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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
3-year-old girl run over, killed in Costco parking lot in southern Idaho
POCATELLO, Idaho (ABC4) — A 3-year-old girl is dead after being run over in a Costco parking lot in Pocatello, Idaho, on Saturday, according to East Idaho News. The incident reportedly occurred at around 2:30 p.m. on May 24. While details are currently limited, police said the driver of a red Dodge Ram pickup truck ran over the girl in the parking lot of a local Costco. An ambulance took the girl to the hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. Pocatello Police are currently investigating this incident. This is a developing story. ABC4 will update this post as new information becomes available. 3-year-old girl run over, killed in Costco parking lot in southern Idaho 6 Utah cities ranked among the best 250 places to live in the U.S. — and Salt Lake didn't make the cut Part of UTA TRAX Red Line closes for maintenance work $1 movies at Regal Cinemas this summer: 'Trolls,' 'Sonic the Hedgehog,' more Trump's ban on Harvard foreign students may come at a hefty price to the economy Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
23-04-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Father-of-two, 25, spent three weeks in a coma after freak s'mores accident
An Idaho man is in recover after spending nearly three weeks in a coma after he suffered third-degree burns in a freak s'mores accident. Robert Thompson, of Twins Falls, woke up last Thursday – the day before he turned 26 – from a coma, his fiance and mother to his two children, Kimberly Graybeal, revealed Sunday. On a GoFundMe page, Graybeal wrote: 'Today 4/20 he is coherent and knows what happened. He is talking to us and thanks everybody for saying all the prayers and having him in his thoughts.' The GoFundMe page read: 'He has a funny sense of humor right now and I think that's the best thing for him and everybody around to take in with a grain of salt.' Thompson and his family were in the backyard of their home April 1 when his two daughters asked if they could start a bonfire and cook s'mores. As he attempted to start the fire, the gas fumes got pulled into the gas can, sparking an explosion. Thompson became engulfed in flames. He dropped and rolled on the ground as he yelled to his future wife for help. Graybeal attempted to remove Thompson's jacket and rushed into the home to grab water, according to the East Idaho News. As they waited for paramedics to arrive, Graybeal decided to take Thompson to St Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center herself. He was then airlifted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, where doctors placed him in a medically induced coma. Thompson suffered burns to the upper half of his body, his face, and neck. The father underwent two surgeries, including one on April 7 where doctors put additional new skin on his body. The procedure took place a day before he woke up and attempted to remove the ventilator before he was sedated. Thompson is now breathing on his own and looking forward to going home. Graybeal said: 'He stood up today and is drinking water and ice chips. For his birthday the whole family is here and visiting.' More than $17,000 has been donated to the GoFundMe that was created on April 2. Several people initially thought Thompson's ordeal was an April Fool's hoax. In response to those cruel claims Graybeal told East Idaho News: 'This is not fake. As much as I wish it was, I wish I could say, "April Fools, April Fools! It's all a joke!" But it's not a joke.'
Daily Mail
21-04-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Freak s'mores accident puts dad-of-two, 25, in deep hospital coma
An Idaho man is recovering after spending nearly three weeks in a coma after suffering third-degree burns from a freak accident. Robert Thompson, of Twins Falls, woke up last Thursday – the day before he turned 26 – his fiancé and mother his two children, Kimberly Graybeal, revealed Sunday. 'Today 4/20 he is coherent and knows what happened,' Graybeal wrote on a Go Fund Me. 'He is talking to us and thanks everybody for saying all the prayers and having him in his thoughts. 'He has a funny sense of humor right now and I think that's the best thing for him and everybody around to take in with a grain of salt,' she added. Thompson and his family were in the backyard of their home April 1 when his two daughters asked if they could start a bonfire and cook s'mores. As he attempted to start the fire, the gas fumes got pulled into the gas can and sparked an explosion. Thompson became engulfed in flames and rolled on the ground as he yelled at his future wife to save his life. Graybeal attempted to remove Thompson's jacket and then rushed into the home to grab water, according to the East Idaho News. As the waited for paramedics to arrive, Graybeal decided to rush Thompson on her own to St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center. He was then airlifted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, where doctors placed him in a medically induced coma. Thompson suffered burns to the upper half of his body, his face and neck. He underwent two surgeries, including one on April 7 when doctors placed additional new skin on his body. The procedure took place a day before he woke up and attempted to remove the ventilator before he was sedated. Thompson is now breathing on his own and looking forward to going home. 'He stood up today and is drinking water and ice chips,' Graybeal said. 'For his birthday the whole family is here and visiting.' More than $17,000 has been donated to the Go Fund that was created April 2. Several people initially thought it was an April Fool's hoax.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Police shooting of teen in eastern Idaho city draws calls for accountability
