Month: January 2017

(KIFI/KIDK) According to pest control experts, Pocatello is seeing an increase in bed bugs. “We have found that it is not just at the shelter,…

One Pocatello woman is warming heads – and hearts tonight after donating more than 250 hats she crocheted to those in the community who are in…

Grayer but warmer today, as the first of several storms slowly make their way through Idaho. Tonight, mostly cloudy with light to moderate snow…

President Donald Trump is expected to announce his choice to fill the Supreme Court vacancy tonight at 6 p.m. Mountain Time. You can watch…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is still considering the announcement made by the Boy Scouts of America that they will allow…

Investigators with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested an Idaho Falls man on charges of sexual exploitation of a child.…

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is trying to figure out its next move after a plan to increase hunting and fishing fees for the first time in…

An Idaho House panel has introduced legislation that would expand the list of the worst kind of felons banned from owning firearms. Lawmakers spiked…

The 2000 U.S. census reported Rexburg’s estimated population to be 17,792 and by the 2010 census, the population grew to 25,464, approximately…

An Idaho House panel has advanced a $51 million tax cut proposal. The bill, backed by House Majority Leader Mike Moyle of Star, would exempt the…

University presidents in Idaho and Washington State are urging foreign students to avoid trips home or international travel following President…

A state House committee has endorsed three abortion related measures. The House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee heard nearly four hours…

A registered violent offender has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.…

A Utah proposal that would allow universities to study medical marijuana has cleared its first committee meeting. Members of a House health and human…

A committee of Utah lawmakers has approved a bill that bars doctors from telemedicine to remotely prescribe abortion-inducing medication. The…

A state House committee has endorsed three abortion-related measures. The House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee heard nearly four hours…

Blackfoot Police have charged an 11-year-old Stalker Elementary student with possessing weapons or firearms on school property. The student was…

Inversions should be coming to an end today with big changes ahead as a series of storms move through Idaho. Count on slightly warmer, but wetter…

BOYS H.S. BASKETBALLPocatello 50*Blackfoot 52 *Burley 59Rigby 58 Firth 47*Shelley 60 GIRLS H.S. BASKETBALL*Declo 65Valley…

President Donald Trump has banned travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. The executive order has caused protests at airports all over the…

(KIFI/KIDK) On Monday, Idaho State University released a statement in response to Trumps executive travel ban. The university said, “Idaho…

T. Mobile strikes a deal to finally move its cell towers in time for complete demolition of one local eyesore. What many would argue is the ugliest…

Utah transit authorities have fired an employee after an investigation determined human error was the reason railroad crossing arms were up when a…

A nice but chilly day today with big changes coming as a series of storms move through Idaho. Count on slightly warmer, but wetter days ahead for…

The Idaho Falls Fire Department is trying to determine what caused a fire that burned a sanitation truck Monday morning. The fire began in the…

Idaho cities and counties would lose taxpayer money if they curtailed enforcing federal immigration laws and instead adopted so-called…

The city of Rexburg is joining the Regional Economic Development for Eastern Idaho (REDI) organization. Mayor Jerry Merrill said the move would help…

A Salmon man was killed Sunday in an accident on Salmon River Road. Idaho State Police reported James Wilson, 73, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet…

Pocatello Police are warning people to be aware of two new telephone scams in the area. In the first, a caller poses as a federal grant writer. The…

Idaho lawmakers are responding to President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration. In a statement, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R) wrote…

Idaho Falls Police arrested Martin Cervantes-Orozco on a warrant for sexual battery of a minor 16 or 17 years of age. Police began their…

Another cold winters day for everyone again. Inversions still remain in place meaning warmer temps on the mid and upper slopes. This quiet weather…

The Bingham Sheriff’s Office says emergency crews are at the Blackfoot Walmart after a reported gas leak. The store was evacuated around 7:15…

(KIFI/KIDK) Pocatello and the surrounding area has seen a lot of snow this year, a little more than normal. “Pocatello itself, we are on track,…

A nice winter day for everyone today. It was still colder in the valleys than the mountains, but at least we saw some sunshine. Tonight, mostly clear…

