Month: April 2017

The United States’ missile strike on Syria is raising a lot of concerns. One of those concerns is with gas and oil prices. KIFI/KIDK got local…

In it’s eighth season, The Dance Collaborative, a company made up of working adults in eastern Idaho, will present “The Artist” at…

School safety is one of the biggest topics of discussion among educators. It was one of the main areas of focus for the annual Parent-Teacher…

Update 4:54 pm: Phone services at the Jefferson County Courthouse have been restored and all operations are returning to normal. Officials with the…

Portneuf Medical Center opened its human breast milk Donation and Outreach Center Friday, joining the Mothers’ Milk Bank, a Colorado-based,…

Shelley Police arrested an Ammon man Friday on charges of aggravated assault and exhibition or use of a deadly weapon. According to police reports,…

A cold front is moving in for the weekend, with dropping temps and scattered showers. Also, expect gusty winds the entire weekend. Saturday, Showers…

During a press conference Friday morning, law enforcement officials discussed the police involved shooting that happened on March 27th. Captain Roger…

Federal officials are considering approving a plan to truck 200,000 gallons of low-level radioactive waste water from a closed eastern U.S. nuclear…

Immigration officials say over two dozen people suspected of being in the country illegally have been arrested in Colorado and Wyoming during an…

Idaho’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have drastically limited when police can take a citizen’s property. Gov. C.L.…

Boise officials have hired a contractor to clean up lead and other debris that’s accumulated at a police shooting range in the foothills on the…

Congressman Mike Simpson reacted Thursday evening to the United States military strike on a Syrian government target in response to their chemical…

Idaho Falls Police arrested Juan L. Malagon,29, of Idaho Falls for felony domestic battery and malicious injury to property early Friday morning.…

Idaho Fall’s civil service rules are a hot topic. The city wants to get rid of them because other laws on the books cover its bases. But…

Starting Monday, April 10 crews from HK Contractors will begin work on the reconstruction of the 17th Street and 25th East (Hitt Road) intersection.…

Sakae Casting of Tokyo, Japan opened its first U.S. location in Idaho Falls Thursday. The company specializes in castings for inserting stainless…

“Green Dot”, a program that teaches students how to prevent and stop a variety of violent situations has been taught at ISU since 2013.…

The winter left behind some serious damage to roads, especially well-traveled sections of I-15. This summer and fall, the Idaho Transportation…

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Traffic on northbound I-15 is reduced to one lane between Fort Hall and the I-86 interchange due to a 2 vehicle crash. Crews are currently working on…

Idaho’s governor has signed a rape kit retention measure into law that will create a statewide standard on how long physical evidence in sexual…

Officials in northern Idaho say thousands of gallons of raw sewage seeped into Hayden Lake. KREM-TV reports that the Hayden Lake Recreational Water…

Winter semester commencement ceremonies will begin at 5:15 p.m. Friday at Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg. The university will award 1,659…

Heavy rains, scattered snow and strong winds can be expected for Friday and into the weekend with dropping snow levels. Tonight, overcast with a few…

7th District Judge Bruce Pickett has granted a defense motion to suppress an alleged murder confession made by Erik Ohlson after he was arrested for…

As water levels continue to rise in the Boise River, a temporary levee will be built to prevent some potential flooding. KTVB-TV reports that over…

A key legislative leader is promising to reintroduce a proposal amending Idaho’s constitution to expand the rights of crime victims and their…

A 61-year-old man charged in the killing of an 18-year-old Boise woman has been extradited from New York to Idaho. Authorities booked Bruce Marchant…

Police say they may have found the body of an Idaho fisherman who was reported missing since 2008. The Lewiston Tribune reports the body was found in…

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is keeping a close eye on US 191 at about milepost 133.8 in Sublette County. The damage is located in a…

Pocatello and Highland High School alumni will present a granite bench to the city during Old Town’s “First Friday Art Walk” this…

Idaho officials are concerned about an increase in collisions and casualties at railroad crossings. Idaho Operation Lifesaver statistics show there…

