Abortion advocates submit ballot issue affirming right to terminate pregnancy in Montana
Voters may have the opportunity to affirm the right to an abortion in the Montana Constitution in 2024. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana submitted a ballot initiative last week to [...]
Idaho’s infant, mother death rate is rising, new report finds
A new report released Tuesday found children and mothers are dying in Idaho at an increasing rate. And reforming Medicaid coverage in the state could make a difference, it suggested. [...]
New widow with teenage son gets a tender surprise from a Secret Santa
The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Elsie married Ken in 2008 and they built [...]
Recount upholds Idaho Falls trustee candidate’s one-vote win
IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls School District trustee candidate’s one-vote win was upheld during a recount Monday. Realtor Shay Ricks ousted incumbent Elizabeth Cogliati, who volunteers at a local [...]
After seven hours, I-86 re-opens. Here’s what police say caused the crash involving 30 vehicles
Courtesy Idaho States Police UPDATE The following is an update from Idaho State Police: Idaho State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle collision which occurred on Monday at approximately 8:00 a.m. [...]
Charter commission selects three unnamed candidates for director vacancy
The Idaho Public Charter School Commission has narrowed its search for a new director to three candidates, but the commission refused to name those candidates in an open meeting. Idaho [...]
Two men arrested after drunken argument leads to death threat, deputies say
IDAHO FALLS – Two men were arrested Friday after a drunken fight led to a man reportedly calling the police to tell them he was driving to a man’s home [...]
NIC trustees quickly — and unanimously — make leadership change
North Idaho College trustees made another leadership change last week — but this one came without fireworks. They voted 5-0 to switch board chairs, selecting Mike Waggoner to replace Greg [...]
City of Pocatello honors drag reading group with Human and Civil Rights Award
A drag reading group received this year’s Human and Civil Rights award from the city of Pocatello’s Human Relations Advisory Committee for its work providing educational spaces for children amid [...]
Idaho Master Gardener Program offers an ‘abundance of knowledge’
Do you love gardening, spending time outdoors and helping others? The Idaho Master Gardener Program might be for you. Nearly 80 percent of households in the U.S. participate in gardening. [...]
Frontier Credit Union Foundation earns award for community empowerment
The following is a new release from the Frontier Credit Union Foundation. IDAHO FALLS — The Frontier Credit Union Foundation, a leading force in philanthropy and community empowerment, is proud [...]
Research on hay testing results to be featured at east Idaho beef schools
The following is a news release from the University of Idaho Extension. MOSCOW — University of Idaho Extension educator Sawyer Fonnesbeck was stumped twice by the same question during presentations [...]
She had just scheduled her 59th surgery when a Secret Santa had a gift dropped off
The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Megan is a young mom struggling with multiple [...]
‘no mob outside the White House’
JOHANNESBURG — A minimum of 5.6 million people have been driven from their homes, a further 25 million need aid and some 9,000 have been killed in Sudan since the [...]
The mule deer rut is going strong
Tuesday evening while heading across the desert on the Egin-Hamer Road, I saw a lone female mule deer standing on a ridge, looking back toward me. As I watched her, [...]
NASA feels a ‘sense of urgency’ to get to Mars. Idaho scientists could help us get there
ARCO (Idaho Statesman) — China has repeatedly stunned the U.S. intelligence community in the last five years with rapid progress in its space exploration program, landing a rover on the [...]
Dance your heart out at the Special Needs Christmas Ball
IDAHO FALLS — Dance your heart out and ring in the Christmas season with the Special Needs Christmas Ball on Saturday, Dec. 2. Now in its third year, the ball [...]
A single mom caring for everyone but herself can now get beds thanks to a Secret Santa
The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Leticia has been a single mother for several [...]
My husband doesn’t wear his wedding ring in public
DEAR ABBY: I’m 20, and I recently moved into an apartment with my 19-year-old sister. I thought it would be a great idea because we’d get to see each other [...]
Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand bringing a ‘holiday extravaganza’ to Idaho Falls
The following is a news release from Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand. IDAHO FALLS — In what has become an annual tradition, Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand will be kicking [...]
Graze Cafe bringing healthy, delicious, Italian-inspired options to Rexburg
Victoria Ramirez, owner of the Graze Cafe food truck. | Jordan Wood and Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com REXBURG — Graze Cafe is here in eastern Idaho to bring you fresh ingredients [...]
West Coast leaders urge feds to reverse decision allowing natural gas pipeline expansion
State attorneys general in Oregon, Washington and California and two Oregon-based environmental groups are asking federal energy regulators to reconsider their approval of a natural gas pipeline project that would [...]
Driving out of state for Thanksgiving? Want to bring back legal weed? Here’s Idaho’s laws
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — In total, 21 states across the U.S. have legalized recreational marijuana, and 37 states have allowed medical use. Idaho is one of just four states yet [...]
For some Idahoans with a disability, ‘my entire independence relies’ on direct care workers
This story was first published by Idaho Reports on Nov. 10, 2023. Shiloh Blackburn knows she can’t live without community support workers. She knows she needs them to live independently [...]
‘Food for Fines’ drive underway at Marshall Public Library
The following is a news release from Marshall Public Library. POCATELLO — All month long the Marshall Public Library will be accepting a different type of currency for overdue fines. [...]