The Idaho State Women’s Basketball team snapped their two game losing streak at home by beating Weber State 57-52 Saturday afternoon in Reed…

Boys Shelley- 60 Sugar-Salem- 47 Minico- 69 Rigby- 65 Bonneville- 53 Twin Falls- 47 Ririe- 60 West Jefferson- 34 Firth- 63 Salmon- 44 South Fremont-…

Our stagnant air mass is still in place bringing temperature inversions all across the region. Tonight, partly cloudy skies with patchy fog. Count on…

Amy’s Kitchen in Pocatello is looking to hire about 50 more employees. Saturday, Amy’s Kitchen held a job fair for people to come in and…

Idaho Fish and Game has another baby mountain lion under its care. Fish and Game officers caught the cub this week after it was found in a Johnny…

Who let the dogs out? The country’s second-largest sled dog race did. The Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race made a stop in Driggs on Saturday.…

The youngest member of the Wilder City Council was killed in a Friday afternoon car crash. Idaho State Police said the crash happened at 3:32 on…

BOYS H.S. BASKETBALLHighland 51*Hillcrest 72 *Madison 85Bonneville 52 Idaho Falls 50*Preston 62 Century 47 *Blackfoot 54 Pocatello 60*Skyline 68 F/OT…

This week, the Pocatello flag committee approved a proposal to allow revisions to some of the submitted designs for a new city flag. After a panel of…

Schools have closed. City and government offices have closed. All because of winter weather and bad storms. But one place that hasn’t seemed to…

The city of Pocatello is looking for a new public works director. The current director, Michael Jaglowski, submitted his resignation this week. His…

Haystack depredations are on the rise after the winter storms from the last two weeks. This is due to large herds of elk having a hard time finding…

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is feeding approximately 3,500 to 4,000 big game animals in the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area. An…

The next step to turning Eastern Idaho Technical College into a community college was approved on Friday.The Idaho State Board of Education voted to…

Gray and gloomy for the Snake River Plain, with mountains basking in the sunshine. This will be a trend that will stick around through most of the…

Week Three at the Legislature is “Education Week,” when legislators dig into budget requests for public schools and Idaho’s…

A disagreement that began on Facebook ended with Codee M. Clapp, 18, and Ryder D. Ritchie,18, being arrested for aggravated battery. Idaho Falls…

A new cancer study was released by The JAMA Network that breaks down cancer deaths in all 50 states. Idaho’s cancer deaths are on the lower end…

After years of no action, the city of Idaho Falls has a plan for downtown redevelopment it wants to move forward with. “Downtowns are…

– Idaho’s U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson is stepping down from her post after more than six years as the state’s top federal law…

Authorities have found human remains inside the burned home of a southern Idaho man wanted by police. The Times-News reports that the body found…

Wyoming lawmakers are considering raising the state’s minimum hourly wage from $5.15 to $9.50. KTWO-AM reports that the bill introduced last…

Another day in the gray. This will be a trend that will stick around through most of the weekend. Strong inversions will also be taking shape. Best…

Teton Honda in Chubbuck held its grand opening Thursday night. It moved into its new location across from Texas Roadhouse a few weeks ago. Mario…

All the snow and storms this winter are keeping plenty of city crews busy, including power crews. Idaho Power in Pocatello said it’s been a…

(KIFI/KIDK) The Portneuf Health Trust presented Southeastern Idaho Public Health with a grant for a brand new automatic, digital vision machine.…

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory and Stage 1 Air Quality Forecast for the city of Salmon and…

The director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game says efforts to boost success among deer and elk hunters have succeeded but the agency’s…

The Idaho Water Resource Board’s Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Stabilization Project will receive $5.1 million to help implement water…

Most of Idaho should be in a strong position for the coming summer irrigation season, thanks to heavy precipitation and cold temperatures in December…

Although we are much drier than earlier this week, persistent northwest flow will keep us in the gray for Friday. Skies staying overcast with fog…

The Salmon-Challis National Forest is launching an effort to revise its 30-year-old forest plans. The Challis National Forest plan was adopted in…

Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra is asking legislative budget writers for a 6.6 percent increase in state funding for…

A fifth person has filed a lawsuit against the Mormon church accusing religious officials of not doing enough to protect Navajo children from sexual…

The Idaho House has approved aligning the state’s tax code with federal rules. The typical routine bill faced a handful of opposing lawmakers…

A St. Anthony man was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Pocatello on three counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Paul…

A gay rights advocacy group wants a judge to halt Utah state laws it says discriminates against LGBT students by restricting talk about homosexuality…

Idaho lawmakers have ushered in the first tax cut proposals of the 2017 legislative session. House Majority Leader Mike Moyle says that he wants to…

UPDATE: 1-26 Two people have been charged in the wake of an altercation during the “Women’s March” in Driggs last Saturday. The…

Two people have been charged after a fight at the Driggs Women’s March Saturday. The Teton County Sheriff’s office charged Scott Rehberg,…

The City of Idaho Falls approved a multi-million dollar bid to reconstruct a major intersection in Ammon. $2.3 million was the bid awarded to HK…

(KIFI/KIDK) You may have heard about Andrew Hall, the man in Pocatello who was rushed to the hospital after his vape equipment exploded in his face.…

Pocatello Police arrested Dustin Lin Dunn, 26, at around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault after an incident with a gun. Police…

Although we are much drier than earlier this week, persistent northwest flow will keep us in the gray for days. Skies staying overcast with fog…

BOYS H.S. BASKETBALL*Preston 65Century 34 Highland 39*Madison 73 *Hillcrest 82Rigby 62 *Idaho Falls 65 Skyline 59 *Butte County 61North Gem 45 *Grace…

A home is a total loss in a Wednesday evening fire in Jefferson county, near the community of Hamer. Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson says at…

When you were learning different subjects in grade school, did you learn to bake bread too? Well, some students at some Pocatello middle schools are…

Pocatello and Chubbuck may be getting a new neighbor. As part of one of the first moves by the new Bannock County Commissioners, talks of building an…

In what was a relatively quick and efficient session, Bonneville School District 93 voted to approve an architectural firm to help design a new…

A Wyoming lawmaker is introducing a bill that would require doctors to offer ultrasounds to women seeking abortions. The Casper Star-Tribune reports…

-Idaho’s horsemen groups are urging the state’s racing commission to sign off on a last-ditch effort to save their faltering industry…

Some Wyoming lawmakers are bucking the trend of U.S. states that require more renewable energy. They are pushing forward a plan to fine utilities…

Conservative presidential candidate Evan McMullin has created a group that he says will expand his ability to serve as a watchdog over President…

Pocatello snow removal efforts will slip into high gear again. Street Operations Department officials said they would begin to pick up and haul away…

We’re starting to work in some drier air from the north. However, we’ll still have some leftover moisture with some light snow showers,…

The Idaho Falls Meals on Wheels experienced a freeze Tuesday, the snow stopped their drivers from delivering hot meals to seniors. Monday through…

Police say a Utah man has been charged with stalking and threatening a Mormon official after his interview at the church-affiliated Brigham Young…

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has opened a 15-day public comment period on a new management agreement for the Seagull Bay Recreation Area in Power…

Stetson J. Carillo, 20, is in custody after striking a Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office deputy. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a…

We’re starting to work in some drier air from the north. However, we’ll still have some leftover moisture with some light snow showers…

Idaho State University is facing a $12 million loss in revenue. The loss comes mainly from a drop in enrollment of middle eastern students. After…

BOYS H.S. BASKETBALLSnake River 33*Shelley 58 *Ririe 71N. Fremont 51 POSTPONEMENTS Blackfoot vs. Pocatello, ppd. to Jan 30.Clark County vs. Sho-Ban,…

Idaho Falls Police arrested Samantha L. Carr, 26, after she stole a truck from the Sam’s Club parking lot Monday afternoon. Police were called…

A lot of snow fell Tuesday around the Idaho Falls area. Even some of our news reporters got stuck in our news cars in our own parking lot this…

Idaho Transportation Department reports most highways and roads are snow covered and icy. Here’s the latest information from around the ITD:…