New Guitar Exhibit Coming to Museum of Idaho
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – The Museum of Idaho is opening another exhibit this week highlighting the guitar. Entitled Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World, visitors can experience just about everything there is to know about the science, history, and impact of the instrument. More than 60 guitars, including the world’s biggest guitar, are all [...]
Farmers Suing Monsanto Over GMO Wheat
(BOISE, ID) – Idaho farmers are suing Monsanto after genetically engineered wheat was found in an eastern Oregon field. The group is concerned that GMO wheat will likely infiltrate their own wheat, which isn’t genetically modified. They argue that Monsanto’s wheat significantly reduces soft wheat prices overall, since countries like Japan refuse to import genetically [...]
Severe Weather Passes Over East Idaho
(BONNEVILLE COUNTY, ID) – The National Weather Service had issued severe Thunderstorm warnings for Eastern and Southeastern Bonneville County and Bingham County Wednesday afternoon. The storm cells did have rotation and a Tornado warning also was given for a short time. Other than heavy downpours, lightening strikes and some hail in certain areas…there [...]
Teton High To Change Nickname From ‘Redskins’
(DRIGGS, ID) – Teton High School will be losing the nickname ‘Redskins’ next year. The decision was made by Teton School District Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme earlier this week. (See story June 11) Woolstenhulme joined Tim Lewis on Idaho’s Morning News to talk about the reasoning, and the future. Hear Monte with Tim, HERE:
Six Car Crash Near Rexburg
(REXBURG, ID) – One person was hospitalized following a six-vehicle crash along U.S. Highway 20 south of Rexburg Tuesday. Idaho State Police say the accident happened near Lone Pine Nursery when the driver of a PT Cruiser rear-ended another vehicle in a construction zone. That caused a chain reaction that delayed traffic for several hours. [...]
Idaho Fourth in the Nation for Drownings
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – As the weather starts to heat up, there are plenty of locals looking for a place to cool down. However, you may want to think twice before hitting the old swimming hole. According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control, Idaho ranks fourth in the nation for drowning deaths. [...]
Teens Looking for Summer Jobs
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – More than 11,000 Idaho teens are on the summer job hunt. Local economists say teen unemployment is at around 20 percent, with 2,000 more teens looking for jobs this year compared to 2012. Many of the available jobs are seasonal and agricultural, which creates a challenge for teens living in urban [...]
Employers Hold Obamacare Seminar
(POCATELLO, ID) – More than 50 local employers attended a conference in Pocatello Tuesday to discuss how to implement Obamacare for their businesses. The Affordable Care Act requires businesses with more than 50 full-time employees to provide health care packages, or face a hefty fine from the Internal Revenue Service. Several businesses have opted to [...]
Bingham County Deputy Prosecutor Resigns
(BLACKFOOT, ID) – Bingham County Deputy Prosecutor Randy Smith is stepping down. Chief Prosecutor Cleve Colson says Smith turned in his resignation last Thursday. Neither Smith nor Colson offered a reason for the move. Both Smith and former prosecutor Scott Andrew were recently named as defendants in a tort lawsuit by three former Blackfoot High [...]
Father’s Day Fishing Derby Scheduled
(AMERICAN FALLS, ID) – One of the region’s biggest fishing competitions will be held this weekend at the American Falls Reservoir. The American Legion will hold their annual Father’s Day Fishing Derby on Sunday, beginning at 5 a.m. For a $10 entree fee, participants can hit the water at Willow Bay Marina and win cash [...]
Teton High School To Change School Mascot
(DRIGGS, ID) – At Monday night’s monthly school board meeting of Teton School District 401, Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme informed the board he would be directing the administration at Teton High School to change the school mascot, which has been the Redskins. His reason include the following: * Reinforcing the importance of respect for others, where [...]
DC International CEO on Idaho’s Morning News
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – In the wake of recent revelations concerning the National Security Agency given to the British newspaper, The Guardian by Whistle-blower Edward Snowden; there has been a cry for transparency in government by Americans. The NSA has been around since the Truman administration in the early 50′s, and was put in place [...]
Woman Attacked Along Bannock County Trail
(POCATELLO, ID) – A Bannock County woman was attacked along a remote trail late last month. Sheriff’s deputies say the woman was walking her dogs in the South Fork area of Mink Creek when the attack occurred May 31. The culprit, who is described as a white male, tried to grab the woman. Her dogs [...]
Idaho Democrats Push for Higher Minimum Wage
(COEUR D’ALENE) – A group of Democratic activists from around the state are launching a campaign to raise Idaho’s minimum wage. Anne Neese, who ran unsuccessfully for the state legislature last fall, is pushing for a ballot initiative that would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.80. They say that’s a modest proposal, compared [...]
Final Hoku Engineer Laid-Off
(POCATELLO, ID) – The last engineer at the $700 million Hoku polysilicon plant in Pocatello has been let go. Work on the plant began almost five years ago amid a push from the Obama administration for more solar power resources. However, commercial interest in solar power has dropped significantly in the past two years, resulting [...]
GOP Proposal Limits Primary Candidates
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – A new proposal from Idaho’s Republican Party would require candidates to be endorsed by the party in order to run in a GOP primary. Under current rules, any person, regardless of their previous political affiliation, can pay $35 and have their name on the primary ballot. Supporters say it would weed [...]
Pocatello Man Arrested on Drug Charges
(POCATELLO, ID) – A Pocatello man was arrested Saturday on multiple drug-related charges. 21-year-old Levi McCollum has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Authorities say McCollum had two warrants out for his arrest for allegedly driving without privileges on several occasions. He remains held in the Bannock [...]
Bannock County Gives Nod to Methane Project
(POCATELLO, ID) – Bannock County commissioners have signed off on the first step of a proposed $4.5 million methane gas project. Officials have awarded a $1.3 million contract for a methane-powered generator to Western Equipment. The county would use excess methane gas produced at the landfill to generate electricity, which would then be sold to [...]
Pocatello Police say Woman Died of Self-inflicted Wound
(POCATELLO, ID) – A Police investigation has determined that the Pocatello woman who died from a gunshot wound in February, committed suicide. Police were called to the home of 28-year old Nettie Adair February 10 where they found her unconscious and bleeding from a head wound outside her house on Jefferson Avenue. Adair died a [...]
Idaho Falls Police Investigating Suspicious Bone Fragments
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Idaho Falls Police are investigating after bone fragments were found in a backyard Saturday. Authorities say a homeowner along Masters Drive was digging in his garden when he unearthed the bones, as well as several scraps of clothing. Police declined to offer any major details about the case. The bones are [...]