehicle stickers.…

Bundy: Campaigning counts as court-ordered community service

December 3, 2021 12:59 PM Associated Press

Far-right activist Ammon Bundy says time he has spent campaigning to be Idaho’s next governor should count toward his order to perform community…

Rigby Christmas Lights Parade set Friday

December 3, 2021 11:09 AM News Team

The Rigby light parade will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday.…

Idaho is the #10 state where food stamps are used the least

November 24, 2021 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker investigated food stamp use in Idaho using data from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

Critchfield announces total fundraising efforts

December 3, 2021 9:39 AM News Team

State Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Debbie Critchfield announced her total fundraising efforts have reached $150,000.…

Ammon light parade “Lightapolooza” set Saturday

December 3, 2021 9:35 AM News Team

On Saturday evening, the City of Ammon is hosting the Lightapolooza parade of lights starting at 6…

Chad Daybell trial set for Jan. 2023

December 2, 2021 9:51 AM News Team

The case of Chad Daybell will once again be brought in front of a judge…

ISP arrests Minnesota fugitive

December 2, 2021 10:24 AM News Team

An Idaho State Police trooper arrested a Minnesota man on a fugitive warrant following a traffic stop Tuesday.…

Canyon County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child

December 2, 2021 4:25 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Caldwell man on…

ISU names new public safety officer

December 2, 2021 4:23 PM News Team

After an extensive national search, Idaho State University has appointed Marc Pino as the new Chief Public Safety…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 594 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths

December 2, 2021 5:06 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 594 new COVID-19 cases and 0 new deaths…

Christmas village display in Ashton

December 2, 2021 3:45 PM Rachel Fabbi

The 13 tables make up several displays, featuring areas such as historic Ashton, farming, and Henry’s…

Nampa man pleads guilty to firearms violations

December 2, 2021 11:45 AM News Team

A Nampa man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial…

BYU-Idaho fall commencement to be held in person

December 2, 2021 10:46 AM News Team

Brigham Young University-Idaho’s 2021 Fall Semester Commencement will be the first in-person commencement held on campus since December…

Stinker Stores raises record funds for Idaho Foodbank

December 2, 2021 11:01 AM News Team

Stinker Stores and The Idaho Foodbank celebrated the results of the Stomp Out Hunger Campaign with a check presentation at The Foodbank warehouse in…

Man sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for payroll and COVID-19 testing schemes

December 2, 2021 10:49 AM News Team

A Meridian man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering based on schemes to defraud his…

Risch names Trails West in Preston as the December Small Business of the Month

December 2, 2021 1:30 PM News Team

U.S. Senator Jim Risch announced Thursday the selection of Trails West in Preston as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for December 2021.…

Certified bear-tested trash containers provided to Island Park

December 2, 2021 10:35 AM News Team

At West Yellowstone’s Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center (GWDC), Grizzlies test containers by spending an hour or more attempting to break into…

Officials warn of mailers appearing to originate from financial institutions

December 2, 2021 11:54 AM News Team

Idaho Department of Finance Director Patricia Perkins is warning consumers to look closely at incoming mail that may appear to be correspondence from…

CAPTURED ON VIDEO: ISP Trooper quickly jumps out of pickup’s way

December 2, 2021 9:59 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is reminding drivers to slow down and move over if they see someone on the side of the…

Man arrested for attempted strangulation

December 2, 2021 9:39 AM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a disturbance in the 3500 E. block of Greenwillow where a man was reportedly threatening others…

3 hospitalized after rollover near Fort Hall

December 1, 2021 5:42 PM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that occurred south of Fort Hall Wednesday at approximately 2:06…

D93 unveils anti-bullying, mental health help program

December 1, 2021 5:45 PM Rachel Fabbi

“If we expect students to learn well in school, we have to be able to take care of some of those basic needs that are necessities, and mental health…

Third lawsuit filed against Idaho’s redistricting commission

December 1, 2021 2:41 PM Associated Press

A third lawsuit has been filed with the Idaho Supreme Court against Idaho’s redistricting commission over a new map redrawing the state’s 35…

Highlights from Tuesday night’s race

December 1, 2021 5:29 PM Linda Larsen

Voters in two local communities went to the polls Tuesday for run-off elections to decide who would be…

United Way hands out Clif Bar donation

December 1, 2021 5:39 PM News Team

There was a big treat for several area charities…

COVID-19 case investigators ask you to help report details of your illness

November 9, 2021 12:40 PM News Team

As COVID-19 cases continue in the region, Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) case investigators are asking residents to self-report symptoms and…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 716 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths

December 1, 2021 5:20 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 716 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths…

