Local News Archives

COVID-19 UPDATES: 102 new COVID-19 cases in the area

April 2, 2021 3:44 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 102 new COVID-19 cases in the area Friday.…

Courts and law enforcement focus on reservation violence

April 2, 2021 2:26 PM News Team

Federal and state courts and Idaho tribal partners are working to curtail domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other violent…

Inmate sentenced to life in drug racketeering gang case

April 2, 2021 2:07 PM Associated Press

A leader of a white supremacist prison gang in Idaho has been sentenced to life in prison on racketeering and other charges, authorities…

Missing 11-year-old located

April 2, 2021 12:13 PM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports Mariyah Fuentes has been located and is safe.…

D91 resumes search for new superintendent

April 2, 2021 12:27 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees is resuming its search for a new…

Power outage overloaded Pocatello emergency lines

April 2, 2021 12:18 PM News Team

Pocatello Police say a power outage has resulted in an over-run of its 911 emergency lines. …

LDS Church April 2021 General Conference to be virtual only

January 21, 2021 9:47 AM News Team

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints April 2021 general conference will be virtual…

Suspect dead and Capitol Police officer stabbed, another injured after car rams into barrier outside building

April 2, 2021 11:33 AM CNN Newsource

The suspect in Friday’s attack on US Capitol Police officers outside the iconic Washington building has died, multiple sources told CNN, and two…

COVID-19 vaccine efforts going well

April 2, 2021 11:53 AM Linda Larsen

Vaccination clinics throughout the area have been busy since the early rollout of vaccine availability for everyone age 16 and up in both the…

2021 “Liberty on Parade” set for July 3

April 2, 2021 10:06 AM News Team

The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce announced the “Liberty on Parade” will take place this year. …

Pocatello mask ordinance remains

April 2, 2021 9:12 AM News Team

The Pocatello City Council has voted to keep the city’s face covering ordinance in place. …

Food Bank of Wyoming rebrands

April 2, 2021 9:08 AM News Team

The Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies is formally changing its name Friday. …

Crash sends Mackay man to hospital

April 2, 2021 9:06 AM News Team

One man was hospitalized after a crash on US 20 at around 3:23 p.m. Thursday. …

EIPH opens COVID-19 vaccinations to ages 16+

April 1, 2021 4:44 PM News Team

Everyone aged 16 and up in the Eastern Idaho Public Health District can now get protected from the…

Melaleuca Freedom Celebration to return this summer

April 1, 2021 10:21 AM News Team

Melaleuca CEO Frank Vandersloot announced Thursday that the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration will return to Snake River Landing in 2021. …

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office partners with Othram to identify human remains

April 1, 2021 10:14 AM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Othram Laboratories to help identify human remains found in the Palisades area.…

361 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

April 1, 2021 5:15 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 361 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…

Rocky Mountain Power proposing rate decrease

April 1, 2021 1:52 PM News Team

Based on its 2021 annual energy cost adjustment, Rocky Mountain Power is proposing a 1.1% overall decrease for its Idaho customers.…

Wyoming Game and Fish investigates report of poisoned coyotes

April 1, 2021 5:06 PM News Team

Wyoming Game and Fish Department investigators say they found no evidence of wildlife violations after receiving a report of several dead coyotes…

Prescribed fire planned for Market Lake WMA

March 16, 2021 10:59 AM News Team

A series of prescribed burns are planned to occur on Market Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) between March 18 and April 15.…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 141 new COVID-19 cases in the area

April 1, 2021 4:01 PM News Team

Local Health officials reported new 141 COVID-19 cases in the area…

Idaho asks court to toss lawsuit challenging vaccine plans

April 1, 2021 2:18 PM Associated Press

A federal judge should require an 87-year-old Idaho man to reveal whether he’s received the COVID-19 vaccine following his January lawsuit seeking to…

Man accused of killing 3-year-old in Idaho pleads guilty

April 1, 2021 9:41 AM Associated Press

A man who was accused of breaking into an Idaho apartment, stabbing a 3-year-old girl and injuring eight others has pleaded guilty to first-degree…

