Annual Greek Festival returns to Pocatello Saturday, August 23

KIFI on August 25, 2025

Sam Ross

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church is hosting its popular Greek Festival on Saturday, August 23.

The event is a Pocatello tradition spanning decades, and the largest cultural celebration in the whole state of Idaho. The festival will feature music, traditional Greek dancing, and plenty of Greek food made by dozens of volunteers over hundreds of hours.

“The most delicious food you’ll ever taste: roasted lamb, we have beautiful loukaniko… We have shish kebabs this year, pastitsio, spanakopita, tiropita, Greek salads, and of course, everyone’s favorite gyros… we have over 12,000 pieces of pastry,” said Father Constantine Zozos, parish priest. “…And we invite everybody for this wonderful family affair where we share our heritage, we share our faith as well.”

Along with the food and festivities, the Greek Orthodox Church will also host several tours of the historic chapel throughout the day on Saturday. Father Zozos said they are expecting around 6,000 visitors at this year’s Greek Festival.

Admission to the festival is free; a menu of food items and prices will be available at the festival. Proceeds from food sales will support the upkeep of the Church’s chapel, a national historic site, and go to support non-profit organizations in the Pocatello area.

The Greek Festival will go from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church at 518 N. 5th Ave. in Pocatello.

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Rocheport man settles with family of woman killed in 2024 Columbia crash

KMIZ on August 25, 2025

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man charged with manslaughter has settled with the family of a woman who was killed in a crash in February 2024.

Court documents filed on Thursday show Matthew Shilling settled with the family of Christina Mayfield for $25,000 in her death.

Shilling is currently facing criminal charges in Boone County, including first-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of second-degree assault and a count of driving while revoked, a misdemeanor.

A pretrial conference is schedule for 9 a.m. Monday and a jury trial is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3. A motion to endorse was filed in the case on Thursday.

Shilling is accused of causing a crash that killed Mayfield, 32, on Feb. 2, 2024, on Business Loop 70 near Hathman Place. Court documents say a motorcycle driven by a person they have not identified was rear-ended by Shilling’s SUV, sending it forward into another SUV and throwing the driver and Mayfield from the bike. 

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Measles cases remind Idahoans to be up to date with vaccinations

KIFI on August 25, 2025

Noah Farley

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) — Three cases of measles have already been found in Idaho, reminding people to be up to date with their vaccinations.

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says some people might not realize they need vaccines throughout their lives. Childhood immunizations can wear off over time, so even adults need to stay up to date on their vaccinations. Health and Welfare recommends adults with heath conditions, healthcare workers, and pregnant women get vaccinated.

If someone catches measles, it has a chance of getting worse.

“Measles sort of like wipes out your immune system, and then you’re really vulnerable to like a viral or bacterial pneumonia after the fact,” said Southeastern Idaho Public Health Nurse Practitioner, Ian Troesoyer.

Some of Idaho’s neighboring states have strict policies on going back to school after measles. For example, if unvaccinated students in Washington state are exposed to measles, the Spokane school district will keep them out of school for three weeks.

The policy differs in east Idaho. There technically is no measles policy, so Idaho school districts 91 and 93 say they will follow CDC guidelines.

“If a student or an employee were to contract measles, they would be sent home at the first sign of the measles,” said D-91 Superintendent Karla LaOrange. “They would remain home until they were fever free without medication for 24 hours, and then they would be welcome to return.”

LaOrange says she had measles when she was five years old, and she still remembers the pain she felt.

“I was really quite sick. I remember it seemed like it was quite a long time. It was probably the typical four or five days,” LaOrange said. “But I do remember having a really high fever and that my mom had to work really hard to keep my fever down. And so we don’t want our students to experience that, if at all possible.”

Be on the lookout for measles symptoms like fever, coughing, runny nose, and a rash spreading over the body.

There are several places to be vaccinated or get immunization records. You can contact your healthcare provider or local public health district to ask questions or schedule an appointment.

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Woman charged with incest arrested in Boone County

KMIZ on August 25, 2025

Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Boonville woman charged with incest in Benton County was arrested Thursday in Boone County.

Troopers arrested Kimberly D. Schnieders, 35, on a warrant for statutory sodomy, child endangerment involving sexual conduct and incest on Thursday afternoon, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol online arrest report.

Charges were filed against Schnieders on Aug. 1, and an arrest warrant was issued Aug. 6. She was booked into the Boone County Jail on Thursday on a $50,000 bond.

Schnieders was arrested at her Boone County workplace Thursday, a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said. She was released Friday morning to Benton County authorities.

The investigation began in December 2024 when a minor and the minor’s father reported to the Howard County Sheriff’s Office that the victim’s biological mother, Schnieders, had touched the victim inappropriately and shared sexual images with the minor, according to a probable cause statement.

