January 13, 2014, 11:02 am
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(BOISE, ID) — Kristopher Corey Butcher, a former BYU-Idaho student, was sentenced Monday for insurance fraud. Seventh District Judge Gregory Moeller sentenced Butcher to eight years in prison. The court suspended the prison sentence, ordered Butcher to serve 60 days in the Madison County Jail and placed him on probation for five years. Butcher […]
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January 14, 2014, 8:50 am
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(AMERICAN FALLS, ID) – Two South Dakota men were arrested for drug trafficking along I-86 near American Falls Saturday. Officers seized two ounces of methamphetamine and another six ounces of marijuana. 56-year-old Matthew Hoven and 66-year-old Clifford Gerber were both booked into the Power County Jail. Saturday’s arrest came only one day before another traffic […]
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January 14, 2014, 8:51 am
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(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – A Mexican national involved in a methamphetamine ring in eastern Idaho has been sentenced to 70 months in prison. Twenty-five-year-old Julian Vega-Valdez is accused of meeting another distributor Josue-Rodriguez-Sanchez, in Idaho Falls three years ago in order to sell meth. Both Rodriguez-Sanchez and another suspect, Fernando Garcia, received prison sentences for […]
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January 14, 2014, 8:52 am
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(RIGBY, ID) – The Jefferson School District is considering moving to four-day school weeks. Officials will be sending out a survey on Wednesday asking parents for their opinions about the proposal. Once the surveys are completed, administrators will look over the results and decide whether or not to change the schedule. Supporters say other local […]
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January 14, 2014, 8:54 am
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(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Idaho Falls Police arrested a woman last Friday accused of attacking her 10-year-old daughter. Thirty-three-year-old Kalonie Lopez was taken into custody after school officials at Linden Park Elementary were notified by witnesses that the girl had been attacked by her mother. The victim was taken to EIRMC for treatment of her […]
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January 15, 2014, 7:49 am
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(WASHINGTON, DC) – U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson is pushing a federal bill that would boost funding at the Idaho National Laboratory by more than $20 million. It’s all part of a budget for the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, which now stands at $889 million, roughly $150 million more than what President Obama […]
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January 15, 2014, 7:51 am
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(JACKSON, WY) – A group of marijuana activists have submitted a ballot proposal to legalize the use of recreational marijuana in Wyoming. The law would allow anyone over the age of 21 to purchase the drug, and is modeled after similar measures in Colorado, Washington, and Wisconsin. The proposal still has to be approved by […]
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January 15, 2014, 7:52 am
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(WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT) – Yellowstone National Park administrators have nixed a plan to shoot bison with absorbable, vaccine-laced biobullets to prevent the spread of brucellosis. Officials say the $300,000 annual price tag and mixed opinions about the effectiveness of the vaccine don’t justify the cost. That means the park will continue to allow periodic roundups […]
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January 15, 2014, 7:54 am
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(REXBURG, ID) – The city of Rexburg is considering a $5 million plan to improve its streets. The Public Works Department wants to revamp several major intersections and reconstruct roads that have been worn out after decades of use. The project would involve construction in different parts of the city over a five year period. […]
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January 15, 2014, 7:55 am
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(BOISE, ID) – The Idaho House Revenue and Taxation Committee has approved a resolution that prohibits same-sex couples legally married in other states from jointly filing their state income taxes. Republican lawmakers unanimously approved the measure, along with Democratic Rep. Caroline Meline of Pocatello. Supporters say allowing same-sex couples to file jointly would mean that […]
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January 15, 2014, 7:57 am
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(POCATELLO, ID) – A Power County man reported missing earlier this month is now Bannock County’s most wanted person. Thirty-year-old Ernesto “Gibby” Galvan was last seen Jan. 2 walking along I-86 near the Big Sky Trailer Park. Cell phone records indicate that Galvan spoke with someone that evening at 9:30, but there has been no […]
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January 15, 2014, 8:01 am
