Month: November 2018

The Idaho Department of Correction will have a new director. The Idaho Board of Correction on Tuesday appointed Josh Tewalt. His first day is Dec. 1.…

Presidential daughter and Advisor Ivanka Trump joined Apple CEO Tim Cook for a tour of the Wilder School District Tuesday morning. No public news…

A review is underway to determine if a potentially offensive mascot at a Utah high school should remain. The Spectrum reports Iron County school…

Hotel bookings in Jackson Hole for December are running behind last December’s, but January reservations are ahead. The Jackson Hole Chamber of…

Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of iconic cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants, has passed away at the age of 57. Hillenburg was diagnosed with…

Blackfoot will close Jensen Grove Drive to through-traffic between Parkway north to Jensen’s Grove beginning Wednesday. With the road closure,…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and nothing makes us happier than holiday classics! The Thanksgiving Day Parade on KIDK Eyewitness…

Police in Boise say a man was injured in an accidental shooting Sunday evening. Boise Police Department spokeswoman Haley Williams says the man was…

A wet weather forecast has prompted the Idaho Falls District Bureau of Land Management to proceed with a planned prescription fire this week.…

Our next round of stormy weather starts later today with mostly a rain/snow mix for the valleys and snow above 5,000 feet. Most moisture will move in…

Idaho State University Office of Student Life and ISU Chartwells is unveiling the Bengal Meal Share Program that supports students who are…

A protest is planned for Monday night in reaction to the officer-involved shooting of a 16-year-old boy Friday night. The boy ran after the car he…

A dip in the jet stream and an area of low pressure, will signal stormy weather patterns this week over Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming. Much like…

Police say a Utah woman shot and killed her ex-husband’s girlfriend in front of the former couple’s children. Authorities say 32-year-old…

A Snake River High School art teacher’s drawing has been selected as Idaho State University’s Holiday Card. Tim Goodworth will receive a…

Two local men have been appointed to new positions on the Idaho Potato Commission. Shipper Todd Cornelison and High Country Potatoes in Rexburg and…

A Bonneville School District 93 elementary school will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 27. District officials say Hillview Elementary will be closed due to a…

Recent data shows Wyoming’s average rate of unemployment remains higher than national numbers. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the U.S.…

Our next round of stormy weather starts Tuesday afternoon with a rain/snow mix for the valleys and snow above 5,000 feet. We’ll see several…

Pocatello’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 735 recognized several community members at the Pocatello Elks Lodge. Winners of this year’s…

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports a man has been arrested for felony injury to a child. On Sunday, police were called to Madison…

Regional avalanche centers are beginning to keep a close eye on changing conditions. In the Sawtooth region, an observer found 12 to 14 inches of new…

The Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center has completed its preliminary review of the 2018 fire season to date. All told, the center handled 140…

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Idaho gas prices fell 4.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.97 at 802 stations surveyed by GasBuddy Sunday. The national price dropped…

More law enforcement agencies in northern Idaho now have access to a medication that can reverse opiate overdoses. The Bonner County Daily Bee…

Grand Teton National Park has closed a popular elk hunting area after a park biologist spotted grizzly bears feeding on the carcasses of three elk,…

Calm conditions will prevail today and through tomorrow morning. However, a storm is expected to arrive tomorrow evening with a rain/snow mix likely…

As the December holidays near, people are out shopping for stocking stuffers and seasonal decorations. But at some stores around southeastern Idaho,…

The U.S. economy is expected to be hit by climate change by the end of the century costing billions of dollars. So what does that mean for…

Four people are in the hospital after a car crash on U.S. 20 at the intersection of State Highway 75, just south of Bellevue. According to Idaho…

The snow and rain was not enough to stop the hundreds that ran Thursday morning in the 13th Annual Michael and Wendy Hays Race to Feed the Hungry in…

Santa’s Village at the Civitan Plaza in Idaho Falls was lit up Saturday night. Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper spoke and even Santa made an…

While Black Friday is big for large retail stores, Saturday was all about small businesses and shopping local. Businesses in downtown Idaho Falls…

A Bannock County sheriff’s deputy shot a teen after a traffic stop Friday night. Authorities say it happened at about 9 p.m. in the area of…

