Central Fire issues burn ban
The Central Fire District has issued a burn ban for Saturday, April…
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Frontier Days return music lineup includes Brooks, LeDoux
Country music artists including Garth Brooks will perform at the first Cheyenne Frontier Days since the onset of the coronavirus…
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1st Choice Urgent Care opens in Shelley
A much-needed urgent care has opened in Shelley.…
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Pocatello Arts Council seeks artists for digital exhibition
Local artists looking to publicly display their work are getting their chance thanks to the Pocatello Arts…
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Idaho Falls officials meet with AAPI community
Idaho Falls City representatives met with members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community last week to listen to concerns about…
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Steelhead stocked in Blue Mountain Meadow Pond
Idaho Fish and Game’s Pahsimeroi Hatchery personnel released 100 steelhead in Blue Mountain Meadow Pond…
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ISU’s College of Technology offers dual credit opportunity for high school students
daho State University’s College of Technology is now offering Career and Technical Education (CTE) dual credit courses for high school students.…
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Officials: Yellowstone-area grizzly bear deaths up from 2019
A Montana state report made public this week showed that grizzly bear deaths in parts of Yellowstone National Park increased last year and were…
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LOCAL LINKS: Royal Theaters
While movie theaters across the U.S. are reopening more than a year after cinemas went completely dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some local…
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Wind gusts cause havoc across region
Idaho Falls and Rigby areas seems to have had the strongest winds in the area, even though winds are strong all across the region.…
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Woman rescued after 3 days
A stranded driver seems to have made it through a rough…
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Anti-government activist Bundy arrested at Idaho Statehouse
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy was arrested again Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of trespassing at the Idaho…
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Blowing dust closes I-15 north of Idaho Falls to Roberts
Interstate 15 is closed between Idaho Falls and Roberts due to blowing dust causing low visibility.…
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310 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 310 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths on…
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House approved new version of transportation bonding bill
The Idaho House has approved a new version of a transportation bonding…
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Crews restore power
Idaho Falls Power crews are working to restore power to customers around Melaleuca Field before 6 p.m.…
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Petition asks Little to veto Senate Bill 1110
Former Supreme Court Justice Jim Jones presented a 16,000 signature petition to Governor Brad Little calling for veto of SB 1110. …
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Senate fails to overturn Idaho governor’s tax commission veto
The governor’s veto of a bill that would have made changes to how the Idaho Tax Commission is run will…
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Committee kills Ehardt’s sex education bill
The Senate Education Committee killed Idaho Falls Representative Barbara Ehardt’s Sex Education Bill that had already passed the…
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Reentry Center walkaway captured
The Minidoka Sheriff’s Office and Cassia County Sheriff’s Office took a 41-year-old into custody Thursday around 12 p.m.…
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Industrial hemp bill heads to governor’s desk
A bill to legalize industrial hemp in Idaho is on its way to Governor Brad Little’s…
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Governor outlines Wyoming rescue plan priorities
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has created a group of stakeholders to develop a blueprint for the use of federal relief funds being distributed to the…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 70 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 70 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Official: COVID-19 variants likely spreading across Idaho
An Idaho official says concerning coronavirus variants are likely spreading across the state, intensifying pressure to speed up vaccination efforts.…
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I-15 – US20 off-ramp under construction
The Idaho Transportation Department has begun construction of an off-ramp from northbound Interstate 15 onto eastbound US 20 in Idaho Falls. …
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D91 entends offer to another superintendent candidate
The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees held a special meeting Thursday morning and voted 5-0 to extend an offer to Dr. James Shank to be D91’s new…
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Man arrested after threatening people with a knife
Idaho Falls Police arrested Justin Breeden, 34, of Bakersfield, California after he was reported to be threatening and chasing people with a knife.…
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Pocatello to flush fire hydrants
Pocatellans are seeing water flowing out of fire hydrants around the…
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Wear blue Friday to raise child abuse awareness
Have you noticed all the blue pinwheels throughout the…
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Governor announces board and commission appointments
Governor Brad Little has announced new appointments to the Idaho Water Resource Board.…
Continue Reading Wyoming lawmakers adjourn with $300M K-12 deficit unresolved
Wyoming lawmakers ended a month-long legislative session without agreement on resolving a $300 million education funding…
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City of Pocatello finalizing access points at Portneuf River
Improved access points to the Portneuf River are on the way in…
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Idaho Falls Zoo Amur tiger passes away
The Idaho Falls Zoo announced Thursday the passing of its 18-year-old Amur tiger, Basha.…
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BYU-Idaho sets winter semester commencement
Brigham Young University-Idaho winter-semester commencement exercises will once again be held online on Thursday, April 8. …
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COVID “long-haulers” get recognized by Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
What determines a person as a “long-hauler” or “long covid” hasn’t been decided by health care providers or researchers, but one study used the…
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Crews to begin setting Snake River girders Sunday
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from Offedal Construction Inc. will be setting girders in the Snake River beginning…
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Lawmen to target distracted driving Thursday
Law enforcement agencies across the country are participating in a distracted driving engagement called “Connect to Disconnect.”…
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Blackfoot High School selected for Build an Esport Lab campaign
Video games are becoming serious business at Blackfoot High School.
