Prosecutor won’t pursue criminal charges against former charter school director
BLACKFOOT (Idaho Ed News) — Bingham County prosecutor Paul Rogers will not charge retired charter school director Fred Ball with any crimes after a year-long investigation into bizarre financial...
View ArticleMan sent on rider after multi-state high-speed chase
Brandon Postgate | Fremont County Jail ST. ANTHONY — A man who led police on a multi-state high-speed chase in June is being sent on a rider program. District Judge Steven Boyce sentenced Brandon Jesse...
View ArticleLocal man arrested for alleged drive-by shooting
Kyler Miskin | Madison County Jail SUGAR CITY — Deputies arrested a man last week for an alleged drive-by shooting this summer. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kyler Miskin, 23, for felony...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with first-degree murder after 72-year-old is shot to death
Jesse Gentle | Jefferson County Jail RIGBY — The man arrested after a homicide Tuesday morning in Jefferson County has been identified. Deputies arrested 21-year-old Jesse Gentle for felony...
View ArticleAuthorities need help solving poaching of young grizzly bear
Stock Image The following is a news release from Idaho Fish and Game. RIGBY — A young male grizzly bear was found shot and killed near the Cold Springs Road in Fremont County recently. Weather events...
View ArticleMan arrested for murder allegedly used bleach to clean up the scene
Jesse Gentle | Jefferson County Jail RIGBY — The man arrested for first-degree murder Tuesday allegedly tried to clean up the scene with bleach and refused to talk with investigators. Investigators say...
View ArticleDriggs man arrested for burglary and kidnapping in Idaho Falls
Braxton Robles | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — Police say a Driggs man allegedly barged into an Idaho Falls home, punched an 11-year-old boy, and grabbed a 13-year-old girl by the hair before...
View ArticleMan arrested after shooting outside Idaho Falls bar
Connor Prucnal | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — Police arrested a man after he allegedly fired a gun at another person outside a bar Sunday night. Connor Prucnal, 25, is charged with felony...
View ArticleMan charged with murder makes first court appearance
Jesse Gentle at his first court appearance on a first-degree murder charge. RIGBY — An Idaho Falls man made his first court appearance over Zoom on Wednesday afternoon after prosecutors charged him...
View ArticleWoman sentenced after high-speed chase
Jamie Lee Capson | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A local woman was recently put on probation for engaging in a high-speed chase with police in June. Earlier this month, Jamie Lee Capson, 38, was...
View ArticleMan who let neighbor borrow Wi-Fi federally indicted for child pornography
Jeffrey Mckie | Bannock County Jail POCATELLO — A Pocatello man now faces a federal charge after a neighbor borrowing his Wi-Fi tipped investigators about child pornography. Jeffrey Mckie, 40, had been...
View ArticlePolice: Idaho body found in 1984 to undergo DNA analysis
LEWISTON (AP) — Authorities in Idaho have accepted an unresolved case from 1984 as part of a genetic genealogy study that could help police identify a body found 36 years ago. Idaho County Sheriff Lt....
View ArticleFormer cop gets rider for threatening woman with gun
Ryan Davis | Bannock County Jail POCATELLO — A former Pocatello police officer was sent to prison this week to complete a rider program. Ryan R. Davis, 30, pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault...
View ArticleMan faces additional charges after allegedly using woman’s credit card...
Aqwane Reeves | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A man already in jail for an alleged violent robbery is now accused of using a woman’s credit account to buy items at local stores. Aqwane Reeves,...
View ArticleNearly 60 ducks taken in Idaho left to rot in Utah dumpster
Courtesy Utah Division of Wildlife Resources The following is a news release from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are...
View ArticlePocatello man who claimed he blacked out when he stabbed another man gets rider
Zackery William Standridge | Bannock County Jail POCATELLO — A judge sentenced a Pocatello man who said he blacked out before he stabbed an acquaintance. Zackery William Standridge, 21, was ordered by...
View ArticleMan reaches speeds of over 100 mph in town to avoid DUI, deputies say
Frederico Shigley Rodriguez Jr. | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — Law enforcement stopped an Idaho Falls man with spike strips after he is alleged at reaching speeds over 100 mph while trying to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police say man threatened to kill pharmacy staff while demanding drugs
Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com UPDATE IDAHO FALLS — Police say a local man threatened to kill pharmacy staff while demanding drugs before getting into a fight with police, sending an officer to the...
View ArticleMen charged with gun crimes had neo-Nazi ties, trained in Idaho, targeted...
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – Federal prosecutors in North Carolina allege that before three Idaho men conspired to ship illegally altered guns across state lines, they conspired online on a white...
View ArticleHave you seen this man? Authorities looking for runaway inmate in Idaho Falls
Jesus Manual Perez walked away from the Idaho Falls Community Reentry Center early Saturday morning | Courtesy Jeff Ray The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Correction. IDAHO...
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