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MORELAND, ID) – A local star athlete serving an LDS mission in Jamaica is recovering after being hit by a car last week. 19-year-old Nate Martin of Moreland was riding a bicycle when he was struck on Friday. After a five-hour brain surgery, officials say Martin was able to recognize people around him and also […]
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January 15, 2014, 11:53 am
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(WASHINGTON DC) – The family of US soldier Bowe Bergdahl has been notified by the U.S. military that a new video has been released by his captors. Bergdahl is the only American prisoner of war and has been held captive by the Taliban for 5-years. His family released this statement: “Today we learned that a […]
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January 16, 2014, 1:09 pm
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(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Curbside recycling is growing evermore popular in Idaho Falls. Craig Stephenson of Western Recycling says that since launching the program in 2012, more than 5,000 homes have started recycling. That amounted to 680 tons of material being recycled in 2013 alone. Stephenson says his company gets anywhere between 50 to 100 […]
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January 16, 2014, 1:10 pm
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(BLACKFOOT, ID) – Gov. Butch Otter has appointed a 15-year veteran of the state legislature as the head of new eight-member group monitoring the Idaho Tax Commission. Republican Dennis Lake, who retired from the legislature in 2012, will work with seven other retired lawmakers and business leaders from around the state, who will study ways […]
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January 16, 2014, 1:11 pm
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(BOISE, ID) – The bodies of all five individuals who died in a central Idaho plane crash last month have now been recovered. The Valley County Coroner’s Office indicated that 51-year-old pilot Dale Smith, along with Daniel Smith, Sheree Smith, Amber Smith, and Jonathan Norton were removed from the wreckage on Tuesday and Wednesday. The […]
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January 16, 2014, 1:12 pm
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(POCATELLO, ID) – Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello is enacting several restrictions for visitors due to a recent flu outbreak. Administrators say the hospital has treated nearly two dozen flu cases this month already, and with many other patients recovering from surgeries, the hospital can’t take the risk of harming any already weak immune systems. […]
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January 16, 2014, 1:13 pm
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(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Area law enforcement officers are looking for an Idaho Falls man accused of stabbing his son late Tuesday night. Forty-eight-year-old Ron Myers allegedly stabbed his son in the arm and pulled a gun on his daughter-in-law at his home along 97th South. He then fled the scene and police were unable […]
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January 16, 2014, 1:14 pm
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(LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID) – Bannock County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man accused of stabbing another man during an argument in Lava Hot Springs. Twenty-one-year-old Cameron Hattendorf is accused of stabbing a man several times at a home on Bristol Park Lane. The attack happened just before 8 o’clock Tuesday evening. The victim had […]
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January 17, 2014, 10:20 am
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(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Counterfeit bills were recently used during transactions at the Grand Teton Mall. Idaho Falls Police say a couple in their 20s used three fake $100 bills to purchase $223 in clothing at Aeropostale. They also attempted to use fake bills for a purchase at Gymboree. Detectives say it’s easy to spot […]
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(BOISE, ID) — Kristopher Corey Butcher, a former BYU-Idaho student, was sentenced Monday for insurance fraud. Seventh District Judge Gregory Moeller sentenced Butcher to eight years in prison. The court suspended the prison sentence, ordered Butcher to serve 60 days in the Madison County Jail and placed him on probation for five years. Butcher […]
(AMERICAN FALLS, ID) – Two South Dakota men were arrested for drug trafficking along I-86 near American Falls Saturday. Officers seized two ounces of methamphetamine and another six ounces of marijuana. 56-year-old Matthew Hoven and 66-year-old Clifford Gerber were both booked into the Power County Jail. Saturday’s arrest came only one day before another traffic […]
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – A Mexican national involved in a methamphetamine ring in eastern Idaho has been sentenced to 70 months in prison. Twenty-five-year-old Julian Vega-Valdez is accused of meeting another distributor Josue-Rodriguez-Sanchez, in Idaho Falls three years ago in order to sell meth. Both Rodriguez-Sanchez and another suspect, Fernando Garcia, received prison sentences for […]
(RIGBY, ID) – The Jefferson School District is considering moving to four-day school weeks. Officials will be sending out a survey on Wednesday asking parents for their opinions about the proposal. Once the surveys are completed, administrators will look over the results and decide whether or not to change the schedule. Supporters say other local […]