Funeral cost assistance available for Idaho citizens

April 1, 2021 12:20 PM News Team

The policy was finalized March 24, 2021, and FEMA is moving forward to implement this funeral assistance program nationwide.…

Heritage Park poles installed

April 1, 2021 11:55 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Power has installed two large, steel power poles along the Snake River near Sunnyside Road. …

Prosecutors: Idaho officer murder-suicide was premeditated

April 1, 2021 11:42 AM Associated Press

Prosecutors in Idaho have said a former police officer fatally shot a woman he had been dating before shooting himself last year in what they…

Attorneys general want ITT Tech student debt canceled

April 1, 2021 11:27 AM News Team

Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is encouraging the U.S. Department of Education to cancel federal student loan debt of those who attended ITT…

Mayor’s Million Minute Marathon winners

April 1, 2021 11:10 AM News Team

Mayor Brian Blad, Lookout Credit Union and the Marshall Public Library once again partnered together presenting the 5th Annual Mayor’s Million…

INL included in new round of DOE project awards

April 1, 2021 10:55 AM News Team

A next-generation nuclear reactor project at INL is among projects announced by the Department of…

Governor Little appoints at-large member to ITC

April 1, 2021 10:46 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little has appointed Earl Sullivan to the Idaho Travel Council…

N. Idaho representative to run for state Senate seat

April 1, 2021 9:48 AM Associated Press

Republican Rep. Paul Amador of Coeur d’Alene plans to leave the Idaho House to run for a northern Idaho state Senate seat that’s being…

Chubbuck Home Depot hosts Construction Combine

April 1, 2021 9:53 AM Cole Sams

The Home Depot in Chubbuck is building excitement for this year’s Construction Combine.…

Boise woman killed in Cassia County crash

April 1, 2021 8:56 AM News Team

A Boise woman was killed after a single car crash on westbound Interstate 84, at mile post 227, near the Cotterell Rest Area in Cassia County.…

Trucker injured after crash near Lone Pine

April 1, 2021 8:54 AM News Team

A Star, Idaho trucker was hospitalized in Salmon after a crash on State Highway 28, north of Lone Pine, at around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday.…

Teton Canyon prescription fire to begin Friday

April 1, 2021 8:34 AM News Team

Firefighters are preparing to launch the first phase of a prescription fire in Teton Canyon Friday. …

Rexburg working to fix potholes

March 31, 2021 9:28 PM Ariel Schroeder

Potholes are springing up everywhere as the snow melts and it’s the cars paying the…

Gov. Little discussed transportation plan in Blackfoot

March 31, 2021 9:45 AM Cole Sams

Governor Brad Little will visit Premier Technology in Blackfoot on Tuesday to discuss his transportation…

4-year-old killed in ATV accident

March 31, 2021 4:56 PM News Team

Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 1436 E. 1460 N. in Terreton in reference to an ATV accident with injuries Wednesday around 3:34…

Idaho Falls church vandalized

March 31, 2021 5:37 PM News Team

Cleanup is underway at an Idaho Falls church after it was…

460 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths

March 31, 2021 5:18 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 460 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…

Wyoming opens COVID-19 shots to everyone ages 16 and up

March 31, 2021 3:36 PM Associated Press

All Wyoming residents ages 16 and up are now eligible to receive a COVID-19…

Forrest Fenn treasure hunter digs himself into a federal sentence

March 31, 2021 12:26 PM News Team

Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced Rodrick Dow Craythorn, 52, of Syracuse, Utah for excavating and damaging archeological…

Man arrested for aggravated assault with a sword weapon

March 31, 2021 4:52 PM News Team

Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 4122 E. 300 N. in Jefferson County Sunday around 9:35 p.m. in reference to a domestic dispute…

Yellowstone roads from West Entrance to Mammoth Hot Springs open for 2021 spring bicycling

