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ARCO — No one was injured when two semi-trucks collided near the Idaho National Laboratory Monday morning. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding the two-vehicle crash just after 7 a.m. The sheriff’s office and Idaho State Police responded to the crash. Authorities tell EastIdahoNews.com...

HOWE, Idaho — Seventeen elk were killed in Howe Monday night after a semitruck hit the animals on Idaho Highway 33. The collision happened around 9 p.m., according to a news release from the Butte County Sheriff's Office. Brian Mays, who lives in the area where the crash occurred,...

Voters in most of Custer and Butte counties decide whether to help fund local schools in the March 14 election. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the regular polling sites across the counties.

Butte County is suing the Department of Energy over nuclear waste stored at the desert site west of Idaho Falls. The lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of Idaho’s Eastern Division. It came two days after the death of former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt, who along with fellow former Gov, Cecil Andrus hammered out the 1995 Settlement Agreement with the Department of Energy. That agreement laid out deadlines governing nuclear waste cleanup in Idaho. ...

BUTTE COUNTY - On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, investigators with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested 64-year-old Bobby L. Hipes, of Arco, ID, for allegedly possessing sexually exploitative material of a child under the age of 18. According to a press release from Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador,...

The following schools are closed or delayed on Wednesday, March 1 due to severe winter weather:. West Jefferson School District 253 – two-hour delay. Multiple highways remained closed due to blowing snow, drifts and treacherous conditions. You can find the latest weather forecast here and live traffic cameras here.

All of the incorporated cities in Custer, Lemhi and Butte counties reflected population gains or held steady in the latest population estimate report issued by the U.S. Census Bureau, boosting the number of residents in the three counties as well. Clayton stayed at 9 residents in the data which compares...

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Idaho Falls metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 365 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 255 fatalities for every 100,000 people. […]

To date, 88,027,926 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world. In the Idaho Falls metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 38,860 COVID-19 cases […]

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Idaho Falls metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 364 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 255 fatalities for every 100,000 people. […]

To date, 87,176,676 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world. In the Idaho Falls metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 38,470 COVID-19 cases […]

Both County Line Landfill and Circular Butte Municipal Landfill may see fee increases in the near future in order to help the landfills cover their costs amid price increases, according to Brandy Ward with Jefferson County Solid Waste. According to Ward, she has researched out-of-county fees at the landfills in...

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Idaho Falls metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 361 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 253 fatalities for every 100,000 people. […]

The U.S. reported over 573,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending June 28, bringing the total count to more than 85.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 1,005,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

To date, 85,673,420 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world. In the Idaho Falls metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 38,051 COVID-19 cases […]

The U.S. reported over 665,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending June 26, bringing the total count to more than 85.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 1,005,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise, albeit at a slowing rate. […]

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined. In the Idaho Falls metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 360 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 252 fatalities for every 100,000 people. […]

To date, 85,007,630 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world. In the Idaho Falls metropolitan area, located in Idaho, a total of 37,937 COVID-19 cases […]