Local News Archives

Fish and Game officers investigate cow elk killing

November 24, 2020 2:23 PM News Team

Idaho Fish and Game Department personnel are investigating the killing of a cow elk in the Meadow Creek area near Spencer in Clark County.…

Election official: Barely a hint of voting fraud in Idaho

November 24, 2020 2:19 PM Associated Press

There was no evidence of widespread election fraud in Idaho during the Nov. 3 election, state election officials…

October was busy time for the national parks

November 24, 2020 11:38 AM News Team

Visitor numbers at Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks were way up in…

Recharge water will help create renewable power this winter

November 24, 2020 10:54 AM News Team

In response to requests for water for other purposes, the Idaho Water Resource Board decided Tuesday it will not divert 200 cubic-feet-per-second of…

Early morning apartment complex fire

November 24, 2020 10:30 AM News Team

A structure fire Tuesday morning at the 1900 block of Henryanna Avenue caused an estimated $10,000 in property damage and $5,000 in content damage.…

Police complex financing plan goes to city council

November 24, 2020 10:02 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls City Council is considering a resolution Tuesday that would create a “general obligation” in the form of a $30 million lease…

Wyoming reports 26 more COVID deaths, a new daily record

November 24, 2020 9:46 AM Associated Press

Wyoming health officials said on Monday that 26 more people have died because of COVID-19, setting a new daily record for deaths for the disease in…

1,437 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths

November 23, 2020 5:15 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,437 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths on…

Christmas Box Angel Candelight Vigil changes due to COVID-19

November 23, 2020 6:12 PM News Team

The annual Candlelight Vigil held at Christmas Box Angels throughout the world has been changed. …

335 new COVID-19 cases in the area

November 23, 2020 4:05 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 335 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Assistant Professor Dr. Ali Hibashi uses 3D bioprinting machine at Leonard Hall on ISU campus

ISU among few universities with 3D bioprinting

November 23, 2020 6:05 PM Cole Sams

Bioprinting is breathing new life into the study of medicine on the campus of Idaho State…

Local school district in need of bus drivers

November 23, 2020 5:02 PM Emma Iannacone

Covid-19 is complicating an already short bus driver supply, making it difficult for the district to fulfill the transportation needs of 8,400…

Idaho files Bear River adjudication petition

November 23, 2020 3:08 PM News Team

The state of Idaho filed a petition Friday asking the 5th District Court to begin adjudicating 4,700 known water rights in the Bear River…

Gas prices dip for Thanksgiving

November 23, 2020 2:18 PM News Team

Those who do any Thanksgiving travel this year will find good news at the gas pump.…

Former parks director leaves lasting legacy

November 23, 2020 1:53 PM News Team

Former Idaho Parks and Recreation Director Yvonne Ferrell, 84, died Saturday at her home in Boise. …

Wyoming reports increase in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases

November 23, 2020 12:41 PM Associated Press

Health officials in Wyoming have reported an increase of 742 confirmed COVID-19 cases from Saturday to Sunday, ahead of the Thanksgiving…

Robbery suspect makes court appearance

November 20, 2020 4:15 PM News Team

UPDATE: 11-23-20: Robbery suspect Gary Holdaway was scheduled to make a first-appearance in Bonneville County Magistrate Court…

Where to get a Thanksgiving meal this year

November 23, 2020 11:48 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Senior Center and Community Food Basket is offering a take-out Thanksgiving meal on…

Idaho prepares for vaccine distribution

November 23, 2020 11:22 AM News Team

Two COVID-19 vaccines, developed by Pfizer and Moderna, appear to be most likely to reach the public first. Both are reportedly about 90 to 95%…

EIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19

November 23, 2020 10:20 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19.…

Farm accident kills Newdale area youth

November 23, 2020 10:12 AM News Team

A 13-year old Newdale area boy was killed in a farm accident…

Amy’s Kitchen plans to expand business in Pocatello

November 23, 2020 9:12 AM Cole Sams

Back in June, Amy’s Kitchen hired a new plant manager, Brent Higginson. Higginson says he came to Amy’s to build upon the reputation the company has…

