By Brad Lendon, CNN Think about modern warfare and it’s likely images of soldiers, tanks and missiles will spring to mind. But arguably more important than any of these is something on which they all rely: the humble truck. Armies need trucks to transport their soldiers to the front lines, to supply those tanks with
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One in five school-age girls are unable to afford basic period products, resulting in them missing school or other events. The East Idaho Period Project is working to end period poverty in east Idaho.
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Teton County is taking steps to make it easier for the public to engage with the county on current and ongoing projects through a new online public engagement platform.
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) announced the close of another successful winter season.
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The surgery Abigail Rose needed is only performed at a few hospitals nationwide, including the Utah Fetal Center.
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The Idaho Supreme Court has rejected a request by the Roman Catholic Church in Idaho to intervene in a lawsuit over a new state law banning nearly all abortions.
Continue Reading By Megan Marples, CNN One meteor traveled quite a long way from home to visit Earth. Researchers discovered the first known interstellar meteor to ever hit Earth, according to a recently released United States Space Command document. An interstellar meteor is a space rock that originates from outside our solar system — a rare occurrence.
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A young girl is helping others through her father’s cancer diagnosis.
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Idaho officials reported 43 new COVID-19 cases and 0 new deaths Wednesday.
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Adam Christopher Johnson, of Clarkston, Washington, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Continue Reading The federal transportation mask mandate is being extended for another 15 days, meaning individuals traveling aboard airplanes, trains and on public transportation in the United States will be required to wear a mask until at least early May.
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The Pocatello Police Department recently investigated a case where a local citizen consumed marijuana products that, appears to have been laced with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, and/or amphetamine.
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In a special team report on Ukraine, we talked with local people who have been deep in the humanitarian efforts overseas.
Continue Reading Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James was arrested by patrol cops in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Wednesday, three law enforcement officials told CNN.
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Officials in northern Idaho say skeletal remains found in 1984 have been positively identified as an Oklahoma man who went missing in 1982 in his mid-20s.
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The winner of the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission’s charity raffle has donated his winnings to a neighboring youth camp.
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Effective April 11, 2022, the Idaho Department of Insurance revoked the insurance producer license of Eva L.C. Bowman for ten violations of the Idaho Insurance Code.
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A Star woman pleaded guilty to making a false statement in connection with government contracts.
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Last-minute tax filers in the Boise area can drop off their state income tax returns without getting out of the car at the Idaho State Tax Commission’s annual curbside service.
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Day two of the preliminary hearing for Jessie Leigh is underway Wednesday at the Bannock County Courthouse.
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Members of the local Jewish community will celebrate Passover Friday night.
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The unprecedented rise in drug overdose deaths in the United States continues, reaching another record high, according to new provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC estimates that 106,854 people died due to drug overdose in the 12-month period ending November 2021. Annual
Continue Reading Coronavirus restrictions are disappearing by the week in much of the world, as more Western countries scale back their remaining restrictions and inch toward a policy of living with COVID-19.
Continue Reading As the United States navigates a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, cases are rising modestly in the Northeast, Philadelphia has reinstituted an indoor mask mandate and some colleges are requiring masks during the final days of the spring semester.
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The Idaho Falls Zoo has opened it’s doors for the first time in 2022.
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The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) invites members of the public to attend a hearing for the US-26 & 25th East project in Idaho Falls.
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Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 (PCSD 25) announced the selection of Mr. A.J. Watson as the Director of Elementary Education and Ms. Amy Bowie as the Director of Curriculum.
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Idaho Fish and Game has updated its fall hunting season in response to two disease outbreaks and new legislation that affected some seasons and rules.
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A jury trial for Idaho Falls police officer Elias Cerdas has been dismissed.
Continue Reading By Livvy Doherty and Anna Cooban, CNN Business Vitol Group, the world’s top independent oil merchant, will stop trading Russian crude oil and products by the end of the year, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. The Dutch energy and commodities trading company will also not enter into any new Russian crude
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Food prices keep going up. In the year ending in March, not adjusted for seasonal swings, food prices rose 8.8% — the biggest 12-month increase since the year ended May 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. Over the past year, virtually every type of food has become more
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By AMANDA ZHOU The Seattle Times SEATTLE (AP) — The Space Needle will be painted “Galaxy Gold” for its 60th anniversary, the original color when the Seattle landmark debuted at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962. The Seattle Times reports the tower also got a fresh coat of gold for its 50th anniversary. This time
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A Pocatello man is in court Tuesday facing charges for killing two people.
