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The Idaho Falls City Council approved an ambulance contract with Bonneville County Thursday. Council member Sharon Parry was the only nay voter. The…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls City Council approved an ambulance contract with Bonneville County Thursday. Council member Sharon Parry was the only nay voter. The…
Continue ReadingThe Gate City community is getting ready for its annual back-to-school giveaway. From pencils to binders, every penny counts. However, back to school…
Continue ReadingThis year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. On Aug. 14th, 1945 Japan agreed to unconditionally accept Allied surrender terms. We…
Continue ReadingThe Madison County Fair is well underway. Today 4-H kids showed off their livestock. Kids of all ages brought out their cattle in hopes of taking…
Continue ReadingA small hay fire is burning on 70 East Rich Lane in Blackfoot. Firefighters say the fire was sparked by a lightning strike Friday afternoon.…
Continue ReadingIt’s a kids dream: a place to be loud, fun, and play with toys. “We try to avoid having too many rules in artitorium , we don’t…
Continue ReadingINL is speaking out about the importance of diversity in their hiring process at the labs. In a letter released earlier this week on social media,…
Continue ReadingOver a hundred Chubbuck area retailers have donated materials for the community’s annual “Back 2 School Giveaway”. Over 1,500…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Labor hosted a job fair for truck and bus drivers Friday. Representatives of many trucking companies and the Bonneville and…
Continue Reading75 to 80 people from across southeast Idaho lined up early at Bish’s RV in Idaho Falls Friday. Producers were holding auditions for contestants…
Continue ReadingRandy Ted Jordan, 45, of Chubbuck, Idaho, and Montana, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for bank robberies committed in Idaho and Utah,…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls police say a man intentionally started two fires overnight Thursday. According to reports, Douglas R. Wootton, 49, was arrested and…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls City Council is discussing a tax increase at Thursday’s meeting, but there’s some disagreement on whether the increase is…
Continue ReadingWith only a few weeks until school starts up, the focus for many parents has turned to stocking up on school supplies. But doing so doesn’t…
Continue ReadingA large fire requires the need of really big help, in the form of a very large air tanker known as Tanker 910. The aircraft was called into duty to…
Continue ReadingThe casting call for CBS’ hit show “Survivor” is happening at Bish’s RV Super center in Idaho Falls, on Friday. The event…
Continue ReadingThe Carmus Jamboree is this weekend and it is kicking off with a film festival Thursday .The movie will be “Almosting It,” starring Lee…
Continue ReadingTeens need around nine hours of sleep at night, although many aren’t getting near enough. Between heavy schedules, electronics and school…
Continue ReadingTheater shootings across the country have created concern for theater owners. Security is a big issue and deciding how to keep all moviegoers…
Continue ReadingOver the last few years, Bonneville county saw a decrease in sex offender registration arrests. This includes offenders who do not inform the county…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls woman has won her second six-figure lottery prize in the past three months. Misty Adams claimed $250,000 on the Idaho Lottery’s…
Continue ReadingTwo forest fires are growing on the Salmon-Challis National Forest. The Elkhorn Fire is now estimated at 46 acres west of Clear Creek and north of…
Continue ReadingThe Power County Sheriff’s Office is looking for any information on a cow that was killed in Side Canyon on August 12th 2015. Side Canyon is…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested two men Wednesday in connection to thefts from their employer. Robert N. Hall, 18, was booked into the Bonneville County…
Continue ReadingNot many people know the Idaho Falls Senior Center has a home-delivered meals program. Executive Director Valisa Say has been at the center for nine…
Continue ReadingA private detective investigating the case of missing 2-year-old DeOrr Kunz Jr. believes the boy is alive and was probably abducted. “I feel…
Continue ReadingSteve Landon will be running for the Idaho legislature in District 28. Bannock Country held a political soup luncheon for his announcement, the…
Continue ReadingPocatello’s curbside recycling program is painting a green picture. One of the goals is to keep landfills from overflowing. In order to keep…
Continue ReadingDespite proposals for the sage-grouse to be listed under the federal Endangered Species Act, there will be a limited sage-grouse hunting season this…
Continue ReadingIf you’re heading to the Madison County Fair this week, you may want to think twice before walking past one tent in particular. Sharing…
Continue ReadingTwo Florida brothers had to be rescued from the Middle Teton in Grand Teton National Park Tuesday. Park officials said Nick and Eric Christu were…
Continue ReadingThree persons were arrested Tuesday after the Oneida County Sheriff’s office discovered a large, elaborate, clandestine laboratory. The Bear…
Continue ReadingA federal jury in the District of Idaho returned guilty verdicts today against Fazliddin Kurbanov, 33, on charges that he conspired and attempted to…
