Month: May 2025

News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Workers at the Idaho Falls Zoo arrived Friday morning to find a new addition. 

 Sometime overnight, Zasu the Bactrian camel gave birth. The zookeepers say they knew Zasu was pregnant.

Courtesy: Idaho Falls Zoo

“Please join us in welcoming the newest addition to our zoo family — Gankhuyag (pronounced Gon-Que-og), the baby Bactrian camel! Gankhuyag was born May 11th, and both he and his amazing mom, Zazu, are doing great,” said the zoo in a post on Facebook.

The zoo asks that we give them some privacy by not parking along the back fence for the next few days or trying to call the camels over when visiting the zoo. 

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Sam Ross

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– Ann Swanson, a lifelong Pocatello resident, is running for city council during the next election cycle in November.

Swanson said, if elected, she plans to focus on providing affordable housing, drawing small businesses to the Pocatello area, and establishing better lines of communication between the city and the public, especially in times of emergency.

“My run is really a thank you note to Pocatello in some ways,” said Swanson. “It’s always been a driver of mine to be of service and to look for opportunities to give back to the community.”

City council elections will take place in November.

Swanson will hold a campaign kickoff event on May 28 at 5 p.m. at Caldwell Park in Pocatello.

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Sam Ross

CHUBBUCK, Idaho (KIFI)– The Pocatello Rotary Club and students at Ellis Elementary School celebrated the dedication of a brand new ‘Little Free Library’ on the school’s grounds.

Little Free Library is a national nonprofit organization providing books in small, designated boxes as easy access to literature for people who may not live close to a traditional library or have the means to buy reading materials.

Bringing the new Little Free Library to Ellis Elementary was a joint effort between school staff and students and the Pocatello Rotary Club.

“Reading is magic, and at the Pocatello Rotary we like to bring some more of that magic to our community,” said Michael Strickland, member of the Pocatello Rotary Club. “Little Free Libraries are great because, in today’s society, so many things cost money––it’s nice to have something that people and children and families can do that doesn’t cost anything.”

The Pocatello Rotary Club said they plan to install Little Free Libraries at Lookout Point and the Bonneville Commons in Pocatello.

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Seth Ratliff

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) — A man with an active felony arrest warrant is in custody following an alleged stalking incident and pursuit on Highway 20, according to a post on the Rexburg Police Department Facebook page.

On Sunday at approximately 5:30 PM, Rexburg police responded to a report from a woman stating that her ex-boyfriend had followed her home from work and was waiting outside her residence.

Officers promptly arrived at the scene but were initially unable to locate the man. However, they successfully identified him and his vehicle and discovered he had an active nationwide extradition warrant for three felony charges.

Law enforcement maintained a presence in the area to locate the suspect. Approximately two hours later, officers monitoring the victim’s residence observed the man returning. Upon seeing the officers, the suspect immediately fled in his vehicle.

Three Rexburg Police officers attempted a traffic stop, but the man refused to yield, leading to a pursuit southbound on Pioneer Road. Due to the suspect’s dangerous driving, officers made the decision to reduce their speed and increase the distance to prioritize public safety, according to the Rexburg PD.

The suspect continued southbound, crossing the Rexburg city limits onto 5000 South, where Madison County Sheriff’s deputies joined the pursuit as he entered Highway 20 at the Thornton exit.

“At this point, officers coordinated a rolling box-in maneuver to stop the pursuit and take the suspect into custody,” the Rexburg PD stated in a Facebook post. “One officer positioned their vehicle in front of the suspect’s vehicle, while another moved behind. Unfortunately, the suspect executed a U-turn, crossing the median and heading northbound on Highway 20.”

The wanted man then allegedly attempted to drive northbound in the southbound lanes of Highway 20, driving towards oncoming traffic. Deputies successfully blocked his path, forcing him back to the northbound side of the road.

As officers closed in, the fleeing vehicle rammed a police car.

Law enforcement then executed a PIT (Pursuit Intervention Technique) maneuver, causing the suspect’s vehicle to spin to a safe stop on the northbound off-ramp at the same exit.

Officers strategically positioned their vehicles to prevent the suspect from fleeing again, and he was taken into custody without further incident.

The suspect was transported to a local hospital for a precautionary medical evaluation. He was subsequently booked into the Madison County Jail on the three original felony warrants, as well as new charges of felony eluding and misdemeanor stalking in the second degree.

“We’re thankful to our partners at the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, as well as Idaho State Police, for responding and assisting us on this call,” the Rexburg PD stated in their post.

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