Soda Springs News

A bill that would make it illegal for Idaho drivers to send texts while motoring down the highway is winning support from some influential Republican leaders.

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho -- Officials in Caribou County in eastern Idaho say they will ask the courts to set aside a $2.92 million judgment against the county obtained by a man who spent an extra five years in prison due to a clerical error.

If you live in Southeastern Idaho, you may want to consider joining in a popular van pool program.

Most legislative session are marked by key issues. Idaho lawmakers have grappled with road funding, 10 commandments displays, midwife licensing and big horn sheep.

More than 100 workers are being laid off at the Agrium phosphate mine in southeast Idaho.

A man driving his car south along I-15 Friday afternoon is recovering after he lost control and rolled his car near the Port of Entry near Inkom.

A Burley man has lost his life in an early morning accident near Soda Springs. According to reports Reynaldo Nevarez, 61, was traveling east bound on us highway 30 in a 2006 Volvo tractor pulling a tanker trailer hauling milk, when for unknown reasons, his vehicle left the road and struck a dirt embankment.

Hundreds of bikes took to the street Saturday morning to benefit the Southeast Idaho Community Action Agency.

Maddie Peterson and Brooke Vinovich was credited with seven kills apiece. Peterson added 16 digs.

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho - A bluefly buzzed my left ear, disrupting my midday snooze atop the 3 Steps Ridge while bowhunting elk with my daughter Leah and our friend Tomaz Kirn of Slovenia.

Those looking to get out of town for the long holiday weekend decided to stay a bit closer to home than in years past.