Rexburg

A 75-year-old Jefferson County man was killed in a single-car accident on Highway 33 early Monday morning.

With help from mom and dad, four-year-old Emree Eddy has started putting candy machines inside local businesses, giving customers a quick sweet treat while learning about money, responsibility and communication.

Rexburg Police is asking people to avoid Main Street between 1st East and Center Street because of an unexploded ordnance that was found in the area.

Crews are making progress on the Big Rock Fire near Heise, with containment reaching 22% Wednesday morning.

The fire remains at 2,199 acres with 278 personnel assigned to the incident.

The Big Rock Fire remains very active and at 0% containment as officials warn people to stay out of the fire area and obey road closures.

Officials said current road closures are expected to remain in place through the coming week and could be extended depending on fire conditions and ongoing operations.

A strict new burn ban went into effect in Madison County, Idaho, on July 15, 2026, following recent brush fires.

The late June shooting that claimed the life of a 49-year-old Plano woman has been determined an accident after her father unintentionally fired the gun, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced in an update Tuesday.

Fire crews in Madison County have gained the upper hand on the nearly 1,300-acre Maze Fire. As of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters have successfully contained approximately 25% of the fast-moving blaze.

Yellowstone Bear World was temporarily closed on Tuesday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat, but no devices or explosives were found and the park was reopened shortly after.

MADISON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that left a 49-year-old woman dead Sunday evening. Deputies were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. to a residence at 4021 N. 5725 E. in Madison County following a report of a shooting. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies found Lesa Perrenoud,

Bucking broncos, bulls and cowboys are set to steal the stage at Madison County Fairgrounds this Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.

Leonardo Santiago Jara Saltos was arrested and charged with felony aggravated battery after police allege he willfully caused injury to his three-month-old child, resulting in a skull fracture and past bleeding in the brain.

“Loved ones were taken suddenly without warning. Homes, farms and ways of life built through generations were sucked away in minutes as the torrent of floodwaters surged through the Upper Snake River Plain. Entire communities including Sugar City, Rexburg and Wilford were forever changed.”

“The disaster happened, and what we are really celebrating is the way the community came together to recover from the disaster – all of the volunteer help that came to help us recover and shovel out the mud and all those kind of things,” said Rexburg Mayor Jerry Merrill.

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) — A years-long drug trafficking investigation in Madison County has led to the seizure of thousands of THC products, multiple firearms and other illegal drugs, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said detectives recovered more than 1,600 THC cartridges containing more than 6 pounds of THC, along with 79 grams

Universal Society of Hinduism President Rajan Zed has offered opening prayers at the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Idaho Senate, a Bonneville County Commissioner meeting and the St. Anthony, Arimo, Burley, Boise and Meridian City Councils.

Eight structures were destroyed in a fire that started with an outdoor cooking fire near Thornton, Idaho.

The Madison County Fire Department is evacuating the Wind Willow RV Park as crews battle a large structure fire at the old Thornton Merc near Yellowstone Hwy. and the Thornton off-ramp.

The Madison Fire Department Pipe Brigade has announced that 2026 will be its last year of performing, after 17 years of service to the residents of Madison County and surrounding communities.

Madisonhealth is offering a new air medical helicopter service to expand emergency critical care access and cut down response times.

“It’s a $1 million dollar grant, so we’re going to be planting trees all over the city all summer long,” said Rexburg Mayor Jerry Merrill. “We’re going to be planting hundreds, maybe even thousands of trees!”

Fall River Electric Cooperative crews are responding to a widespread power outage affecting almost 1,000 customers in the Rexburg area Wednesday afternoon.

According to updates from the utility provider’s Facebook page, the outage is impacting residents in the Burton, Hibbard, Archer, & Salem areas. While the specific cause of the outage remains under investigation, Fall River Electric confirmed that repair teams are “en route to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.”

The Rexburg Police Department is notifying the surrounding community of an important training exercise scheduled for tonight at the Frontier Credit Union on 2nd E. Police say the training will draw a large group of law enforcement and emergency vehicles to the area.

“We already have a river that has too much of certain pollutants, and so we really want to avoid exacerbating that – making that any worse,” Idaho Conservation League’s Regulatory Program Manager Will Tiedemann said.