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Idaho Falls Police arrested a woman last Friday accused of attacking her 10-year-old daughter. Thirty-three-year-old Kalonie Lopez was taken into custody after school officials at Linden Park Elementary were notified by witnesses that the girl had been attacked by her mother. The victim was taken to EIRMC for treatment of her […]
(WASHINGTON, DC) – U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson is pushing a federal bill that would boost funding at the Idaho National Laboratory by more than $20 million. It’s all part of a budget for the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, which now stands at $889 million, roughly $150 million more than what President Obama […]
(JACKSON, WY) – A group of marijuana activists have submitted a ballot proposal to legalize the use of recreational marijuana in Wyoming. The law would allow anyone over the age of 21 to purchase the drug, and is modeled after similar measures in Colorado, Washington, and Wisconsin. The proposal still has to be approved by […]
(WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT) – Yellowstone National Park administrators have nixed a plan to shoot bison with absorbable, vaccine-laced biobullets to prevent the spread of brucellosis. Officials say the $300,000 annual price tag and mixed opinions about the effectiveness of the vaccine don’t justify the cost. That means the park will continue to allow periodic roundups […]
(REXBURG, ID) – The city of Rexburg is considering a $5 million plan to improve its streets. The Public Works Department wants to revamp several major intersections and reconstruct roads that have been worn out after decades of use. The project would involve construction in different parts of the city over a five year period. […]
(BOISE, ID) – The Idaho House Revenue and Taxation Committee has approved a resolution that prohibits same-sex couples legally married in other states from jointly filing their state income taxes. Republican lawmakers unanimously approved the measure, along with Democratic Rep. Caroline Meline of Pocatello. Supporters say allowing same-sex couples to file jointly would mean that […]
(POCATELLO, ID) – A Power County man reported missing earlier this month is now Bannock County’s most wanted person. Thirty-year-old Ernesto “Gibby” Galvan was last seen Jan. 2 walking along I-86 near the Big Sky Trailer Park. Cell phone records indicate that Galvan spoke with someone that evening at 9:30, but there has been no […]
MORELAND, ID) – A local star athlete serving an LDS mission in Jamaica is recovering after being hit by a car last week. 19-year-old Nate Martin of Moreland was riding a bicycle when he was struck on Friday. After a five-hour brain surgery, officials say Martin was able to recognize people around him and also […]
(WASHINGTON DC) – The family of US soldier Bowe Bergdahl has been notified by the U.S. military that a new video has been released by his captors. Bergdahl is the only American prisoner of war and has been held captive by the Taliban for 5-years. His family released this statement: “Today we learned that a […]
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Curbside recycling is growing evermore popular in Idaho Falls. Craig Stephenson of Western Recycling says that since launching the program in 2012, more than 5,000 homes have started recycling. That amounted to 680 tons of material being recycled in 2013 alone. Stephenson says his company gets anywhere between 50 to 100 […]
(BLACKFOOT, ID) – Gov. Butch Otter has appointed a 15-year veteran of the state legislature as the head of new eight-member group monitoring the Idaho Tax Commission. Republican Dennis Lake, who retired from the legislature in 2012, will work with seven other retired lawmakers and business leaders from around the state, who will study ways […]
(BOISE, ID) – The bodies of all five individuals who died in a central Idaho plane crash last month have now been recovered. The Valley County Coroner’s Office indicated that 51-year-old pilot Dale Smith, along with Daniel Smith, Sheree Smith, Amber Smith, and Jonathan Norton were removed from the wreckage on Tuesday and Wednesday. The […]
(POCATELLO, ID) – Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello is enacting several restrictions for visitors due to a recent flu outbreak. Administrators say the hospital has treated nearly two dozen flu cases this month already, and with many other patients recovering from surgeries, the hospital can’t take the risk of harming any already weak immune systems. […]
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Area law enforcement officers are looking for an Idaho Falls man accused of stabbing his son late Tuesday night. Forty-eight-year-old Ron Myers allegedly stabbed his son in the arm and pulled a gun on his daughter-in-law at his home along 97th South. He then fled the scene and police were unable […]
(LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID) – Bannock County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man accused of stabbing another man during an argument in Lava Hot Springs. Twenty-one-year-old Cameron Hattendorf is accused of stabbing a man several times at a home on Bristol Park Lane. The attack happened just before 8 o’clock Tuesday evening. The victim had […]
(IDAHO FALLS, ID) – Counterfeit bills were recently used during transactions at the Grand Teton Mall. Idaho Falls Police say a couple in their 20s used three fake $100 bills to purchase $223 in clothing at Aeropostale. They also attempted to use fake bills for a purchase at Gymboree. Detectives say it’s easy to spot […]
