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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...
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.
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...
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.
Baseball Recap: Will Garrard can't quite lead Declo over Preston
Declo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 10-3 to the Preston Indians. Bodee Laumb put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Laumb was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
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...
Baseball Recap: Twin Falls' loss ends eight-game winning streak at home
After a string of ten wins, Twin Falls's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Minico Spartans by a score of 8-6. Twin Falls was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Minico apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
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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