Early enrollment data shows increase in students at University of Missouri

KMIZ on August 25, 2025

Madison Stuerman

Editor’s Note: A correction has been made to the number of students enrolled in 2024.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The University of Missouri is seeing more students this year, according to preliminary data.

In a news release, the University said early numbers show there are more than 31,300 students enrolled for the fall semester. This is compared to 30,874 enrolled last fall, according to university data.

There are reported to be more than 6,000 first-time college students, along with 1,200 new transfer students, according to the release. They will be joining more than 1,400 new graduate and professional students enrolled this fall.

“We are proud to welcome all Tigers to campus and to prepare the next generation of leaders who will make an impact in Missouri and beyond,” University of Missouri President Mun Choi said in the release.

Official enrollment numbers will be finalized next month.

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Simplot presents Pocatello Potato Festival

KIFI on August 25, 2025

Noah Farley

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) — People gathered at the Museum of Clean Saturday for fun, food, and their love of potatoes.

Hundreds of people met at the Pocatello Potato Festival to enjoy local vendors, games, and several potato-related activities like making prints with potatoes and using potatoes to power clocks.

“We really wanted to bring something that’s true to Idaho, but also fits in with the Children’s Museum as well as the Museum of Clean,” said Event Coordinator, Claire Horton. “And I don’t know how you really tie in Idaho and education more than with potatoes.”

A potato festival wouldn’t be complete without french fries. That’s why Simplot provided free fries for everyone.

Horton thanks the community, sponsors, and vendors for making the event possible. She plans to hold the event again next year.

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Thousands attend annual Greek Festival

KIFI on August 25, 2025

Noah Farley

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) — Thousands of people lined up for a taste of Greek food and culture at the annual Greek Festival in Pocatello—the biggest cultural celebration in the state.

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church has been hosting this festival for decades.

Visitors got to enjoy lots of greek food like roasted lamb, shish kabobs, and gyros, as well as thousands of pastries like baklava.

Volunteers spent hundreds of hours to prepare for the festival and make things run smoothly.

Performers came from Salt Lake City to perform traditional Greek dances. The audience threw coins on the dance floor, which is a greek tradition.

The funds made from the event will go toward restoring the church’s facilities like its 110-year-old building, which is a national historic site.

The church thanks everyone who helped make this festival possible.

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Columbia man charged with child endangerment for leaving kids in hot car

KMIZ on August 25, 2025

Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man has been charged after he was accused of leaving two children in a hot car.

Shaun Rottman was charged with two counts of first-degree child endangerment, creating a substantial risk.

Court documents state that officers were dispatched for a lockout at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday to a redacted location. Dispatch notes said multiple kids were sweating and crying after they were left unattended in a hot car.

Police said they made contact with Shaun Rottman, who allegedly admitted to leaving both children in the car to use the bathroom and that he was inside the building for about 30 minutes.

Documents state Rottman because aware of the children being in distress after the fire department contacted him.

Police said it was reported to be 82 degrees outside while the car was off and the windows were rolled up. Rottman allegedly told officers one of the children had autism and that he knew the child needed “a higher degree of care than the average child,” according to documents.

Officers said Rottman told them it was not normal for him to leave the child unattended for extended periods of time.

Online records show that he posted bond before the jail received the signed warrant, with a bond amount set by the on-call judge. His bond was set at $5,000.

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Fish and Game to stock over 4,500 Rainbow Trout this September near Salmon

KIFI on August 25, 2025

News Release

The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game:

SALMON, Idaho (KIFI) — Idaho Department of Fish and Game will stock over 4,500 catchable-sized (10 to 12-inch) Rainbow trout during September at the following locations:        

Sept 2025 stocking schedule, salmon region

Stockings can take place any day throughout the week listed.  This schedule is tentative and subject to change due to conditions or staffing constraints. 

Here is a quick summary of some good places to take the whole family: 

Blue Mountain Meadow Pond, located next to the gold course in Challis, is a great place to spend the day fishing.  Kids will love it, plus the area provides good access for persons with disabilities.  Anglers will enjoy fishing from the banks and having a family picnic at one of the pond’s sheltered picnic tables.

Hayden Creek Pond is a popular family fishing hole with a picnic shelter, tables, grills and restroom. The 1.7-acre pond is about 24 miles south of Salmon on Highway 28 and three miles on the Hayden Creek Road. Because spring water that feeds the pond makes great habitat, the fish that don’t get caught right away continue to grow, giving anglers an opportunity to catch some larger trout as the season progresses.

Hyde Creek Pond is a small irrigation pond that provides good bank fishing for beginning anglers. This pond is located on private property south of Salmon on the road to the Sunset Heights subdivision. Remember to be respectful and clean up any litter before you leave.

Kids Creek Pond, located in Salmon, has a fishing dock, restrooms, and pavilion with picnic tables, making this a convenient fishing hole for those short on time.

Mosquito Flat Reservoir, located northwest of Challis, offers a beautiful place for a day trip or weekend fishing retreat.  Known for plentiful rainbow trout, Mosquito Flat has also been stocked with sterile kokanee.  Anglers will find good catch rates whether fishing from shore or a small boat. Currently, the best driving route to the lake is the Garden Creek-Challis Motorway.   

Fishing for hatchery rainbow trout can be a great way to introduce new anglers to the sport by using simple, inexpensive setups like worm/marshmallow combinations or commercial baits like PowerBait® or Crave, placed either near the bottom or below a bobber.  The Learn to Fish webpage offers diagrams for basic bait rigs.

