Tuesday 071823
The state school board of education said seven colleges in Idaho including CSI, may be victims of a worldwide data breach. Move-it transfer software tracks personal information of students and employees nationwide to provide enrollment and degree data on their students to other entities.
As part of a new law that took effect July 1, the Idaho Transportation Department is offering Free State identification cards for Idaho adults who do not have a driver’s license to use for voting. The cards are free to individuals 18 or older who have not had a driver’s license for at least six months.
27 year old Stephen Carston Wells of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. On August 18, 2022, Idaho Falls Police found Wells passed out in his vehicle. Law enforcement found meth, cocaine, marijuana and several weapons.
U.S. Senators Mike Crapo re-introduced the Bring Our Heroes Home Act, which would eliminate obstacles preventing families from accessing the records needed for recovering America’s prisoners of war and missing in action. Records show more than 81,500 Americans including 361 Idahoans remain unaccounted for.
Legislative lawmakers want the Idaho Commission for Libraries and the state’s school and public libraries to sever ties with the American Library Association. The Idaho Freedom Caucus push stems from a since-deleted tweet from group President Emily Drabinski who described herself as a Marxist lesbian. The lawmakers fear she could inject hard left politics and sexuality into libraries.
Latah County prosecutors in the case against Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, say that he can't just put his speedy trial on pause he has to waive his right to speedy trial altogether. His trial is set for Oct. 2. A stay could mean the case could be thrown out, which is supported under Idaho law.
Owyhee County deputies say the body of a man who disappeared Sunday while swimming in the Snake River has been found. A husband and wife were boating on the river Sunday when, the he went for a swim near Bernard's Landing. The strong currents swept him away.
WEATHER
Tuesday: Widespread haze after noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Widespread haze. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 65.
Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100
Monday 071723
Yesterday temperatures were in or near the triple digits for much of southern Idaho. Today it’s the wind that will make headlines. Gusts could hit 50 miles an hour. Temperatures will remain in the mid 90’s.
This weekend, several people died on Idaho highways. ISP say a crash around 8:30 Saturday night on state highway 75 near Shosohne a 37 year old Bellevue man died after his vehicle rolled. Three people were killed when their car collided with a freight train in Bonner County Saturday morning just after 11.
More defendants are expected to come forward after a judge said a complaint against the city of Burley must include all parties who have a claim or interest which would be affected by a declatory judgment. The LDS church along with several others is expected to be named on the amended complaint. Jon Anderson, a former mayor has filed a lawsuit against the city of Burley over a sewer and water development agreement.
31 year old Dakota Austin Kennemer a former youth pastor at Grace Baptist church in Twin Falls is facing sexual battery charges. He is accused of fondling a 16 year old girl in 2021.
A trial involving St. Lukes and Amon Bundy is expected to continue today. On Friday a Meridian doctor cried on the stand as she explained how Bundy’s protests affected her life. Bundy led protests against the hospital after a baby was taken into protective custody for medical care. Bundy has been a no-show at the trial.
On Saturday, Mountain Home had a festival that was the first of its kind in the city. Organizers got together to promote an initiative to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana in Idaho.
65 year old Robert Kolb Senior a former Twin Falls man is facing 12 felony lewd conduct charges. He allegedly engaged in various sex acts with 2 underaged girls who were 6 at the time.
Eagle Police are investigating the discovery of a body along the bank of the Boise River. Passerby’s detected a smell and found the body partially submerged in the water around 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday.
WEATHER
Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west northwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West northwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Friday 071423
Authorities have identified the man who died near Wendell Wednesday morning. 85 year old Claude Strickland was found in an irrigation head gate just before 11:30 am.
Police are looking into an officer-involved shooting which occurred early yesterday morning, according to the Rexburg police department. At around 3:30 am, police responded to a physical argument between a husband and wife.
Aaron von Ehlinger, the former Idaho lawmaker convicted of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern, has filed his official appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court asking the judges to vacate his conviction. Von Ehlinger said the district court erred in allowing certain testimony from a nurse who examined the woman he raped and that state prosecutors were framing questions to the nurse in order to lead her into making certain statements about the rape.
This week Boise Police Department's chief and deputy chief went in front of city councilmembers and talked about changes they are making after an outside investigation. The investigation started in November after retired captain Matt Bryngelson shared racist and discriminatory views online.
The Moscow home where four University of Idaho students were killed will remain standing for now. Earlier this year, U of I announced it would demolish the house on King Road, which was donated to the university by the owner. In a memo to students on Wednesday, U of I said it would pause demolition until October.
34-year-old Raul Garcia of Castleford man is facing multiple felony charges, including kidnapping and child sexual abuse with a child under 16. He is accused of locking the victim in a room making her inhale a white powder that later tested positive for meth. The victim told law enforcement her hands went numb, and at that point, Garcia started to touch her.
51-year-old Cory Gaylor a former Kuna Middle School teacher pleaded guilty yesterday to lewd conduct with a child under 16 and enticing a child over the internet. Gaylor is set to be sentenced Sept. 14. He faces up to life in prison.
