Idaho Water Resource board lays out aquifer recharge plans
The Idaho Water Resource Board hopes to recharge 80,000 acre-feet of water into the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer this winter. Since October,…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Water Resource Board hopes to recharge 80,000 acre-feet of water into the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer this winter. Since October,…
Continue ReadingA canal gate at Minidoka Dam’s Southside Canal has been closed after a routine inspection found one of the gate’s arms showed signs of…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALL**Gooding 59American Falls 40 Richfield 49**Carey 52 GIRLS DISTRICT H.S. BASKETBALL**Bonneville 49 Idaho Falls 37 Skyline…
Continue ReadingFor the past couple of Tuesdays, kids and teens in the Pocatello/Chubbuck area have been gathering in a small room at the Portneuf Library tinkering…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Transportation Department is studying the stability of several rock slopes along U.S. 26 east of Swan Valley. The study has several…
Continue ReadingTuesday the Idaho Democratic Party announced changes to its Presidential Delegate Selection plan. The Idaho Democratic Party has been awarded three…
Continue ReadingHitt Road in Bonneville County was closed for a while Tuesday night after a car hit a power pole. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s office says…
Continue ReadingA Rexburg woman has created a petition on the website Change.org asking the management of the Rexburg Walmart to close the store on Sundays.…
Continue ReadingEver wonder what trains bring through the city? And what if Saturday’s incident were to bring in more of a disaster than it did? A derailed…
Continue ReadingStudents at Pocatello’s Grace Lutheran School have a new way to learn math. The Learn Storm project kicked off Tuesday as a way to help…
Continue ReadingThe first contest in the 2016 presidential race is in the books with Ted Cruz as the GOP winner and Hillary Clinton taking the win for the Democrats.…
Continue ReadingPocatello unveiled their latest weather predictor Tuesday morning – Marmy the Marmot. She is one year old and is a cousin to Puxatawney Phil…
Continue ReadingUpdate: The City of Idaho Falls has officially called an end to the snow proclamation. All parking restrictions have now been lifted. Original story:…
Continue ReadingThe Rexburg Police Department has arrested 23-year-old Scott Seward-Smith of Idaho Falls on burglary charges in connection to thefts from Rexburg…
Continue ReadingJackson Hole Mountain Resort officials say three skiers from California are recovering from minor to serious injuries after falling from a cliff just…
Continue ReadingRocky Mountain Power is proposing a 0.7 percent rate decrease for its residential, commercial, and irrigation customers. The company’s two…
Continue ReadingA derailed locomotive leaked an estimated 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel in the Union Pacific rail yard in Pocatello. The incident happened just before…
Continue ReadingElementary schools throughout Idaho Falls School District 91 held assemblies today to explain a new reading program that impacts every child and…
Continue ReadingMillions of Americans following the popular Netflix documentary series “Making a Murderer,” and one of the attorneys who appeared in the…
Continue ReadingIn Monday’s Idaho Politics Weekly newsletter, a poll shows most Idahoans want the U.S. to join the recent Paris climate control pact. However,…
Continue ReadingA south-central Idaho TV weatherman has been charged with felony rape. Twenty-three-year-old John William Holland appeared in Twin Falls County…
Continue ReadingWhen kids are placed into foster care they often go with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Two women in Pocatello want to change that with a…
Continue ReadingIdaho Fish and Game report seeing more people harassing wildlife. Some areas have posted signs that warn travelers not to trespass due to wildlife.…
Continue ReadingLiz Cheney formally announced she will be a candidate for Wyoming’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Cheney is the daughter of…
Continue ReadingA new telephone scam is targeting customers of Idaho Power Company. Idaho Power says callers claiming to represent the company are telling customers…
Continue ReadingA 14-year-old girl has died from injuries sustained during a high school ski trip. The Camas County Sheriff’s Office tells KBOI-TV that Taylor…
Continue ReadingA Blackfoot woman drove off the road and onto the ice of the Snake River is behind bars Sunday night. Courtney Silzly, 26, has been released from the…
Continue ReadingThe Trinity Episcopal Church in Pocatello fed the homeless Sunday, as a way for city officials to come and talk to those who came in. They took part…
Continue ReadingVolunteers along with nonprofit organizations came together Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Hall to host their annual Homeless Stand Down.…
Continue ReadingA woman says she hit a curb and slid onto the frozen Snake River Saturday. It happened around 5:00 p.m. near Rose Road and Archery Range Road. The…
Continue ReadingBoys Basketball: West Jefferson-82 Salmon-53 Firth- 46 North Fremont- 41 Shelley-54 Teton-35 Preston-78 Minico-61 South Fremont-59 Sugar-Salem-54…
Continue ReadingCity crews will begin plowing snow in residential areas around 8 a.m., according to city administrator Ron Folsom. Crews will work throughout the day…