Most Idaho waters are open to fishing year-round, but some may have slightly different rules.  Be sure to pick up a 2025-27 Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules Booklet, which outlines license requirements, season dates, special regulations and bag limits at any Idaho Fish and Game offices or most sporting goods stores statewide.

For detailed information about these and other fishing waters in Idaho, including maps, fish species, facilities, and rules, please visit the Idaho Fish Planner on Fish and Game’s website.

By – idfg-mdemick

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Palm Springs library reopens in temporary location

KESQ on August 25, 2025

City News Service

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Public Library reopened today after relocating to its temporary location at Rimrock Plaza, while the original facility is renovated.

The library, temporarily located at 4721 E. Palm Canyon Drive, opened at 10 a.m. Monday on the corner of Gene Autry Trail.   

The relocation was necessary to accommodate the original building’s 18- to 36-month renovation for maintenance and infrastructure updates.   

According to the library’s project timeline, a tentative reopening of the facility at 300 S. Sunrise Way was scheduled for summer 2027.

On June 11, the city council approved a three-year lease agreement with the owners of Rimrock Plaza to use the 6,000-square-foot building, where the library will resume normal hours of operation and many of its programs.

Library hours will be from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, staying open until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and until 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The library is closed Sundays.

Numerous programs and services will be held at Rimrock including story times and Passport Acceptance Services. Friends of the Library will continue to sell used books, while the library will also offer downloadable music, eBooks, public computers and language learning.

The teen and adult programs will be spread across various locations in the city, including Welwood Murray Memorial Library, 100 S. Palm Canyon Drive, and Mizell Center, 480 S. Sunrise Way.

In addition, library officials announced Monday the availability of STEAM-to-go kits, an interactive science, technology, engineering, art and math resource that aims to “foster the development of critical thinking, problem solving and creativity.”

Officials said 20 kits are available with various themes and can be checked out one kit at a time for two weeks.   

More information can be found at www.palmspringslibrary.org, or contact the library at 760-322-7323.

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Salinas and Watsonville agriculture worker strike continues

KION on August 25, 2025

Sandra Iveth Santos

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Agricultural workers in Watsonville and Salinas have been on strike for several days, claiming that their demands are not being considered by farming companies.

This is the second strike so far this year, with the first taking place last April. Those workers claiming that the company Eat Sweet Farms had reduced their compensation among other unfavorable working conditions.

“The wages they are paying are very low, we demand fair treatment for all,” said one strawberry picker in Salinas, Fidela Lopez.

“It’s not just us, there are many other workers who have already returned to work,” said another farmworker Roselia Lopez. “We are unhappy with the treatment we are receiving from the supervisor, and we have many complaints.”

KION reached out to Eat Sweet Farms for comment but they declined to provide a statement.

Workers say that they are receiving $2.60 per box plus $16.50 per hour, which, they say, compared to H-2A visa workers, which are much higher.

They also say that sometimes pesticides are sprayed in the rows even while they are working.

Some now fearing retaliation and deciding to return to work.

Local agencies now stepping in to help.

“Workers have the right to strike without being reprimanded or sanctioned by their employer,” said an investigator with Agriculture Labor Relations Board of California (ALRB) Federico Guzmán Nieto.

Workers have been on strike since Thursday, saying they were only offered the opportunity to submit individual complaints, which ALRB says is a violation of their right to assemble.

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17-year-old killed in Gasconade County crash

KMIZ on August 25, 2025

Gabrielle Teiner

A 17-year-old from Bland, Missouri, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Gasconade County on Sunday night, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

The report states that a 2007 Jeep Liberty driven by a 26-year-old Bland man with three passengers, a 17-year-old from Bland, a 22-year-old Belle man and a 37-year-old Bland man was heading south on 4th Street, about 600 feet north of Pam Drive in Owensville.

The Jeep went off the right side of the road, hit three mailboxes, a utility pole and a driveway embankment before becoming airborne. The Jeep hit the ground and rolled, throwing everyone from the car, before coming to a rest upright.

The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other three suffered serious injuries from the crash.

The 22-year-old was flown to Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, while the 26-year-old and 37-year-old men were taken to Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri, by ambulance.

The report states neither the driver nor the passengers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. The Jeep was totaled.

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Nampa woman injured in I-15 rollover crash near Idaho Falls

KIFI on August 25, 2025

Seth Ratliff

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — A 66-year-old woman from Nampa was hospitalized following a single-vehicle rollover crash on I-15 in Idaho Falls, last Thursday.

The crash happend near mile marker 120.5, where the woman, driving a 2019 Toyota RAV4, was traveling southbound at 11:08 A.M. on August 21. According to the Idaho State Police (ISP), she failed to negotiate a curve, overcorrected, and drove off the left shoulder of the road.

The Toyota rolled and came to a rest in the median. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.

The crash remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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City of Yuma to host Ninth Annual Mayors’ International Bike Ride

KYMA on August 25, 2025

Dillon Fuhrman

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The City of Yuma is hosting the Ninth Annual Mayor’ International Bike Ride this October.

According to a press release, the event takes place Saturday, October 25 at 8:00 a.m. at the Yuma Civic Center parking lot.

The City says the event is to unite “unites communities and highlights the region,” with mayors and elected officials in Yuma, Somerton, San Luis, Wellton and San Luis Rio Colorado participating in the event, along with the Quechan and Cocopah tribes.

The event is free. To sign up for the event, click here. The first 400 to register will receive a free official event T-shirt.

To learn more about the event, click here.

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