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UPDATE 6:15 p.m. – Around 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Idaho State Police said 33-year-old Dustin Stacey of Boise was driving a 2207 Pontiac G6 when…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 6:15 p.m. – Around 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Idaho State Police said 33-year-old Dustin Stacey of Boise was driving a 2207 Pontiac G6 when…
Continue ReadingCrime in Idaho is increasing a little more each year. The Idaho State Police released its annual Crime in Idaho Report for 2016. According to the…
Continue ReadingA vehicle lost control, struck a U-Haul and went off into the median southbound past mile marker 117 on Interstate 15 near Idaho Falls. Officials say…
Continue ReadingStarting at 8 a.m. Thursday morning, traffic will be redirected as the City of Idaho Falls’ Water Division repairs a leaking water service in…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho State Board of Education announced the five people who will serve as trustees for the newly created College of Eastern Idaho. Those…
Continue ReadingBail has been set at $500,000 for an Idaho man charged with aggravated vehicular homicide for a fatal crash in Wyoming. The Jackson Hole News &…
Continue ReadingTwo regional transportation planning groups are looking for public comment on short term plans for Fiscal Year 18. The Bonneville Metropolitan…
Continue ReadingMore heat and thunderstorms in the forecast for this week and weekend. A large ridge of high pressure over the Four Corners is pumping up daytime…
Continue ReadingRepublican gubernatorial candidate Tommy Ahlquist has removed language from his campaign website promising to fight to protect Idaho’s right to…
Continue ReadingA remote landslide has created a deep lake in western Wyoming. Bridger-Teton National Forest officials aren’t sure when the mountainside gave…
Continue ReadingA severed communications line has cut off 911 and other calls to the sheriff’s office in Gillette. The Gillette News-Record reports a…
Continue ReadingThe final three members of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission have been named. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter earlier this week…
Continue ReadingUtah authorities say July Fourth fireworks in Salt Lake City suburbs sparked separate fires that burned part of two homes and an apartment complex,…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 7-5 (8:30 a.m.) The Idaho Falls Fire Department reports a brush fire off Bone Road has been contained. The fire was estimated at 22 acres.…
Continue ReadingThe Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance has launched a survey to learn more about human-bear conflicts, regulations, and personal habits. The…
Continue Reading7th District Judge Bruce Pickett has determined that Erik Ohlson could not be guaranteed a fair and impartial trial on first-degree murder charges in…
Continue ReadingTraffic along Snake River Landing is moving slowly following the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration. Several people have called the Local News 8 and…
Continue ReadingToday should be the warmest of the next week, though the next week will be very unseasonably warm. There is a chance for thunderstorms, especially in…
Continue ReadingA few pictures from “The Biggest Show in Idaho” fireworks show in Pocatello Tuesday…
Continue ReadingFranklin County Medical Center in Preston is looking for a new administrator. The previous administrator, Alan Bird, was recently told by the…
Continue ReadingFourth of July celebrations are underway at the Portneuf Wellness Complex in Pocatello. Events have been going on all day Tuesday. There’s…
Continue ReadingIt is going to get hot! Expect very warm temperatures for the next week, with highs above 90 for the foreseeable future. We could see a few…
Continue ReadingA food drive took part in the Idaho Falls Fourth of July Independence Day Parade. The Interfaith Community Service Project lined up with the rest of…
Continue Reading– A drone flying illegally created a problem for crews fighting a wildfire south of Twin Falls, Idaho. The Times-News reports the…
Continue ReadingGov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has reappointed Dr. David Hill to a five-year term on the Idaho State Board of Education after filling a vacancy…
Continue ReadingThe National Park Service and Federal Highway Administration are planning to build a Roundabout at the busy Gros Ventre Road and Sagebrush Drive…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 7-4 The Menan Butte fire was 100 percent contained at 6 p.m. Monday and was expected to be fully under control on Wednesday. The Bureau of…
Continue ReadingA former lieutenant with the Jerome County Sheriff’s Office is being accused of taking money intended for undercover drug buys and is facing a…
Continue ReadingThe parents of a Utah man imprisoned in Venezuela a year ago as of Friday fear their son will die in a Caracas jail amid growing volatility in the…
Continue ReadingWyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray says his office won’t turn over public voter data to a federal commission investigating the integrity of…
Continue ReadingExpect very warm temperatures for the next week, with highs above 90 for the foreseeable future. We could see a few thunderstorms over higher terrain…
Continue ReadingIt definitely feels like July when high temperatures are expected to roll over southeast Idaho these next few days, some reaching as high as 99…