WEATHER
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Breezy.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Thursday 071323
Police in Jerome say a juvenile has been arrested following a break-in at the city’s animal shelter. The youth called 911 reporting he had poisoned to the animals. He was arrested on scene. The animals were treated and none died. The youth faces several felony charges including poisoning animals and grand theft.
Yesterday morning in Idaho Falls, a child died from an accidental gunshot wound. Police say it appears the juvenile was handling a firearm when it discharged.
An elderly man died yesterday morning after he fell into a canal south of Wendell. The incident happened near 3051 south and 1700 east.
The Preliminary hearing for Nicholas James and Athenia Miller in a Gooding courtroom has been vacated. The two are each facing a first degree murder charge in the death of Roger Driesel who was shot and killed in May. Their counsel filed competency evaluation orders. A status hearing is set for August 3rd. They are being held without bond.
Employers grappling with a nationwide labor shortage gave low-wage workers the largest pay increases in most states between 2019 and last year. But even so, many of those workers are struggling to cover the inflated costs of basic expenses. Many low-wage workers got significant raises such as Idaho, of $7.25 an hour.
A Nampa man is now in custody, after barricading himself from police for roughly 10 hours on Tuesday. Police say 36-year-old Rodolfo Reyes had an outstanding warrant linked to an Amber Alert on May 18. Police say Reyes would not answer his cell phone or comply with orders given through a loudspeaker.
The Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with J.R. Simplot Company regarding the Don Plant manufacturing facility located near Pocatello. The plant produces over 1 million tons of various phosphate products every year. The company will pay $1.5 million for violations and $200,000 in funding for environmental mitigation work in Idaho.
WEATHER
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. West northwest wind 6 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 59. West northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.
Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 93.
Wednesday 071223
Police were called to the intersection of Highway 93 and 30 near Filer yesterday morning when a flatbed semi trailer rolled. The accident blocked westbound traffic for several hours while crews cleaned up the debris. Hazmat crews were notified but it turns out the large containers of chemicals were not hazardous. No serious injuries were reported.
Several advocacy organizations and a civil rights attorney filed a lawsuit against Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s office yesterday alleging a law that criminalizes the act of transporting minors across state lines to obtain an abortion violates constitutionally protected rights and is too vague to be enforceable. The federal lawsuit asks the Idaho District Court to grant a temporary injunction that would block the law from being enforced while the case proceeds.
Outbreaks of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers have been identified in Cassia County. Assistance requests to the state department of Ag within a designated outbreak area are expedited, according to the department. To qualify for assistance, individuals must manage at least five acres of agricultural use land and be actively experiencing infestations of at least three Mormon crickets per square meter or eight grasshoppers per square meter.
After weeks of hovering near the $4 mark, Idaho gas prices are slowly falling. According to AAA, today’s average price for a gallon of regular is $3.93, which is three cents less than a week ago and four cents less than a month ago. Meanwhile, the national average currently sits at $3.54 per gallon, which is the same as a week ago and five cents less than a month ago.
In the past year, Idaho has seen a significant surge in its tech job market. The state attracted a considerable number of professionals who relocated while working remotely. As the COVID 19 pandemic subsided, many of these firms altered their operations. As a result, local tech companies benefited from this influx of skilled workers.
The surviving family members of one of the victims from the shooting at the Boise Towne Square Mall filed suit last week alleging the mall’s management and local officials didn’t do enough to prevent the shooter from committing a violent attack. The suit came from the family members of Roberto Padilla Arguelles, one of two people shot at the mall on October 25, 2021 by Jacob Bergquist who later committed suicide.
WEATHER
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 58.
Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92.
Tuesday 071123
A 22 year old Junction Utah man was killed in a crash last night just after 8 north of Kimberly in Jerome County. Police say the vehicle rolled after the driver lost control.
36 year old Adam Richard Pullin of Twin Falls was arraigned yesterday on a charge of Felony Domestic Battery in the presence of a child. The alleged incident happened on May 29th at Magic Reservoir. He is being held without bond.
Idaho is looking at restructuring how it pays for Medicaid, a free health insurance program that insures about 458,000 Idahoans, costing state taxpayers more than $4 billion last fiscal year. Legislators met yesterday in Boise to discuss the current funding structure.
Brian Kohberger who is accused of murdering four University of Idaho students last November has filed a motion to stay proceedings in his case. Newly filed documents show Kohberger requested the stay citing substantial failure to comply with selection procedures for a grand jury. An indefinite stay of proceedings was ultimately denied, but a Latah County judge did grant a 37-day stay to allow Kohberger and his defense to review the material from the grand jury.
Anti-government activist and former gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy and his associate Diego Rodriguez were both no-shows for the first day of trial in a civil case brought against them by St. Luke's Health System. The judge called the case unusual. Bundy was quoted from a text saying he was unaware he had a trial.
Students in the Boise School District have filed a federal lawsuit against Idaho school officials to keep them from enforcing a new law meant to prevent transgender students from using school restrooms that correspond with their gender identity. Signed into law by Idaho Gov. Brad Little the law requires schools maintain two separate multi-occupancy restrooms, showers, changing facilities and overnight accommodations for students based on their sex assigned at birth. The law took effect July 1.
WEATHER
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 7 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 59.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 60.
Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.
Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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