MURPHY, Idaho - An unwanted seasonal visitor is back in Southwest Idaho. The town of Murphy is being overrun by Mormon crickets. On Wednesday, a KTVB crew in town for another story spotted the ...

Former Kouri Richins housekeeper retakes witness stand as murder trial closes first week The fifth day in the five-week murder trial against Kouri Richins began with her former housekeeper, a key ...

It's something ranchers and farmers in Gem County haven't seen for about a decade: Mormon crickets. However, this year they're back. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture has already started ...

Mormon Crickets have once again infiltrated the streets in Spencer. Known in the scientific community as the Anabrus Simplex, these crickets have often retained a tendency to boom in population and ...

State Entomologist Bryant McDowell said periodic outbreak years bring high-density populations of Mormon crickets that form migrating bands and can travel up to a mile a day.

If anyone understands that names matter, it’s the Latter-day Saints. The Church has long been focused on names, wavering on whether “Mormon” should be shed in favor of their longer official title (The ...