Continue ReadingFormer Jefferson County Sheriff Blair Olsen has filed an appeal of his conviction with the Idaho Supreme Court. Olsen spent 15 days in the Clark…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Power is proposing a new power rate structure that could slightly change how much an average homeowner is paying. The city council…
Continue ReadingA wildfire in southwestern Idaho fanned by shifting winds and numerous storm cells grew twelve times in size over a 24-hour span to 123 square miles…
Continue ReadingIdaho State University is welcoming plans for a $1 million-plus anatomy and physiology laboratory upgrade and the installation of an $87,000 virtual…
Continue ReadingSalmon-Challis National Forest detected another fire Tuesday afternoon that started during a Monday afternoon lightning storm. The four-acre Elkhorn…
Continue ReadingHappy birthday to Agnes, ISU’s nuclear reactor. It’s been converting matter to create energy for 50 years and can keep running without…
Continue ReadingThere’s almost always some kind of infestation or bug infecting eastern Idaho’s forests, but one little bug is causing big problems for…
Continue ReadingNPG of Idaho, which operates KIFI Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News, is looking for a videographer/Photographer to work in our Pocatello…
Continue ReadingPocatello Police Master Corporal Detective Steven Westfall has resigned. Westfall submitted his letter of resignation Monday. It is effective…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Police Department is seeking assistance in finding 19-year-old James R. “J.R.” Crockett who has been missing since July…
Continue ReadingA 19-year-old Idaho Falls man reported missing Monday has been located. Idaho Falls Police said James R. “J.R.” Crockett was located in…
Continue ReadingCamping World is preparing for a soft opening of its new Idaho Falls store Wednesday. A formal grand opening will begin August 21st. Located at 1355…
Continue ReadingGrand Teton Mall in Idaho Falls will welcome two new businesses soon. Tradehome Shoes will open a 2,000 square-foot store on August 14th, featuring a…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s “208” area code will run out of available numbers in mid-2018. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission says the proliferation…
Continue ReadingTwo grizzly bears have been captured at the scene of a fatal attack on a seasonal employee of Yellowstone National Park, and authorities say the…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls City Council proposed an ordinance, Monday that could increase salaries for the mayor and city council members. The ordinance would…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a long time in the making, but the Snake River Animal Shelter finally opened its doors Monday. “There is no way that we could…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corporation gave a generous donation to the Idaho Falls Community Food Bank Monday. IFDDC donated 20 percent…
Continue ReadingAfter years of testing and research, the results of the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project are in. For individual utilities that…
Continue ReadingLemhi County Sheriff’s Office has been assisted by the FBI over the past month to find 2-year-old Deorr Kunz Jr. Dogs, divers, searchers on…
Continue ReadingA production crew from the Travel Channel will visit Lava Hot Springs this week to investigate the Lava Hot Springs Inn. Inn owner George…
Continue ReadingA fire broke out in a structure on 3700 East, just north of County Line Road in Jefferson County, Sunday evening The fire started when the owner was…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested Travis K. Bates, 26, for possession of methamphetamine with intent do deliver. According to reports, officers were on…
Continue ReadingRangers in Yellowstone National Park are trying to determine the cause of death of a hiker found Friday afternoon. A park ranger found the body of a…
Continue ReadingYellowstone National Park has identified the victim of last week’s grizzly bear attack as 63-year-old Lance Crosby of Billings, Montana. Crosby…
Continue ReadingA homeless man was arrested early Friday after biting a firefighter and a nurse at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. According to Idaho Falls…
Continue ReadingSince 1947, the Motor-Vu drive-in has shown countless films, and as things get better with age- so does technology, which creates a small problem.…
Continue ReadingSalt Lake Express has recovered its missing van. The van was reported missing July 29. Company officials said the van was discovered over the weekend…
Continue ReadingThe Bingham County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saturday afternoon a 3-year-old boy who was run over by a tractor has died. The child was riding…
Continue ReadingMarshall Public Library is ending summer with a big bang. The library is celebrating its annual summer reading program. All ages were welcomed to…
Continue ReadingBonneville School District 93 could have another bond on the table for November elections. Thursday, School District 93 patrons, taxpayers and…
Continue ReadingThe 52nd Shoshone-Bannock Festival entered its second day Friday and organizers say it is already drawing record numbers. The rodeo has 391 entries…
Continue ReadingEMM is a way to get trained mustangs into homes. Trainer Rachel Thorp said, “A hundred horses, 100 trainers, 100 days.” Trainers from all…
Continue ReadingMore than 2,500 soldiers from the Army National Guard are getting ready to attend the Army’s premier National Training Center located in…
