One-vehicle crash takes out power pole, sends man to hospital
Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — A single-vehicle rollover crash into a power pole occurred on South 45th East in Bonneville County around 4 p.m. Monday. It’s unclear what caused...
View ArticleDAILY FORECAST: Sunny enough to melt the snow
Snow in Rigby on Tuesday morning. | Courtesy Jennifer Stoneburner IDAHO FALLS — It’s a snowy morning on Tuesday, April 4 for several communities in eastern Idaho. Both Rigby, Blackfoot and Pocatello...
View ArticleMayor: Get cyanide bombs out of Pocatello
This M-44 cyanide explosive went off behind the Mansfields’ home. | Courtesy Theresa Mansfield POCATELLO — Mayor Brian Blad is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stop storing and...
View ArticleThe canals are filling up — it’s time to talk about water safety
EastIdahoNews.com file photo IDAHO FALLS — More than 35 canals in Idaho Falls will fill with water this week along with hundreds more across eastern Idaho, which means it’s that time of year to speak...
View ArticleBright solution found for I.F. intersections
A flashing stop sign at First Street and Freeman Avenue in Idaho Falls. | Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — More intersections are being equipped with traffic signs designed to grab...
View ArticleNaked man on roof arrested in Pocatello
A naked man on a roof was arrested and charged in Pocatello on Tuesday morning. | Courtesy Chris Byhre POCATELLO — A man who was yelling loudly for over an hour while naked on top of a roof was...
View ArticleMadison County declares flood emergency
REXBURG — The Madison County commissioners signed a resolution Monday morning declaring a flood emergency throughout the county. “It’s important to note that there’s no immediate danger to life right...
View ArticleIdaho Gives one month away, nonprofits must act now to be included
The following is a news release from Idaho Gives. IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Gives, the state’s largest single day of giving, is set for one month from today – Thursday, May 4th, 2017. To celebrate the fifth...
View ArticleISU Professor to make Bigfoot-related presentations next week
The following is a news release from Idaho State University. POCATELLO – Jeff Meldrum, professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State University, will make two presentations at the National...
View ArticleMoroni statue removed from Idaho Falls LDS Temple
The Angel Moroni statue was removed from the LDS Temple in Idaho Falls on Wednesday morning. | Photos by Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com. IDAHO FALLS — For the first time since 1983, the Angel...
View ArticleSpokesman: Rumors of LDS church president’s death are false
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Saturday morning session of the faith’s 187th Annual General Conference. | © 2017 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights...
View ArticleWanted felon surrenders to police after refusing to leave top of semi truck
The following is a release from the Chubbuck Police Department. CHUBBUCK — On 4-5-17 at 1:45 PM officers with the Chubbuck Police Department responded to the area of the Pine Ridge Mall in reference to...
View ArticleShelley teen excels at rugby, has Olympic hopes
IDAHO FALLS — It took one Shelley woman less than a year to excel in the high-contact sport of rugby. A friend and family member introduced Meg Gold, 18, to the sport in 2016. Her passion for the sport...
View ArticleLDS Church President released from hospital
LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson exits the Saturday morning session of the April 2017 general conference. | Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. SALT LAKE CITY — Thomas S. Monson, the...
View ArticleCourt suppresses Ohlson’s murder confession to police
Erik Ohlson DRIGGS — An Idaho judge has agreed to throw out a Jackson man’s confession of shooting Driggs resident Jennifer Nalley and her unborn child last summer, on the basis that investigators...
View ArticleDAILY FORECAST: Cloudy with wind and a chance of rain
Fish Creek Summit on U.S. Highway 30 | Idaho Department of Transportation IDAHO FALLS — Eastern Idaho looks to be mostly cloudy for Thursday, April 6, but it will be warmer than the last couple of...
View ArticleMajor I-15 road construction starts this month
I-15 in the Osgood area as seen by the ITD web camera Thursday. IDAHO FALLS — A number of major road construction projects are getting underway along Interstate 15 in eastern Idaho. The Idaho...
View ArticleNo, Victor is not the “wealthiest” zip code in Idaho
An image take by SkyDef productions with a drone on the newly constructed Main St. in Victor in 2014. | Courtesy SkyDef Victor is the wealthiest zipcode in the state. That was the message from a recent...
View ArticlePlenty of hydroelectricity in Idaho this year, but don’t expect a big drop in...
BOISE — There’s plenty of water rushing over Idaho Power’s hydroelectric dams, but that doesn’t necessarily mean customers will see a reduction on power bills this year. “It depends on the time of...
View ArticleISP releases information on I-15 crashes near Pocatello
Emergency crews were on the scene of multiple crashes on I-15 near Pocatello Thursday evening. | Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com UPDATE 9:30 P.M. Idaho State Police has released the following...
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