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Bighorn sheep are just a small part of the large wildlife population in Jackson. And they’re one of the species whose habitat is in danger.…

Colder air will move back in for Monday with a few isolated snow showers. Calmer weather will prevail to start the work-week Sunday: Mostly cloudy…

Yellowstone National Park roads will begin to close to oversnow travel this week so spring plowing can begin. Below is a schedule of road closure…

Pocatello was all things bridal this afternoon for the fourth annual Idaho Bridal Fair. Admission was free for all brides to take at what some of the…

The spring Pocatello Gun Show took place at the Mountain View Event Center this afternoon, and was hosted by Lewis Clark Trader. This show has been…

UPDATE: WYDOT reports the road is back open Saturday morning in both directions. ——- The Wyoming Department of Transportation is closing…

An Idaho Falls woman in her late eighties notified police Friday she was the sender of the “suspicious postcard” with a stock image of an…

A Pocatello woman says she woke up to find mountain lion paw prints in her yard. She says the paw prints all over her yard leading to her Koi pond.…

We’ll see a few more waves of moisture move into E. Idaho before this storm moves out of the region. Expect a dusting to 3 more inches of snow…

Friday, March 2 1:15 – 5A – Madison 82 vs. Boise 71^^ 1:15 – 2A- North Fremont 44 vs. Cole Valley 46^^ 3:00 – 3A –…

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Transplant Games of America will be held close by. This year’s games will be held in Salt Lake…

We are in the middle of tax season, and if you haven’t started filing yet, you can easily look around and find that many places may provide…

Today is Dr. Seuss’ Birthday today, also known as ‘Read Across America’ Day. Earlier today, Steve Cannon stopped by the Idaho Falls…

A new bill is making its way to the Idaho house floor designed to prevent people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from owning or purchasing…

A phone scam in Eastern Idaho is using the Jefferson County Probation phone number and creating some problems in the area. Multiple people reported…

UPDATE 3:20 p.m. The Idaho Transportation Department reports Interstate 15 from Dubois (Exit 167) to the Montana State Line (Exit 196) is open. ITD…

Officials have cleared the way for a “Dead and Company Concert and Festival” in Jackson Hole this summer. The band consists of original…

Our cold front is looking to stall out for Saturday, with more scattered snow showers expected. Another 1-3″ is possible for some spots of the…

Idaho State University’s School of Nursing has a new dean. Anita Smith, Ph.D., will lead the School of Nursing following Interim Dean Nancy…

A prison escapee who shot at law enforcement officers during a pursuit in northeastern Utah was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. The Deseret…

U.S. officials have agreed to complete a study on how two predator-killing poisons could be affecting federally protected species as part of the…

Idaho Falls Police Chief Bryce Johnson is encouraging parents to teach their children what to do if a shooter ever come to their school. He’s…

Idaho’s Senate has approved legislation that would codify existing case law surrounding protections for a person who uses deadly force under a…

An Idaho House panel has advanced a proposal designed to prevent people with misdemeanor domestic violence convictions from owning or purchasing a…

A group of Idaho lawmakers has signed off on a proposal declaring pornography a public health risk. The House State Affairs Committee advanced the…

Both the Idaho Falls and Rexburg Porter’s Craft & Frame stores are closing their doors for good following a total liquidation sale…

Idaho Falls Police are investigating a suspicious postcard sent by mail to the parent of a District 91 school student.Details of the card were not…

Danielle Garcia has been named director of Pocatello Animal Services. City council members approved Mayor Brian Blad’s nomination Thursday…

This week’s education headlines: Private scholarship bill. A bill to create a private school scholarship program drew a big crowd to the…

Teton School District 401 is addressing a tip about someone bringing a weapon to school. According to the schools Facebook page, an unsubstantiated…

UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports 7-year-old Anthony has been found safe. According to officials, he was at a…

The START bus service board of directors will begin to review its Fiscal Year 2019 budget, including passenger fares, beginning Thursday. The board…

A winter storm is moving in and will last into the weekend. Expect to see gusty winds and scattered snow showers. The main cold front will pass…

