SImplot Watching Canadian Biotech Apples
(BOISE, ID) – Officials with Idaho’s J.R. Simplot Company are paying close attention to Canada’s new market of genetically modified apples. The apples have been modified to halt browning. Simplot is creating its own genetically modified potato, which authorities believe will rise or fall on how well Canadian consumers react to other “high tech” foods. [...]
Fashion Boutique Opens in Idaho Falls
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – A new clothing boutique has opened its doors in Idaho Falls. Fashion Sisters 3 moved into the former bakery outlet store on Woodruff. Owner Rebecca Hulet says her store specializes entirely in modest clothing, ranging from prom dresses to casual clothing for women and children. Hulet, who recently graduated from Idaho [...]
Otter Praises Obama’s Move to Drop Case
(BOISE, ID) – Gov. Butch Otter is pleased with the Obama administration’s move to drop an appeal aimed at making slickspot peppergrass a threatened species. The desert plant grows along the Snake River plain, and officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently lost a bid to keep federal protections for the plant in [...]
Pocatello City Council Discussing Underpass Renovation
(POCATELLO, ID) – The Pocatello city council is planning an open house next week to discuss plans for a renovation project on the Center Street underpass. Officials plan to presentdifferent conceptual designs for the project, which is considered vital to keep Old Town Pocatello vibrant and connected with the rest of the community. Consultants [...]
Teens Arrested in LDS Church Fire
(MAGNA, UT) – Three Utah teens are facing felony arson charges for setting an LDS church building on fire in a Salt Lake City suburb. The teens reportedly lit a pile of hymnals on fire in the chapel, causing about $500,000 in damages. Crews from Magna were able to put out the blaze in about [...]
Frank VanderSloot says he’s “Hopeful” as Focus Turns on IRS
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) — Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot was singled out a year ago by the Obama campaign for giving $1 million in support of Mitt Romney, and was almost immediately subjected to two Internal Revenue Service audits and a Labor Department inspection of his ranch business. Something at the time VanderSloot described as [...]
FBI Looking for Duffel Bag Bandit
(BOISE, ID) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected of robbing several regional banks. The man, who authorities call the “Duffel Bag Bandit,” robbed three Boise banks, one in Garden City, and two more in Utah. The man is in his [...]
Crapo Addresses Loss of Campaign Funds
(BOISE, ID) – The ex-campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo is blaming his friend for losing more than $250,000 from political donors in 2008. Former Crapo manager Jake Ball lent the money to Gavin McCaleb, who invested the funds in what turned out to be a pyramid scheme. Ball described McCaleb’s handling of the [...]
Judges Upset About Probation Over Prison Time
(BOISE, ID) – Two of Idaho’s state judges are alleging that the state Department of Correction is recommending probation over prison time in far too many cases. Prison officials say they’re “very judicious” in determining what ultimately happens with inmates. Judges Mike Wetherell and Cheri Cospey claim the state doesn’t want to keep filling prisons [...]
Utah Bans Teens Driving With Cell Phones
(SALT LAKE CITY, UT) – Utah teenagers caught talking on their cell phones while driving will now be fined. A new law banning cell phone use for teens behind the wheel goes into effect today. The measure is aimed at keeping roadways safer while penalizing those whose erratic driving threatens other drivers. The fine will [...]
Woman Found Lying Next to Roadway
(MCCAMMON, ID) – Emergency crews in Marsh Valley responded to a call about a woman found lying on the side of I-15 Monday morning. Officials determined that the woman suffered from epilepsy and was unconscious and bleeding from her nose when she was found. The woman later regained full consciousness. Authorities declined to offer any [...]
Hot Glue Gun Caused Fire
(JEROME, ID) – A fire that destroyed an apartment complex in Jerome late last month was caused by an unattended hot glue gun. Investigators say one of the tenants left the hot glue gun on a plastic chair, went to go pick up her kids, and forgot that she left the gun plugged in. Several [...]
I.F. Airport Getting Major Expansion
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Administrators at the Idaho Falls Regional Airport have announced plans for a $2.2 million expansion. Planners want new ticket counters and a bigger operation space, with the intended goal of improving passenger convenience. The money was set aside by federal officials for projects such as these. Officials hope the expansion will [...]
Body of Missing ISU Student Found
(BLACKFOOT, ID) – The body of a missing Idaho State University student has been found. The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Daniel Machado was reported missing last August. His car was found near the mouth of Wolverine Canyon a few weeks later, but Machado was nowhere to be seen. Investigators say a group of [...]
Rexburg Apartments Catch Fire
(REXBURG, ID) – A Rexburg apartment complex caught on fire Sunday afternoon, causing extensive damage to at least two apartments. Crews were called to the Mountain Pines complex on Viking Drive near Hogi Yogi to a report of smoke coming from the building. The blaze was started by electrical issues in a space between the [...]
Boy Severely Hurt in Pit Bull Attack
(HAYDEN, ID) – A northern Idaho boy is recovering after a brutal dog attack last week. Six-year-old Charlie Stone of Hayden was attacked by a pit bull that wasn’t properly secured to its leash. The victim’s father, Nathan Stone, says his son sustained five-inch gashes in his neck and nearly bled to death. Stone wants [...]
Sex Offender Arrested After Confrontation
(POCATELLO, ID) – A Pocatello man was arrested last week in what police are calling an inappropriate altercation with a minor female. 20-year-old Michael Corbridge, a registered sex offender, allegedly approached the girl in an inappropriate way in the area of Gould Street and Garrett Way on Thursday. Officers say Corbridge was on work release [...]
Pit Bull Rescued From Murder Scene Adopted
(BOISE, ID) – At least one of approximately 60 dogs taken from a murder scene near Malad last month has been adopted. The Humane Society of Idaho says Kyle and Janet Moore adopted a “friendly natured” female pit bull they call “Tess.” At least 12 of the dogs, which were used in an illegal dog [...]
Fire Ignites 9 Fires in Boise National Forest
(BOISE, ID) – A small thunderstorm started as many as nine wildfires in the Boise National Forest over the weekend. Authorities say the fires were ignited by lightning strikes near Emmett and Idaho City. No structures were threatened. Several dozen crew members including smoke jumpers worked to contain the flames, which were mostly under control [...]
Pocatello Elementary Schools Burglarized
(POCATELLO, ID) – Pocatello Police are investigating a string of burglaries at elementary schools around the city. Authorities say there were break-ins at Tendoy, Indian Hills, and Greenacres early Tuesday, some time between midnight and 3 a.m. Chubbuck Elementary was also broken into sometime late Monday night. Rumors circulating that Jefferson Elementary had also been [...]