Grand Targhee Project status update

December 1, 2021 12:02 PM News Team

Project analysis continues on the Grand Targhee Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as resource leads review documents and address concerns…

Idaho Falls Zoo to host winter break camps for kids

December 1, 2021 12:01 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Zoo will be hosting in-person camps for kids in grades K-7 during winter…

Mayor Blad keeps his seat following runoff election

November 30, 2021 10:47 PM News Team

Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad will keep his seat at city hall after a runoff election…

Hazmat team investigates suspicious device at Thunder Ridge

November 30, 2021 3:53 PM News Team

Bonneville School District 93 reports a suspicious looking device was found in a student’s backpack at Thunder Ridge High School Tuesday afternoon.…

Idaho is the #1 state with the best road conditions

November 29, 2021 6:33 PM Stacker

Uplift Legal Funding investigated the condition of roads in Idaho using data from the White House Infrastructure Fact…

School bus with no children on board involved in crash

November 30, 2021 3:27 PM News Team

Idaho State Police are investigating a two vehicle non injury crash on N 45th W and Broadway near Idaho Falls Tuesday around 7:00 a.m.…

Ammon man arrested for aggravated battery

November 30, 2021 10:31 AM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriffs deputies assigned to the Ammon Division responded to a disturbance overnight in the 1000 S. block of Curlew Dr. involving…

Idaho braces for expected arrival of omicron variant

November 30, 2021 10:59 AM Associated Press

Idaho health officials are bracing for the expected appearance of the omicron variant, saying the state is well-positioned to detect its arrival but…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 636 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths

November 30, 2021 5:12 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 636 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths…

Nampa man sentenced to 9 years for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

November 30, 2021 3:17 PM News Team

A Nampa man was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to…

After 15 years of giving, the YMCA is continuing its annual tree lot

November 30, 2021 2:49 PM Braydon Wilson

The national tree shortage for this time of year has hit hard. Many of the local stores have limited variety on hand with not much knowledge of when…

State, counties and cities reach agreement on opioid settlement allocations

December 2, 2021 9:57 AM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced the State of Idaho and participating local governments have reached an agreement on how to allocate…

Metros sending the most people to Boise

November 29, 2021 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of metros that are sending the most people to Boise City, ID Metro Area using data from the U.S. Census…

Winter operations at Craters of the Moon

November 30, 2021 11:29 AM News Team

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve has closed the Robert Limbert Visitor Center and bookstore.…

Nonresident licenses and tags for 2022 go on sale Dec. 1

November 30, 2021 11:08 AM News Team

Nonresident hunting, fishing and combination licenses for 2022 will go on sale at midnight MST, Dec. 1,…

2 arrested on meth, marijuana charges after traffic stop

November 30, 2021 9:44 AM News Team

A car without its lights on led to a drug trafficking…

Most Idaho abortions banned if Roe v. Wade is overturned

November 29, 2021 2:28 PM Associated Press

An Idaho law banning nearly all abortions would take effect if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a…

Strong early voting numbers for Pocatello Mayoral runoff

November 29, 2021 5:26 PM Linda Larsen

The Bannock County Election Office was busy Monday getting ready for Tuesday’s mayoral…

State Board of Education approves pending rules for submission to the legislature

November 29, 2021 4:20 PM News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education approved five education-related pending rules on Monday that will be submitted for consideration by the Idaho…

Wasden announces settlement with Bonner County contractor

November 29, 2021 2:49 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Monday the resolution of a consumer protection investigation into a contractor’s business practices.…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,076 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 30 new deaths

November 29, 2021 5:09 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,076 new COVID-19 cases and 30 new deaths over the holiday…

New dashboard provides easier public access to crime data

November 29, 2021 12:40 PM News Team

Idaho State Police has launched a redesigned version of the Crime in Idaho data…

Idaho gas prices on the rise

November 29, 2021 12:33 PM News Team

Idaho gas prices have risen 8.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.69/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802 stations in…

Boise officials want to increase geothermal heating

November 29, 2021 9:58 AM Associated Press

The city of Boise is looking to expand its geothermal heating system by 40% as part of a goal to become carbon neutral by 2050.…

Clemency hearing Tuesday for death row inmate with cancer

November 29, 2021 9:56 AM Associated Press

Idaho’s parole board is scheduled to hold a hearing this week on a request to reduce the sentence of a death row inmate with terminal cancer to a…

Idaho Supreme Court consolidates redistricting map lawsuits

November 29, 2021 9:54 AM Associated Press

Two lawsuits filed against Idaho’s redistricting commission over a new map redrawing the state’s 35 legislative districts have been consolidated into…