Continue ReadingBelow are the 2017 Independence Day events going on in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. Although the list is long, it is not complete. If you have…
Continue ReadingIdaho Secretary of State Lawrence Denney says he is reviewing the Trump Administration’s request for Idaho voter information. “While a…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Bureau of Land Management says a fire near Salmon was started by fireworks. The Hot Springs fire started Sunday afternoon about 4 miles…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls firefighters were called to a lot next to a garage on the corner of Atlanta and Saturn at around 1:30 p.m. Monday. The fire began in…
Continue ReadingIdaho Democratic Legislative Leadership is calling on Idaho Secretary of State Lawrence Denney to refuse a Trump administration demand for state…
Continue ReadingUtah health authorities said there are six cases connected to an E.coli outbreak that killed two children in a mostly-polygamous community on the…
Continue ReadingThe Charlotte Fire is considered the worst wildfire in Bannock County history. More than 60 homes were destroyed by the fire. This a a portion of the…
Continue ReadingWith the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration and Riverfest at Snake River Landing this year, the City of Idaho Falls has released a map to help parking and…
Continue ReadingA Wyoming man has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicular homicide and driving under the influence in connection to a fatal car crash. The…
Continue ReadingWyoming county commissioners have signed a letter asking the U.S. Department of Interior to continue protecting national monuments. The Jackson Hole…
Continue ReadingThe panel that disciplines judges in Idaho regularly receives more than 80 complaints each year over alleged inappropriate conduct, but the…
Continue ReadingWyoming’s personal income is growing for the first time since mid-2015. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported Saturday personal income grew 1.1…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #6 is asking the city to recognize it as a collective bargaining unit, or union. Mayor Rebecca Casper…
Continue ReadingBannock County Commissioners have signed a resolution banning open fires and fireworks in all unincorporated areas of the county until further…
Continue ReadingOne Idaho Lottery player is an apparent million-dollar winner in the Saturday night drawing. The Idaho Lottery confirms one winning ticket was sold…
Continue ReadingExpect very warm temperatures for the next week, with highs above 90 for the foreseeable future. We could see a few lingering dry thunderstorms over…
Continue ReadingCelebrate Blackfoot was back this year and it tried to go bigger and better than last year. This year they added a kids carnival. There was also live…
Continue ReadingThings will be getting hot this week! We could see a few lingering dry thunderstorms over higher terrain but most of the region is expected to remain…
Continue ReadingThe Gate City Grays defeated the Logan Royals 2-0 and 13-1 on Saturday night at Halliwell…
Continue ReadingA weak storm will move into the area within the next 24 hours which could create a few storms in the mountains. For the work week, expect warm…
Continue ReadingThis Fourth of July, when it comes to fireworks, sparks will fly, but this time, we’re talking about the fireworks stands themselves, and the…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello Police Department is investigating video an officer who appears to have been captured sleeping at a police substation. The video was…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls man was killed and an Idaho Falls woman was injured in a two-vehicle head-on collision on SR 30 near Diamond Lake, Oregon Friday, June…
Continue ReadingThe new Soda Springs all-access playground, geared toward kids with disabilities, is one step closer to raising all the money needed to start…
Continue ReadingA mobile home is a total loss after it caught fire in Bonneville County Friday evening. It happened on the 200 block Contor Avenue, near 1st street…
Continue ReadingIt appears this is the year of restorations and celebrations for some local churches. The Idaho Falls LDS Temple was remodeled and just rededicated.…
Continue ReadingTwo additional mosquito abatement district traps have turned up signs of West Nile Virus in Bannock County. Mosquito Abatement Supervisor David…
Continue ReadingNo matter where you will be during the total solar eclipse in August, you need to be prepared for a lot of things — but especially when it…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho State Police is investigating a crash going westbound on Interstate 84 at milepost 196 near the Hazelton exit. ISP said the right lane and…
Continue ReadingResearchers at Idaho State University, along with a few students will build a machine that shoots hockey pucks out at 100 miles per hour. Members of…
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, motorists in Wyoming will pay more for driver’s licenses and vehicle registration. The Wyoming Legislature this past winter…
Continue ReadingWill a Supreme Court ruling rekindle the voucher debate? Here’s today’s education news: Of playgrounds … and school vouchers? On…
Continue ReadingThe weekend looks warmer with a chance of thunderstorms in the mountains. Very warm for the 4th, again with a chance of thunderstorms, especially in…
Continue ReadingAuthorities say one of the three women found shot to death near a rural southwestern Idaho farmhouse has been identified as the wife of a man who is…
