ISU announces return to in-person instruction in fall
Idaho State University has announced plans to return to full in-person instruction and campus activities in Fall 2021.…
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Dramatic video shows hero good Samaritan rescue woman trapped in overturned truck
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Incredible cell phone video shows a Good Samaritan…
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Idaho Falls Aquatic Center to close for repair this fall
A major repair of its HVAC systems will call for closure of the Wes Deist Aquatic Center in Idaho Falls beginning this fall. The systems help…
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Jigsaw puzzle makers struggle to meet demand after pandemic puzzle boom
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Jigsaw puzzles have seen a boom in popularity as…
Continue Reading ‘You really don’t have to hold it in:’ Psychologist uses autism diagnosis as inspiration
Click here for updates on this story CASTLE SHANNON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Imagine navigating your way through a so far…
Continue Reading Tempers flare as parents, teachers & administrators clash during meeting on reopening of schools
Click here for updates on this story MERCER COUNTY, New Jersey (KYW) — Parents, teachers and administrators clashed…
Continue Reading Heat’s Meyers Leonard to be away from team indefinitely after using anti-Semitic slur
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A video posted on Twitter shows Miami Heat player Meyers Leonard…
Continue Reading Dallas Police thank firefighters for having their backs during recent crises
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Dallas Police officers recognized the bravery of those who came to…
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Lower speed limits ordered to limit breakup
Snowstorms and fluctuating temperatures have created a new crop of potholes on regional highways this month.…
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Pay It Forward: Growling Garden
A unique garden where all the work is meant to teach and all the food is meant to feed the community in…
Continue Reading Skater uses Apple Watch to call 911 after crashing through ice
Click here for updates on this story SOMERSWORTH, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A skater used his Apple Watch to call 911 after…
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Aerial tram to close for maintenance
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has announced its famous Aerial Tram will not operate during the summer of 2021. …
Continue Reading France will accelerate declassification of Algeria war files, Elysee Palace says
France will speed up the declassification of secret defense archives, including those related to its war with Algeria, as it continues to grapple…
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Idaho ends Powerball in state, fearing foreign participation
Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery have killed legislation that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to…
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Temporary speed reductions in East Idaho as spring breakup approaches
Recent winter storms and fluctuating temperatures have caused potholes to develop along roadways in Eastern…
Continue Reading Group care home for disabled senior citizens surprises neighbors
Click here for updates on this story WEST OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Homeowners in a newer West Omaha subdivision are…
Continue Reading Quick-thinking officer helps catch murder suspect
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A quick-thinking Atlanta police officer was able to nab a murder…
Continue Reading 7 people evaluated following chemical incident at Connecticut Walmart
Click here for updates on this story OLD SAYBROOK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Fire crews were called to the Walmart in Old…
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Police find person of interest in Caldwell fatal hit-and-run
Officials with the Idaho State Police say they’ve located a person of interest in connection with a hit-and-run accident in Caldwell that killed a…
Continue Reading Michigan man charged in connection with homemade explosive device at high school
Michigan police charged a 33-year-old man Tuesday after a student brought a homemade explosive device to a high school and accidentally detonated it.…
Continue Reading Tennessee artist raises money for Taylor Swift mural
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — After being removed from a the Legend’s Corner…
Continue Reading Health department holding clinics to vaccinate indigenous residents
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Thousands of indigenous residents in mid-Michigan have…
Continue Reading Kyle Rittenhouse trial delayed until fall
Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — There’s a delay in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.…
Continue Reading Apartment building has been without stairs for nearly 1 month
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — No stairs. That’s been the reality for families who live…
Continue Reading ‘It is simply time’ Owners say goodbye to ice cream shop after 66 years in business
Click here for updates on this story MARION, North Carolina (WLOS) — Owners of a popular, family-owned ice cream…
Continue Reading Mailman delivers $100,000 winning ticket to Kansas Lottery
