North Idaho man’s close call with a bull moose is a reminder of the dangers of wild animals
A man in North Idaho was recently attacked by a bull moose in his barn just outside of Coeur d’Alene
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Pebble Creek Ski Resort soft opening this weekend
This last storm brought a fair amount of snow to Pebble Creek.
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Bingham County Sheriff accused of threatening youth group
The Idaho Attorney General’s Office filed a criminal complaint against Sheriff Craig T. Rowland Tuesday afternoon.
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Rigby man sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
A Rigby man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography.
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State Board of Education approves temporary enrollment rule for public school funding
The Idaho State Board of Education on Wednesday approved a temporary rule shifting the methodology for calculating average daily attendance for public school funding from daily attendance to average full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment for the current academic year.
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Christmas postal deadline may have passed
The deadline for delivery of presents may have passed. Experts warn that because of delays, we could see our packages deliver not until after Christmas.
Continue Reading Substance use among teens dropped significantly in 2021, survey finds
Substance use among teens — including alcohol, marijuana, vaping and illicit drugs — dropped significantly in 2021, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s latest Monitoring the Future survey, published Wednesday.
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Geese left to waste in Franklin dumpster
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the waste of four Canada geese in the Southeast Region.
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Local Soccer club plans free Christmas party for teens
A local youth soccer club is planning to celebrate the season with a big teen party.
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 450 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 450 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths Wednesday.
Continue Reading Cornell University reports more than 900 COVID-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students
Cornell University reported 903 cases of COVID-19 among students between December 7-13, and a “very high percentage” of them are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated individuals, according to university officials.
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ISU employee and student to receive diploma posthumously at Winter Commencement
Among the hundreds of names that will be read at the 2021 Idaho State University Winter Commencement on Dec. 18 in Holt Arena, Paul Dee Rasmussen’s name will be recognized despite his passing from COVID-19 complications in September.
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State Board of Education released early results of student survey
The Idaho State Board of Education heard preliminary results from its Postsecondary Student Experience Survey Wednesday.
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SDE announces student winners of 2021 holiday art contest
This year’s holiday cards from the Idaho State Department of Education will feature a West Ada fifth-grader’s rendering of a mask-wearing Santa crossing the sky in a sleigh shaped like Idaho.
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Melissa Owens to be appointed as District Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District
Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Melissa Owens to be a District Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District serving Teton County.
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NASA sends U of I student research to International Space Station
Vandal innovation is headed to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Jervois Idaho Cobalt Operations winter traffic update
Jervois is continuing underground early works development and surface construction at Idaho Cobalt Operations (ICO) throughout 2021-2022, with anticipated production in the second half of 2022.
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Winter recreation begins on park roads in Grand Teton
Teton Park Road, Moose-Wilson Road and Signal Mountain Summit Road within Grand Teton National Park are now open to cross-country skiing, skate skiing, snowshoeing and walking.
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Wyoming fall enrollment data shows slight increase
Fall school enrollment in Wyoming’s 48 school districts increased by 54 students, compared to last year.
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Third graders taking part in a new reading program
Third graders in Bonneville School District 93 are on a mission to get a book made into a movie.
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Avalanche danger rated high in Island Park region
The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center is continuing the avalanche warning for this area since very dangerous avalanche conditions exist.
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Omicron is spreading faster than any other coronavirus variant
The Omicron coronavirus variant is spreading at a rate not seen with previous variants, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned, adding that the tendency to dismiss it as mild is concerning.
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Caribou-Targhee National Forest now accepting applications for project proposals
The Forest RAC is responsible for allocating funding to public land projects
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Yellowstone opens for winter travel, ends wildlife program
Yellowstone National Park is opening its roads to oversnow travel after suspending a wildlife monitoring program that found snowmobiles and other such vehicles were having minimal effects on wildlife.
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The Haven for Hope going in new direction
The Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership held a reopening ceremony Wednesday December. Under the past couple of months the shelter has been closed as they have restructured the program and gave the facility a re-freshing. They also were able to conduct a safety assessment ensuring that the facility would be safe for participants to come into the building
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Businesses: Idaho education politics are hurting state
Political hostility to public education in the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature is causing some businesses to doubt the wisdom of moving to or expanding in a state that habitually ranks at or near the bottom in what it spends on K-12 students and has had one of the worst graduation rates in the nation.
