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A new warden has been named for the Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center. The Idaho Department of Correction said Jeff Kirkman has taken the…

Just after 9:30pm police and fire crews responded to a two vehicle crash on northbound U.S. Highway 20 in Madison County on Thursday night. A pickup…

Some students in Rexburg are taking action to raise awareness about the Ukrainian conflict. A group of students gathered at Kiwi Loco in Rexburg this…

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A 17-year-old boy is in custody in connection with a threatening note found at Jackson Hole High School on Thursday. In a joint news conference with…

A man accused of murder at a quinceanera party in Rigby last summer pleaded guilty in the Jefferson County Courthouse on Thursday. Under the plea…

Idaho aims to slow prison growth and save $288 million over five years with a justice-system overhaul meant to help nonviolent offenders complete…

Starting March 1, the city of Rexburg will be scaling back its curbside recycling program. The city currently partners with Brigham Young…

Idaho emergency officials and law enforcement made history Thursday. For the first time ever, the Idaho Falls Police department, Bonneville County…

The Idaho Falls Greenbelt may look a little different come October. The Idaho Falls Redevelopment Agency approved an extension to last year’s…

Skyline High School basketball coach Clint Cornish has been reinstated. He will coach the Grizzlies in a game Thursday night. Cornish was ejected…

In a recent Idaho State Department of Education assessment, unauthorized entrance was made in doors other than the designated single entrance point…

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Changes are coming to a 2004 plan that maintains and monitors air quality in Pocatello and Chubbuck. Those changes will focus on the way emissions…

The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball lottery have been announced. The winning numbers are 1, 17, 35, 49, 54, with Powerball…

The Idaho state capitol rotunda hosted their annual Buy Idaho Trade Show Wednesday. Buy Idaho is a nonprofit organization that works to shine light…

Wednesday night, Rexburg police will be presenting a comprehensive safety plan to the city council. A big part of the plan will be strengthening…

Idaho lawmakers are one step closer to giving teachers more money. On Tuesday, the House Education Committee passed a bill that would spend $15.9…

Door-to-door sales companies have been hitting southeast Idaho this week to start trying to recruit college students to move out of state of the…

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The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office unveiled a new addition to its fleet Tuesday. Deputies said this will be a great asset to the force. The…

The Henry’s Fork Watershed Council held a public meeting Tuesday afternoon, and one of the topics on the agenda was the possibility of Island…

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Pocatello Planning and Development has approved the request for the Islamic Society to remodel an old restaurant, but renovations could be delayed if…

A man from Idaho Falls will be headed to court soon after police say he got into a pushing match with an officer during a Skyline basketball game.…

Less than a week after a group of students lunches were taken in Utah, parents are outraged after a student’s lunch was taken at Rigby Middle…

Starting a business can be, well, risky, but some of the top local research, development and innovation experts are holding an innovation symposium…

A new bill proposal will ask Idahoans who use state funding under the Professional Studies Program to come back and practice in Idaho or pay back a…

A traffic stop on Interstate 15 in Idaho Falls led to the arrest of a man who had drugs worth $55,000, Idaho State Police said. Deangelo L. Hankston,…

The parents of the only known U.S. prisoner of war say they are “cautiously optimistic” about reported renewed efforts to win his…

BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS 3A DISTRICT 6Teton 32*Sugar-Salem 67 F Shelley 54*South Fremont 58 F 2A DISTRICT 6*Salmon 63North Fremont 61 F Ririe…

Martial arts is one of the fastest growing sports in the country, and nowadays more children and more women are joining to learn more than just…

Usually, when you come across celebrity news it’s negative or simply gossip, but 23-year-old Joey Parker of Idaho Falls aims to do just the…

AAA predicts that Idaho gas prices will start to rise this month, but the hike won’t be as large as last year’s. “Obviously I look…

Valentines Day was a day to focus on romance. But what happens when the romance goes bad and turns abusive? That’s the kind of thing the Family…