Click here for updates on this story TOPEKA, Kansas (KCTV) — A Kansas City, Kansas mailman is now $100,000 richer…
Continue Reading Smithsonian receives vial from the first Covid-19 vaccine dose administered in the US
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has received the vial from the first authorized Covid-19 vaccine dose administered in the…
Continue Reading One island industry booming during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Many businesses have been hurt financially from the pandemic. As…
Continue Reading Fort Smith’s first female police officer laid to rest
Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — A funeral was held Wednesday (March 10) morning for…
Continue Reading A guide to what you can expect to get from the $1.9 trillion stimulus package
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package contains a wide range of benefits to help Americans who are still struggling with the economic fallout of the…
Continue Reading Sheldon, a miniature donkey, is a finalist in a contest to pick the next Cadbury bunny
Click here for updates on this story DOVER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — For the second straight year, a York County farm…
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Beautiful private island in Bahamas goes up for sale
What’s better than having your own luxury resort in the Bahamas? Owning your own private island in the Bahamas. Little Ragged Island, also…
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Utah governor: All adults will be vaccine eligible April 1
Utah’s governor says all people age 18 and over in the state will become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines on April 1.…
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14-year-old boy hit and killed while saving friend’s life, family says
A 14-year-old boy was killed Friday when he was hit by a car while trying to get his friend out of the way, police…
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Burglars target veterinary clinics
Idaho Falls area law enforcement agencies are investigating a series of burglaries at local veterinary clinics. …
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Western states chart diverging paths as water shortages loom
Legislation in Utah is raising concerns as seven Western states prepare to negotiate how to sustain a river that supplies 40 million people and a…
Continue Reading Los Angeles school district reaches tentative agreement to reopen for in-person learning by April
The nation’s second-largest school district has reached a tentative deal with a teachers’ union to reopen its schools for at least some…
Continue Reading A hug at long last: Child goes running into his grandmother’s arms
Click here for updates on this story FORD CITY, Pennsylvania (WTAE ) — A 3-year-old boy who hadn’t seen his…
Continue Reading Major retailer now selling teen’s book
Click here for updates on this story ELK GROVE, California (KCRA ) — A 17-year-old from Elk Grove is finding success…
Continue Reading Former husband of victim in quadruple homicide arrested
Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT ) — Police in Missouri have arrested a man who was…
Continue Reading Grandmother receives first vaccine in 63 years, looking forward to reuniting with family
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV ) — Jeanne Pfeifer just got the COVID-19 vaccine and now the…
Continue Reading A Harvard professor argued that Korean women forced into sex slavery in WWII did so voluntarily. Now he’s facing a backlash
A Harvard professor has sparked international backlash after publishing an academic article arguing that Korean comfort women — sent against…
Continue Reading Worker knocked over by 2,000-pound boulder on lake bluff
Click here for updates on this story SHOREWOOD, Wisconsin (WISN ) — A construction worker was taken to the hospital…
Continue Reading Goats seized from property following investigation into improper care complaints
Click here for updates on this story REDDING, Connecticut (WFSB) — On Wednesday, the state’s Dept. of Agriculture…
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Emergency team formed to deal with zebra mussels
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has created an emergency response team to mitigate the impacts of invasive zebra mussels in the state.…
Continue Reading Diesel rises in Butte wetlands after 485-gallon overfill
Click here for updates on this story BUTTE, Montana (Billings Gazette) — Montana Tech professor David Hutchins took…
Continue Reading Dozens of dead cows believed to be floating in Missouri River
Click here for updates on this story BISMARCK, North Dakota (Bismarck Tribune) — Anywhere from 30 to 100 dead cattle…
Continue Reading Investigation into death of Georgia teen found in a rolled-up gym mat 8 years ago will be reopened
An investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager found dead in a rolled-up gym mat eight years ago, has been reopened,…
Continue Reading “It wreaks havoc:” Georgia bill would make daylight saving time year-round
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — We’re just days away from the often-dreaded act of changing the…
Continue Reading This COVID long-hauler is afraid to take a shower a year after her infection because of the amount of hair she has lost
March 26 marks the one-year anniversary of Lauren Thomas Mandel’s COVID-19 infection — and she and her family are still feeling the…
Continue Reading Alaska opens vaccines to residents 16 and up, the first state to drop nearly all eligibility requirements