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Montana advances grizzly bear plans that could allow hunting
Montana wildlife officials have advanced plans that could allow grizzly bear hunting in areas around Glacier and Yellowstone national parks if states in the U.S. northern Rockies succeed in their attempts to end federal protections for the bruins.
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North Gem School District Closed Wednesday
The North Gem School District informed us that schools will be closed on Wednesday.
Continue Reading Butte County School cancel classes for Wednesday
The Butte County School District Superintendent Joseph Steele has decided to cancel school classes all together for Wednesday because of drifting snow.
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Marsh Valley School District closed Wednesday
There will be no school for students in the Marsh Valley School District 21 Wednesday.
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Morton Buildings coming to Pocatello
Another new business is coming to Pocatello near the airport.
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US officials eye fuel supply for advanced nuclear reactors
U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will need a better supply of the right type of nuclear fuel.
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AAA: 593,000 Idahoans to take a holiday trip
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and according to AAA, it will also be one of the busiest.
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 405 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 405 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths Tuesday.
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Pickup belonging to missing Washington man found in Idaho
Searchers in Idaho have found a pickup truck belonging to Washington state man who was last seen Dec. 7, but the man wasn’t near the vehicle.
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Idaho Falls city council to vote on new water tower location Thursday
The city of Idaho Falls may have found a new location for a water tower. A vote on approving that new location is scheduled for Thursday night’s city council meeting.
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DEQ seeks comment on draft water reuse permit for the city of Malad
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comment on a draft water reuse permit for the city of Malad.
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High winds cause damage in Pocatello
High winds are causing damage in Pocatello Tuesday.
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Idaho officials: 1 in 4 COVID deaths was in nursing homes
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT) Tuesday.
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Holiday sale on 2022 War Bonnet tickets
The Idaho Falls Parks & Recreation Department has announced a special holiday sale on all tickets for the upcoming 2022 War Bonnet Round Up-Idaho’s Oldest Rodeo.
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Stinking Springs, Egin area temporarily closed over winter to protect wildlife
In collaboration with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), the Bureau of Land Management Upper Snake Field Office will temporarily close the Stinking Springs area near the South Fork of the Snake River to all motorized vehicles and human entry in order to support wildlife survival rates.
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Log truck traffic near Salmon
The Salmon-Challis National Forest is informing the public that Twin Peaks Lumber will start to mobilize equipment to the top of Williams Summit and possibly begin hauling timber from decks along the Ridge Road (FS road #020) within the next couple of weeks.
Continue Reading Final data on pills to treat COVID-19 holds strong against hospitalization and death, Pfizer says
Pfizer’s updated results for its experimental treatment for COVID-19 showed it cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% if given to high-risk adults within a few days of their first symptoms, the company announced in a news release Tuesday.
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccinations began a year ago. These numbers show how it’s going
On December 14, 2020, nurse Sandra Lindsay rolled up her left sleeve at a New York City hospital and became one of the first people in the US to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Elementary school librarian gives students the gift of reading
The Stalker Elementary Library got a big surprise this year.
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Yellowstone’s winter season begins Wednesday
The winter season begins in Yellowstone National Park Wednesday, and most park roads will open to oversnow vehicles.
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Schools closed in Mackay school district Tuesday
Due to extreme weather conditions, there will be no school in the Mackay school district Tuesday.
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Ransomware attacks Shelley School District computers
The Shelley School District was a victim of a ransomware attack. The attack was discovered on December 6th.
Continue Reading Omicron is spreading fast. That’s alarming even if it’s mild
The Omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading quickly in several countries where it has been discovered.
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Nampa women pleads guilty to failure to account for and pay over employment tax
A Nampa woman pleaded guilty to failure to account for and pay over employment tax.