Many of the increasing threats around the nation come from social media. In the world of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, it’s easy to…

The city of Chubbuck could be getting an indoor aquatic center. Right now, the city is working with a Utah architecture company on a feasibility…

What do you do in an emergency like an active shooter situation? If you can’t answer that, you’re not alone. Blackfoot police said many…

After the shooting in Parkland Florida- school threats have become a reoccurring problem across the country. Here in Eastern Idaho, it’s no…

Reading is fundamental, and the kids at Hillview Elementary got a head start on celebrating. Tomorrow is “Read Across America” day,…

We often hear the phrase “Everyday heroes,” and we found one. A Bonneville County school bus driver who helped an unresponsive rider.…

UPDATE: 3/1/18 Justin C. Sarbaum was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison, two years fixed, on charges of voluntary manslaughter. Sarbaum agreed…

UPDATE: 3/1/18 4:00 p.m.: Blackfoot Police have completed their investigation of a school threat incident Wednesday. Officers determined the juvenile…

Yellowstone National Park officials report Sylvan Pass, the road from East Entrance to Lake Butte Overlook, will close to oversnow travel beginning…

Governor Matt Mead has named Torrington lawyer and former legislator Edward Buchanan as Wyoming’s new Secretary of State. Buchanan was one of…

A cold front is moving into to Eastern Idaho and Wyoming Thursday night and Friday morning. Our local mountains are expected to see heavy snow…

One of the largest tax reduction bills ever proposed in Idaho’s history is headed to the governor’s desk. Senate members on Thursday…

Idaho’s House has advanced legislation that would require cities, counties and other taxing districts to wait almost one year before a failed…

UPDATE 3/1/18 1:55 p.m.: The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver of the vehicle as Michael Mitchell. Mitchell was arrested…

A winter storm is moving in and will last into the weekend. Expect to see gusty winds and scattered snow showers. The main cold front will pass…

TEDx is coming to Idaho Falls. 12 Speakers will be presenting at the event Many of us are familiar with TED talks from the internet — videos of…

Wyoming health officials have included vaccinations against pneumococcal diseases and rotavirus among the new state childhood immunization…

The Wyoming House and Senate have approved separate so-called “stand your ground” proposals. Each chamber will now consider the…

Nine Idaho students have filed a lawsuit claiming they were unfairly removed from their high school cheerleading team after staging a…

Local Olympic snowboarder JessiKa Jenson was welcomed home to Rigby Wednesday night. The Rigby High School cafeteria was filled with family, friends…

A former director of the North Idaho Housing Coalition has been charged with embezzling from the nonprofit group. The Spokesman-Review reports that…

Police say an unlicensed daycare worker in Utah broke a baby’s legs when she slammed the child on a bathroom floor. Salt Lake City police say…

A winter storm is moving in for today and will last into the weekend. By this afternoon, expect to see gusty winds and scattered rain/snow showers.…

Some changes are coming for the American Falls school district. School emergencies could be helped thanks to a new app. The app, called…

A plan is in the works to build a new development west of Rexburg in Hibbard. But it’s been getting mixed reaction from some people. Madison…

The state has a new capital, just for today. Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and Lt. Governor Brad Little were in Firth today. They brought…

Four male snowmobilers from Shelley had an unexpected snowmobile experience in the Centennials Mountain Range’s backcountry northwest of Island…

Idaho’s House has advanced a bill allowing residents to use oil extracted from cannabis plants in staunchly anti-marijuana Idaho as long as the…

Our next storm is lined up to move in for Thursday and Friday. By Thursday afternoon, expect to see gusty winds and scattered rain/snow showers. The…

Blackfoot Police took a 14-year-old male juvenile into custody Wednesday after investigating a threat to Blackfoot High School. Police said the…

An Idaho House panel has advanced a measure that would create a new scholarship program for private schools. However, opponents of the bill argue HB…

Blackfoot Police are offering training to the community to help people be prepared for an active shooter event. The “Civilians Response to…

Low-income women in Idaho would have access to important health and family planning services under a proposal advancing inside the Statehouse.…