819 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

November 22, 2020 5:37 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 819 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…

Cyclists donate 1,000 turkeys for Pocatello Cranskgiving

November 21, 2020 9:15 PM Emma Iannacone

More than 1,000 families will have a complete Thanksgiving dinner, thanks to the donations of the Pocatello cycling…

Flu shot clinic on Saturday at Holt Arena

ISU hosts free drive-thru flu shot clinic on Saturday

November 13, 2020 12:26 PM Cole Sams

The Idaho Immunization Coalition and its Get Immunized, Idaho advocacy group held a drive-thru flu shot clinic.…

1,070 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

November 21, 2020 6:00 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,070 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…

345 new COVID-19 cases in the area

November 21, 2020 5:32 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 345 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

EIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19

November 21, 2020 5:26 PM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19.…

Police seek Community Reentry Center walkaway

November 21, 2020 1:20 PM News Team

An inmate of the Idaho Falls Community Reentry Center walked away the facility at 5:34 a.m. Saturday. …

Record 1,786 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths

November 20, 2020 5:20 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported a record 1,786 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths on…

Will a mask mandate come to Chubbuck?

November 20, 2020 5:42 PM Linda Larsen

In Thursday night’s regular Pocatello City Council Meeting, council members voted to approve a public health emergency…

ISU COVID-19 cases rise for 2nd straight week

November 20, 2020 5:32 PM Linda Larsen

For the second straight week, COVID-19 cases on the Idaho State University campus have gone…

438 new COVID-19 cases in the area

November 20, 2020 3:49 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 438 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

SIPH confirms 2 more deaths due to COVID-19

November 20, 2020 3:46 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two deaths associated with COVID-19.…

Bannock County DMV to close next week

November 20, 2020 2:39 PM News Team

The Bannock County DMV will be closed to the public next Monday through Thursday (November 23 to November 27) to process a large number of backlogged…

ISU extends business degree to Associate Degree holders

November 20, 2020 2:11 PM News Team

Idaho State University’s College of Business has won approval to offer a fully online completion degree for people holding an Associate of Science or…

Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel in Fort Hall, ID

Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel announces concert postponement

November 20, 2020 12:34 PM News Team

The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel has announced the postponement of the Yolanda Del Rio “La Gran Señora de Mexico”…

Idaho unemployment rate falls to 5.5% in October

November 20, 2020 12:21 PM News Team

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to…

Cranksgiving brings Thanksgiving to needy families

November 20, 2020 12:02 PM Linda Larsen

It will be a bird migration of sorts as more than 1,000 turkeys will make their way through the streets of Pocatello, but this migration will help…

President Nelson shares special video message

November 20, 2020 9:21 AM News Team

Russell M. Nelson, prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will share a special video message with the world on…

US-20-I-15 Corridor study enters next phase

November 20, 2020 10:44 AM News Team

The Idaho Transportation Department has released a report outlining favored alternatives for a new I-15/ US 20…

Heading home for the holiday? Get a virus test, colleges say

November 20, 2020 10:04 AM Associated Press

As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some schools are quickly ramping up COVID-19 testing to try to keep infections from…

Education leaders call for public cooperation

November 20, 2020 9:07 AM News Team

Idaho’s public education leaders are joining other state agencies to encourage public cooperation in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Wyoming Governor announces additional health orders

November 20, 2020 8:41 AM News Team

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has ordered additional statewide measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. …

DOE to release VTR study in December

November 20, 2020 5:20 AM News Team

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday it plans to publish a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Versatile Test Reactor…

Protestors gather outside of Pocatello City Hall during Thursday's council meeting

Pocatello City Council adopts face covering ordinance

November 19, 2020 9:48 PM News Team

At Thursday’s Regular Pocatello City Council meeting, Councilmembers voted to approve a public health emergency ordinance requiring masks to be…

1,543 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 23 new deaths

November 19, 2020 5:23 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,543 new COVID-19 cases and 23 new deaths on…

363 new COVID-19 cases in the area

November 19, 2020 4:01 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 363 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

EIPH confirms 2 more deaths due to COVID-19

November 19, 2020 4:07 PM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two deaths associated with COVID-19.…

