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Category: District 5 – Southeastern Idaho

  • November 1, 2025 - Two-Vehicle Crash North of Fort Hall Partially Blocks Lanes

    BINGHAM COUNTY, ID – Idaho State Police (ISP) is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Friday, October 31, 2025, at approximately 1:36 p.m., on northbound I15 milepost 85 north of Fort Hall, Idaho.   A 2012 Freightliner, driven by a 45-year-old male from Rexburg was slowing down with traffic northbound on I15. A 2020 […]

  • October 31, 2025 - Task force to conduct Halloween DUI emphasis tonight

    POCATELLO — Law enforcement agencies of the Southeast Idaho Traffic Safety Task Force are joining forces to help prevent impaired driving on Halloween night. Extra DUI patrols will be out tonight, with officers and troopers across the region stepping up enforcement to keep roads safe for all trick-or-treaters and drivers. “Halloween is a night full […]

  • October 31, 2025 - UPDATE: Single-Vehicle Crash Near Blackfoot Leads to Complete Blockage

    UPDATE – Idaho State Police is investigating a single vehicle injury crash that occurred at approximately 8:47 p.m. on October 30, 2025, on I15 at milepost 92 in Bingham County. A 46-year-old-male from Jerome was traveling southbound on I15 in a white 2026 Kenworth towing an empty milk tanker. The driver of the Kenworth drove […]

  • October 30, 2025 - UPDATE: Single-Vehicle Crash Near Blackfoot Leads to Complete Blockage

    Traffic is being diverted at exit 93. ### BLACKFOOT, Idaho – Idaho State Police is investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred on October 30, 2025, at milepost 93 on I15, in Bingham County. All northbound and southbound lanes are blocked at this time. The Riverton Road overpass will be closed until further notice due […]

  • October 30, 2025 - Single-Vehicle Crash Near Blackfoot Leads to Complete Blockage

    BLACKFOOT, Idaho – Idaho State Police is investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred on October 30, 2025, at milepost 93 on I15, in Bingham County. All northbound and southbound lanes are blocked at this time. The Riverton Road overpass will be closed until further notice due to damages sustained in the crash. More information […]

  • October 29, 2025 - Vehicle Fire Near Downy

    DOWNEY, Idaho – Idaho State Police is investigating a vehicle fire that occurred at 1:49 p.m., on October 29, 2025, near Downey. A 75-year-old male from Spanish Fork, Utah was traveling northbound on I15 at milepost 25, in a yellow and red RV. The RV caught fire and the male pulled over to the right […]

  • October 29, 2025 - Idaho State Police releases FY 2025 Annual Toxicology Report

    MERIDIAN, Idaho — The Idaho State Police Forensic Services (ISPFS) released its Annual Toxicology Report for Fiscal Year 2025, offering a detailed analysis of alcohol, volatile substance, and drug testing trends across Idaho. The full report and its accompanying fact sheet are available online. Key Highlights The steady rise in case submissions, particularly in blood […]

  • October 24, 2025 - ISP Investigates Fatality Crash in Pocatello

    POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State Police (ISP) is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred at 2:00 a.m. on October 24, 2025, on northbound Interstate 15 milepost 70 in Bannock County. At about 2:00 a.m., a 47-year-old male from Pocatello was traveling northbound on Interstate 15 driving a 1997 Mitsubishi 3000 GT.  The driver veered to […]

  • October 21, 2025 - Fatal Crash Claims Two Near Fort Hall

    FORT HALL, IDAHO- Idaho State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on October 21, 2025, at approximately 8:05 a.m. Northbound Interstate 15 at milepost 77 near Fort Hall, Idaho. A Peterbilt Semi and a Ford F450 flatbed pickup were both headed north on Interstate 15.   Troopers are still determining what caused the crash.  […]

  • October 17, 2025 - Arrest made in connection with bomb threat at the Idaho Capitol

    POCATELLO, Idaho – A Pocatello man has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat made earlier this month to a state government building in Boise. On October 8, 2025, at approximately 10:14 a.m., the Pocatello Police Department responded to a report of a 58-year-old man making multiple threatening phone calls to employees of a […]