March 31, 2021 4:27 PM News Team

Those willing to brave the unpredictable elements of spring in Yellowstone National Park can now ride 49 miles between the West Entrance and Mammoth…

First coronavirus variant identified in Southeast Idaho

March 31, 2021 11:04 AM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) is announcing the presence of the United Kingdom (UK) Coronavirus variant (B.1.1.7) in its jurisdiction.…

Wyoming Game and Fish managers collar gray wolves

March 31, 2021 4:13 PM News Team

Wyoming Game and Fish biologists have deployed approximately 43 new gray wolf collars this winter.…

Jefferson County planners consider subdivision requirements

March 31, 2021 3:14 PM News Team

The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission is taking a fresh look at amendments to the county’s subdivision ordinances.…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 209 new COVID-19 cases in the area

March 31, 2021 3:49 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 209 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Blackfoot transportation open house today

March 23, 2021 8:33 AM News Team

The city of Blackfoot will host an open house to focus on future transportation projects on the west side of the city.…

Bug Creek prescribed burn scheduled April 5

March 31, 2021 2:17 PM News Team

A 418-acre prescribed burn is expected to begin ignition operations as soon as April 5. …

‘My soul is lighter:’ Serial killer’s death brings closure

March 31, 2021 2:38 PM Associated Press

Serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan III died in federal prison recently, having admitted to killing seven people, including five children, in Idaho,…

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands in many areas of Idaho

March 31, 2021 12:58 PM Associated Press

More areas of Idaho are opening even earlier to additional categories of people wanting to get the coronavirus…

Wyoming Legislature compromises on supplemental budget

March 31, 2021 12:55 PM Associated Press

The Wyoming Legislature has voted to approve a supplemental budget, compromising between two slightly different versions passed by the House and…

Northern Idaho senator announces run for secretary of state

March 31, 2021 1:00 PM Associated Press

A four-term northern Idaho Republican senator says she will run to become Idaho’s secretary of…

Idaho Falls Fire Dept. seeks “Partners in public safety”

March 31, 2021 12:08 PM News Team

The city of Idaho Falls is advising business owners to watch for information about a new “Partners in Public Safety…

Scientists: Grizzlies expand turf but still need protection

March 31, 2021 11:48 AM Associated Press

Grizzly bears are slowly expanding the turf where they roam in parts of the northern Rocky Mountains but need continued protections, according to…

Man charged, Pocatello woman hospitalized after 3-vehicle crash

February 4, 2021 8:28 AM News Team

One person was hospitalized and another charged with aggravated DUI after an I-15 crash Wednesday.…

St. Anthony man wins $300,000 on lottery scratch ticket sold in Rexburg

March 31, 2021 11:22 AM News Team

The Maverik in Rexburg off Highway 20 has sold a six-figure winning Lottery ticket once…

Burtenshaw named to IF Council seat

March 31, 2021 10:50 AM News Team

Former District 91 School Board Trustee Lisa Burtenshaw has been named to a vacant post on the Idaho Falls City Council.…

Family who lost pigs in fire thanks community for support

March 31, 2021 5:54 PM Rachel Fabbi

The estimated cost of the damage is around $200,000. Eighty thousand for the barn, and $120,000 in show…

Iconic Teton Valley property protected under conservation easement

March 31, 2021 9:30 AM News Team

The Teton Regional Land Trust and the Kearsley family have closed on an 80-acre conservation easement near Victor. …

Lead Draw trail closed for safety reasons

March 31, 2021 9:13 AM News Team

Due to a safety conflict between target shooters and trail users, the Westside Ranger District of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest has ordered an…

Snow King expansion wins approval

March 31, 2021 8:54 AM News Team

Snow King Mountain Resort has won Forest Service approval to move forward with initial resort improvements.…

Maverik opens new store in Pocatello

March 31, 2021 12:26 AM Cole Sams

Maverik’s newest location in Pocatello opened its doors on…

New wedding venues to open near Pocatello

March 30, 2021 11:26 AM Emma Iannacone

The Gate City area is expanding the limited options for couples to tie the…

16 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in Southeast Idaho

March 30, 2021 2:53 PM News Team

Individuals who are 16 years of age and older are now eligible to get their COVID-19 vaccine through enrolled providers within Bannock, Bear Lake,…