SIPH confirms 2 more deaths due to COVID-19

November 19, 2020 3:56 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two deaths associated with COVID-19.…

Tyler Carter pleads not guilty

April 7, 2020 11:14 AM News Team

UPDATE 10/16/20: Magistrate Judge Aaron Thompson ruled Friday Tyler Carter be bound to 6th District Court to face two felony charges in connection…

Increased case loads stretch first responders thin

November 19, 2020 3:18 PM Andrew Howe

Fire and EMS officials in Idaho Falls say COVID-19 is impacting their ability to respond to calls, and keep their teams…

Pocatello City Council meeting on Nov. 12

Pocatello to vote Thursday on face mask ordinance

November 18, 2020 9:15 AM Cole Sams

The Pocatello City Council will be voting Thursday on whether to create an mandatory face mask…

Pocatello makes changes to services following Governor’s roll back to Stage 2

November 19, 2020 11:25 AM News Team

Following Governor Brad Little’s announcement to roll Idaho back to a modified version of Stage 2, the City of Pocatello will be making the…

Police: Idaho body found in 1984 to undergo DNA analysis

November 19, 2020 11:11 AM News Team

Authorities in Idaho have accepted an unresolved case from 1984 as part of a genetic genealogy study that could help police identify a body found 36…

Geothermal community pool project in the works for Teton Valley

November 19, 2020 2:16 PM Chelsea Briar

Rob Podgorney, geothermal program program manager with the INL has created a model for a geothermal well that can hopefully harness the power from…

New and ongoing unemployment claims edge up

November 19, 2020 1:55 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Labor reports 5,060 Idahoans filed new claims for unemployment benefits during the week ending November 7. …

Guard and other resources deploy to help Wyoming hospitals

November 19, 2020 12:04 PM News Team

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has authorized a three-pronged approach to provide addition support to the state’s medical facilities. …

COVID-19 restrictions affect remaining “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” performances

November 19, 2020 10:25 AM News Team

Due to the newly announced Stage 2 COVID-19 protocols of limiting gatherings to 10 people or less, remaining performances of “A Midsummer Night’s…

Capitol Christmas tree to be moved Nov. 23

November 19, 2020 10:20 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little and First Lady Teresa Little invite you to view the Idaho State Capitol’s Christmas Tree and Capitol Christmas decorations…

D93 to allow 10 spectators at winter events and activities

November 19, 2020 10:00 AM News Team

Bonneville School District 93 Superintendent Dr. Scott Woolstenhulme announced in order to comply with public health orders, the district will be…

1,310 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths

November 18, 2020 5:16 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,310 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths on…

Rexburg mask ordinance met with protest and disorganized meeting

November 18, 2020 10:52 PM News Team, Adrian Luevano

Rexburg’s City Council had a meeting to discuss a potential mask ordinance on Wednesday…

482 new COVID-19 cases in the area

November 18, 2020 3:50 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 482 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Davis Field dedication set Thursday

November 18, 2020 4:13 PM News Team

Idaho State University will host a dedication ceremony in recognition of a $7.1 million facelift at Davis Field.…

US judge rejects inmates’ lawsuit on Idaho execution plans

November 18, 2020 4:01 PM Associated Press

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from two death row inmates seeking more information about Idaho’s execution…

SIPH confirms 1 more death due to COVID-19

November 18, 2020 3:47 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with…

EIPH confirms 5 more deaths due to COVID-19

November 18, 2020 3:24 PM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed five deaths associated with COVID-19.…

University of Idaho team claims nuclear research success

November 18, 2020 3:12 PM News Team

University of Idaho researchers in Idaho Falls say they have verified a new procedure that could save communities millions of dollars and speed up…

PCSD seeks feedback about Pocatello High School mascot selection

November 18, 2020 3:18 PM News Team

The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees are seeking additional public feedback regarding the selection of a new mascot for…

Millions out of work, economists claiming different story – here’s the lowdown on the ‘hidden’ gig economy

November 18, 2020 2:27 PM Kaitlin Miklos

We’re seeing a record number of people out of work, and what could be an even larger, unprecedented number of gig workers who are unaccounted for,…