Pocatello fire crews responded to reports of a fire that broke-out at Amy’s Kitchen early Wednesday morning. Fire officials confirmed it…

For the first time in the award’s history, a student was nominated by two different teachers for the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District…

A legislative panel has approved a bill that would allow Utah motorists to proceed through an intersection after coming to a full stop at a stubborn…

Senate Republicans have killed an Idaho Democrat’s bill that would have allowed women to receive up to a 12-month supply of prescribed birth…

A non-profit using horses to help those with special needs is trying to find a home of their own. The Innovative Therapeutic Riding Program left its…

On Saturday, 10 dancers will take the stage with several names throughout the southeastern Idaho community during the third annual ‘Dancing…

Fairly quiet weather for today, as we wait for our next storm on Thursday and Friday. By Thursday afternoon, expect to see gusty winds and scattered…

Recently, Eyewitness News anchor Todd Kunz saw some teenage girls carrying lifelike dolls. The dolls would even cry and need to be fed. Kunz did some…

Administrators in the Bonneville School District met with the community tonight to discuss the new bond issue. The $35 million bond will include a…

UPDATE: 9:15 p.m. The fire started around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday by a woman smoking a cigarette while on oxygen inside her home. Police got to the home…

Plans for a revamp of south downtown Idaho Falls were discussed with the public today. The city is in partnership with Idaho Smart Growth and The…

UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. The Idaho Falls Fire Department says that the fire broke out inside the kitchen of a main floor apartment within a five-apartment…

If you are planning to purchase a license, tag or permit between 11 p.m. on Feb. 28 and noon on March 1, you’ll need to change your plans.…

A judge has found a Wyoming outfitter not guilty of animal cruelty in his treatment of a horse. Local News 8 learned Teton County Circuit Court Judge…

Idaho utility regulators are considering an Idaho Power Company (IPC) proposal to reclassify customers who generate their own electricity. If…

Pocatello firefighters were in close quarters Tuesday as part of a training exercise.The Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue team…

Fairly quiet weather for Wednesday, as we wait for our next storm on Thursday and Friday. By Thursday afternoon, expect to see gusty winds and…

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A proposal to collect a fee at Yellowstone National Park to fund wildlife conservation efforts in the states surrounding the park has passed the…

A handful of Idaho lawmakers say they have too many objections to a proposal designed to retain teachers in rural areas by paying off some of their…

When you hear sirens Wednesday morning, don’t be alarmed. It is only a test. Bonneville County Emergency Management will be conducting a test…

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s legislative proposal to provide health care to some of the state’s poorest residents is dead.…

A Utah Senate committee has approved legislation barring abortions sought because a fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. The Salt Lake…

A Blackfoot Police Department K9 has been awarded a Naloxone/Narcan overdose kit and trauma kit. K9 Ryder, a Belgian Malinois and German Shepherd…

Idaho lawmakers have ushered in a proposal that would dramatically change the state’s independent commission in charge of drawing congressional…

UPDATE 6:15 p.m.: The Idaho Transportation Department reports U.S. 20 from Ashton to Montana State Line (Island Park) is open. Highway 32 and 47 are…

A 30-year-old Wyoming man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the beating and stabbing death of a 75-year-old…

Idaho Falls is looking for public input into the revitalization of properties on the south side of the downtown area. The area involved is south of…

Calmer weather will prevail today as winds look to be sustained at 5-15 mph and precipitaiton moves to our south. Thus we’ll see partly to…

There were three groups of Boy Scouts in the 17 Mile Cave when it filled with smoke early Saturday morning but, it wasn’t their fire. The…

A thrift store for a good cause is up and running again. The Family Crisis Center Second Helpings thrift store had its grand re-opening today. The…

There are some changes happening at Brigham Young University’s Idaho campus. The school will be taking out the blue emergency phones. The…

Two people were arrested after the Idaho Falls Police Department seized 504 grams of marijuana and 1.4 grams of methamphetamine thanks to the help of…

The Carr Foundation has donated $905,000 to the Museum of Idaho (MOI) to help with the museum’s expansion and enhance the existing facility.…