"Our police department is one of the finest departments in the state, if not in the country," Merrill told Local News 8. "We feel like they deserve a building that that merits the character of our police officers and just the great people that they are.

Nearly two years after opening Tropical Smoothie Cafe in Rexburg, Kelly Plummer is pleased to have a second location in Idaho Falls. The smoothie, wrap and sandwich restaurant opened Monday at 3492 South 25th East inside Kingwood Plaza.

REXBURG — Pony Express Car Wash is holding a grand opening and ribbon cutting Tuesday for its newest location in Rexburg. The car wash is located at 545 North 2nd East and is the sixth Pony Express to open in eastern Idaho.

One man in Idaho recently was arrested, after admitting to selling child pornography online. This is one of those rules you don't break as an adult. In a disturbing trend lately, another man was recently arrested for processing and distributing child pornography in Eastern Idaho.

As eastern Idaho gears up for the second wave of an extreme cold warning, the National Weather Service in Pocatello is forecasting heavy snow showers. A winter storm warning is in effect from 11 a.m.

Heavy snow is expected in Idaho Falls and surrounding cities on Thursday, with a foot of snow possible. According to the National Weather Service, most of eastern Idaho is under a winter storm watch.

"I'm not from here and I'm not used to Idaho winters. I don't think I knew how cold, cold was until I moved up here. And so when the family Crisis Center told me about their need for blankets and coats,