Continue ReadingA public riding arena is changing the way equestrians look at horse shows. It’s called “The Dirty, Fuzzy Horse Show.” Leave your…
Continue ReadingThe majority of the people you talk to around the community just can’t wait for the snow to see its last for the season. Regarding Friday…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALL**Highland 68Idaho Falls 63 **Hlllcrest 74Bonneville 63 Skyline 28**Madison 64 Century 46**Rigby 67 Malad 30**West Jefferson 43…
Continue ReadingStatistics show that only about half of Idaho students go on to college. It’s a statistic that concerns educators. One local elementary school…
Continue ReadingNew restaurants have surfaced in the Chubbuck area, and everybody’s excited for the new options. Panera Bread and Black Bear Diner are still in…
Continue ReadingTayt Andersen, Ellen DeGeneres’ “only boyfriend,” and his family stopped by Broadway Ford on Friday to pick up the car that the…
Continue ReadingThe deadline to sign up for health insurance coverage is midnight Sunday. Uninsured Idahoans have until midnight, January 31, to enroll, select a…
Continue ReadingLaVoy Finicum, the Arizona rancher who was shot and killed by state police Tuesday, nearly struck an agent while driving around a roadblock and…
Continue ReadingHibbard Elementary School students were excited today to make Valentines Cards for Veterans. It’s the idea of Deidre Mason, who recalls years…
Continue ReadingA 3rd grade student at Woodland Hills Elementary in Ammon just might become a best-selling author.His inspiration? His homework. It all started with…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALLPocatello 58**Preston 63 **South Fremont 49 Teton 37 Sugar-Salem 53**Shelley 60 American Falls 30**Marsh Valley 74 Ririe…
Continue Reading15 seconds: That is all it took to grip the attention of the entire audience at Sundance Film Festival, leaving everyone anxious for its premiere.…
Continue ReadingIn the wake of burglary charges against 25-year-old Chloe Marie Schutz and 30-year-old Cynthia Leshay Reichow, Bannock County Prosecutor Stephen…
Continue ReadingA family in Pocatello has plans to upgrade their security system in their home after two burglars broke into their home early Wednesday morning,…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Senate today approved overwhelmingly legislation written by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo that would increase nuclear research efforts at the…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office says they have received numerous reports and phone call about ongoing scam phone calls in the area. They…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Women of Caliber is an all female shooting club, that was launched in 2013 and has been growing. Today, the group has 120 women who gather…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers have approved a new rule aimed at bringing more consistency to state regulations regarding cottage foods. Cottage foods are products…
Continue ReadingA ridge of high pressure over Franklin County and associated poor air dispersion conditions has prompted the Department of Environmental Quality to…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALLBlackfoot 45**Century 47 Bonneville 63**Highland 70 **Madison 60Hillcrest 59 Cokeville, WY 46**Grace 56 Bear Lake 35**Soda…
Continue ReadingUnlike last winter, snow has been making a consistent appearance in the southeastern Idaho region this year, which means more people are out with…
Continue ReadingThe Republican and Constitution parties’ presidential primary election is March 8, but the deadline to pre-register to vote in it is Feb. 12.…
Continue ReadingHaving a smart TV and energy efficient everything may be the way to go to save you money on your power bill. But considering how brutally cold…
Continue ReadingJefferson County’s online mapping system now includes new information on a rather old place: interactive cemetery maps. Information on all…
Continue ReadingRockland is Idaho’s state capital for the day. Gov. Butch Otter and members of his state board of directors visited there Wednesday as part of…
Continue ReadingA Flood Watch has been issued for the Eastern Highlands beginning Friday Afternoon thru Friday Night due to incoming rains. This watch is in effect…
Continue ReadingThe former private investigator in the DeOrr Kunz Jr investigation has released a letter he sent the parents in September last year. In the letter…
Continue ReadingThe Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports that two people were killed Tuesday in separate snow machine accidents. On January 26th 2016 at…
Continue ReadingSaeed Abedini arrived home Tuesday afternoon and was shortly after reunited with his children for the first time in over three years. His reunion…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested 37-year-old Scott J. Clifford on a warrant for burglary resulting from a return fraud case reported in early January.…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALLRigby 29**Preston 67 Firth 43**South Fremont 46 Shelley 49**Snake River 61 **Jackson 46North Fremont 41 American Falls 42**West…
Continue ReadingResearch published in the medical journal JAMA suggests cessation products like nicotine patches aren’t making too much of a dent in helping…
Continue ReadingIce buildup on roads and homes is usually something that comes with winter. For the most part it’s not a problem as it melts over time. But for…
Continue ReadingIdaho State University is hosting a new art exhibit celebrating Latin American culture and history. The exhibit is funded by the National Endowment…