Continue ReadingPresident Barack Obama on Friday signed a wilderness bill protecting 275,000 acres in central Idaho. Obama signed the Sawtooth National Recreation…
Continue ReadingMany women are embarrassed are ashamed to breastfeed in public or at work, which is why Eastern Idaho Public Health is working to break that barrier…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls will implement the first phase of its residential auto-load garbage collection program this month. Nearly 4,200 homes will be converted…
Continue ReadingBonneville County Sheriff’s Office says a 90-year-old missing man has been found dead. Floyd Johnson was found in a canal near his home after…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Potato Commission’s “Big Idaho Potato Truck” is in Idaho Falls for the Duck Race weekend. The truck’s traveling…
Continue ReadingNumerous property owners turned out to Thursday night’s Pocatello City Council meeting to voice displeasure with the city’s proposed 2016…
Continue ReadingStarting Sunday night until Thursday morning, the city will be installing LED bulbs. The area for this phase will include all street lights on 17th…
Continue ReadingISU Research teams and NASA are collecting data on cheatgrass in southeastern Idaho. It’s a serious problem and researchers at ISU are working…
Continue ReadingDuring Tyrell Dixey’s preliminary hearing Thursday , prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss his original charge without prejudice after one of…
Continue ReadingLunch-goers at Carl’s Jr. got a little surprise Thursday. The effort came from Progrexion, a sales and marketing company, and their…
Continue ReadingA bill to protect the largest wilderness area in the lower 48 is scheduled to be signed by the President on Friday. The U-S Senate passed the bill…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested 20-year-old Hunter C. Wieting for grandtheft on Tuesday for stealing more than a thousand dollars from his employer.…
Continue ReadingUpdate 12:50 p.m.: Power has been restored to all customers according to Rocky Mountain Power. Power was out in the Idaho Falls and Ammon area…
Continue ReadingThe Wyoming Women’s Legislative Caucus is encouraging Wyoming citizens to support Esther Hobart Morris as the new face of the $10 bill. Morris…
Continue ReadingA 3-square-mile wildfire burned through important sage grouse habitat in south-central Idaho but nine aircraft and a local fire protection…
Continue ReadingPower has been restored to computer servers Idaho Division of Motor Vehicles uses to supply information to county offices across the state. Work is…
Continue ReadingStrong thunderstorms moved across eastern Idaho Wednesday afternoon causing high winds and rain. Between 3 and 4 p.m. a funnel cloud developed east…
Continue ReadingThe Portneuf Medical Center hosted it’s 14th Annual Children’s Diabetes camp Wednesday. The event brings together kids who share the same…
Continue ReadingIdaho is currently facing a blood shortage, so the American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood so those in need won’t have to wait.…
Continue ReadingA ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at Portneuf Medical Center Wednesday. The event was to celebrate a new RV park that houses families who have…
Continue ReadingThree Colorado people survived a plane crash in Power County on Sunday, August 2. The Power County Sheriff’s office said Wednesday the 4-seat…
Continue ReadingTanner cox, the man accused of beating Joshua Olzak to death appeared in court again on Wednesday. This time two of the officers involved the night…
Continue ReadingPresident Obama’s climate change initiative is creating concern over the cost of energy and renewable sources. The big concern in Idaho is with…
Continue ReadingIssued at: 3:27 PM MDT on August 5, 2015, expires at: 4:15 PM MDT on August 05, 2015 The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a * Tornado…
Continue ReadingA 15-month-old toddler was accidentally killed Wednesday. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office said the child was run over by a family member.…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County Prosecutor says the use of force by law enforcement, to subdue Ricky L. Mosley was justified. The investigation of the incident…
Continue ReadingThe Housing Authority is hosting the National Night Out event tonight. The goal is to strengthen community relations in hopes of preventing crime.…
Continue ReadingNational Park Service biologists hope to use rotenone treatments to remove non-native fish from Kelly Warm Spring, about one mile northeast of Kelly,…
Continue ReadingKids in Bingham County have been washing and prepping their animals to show all day. But for 9 year old Bradley Parris the show didn’t go as…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Police are investigating vandalism at the Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park. Sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning the…
Continue ReadingNorthstar Health Clinic in Pocatello is getting ready for its grand opening. The staff believe in a personal approach to care for clients. They say…
Continue ReadingBig game hunter Sabrina Corgatelli has created a social media tornado with her recent hunting pictures. The Idaho State University employee first…
Continue ReadingThe Bannock County Planning and Zoning Council will be holding a public hearing Wednesday for the proposed Deer Valley Reserve subdivision. The…
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