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras, Pervaiz Shallwani, Mark Morales, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Passengers on a Manhattan-bound train had to dodge bullets while being blinded by smoke during the Tuesday morning commute, setting off a manhunt for a gunman whose motives are still unknown. Commuters were riding the subway as it
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BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – Members of the Republican party of Idaho attended the annual Lincoln Day lunch Saturday. Among them were gubernatorial candidates Steven Bradshaw and Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin. Bradshaw’s website says he promises he will protect the rights of Idahoans and make sure the federal government stays in its lane. “I will take
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The College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) is preparing for their first open house on Tuesday, since Covid-19 reached Eastern Idaho. In previous years school officials say over 400 people have come through to experience what the community college can offer.
Continue Reading A recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases among officials in Washington, with dozens testing positive after attending the Gridiron Club Dinner, has put the concept of COVID-19 superspreading back in the spotlight.
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 107 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths Tuesday.
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The Idaho governor and attorney general are seeking to add Idaho to the list of states that have filed a lawsuit to prevent federal officials from ending a public health rule that allows many asylum seekers to be turned away at the southern U.S. border.
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Congresswoman Liz Cheney’s campaign says the third-term Wyoming Republican has raised almost $3 million in campaign contributions over the first three months of the midterm election year.
Continue Reading The Roman Catholic Church in Idaho is asking the state’s Supreme Court to let it intervene in a lawsuit over a new law banning nearly all abortions.
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Last year may be history. But there may still be one thing you can do this week to reduce your 2021 tax bill (or bolster your refund), all while fattening your retirement savings. You have until Monday, April 18 — the official federal tax-filing deadline — to make a 2021
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Idaho State debater Joseph Tyler argued 14 rounds of debate last weekend delivering a 12-2 win-loss record to seize silver in the final round in the varsity division of the International Parliamentary Debate Association’s 25th National Championship Tournament.
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The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation announced a teacher at Rigby Junior High School has been accepted to participate in its workshop for educators sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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On Monday, Idaho State Police investigated six crashes on I-84 and state highway 81 in Cassia County.
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Idaho State Police are investigating a vehicle collision that occurred on Monday at 3:40 p.m., on N. 2500 East at E. 3700 North in Twin Falls County.
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A fatal crash occurred around milepost 52 on Interstate 80 east of Evanston, Wyoming Tuesday.
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Idaho Falls Fire Department (IFFD) Captain Josh Jacobsen recently received the Valor Award for saving an elderly woman who was trapped in a burning structure last spring.
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The city of Idaho Falls is hoping to bring Funland at the Zoo back to life. Some of its former glory could be coming back as early as this summer.
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The most distant planet in our solar system has presented a new mystery. Astronomers observing Neptune for the past 17 years with multiple ground-based telescopes tracked a surprising drop in the ice giant’s global temperatures, which was then followed by a dramatic warming trend at the planet’s south pole. Neptune, which
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you have a history of asthma or allergies, you may be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure and coronary heart disease, new research finds. Adults between the ages of 18 and 57 who have suffered from an allergic disorder had a higher risk of high blood pressure, according
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Six girls from Aberdeen Middle School had the privilege of filming a segment about Yellowstone National Park with former President Barack Obama.
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On Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. MT, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden will speak to Idahoans about current trends regarding fraud and identity theft and how to avoid becoming the next victim of a costly scam.
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Melaleuca employees and the Melaleuca Foundation donated $12,500 to the Idaho Foodbank for the purchase of food in Southeast Idaho.
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Idaho State University faculty are working to combat the teacher shortage using a newly launched project called Idaho Making Progress Against Critical Teacher Shortages, or IMPACTS for short.
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Lori Vallow-Daybell has been restored to competency and court proceedings will continue, Judge Steven W. Boyce said Monday.
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Salmon school district 291 is closed today (April 12th) due to extreme weather conditions. The Central Idaho Mountain area is under a winter storm warning until noon today. Residents in the Salmon area can expect anywhere between four to seven inches of snow today.
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There is new information from the Deadwood Fire last week west of Rexburg.
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The jury trial is underway for Idaho Falls Police officer Elias Cerdas.
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Steelhead caught in ponds are considered in the trout bag limit.
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 120 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths over the weekend.
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A man wanted in connection to a series of vandalisms and disturbances was arrested Sunday morning after eluding deputies.
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Average gasoline prices in Idaho have fallen 2.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.38/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 802 stations in Idaho.
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National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) will be observed April 11-15 with this year’s theme of “Work Zones are a Sign to Slow Down.”
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On Sunday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 26 on Interstate 80 east of Evanston, Wyoming.
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Governor Brad Little has announced his March campaign fundraising total of more than $150,000.
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Bengal Giving Day is a 32-hour digital fundraising campaign, and it begins April 12 with 1,901 minutes of celebration and giving.
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday that the House select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection has “not made a decision” on criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, but she added it was “absolutely clear” that former President Donald Trump and a number of people around him knew their actions were
Continue Reading As COVID-19 numbers reach pandemic lows across the United States, many COVID-19 testing sites have begun closing their doors.