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Parents of school shooting victim want change
Addison Scarbrough was a 6th grade student who had been injured from the school shooting in Rigby on May 6th, 2021. Her parents have responded with lots of resentment and hatred toward the Jefferson County School District in how they have responded to the fateful day.
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 665 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 665 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths over the weekend.
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Join the Big Idaho Potato Truck team
If you are looking for a job that will take you around the nation and get you noticed, here is your chance to apply to be a member of the Big Idaho Potato Truck team.
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Idaho gas prices slightly fall
Idaho gas prices have fallen 0.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.63/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802 stations in Idaho.
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Spinderella raises $9,000 for Idaho Wish kids
The 10th annual Spinderella, Idaho’s premier ladies-only bicycle ride, raised $9,000 in 2021 for Make-A-Wish® Idaho.
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Free training on radon gas in Idaho helps homeowners, builders and others build safer homes
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) Indoor Environment Program is offering six free radon training courses starting in December for homeowners, home builders, real estate agents, inspectors and others involved in the construction of new homes.
Continue Reading Challis Field Office enacting wintertime motor vehicle closures
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Challis Field Office is implementing several seasonal motor vehicle closures.
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Grant awarded to Idaho ICAC Task Force to help fund ongoing operations
The Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received an award totaling $344,963 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
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Don’t let your Christmas go up in smoke
There’s a shortage on artificial Christmas trees with many stores running out of them and unsure of when they would get the trees back in. This has led many to buy a “real” Christmas tree. However, unlike the artificial tree the real tree can dry out and become a fire hazard.
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A look from one of the Rigby School shooting victims
May 6 was a day that many in Rigby wish had never happened.
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Pocatello High School renovation project is now complete
Construction at Pocatello High School has been going on for the past few years, but now, the Thunder student body will have a state-of-the-art facility to call home.
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Idaho health insurance open enrollment extended a week
Idahoans now have until Dec. 22 to apply for 2022 health insurance coverage.
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With Christmas 2 weeks away, shopping is on the rise
As Christmas approaches holiday shopping is in full effect. This has lead to full parking lots in popular shopping places around Ammon. Many of the shoppers that were leaving the stores today said that they were able to find the items that they were looking for on their shopping lists this year. All except one shopper who said that they couldn’t find new lightbulbs for their light strand.
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Idaho State Police hold their annual food drive
Idaho State Police are raising money and food, to help out those families that are in need throughout the holidays. Troopers made an appearance at multiple Broulim’s locations as people stepped up to help the drive.
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Inmate arrested after apparent beating death at Idaho prison
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the apparent beating death of an inmate at the Idaho State Correctional Institution south of Boise
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Body found in Pocatello
We are told the body of a man was discovered earlier today at the College Apartments on South Fourth Ave.
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Ski Idaho-ho-ho stocking stuffer ideas
Having trouble deciding what to get the skier or snowboarder in your family for Christmas?
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Shop with a cop is a big hit
If you heard the sirens early Saturday morning it might be for a different reason than you would otherwise think. 15 different law enforcement agencies across the region held the annual shop with a cop event.
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East Idaho Messiah Sing-in to be held Dec. 19
All are invited to attend and participate in this non-denominational celebration of Christmas. Performers will include a full choir and orchestra, as well as several talented soloists.
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Two Pocatello restaurants to close in December
The Gate City has opened its doors to many restaurants over the years, but in December, two local fan favorites will be closing their doors.
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Idaho National Laboratory vaccine requirement forces employees to leave
While INL couldn’t give an exact number of how many employees no longer work there, they called it “a small percentage.”
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1 hospitalized after crash north of Lone Pine
Idaho State Police is investigating a single-vehicle injury crash that occurred at 10:55 a.m. Friday.
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Holy Spirit hosts drive-by caroling and pajama drive
The singing of children could be heard from the streets of Pocatello Friday afternoon.
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First case of COVID-19 Omicron variant confirmed in Idaho
The first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Idaho.
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The Nutcracker returns
Caroling is one of those Christmas traditions that never gets old, and here is another one: the classical story of a little girl’s dream at Christmas time.
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Big rush on snow tires
Have you waited too long to get those snow tires put on?
