Blackfoot News

The attorney representing an Idaho death row inmate scheduled to die in two weeks says he has passed a polygraph test that proves he's innocent.

U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge ordered mediation today between a group of news organizations and the State of Idaho, after the media outlets sued to gain greater access to execution procedures.

Spiegel said the fire stared in the corner of her living room. It was a frantic few moments as she called 911, rushing her 22-year-old son and dogs out of the burning house, a $300,000-plus loss.

He was born in Blackfoot and raised in Eastern Idaho. He started his own international chemical company and eventually went on to become one of the richest men in the world.

The judge in the legal proceeding against five men accused of having roles in the 9/11 terror attacks is considering whether to separate the trials.

FT. HALL, Idaho -- A two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 91 at Ellsworth Road in Fort Hall forced police to block off traffic on Saturday at 6 p.m. 84-year-old Leo Butterfield of Pocatello was driving northbound on U.S. 91 at Ellsworth Road.

A death warrant was issued today for Richard A. Leavitt for the July 1984 murder of Danette Elg in Blackfoot, Idaho; the execution date is set for June 12, 2012.

A 7th District Judge has signed a death warrant for condemned inmate Richard Albert Leavitt, ordering that he be executed by lethal injection.

Idaho Falls Police arrested Ryan Jay Ellis, 46 of Blackfoot, for grand theft after he stole a street light from River Walk Drive in Idaho Falls.

When a man with a gun to his head threatened suicide in a standoff with police in Bannock County on Wednesday night, it took strong negotiation to resolve the situation peacefully.

BLACKFOOT, Idaho - A 30-year-old southeastern Idaho man was taken into custody in Fort Hall after leading officers on a high-speed pursuit and threatening to kill himself.

Valene Olney drives for Teton Stagelines. She picks up and delivers kids to charter schools around Blackfoot and Idaho Falls.

The insurance claim seemed straightforward: Jason Preston said his motorcycle was wrecked.