Blackfoot News

People in the Snake River region have been getting calls from a call center at number 922-2222 pretending to be owned by cellular service provider.

Local author Linda Gatewood has completed her second book "Spring Promise," and is offering it to friends and family in the Blackfoot area before it is released to the general public.

The Bureau of Land Management has given Monsanto until the end of May to submit a corrective action report in regards to an earthen holding pond leaking three million gallons of water onto a meadow near its new Blackfoot Bridge Mine in southeastern Idaho's phosphate-rich Caribou County.

To provide more options for Snake River students, Basic American Foods plant manager Brent Higginson presented a check for $5,250 to the Snake River School District Friday.

Morning News-submitted photo Students from Blackfoot's Independence High School Student Health Council Tony Davis and Nayeli Morales along with Traci Lambson of the Southeastern Idaho Public Health Department presented a proposal to the Blackfoot City Council Tuesday night - for smoke-free parks throughout the city.

Morning News-Lisa Lete Blackfoot Police Captain Kurt Asmus addressed the city council Tuesday upon his appointment at the city's new police chief .

John Lindsay Lindsay is president of Power Lube in Blackfoot, Idaho, and owns/operates a Mobil 1 Lube Express in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Leslie Mielke Tammi Dayley has been teaching in Blackfoot for 32 years. Standing with her is fifth grader Brock Armstrong and third grader Bentley Briscoe.

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Morning News-Lisa Lete Lisha Lee of Blackfoot shows some of the merchandise available 'free' to those in need at the Harvest Free Gift Store inside the the Harvest Family Christian Church in Groveland.

A Blackfoot man was killed in a collision with a semi-trailer about 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Local nonprofit organizations participating in "Idaho Gives" on Thursday are gearing up for what they hope will be unprecedented day of giving in Bingham County.

According to census data compiled by the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs, the Hispanic population in Idaho is growing faster than the general population.

Leslie Mielke Blackfoot Police Captain Kurt Asmus, his wife Elaine, and Mayor Mike Virtue lead the participants of "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" on Saturday in support of the Bingham Crisis Center and bring awareness of domestic abuse.

Leslie Mielke Dan Cravens announced he is running for the mayor of Blackfoot Thursday.

Rose will retire June 30 after more than 10 years of service with the district. The district stated in the statement that the decision was made after an extensive multi-state applicant search and screening process that included stakeholder input from seven community members, two teachers, a school principal, a classified employee representative, ... (more)

Dan Cravens, a regional economist with the Idaho Department of Labor, has scheduled a news conference at noon Thursday at the Blackfoot City Hall.

Leslie Mielke Kurt Birkenhagen, M.D., holds the titanium ring that treats chronic reflux disease when placed surgically around the sphincter muscle at the top of the stomach.

Morning News-submitted photo Blackfoot High School student Rachael Slay and her prom date Nathaniel Stansfield arrived at the BHS prom prom in style Friday night in a limousine paid for by Blackfoot businessman John Pruett.

People from all over southeast Idaho came out to show-off their four-pawed furry friends who have been competing in various events to practice as they gear-up for the upcoming, four-day competition in Blackfoot this summer.