Footage of police officers shooting at a teen repeatedly in response to a disturbance has sparked public outrage and a protest calling for accountability in an eastern Idaho city. After arriving at a Pocatello home, officers opened fire and shot a suspect who 'was intoxicated' and wielded a knife, the Pocatello Police Department said in a news release. Video footage of the Saturday shooting on North Harrison Avenue from a neighbor was posted on social media and showed four officers firing within 30 seconds of their arrival. The shooting prompted a protest outside of the police department over the weekend. Protesters and several local news outlets identified the person who was shot as a 17-year-old boy with autism who was physically impaired. In its initial Saturday news release, the Pocatello Police Department called the teen a 'male subject,' and later clarified during a news conference Monday that he's 17 years old. More than 500 people had signed a petition calling for an independent investigation into the shooting as of Monday afternoon. Police said officers initiated 'immediate life-saving measures,' and the teen was transported to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. No officers were injured, according to the news release. Pocatello Police Chief Roger Schei at the news conference said the teen remains hospitalized. 'In situations like this, officers must make decisions in seconds, they assess threats not just to themselves but to those nearby,' Schei said. 'In this case, two individuals were within a few feet of an armed noncompliant individual. The risk was immediate, and the situation rapidly evolving.' A three-minute video of the incident taken from a neighbor's home, which East Idaho News shared with the Idaho Statesman, showed the teenager on his hands and knees in the front yard of a nearby home when a woman came behind him and touched his back. He turned around as he held something in his hand, and the object he was holding caused the woman to back away, repeatedly saying, 'No.' The woman attempted to grab the teen several more times, while someone yelled in Spanish to call the police, the video showed. The neighbors can be heard speaking from their home, and one said it looked like the teen might be having a seizure. They continued to talk about the dispute while on the phone with the city's emergency dispatch to report the incident. On a recording of the 911 call played during Monday's news conference, the neighbor told police the teen was 'brandishing a knife' and looked like he was under the influence of alcohol. The four responding officers got out of their vehicles, drew their guns, lined up behind the yard's chain link fence — which was between them and the teen — and yelled at him to drop his weapon. As the officers approached the yard, the teen began to stand up. Before he could take more than two steps toward them, the officers fired their guns — less than 20 seconds after their arrival. Their firearms can be heard going off at least six times in the video. The boy's family told KIFI-TV, a local station that covers Idaho Falls and Pocatello, that he was shot nine times. Officers gave 'repeated commands' to the teen to drop the knife, Schei said at the news conference. He said the teen didn't comply, stood up and advanced toward the officers 'while still armed.' The video showed that all four officers approached the fence with their guns drawn when they arrived and didn't attempt to distance themselves. Schei also showed a picture of a large kitchen knife at the news conference, which he said the teen had. His aunt, Ana Vazquez, told the news outlet that he wasn't going after police, and that he has 'impairments' and can barely walk. She said he 'might not survive' and his leg was amputated, KIFI-TV reported. Leslie Egbert, a community member who attended Sunday's protest, told the Statesman that the teen has autism and cerebral palsy. He is Puerto Rican and also doesn't speak English, she said. 'We know this incident has deeply affected the community,' Schei said. 'We are also aware of the videos circulating online, which shows only one angle. The full picture requires careful review of all facts and evidence.' When reached by phone, Pocatello Police Lt. Theo VanderSchaaf directed the Statesman to the Bannock County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating the incident as part of the Eastern Idaho Critical Incident Task Force. Police are also conducting an internal investigation, Schei said. Emma Iannacone, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, told the Statesman by email agency officials are gathering evidence from the shooting, including 911 calls, body-camera footage and eyewitness statements. Once they complete the investigation, Iannacone said, it will be turned over to an outside prosecutor, who will determine whether criminal charges will be filed. This is a routine process for police shootings in Idaho. Since the sheriff's office was 'so early in the investigation,' Iannacone said, the office wasn't able to answer several of the questions sent by the Statesman, including one asking for the officers' names. 'We respect that the public has a high level of interest and concern in this matter, and we will be as transparent as the investigation allows,' Iannacone said. 'However, we will not compromise the integrity of the case, so we appreciate the public's patience as more information comes to light.'
The Independent
08-04-2025
- The Independent
Federal magistrate weighs arguments in Idaho news groups' execution access lawsuit
A federal magistrate judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday morning in a lawsuit brought by three news organizations that say Idaho prison officials are unconstitutionally hiding parts of lethal injection executions from public view. The Associated Press, East Idaho News and The Idaho Statesman filed the lawsuit against the director of the Idaho Department of Correction in December. They are asking U.S. Magistrate Judge Debora K. Grasham to temporarily stop the state from restricting media witnesses from viewing the actual injection of lethal chemicals in any executions that may occur before the lawsuit is resolved. Prison officials say there are important safety and security reasons for keeping some details secret, like the source and type of lethal injection drugs and the identities of execution team members. Former Idaho Department of Correction Director Josh Tewalt and other prison officials have told lawmakers in the past that anything threatening the confidentiality of execution team members or the source of the state's execution drugs could put Idaho's ability to carry out capital punishment at risk, in part because it would be difficult to find qualified volunteers willing to put someone to death. But the news organizations contend the public has a First Amendment right to witness the entire execution process, including when execution team members push the lethal injection medications into the IV lines connected to a condemned person. Idaho's prison officials have kept that part of the execution concealed behind screens or walls in each of the three executions completed in the last 50 years. Media witnesses can already see other execution team members, though their identities are concealed by medical masks and head coverings. Idaho has attempted four lethal injection executions since the 1970s. Three of them were completed, but the most recent attempt, involving Thomas Eugene Creech, was aborted last year after execution team members were unable to successfully establish an IV line after eight attempts in Creech's arms and legs. Lawmakers passed a new law this year that will make firing squads the state's primary method of execution, starting next year.
