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Although the state of Idaho is involved in a lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice about noncitizen voting concerns, Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane says they have a great relationship with the Trump Administration. Earlier this year, Idaho was one of 29 states that was sued by the Justice Department. It’s part of […]
POCATELLO – The death of a Pocatello woman is under investigation. Lt. Akilah Lacey with the Pocatello Police Department tells EastIdahoNews it started Sunday around 12:20 a.m. on the 800 block of East Wyeth. Lacey says officers found a woman unconscious in her home. She was not breathing and was later pronounced dead. Details about […]
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MALAD – A lightning-caused fire in Caribou-Targhee National Forest is fully contained. The 2-Mile Fire started Sunday around noon about one mile east of Malad near 2-Mile Canyon, according to a news release from Caribou-Targhee National Forest. A lightning strike to a juniper tree spread to other trees, as well as grass and bush. The […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This episode originally aired on Dec. 7, 2025. Gold had been discovered in the Sawtooth Mountains. It was 1879, thirty years after the California Gold Rush, and dozens of people from the southern United States, had come to central Idaho seeking their fortune. Samuel Holman was an attorney who filed one of the […]
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A virtual fencing collar for cattle is a new management tool for Idaho ranchers that's growing in popularity.
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IDAHO FALLS – For the third time this year, the U.S. Department of Energy is making staffing cutbacks for contractors operating at the Idaho National Laboratory. In an email to EastIdahoNews on Monday afternoon, INL spokeswoman Sarah Neumann confirmed a workforce reduction is happening at the Specific Manufacturing Capability, which manufactures tank armor for the […]
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KIMBERLY – A child riding a scooter along an Idaho intersection Monday afternoon was rushed to the hospital after getting hit by a car. It happened at 12:43 p.m. at 4000 North 3552 East in Kimberly, according to a news release from Idaho State Police. A 24-year-old Kimberly woman — whose name was not specified […]
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IDAHO FALLS – After one of the hottest months on record for eastern Idaho, the National Weather Service in Pocatello says daytime highs will normalize this week. Meteorologist Erica Cropp tells EastIdahoNews temperatures will be in the upper 70s to low 80s through Wednesday. “Maybe starting to get into the mid 80s in some areas, […]
MENAN – Construction on a new public library is finally moving forward. The Friends of the Menan Annis Grant Library — a nonprofit raising funds for the library’s construction — held a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday. The 7,500-square-foot building is being built in a one-acre field at 3550 East and 665 North east of the […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: “From the Field” is a weekly newsletter bringing you the latest agriculture news in eastern Idaho. IDAHO FALLS – Grace Wangeman is one of five high school students from Idaho who was selected for the 2026 Roth Scholarship. The program, launched in 2024, is a partnership between the National 4-H Council and Georgia-based […]
