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The U.S. Coast Guard has seized nearly 35,000 pounds of cocaine from apparent drug smuggling vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The drugs were…

The Idaho State Lottery paid out $176 million in prize money and returned $53.5 million to the state in fiscal year 2018. Director Jeffrey Anderson…

UPDATE: 5:31 A.M. The suspect has been identified as Gustavo Chavez, 23, of Idaho Falls. Chavez was charged with operating a vehicle without the…

Update: 9:15 a.m. Teton Pass on Wyoming Highway 22 is now open to traffic in both directions. OIRGINAL STORY:Teton Pass on Wyoming Highway 22 has…

Scattered Snow showers are expected through Wednesday, with dropping temperatures later this week. Accumulating snow is expected all across the…

Officials say mild weather and a lack of snowfall have allowed bison to largely stay inside Yellowstone National Park, resulting in only a few of the…

The first budget showing the direct and significant state savings from Medicaid expansion, which voters approved in November in Proposition 2 was…

Update: 9:00 p.m. Fall River Electric confirms all power outages in Island Park and West Yellowstone are now restored. Update: 3:40 p.m. Repair crews…

Roads and homes are starting to flood in eastern Idaho but more so in Bingham County. The emergency management team was in Bingham county last night…

Around 130 supporters of “Reclaim Idaho” rallied at the State Capitol Monday in support of a Medicaid expansion law. The expansion was…

The new William J. Maeck Education Center at the Idaho Falls Zoo is almost ready. The building holds three classrooms and is a vast improvement over…

Taysom Hill is being dubbed a “Jack of All Trades” by sports analysts, and there is good reason for it. Born and raised in Pocatello,…

Over the past few months, several animals have been injured by traps placed along the pathways of trails on the Idaho State University campus. So…

Scattered Snow showers are expected through Wednesday, with dropping temperatures later this week. Accumulating snow is expected all across the…

The City of Pocatello is hosting a flood risk impact open house, Monday from 4 to 6 p.m in the City Council Chambers. Showcasing the city’s…

A bill that would have imposed separate penalties for the death of an unborn child during a crime against a pregnant woman has failed in the Wyoming…

After years of research, meetings and planning, the new education funding formula is headed to Idaho’s state Capitol. The new formula seeks to…

The General Session of the 65th Wyoming State Legislature has reached its half-way point. Monday was the last day for bills to be reported out of…

An Idaho board that pays a federal agency to kill wolves that attack livestock and elk is a step closer to becoming permanent. The Senate Resources…

The National Park Service (NPS) is accepting public comments through February 15 on a plan to remove mountain goats from Grand Teton National Park…

Legislation requiring daycare facilities and schools notify parents that they can opt out of immunizations for their children has been delayed due to…

A judge will decide whether the public interest in knowing where Idaho has obtained its lethal injection drugs for executions is outweighed by what…

Another round of snow Monday night, has triggered a Winter Weather Advisory for the Upper Snake River Plain, including the cities of Idaho Falls and…

The Idaho Falls Fire Department is recapping a successful year the at the department. Everyone is invited to the event on February 6, 2019 at 6:00…

Update: 1:25 p.m. Wyoming 22, Teton Pass, is now open to all traffic in both directions. Update: 11:35 a.m. Wyoming Department of Transportation…

Jackson Police are hunting a man who robbed the Bank of Jackson Hole at around 9:45 a.m. Monday. According to police, the man walked into the bank…

Rexburg Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect. According to police, the man entered the Maverik Convenience Store at 859…

Legislation to determine why so many Idaho women die while pregnant or due to complications from childbirth has been withdrawn due to technical…

A new University of Wyoming study shows more people are heading into the back country and spending a lot of money doing it. Wildlife watchers,…

Recent data compiled by Idaho health officials show about 3,800 school-age children in the state likely are not fully immunized for the measles. The…

A 14-year-old who brought two handguns and ammunition to a Wyoming school and allegedly threatened to shoot specific students and staff members will…