Jesse Gentle makes first court appearance

November 17, 2020 6:17 AM News Team

UPDATE 11/18/2020: Jesse Gentle made his first appearance in felony Magistrate Court in Jefferson County…

New technique allows ISP forensic scientists to match DNA in unsolved cases

November 18, 2020 2:56 PM Chelsea Briar

Idaho State Police Forensic Services (ISPFS) recently received a grant for $150,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance that will go towards…

Record Idaho vote canvass finalized

November 18, 2020 1:59 PM News Team

With little fanfare, Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney announced the official state canvass of the November 3 general election votes is…

Pile burning underway on public lands this week

November 18, 2020 1:35 PM News Team

With weather conditions favorable, the Bureau of Land Management has begun burning slash piles off the Yale-Kilgore Road Wednesday and…

Rexburg Council to consider face mask regulation tonight

November 18, 2020 12:31 PM News Team

The Rexburg City Council will consider a proposed ordinance tonight establishing standards for face coverings in public…

Idaho Falls Chamber launches “Hope Lunches” program

November 18, 2020 11:29 AM News Team

The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce “Hope Lunch” donations are aimed at supporting the Community Food…

Nuclear infrastructure act aimed at furthering energy research

November 18, 2020 10:51 AM News Team

Idaho Senator Mike Crapo (R) has joined bi-partisan sponsorship of the “American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020” to revitalize the country’s…

8 people apply for vacant House seat in Wyoming district

November 18, 2020 10:30 AM Associated Press

Eight people have submitted applications for a vacant House seat after Gillette Republican Rep. Roy Edwards died from COVID-19 on Nov. 2, the day…

Pocatello Police open new substation

November 18, 2020 10:09 AM News Team

Pocatello Police accepted a donation of space from Portneuf Health Trust for a new substation Tuesday.…

Spike elk shot, left to waste near Rexburg

November 18, 2020 9:41 AM News Team

A spike bull elk was shot and left to waste on Nov. 15 or 16 just off of the Long Hollow Rd., 13 miles east of Rexburg in Unit 64.…

F&G seeks information regarding killing of young grizzly in Fremont County

November 18, 2020 9:34 AM News Team

A reward is being offered for information leading to a citation in this…

Reckless driving blamed for I-15 crash

November 18, 2020 4:31 AM News Team

Two people are under investigation for reckless driving after a crash on Interstate 15 at around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. …

Record 1,781 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 35 new deaths

November 17, 2020 6:01 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported a record 1,781 new COVID-19 cases and 35 new deaths on…

380 new COVID-19 cases in the area

November 17, 2020 4:12 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 380 new COVID-19 cases…

Local first responders train at ISU’s new Disaster Response Complex

November 17, 2020 6:17 PM Emma Iannacone

Local first responders trained at Idaho State University’s new Disaster Response Complex on…

Idaho remains in coronavirus ‘red zone’ with 15th highest rate in country

November 17, 2020 10:30 AM News Team

The latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report obtained by ABC News shows Idaho remains in the red zone for new confirmed…

EIPH confirms 6 more deaths due to COVID-19

November 17, 2020 5:00 PM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed six deaths associated with…

SIPH confirms 5 more deaths due to COVID-19

November 17, 2020 4:09 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed five deaths associated with COVID-19.…

ISU Choirs to livestream concert Friday

November 18, 2020 10:00 AM News Team

The Idaho State Choirs will livestream their last concert of the semester from the Jensen Grand Concert Hall…

Face covering ordinance to go to Pocatello Council

November 17, 2020 3:17 PM News Team

The Pocatello City Council will consider adopting a public health emergency ordinance requiring face masks at its Thursday night…

Local health officials urge you to find safer ways to celebrate Thanksgiving

November 17, 2020 12:04 PM News Team

The holidays will look remarkably different this year due to COVID-19.…

National Park Service names new Grand Teton leader

November 17, 2020 11:06 AM News Team

The National Park Service has named Palmer “Chip” Jenkins, Jr. as the new superintendent of Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller Jr.…