Month: August 2016

UPDATE 8/23/16 8:15 a.m. Because of heavy smoke created by the Berry fire, the Flagg Ranch and Headwaters Campground in Grand Teton National Park…

On Ed Read’s front window, you’ll find a message for Idaho State University students: “Welcome Back Orange and Black.” While…

The exhibition of ‘Maid in the Shade’ has made it’s way to Eastern Idaho. The Flying Legends of Victory Summer Air Show Tour will…

School started up again for the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District on Monday. Wilcox Elementary in Pocatello tried to get the kids excited with a…

Jose Guadalupe Nevarrez-Portillo pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape on Monday. Nevarrez-Portillo initially faced a forcible rape charge,…

A man from Shelley was killed in a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 91 Monday. Idaho State Police say 42-year-old Jason McKinney was driving…

Four people escaped injury when the jet skis they were riding overturned in the Snake River above John’s Hole Bridge in Idaho Falls. The…

Town and County Gardens will be closing its Pocatello store starting on August 25th when they will hold a store closing sale. The store is closing as…

An Idaho Falls man was arrested for aggravated assault after he entered another man’s home and threatened him with a butcher knife. Idaho Falls…

The Region 7 Republican Party held its annual summer barbecue Saturday evening and its guest speaker was U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming.…

The National Park Service will hold a community meeting in West Yellowstone tonight to discuss progress on the Maple and Tatanka Complex fires in the…

The Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center is managing several small fires in the region. The 4.1 acre Rattlesnake Island fire was reported Saturday.…

Back in May, we first brought you the story of Lindsay Christensen. Christensen is from Weston, Idaho and was competing for a spot on the…

School is back in session for Bannock County, starting Monday. But Idaho State University got things started a little early with its traditional…

Along with major construction projects across Rexburg, the city is also making road improvements by slurry sealing road cracks. A slurry seal is the…

The Idaho Transportation Board met Thursday in Rigby for their monthly meeting to discuss transportation issues. The seven member board meets once a…

The Teton County Sheriff’s office was recognized by the Idaho Transportation Board Thursday for their commitment towards “Zero…

With tens of thousands of people still recovering from record rains and flooding in Louisiana, one group of people in Idaho Falls are hoping to bring…

Two car crashes happened at almost the same time Saturday afternoon on 17th Street. One that happened near the Dairy Queen parking lot involved three…

It’s back to school time. Today nearly 4,000 people showed up to the Back 2 School Giveaway event in Chubbuck. Parents and their kids got to…

Fire officials are monitoring the Carrot Fire in the remote Jedediah Smith Wilderness on the Teton Basin Ranger district. The lighting-caused fire…

People had a great day in the sun enjoying Summerfest at Melaleuca Field on Saturday. The annual event, sponsored by Apple Athletic Club, invited…

A Montana man is dead following an accident on Interstate 15 in Clark County Friday afternoon. Idaho State Police say 78-year-old Roland Klahre of…

Two locals have spent the last six years restoring and maintaining some of the rarest boats in Blackfoot. Randy and Karen Reed own two Chris-Craft…

Finding breast cancer just got easier, especially here in southeastern Idaho. EIRMC’s imaging center is the first and only care provider in our…

Update 8/19/2016: The Rexburg Chamber of Commerce is stepping forward to support Bear World in their fight to keep direct access to their park from…

30-year-old Travis Allen Castro was arraigned in Madison County Friday on multiple charges including felony eluding. Castro was arraigned for the…

Teton Interagency firefighters are keeping their eyes on a lightning caused fire in Grand Teton National Park. The Berry fire is burning in a mixture…

UPDATE: 8-19-16 Idaho Department of Fish and Game personnel have not yet captured a black bear that entered the basement of a Buckskin area home east…

Idahoans are still getting threatening telephone calls from people claiming to be with the United States Marshals Service. The callers are…

A new wildfire has been detected burning northwest of Swan Valley. The lightning-ignited fire was detected early Friday, August 19, on the ridge…

The traffic signal at the Cliff Street/Maple Street and Yellowstone Avenue intersection will be out of service for four to six weeks. The signal is…

