Minidoka County News

TV Today's 6 News Two Inmates Escape from north Idaho prison Law enforcement officials are on the hunt for two inmates who've escaped from a north Idaho prison.

Idaho Department of Corrections is looking for two suspects who jumped the fence and ran away from the prison facility.

As of Thursday there have been 74 confirmed cases of the H1N1 Pandemic Flu in Idaho.

In court Monday morning was Richard Garza Pena Junior; he entered a not guilty plea on charges of aiding and abetting to robbery, aggravated battery, and one charge of grand theft.

A Murtaugh resident facing sexually related charges in Minidoka County 5th District Court 'may' change his plea to guilty.

The Tops Motel on the Burley Rupert Highway was robbed at gun-point early Monday morning.

Today law enforcement officials were inspecting boats at Lake Walcott. The weather limited the number of boats they usually see for the inspections.

Each day our law enforcement looks out for and protects the citizens; and today a cleaning company showed them appreciation by detailing their vehicles.

A collection of roughly 50 paintings appraised at up to $320,000 ten years ago has been given to the Heyburn Alumni Association in south-central Idaho.

Three people were killed in a one-vehicle rollover near the Minidoka Dam Sunday morning, according to a press release from Idaho State Police.

Idaho's Hispanic population has continued to increase at three times the rate of non-Hispanics, according to the latest U.S. Census figures.

Minidoka County Sheriff officials are currently investigating an armed robbery that happened just after, Thursday morning.

A tax assessor in south-central Idaho has lowered the value of an ethanol plant on which construction has been stopped due to a bankruptcy filing.

A Murtaugh resident facing sexually related charges was in a Rupert courtroom, the judge sent the man back to jail for violating his terms of release.

Officials in Minidoka and Cassia counties say they want to keep sprinkler water off the region's roads.

Officials in Minidoka and Cassia counties say they want to keep sprinkler water off the region's roads.

A woman charged with multiple counts of possession of a controlled substance, waived her right to a speedy trial today.

So you think training "your" dog is a big job? Jay Michaels says K-9 officers in Magic Valley have to work even harder to make sure law enforcement's best friends are always on their toes.

Some elementary school students in Minidoka County will get a little extra help learning English.

The city of Rupert has decided to boost the electricity credit it gives a local senior center to help defray rising costs.