It was Sept. 6, 1960. The Gate City was one of many stops for John F. Kennedy during the Western states tour of his presidential campaign. Accompanying him during his visit was Idaho’s U.S. Senator, Frank Church, who’d nominated Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles two months earlier.

Gina Judd, the Executive Director for 'Friends of the Children-Eastern Idaho,' recently spoke to the Pocatello Rotary Club about the organization. 'Friends of the Children-Eastern Idaho' is the first chapter in Idaho. It was formed in Idaho in 2023 and they began serving families in March of last year.

The National Weather Service in Pocatello is forecasting the coldest temperatures of the season this weekend as an arctic front moves through eastern Idaho. They may be some light snow Friday night and Saturday before the initial drop in temperatures Saturday night.

Warm up your car extra early this week because eastern Idaho is in for quite the chill. Cold temperatures on Monday morning prevented cars from starting, froze the roads, and encouraged Idahoans to wear all of their extra layers.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pocatello issued the warning for the Arco/Mud Lake Desert and Upper Snake River Plain areas, effective from 1:30 a.m. MST to 9 a.m. MST on Monday, with officials warning that frostbite could occur on exposed skin within 30 minutes.

Charges are pending against a Chubbuck man after a shooting Thursday afternoon at a home near Cotant Park in Chubbuck.

The University of Idaho is holding the 2025 Idaho Potato Conference and Eastern Idaho Ag Expo at Idaho State University's Pond Student Union Building and ICCU Dome this week.

The deal is slated for completion in the second quarter of this year, contingent on regulatory and shareholder approvals.

Idaho State takes on Eastern Washington in a matchup of Big Sky teams. The teams play Thursday for the first time this season.

The Eastern Washington Eagles (6-15, 2-6 Big Sky) face a fellow Big Sky squad, the Idaho State Bengals (8-10, 3-4 Big Sky), on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Reed Gym. The game will tip off at 9:00

This past weekend when snowmobiling a 15-year-old girl got lost at Island Park, when out snowmobiling with her friend, but she didn't return that evening.

Cloud X Vape and Smoke is located at 1100 Yellowstone Ave. in Pocatello in an old Maverik location and is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day. “We are open on all holidays throughout the whole year from Monday to Sunday,” said Muna Ahdikari, manager of the shop.