Alaska, one of the states leading the US in vaccinations, has made the COVID-19 vaccine available to any resident ages 16 and up. It’s the…
Continue Reading Fire-Rescue challenging women to intense 9-stage obstacle course, first step to becoming firefighter
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Are you up for a challenge?! Mobile Fire Rescue is…
Continue Reading As Texas governor lifts state mask mandate, here’s what we know
Texans will no longer be under a statewide mandate to wear masks in public as of Wednesday, but they shouldn’t be too quick to throw out their…
Continue Reading 1 in 3 women worldwide experience violence in their lifetime, WHO says
One in three women globally are subjected to physical or sexual violence during their lifetimes, estimates a damning new report from the World Health…
Continue Reading Doctor pays $110,000 over allegations of improper opioid prescriptions
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WiscNews) — A Madison doctor who worked at Group Health…
Continue Reading Pub holds virtual ceiling sweep to raise money for children
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — An annual tradition continued at Kells Irish Pub in…
Continue Reading Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in fatal Kenosha protest shootings pushed back to November
Prosecutors and a defense attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse agreed to move the start of Rittenhouse’s trial in fatal shootings during protests in…
Continue Reading Equatorial Guinea explosion witness says dynamite blast devastation akin to aftermath of ‘an atomic bomb’
A woman who witnessed the aftermath of the explosions that rocked Equatorial Guinea has said the scenes resembled the detonation of an atomic bomb.…
Continue Reading Allan McDonald, engineer who refused to approve Challenger launch, dies in Utah
Click here for updates on this story OGDEN, Utah (KSL) — Allan McDonald, the whistleblower and engineer sent by…
Continue Reading Caught on Camera: Violent attackers ambush young women at Atlanta gas station
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Surveillance footage captured the terrifying moment before two…
Continue Reading ‘People have to eat’: Farm workers now eligible for coronavirus vaccine
Click here for updates on this story GOLDSBORO, North Carolina (WRAL) — North Carolina farmers and farm workers are…
Continue Reading Oregon resident survives 100 foot fall down oceanside cliff
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portlander now has an incredible story to tell after…
Continue Reading Gov. to sign bill banning natural hair discrimination
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A law that bans natural hair discrimination is set…
Continue Reading How a Missouri native became a top fighter ace during World War II
Click here for updates on this story PERRY COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV ) — The family of Missouri’s top World War II…
Continue Reading ‘Severely injured’ puppies brought in for treatment leads to arrest of man
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A Saginaw County man was arrested after multiple…
Continue Reading Two women take their hair salon on the road
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Two bestfriends had a lot of free time last year.…
Continue Reading A Utah woman found a 19th century tombstone in the yard at her new house
A Utah woman’s new home came with an old mystery — a tombstone from the 1890s. Elise Armand was going through her storage shed over the…
Continue Reading Texas authorities investigating allegations of racism and bullying of a 13-year-old by his classmates during sleepover
Texas school and law enforcement officials have launched investigations after videos surfaced showing a 13-year-old allegedly being bullied by…
Continue Reading Hawaii declares an emergency as flooding causes extensive damage, including bridge collapses
The state of Hawaii is under an emergency proclamation as the state struggles with widespread damage from flooding. Gov. David Ige signed the…
Continue Reading Second death of official from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party raises fears of Myanmar military detention
An official from ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi‘s party has died in custody following alleged torture, the second such death while in…
Continue Reading Zoom hearing abruptly ends when court realizes suspect is in same home as victim of alleged assault
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A U.S. court hearing via Zoom for a man accused of…
Continue Reading As pandemic lockdowns swept the US, here’s how some found the silver linings
Many of us are looking back through our phone’s camera roll right about now, reminiscing on where we were this time last year. We all have a…
Continue Reading ‘This horror has to stop.’ Spiritual advisers to death row inmates decry recent wave of federal executions
It wasn’t until Yusuf Nur was inside the execution chamber, standing next to a condemned man strapped to a gurney, that he understood why…
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Blackfoot runaway located
The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 12-year-old, Jayde Jaramillo.…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s military has detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup. Here’s what you need to know
Myanmar’s military seized power of the Southeast Asian country in a coup on Monday, after detaining the country’s civilian leader Aung…