Bannock County residents are experiencing some unusual winter weather this weekend, facing high winds and even flooding in some areas. The National…

The summer of 2012 ended with tragedy for the Idaho State track and field team. On a typical day before the indoor season started the Bengals would…

Take a walk around Johnson’s Discount Foods on Woodruff Avenue in Idaho Falls and the first thing you’ll notice are the discounted…

Following this week’s incident in Filer, where a officer Tarek Hassani shot and killed an unleashed black lab, many have begun to question what…

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Nearsightedness has doubled in the last 30 years and much of it is from too much screen time, but for many people computers and technology are a part…

The cold has finally relinquished its grip on eastern Idaho–at least for now. But this week’s warmer temperatures are bringing flooding…

Local flower shops were busy Friday trying to keep up with the Valentine’s Day hustle. The National Retail Federation said nearly 40 percent of…

Lamar Advertising has donated more than $25,000 for 13 digital billboards to bring Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl home in Idaho. Bergdahl is a prisoner of war in…

A man who police said provided drugs to high school students is in jail after one of them was hospitalized. Officers said Alexander Casquiera, 27, of…

There is no doubt that when it comes to science and math, most K-12 students would rather pass. The Idaho National Laboratory is teaming up with…

Rexburg police are trying to find a missing Rexburg man. Richard Charles Loomis, 44, was last seen around 10 p.m. Feb. 8. Loomis left home in the…

The city of Pocatello held a meeting for the mosque proposed in Pocatello Thursday evening. Many voiced their opinions for the mosque, saying all…

GIRLS TOURNAMENT5A DISTRICT 5-6Hillcrest 44*Highland 63 F 4A DISTRICT 5-6 CHAMPIONSHIPRigby 37*Pocatello 49 F 3A DISTRICT 5*Marsh Valley 43American…

More than a quarter of teens say they are extremely stressed, and psychologists say that number will increase this year, according to the latest…

With all the focus on Olympic champions, there’s another kind of champion in Eastern Idaho. This week’s United Dairymen of Idaho…

During Thursday night’s town hall meeting, the City of Pocatello said it will be creating a plan over the next two years called a SWIF plan, or…

We already use the internet to shop for the cheapest flights and hotels, so why not hospitals? Tuesday, State Rep. Brandon Hixon, R-Caldwell,…

A national sporting goods store, Cabela’s, announced plans Thursday to build a 42,000 square-foot store in Ammon. In a news release from its…

The Boy Scouts of America is opening a full-time service center on Main Street in Rexburg. According to a news release Thursday, the center is…

Defense and prosecuting attorneys will attempt to mediate a plea agreement next week for 23-year-old Emmanuel Jesus Granados. Granados is charged…

This Valentine’s Day, some actors are bringing something a little different to Idaho Falls. The Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre is presenting a…

The matchmaking mobile app Tinder has become a fixture on BYU-Idaho’s campus in Rexburg. “It’s like the LDS Singles of college…

With the Simplot Games just one day away, local hotels are gearing-up for the mass amounts of people about to take over the town. That’s 1,900…

In 27 days, patrons of Bonneville School District 93 will vote on a $92 million bond for a new high school and middle school. Patrons of the district…

BOYS BASKETBALLIdaho Falls 45*Madison 65 F Rigby 51*Bonneville 65 F Hillcrest 59*Skyline 70 F Blackfoot 39*Century 50 F *Highland 65Pocatello 43 F…

The city of Downey can be expecting some pretty big additions to its community – 200 foot-tall wind turbines. This information comes after a…

Valentine’s Day is one of Main Street Diamonds’ busiest times of the year. “Valentine’s, the month of February, and the…

After recent news of a potential water curtailment, several cities across eastern Idaho may want to come up with a plan. The Department of Water…

A bill that would allow concealed weapons onto Idaho college campuses passed the Senate State Affairs Committee on Wednesday. Those who spoke in the…

Some children in EIRMC’s pediatric center got a special valentine Wednesday. Art students at Skyline High School put together boxes for kids…

