Soda Springs News

Elk Herd Hit by Train Between Montpelier and Soda Springs

MONTPELIER. ID. | By Jennifer Jackson - In the early morning hours of Friday, January 25, a herd of elk was hit by a train traveling between Montpelier and Soda Springs. No people were injured in the collision.... Read More...

New System to Help in Backcountry Rescue Missions

JACKSON, WY. (AP) — An anonymous Wyoming resident has given more than $100,000 to Teton County Search and Rescue to help purchase a system to help find people lost or injured in remote areas with no cellphone s... Read More...

Volunteers Clean Restrooms, Take Out Trash in Yellowstone

BOZEMAN, MT. (AP) | By ABBY LYNES , Bozeman Daily Chronicle — As the sun rose over the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Linda Carney bent over a toilet, windshield scraper in hand. "It's the plumbe... Read More...

Snake River in Teton Park to be Featured on Postage Stamp

JACKSON, WY. (AP) — A photo of the Snake River and the Grand Teton mountains in northwest Wyoming will appear on a postage stamp in 2019. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported Wednesday the image by Ore... Read More...

Ivanka Trump, Apple CEO Tim Cook to Visit Idaho Schools

WILDER, ID.(AP) — Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter and White House adviser, is scheduled to visit a southwestern Idaho school district with Apple CEO Tim Cook. White House officials say the vi... Read More...

Prescribed Fire Set Near Lava Hot Springs This Week

LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID. — With the anticipated arrival of moisture in eastern Idaho, the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District will begin prescribed burn activities. The Crystal Springs prescribed fire w... Read More...

Injury Crash on US30 East of Soda Springs

SODA SPRINGS, ID. - On Saturday, November 17, 2018 at approximately 8:06 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash eastbound US30 at milepost 414, seven miles east of Soda Springs. Ro... Read More...

Otter Rips State Education Board, Lawmaker Over Contract

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Butch Otter sent stern letters to the State Board of Education and state Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, scolding them for interfering with a state contract for computer softwar... Read More...

Groups File Lawsuit To Stop Eastern Idaho Gold exploration

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The federal government violated environmental laws by approving a Canadian company's plan to search for gold in key wildlife habitat in eastern Idaho, two conservation groups say in a federa... Read More...

Northern Idaho Human Remains Could Be 200 Years Old

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Northern Idaho authorities say human remains found at a construction site are no longer the focus of a criminal investigation because the bones are from 50 to 200 years old. The C... Read More...