A two-truck crash on Interstate 15 north of Blackfoot sent one driver to a local hospital Thursday morning and shut down the freeway's southbound lanes for hours, Idaho ... Read More

The Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred at approximately 8:13 a.m. on September 24, 2026, on I-15 southbound at milepost 101, near Blackfoot. A 30-year-old ... Read More

At least one driver was hospitalized following a two-semi-truck crash on southbound Interstate 15 near the Blackfoot Rest Area in Idaho. Read More

The Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred at approximately 8:13 a.m. on September 24, 2026, on I15 southbound at milepost 101, near Blackfoot. A 30 year-old male ... Read More

A late-season cold front puts Highway 28, Lemhi Pass, Lost Trail Pass and the West Yellowstone gateway under winter alerts from Saturday night into Monday morning. Saturday night through Monday ... Read More

Drivers traveling between Pocatello and Blackfoot over the next several nights will have changing traffic patterns as a major Interstate 15 construction project shifts traffic through the Fort Hall ... Read More

The city of Blackfoot announced a road closure. That will start tomorrow at 7 a.m. on East Airport Road. The road will be closed to through traffic. Local traffic will still be allowed in the area. Read More

RVs, trailers, and campers packed Interstate 15 on Thursday as drivers made their way toward campgrounds, mountains, and holiday destinations across the region. According to the Idaho State Police, ... Read More

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) - The Idaho Transportation Department is moving forward with plans to widen Interstate 15 between Blackfoot and Fort Hall. Next week, the department will host a round of open ... Read More

The Idaho Transportation Department will host open houses on May 12 and May 13 to present the final design for widening Interstate 15 between the South Blackfoot Interchange (Exit 89) and the ... Read More

Police are investigating a single-truck crash that occurred on Monday morning, in which a semi-truck overturned. According to a news release from the Idaho State Police, the crash occurred around ... Read More

Driving to work on a cold November morning, a local 20-year-old's life changed forever in a split second. Karter Robison had just graduated from the College of Eastern Idaho almost six months before, ... Read More

Staff with the Idaho Transportation Department have been assessing damage to the Riverton Road Bridge over Interstate 15 following a major crash on Oct. 30 that has caused all traffic to be detoured ... Read More

A catastrophic collision in Blackfoot between a milk tanker truck and a freeway bridge pillar has left Interstate 15 crippled and a major overpass severely damaged. Read More

A catastrophic collision between a milk tanker truck and a freeway bridge pillar has left Interstate 15 crippled and a major overpass severely damaged. Read More

A Jerome man was flown to the hospital Thursday night after crashing into a bridge pillar on Interstate 15 near Blackfoot. The crash happened around 8:45 p.m. in the southbound lanes near milepost 92 ... Read More

One person is dead after a crash yesterday. It happened just before 7 a.m., in the U.S. Highway 26 near Swan Valley. A Volkswagen was traveling east when it hit a cow on the road. Due to thick fog, a ... Read More

A 21-year-old Rexburg man suffered injury after the Toyota Avalon he was driving southbound on I-15 hydroplaned, hit a barrier and hit two other vehicles. Read More

The Bannock County coroner's office has identified the victim as Nancy Northman of Brocket, Alberta, Canada. She was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Friday on interstate 15 near Blackfoot. Her next ... Read More

Authorities have released the name of the elderly woman who died in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near exit 89 just south of Blackfoot around 5 a.m. Friday morning. Read More

A two-vehicle fatality crash occurred at 5:03 a.m. Friday on Interstate 15 at mile marker 89 near Blackfoot. Read More

An 81-year-old woman is dead and an 80-year-old man is injured following a two-vehicle crash on I-15 near Blackfoot early this morning. According to Idaho State Police (ISP), the crash occurred just ... Read More

BLACKFOOT - Idaho State Police are investigating two crashes that shut down part of Interstate 15 north of Blackfoot for hours on Tuesday evening. Read More

BLACKFOOT - Idaho State Police are investigating two crashes that shut down part of Interstate 15 north of Blackfoot for hours on Tuesday evening. Read More

The initial collision caused a chain reaction that involved two other cars. All of the drivers and passengers involved were wearing seatbelts and no injuries were reported. Emergency crews were able ... Read More

Idaho State Police are investigating a 2-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at approximately 8:10 p.m. on April 7, 2025, on State Highway 26 at 100 North in Bingham County. Read More

What was supposed to be a fun trip in Arizona turned devastating after an Idaho Falls husband and wife were involved in a fatal crash.  Trena Reinhart, 48, died in a UTV accident on New Year's Eve, ... Read More

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) - Bingham County Search and Rescue removed a car that drove into the Snake River on Monday, January 13, 2025. The accident happened near Blackfoot in the Porterville area. Read More

EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Aug. 19 to Aug. 25 in east Idaho history. 1900-1925 BLACKFOOT - A husband accidentally shot and killed his wife, the ... Read More

Idaho State Police say they are investigating a multiple-vehicle injury crash on Interstate 15 at milepost 85, south of Blackfoot. The northbound lanes are blocked. Read More

Emergency crews are on the scene of at least one crash on I-15 in Blackfoot. Witnesses tell EastIdahoNews.com several vehicles are involved in slide-offs and wrecks in the northbound lanes. One ... Read More

Idaho State Police have responded to a multi-vehicle crash that witnesses say has backed up traffic for miles. The crash happened Thursday around 7:40 a.m. near Blackfoot on southbound Interstate 15 ... Read More

The victim of the crash has been identified. Bingham County Coroner Jimmy Roberts has confirmed Tamara Wilkinson, 61, of Blackfoot died in the crash. ORIGINAL STORY: BLACKFOOT - A Blackfoot woman has ... Read More

A wreck on State Highway 39 near Snake River High School left a teenager dead and a man hospitalized Saturday evening. The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 39 and 900 ... Read More

A wreck on State Highway 39 near Snake River High School left a juvenile dead and a man hospitalized Saturday evening. The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 39 and 900 ... Read More

A Blackfoot man was killed Friday morning when he was ejected from his vehicle after it went off Interstate 15 near Idaho Falls and rolled. According to an Idaho State Police news release, Troy ... Read More