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Man arrested for eluding police, driving 100 mph down U.S. 20
A Montana man drove up to 100 miles an hour down U.S. Highway 20 outside of Ashton to Madison County where a “spike strip” stopped him Wednesday evening. The chase began at 8:03 p.m., near milepost 453 and ended 16 minutes later in Madison County at milepost 333, reported Madison County Sheriff Ron Ball. “The speeds reached just over 100 mph,” he said. ...
When 911 goes down, how do we get the help we need?
Recently we have had two dispatch centers go down due to technical issues. One was in Madison County the other was in Bingham County. I wanted to learn more about the plans that are in place when situations like this happen.
Large fire in Ammon just for training
AMMON — A large structure fire in Ammon had many of you concerned Wednesday night. But, Ammon Fire Department Fire Chief Steven Berg said, it was just training “to educate firefighters a little more.”. Firefighters had been doing the training over the past couple weeks at a donated...
Softball Recap: Teton wins going away against Ririe
Teton won the last time they faced Ririe, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Everything went the Teton Timberwolves' way against the Ririe Bulldogs as the Teton Timberwolves made off with a 16-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Teton. Kadence Hansen was a standout: she...
Hawaiian restaurant opens second location in eastern Idaho
REXBURG – The Gem State can’t stifle its craving for Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food’s authentic cuisine and fresh flavors. The restaurant franchise opened its second eastern Idaho location at 461 North 2nd East in Rexburg last week. Mo’ Bettahs immerses its guests in the island...
Lewisville women to hold quilting day
LEWISVILLE — The Lewisville Idaho Fans (previously known as the Lewisville Community Association) group is planning their next meeting for Monday, May 6, starting at 7:00 p.m., at the Lewisville Community Center. They will be discussing important facts about groundwater. Check our Lewisville column next week for further information. You can also visit their Facebook page for updates.
Local auctioneer retires after 52 year career
REXBURG – Reed Nord sat behind the wheel of a yellow 1972 Ford F-100 in a vacant lot off East 7th South in Rexburg during the last auction of his career Saturday morning. The 84-year-old Ririe man started working in the auctioneering business 52 years ago and is officially retired.
Local Law Enforcement sends local alerts through Alert Sense to notify us
During the search for the suspect that shot and killed Ada County Deputy Tobin Bolter, the Boise Police Department was able to locate him in a Boise neighborhood. They then sent out an alert through the Code Red system
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