Skyline High School’s Shay Shippen looks to score against Shelley High School. | EastIdahoSports.com file photo EDITOR’S NOTE: This Athlete of the Week feature was originally published on Feb. 18, 2025 as Shay Shippen approached the Idaho all-time scoring record. It has been selected as an encore for Athlete of the Week. IDAHO FALLS — […]
Jason Rardin (left) and Darren Weeks (right) | Bingham County Jail BLACKFOOT – Two local men have been sentenced after police found narcotics and guns in their Basalt home. RELATED | Two men arrested after Blackfoot drug trafficking bust Jason Rardin, 53, was charged in July 2023 with felony drug trafficking of marijuana, six felony […]
Three of four small white-tailed bucks break out of the willows at Camas National Wildlife Refuge after being disturbed by the bull elk. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — The Idaho Senate has called for the state to take over control of the Camas National Wildlife Refuge from the federal government. The […]
Idaho Gov. Brad Little gives his annual State of the State address on Jan. 6, 2025, on the House floor at the Statehouse in Boise. | Pat Sutphin, EastIdahoNews.com BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Both chambers of the Idaho Legislature — on unanimous, bipartisan votes — passed a bill that would create a media shield […]
Some of the dresses offered at KATZ. | Courtesy KATZ Wedding and Formal Wear POCATELLO – With prom season fast approaching, the owner of a local formal wear store is getting the word out about how she can help everyone afford something to wear to the big dance. KATZ Wedding and Formal Wear, a gown […]
Photo: Preston’s Reggie Larsen wins the slam dunk contest at the District 5 Senior Showdown, Monday, March 17, 2025, at Pocatello High School. | Courtesy photo; Video: The full slam dunk contest. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com POCATELLO — The meaningful games have come and gone, with three District 5 schools claiming championship banners — Pocatello […]
Courtesy Idaho Supreme Court IDAHO FALLS — Medical Recovery Services has been ordered to pay $127,000 in legal fees after wrongfully suing a local woman over a $460 hospital bill. The Idaho Supreme Court’s ruling ends a nearly eight-year legal battle and backs up decisions made in lower courts that the medical debt collection company […]
Members of the Idaho House of Representatives hold a floor session in January. | Pat Sutphin, EastIdahoNews.com BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — The Idaho House on Monday unanimously passed a bill to allow the death penalty for adults who sexually abuse children age 12 and younger in Idaho. Similar to his bill that stalled last […]
McCowin Park in Ammon. | Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com AMMON — A local city is finding a unique and fun way for the community to explore its multiple parks. The “Ammon Parks Spring Scavenger Hunt” kicks off this Thursday, the first day of spring, and will go through April 20. “We think it’s going to be […]
Levi Jaynes helps students during a math class. | Carly Flandro, Idaho Ed News RIGBY (Idaho Ed News) — As a Rigby High instructional coach, Levi Jaynes was appalled at the math scores. In 2018, only about a third of students who took the state’s standardized math exam were at grade level or higher. Jaynes […]
