A 41-year-old Washington man who was killed Wednesday afternoon near McCammon as a result of an officer-involved shooting was wanted for attempted murder, police said.

DENVER — A former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate on trial in the 1984 killing of a 12-year-old Colorado girl wasn’t even remotely considered a suspect to law enforcement until his obsession with the crime and incessant visits to talk with police about it provided clues that turned hi…

POCATELLO — A local prosecutor says a Pocatello man accused of sexually abusing two teenage girls for several years and recently conspiring with his wife and son in an attempt to destroy related evidence may soon face federal child pornography charges.

A Bonneville County man was arrested Saturday after he reportedly beat his neighbor until the apartment was covered with blood splatter.

BOISE — A former state lawmaker made his first appearance in an Idaho courtroom on charges that he raped a young legislative intern earlier this year.

POCATELLO — An 18-year-old Pocatello man was treated and released for injuries early Sunday after a group of people forced their way into his apartment and one of them stabbed him and stole money and belongings, police said.

JACKSON, Wyoming — Cross-country traveler Gabby Petito was strangled, a Wyoming coroner announced Tuesday.

POCATELLO — Police made a couple of arrests during the weekend following separate altercations.

CHALLIS — The last anybody saw of 9-year-old Stephanie Crane, she was bowling with friends.

POCATELLO — A 44-year-old local man has been arrested and charged with felony robbery for allegedly forcefully stealing a key from a woman’s hand at a Pocatello apartment complex on Monday afternoon.

SEATTLE — Rewards totaling $2.5 million are now being offered for information that helps solve the killing of federal prosecutor Thomas C. Wales in Seattle 20 years ago.

POCATELLO — The apartments Anne and Terrel Merkley own near Idaho State University were once a hub of campus life, housing mostly students. 

PROSSER, Washington (AP) — A farmer in southeastern Washington is accused of collecting tens of thousands of dollars in hidden wheat sales while collecting on crop insurance for alleged losses.

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POCATELLO — A 42-year-old local man facing up to life in prison for multiple felony sex crimes was arrested and charged Tuesday with additional felonies for another sex crime and conspiring to destroy evidence related to the initial police investigation, according to court records.

POCATELLO — A 52-year-old former Pocatello man is expected to stand trial for three felony counts of lewd conduct following a ruling from a 6th District judge in Bannock County on Friday.

RIGBY — The victim in a child injury case has reportedly died, according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family.

PARIS, Idaho — A former well-known Montpelier doctor was sentenced to serve at least three years in prison Thursday for fatally shooting his wife in the chest in September 2020.

Newly released documents from the complex investigation of a woman accused of conspiring to kill her children and husband reveal sordid details of a cult-like belief system of “zombies” and “vibrations” plus a disintegrating marriage and an affair.

An Idaho Falls man who admitted to running over a pedestrian with his car and trying to hit another was arrested on Oct. 1.

CHUBBUCK — A 36-year-old Chubbuck man has been arrested and charged with felony domestic violence for striking a woman several times in the face on Saturday, according to Chubbuck police.

CHUBBUCK— Two local people were arrested in Chubbuck and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance on Friday, according to court records.

LOGAN, Utah — Charges have been filed with the 1st District Court against a man accused of pointing a firearm at two girls outside of Logan High School last month, resulting in a brief lockdown.

POCATELLO — A Wyoming man pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor child. 

Two local teenagers were arrested Wednesday after leading police on a high-speed chase that started in McCammon and ended at a mobile home park in Pocatello, according to Idaho State Police.

An Idaho Falls woman was arrested Sunday after she reportedly drew a knife during an argument with neighbors.

The Fremont County Prosecutor’s Office stipulated Thursday to a change of venue in the scheduled jury trial for Chad Daybell.

A Rexburg man was arrested Saturday after he attempted to meet with a 14-year-old girl for sex.

Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce has agreed that murder suspects Chad Daybell and his wife Lori Vallow should stand trial together.

The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning Monday about an “alarming increase” in fake pills across the United States containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.

A Washington man has been charged with seven felonies and is facing up to life in prison after pointing a firearm at a retired Idaho Supreme Court judge and his wife on Interstate 15 in Bingham County on Friday, according to Idaho State Police.

An involuntary manslaughter charge against a woman for the death of a Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been dismissed.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho state lawmaker charged with rape earlier this month has been arrested in Georgia.

The Idaho State Board of Education’s School Safety and Security Program has released nearly three dozen recommendations for safety and security resources after the May 6 shooting incident at Rigby Middle School.

POCATELLO — Police have located and arrested the local woman who fled on foot following a Friday high-speed pursuit that ended on Buckskin Road, according to court and police records.

POCATELLO — Police confirmed on Thursday that the case involving Downard Funeral Home is now being treated as a criminal investigation.

POCATELLO – Jesse Kirby, 45, Trevor Van Horn, 31, and Debra Trujillo, 63, all of Idaho Falls, were sentenced to federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced Friday.

RIGBY — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that it retrieved a gun from a student at Rigby Middle School.

Caribou County sheriff’s officials are investigating after bullet holes were found in a local cabin, and they are asking for the public’s help.

A 44-year-old Utah man is facing grand theft charges in Bannock County.

Caribou-Targhee National Forest officials say someone is vandalizing vault toilets at a day use area in Pocatello.

POCATELLO — A 25-year-old convicted felon was arrested Sept. 17 after police say he unlawfully possessed a stolen firearm.

POCATELLO — Local police are asking for the public’s help uncovering what happened Tuesday morning when an ex-teacher who’s been accused of sexually abusing a student in his classroom was found bloodied and lying on the pavement of a parking lot.

POCATELLO — Some of the 1,200 Southeast Idaho residents on probation or parole have been participating in a program designed to identify obstacles to their success and provide stability during their period of supervision.

LOGAN, Utah — A high school in northern Utah endured a short lockdown on Monday after police say a man held two teenage females at gunpoint over a bicycle he believed had been stolen.

An officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday was the sixth in East Idaho in 2021.

POCATELLO — Pocatello police are attempting to locate two individuals alleged to have been involved in a vandalism of a motorcycle last month.

POCATELLO — A 35-year-old local man was arrested on Friday after police say he stole a man’s pickup truck.

POCATELLO — A former special education teacher at Highland High School has agreed to plead guilty to sexually abusing a nonverbal student inside his classroom in January, according to the Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office.

POCATELLO — A 22-year-old Pocatello man is facing a felony drug charge in Bannock County.