Bingham County, ID

The results have been reported for the Idaho primary elections, and the candidates will now begin campaigning for the general election which will take place on Nov. 8. The unofficial results of the election for Bingham County were fully counted around midnight Wednesday. In the elections for Bingham County offices,...

There’s Christmas season, archery season, pheasant season, big game season, and all kinds of other seasons that identify special events or pastimes. One of my favorites, though not often talked about, is the sagebrush wildflower season. This season defines a time when a short stroll through sagebrush country yields a myriad of colors and shapes to anyone paying a little attention.

The Sons of Utah Pioneers, in partnership with the Idaho Potato Museum, will be dedicating a monument on the museum grounds that honors the early pioneers who came to the land that would someday become Bingham County and brought water to it. The dedication will take place Saturday at 11...

Police have arrested the suspects in the robbery of a Pocatello Walgreens on Friday after a high-speed pursuit, authorities said. The two Pocatello Walgreens robbery suspects as well as a third suspect in the getaway car were arrested around 12:25 p.m. in Fort Hall following a high-speed pursuit that started in Bingham County, authorities said. Blackfoot police say one of the suspects is being checked on by emergency medical personnel...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - Three robbery suspects are in custody following a high-speed chase Friday. Police say the three may have been involved in an earlier robbery at the Walgreens on the 900 block of Yellowstone Highway in Pocatello just before 10 a.m. Police say they tried to jump over the pharmacy counter and took some drugs. Investigators believe two of them committed the burglary while the third drove the getaway car.

The results have been reported for the Idaho primary elections, and the candidates will now begin campaigning for the general election which will take place on Nov. 8. The unofficial results of the election for Bingham County were fully counted around midnight. The Republican Party pick for governor will be...

BLACKFOOT — After a long night of watching votes slowly roll in, Jimmy Roberts was informed Wednesday morning that current Bingham County coroner Nick Hirschi has announced his resignation. The current chief deputy coroner, Roberts won the Republican primary Tuesday, receiving 4,965 votes to competitor Lisa Rowland’s 1,861.

BLACKFOOT — A local man who has already served time for lewd conduct with a child under 16 is now accused of a similar crime. Michael R. Schwindt, 34, appeared in court on May 16, where a preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 27. According to court documents, around...

An Idaho Falls man who was twice convicted for child sexual assault is now facing a third charge. Michael Schwindt, 34, made an initial appearance in Bonneville County Court on Monday after a second victim came forward saying she was sexually abused by him when she was 7 years old. Schwindt was previously convicted for child sexual abuse in 2016 for two separate cases, both in Bingham County. He has...

Those living in Ammon Shelley and parts of Bingham and Bonneville counties will have an important decision to make Tuesday May 17, 2022. That will be whether or not Eastern Idaho Regional Waste Water Association (EIRWWA) should be converted into a Sewer District instead of a joint powers authority. The post What you need to know if the Eastern Idaho Regional Waste Water Association becomes a district appeared first on Local News 8.

Bingham County voters will decide what candidates they want to advance to the general election Tuesday when they submit their ballot in the primary election. The results can be expected by around 9 p.m. on the evening of the election, May 17. On the day of the vote, the polls will open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

BLACKFOOT — The Bingham County Historical Museum has reopened its doors after a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, Gov. Brad Little declared a stay-at-home order due to rapidly climbing COVID-19 cases, forcing people to abandon their workplaces and leaving many businesses suddenly vacant. “When...

With only five days to go until the Republican primary on May 17, the Bingham County coroner race between Jimmy Roberts and Lisa Rowland has intensified with the release of an incident report regarding a domestic dispute that took place on April 14, 2021 in the Roberts family. A copy...

Bingham County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Lawrence Henrie and Deputy Brook Ferro deployed a spike strip device across Shilling Avenue just prior to a bridge spanning the Blackfoot River. Henrie controlled the spike strip from a position on the opposite side of the road from Yupe and Ferro stood just off the roadway near a marked patrol vehicle. Yupe drove directly towards Henrie and Ferro, prompting Henrie to open fire on the truck. Henrie’s shots struck the driver’s side of the pickup truck, but Yupe continued driving. Both deputies narrowly avoided being hit by the truck; as it passed passed within two feet of Henrie and within approximately ten feet of Ferro.

BLACKFOOT — On Tuesday, May 10, the Blackfoot Lady Broncos kicked off the District 6, 4A softball tournament with a demonstrative win over Bingham County rival Shelley. The game itself only lasted six innings as the Lady Broncos slugged their way to a 13-3 win over the Lady Russets.

About eight years ago, I received a phone call from a concerned voter in the Jamestown Precinct here in Bingham County. The call was not expressing concern over a position of the party or a Republican candidate on the ballot. The call was expressing concern over the welfare of our precinct committeeman, Wayne Griffith, who was out on a cold and stormy night campaigning for one of the party’s candidates.

BLACKFOOT — A 44-year-old local man was sentenced Monday to a unified 15-year prison term for nearly running over two Bingham County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a high-speed pursuit in May 2021. Seventh District Judge Darren B. Simpson levied the sentence against Marcus Kurt Yupe, during a sentencing...