An Alta, Wyoming woman is dead after an ATV crash Thursday near Swan Valley. At around 11:30 a.m. Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office Deputies,…

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly in July to 3.8 percent, a one-tenth percent increase from June. According to…

The Transportation Security Administration says that firearms were found at security checkpoints in Twin Falls and Boise Thursday morning. The guns…

Update 8/19/16 9:40 am: Rexburg Police have detailed the charges Travis Castro will be charged with in Madison County. Castro will now facing a…

Parents registering their kids for school are not seeing a lot of the fees they have in the past. That’s because of a lawsuit in the West Ada…

A Swan Valley man died Thursday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 26 west of Swan Valley. Idaho State Police said Larry E. Krueger,…

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help to identify two men connected to a vehicle theft and the use of a…

According to a study from the FBI about forty-five percent of active shooter incidents happen in business environments. Which is a larger percentage…

You could save hundreds of dollars on a new fireplace, thanks to the Department of Environmental Quality. The DEQ launched a woodstove changeout…

Teton County Deputy Prosecutor Chris Lundberg confirmed Thursday they plan to pursue the death penalty for Erik Ohlson. Ohlson faces two felony…

The man accused of crashing his car into a Blackfoot man’s house in June pleaded not guilty on all charges Thursday afternoon. With Judge Bruce…

KIFI Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News are looking for a Video Editor. The candidate is responsible for editing local and national video for the…

Fire destroyed a double-wide mobile home at 914 N. 2925 East in Chester. Fire had completely surrounded the home when firefighters arrived at 6:30…

BOUNDARY FIREThe estimated size of the Boundary Fire in Yellowstone National Park has been reduced to 191 acres. Firefighters said they made good…

Update 08-18-16 10:45 am: The Toponce Creek Fire grew minimally on Wednesday and crews working the fire now say it is 30% contained. Teams will…

Layne Bangerter has been named as State Campaign Director for the Trump for President campaign. Bangerter has been a Boise-based staffer for U.S.…

UPDATE: 8/18/16 Nikki Gill and Marvin “Trey” Davis will be the republican candidates for Teton County Commissioner in November. Because…

Kim Sweeney has spent a lot of time in Bingham Memorial Hospital’s hyperbaric chamber in its Healing Center in Pocatello. She started going…

For years, students with learning disabilities in Idaho would graduate with their peers when they were 18, and then return to school and retake…

A surge of new teachers is coming to one of our local school districts. Idaho Falls School District 91 is welcoming more than 60 new teachers this…

In a week or two kids will be off to school again, but that also means more chances for children to catch something and get sick. Head lice, chicken…

If you’re driving through Rexburg watch out for construction. There’s a significant amount of roadwork going on around town. A new,…

Rigby Police have arrested a local homeless man for exposing himself to at least three other people. Police arrested Tyrone Caldwell Tuesday on a…

UPDATE: 8-17-16 3:00 p.m. Five fires are still actively burning within Yellowstone National Park. The Buffalo Complex includes the Fawn, Maple,…

Its no secret that the Blackfoot City pool is getting old. The facility was built decades ago and after years of steady year-round use, it’s…

Update 8/17/16 12:00 pm: Idaho Falls Police are asking for the public’s help to identify and find a man captured on surveillance cameras at…

Eastern Idaho Public Health has issued a health advisory for Henrys Lake and upper Island Park Reservoir after the water there tested positive for…

Idaho Falls Police arrested a man for burglary after the woman living in the home witnessed the man breaking in. Idaho Falls Police arrested…

The Wyoming Supreme Court is set to hear arguments from a magistrate who is due to be removed from office over her comments that she would refuse, if…

The Madison Fire Department kept a brush fire from spreading to structures and farm equipment near South 5600 East and East 3500 South (Moody Creek…

Twenty percent more jobs. That’s the expected growth in the job market in the next eight years. That’s according to a recent report from…

UPDATE : 8/16/16 2:20 p.m. Idaho State Police assisted in the arrest of the 44-year-old Delgado. ISP said detectives received information that…

Your child’s safety at school is probably your biggest priority, but there’s one important safety step you might be overlooking. Make…

The Madison School District hosted their 12th annual Celebrate Youth event Tuesday. The event focused on community involvement and getting kids ready…