Rocky Mountain Power is proposing a 2.4 percent decrease in customer rates next year. As part of its annual energy cost adjustment, a typical…

The United Way of Idaho Falls and Bonneville County 2017 campaign raised $765,000 to help its participating agencies. The campaign ended March 31.…

Authorities say a southern Idaho man was crushed to death Wednesday when he became trapped in a compactor at a waste transfer station. The Times-News…

More than 1,281,000 air miles were donated by people in eastern Idaho for the “Wishes in Flight” telethon for Make-A-Wish Idaho. The…

The 89-year-old president of the Mormon church is expected to return to his normal schedule after being released from the hospital. Eric Hawkins, a…

One more quiet day before our next storm system moves in. High clouds will continue to stream through our skies allowing for milky sunshine. Heavy…

A Sugar City dog is back home after venturing off more than a month ago. How she got home is nothing less than a miracle. “Cookie”…

Weeks after being released from prison Christopher Tapp is expressing his thanks to the community in a Facebook post. “I would like to say…

On Wednesday afternoon the US Department of Agriculture spoke-out about the March incident that sent one 14-year old Pocatello boy to the hospital…

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The Idaho State Athletic Department confirmed that wide receivers coach Pat McCann has taken a job at another university. McCann was named the wide…

Part of Kurt Cochran’s family is back in the United States. He was the only American killed in the London terror attack — and his wife,…

Big changes are coming to the way Eastern Idahoans get their news. Two of the area’s largest newspapers announced changes to their coverage…

Update 4:50 pm: Chubbuck Police have issued a press release about the standoff and chase. At about 1:45 p.m. officers responded to the Pine Ridge…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – The 89-year-old president of the Mormon church remains hospitalized in Salt Lake City. Eric Hawkins, a spokesman for the…

Idaho Falls-based Teton Toyota has been awarded the Toyota President’s Award. It is the eighth time the dealership has been recognized with the…

A storm system is slowly approaching for the end of this week. High clouds will stream across our skies from time to time but that’s about it…

The golden statue of the angel Moroni has been removed from the Idaho Falls Temple as crews finish the restoration project at the religious…

Juvenile salmon and steelhead migrating out of the Columbia River Basin in unusually high flows this year face a potentially lethal problem in…

A big step for a small business. The owners of Idaho Falls-based business Fin Fun Mermaid have been named the Idaho Small Business Persons of the…

The Susan G. Komen Foundation has announced a $3,000 grant to the Pocatello Free Clinic. The funds will be used by the clinic’s Healthy Breast…

Two more candidates have announced their intent to run for Idaho lieutenant governor in 2018. Republicans Kelley Packer of McCammon and Janice…

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has signed more than 60 bills into law, including the state’s $1.7 billion public schools budget for next…

Pocatello Police arrested 22-year-old James Ryan Rupp on charges of indecent exposure and disturbing the peace after an incident Tuesday morning.…

One local student is being recognized on a national level for giving back to the community. Shelby Kettle, 10, is a fifth grade student at Pcoatello…

Our dry and sunny pattern will hold steady for the next couple of days, as a ridge of high pressure will keep most of the activity well off to our…

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Three boys accused of assaulting a 5-year-old girl at a southern Idaho apartment complex last year have admitted to the charges in juvenile court.…

After a brief hospitalization, LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson is expected to be released from the hospital soon. According to the Deseret…

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort President Jerry Blann has been named to a new 3-year-term on the Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors. Governor…

Update: Boise Police say missing teen Devon has been found safe. No other details were provided. Original Story: Boise Police are looking for a…

Dr. Noel Bakhtain has been appointed director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES). Bakhtian will take over the job on May 15. She has…

High pressure builds back in for the midweek. We’ll enjoy sunny skies and warmer temps for our Wednesday. A storm system looks to move in…

The long-awaited event is bringing hopeful eclipse-watchers from all over the world flocking to the area and are ready for August 21, 2017. After…

