State of Idaho should offer adequate compensation, retirement package…
Judges are the heart of the American system of justice. Faith in our court system depends upon having judges who are competent and impartial. That, in turn, requires thorough vetting [...]
ISU student calls on community to ‘promote health and wellness’ durin…
POCATELLO — Students, staff and members of the community marched across a college campus Monday in honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. The crowd of around 50 people [...]
Revived ‘harmful to minors’ library materials bill advances in Idaho …
A new bill seeking to prohibit public and school libraries from making “material harmful to minors” available to children under 18 is heading to the floor of the Idaho House [...]
Local legislator wants to increase ranchers’ ability to improve Idaho…
RIGBY – A bill being proposed in the Idaho Legislature aims to increase the authority of local farmers and ranchers to improve range land across the state. Rep. Jerald Raymond, [...]
Governor claims Idaho ranks in the Top 10 for starting teacher pay. T…
It’s a stretch for Gov. Brad Little to claim that Idaho ranks in the top 10 nationally for starting teacher pay. Little is touting a $47,477 minimum salary, but that’s [...]
Iconic Idaho Falls citizen who served as a lawman for over 20 years g…
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series about Fred and Frank Keefer. Read the first story here. IDAHO FALLS – The guns in Bruce Lines’ safe bring back [...]
Idaho Power receives approval on rooftop solar proposal, general rate…
In late December, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission approved two proposals presented by Idaho Power, altering both its general rate and the credit system for customers with rooftop solar installations. [...]
Snow, wind expected as winter storm warning goes into effect
POCATELLO — A winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow to the Magic Valley, southern Idaho and much of eastern Idaho from Saturday evening until early Sunday morning. The [...]
UPDATED: Highways and roads closed due to extreme weather conditions
IDAHO FALLS — The following highways in eastern Idaho are closed Saturday due to extreme weather: Highways Idaho Highway 34 from Soda Springs to Wyoming state line Idaho Highway 36 [...]
UPDATED: Highways and roads closed due to extreme weather conditions
IDAHO FALLS — The following highways in eastern Idaho are closed Friday due to extreme weather: Highways Idaho Highway 32 from Tetonia to Ashton US Highway 26 from Ririe to [...]
JFAC strikes Health and Welfare administrative budget over child care…
Members of the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee took a symbolic hostage on Friday as part of the budget committee’s showdown with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare over [...]
Idaho committee strikes Health and Welfare admin budget to force corr…
Members of the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee took a symbolic hostage on Friday as part of the budget committee’s showdown with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare over [...]
EdNews awarded national grant for career technical reporting
Idaho Education News’ Darren Svan won a national grant to support a project examining the state’s push to boost workforce training. Svan will spend the next 10 weeks traveling the [...]
Private companies Hawley Troxell and Piper Sandler make building publ…
Building schools in Idaho is an odyssey fraught with restrictive laws, and complicated financial moves. To navigate it all, many school leaders turn to well-known Idaho law firm Hawley Troxell and [...]
Here are the government offices, libraries and other agencies closed …
The following government offices, libraries and other agencies are closed Friday due to extreme weather conditions. Government offices City of Pocatello City of Chubbuck City of Roberts Teton County, Idaho [...]
Idaho health department to change grant procedures in response to aud…
After previously disagreeing with a critical state audit that found flaws in how $72 million in grant funds were distributed, Idaho’s largest agency is now promising reforms. The Idaho Department [...]
Local school closures for Friday, Jan. 12
IDAHO FALLS — The following eastern Idaho schools have announced classes are cancelled on Friday, Jan. 12, due to extreme weather conditions: School Districts Madison School District 321 Pocatello/Chubbuck School [...]
Governor’s school proposal too little, too late
If we truly valued our children, we would ensure they spend their days in safe school buildings.But decades of neglect have caused Idaho schools to slide into a shameful state [...]
Idaho Legislature introduces new bill banning explicit AI media to ha…
A new bill introduced Thursday afternoon in the Idaho Legislature would make it a crime to use sexually explicit images generated by artificial intelligence to harass victims or extort money [...]
Looking back: Man misses train in Pocatello, dies walking to Blackfoo…
IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Jan. 8 to Jan. 14 in east Idaho history. 1900-1925 FORT HALL — A [...]
Meet the new owners of a longtime bakery in eastern Idaho
Joe Cooper and his wife, Necia, are the new owners of Mrs. Powell’s Bakery in Ammon, Rigby and Rexburg. See the team making cinnamon rolls in the video above. | [...]
Arizona’s cautionary tale that Idaho lawmakers can still avoid repeat…
Idaho’s legislators need not step blindly into the financial quicksand of taxpayer-supported vouchers during this year’s session. They just need to look toward Arizona to see how using taxpayer money [...]
Idaho budget official says state cannot ‘independently verify’ cash b…
An Idaho state budget official told legislative budget writers Wednesday that the state cannot independently verify its cash balances following the state’s transition to the Luma business and accounting systems [...]
Rigby High School will get a Career Technical Education Facility from…
RIGBY — A local school district will be building a state-of-the-art Career Technical Education Facility, thanks to a multimillion-dollar grant it received. Jefferson School District 251 was awarded a $5.3 [...]
Protecting Idaho kids online could start at the app store
This Christmas, Santa brought my 16-year-old a new phone, which caused a bit of jealousy in his younger, more irresponsible brother. Deciding when to let your child jump into that [...]