Bannock County News

A nurse at the Bannock County Jail in eastern Idaho who authorities say stole medication intended for inmates and substituted less potent medication has been charged with four felonies.

Court cases in Bannock County have been a little backed up for months with a vacant judge seat.

The Bannock County Sheriff's Office has issued a felony summons against a contracted employee of the Bannock County Jail.

Two local government officials, Bannock County Commissioner Steve Hadley and Coeur d'Alene City Councilman Mike Kennedy, are sharing their communities' budget challenges with the Associated Taxpayers conference.

The Chubbuck Police Department is investigating the death of a Pocatello woman after she fell out of a moving car.

Flu vaccines will be administered by the Eastern Idaho and Southeastern Public Health Districts.

In September, Local News 8 introduced you to the newest member of the Chubbuck police force.

It has not been a good night for incumbents in Pocatello. Mayor Roger Chase will not serve a third term, losing to Brian Blad 3,792 votes to 3,417. Robert Richway who has spent more than a decade in public service lost his seat on the City Council to former Bannock County Commissioner Craig Cooper.

Bannock County expects to see low voter turnout for Tuesday's election. Fewer absentee and early votes were cast in Bannock County compared to past elections.

Officials with the NBC news program Dateline changed their minds about airing the story and now MSNBC producers are filming a documentary on it.

There is a certain portion of the population that will actually be hauled off to jail if they answer their doors for trick or treaters on Saturday night.

The police department is training a new K9. Friday, the dog worked on open area searches trying to find a suspect who was hiding in a tree.

State health officials are reporting three more deaths in Idaho related to the swine flu.

A two month investigation lands a local man in jail. 23-year-old Kevin Jones is in the Bannock County Jail charged with two counts of rape.

A second Gem State county has now passed a resolution requesting state assistance for what they consider to be an imminent threat.

Officers from the Pocatello Police Department were called in early Thursday afternoon when hundreds of people started to line up at the LDS church across the street from Tendoy Elementary for the first free H1N1 flu vaccine clinic being offered in Bannock County.

Just days ago, Bannock County was the first in the State to send Governor Otter a Declaration of Disaster for the swine flu.

There's growing concern over the battle with the H1N1 Swine Flu virus in Idaho. Eastern Idaho has not been spared with Bannock, Bonneville and Bingham counties listed among the top ten counties with confirmed cases of swine flu.

With hundreds of people crammed inside our local jails, what would happen if there was a breakout of swine flu? We spent the day at the Bannock County Jail to find out how they're preparing.

The Bannock County Commissioners voted on a resolution Wednesday requesting that Idaho Governor Butch Otter declare a state of emergency for the county over concerns about the H1N1 virus.