313 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

March 30, 2021 5:10 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 313 new COVID-19 cases on…

Police search for man considered armed and dangerous

March 30, 2021 5:33 PM News Team

The Rigby Police Department is looking for a wanted man who is considered armed and…

Wyoming governor: No plans to reimpose COVID-19 mask mandate

March 30, 2021 5:12 PM Associated Press

Wyoming’s governor is rejecting a call by President Joe Biden for states to reimpose mask orders in response to the…

Utah Jazz charter flight makes emergency landing after hitting flock of birds

March 30, 2021 4:50 PM Todd Kunz

A Utah Jazz spokesperson confirmed to ABC News a Utah Jazz team charter “returned safely to the Salt Lake City Airport Tuesday after a bird strike.” …

1st Street construction resumes April 5

March 30, 2021 3:57 PM News Team

Knife River will begin installing a new waterline and reconstructing 1st Street between Yellowstone Avenue and the 1st Street/Lomax Street junction…

200 piglets die in outbuilding fire

March 30, 2021 11:16 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Fire Department reports 200 piglets died in a structure fire on the 14000 block of North 5th East…

ISU-CEI announce enhanced transfer agreement

March 30, 2021 3:51 PM News Team

Idaho State University and the College of Eastern Idaho have signed a Memorandum of Understanding expected to make an easier transition for students…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 159 new COVID-19 cases in the area

March 30, 2021 3:43 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 159 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Ex-Idaho university employee faces money misuse charges

March 30, 2021 2:43 PM Associated Press

Prosecutors in Idaho have charged the former University of Idaho associate director of alumni relations with multiple felonies after he was accused…

Downtown Development names social media leader

March 30, 2021 2:19 PM News Team

Local creative artist Gibby Smede will be Social Media Marketing Specialist for the Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corporation.…

US officials OK plan to send radioactive waste to Idaho

March 30, 2021 2:21 PM Associated Press

U.S. officials have released the latest plan to send low-level radioactive waste to Idaho from a South Carolina facility that converts enriched…

St. Anthony producer to chair Potatoes USA

March 30, 2021 2:01 PM News Team

Potatoes USA has elected St. Anthony producer Jaren Raybould as Chairman of the Board. …

First round of Imagine IF community meetings to wrap up Wednesday

March 30, 2021 12:47 PM News Team

The City of Idaho Falls Neighborhood Services Department (CDS) is set to hold its fifth and final community meeting designed allow public input on…

Wyoming lawmakers move ahead with proposed coal lawsuit fund

March 30, 2021 12:10 PM Associated Press

Wyoming lawmakers advanced a proposal Tuesday to set up a fund to sue states that move away from using coal to generate…

D91 announces new superintendent

March 30, 2021 9:19 AM News Team

The Board of Trustees announced Dr. Eric Pingrey as the new superintendent for Idaho Falls School District 91.…

Fire destroys Teton Valley cabin

March 30, 2021 11:06 AM News Team

Teton County, Idaho Fire and Rescue was called to a small, two-room cabin in the middle of a Monday morning windstorm. …

COVID-19 vaccine media briefing Tuesday

March 30, 2021 11:00 AM News Team

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. MST Tuesday.…

North Fork prescription fires to begin today

March 30, 2021 10:37 AM News Team

The North Fork Ranger District will begin a prescribed fire plan Tuesday near Gibbonsville and…

Mayor Blad receives COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday

March 30, 2021 10:40 AM Cole Sams

Southeastern Idaho Public Health will be vaccinating the City of Pocatello’s Mayor, Brian Blad, on…

Your Health Idaho clients eligible for premium assistance

March 30, 2021 9:00 AM News Team

Your Health Idaho will continue to enroll Idahoans on the state health insurance exchange throughout the month of April so they may take advantage of…