In a follow-up interview, the victim told investigators that Schnieders forced sex on them in Benton County, the statement says.

Schnieders told investigators that she and the victim often had play wrestling matches or fights, according to the statement.

A search of the victim’s phone allegedly turned up several sexual photos of Schnieders, sent in May 2024. Schnieders admitted to taking the photos, but denied sending them to the victim, the probable cause statement says.

The court has denied Schnieders’ application for a public defender.

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Three men in East Idaho arrested for child exploitation charges

KIFI on August 25, 2025

Seth Ratliff

EAST IDAHO (KIFI) — Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today that investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit have arrested three men in East Idaho this week for alleged sexual exploitation of children.

The individuals arrested and their respective charges are as follows:

Nathan Selig, 43: Charged with six counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.

Rusty Harris, 55: Charged with ten counts of possession of child exploitive material.

Matthew Dudley, 38: Charged with ten counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.

The Attorney General’s ICAC Unit also assisted the Meridian Police Department with a fourth, separate arrest.

“The professional dedication and investigative excellence our ICAC team showed this week proves we’ve built Idaho’s strongest defense against those who target children in our state,” stated Attorney General Labrador in a release. “I’m grateful to every officer and agent who assisted in these arrests, your partnership makes Idaho families safer, working together to protect our the most vulnerable from exploitation.”

The arrests were made through collaborative efforts with multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Pocatello Police Department, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho Falls Police Department, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, and Homeland Security Investigations.

Anyone with information about the exploitation of children is encouraged to contact local police, the Attorney General’s ICAC Unit at 208-947-8700, or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678.

For more information and resources on online child safety, parents, educators, and law enforcement officials can visit ICACIdaho.org.

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Late-night fire destroys Teton County home

KIFI on August 25, 2025

News Team

VICTOR, Idaho (KIFI) —A family has lost “all their belongings” after a fire destroyed their home on the 10000 block of Colter’s Run Trail, east of Victor, late last night.

Teton County Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched around 9:15 PM and arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames. The residents had already evacuated safely, but the intense fire threatened to spread to nearby vegetation and other homes.

Courtesy: Teton County Fire & Rescue

Fire crews immediately focused on protecting the neighboring properties, according to a TCFR release. Due to the fire’s size and the risk of it spreading into the wildland, nine neighboring agencies were called in to assist. Together, they worked to suppress the fire and contain it to the original property, successfully preventing any further losses.

In a press release, TCFR Fire Chief Mike Maltaverne extended his gratitude to the other departments. “We offer a huge thank you to our neighboring agencies that left their communities to come and assist us in protecting ours,” he said. He also acknowledged the family’s loss, stating, “We sincerely send out our thoughts and prayers to those affected.”

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

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Bannock County veterans inch closer to donation goal needed for renovations to historic Memorial Building

KIFI on August 25, 2025

Sam Ross

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– The Bannock County Veterans Memorial Association is asking people to help them make the final push to reach their donation goal for repairs to the 100-year-old Memorial Building by the end of August.

In March, an anonymous non-profit organization donated $100,000 to the Bannock County Veterans Memorial Building to fund repairs after flooding destroyed the building’s ballroom and lower-level walls and left the veterans with a $300,000 bill.

The organization also promised they would send another $100,000 if the veterans could match the funds in donations by August 29. Currently, the Veterans Memorial Association stands only $36,000 away from its goal.

From now until the August 29 deadline, the non-profit organization will double any donations made to the veterans in an effort to make the most of the eleventh hour.

“Between now and next Friday, anybody who makes a donation to help with that, your donation will be doubled; so if you donate two bucks, it’ll become four, if it’s 200, it’ll be 400, if you can give us a thousand, your donation will be turned into $2,000,” said Bud Smalley, a veteran of the US Marine Corps and member of the Marine Corps League and Bannock County Veterans Memorial Association. “This is our last push, and I’m sure we can make it.”

Before the December 2024 flooding shut down the Bannock County Veterans Memorial Building, it was used to host regular veteran meetings and get-togethers and rented out for parties, weddings, and funerals. The building was also the site of Bannock County Judge Rick Carnaroli’s ‘Veterans Court’, which helps veterans in trouble with the law find restitution and rehabilitation options besides prison time.

For more information on the Bannock County Veterans Memorial Building, or to make a donation, you can visit their website at www.bc-vma.org.

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Pavement maintenance scheduled for more than 30 Columbia streets

KMIZ on August 25, 2025

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Contractors for the City of Columbia will conduct some pavement maintenance from Aug. 27-Sept. 12 on more than 30 streets around the city, a Friday press release from the city says.

The release says crews will use Onyx surface treatment on treats that previously used chip seal. Onyx is a thin, fast-drying protective seal made from asphalt emulsion and recycled materials, according to the release.