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The Pocatello Police Department recognized their many volunteers at the 20th Annual Recognition Banquet on Tuesday evening. Community Services…

Department of Energy Contractor S.M. Stoller Corp. has been acquired by Huntington Ingall Industries for an undisclosed amount. Idaho Falls is just…

Tuesday afternoon the Pocatello/Chubbuck School Board met in an executive session regarding how it would spend the $441,000 levy approved at the…

Pocatello could be seeing its first, full-scale mosque, since the current one is so small, it can no longer serve its purpose. The Idaho State…

Remember the two sisters from Idaho Falls who placed in the top 10 of “America’s Got Talent?” One of them has just released two new…

Idaho may need to pay back nearly $15 million to cover the Idaho Education Network. IEN is a statewide program that provides broadband Internet…

A man died while working on the new Longfellow Elementary School on Monday morning. Jeffrey D. Jaggar, 40, was working on the site on 2500 South…

Grand Teton National Park has a new superintendent. David Vela will began his duties in six weeks, the park service announced Tuesday. Vela is…

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The Madison Mobile Food Pantry provides food to more than 500 families every month, but those families were going to go without donations this month…

Coming up at 10 on Local News 8. After a steady incline of mortgage rates in 2013 the new year has brought a drop. Tonight we talk to local experts…

Local Realtors say home sales were strong this winter and 2014 is looking bright for buyers and sellers. Mortgage rates climbed every week in the…

The Madison Country Mobile Food Pantry service familys in need from all over Madison. But the pantry found itself in need of new location. Tonight on…

By 8 a.m. Monday, dozens of senators filed into the Lincoln Auditorium of the Senate West Wing in Boise to attend the SenateState Affairs Committee…

Rocky Mountain Power is urging Idaho customers to prepare for a possible loss of electric service while crews upgrade its equipment. The utility said…

The Bureau of Reclamation wants your input on how to improve water supply to the upper valley. The Henry’s Fork Basin study was released Monday…

A man was arrested after a three-hour standoff with police and a SWAT team in Firth on Saturday night. Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland said…

A repeat sex offender from Idaho Falls will spend the rest of his life in prison. In November, a Bonneville County jury found Jeffrey Lewis Dunn, 53,…

A Bonneville County jury convicted Jeffrey Lewis Dunn of three felony counts of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16 on Friday. During his…

The numbers are in and ten young mathletes will represent southeast Idaho in the statewide Math Counts competition. This weekend’s competition…

Sunday afternoon a Rigby pastor kissed a pig on the snout in front of his congregation. Dave Schilling, pastor of Crown of Life Lutheran Church,…

A local student is talking about her grandparents’ fight for her rights after they were arrested at the State Capitol Monday. ISU student…

During the winter months, many people turn on their car to let it warm up while they stay inside, usually leaving their car unlocked – and…

If you snore or feel tired during the day it could be from a more serious sleep disorder called sleep apnea. The disorder affects 10 percent of the…

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A child was hospitalized in a two-vehicle accident in Bonneville County on Friday morning. A Suburban was backing out of a driveway on North 35th…

Local gun shops are feeling the effects of the U.S. government stockpiling, panic-buying and hoarding certain kinds of ammunition. But the shortage…

The Idaho Department of Labor said eastern Idaho is expected to see an increase in retail jobs. The department said in just six years the region…

A BYU-Idaho student is calling for the school to allow concealed handguns on campus and his message is getting a lot of support. Two weeks ago, Nick…

A Maverik worker was arrested after Rigby police said he embezzled from the convenience store. Loss prevention officers for Maverik met with an…

From X-rays to cavities, more kids were given brighter smiles Thursday after dentists across Idaho gave kids free dental work in honor of Give Kids a…

Take some extra time getting to work this morning. Snow is covering roadways all across eastern Idaho causing drivers to slow down and take extra…

The Pocatello City Council unanimously approved the wording that will put the non-discrimination ordinance on a ballot in May, but not without some…