Fort Hall Assistant Fire Chief arrested on assault charge
Worley IDAHO FALLS — The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes announced that Assistant Fire Chief Nigel T. Worley was been placed on investigative unpaid leave after criminal charges were filed against him in...
View ArticleComedian Bill Engvall coming to Fort Hall
By JENNY HOPKINS jhopkins@journalnet.com FORT HALL — Comedian Bill Engvall, also known as the “Here’s Your Sign” guy, will bring his down home, redneck style comedy to the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and...
View ArticleCrash claims two lives, injures two others
File photo By Journal Staff FORT HALL – Two people died and two others were injured in a crash on the Fort Hall Reservation on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred on Sands Road, north of Simplot...
View ArticleFamily of dismembered Fort Hall mother believes she was murdered
Submitted photoRebecca Plentywounds By Shelbie Harris, sharris@journalnet.com FORT HALL — The family of a Fort Hall mother whose dismembered remains were found in October believes she was murdered....
View ArticleOfficials looking for public input on I-15 Fort Hall interchange improvements
Photo courtesy of Idaho Transportation DepartmentFort Hall Interchange bridge over Interstate 15 at Exit 80, which is scheduled to be replaced in 2022. By David Ashby, dashby@journalnet.com FORT HALL —...
View ArticleMan taken into custody after dead body found in burning Fort Hall home
Rydon Teton FORT HALL — A man is in police custody as “a person of interest” in the death of a Fort Hall Indian Reservation resident whose body was found in a burning house across from an elementary...
View ArticleSecond fire guts residence where man’s body was found at Fort Hall
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes press release Fort Hall Dispatch received several reports this morning at 3:40 am of a house fire on B Street in Fort Hall Townsite. This is the same house where Fransisco...
View ArticleFort Hall Casino adds Blue Öyster Cult to entertainment lineup
By Fort Hall Casino Fort Hall Casino is excited to announce Blue Öyster Cult will be rocking the stage at the Chiefs Event Center on April 18. The doors will open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8...
View ArticlePaulette Jordan reschedules visit to Fort Hall to Feb. 28
Paulette Jordan By Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Public Affairs FORT HALL – The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Public Affairs office received notification last night from Paulette Jordan’s campaign manager...
View ArticlePocatello man to be sentenced for murder, running over officer
Michael Angelo Miera By Shelbie Harris, sharris@journalnet.com POCATELLO — A local man faces up to life in prison after admitting he murdered 36-year-old Brandon James Lenker of Pocatello in 2016 and...
View ArticleGubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan speaks at Fort Hall
Doug Lindley/Idaho State JournalIdaho gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan, a Native American from northern Idaho, visited the Shoshone-Bannock Jr./Sr. High School Feb. 28 and shot hoops with the...
View ArticleMan’s death being investigated by Fort Hall police, FBI
Fort Hall police file photoTribal police and the FBI are investigating the death of a man on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation that occurred on Saturday. By Journal Staff FORT HALL — Tribal police are...
View ArticleBlackfoot woman killed, man injured in crash on Interstate 15
Devin BodkinPolice investigate a vehicle involved in a crash on Interstate 15 north of Fort Hall on Monday afternoon. The Idaho State Police has issued the following statement regarding the crash on...
View ArticleFort Hall man injured in crash on Interstate 15 in Blackfoot
Submitted photo By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A one-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 in Blackfoot sent a Fort Hall man to the hospital on Monday afternoon. According to the Idaho State Police, 21-year-old...
View Article3 arrested after high-speed chase in Fort Hall
Photo courtesy of Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Journal Staff FORT HALL — Fort Hall police arrested three adults following a high-speed chase on Monday. Tremond Cerino, Kyler Preacher and Samantha Yazzie,...
View ArticleTribes terminate general contractor for Casino Expansion Project
Photo courtesy of Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Shoshone-Bannock Tribes press release FORT HALL — On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes terminated the current general contractor for the...
View ArticleVEGAS SURVIVOR: Woman who escaped Las Vegas massacre now teaches gunshot...
Michelle Cole, right, was the keynote speaker at the Regional Readiness Rendezvous conference at the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Event Center in Fort Hall and a survivor of the Las Vegas mass shooting....
View ArticleFort Hall Casino expansion project in limbo after contractor terminated
An artist illustration of what the Fort Hall Casino expansion project will look like once completed.Submitted rendering By Shelbie Harris, sharris@journalnet.com FORT HALL — It’s anyone’s guess as to...
View ArticleFort Hall police detain armed man at casino
By Journal Staff Fort Hall police say they detained a male suspect from Idaho Falls who had a gun inside Fort Hall Casino on Tuesday. The incident was still under investigation on Tuesday night, so...
View ArticleAuthorities: Police arrest man who displayed guns at Fort Hall Casino
Jon Davenport By Journal Staff FORT HALL — A 44-year-old Idaho Falls man was charged with disturbing the peace after he allegedly displayed two guns at the Fort Hall Casino and was mistakenly accused...
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