Back in March, Blackfoot was selected to be one of 25 schools nationwide to…
Bill to make Idaho ballot measures tougher heads to governor
Legislation making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots is heading to the governor, who has hinted of a possible veto.…
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Arizona man to face DUI, drug charges in fatal crash
An Arizona man will face multiple felony driving under the influence and drug charges in a head-on crash on a Nevada highway that killed three…
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Idaho governor bans mandated COVID-19 ‘vaccine passports’
Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued an executive order Wednesday banning state government from requiring or issuing COVID-19 “vaccine…
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Housing shortage impacting first time buyers, renters
A cutthroat housing market is seriously impacting first time home buyers and renters in Southeast…
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Vallow/Daybell July trial vacated
Judge Steven Boyce granted a motion Wednesday to vacate Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell’s July…
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Cranes of luck at Fox Hollow Elementary
The kids in Mrs. Wyrick’s class have a wish of having a great summer with family and…
Continue Reading 349 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 349 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…
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BBB warns us of signs promising money
Signs promising money for unused diabetes test strips are showing up around Eastern…
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Reclaim Idaho prepares initiative to restore citizen rights
After the Idaho Legislature passed a bill changing the rules for citizen initiatives, Reclaim Idaho filed an initiative with the Secretary of State…
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Water year ending with tight supply
A lack of precipitation during March resulted in near to below normal snowpack across most of the state as of April 1. …
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 81 new COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths in the area
Local health officials reported 81 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths in the area…
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Yellowstone outlines road projects
Yellowstone National Park has outlined plans for three major road construction projects this season. …
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Lawmaker panel advances two anti-abortion bills to Senate
A panel of Idaho lawmakers advanced two bills targeting abortion…
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Conservation Alliance outlines Northern South Park proposal
The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance is convinced it has a plan that could benefit the Gill family and open up the Northern South Park area to…
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Truck lodges under Northgate Bridge
Traffic was blocked during the lunch-hour Wednesday after a truck hauling a trailer got stuck under the Northgate Bridge near Boulevard.…
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House votes to override Idaho governor’s tax commission veto
The House on Wednesday voted to override Republican Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a bill involving the responsibilities of the chairman of the Idaho…
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Wyoming lists most common baby names
There were fewer babies born in Wyoming last year, continuing a downward trend that began several years ago. …
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Idaho convenience stores make the case for Powerball
The Idaho Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association is urging the Idaho Legislature to rethink the House State Affairs Committee’s…
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Former FBI employee sentenced for receiving bribes, tax fraud
A former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release…
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Prescribed burns begin in Jackson area Monday
The Jackson Ranger District will move forward with its Teton to Snake Fuels Reduction project beginning April 12.…
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2 dead after semi collides with minivan
Two people are dead after their car was hit by a semi truck on Tuesday. Idaho State Police says a minivan failed to yield at Rich Lane and 100 West…
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Police release update about Pocatello stabbing incident
The Pocatello Police Department released an update Tuesday about an incident Monday where three individuals were reported to have been involved in an…
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Idaho Falls man killed attempting to cross I-15
A pedestrian was killed in a crash at 7:52 a.m. Tuesday at the Sunnyside overpass, milepost 116 on Interstate 15.…
Continue Reading 346 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 346 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…
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Legislation would double electric vehicle registration fees
An Idaho House committee on Tuesday introduced legislation that would more than double what it costs to register electric…
Continue Reading Idaho Senate passes so-called ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban
The Idaho Senate passed a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions in the state by banning them once fetal cardiac activity can be…
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Idaho Power customers log energy savings
A new report from Idaho Power Company (IPC) shows customers helped save 196,809 megawatt hours of energy by participating in energy efficiency…
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Bill to lift Idaho smoking age from 18 to 21 fails in House
The House on Tuesday rejected legislation banning anyone under 21 from buying cigarettes or electronic smoking products in Idaho has failed in the…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 147 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 4 new deaths
Local health officials reported 147 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths in the area Tuesday.…
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Bannock County looks forward to eventful summer, vaccinations pick up
After a year of cancellations, postponements, and virtual gatherings, Bannock County is looking forward to an eventful…
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Study: Drought-breaking rains more erratic, rare in US West
Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over the past half-century as climate change warmed the planet,…