Continue ReadingUtah’s liquor prices will go up slightly on Saturday as part of a broad new liquor law that is one of two dozen new measures that take effect.…
Continue ReadingMore sturgeon have been released into the Snake River. Idaho Fish and Game says these fish are becoming increasingly popular with anglers. About 40…
Continue ReadingThe Bingham County Republican Central Committee voted 14 to 1 Thursday night to support an initiative that would include Bingham County in the…
Continue ReadingThe parents of a Utah man imprisoned in Venezuela a year ago as of Friday fear their son will die in a Caracas jail amid growing volatility in the…
Continue ReadingEfforts by Wyoming’s uranium industry to get a tax break are getting a cool reception from members of a legislative committee. Companies that…
Continue ReadingAn algal bloom on Utah Lake has prompted public health officials to post warnings advising people not to get in the water at Provo Bay. Spokeswoman…
Continue ReadingA coalition of tribal and environmental groups is challenging the U.S. government’s decision to lift protections for grizzly bears in the…
Continue ReadingOn Thursday, community members gathered at the Advanced Test Reactor site in Idaho for the 50th anniversary of the Advanced Test Reactor or ATR.…
Continue ReadingSpeeding in residential areas is a constant concern. Even with a posted speed limit, drivers can still race through the neighborhood.…
Continue ReadingNo one was injured in a one-vehicle crash on the Arbon Valley Highway at around 10:33 p.m. Thursday night. The Power County Sheriff’s Office…
Continue ReadingToday will be very comfortable with highs near average. The weekend looks warmer with a chance of thunderstorms in the mountains. Very warm for the…
Continue ReadingIn Soda Springs the issue of contaminated ground water from plant chemicals is not a new issue. It’s a problem that many organizations have…
Continue ReadingMinidoka County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for a suspect in connection with a Rupert shooting Tuesday. An arrest warrant has been issued…
Continue ReadingThe Bureau of Reclamation will temporarily close one of the westbound lanes on Highway 39 over American Falls Dam beginning Monday, July 10.…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls City Council member announced her run for mayor on Thursday. Barbara Ehardt has been on the City Council for 3 1/2 years. The Idaho…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls State Senator Bart Davis has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become U.S. Attorney for Idaho. The announcement was part of a…
Continue ReadingA man who has been on the run for five years is finally in custody. The Rexburg Police Department held a press conference Wednesday morning about the…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Transportation Department plans to reopen Interstate 15 between the Lava Beds and Bonneville County line by the morning of July 4. Lane…
Continue ReadingThe National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a flood advisory for the Snake River for Bonneville, Jefferson and Madison counties. The…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 6/29/17 3:00 p.m. Dirk Johnson was arraigned on charges of vehicular manslaughter in Bingham County magistrate court Thursday. He posted…
Continue ReadingFriday looks very comfortable with highs near average. The weekend looks warmer with a chance of thunderstorms in the mountains. Very warm for the…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville School Board has voted 3-2 in favor of a resolution to hold a special bond election August 29. The board is seeking voter approval of…
Continue ReadingRocky Mountain Power will significantly expand its wind power base by 2020. The utility is filing a $3.5 billion dollar wind and transmission plan to…
Continue ReadingOver 20 vendors will be selling food at the Mountain View Hospital Riverfest 4th of July celebration at Snake River Landing. Greeks Gyro’s…
Continue ReadingOn a perfect Idaho summer today, dozens of campers gather in Swan Valley riding horses, making crafts, and practicing archery. All things just about…
Continue ReadingBannock County has won a $55,000 grant from the Portneuf Health Trust. The money will be used to install new lights in the parking lot of the…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: 6-29-17 10:51 a.m. The Gros Ventre Road in Grand Teton National Park is now open to alternating one-lane traffic with traffic control…
Continue ReadingFederal officials say testing of a small-scale version of a key component of an eastern Idaho radioactive waste treatment facility that has so far…
Continue Reading90 percent of mule deer does survived the tough winter. Idaho Department of Fish and Game said Idaho’s mule deer fawn mortality wasn’t as…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 6/27/17 9:00 p.m. I-84 is open. Officials say the remnants of the fire have not threatened the roadway again. ORIGINAL: A 50-mile stretch of…
Continue ReadingAn upper valley highway project was a regional winner in the America’s Transportation Awards in Juneau, Alaska Wednesday. The new Thornton…
Continue ReadingOnce again there is a chance for thunderstorms, starting in the late morning hours and continuing into the evening. The greatest threat is for north…
Continue ReadingThe town of Lava Hot Springs has some new additions – five tiny homes. The homes are owned by “Aura Soma Lava” and took the place…
Continue ReadingPatricia Beyer, the woman accused of killing a cyclist and paralyzing another last summer on U.S. 26 pleaded guilty in court Wednesday. Beyer pleaded…
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