Idaho Falls Fire Department Senior Firefighters Travis Adams and Jeremy F. Newman were presented the Idaho Medal of Honor Tuesday in Boise, recognizing their extraordinary courage and lifesaving ... Read More

Starting this week, overnight repaving on U.S. Highway 20 between Idaho Falls and Rigby is moving away from the main roadway and into the interchange ramps and areas around the ... Read More

A four-vehicle crash northwest of Iona Monday left a 59-year-old Idaho Falls woman dead and U.S. Highway 26 shut down for five hours. Read More

A woman from Idaho Falls has died following a Saturday afternoon car crash on Highway 26, according to Idaho State Police (ISP). Police said a 2007 Toyota Tundra pulling a utility trailer was ... Read More

A 44-year-old Idaho Falls woman is dead and a man and three juveniles suffered injuries after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 26 south of Ririe late Saturday ... Read More

IDAHO FALLS - A three-vehicle crash on the Arco Highway / U.S. Highway 20 on Thursday resulted in two individuals being sent to a local hospital, closing the roadway for over an hour. Read More

IDAHO FALLS - Overnight construction on U.S. Highway 20 will start up again Sunday evening, as the Idaho Transportation Department works to '?create a smoother ride'? between Idaho Falls and Rigby. The ... Read More

Work to resurface all lanes of U.S. Highway 20 between Idaho Falls and Rigby begins tonight, promising a smoother ride and extending the lifespan of the roadway. Read More

A driver, who failed to stop for a school bus with its lights flashing, triggered a chain-reaction crash Tuesday morning east of Idaho Falls that sent two ... Read More

A 2026 Chevy Traverse, driven by a 65-year-old male from Rigby, was reportedly driving the wrong way on the interstate, northbound in the southbound lanes. A 2014 Chrysler Town & Country minivan, ... Read More

A 2026 Chevy Traverse, driven by a 65-year-old male from Rigby, was reportedly driving the wrong way on the interstate, northbound in the southbound lanes. A 2014 Chrysler Town & Country minivan, ... Read More

One person is dead following an early morning crash near Idaho Falls on Thursday. The fatal crash occurred near exit 118 on southbound Interstate 15, according to an Idaho Falls Police Department ... Read More

One person is dead following an early morning crash near Idaho Falls on Thursday. The fatal crash occurred near exit 118 on southbound Interstate 15, according to an Idaho Falls Police Department ... Read More

Traffic on Southbound I-15 at Exit 118 is being diverted onto Broadway. Both on-ramps from Broadway to southbound I-15 are closed. Two-vehicle crash with a rollover; one fatality confirmed. Idaho ... Read More

Idaho State Police arrested an Idaho Falls man March 2 following a high-speed chase on Interstate 15. Read More

A local man is dead and Interstate 15 southbound was shut down for several hours after a head-on crash involving a semi in Pocatello. Read More

Wind that is blowing dust and debris has forced the closure of Interstate 15. The Idaho Transportation Department has closed I-15 between Idaho Falls and Roberts because of winds that have created ... Read More

East Idaho's historic windstorm delivered on its promise Saturday, with the Idaho Transportation Department shutting down two lengthy stretches of Interstate 15 as dangerous winds and blowing dust cre ... Read More

The Idaho Transportation Department has closed multiple sections of Interstate 15 due to large dust storms. All northbound and southbound lanes of I-15 are closed between Idaho Falls (Exit 119) and ... Read More

Hazardous driving conditions and low visibility have forced the closure of Interstate 15 in both directions North of Idaho Falls. As of 11:48 AM, the Idaho Transportation Department has closed I-15 ... Read More

Idaho State Police are warning motorists to prepare for dangerous driving conditions through the weekend after a massive dust storm triggered a 10- to 14-car pileup on Interstate 15 on Thursday. Read More

Interstate 15 is fully closed between Idaho Falls and Roberts due to high winds causing dangerous driving conditions, according to Idaho State Police. Read More

A Boise woman and Treefort Music Fest artist is hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury after a rollover crash outside of Idaho Falls this week. Her family said she is still unconscious. On Monday ... Read More

A 30-year-old Idaho Falls man died at the scene Monday on U.S. Highway 26 west of Swan Valley after his Volkswagen struck a cow on the roadway and then another ... Read More

BONNEVILLE COUNTY, Idaho - Idaho State Police (ISP) is investigating a fatality crash which occurred on Monday, October 6, 2025, at 6:55 A.M., on US26 at mile marker 365 in Bonneville County. Read More

Police are investigating a crash involving at least two cars at the intersection of 17th and Ashment on Tuesday afternoon. Read More

It's been a little over two years since 26-year-old Hannah Britton was involved in a devastating car crash that would alter her life forever. She was sent to the hospital with extensive injuries and ... 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

The Idaho Transportation Department is doing inlaid striping operations in the Idaho Falls area. Yesterday, lane closures went into effect where work is underway. That includes state highway 33 ... Read More

Idaho State Police are investigating an injury vehicle collision which occurred on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 5:24 P.M. on US Highway 20 at mile marker 308 ... Read More

