Alex Lemoing News Today

VIRTUAL EAST IDAHO — At its heart, EastIdahoNews.com is both a news and technology company that revels in taking advantage of new inventions or processes to better interact with our audience. So it’s no surprise with the sudden popularity of artificial intelligence or AI, our staff started playing with how we could use it to […]

IDAHO FALLS — A major construction project at an Idaho Falls intersection is having a negative impact on businesses in the area. Crews are about two months into a project on Woodruff Avenue and 17th Street that involves adding another lane, adding a right turn lane on each intersection and updating the waterline, curb, gutter, […]

Welcome to our new look! If you’re a regular visitor to EastIdahoNews.com, you likely realized we’ve had a makeover. For over a year, we have been working to improve your experience on our website. Robert Patten, our web manager and developer, has spent countless hours completely rebuilding the backend of our site to make it […]

IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com had a landmark year for good journalism in 2022. Our staff covered a wide variety of issues and people in eastern Idaho, and hopefully kept the community informed along the way. There were a number of big stories that warranted multiple articles, such as the ongoing, and seemingly never ending Chad […]

BLACKFOOT — In a letter filed with the court Monday morning, former Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland took responsibility for the incident that led to his eventual resignation and guilty plea. “I accept full responsibility for the events of November 9, 2021,” the letter reads. “I made a series of decisions that will likely define […]

ISLAND PARK — Business owners in Island Park are beginning to worry as many reservations at hotels, restaurants and activity centers are being cancelled over concerns about the damage to Yellowstone National Park after major flooding. Steve “Dutch” Dutcher, the manager at the Sawtelle Mountain Resort in Island Park, tells EastIdahoNews.com that he has been […]

UPDATE The following is an update from the Idaho Falls Police Department. Around 2 p.m. today, Idaho Falls Police Officers responded to a report of a possible shooting in the area of the 1400 block of Benton Street. Idaho Falls Police Officers responded and found evidence that at least one round had been fired. No […]

OSGOOD — Emergency responders were called to the Osgood Store near Interstate 15 after a large undetonated military round was found Friday morning. The owner of the store tells EastIdahoNews.com he discovered the ammunition behind his business and called the police. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and Idaho Falls Fire Department arrived and made the […]

The Madison Junior High School gym could barely contain the chaos as warriors from across the region gathered in Rexburg to take part in Frozen Warriors on Saturday. Frozen Warriors is an annual Belegarth Medieval Combat Society event that brings together fighters representing different geographic areas, or realms, together to battle against one another. Belegarth […]

BOISE — A legal loophole means someone could potentially get away with murder or any other crime in a small section of Yellowstone National Park. At least that’s the theory. Dubbed the “zone of death,” a 50-square mile section of Yellowstone that trickles into Idaho finds itself at the center of Idaho legislation. A committee […]