Update: Teton Pass/Wyoming 22 was reopened to traffic in both directions Saturday morning. The Wyoming Department of Transportation will close Teton…

After the current system bringing rain and snow to the area moves out Saturday morning, a blast of cold air reinforces the wintry feeling we’ve…

With Black Friday being one of the busiest shopping days of the year, local businesses were also stocked and ready for customers. But how did local…

An elk refuge in Wyoming will now require hunters to participate in a program to monitor the spread of a deadly wildlife disease. Officials at the…

Legislation backed by Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney would remove certain protections for some federal public lands in the state. The House Natural Resource…

The Eastern Idaho Public Health District will offer free and confidential rapid HIV testing throughout the month of December. The program will begin…

Based on 2017 data, Black Friday was the best sales day of the year for Idaho retailers and one of the top 3 days for 40 of the 50 states. For Idaho…

A federal lawsuit against the state of Idaho over new abortion reporting requirements has been put on hold while the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of…

Pocatello will ring in the Christmas season with a Light Parade in Old Town beginning at 6:30 p.m. Organizers say there will be hundreds of floats,…

While many were still asleep after their Thanksgiving dinner, many other Idahoans were on the move to get an early start on Black Friday. Eyewitness…

A 50-year-old Boise man who killed two Nampa residents while fleeing from police has pleaded guilty to two counts of felony vehicular manslaughter.…

From the Brady bunch to Charlie Brown and even Friends have had their own Thanksgiving television specials showing how the season of gratitude is…

The Idaho Falls Street Department is gearing up for the upcoming storm by mixing three buckets of sand with one bucket of salt to spread on the…

The Idaho Transportation Department is reporting some “difficult” driving conditions in eastern Idaho this morning. A mix of rain and…

UPDATE 8:30 P.M. Idaho’s Proposition 2 is headed to court after being called unconstitutional. Proposition 2 legalized Medicaid expansion with…

Here’s an update on a Pay It Forward story from just a week ago. Byron and Jan Roan from Pocatello Cycle reached out to KIDK Eyewitness News 3…

It was announced this week that the behavioral health crisis center in Bannock County is set to open March 2019. It’s a project that’s…

A record number of people will hit the road over the Thanksgiving holiday. About 54.3 million people will travel 50 miles or more from Wednesday to…

Idaho Falls Dog Park is expected to get some new improvements. The city of Idaho Falls received a $100,000 donation from the William J. and Shirley…

With Thanksgiving on Thursday, it is a time to chow down on a lot of food. But many people cannot enjoy the same meals a lot of people eat on this…

For nearly a quarter century, the Whitworth family has been feeding the homeless and needy of Pocatello on Thanksgiving. It’s a family…

Happy Thanksgiving! There is a lot going on this weekend, but the list below is not complete! Know of an event not listed? Email who, what, when,…

The Snake River basin is entering the winter at near normal levels after two above-average water years. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation estimated the…

We’re still on track to see stormy weather for Thursday and Friday. This storm is moving out of our Southwest, which will usher in rain showers…

UPDATE: 3:15 P.M. Traffic on Interstate 15 near was blocked for 1.5 hours Wednesday afternoon after a southbound crash at milepost 98, north of…

Idaho State Police report a 46-year-old Pocatello man was killed in a single vehicle fatality crash Wednesday around 12:47 a.m. on Interstate 84 at…

A former supervisor with the Wyoming Department of Transportation has been sentenced to 10 days in jail for stealing $3,000 worth of items from the…

The Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating reports of swastika graffiti around Idaho Falls. On Monday around 10:03 a.m., police investigated…

A deadly disease that affects animals including deer, elk and moose has been detected for the first time in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National…

The National Park Service has announced it will host five free-admission days in 2019. The five days are: Monday, January 21 – Martin Luther…

A new version of a familiar scam is raising concern in Teton County, Wyoming. A county resident told the Teton County Sheriff’s Office about a…

The old Scout motto, “Be Prepared,” is the best advice for Thanksgiving travelers. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has compiled…

The Eastern Idaho State Fair is offering an amazing deal for the holidays. Starting Cyber Monday, November 26 through Wednesday, November 28 it will…

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced an eastern Idaho woman was sentenced on a felony count of misusing public moneys Friday. Seventh…