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Boise man sentenced to federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm
A Boise man was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm.
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 371 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 15 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 371 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths Friday.
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ISAC releases 2 new research reports
The Idaho Statistical Analysis Center (ISAC) announced the recent release of two new research reports intended to help improve public safety and assist Idahoans involved in the criminal justice system.
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SIPH urges adolescents 16 and 17 to get COVID-19 booster
Southeastern Idaho Public Health is urging all adolescents 16 and 17 to get a COVID-19 booster.
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Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel announces Neal McCoy concert
he Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel announced Neal McCoy will be performing Live on stage in the Chiefs Event Center on Saturday, March 19, 2022.
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Denny’s Wrecker Service offers free holiday tows for drunk drivers
Denny’s Wrecker Service, Inc. will make sure you and your car get home safely if you have had too much to drink.
Continue Reading Most Omicron cases in US have been mild but most were vaccinated, CDC reports
Most of the 43 people known to have been infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the United States had mild symptoms, but most had been vaccinated and 14 of them had already had booster doses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
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Idaho State hires Charlie Ragle as the program’s next head football coach
A new era in Idaho State football began Friday as ISU hired Charlie Ragle to be its next head football coach.
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Teton County proposes updates to Wildlife Feeding restrictions, Bear Conflict Area standards
The Teton County Planning & Building Services Department has developed and released amended draft regulations related to Wildlife Feeding restrictions and Bear Conflict Area standards including requirements for bear resistant trash cans countywide.
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ISU names new VP for Academic Affairs and Provost
After an extensive national search, Idaho State University has appointed Valerie Martin Conley as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost.
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IDOC seeks walkaways from Payette County work site
The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for two South Idaho Correctional Institution Minimum Custody Unit residents who have walked away from their jobs in Payette County.
Continue Reading COVID-19 patients at this hospital are dying ‘at a rate we’ve never seen die before’ — and it’s taking a toll on health care workers
Nurse Katie Sefton never thought COVID-19 could get this bad — and certainly not this late in the pandemic.
Continue Reading COVID-19 could eventually be seasonal, scientists say
The United States has been through waves, spikes and surges of COVID-19 throughout the pandemic, and now there is concern that the nation may be entering a new winter surge.
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New chief judge appointed for Idaho Court of Appeals
Idaho Court of Appeals Judge Jessica M. Lorello will become the next chief judge of that court, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
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Idaho’s projected budget surplus climbs to $1.6 billion
Financial analysts say Idaho’s budget surplus is estimated to be $1.6 billion.
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BYU-Idaho to air “Let the Light In” collection on Idaho Public Television
Brigham Young University-Idaho presents “Let the Light In,” a collection of some of the best performances from the university’s past Christmas concerts, on Idaho Public Television (IdahoPTV) this holiday season.
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Idaho State troopers bring Christmas to 10 counties
Idaho State troopers will be inside the Ammon Broulim’s this Saturday.
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Carols at the Colonial set Dec. 19
The Idaho Falls Arts Council is excited to announce this year’s Carols at the Colonial on Dec. 19.
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2 arrested after high-speed traffic stop
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says two people were arrested Thursday after being pulled over on Interstate 15 for going more than 100 miles per hour.
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Chubbuck Holiday Light Contest winners announced
The annual City of Chubbuck Holiday Light Contest winners have been announced.
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Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place Texas’ ban on most abortions. And the decision on Friday offers only a glimmer of daylight for clinics in the state to challenge the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. The justices ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the
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Snow Storm expected with accumulations
Morning snow showers linger with some areas receiving more than an inch of snow from I-15 east into the southeastern highlands this morning, give way to some partial clearing later. Still cold today, highs will be around 32, but with SW 10-15 (20 Gusts), wind chills will remain in the low 20’s and even low
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Work stops after ancestral remains discovered in Asotin
Work has been halted at a residential construction site near the Asotin County Fairgrounds in eastern Washington where ancestral human remains were discovered.
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Former BYU-Idaho student says school needs to do more for survivors of sexual assault
A former Brigham Young University Idaho student is going viral for a video addressed to the university.
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