A 31-year-old former Wyoming State Penitentiary worker has received probation for having a sexual relationship with an inmate in 2015. Shantell Ann…

A company has filed a lawsuit against the Idaho State Police and Ada County after authorities seized nearly 7,000 pounds of cannabis from a truck…

Firth School District 59 is canceling classes Monday, February 4, 2019 due to illnesses. This is the third school to be canceled for Monday. Shelley…

The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center has issued a back country avalanche warning. The warning entails the Lionhead area near West…

A Rexburg farmer went into one of his shops this week and found he had been burglarized. A number of things were stolen including two welders, power…

Rain/Snow showers are expected today, with mild temperatures in the 30’s and 40’s. Today will be the warmest day for the next week, as we…

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglarly that happened in Rexburg on the weekend of January 26th and 27th. It happened…

Bars nationwide have been preparing for Super Bowl Sunday for weeks, making sure they have everything they need to keep their customers satisfied.…

The National Weather Service in Pocatello, has issued a Flood Warning for rain and snowmelt in west central Bingham County in southeastern Idaho *…

Lava Hot Springs is known for its hot springs. However today, it was the freezing cold river that drew the crowd. Hundreds of people from near and…

Local groups and organizations got together today to hand out clothes to family members in need. About three months ago the New Day Lutheran Church…

Boise lawmakers visited Pocatello City Hall this morning. Senator Mark Nye met with Bannock County Democrats along with community members for an…

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Boys Basketball Taylor’s Crossing 20 North Gem 58 Malad 49 Aberdeen 22 West Side 48 Bear Lake 56 Marsh Valley 34 Soda Springs 54 Snake River 54…

The latest flu report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows Idaho as one of 45 states with widespread flu activity. There have…

Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney Daniel R. Clark has found Idaho State Trooper Andrew Francis’s conduct against Jesse Jesus Quinton…

UDPATE 6:32 P.M. 2/1/2019: The jury has come back for Rocco Chacon. The jury has found Chacon guilty on charges for the possession of meth, eluding…

In a rare move, state lawmakers have made a bill that affects every child, educator, and school in Idaho public even before it has been printed for a…

No school Monday Feb. 4 and Tuesday Feb. 5 in the Shelley School District due to illness. School will resume Wed. Feb 6. The administration writes on…

Some Boise lawmakers are pushing to raise the minimum wage in Idaho. Representative Sue Chew introduced House Bill 55 last week which would increase…

Taylor’s Crossing Public Charter School will be closed Monday, February 4 and Tuesday, February 5 due to illness. Principal Dan Wendt says…

Idaho Department of Fish and Game report a herd of elk was hit by a train traveling between Montpelier and Soda Springs in the early morning hours of…

Schools in eastern Idaho are prepping for next month’s election. Several school districts will be asking voters to renew supplemental levies on…

As you get ready to watch the big game this weekend, the Idaho Transportation Department’s Office of Highway Safety and law enforcement…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday the Pocatello, Idaho Temple groundbreaking will take place on March 16, 2019. The…

Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Preston Police Department and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office officers served two search warrants in the…

A Wyoming Department of Transportation snow plow driver struck a black pelican case with his plow as he was providing surface treatment to the…

Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney Daniel R. Clark has found Idaho State Trooper Andrew Francis’s conduct against Jesse Jesus Quinton…

This weekend we’ll see scattered rain and snow showers along with some gusty winds by Sunday and Monday. There is also the risk of some…

A former southern Idaho sheriff was sentenced Friday, February 1st, for one count of misusing public money. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden made the…

A proposal to end the death penalty in Wyoming has been passed by the state House of Representatives. House Bill 145 was approved on a 36-21 vote…

Legislation to amend the state’s constitution to expand the rights of crime victims and their families will get a hearing. The Senate State…

The Wyoming House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require a 48-hour waiting period for women planning to have an abortion in the…

A legislative committee has advanced a bill that would impose tougher penalties against protesters who intentionally disrupt the operation of…

The unclaimed remains of a man who died earlier this month finally will be buried after the federal government shutdown caused a delay in the…

The Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) received the final shipment of spent nuclear fuel from the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC)…

We’ll continue a warm up through Saturday, as storms approach the Gem State for the weekend. More rain/snow is expected across the region…

Girls Basketball District Tournament Scores 5A District 5-6 Rigby 64 Highland 57 (2OT) Madison 36 Thunder Ridge 37 4A District 4-5 Pocatello 32…

Private landowners who allow the public on their land would be protected from liability under Idaho’s recreational immunity statute with new…

A bill introduced in the 2018 legislative session was re-introduced this year. On Thursday, Representative Elaine Smith of Pocatello introduced the…

Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program that kills animals to…

Legislation to compensate Idaho farmers and ranchers for damage caused by elk, deer, antelope and moose to irrigation equipment and ground planted…

An academic symposium at ISU kicks of today through tomorrow evening. The Frank Church Symposium, named after a Boise senator through the 1970s, will…

Pocatello Fire officials are investigating after a hotel guest reported smoke coming from a room. Around 8-30 Thursday night, the Executive Inn in…

UPDATE 1/31/19 8:28 P.M.: Around 7 p.m. Thursday night two vehicles heading east on 1st street were involved in an accident. A red Toyota Tacoma was…

A measles outbreak in two Washington counties has 39 confirmed cases. Measles is more dangerous than many people think and can cause serious health…

Traveling in Downtown Idaho Falls, you might have seen some construction lately. On the corner of Broadway and Memorial Drive, a couple new…

The city of Rexburg has been hit with some serious phone scams in the past few weeks. “I believe, (it’s because) of the time of the year,…

White Pine Charter School will be closed Friday, February 1 due to illness. Officials said the school will reopen on Monday, Feb. 4. You can view the…

The widespread illness that has been spreading through eastern Idaho schools has forced closure of two more schools. Teton County School District…

DIVINIA Water continued its growth stage Thursday morning as the company debuted its brand-new bottling line, rolling out about 100 bottles in a test…

In January there was a high school wrestling match at South Fremont High School that some did not know would ever happen. When it did, it lifted an…

Here’s a list of regional schools with emergency closures for illness for Friday, February 1, 2019. Madison School District: Burton Elementary…

We’ll continue a warm up through Saturday, as storms approach the Gem State for the weekend. More rain/snow is expected across the region…

A new report shows Idaho counties are struggling to deal with the financial burden created by state mandates that make county government responsible…

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a Bingham County woman was sentenced Monday, January 28, for insurance fraud. 38-year-old Danielle…

UPDATE 10:30 a.m.: At this time, one lane of travel is open. ___ UPDATE 9:00 a.m.: U.S. Highway 26 between Swan Valley and Alpine remains blocked…

The Idaho Water Resources Board projects water managers will recharge about 190,000 acre-feet of water to the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer this…

Lawmakers are questioning a budget request by a state agency that cares for developmentally disabled individuals and voiced concern that the…

A state legislative committee has recommended a bill that would expand Medicaid in Wyoming. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the House Committee on…

A division of a state agency responsible for protecting children from abusive situations, handling foster care and adoptions is seeking a 7 percent…

Rexburg residents were the targets of numerous telephone scams with varying degrees of success Wednesday. Of those reported, Rexburg Police Chief…

Sixteen eastern Idaho cities have signed an agreement committing to contribute an average of 7,650 acre-feet of water per year to the East Snake…

We’ll continue a warm up through Saturday, as storms approach the Gem State for the weekend. More rain/snow is expected across the region…

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The flu is spreading fast across the region and some schools have been closed because of it. While there are many bugs going around there is one that…

The Bonneville County Emergency Communications Center has access to 1,300 cameras in Bonneville School District 93, allowing dispatchers to view live…

It’s quiet around Ross Park this time of year, but its a big topic of conversation. Pocatello City Council met with Pocatello Parks and…

The passing of Proposition 2 in November was a huge step towards getting more people insured with health care. Unfortunately, there will still be…