Crews will work each day from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. until the project is complete, with the exception of Sundays, and Aug. 30-Sept. 1 for Labor Day weekend, the release says.

Maintenance will occur on:

Prairie Lane from North Creasy Springs Road to concrete section near West Prairieview Drive

West Prairieview Drive from North Creasy Springs Road to Prairie Lane

Blue Ridge Road from North Garth Avenue to Piranha Court

Lovejoy Lane from Deer Run Court to Grace Ellen Drive

Lovejoy Lane from Blue Ridge Road to Deer Run Drive

Grace Ellen Drive from Oakland Gravel Road to Oakland Gravel Road

Parker Street from Vandiver Drive to the north end of the street

Topsail Drive from Parker Street to Grand Banks Drive

Burlington Street from Heriford Road to Vandiver Drive

Towne Drive from Whitegate Drive to Clark Lane

Hathman Place from Paris Road to Business Loop 70 East

Whitegate Drive from Paris Road to Sylvan Lane

Calvert Drive from Nelwood Drive to the end of the street

Nelwood Drive from Paris Road to Quail Drive

Spring Cress Drive from Mexico Gravel Road to Pineland Drive

Fern Flower Court from Spring Cress Drive to the end of the street

Thompson Road from North Wyatt Lane to Creve Coeur Drive

Thornwood Drive from Thompson Road to Beechwood Drive

Beechwood Drive from Thornwood Drive to Thompson Road

Daffodil Drive from Thornwood Drive to the concrete section

Pineland Drive from Beechwood Drive to the concrete section

Summit Road from Walther Court to South Fairview Road

Laurel Drive from Summit Road to South Fairview Road

Defoe Drive from Faurot Drive to Scott Boulevard

Brewer Drive from Defoe Drive to West Rollins Road

West Gillespie Bridge Road from Scott Boulevard to Chapel Hill Road

Oak Cliff Drive from Chapel Hill Road to the south end of the street

Katy Lane from Forum Boulevard to Limerick Lane

Katy Lane from Limerick Lane to Martinshire Drive

Misty Glen from Katy Lane to Valley Vista Drive

Westwinds Drive from West Boulevard South to the west end of the street

Royal Aberdeen Street from Glen Eagle Drive to Killarney Drive

Killarney Drive from Royal Aberdeen Street to the east end of the street

Sheffield Court from Forum Boulevard to the end of the street

Glencairn Court from Glencairn Drive to the end of the street

Stirling Court from Highlands Parkway to the end of the street

Stonehaven Road from Highlands Parkway to the west end of the street

Highlands Parkway from Glencairn Drive to Highlands Court

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Centralia cop charged with domestic assault, several other felonies

KMIZ on August 25, 2025

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A now-former Centralia police officer has been charged with seven felonies after he is accused of assaulting a woman over the course of several months.

Curtis Higby, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged on Thursday with two counts of first-degree domestic assault, a count of armed criminal action, tampering with evidence, third-degree domestic assault and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon.

He is being held at the Audrain County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26.

A court filing describes Higby as a Centralia police officer. A Centralia Board of Alderman meeting agenda shows Higby was appointed as a full-time officer on April 21. A Department of Public Safety spokesman told ABC 17 News in an email that Higby has a valid peace officer’s license, but is not currently commissioned by any law enforcement agency. Centralia officials confirmed he was fired on Friday.

The probable cause statement says at least three incidents occurred from Feb. 1-Aug. 9 and the victim spoke with law enforcement on Aug. 16.  

Court documents say Higby slammed the victim into a dresser on Feb. 1. During another assault in May, Higby allegedly held a gun to his head before pointing it at the victim before leaving the residence, the statement says. Higby allegedly came back to the residence and taunted the victim with the gun again, the statement says.

On Aug. 9, Higby was accused of pushing the victim and strangling her in front of a baby, the statement says. He then allegedly grabbed a gun and pushed it against the victim before pushing her out of the room, the statement says.

Higby allegedly denied pointing a gun at the victim, but claimed he hit the victim on Aug. 9 after he claimed the victim tried to smother the baby, the statement says.

Investigators learned that Higby has a camera in the room where the last assault allegedly occurred, but “gaps in recordings existed around that time period,” on Aug. 9, the statement says.

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Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce hosts appreciation lunch attended by hundreds

KIFI on August 25, 2025

Sam Ross

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– The Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Appreciation BBQ lunch on Friday to thank the hundreds of area businesses that make up the chamber.

“We’re a big membership organization, so we want to make sure they know we appreciate them,” said Matt Hunter, president and CEO of the Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce. “And it’s another opportunity for our members to get to know each other, to meet each other, to see each other; it’s almost like a networking event, but it’s also an appreciation lunch so we get a lot of folks out here.”

Currently, the Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce is made up of over 800 local businesses and organizations.

For more information on the Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce and its members, you can visit their website at www.pocatelloidaho.com.

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