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN The far side of the moon, which we can never see from our vantage point on Earth, looks surprisingly different than the orb we’re used to seeing in the night sky. The near side we are so familiar with appears darker in places — the result of the vast ancient lava
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Certain personality traits may be a key factor in whether people develop mild cognitive impairment later in life, a new study found. Being more conscientious and extroverted keeps mild cognitive impairment at bay longer, while having higher levels of neuroticism increases the chances of cognitive decline, according to a study published
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Someone isn’t getting through security. Transportation Security Administration officers at Boston’s Logan International Airport discovered a long blade inside a traveler’s cane on Tuesday. The man said he “had no idea the blade was in there,” TSA spokesperson Dan Velez said in a tweet. After being questioned by Massachusetts State Police,
Continue Reading Two-plus years into the COVID-19 pandemic, you probably know the basics of protection: vaccines, boosters, proper handwashing and masks.
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As the April 18 deadline for filing income tax returns approaches, the Idaho State Tax Commission is offering five tips to make the process smoother.
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The Idaho State University Department of Biological Sciences needs your help researching the trees around Pocatello.
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Controlled or prescribed burns are common during the spring months in Bonneville County as property owners take measures to improve the health of their fields; however, those fires can quickly become uncontrolled.
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Despite deer and elk harvest numbers dropping across the board, numbers have shown to be relatively on track with historic 10-year averages for mule deer and elk. White-tailed deer, however, didn’t fare as well in 2021. As anticipated, the number of white-tailed deer dropped significantly, a decline attributed to a late-summer disease outbreak.
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The fire appeared to have originated in the back of the home, with heavy fire damage throughout the basement, main floor, deck, and attached garage.
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Spring winds were heavy in Rexburg in Sunday Evening, led many people to find out more about the current status of the war in Ukraine. Those in attendance were able to hear the status of the war in the country, from those members of the Madison County community, who originally are from Ukraine.
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Some of our most talented local artists were on the clock in Pocatello.
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Both were transported to a local hospital by air ambulance.
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Jennifer Cecil an Ashton resident was looking for a way to serve members of her community when she came across operationpaperback.org. As she found more out about the project she felt it would be the perfect match for her “I come from a military background with military family members. I’m an avid reader, and what they do is they collect gently used paperback books from all 50 states, and they mail them overseas to active military members, to military members in the United States, to VA hospitals and the Wounded Warrior Project.” Cecil says.
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Volunteers from the Pocatello community gathered at the Upper City Creek trailhead on Saturday to help cut down one tree at a time.
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, Daniella Diaz and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming on Sunday said Russia’s missile strike on an eastern Ukraine railway station last week that killed dozens of civilians “clearly is genocide.” “I think that Europe needs to understand and grapple with the fact that you’ve got a genocidal
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much-needed help at Saturday’s clean-up event.
Continue Reading The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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During that time, she used her phone to research, guns, school shootings, and gunmen in school shootings. She also downloaded “numerous” images on her phone of other school shootings such as Columbine and Sandy Hook.
Continue Reading BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a new state law that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allow it to be enforced through lawsuits.
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The first confirmation of death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) in Idaho was recently reported to the Idaho Division of Public Health.
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 53 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths Friday.
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The Eastern Idaho Public (EIPH) Board of Health (BOH) has chosen a new director to lead the agency.
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The Bingham County Mayors Scholarship Selection Committee will award 46 applicants a total of $23,000.
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The Institute of Rural Health at Idaho State University announced it has received a Public Health AmeriCorps grant of $1.4 million from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.
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Alexa Lovell recovered enough from a recent car accident to watch her husband, Mitch, walk in Brigham Young University-Idaho’s graduation on Thursday.
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Idaho environmental officials are proposing a $1 million fine as part of a settlement agreement with Idaho Power involving pollution permits at 15 of the public utility’s hydroelectric facilities in southern Idaho.
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN Washington, DC is coping with a cluster of high-profile Covid-19 cases after a series of public events exposed high-level officials. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sens. Susan Collins and Raphael Warnock, and Rep. Peter DeFazio have all this week announced that they tested positive. Health experts say the outbreak may be rooted,
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The youth ensemble group North Star Independent has a chance for international recognition at the world championships in Dayton, Ohio.
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The Idaho Falls Zoo announced the birth of a cotton-top tamarin on Friday.
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The Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2022 Farmer Merchant Banquet Awards.
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On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) filed complaints in Ada, Gooding, Jerome, Owyhee, Power, Twin Falls, and Valley counties against Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power) for violations of the Clean Water Act at 15 hydroelectric projects located on the Snake River or its tributaries.
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