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Road closures impacting traffic in the Mini-Cassia region
HEYBURN, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Motorists, here’s a heads up about some road closures in the Mini-Cassia area. The Idaho Transportation Department is closing on and off-ramps as part of the reconstruction of the Heyburn Interchange. On Wednesday and Thursday, the eastbound on-ramp will be closed. On Friday the...
Heyburn man appears for preliminary hearing on vehicular manslaughter charge
JEROME, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A local man accused of running over his friend with his car, was bound over to district court. Braxton Streling, 21, of Heyburn, faces felony vehicular manslaughter in the death of 20-year-old Peyton Walton. He appeared in Jerome County Court Thursday morning for a preliminary...
Two injured following crash near Murtaugh
MURTAUGH, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Two people were sent to the hospital Tuesday afternoon following a crash south of Murtaugh. The incident happened just before three at East 3300 North and Highway 30. Idaho State Police say a 94-year-old man driving a Lexus RX, was stopped at the intersection and...
In The Studio: The Gift of Space
In In the Studio | June | July 2024 | Written by Norman Kolpas | Photographed by Erik J. Hill. Half a century ago, when he was a member of the Minico High School basketball team, Robert Moore would drive harvested dried pinto beans or Great Northerns from his family’s farm to the local Hazelton, Idaho, warehouse of wholesalers Morgan-Lindsay. He had no inkling then that someday another warehouse built by that same company beside the railroad tracks in Declo, 30 miles east of his hometown, would become the studio of his dreams, an expansive space ideally suited to creating his vivid, large-format impressionist paintings of the natural and human-made worlds.
Kimberly softball dominates early for win over Filer, advances to the championship; District softball scores
Kimberly, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Kimberly Bulldogs were in action on Wednesday night as they kicked off its District Tournament hosting the Filer Wildcats. Early on it was all Kimberly. The Bulldogs got off to a 5-0 lead in the first inning after hits from Madi Trappen, Addi Clark, Mallory Kelsey, and Charlee Mayo each scoring a run. Sydnee Muchow hit a sac fly for a score.
New Amtrak Service Between Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul to Begin
(WGTD)---There’s a new option for getting to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. A new, previously-announced round-trip Amtrak train will launch May 21st. The train, called the “Borealis”, leaves Sturtevant around noon each day and arrives at its destination around 6:30 in the evening. In joining Amtrak’s Empire Builder,...
Golf scramble raising money for local kids
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Get ready to hit a hole-in-one for a good cause. The Kiwanis Club of Rupert is holding a golf scramble. To help encourage you to sign up for the scramble we were joined by Josh Bethke and Dan Gammon from the Kiwanis Club of Rupert.
Burley baseball spoils Minico’s senior day; Friday’s baseball/softball scores
RUPERT, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Burley’s Tate Larson knocked in two runs and Kyler Robinson threw the final five innings as the Bobcats spoiled Minico’s senior day with a 6-5 win over the Spartans. Baseball. Homedale 15, Buhl 2. Homedale 12, Buhl 1. Canyon Ridge 4, Jerome 3.
Kimberly baseball beats Buhl, advances to championship game; District baseball results
KIMBERLY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The top-seeded Kimberly baseball team hosted the Buhl Indians in the first round of the 3A South East Idaho District Tournament on Wednesday. In the top of the sixth with the game tied up at two, Buhls Porter Higley smacked the ball to deep left and nearly left the fence. He got an RBI double and gave the Indians a 3-2 lead.
Double fatality car crash in Burley on early Sunday morning
BURLEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Just before 4 a.m. Sunday morning, Cassia County Deputies along with Medics and Burley Fire were dispatched for a two-vehicle crash at 411 East Highway 81 in Burley. Once law enforcement and first responders arrived, they located two vehicles that had crashed head-on. One vehicle...
Preston spoils Declo’s baseball senior day, Canyon Ridge tennis beats Burley
DECLO, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Declo Hornets baseball team (5-9) hosted the Preston Indians for senior day on Tuesday. Declo got off to a quick start with an RBI single from senior Will Garrard to open the scoring. The Indians would respond with a run of its own in...
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