Soda Springs News

Simplot proposing east Idaho phosphate mine with 5 open pits

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho | By KEITH RIDLER, (AP) — Federal land managers have released a final plan for a phosphate mine with five open pits as well as reclamation work in eastern Idaho proposed by Idaho-based J.R. ... Read More...

Election Results for Preston & Soda Springs

Preston Mayor In the race for Preston Mayor, Dan Keller is elected Mayor over Mark Beckstead. Keller received 703 votes, while Beckstead received 497 votes. Preston City Council Brent Dodge and Terry L... Read More...

Elk hunter, 79, found dead in southeastern Idaho

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a missing elk hunter has been found dead in eastern Idaho. The Caribou County sheriff's office says the body of 79-year-old Paul Schiffman of Oakley was found Frida... Read More...

ISU researcher finds first Idaho dinosaur burrow

POCATELLO | SODA SPRINGS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho State University researcher has discovered a dinosaur burrow, the first such den found in Idaho. The university says researcher L.J. Krumenacker was helping te... Read More...

Two mule deer bucks left to waste in separate incidents in Caribou County

CARIBOU COUNTY, ID. | JENNIFER JACKSON, IDFG - Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding two separate incidents of waste of big game in Caribou County. Sometime between October 10 ... Read More...

Research Shows You Have 2 Mins to Escape House Fire Once Alarm Sounds

NATIONWIDE - Today’s home fires burn faster than ever, making escape planning all the more critical to home fire safety. Studies show that in the past, people had approximately 17 minutes to escape a typical h... Read More...

One Dead in Crash on Interstate 15, South of Inkom

INKOM, ID. | SODA SPRINGS, ID. — On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at 5:06 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle, fatality crash on Interstate 15 at mile marker 54, just south of Inkom. Bra... Read More...

New Open-Pit Phosphate Mines Approved In Eastern Idaho

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials have approved two open-pit phosphate mines in eastern Idaho that include environmental protections intended to prevent the type of pollution caused by past phosphate... Read More...

Soda Springs Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Running Drug Trafficking Organization

SODA SPRINGS, ID. – Ryan Fitzgerald Dalley, 44, of Soda Springs, was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court to 17 years in federal prison for continuing criminal enterprise and conspiracy to launder money, ... Read More...

Man Identified in Smoky Canyon Mine Crash

Police have identified the deceased driver from the August 2nd fatal crash at Smoky Canyon Mine, as Brandon Astle, 39, of Rigby. Astle died from injuries sustained when the 1982 Peterbilt refueling truck he ... Read More...