Continue ReadingAn elderly woman accidentally drove her car through the entrance of Geraldine’s Bakery in Chubbuck Tuesday morning. Police tell Local News 8…
Continue ReadingPocatello Police have arrested 37-year-old Douglas Johnson Jr and 19-year-old Erica Hamilton for burglary of a jewelry store. Police officers…
Continue ReadingThe Museum of Idaho is suing a former employee for embezzlement. Court documents say Amanda Gunderson took more than 82-thousand dollars from the…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested 31-year-old Richard O. Perry on a warrant for vehicle theft in the 1400 block of Cambridge on Monday afternoon. Perry of…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested 26-year-old Kristi L. Burgess for aggravated assault and excessive driving under the influence of alcohol after she…
Continue ReadingDeorr Kunz Sr. has hired an attorney, after being name a suspect in his son’s disappearance by the Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office. Local…
Continue ReadingIn their annual Assets & Opportunity Scorecard survey, the Corporation for Enterprise Development found Idahoans aren’t very secure…
Continue ReadingLemhi County Sheriff Lynn Bowerman announced Monday that the parents of missing toddler DeOrr Kunz, Jr. are considered the top suspects in the case.…
Continue ReadingNearly 40 percent of radon-tested homes in the state had unsafe levels, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Radon is described…
Continue ReadingBonneville County Commissioner Roger Christensen is back in town this week after a visit to the Legislature where he did something almost unheard of.…
Continue ReadingMadison High School in Rexburg has launched its own student run magazine. It’s called the Bobcat Beat and gives the students the chance to…
Continue ReadingPocatello Police have arrested 88-year-old Darwin Weaver for attempted 2nd degree murder. According to police reports Weaver was arrested as a result…
Continue ReadingA local man has donated blood 269 times totaling 33 1/2 gallons of it. Reginald Reeves said he does it simply to help people. Reeves said he’d…
Continue ReadingPrivate investigators working on the DeOrr Kunz Jr. case believe that the toddler is indeed dead. Klein Investigators and Consulting started working…
Continue ReadingPower County commissioners met Monday afternoon in American Falls with the head of the landowners who are fighting to move the new power line…
Continue ReadingUpdate 1/25/16: The Teton County Sheriff’s office is no long investigating the death of a man found dead on a Wyoming road as a homicide.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested 21-year-old Jonathon Rutledge for felony attempted strangulation early Sunday morning. Rutledge of Idaho Falls was booked…
Continue ReadingPocatello Police have arrested 27-year-old John Blodgett after he intentionally hit an officer with a vehicle while attempting to elude arrest on…
Continue ReadingTwo armed robbery suspects on the run tonight . Both robberies happened just hours apart. Idaho Falls Police are still investigating if they are…
Continue ReadingTwo skiers are dead after an avalanche swept away three skiers in the Ralph Slide area just south of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Ski patrol…
Continue ReadingA group of lawmakers have come together to try and come up with a new formula for Idaho’s public school funding. The group says the old formula…
Continue ReadingMaverik is planning on building a new 3,000 square-foot building in St. Anthony. Maverik currently has other 3,000 square-foot locations, but most of…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s horsemen groups say they are drafting legislation that includes a key to saving their faltering industry. While supporters aren’t…
Continue ReadingBoys Basketball: Butte County- 51 Cherry- 50 North Gem- 60 Mackay- 34 Snake River- 59 Kimberly- 49 Highland- 72 Century- 53 Girls Basketball:…
Continue ReadingBefore the Arctic Cat, Polaris, and Kawasaki snow mobiles we see kicking up powder in the mountains, there were snow planes. The hills and fields in…
Continue ReadingRepublican State Rep. Kelly Packer says she’s still paving the way to make Idaho more wholesome in terms of its medical profession capacity. In…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALL**Skyline 51Blackfoot 38 **Madison 69Rigby 39 Twin Falls 58**Bonneville 63 Burley 61**Pocatello 60 Minico 82**Hillcrest 89…
Continue ReadingThe Blackfoot School District board has voted to instate Brian Kress as the new school district superintendent. Kress has been serving as interim…
Continue ReadingPortneuf Health Trust (PHT) is working to obtain full ownership of the old “Bannock Hospital” property, commonly referred to as the West…
Continue ReadingPeople who live in the Shelley School District are voicing their concerns about the district’s administration. At least a hundred people…
Continue ReadingA critically acclaimed actor known for his portrayals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at White Pine Charter School Friday afternoon. Jim Lucas…
Continue ReadingSix phony bomb threats in two months – that’s how many calls the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. After yet…
Continue ReadingKIFI Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3 is seeking a full-time Multimedia Journalist in Pocatello to help grow the station’s news products…
Continue ReadingPocatello Police arrested Elliot Lyle Johnnie, 57, at 105 Jefferson late Thursday night. According to police, a convenience store manager complained…
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