The cities of Rexburg and Sugar City have taken action to help accommodate some of the half-million visitors expected to view the total solar eclipse…

Ever since Airbnb entered the lodging scene in 2008, the hotel industry has been taken for a spin, growing in popularity among young travelers using…

The city of Rexburg addresses concerns regarding short-term rentals. The city does, however, allow short-term rentals. Most concerns outline the…

The population of Eastern Idaho is expected to triple in August 2017 when 300,000 to 400,000 people visit the state to get a view of the total solar…

All around eastern Idaho, private and public discussions are going on about how to accommodate more people for the August 21 total solar eclipse.…

The August 21, 2017 eclipse is closer than you think. Several regional cities including Mackay, Idaho Falls, Rigby, Rexburg, Jackson and other cities…

The population of east Idaho is expected to grow significantly this summer as more tourists visit town for a series of big events. One of those…

With six months to go until the total solar eclipse, the area’s small towns are getting ready. The last time there was a coast-to-coast total…

A local Idaho Falls women kicks breast cancer’s butt and now is ready to take on Mt. Everest. Lisa King, 43, was diagnosed with cancer two…

Taylor Haskett of Fort Hall will compete in the Miss Indian World Pageant in Albuquerque, New Mexico April 27-29. The pageant is part of the 34th…

Amazon has begun collecting sales tax on internet purchases shipped to Idaho under an agreement reached with state officials earlier this year, but…

A woman who was suspected of starving her baby was sentenced to five years of probation. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports Tiffany Knapp was sentenced…

Fisheries managers are predicting this year’s return of steelhead to the Snake River and its tributaries will be the lowest in about two…

Wyoming lawmakers and educators are preparing to replace the state’s education funding model, which is currently facing a $400 million annual…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build five more temples across the globe. Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church of Jesus…

Mayor Brian Blad is asking the United States Department of Agriculture to “cease the storage and manufacturing of M-44 ‘cyanide…

High pressure builds back in for majority of the workweek. We’ll enjoy sunny skies and warmer temps for our Tuesday and Wednesday. A storm…

This weekend, a man was robbed at knife point at the Motel 6 on Broadway Avenue, in Idaho Falls. We looked at the Idaho crimes stats for 2015,…

The St. Anthony City Council hopes to end public nicotine use with a modification to its current smoking ban. Council members are considering…

The historic announcement a temple will be built in Pocatello for the first time, ever, was made during Sunday’s Church of Jesus Christ of…

Lt. Gov. Brad Little says Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter should approve a proposal that would repeal the state’s 6 percent sales tax on…

Update: Traffic on the road has reopened to local traffic while Rocky Mountain Power continues to repair the damaged power pole. The Bonneville…

After a few isolated snow and rain showers Monday evening, high pressure builds back in for majority of the workweek. We’ll enjoy sunny skies…

President Donald J. Trump has donated his first quarter salary to the National Parks Service. The money will be used to help fund the maintenance…

Gov. C.L. “Butch” says the federal government has turned down his request for disaster aid, denying millions of dollars to help pay for…

Authorities say a family of four has been safely rescued from the banks of a southern Utah river two days after their boats capsized after hitting…

A sculpture of two deer were left on the front lawn of Jackson Town Hall Saturday. The deer had been reported missing from the former Walgreens…

Officials say a Boise man has been taken to a hospital after the dumpster he was sleeping in was emptied into a garbage truck. The Idaho Statesman…

Gov. C.L. “Butch” is scheduled to give a press conference Monday afternoon to talk about the 2017 legislative session. Idaho lawmakers…

Officials say far fewer foster care placements are available in south-central Idaho than in the rest of the state, while the number of children…

Monday, a 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.…

As we approach hunting season, Guns and Gear in Idaho Falls, prepared a course for traumatic situations, Sunday. The goal was to be able to teach…

Students from all over Idaho in grades 4 through 8 were at Byu-Idaho today for the National Geographic state geography bee. Winner Nicholas Monahan…