Two people were injured after a car crash. Idaho State Police say it happened yesterday around 8 p.m. on southbound Interstate-15 at milepost 114, south of Idaho Falls. A Kia Sportage driven by an ... Read More

An Idaho Falls woman was taken off life support in a Utah hospital July 11, nearly two weeks after suffering critical injuries in the same one-vehicle crash that killed her ... Read More

A woman who was critically injured in a car crash has been taken off life support. The administrative assistant at St. Read More

Idaho State Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision which occurred on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 3:04 p.m. on US 20-26 at mile marker 272 in Butte County. Read More

An Idaho Falls woman died Sunday night from a two-vehicle crash on Highway 20, just south of the North Rexburg exit near milepost 336. Read More

Five-year-old Catherine Cooper of Idaho Falls was the sole fatality in a July 4th crash near Island Park that injured six members of her family. Catherine is being remembered for her bright spirit, ... Read More

UCON - Idaho State Police is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday, June 11,2025 at 12:28 p.m. on westbound US 20 at milepost 316, east of Ucon. Read More

A train derailment near Chester has forced the indefinite closure of the intersection of 2900 E and Highway 20, causing significant travel disruptions. While the incident has resulted in substantial ... Read More

Idaho State Police say the driver of the tour van involved in a deadly collision with a pickup truck was licensed in California and the company that organized the trip was Ctour Holiday LLC. Read More

Idaho State Police are investigating a single vehicle fatality crash that occurred Saturday just before 2 p.m. on northbound I-15 south of Idaho Falls. A 2000 Mercury Cougar occupied by two ... Read More

A traffic stop by Idaho State Police resulted in a man charged with attempted second-degree murder being arrested Tuesday morning. According to the news release, ISP in Idaho Falls was notified by the ... Read More

Authorities shut down the northbound lanes of I-15 to allow for a thorough investigation of the crime scene. That section of interstate has since reopened. Idaho State Police are asking the public ... Read More

Emergency personnel are on scene of a single helicopter crash at Ririe Reservoir east of Idaho Falls. First responders have located the crash, about halfway between Ririe Dam and the Blacktail Access ... Read More

which was also traveling eastbound on US 26. No injuries were reported. Idaho State Police was assisted by Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, Swan Valley Fire and Idaho Falls Fire paramedics. 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

CAREY - Idaho State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on northbound U.S. Highway 93 at milepost 213, just north of Carey. The crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday ... Read More

CAREY - Two people died and one was injured in a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 93 near Carey, Idaho State Police said. A 55-year-old Idaho Falls man driving a 2014 ... Read More

POCATELLO - A man was rushed to the hospital after a one-vehicle wreck on Interstate 15 in north Pocatello early Tuesday evening, Idaho State Police said. The man was driving a 2011 Subaru ... Read More

The Bonneville Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMPO) is hosting an open house on Oct. 15 to help shape the future of traffic across greater Idaho Falls -- including discussing a potential ... Read More

A pickup truck ran a red light and hit an Idaho Falls Fire Department vehicle and two parked cars, police said.  The incident happened after 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday at D Street and North Yellowstone ... Read More

The semi-truck driver was not injured. The eastbound lanes of US 26 were blocked for approximately three hours. Idaho State Police was assisted by Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, Idaho Falls Fire ... 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 FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - A high-speed car chase that went through two counties and involved spike strips ended with the driver crashing his car. Read More

SHOSHONE - A 65-year-old motorcyclist died Monday afternoon after he crashed into a vehicle, police say. Daniel Scott Clark, of Gooding, was southbound on a 2008 Harley Davidson on South Cherry Street ... Read More

According to the Idaho State Police, a 20-year-old male from Shoshone was driving westbound in a pickup truck on a back country road north of Shoshone. The driver drifted into the left shoulder, ... Read More

'?I spoke to one of the EMTs at the Driggs hospital and they said that this accident was worse than what they believed, and he needed to be flown to Idaho Falls.'? He was taken to Eastern Idaho Regional ... Read More

Idaho Falls City Council has approved the purchase of a Lenco BearCat G3 for the Idaho Falls Police Department after a rise in violent crimes in the city. The BearCat is an armored vehicle the IFPD ... Read More

The Idaho State Police is investigating a single vehicle fatality crash that occurred Sunday at 6:30 a.m., on northbound I-15 at milepost 110.5, near Shelley. Read More

The Idaho State Police is investigating a single vehicle fatality crash that occurred Sunday at 6:30 a.m., on northbound I-15 at milepost 110.5, near Shelley. Read More

Idaho State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning near Swan Valley. A man from Idaho Falls was driving eastbound on U.S. 26 in a Chevy box truck. The 23-year-old driver fell ... Read More

A 35-year-old Idaho Falls man died Wednesday night in a head-on, wrong-way crash on Interstate 15 in Jefferson County. Idaho State Police troopers responded to the scene at about 7 p.m. at ... 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

IDAHO FALLS - A Rigby man was killed Thursday morning in a head-on collision on Interstate 15 caused by a wrong-way driver, Idaho State Police said. Mark Aaron Henry, 39, of Rigby, died at the scene ... Read More