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Information needed regarding swan shooting near Newdale
Conservation Officers are seeking information after discovering multiple dead trumpeter swans on March 27 at the intersection of 100 N. and 2750 E.…
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COVID-19 media briefing set Tuesday
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. MST…
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Juvenile questioned in accidental shooting incident
Idaho Falls Police are investigating an apparent accidental shooting that happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 3. …
Continue Reading Idaho panel OKs plan to nullify federal actions, rulings
An Idaho House panel on Tuesday approved legislation intended to give lawmakers veto power over federal government actions and federal court…
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Wyoming unemployment rate nudged up in February after drop
Wyoming’s unemployment rate ticked up in February, reversing a downward trend that tracked last year’s easing of coronavirus public health…
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Idaho to get nearly $21 million to boost vaccine uptake
Idaho will receive nearly $21 million in federal funds to encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to improve access among racial and ethnic…
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Wyoming confirms 4 COVID-19 variants found in state
The Wyoming Department of Health confirms four different COVID-19 variants have been found in Wyoming over the past several months. …
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Federal stats detail workplace fatalities
The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Idaho recorded 36 fatal work injuries in 2019, the latest statistics available. …
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Fish and Game seeks info on mountain lion poaching
The Idaho Fish and Game Department is seeking information about the poaching death of an adult female mountain lion.…
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Inkom firefighters down 5 range fires in 6 days
A fire started on private property on Lower Rock Creek Road at 1:15 p.m. Monday got out of control and spread uphill to the northeast.…
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Idaho Falls house fire sends one woman to hospital
One woman was hospitalized after a house fire in the 600 block of Laurelwood Avenue.…
Continue Reading 318 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 318 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…
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Farmers file antitrust lawsuit against big ag companies
A group of farmers has filed an antitrust case against several big agricultural companies, contending the companies worked together to ban e-commerce…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 142 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 1 new death
Local health officials reported 142 new COVID-19 cases and one new death in the area…
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IF bike store is the Senate’s small business of the month
Dave’s Bike Shop in Idaho Falls will be recognized as Senator Jim Risch’s Small Business of the Month.…
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Idaho Legislature has big to-do list after COVID-19 break
A huge income tax cut and rebate, legislation to limit the governor’s authority during emergencies, and a proposed constitutional amendment allowing…
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SIPH adds one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine to clinic schedule
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) is adding the one dose Johnson and Johnson’s Jansen Vaccine to its community clinics.…
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Idaho gas prices slow down
After months of soaring gas prices, Idaho saw the smallest weekly jump since January this…
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Ammon man arrested after violating protection order
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Dakota Dr. after a report of a domestic disturbance Sunday around 10:00 a.m. …
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Idaho Falls man arrested for felony DUI
A Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputy made contact with a reported intoxicated driver Saturday afternoon resulting in an arrest for felony driving…
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Idaho courts to continue COVID-19 safeguards
Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Bevan has directed existing COVID-19 safeguards remain in place in all 44 Idaho counties and at the Supreme…
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Man arrested for possession of marijuana, methamphetamine
A 22-year-old Ammon man was arrested for possession of marijuana and methamphetamine…
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Taxpayers running out of time to claim 2017 refunds
The Internal Revenue Service estimates unclaimed income tax refunds worth more than $5,572,300 await about 6,200 Idaho taxpayers who did not file a…
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House Republicans killed a bill for a $6 million grant
State Representatives Paul Amador and Laurie Lickley are hosting an informational press conference Monday to discuss a federally awarded $6 million…
Continue Reading D91 wants another talk with superintendent candidate
The Idaho Falls School Board met in special session Monday morning to discuss its options for selecting a new Superintendent.…
Continue Reading Was my Facebook data leaked? Here’s how to tell
Over the weekend, cybersecurity experts revealed that about half a billion Facebook users’ personal information was breached — a treasure…
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Man charged with attacking, choking mother
The case of a man accused of choking his mother and threatening her with knives has been sent to district…
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After fewer bison left Yellowstone, population set to grow
Fewer bison migrated out of Yellowstone National Park this winter than in years past, leading officials to drop plans to capture and remove some of…
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NuScale announces Japanese investment in SMR
A holdings company will provide a $40 million cash investment in NuScale Power and partner with Fluor on the deployment of NuScale Power Plants.…
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LDS Prophet: Temple to be built in Burley
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces a Temple will be built in Burley, Idaho and 19 other…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 92 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 92 new COVID-19 cases in the area Saturday.…
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