Continue Reading The world needs all the doctors it can get right now. This terminal cancer patient is risking the time she has left to become one
Perched on her living room couch, cup of tea in hand, Krista Bose rattles off complex medical terms without the slightest hesitation, then pauses to…
Continue Reading Namibia’s First Lady releases powerful video message to trolls who ‘slut-shamed’ her
Namibia’s First Lady, Monica Geingos, marked International Women’s Day with a powerful message to internet trolls, who she says have…
Continue Reading One year after Ahmaud Arbery was killed, Georgia’s House passes bill to overhaul citizen’s arrest law
Georgia’s House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that would roll back citizen’s arrest law in the state. Monday’s…
Continue Reading China and Russia agree to build joint lunar space station
China and Russia have agreed to jointly construct a lunar space station that will be “open to all countries,” the China National Space…
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School election results for March 9
Several school districts across eastern Idaho are holding elections for Supplement Levies, Bond issues and recall elections. …
Continue Reading First independent report into Xinjiang genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing’s ‘intent to destroy’ Uyghur people
The Chinese government’s alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations’ Genocide Convention,…
Continue Reading Westerners are increasingly scared of traveling to China as threat of detention rises
Jeff Wasserstrom is a self-proclaimed China specialist who is seriously considering never returning to China — at least, he says, not while…
Continue Reading Heavy rainfall in Hawaii’s Maui damaged homes, sparked evacuations and worries over possible dam failure
The mayor of Maui has asked some residents to evacuate and others to shelter in place due to flooding that threatened to cause a dam failure earlier…
Continue Reading NBA player Meyers Leonard apologizes for using anti-Semitic slur while livestreaming a video game
NBA player Meyers Leonard issued an apology Tuesday after a video appeared to show him using an anti-Semitic slur while livestreaming a video game.…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to two capital murder charges
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Dekota Harvey pled guilty to two counts of capital…
Continue Reading High rip current risk along northern Gulf beaches as spring breakers flock to coast
Click here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — A high risk of rip currents began along the Alabama…
Continue Reading Here’s what hourly workers and small business owners think of a $15 minimum wage
President Joe Biden, along with other Democrats, have voiced support for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour. But…
Continue Reading Leaders of US, Japan, India and Australia to meet in first-ever ‘Quad’ summit
The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet in a virtual summit Friday, the US and Indian governments announced Tuesday.…
Continue Reading Buckingham Palace says royal family is ‘saddened’ in first statement since Harry and Meghan interview
Buckingham Palace broke its silence Tuesday evening over Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, saying in a statement on…
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481 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 481 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths on…
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Idaho House defeats bill outlawing protests at private homes
Legislation to make it illegal to demonstrate at private residences in Idaho was defeated Tuesday in the state…
Continue Reading Sea level rise is increasing fastest in populous coastal areas, study says
Coastal communities are experiencing sea level rise four times worse than global water rise, according to a new study released Monday. Groundwater…
Continue Reading A police officer in Michigan has been charged after shooting a passenger in a fleeing vehicle, state AG says
A Lowell, Michigan, police officer was arraigned Tuesday on assault, misconduct and weapons charges after he fired at a fleeing vehicle last year,…
Continue Reading Major’s not the only misbehaving White House dog. But don’t let that deter you from adopting a shelter pup
So many people are adopting dogs in this time of pandemic-induced loneliness that shelters are being emptied out. A recent “biting…
Continue Reading Kendrick Johnson death investigation will be reopened, Georgia sheriff says
An investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager found dead in a rolled-up gym mat eight years ago, has been reopened,…
Continue Reading Summers in Northern Hemisphere may last half the year by 2100: study
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario A new study has found that summers in the Northern Hemisphere may last…
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Skier dies after accident at Big Sky
A 60-year-old Texas man died in a skiing accident at Big Sky Resort on Friday.…
Continue Reading Music from history now part of the future
Click here for updates on this story PEGRAM, Tennessee (WSMV) — Music from our history is now part of our future for…
Continue Reading North Carolina county makes changes after vaccine appointment number flagged as spam
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Henderson County COVID-19 Call…
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