Mountain Home News

A large fire has destroyed an elevator and likely three grain bins in the tiny northern Idaho town of Craigmont, leading Lewis County commissioners to declare a state of emergency.

Marianne Williams Park is now open. It's located off of Warm Springs Avenue and sits on 72 acres of land, making it Boise's third largest park on the river.

When they're happening, wildfires are big, scary and destructive, but there are a few positives that come out of them--and if you're a mushroom hunter, one of those payoffs is coming to fruition.

Officials in southwestern Idaho say they have found the body of a Mountain Home man reported missing earlier this month, but are releasing few other details.

"Russell is a diabetic patient and it is unknown if he has his medicine with him," Barclay stated.

Deputies in Elmore County are hoping you recognize the man in this photo. Officials say 67-year-old Russell Holsinger of Mountain Home has been missing since April 12.

The Bureau of Land Management will temporarily close about 11,994 acres of public land to all motorized vehicle use as a result the 2012 Stout Fire.

A lot of questions remain after a tank for explosives was left at a gas station.

Elmore County dispatch tells us that eastbound traffic exiting Interstate 84 is being diverted from Exit 90 to Exit 95.

Of the 77 cases against 39 defendants, 26 were for various traffic offenses, 31 were for contempt, six were for shoplifting, four were for alcohol-related offenses, three were for disorderly conduct, two were for thefts, one was for drug-related offenses, one was for domestic assault, one was for domestic battery, one was for criminal mischief and ... (more)

Mountain Home, Idaho Authorities are investigating the death of a Mountain Home Airman.