Due to very high fire danger, Fremont County has issued a county-wide ban on open burning until further notice. The burn ban prohibits all open solid…

Idaho Falls police said several handguns, totaling over $10,000, were stolen from a local gun store early Tuesday morning. Joelyn Hansen, Idaho Falls…

If you’re a fan of the musical “The King and I,” you’ve probably noticed no one has done the show locally for many years.…

In 2015, Idaho State Police received 7,415 calls through the *ISP system. That’s how many people called in drunk or reckless drivers. But do…

The Bonneville County sheriff’s field office in Ammon is up and running. Monday was an open house and the ribbon cutting. The whole point of…

A group of local and regional partners have jointly raised $720,000 in funding to acquire 80 acres of property along the Teton River in Teton County,…

An Idaho Falls man was arrested Sunday for his part in stealing a golf cart from an Idaho Falls golf course. Idaho Falls Police arrested 27-year-old…

The winners of the 26th Annual Great Snake River Greenbelt Duck Race have been announced. Grand Prize: 2016 Ford F-150 pickup donated by Broadway…

A family camping in eastern Idaho scared off a mountain lion that tried to snatch their 4-year-old daughter away from a campfire. Idaho Fish and Game…

The Wild West was home to some notorious outlaws in the 1800s. One of those outlaws left his mark on Idaho. That outlaw was Butch Cassidy and the…

A woman shot a man while arguing about dogs in the neighborhood Saturday morning around midnight. The shooting happened at 610 Park Avenue near…

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, nearly 800,000 children are reported missing every year in the U.S. Saturday in…

Nine out of ten people who try meth for the first time get addicted to it, which is why the Idaho Meth Project promotes prevention. Boots on the…

As people get older they often don’t keep up with the talents they’ve developed over a lifetime — but not Dollie McKenzie. At 91…

The decision to name the Idaho National Laboratory the preferred site for construction and operation of the NuScale Small Modular Reactor project…

39-year-old Erik Martin Ohlson has been bound to 7th District Court to face two counts of first-degree murder. Ohlson was arraigned on the charge in…

The Idaho State Board of Education has approved a 40-year lease for the proposed Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine. The college will be located…

A 21-year-old Jackson, Wyoming woman is dead after a crash on US Highway 30 Friday morning. The crash occurred at 9:48 a.m. on the 7th near mile post…

Custer County Search and Rescue based in Stanley, Idaho rescued a 63-year-old woman from above Redfish Lake Thursday. Sandra Webel of Ketchum was…

More than 100 interns are finishing up their summer study at Idaho National Laboratory and heading back to school. One of those interns organized a…

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman who was found dead in a ditch after drifting some distance from her…

Road debris has become a heightened traffic risk. A new AAA safety study says debris-related crashes have gone up by 40 percent since 2001.…

It’s the Snake River Animal Shelter’s one year anniversary this month, and to celebrate, it had an ice cream social on Thursday. Families…

The 42-acre project has been in the works for two years. The project will develop a plot of land between Teton Toyota and Interstate 15. The area…

Zoo Idaho in Pocatello has two new additions – a bobcat kitten and a young bull elk. The bobcat has not been named yet, but she is four months…

“Every Student Succeeds.” That’s the newest federal education act that all states have to implement by the 2017-2018 school year.…

The State Board of Education has approved creation of a new position in the Idaho State University administration. Dr. Laura Woodworth-Ney will…

UPDATE 8/11/16 4:50 pm: Officials with the Bureau of Land Management say the Power Line fire is now estimated at over 3,000 acres but it should be…

The goal, as stated on its website, is to provide individuals with special needs a safe environment where they can achieve their dreams one ride at a…

With the support of the Teton Regional Land Trust, the Bureau of Land Management has acquired a conservation easement on 65 acres and fee title to 15…

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has posted some new documents and materials related to the investigation into the officer-involved shooting in Adams…

A disagreement between the Jefferson County Commission and Great Feeder Canal board has been settled. According to Jefferson County spokesperson…

An Idaho Falls native is being showcased at the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. Marilyn Hoff Hansen is one of the city’s most celebrated artists…