March 2020

Sugar-Salem return to championship game

March 7, 2020 12:59 AM Adrian Luevano

MERIDIAN, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Sugar-Salem muscled through Filer, 48-36, to up their winning streak to 8 straight. With the win, the Diggers will meet…

North Fremont return to title game

March 7, 2020 12:51 AM Adrian Luevano

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The defending state champions return to the title game. North Fremont beat Cole Valley Christian 69-64. Jordan Lenz led…

West Side blows past St. Maries

March 7, 2020 12:45 AM Adrian Luevano

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – West Side is one win away from ending their 41- year State Championship drought after beating St. Maries 62-41. Bryler…

Bengals fall to Vandals in regular season finale

March 7, 2020 12:45 AM Dylan Carder

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho pulled away in the second half to beat Idaho State 61-50 in women’s basketball Friday. Dora Goles hit a fast…

North Gem falls in semifinals

March 7, 2020 12:36 AM Adrian Luevano

CALDWELL, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – North Gem’s first trip to state in 10 years ends in the semifinals. Cascade beat the Cowboys, 73-68. Blake Thurston…

Mackay beats Garden Valley in a 1AD2 shootout

March 7, 2020 12:22 AM Dylan Carder

CALDWELL, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Mackay outgunned Garden Valley 97-80 in a high scoring 1AD2 state boys basketball tournament game. The two teams…

Stoddard leads Grace to 1AD1 title game

March 7, 2020 12:09 AM Dylan Carder

CALDWELL, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Gage Stoddard scored 30 points to lift Grace past Lapwai 57-48 and into the 1Ad1 state championship game. The Grizzlies…

Malad reaches 2A consolation game

March 6, 2020 11:51 PM Dylan Carder

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Malad extended their season one more game with a 51-37 win over Grangeville at the 2A state boys basketball tournament.…

Snake River tops Marsh Valley in overtime to reach consolation game

March 6, 2020 11:43 PM Dylan Carder

MERIDIAN, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Snake River outlasted conference foe Marsh Valley 66-60 in overtime at the 3A state boys basketball tournament Friday.…

Blackfoot falls to Minico at 4A tournament

March 6, 2020 11:29 PM Dylan Carder

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Blackfoot lost to Minico 53-44 in the 4A state boys basketball tournament on Friday. The loss eliminates the Broncos and…

Rigby wins big against Lake City to advance in 5A consolation tournament

March 6, 2020 9:47 PM News Team

NAMPA, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Rigby defeated Lake City in the consolation bracket and are headed to the consolation championship game. Britten Berrett…

40,000 meals for the food bank: Grace Lutheran hosts Meals of Hope event

March 6, 2020 9:01 PM News Team

Grace Lutheran High School is working to send 40,000 meals to the Idaho…

Missing diary from 1956 returned to its original owner

March 6, 2020 6:20 PM News Team

Goodwill stores have been known to hold hidden gems, even in the Gem State.…

Utah House passes new requirements for abortion providers

March 6, 2020 5:48 PM Associated Press

Abortion clinics would be required to cremate fetal remains and women would have to get an ultrasound before the procedure under proposals that…

Jefferson County Prosecutor seeks second term

March 6, 2020 5:35 PM News Team

Jefferson County Prosecutor Paul Gary Butikofer is seeking a second term as prosecutor.…

Cold front arrives this weekend

March 6, 2020 5:01 PM Michael Coats

A passing storm system will bring scattered snow and rain showers for Saturday afternoon and into Sunday, with dropping temperatures. Another shot of…

Idaho Controller: Scammers stole roughly $500,000 from state

March 6, 2020 4:58 PM Associated Press

The FBI is investigating after hackers stole as much as half a million dollars of Idaho state payments that were intended to go to state…

Plant Facilities Levy up for vote on Tuesday

March 6, 2020 4:43 PM News Team

A big decision is set to be made in Pocatello and Chubbuck…

Idaho insurance carriers to cover COVID-19 cost-sharing

March 6, 2020 4:28 PM News Team

The Idaho Association of Health Plans says its members have agreed to cover cost-sharing for Coronavirus Testing in cooperation with Governor Brad…

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes review COVID-19 response

March 6, 2020 4:08 PM News Team

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are asking community members to take responsibility for their own precautions, as the Tribes work to minimize the risk of…

Boys State H.S. Basketball Tournament Scores – Friday, March 6

March 6, 2020 3:39 PM News Team

Boys State basketball scores and Wyoming boys basketball…

Water supply forecasts released

March 6, 2020 3:36 PM News Team

Although numerous cloudless nights brought cold temperatures, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) says February brought below-normal…

Idaho Falls reaches consolation final

March 6, 2020 3:29 PM Dylan Carder

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho Falls knocked off Bishop Kelly 58-52 to reach the 4A boys basketball consolation final. Dylan Seeley led the Tigers…

ITD sets “breakup” speed limits

March 6, 2020 2:14 PM News Team

In an effort to avoid additional pothole damage, the Idaho Transportation Department is ordering reduced speed limits on several eastern Idaho…

WATCH: Lori Vallow Daybell’s bail reduced to $1 million

March 6, 2020 1:38 PM News Team, Associated Press

Lori Vallow Daybell’s bail was reduced during her initial court appearance Friday afternoon at the Madison County Court House in Rexburg.…

Reward offered for information regarding bull elk shot and left to waste

March 6, 2020 11:44 AM News Team

Idaho Department of Fish and Game reports a bull elk was shot twice approximately 30 yards off of the Dingle Pond road, in Dingle in Bear Lake County…

Rehabilitated eagle released to the wild

March 6, 2020 11:36 AM News Team

Experts at the Teton Raptor Center released a rehabilitated Bald Eagle back into the wild Friday. …

Former Idaho Falls woman sentenced for insurance fraud

March 6, 2020 11:35 AM News Team

A former Bonneville County woman was sentenced Thursday for insurance fraud, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden…

Legislature approves Governor’s COVID-19 funding request

March 6, 2020 11:07 AM News Team

The Joint Finance Appropriations Committee Friday approved Governor Brad Little’s request for a $2 million emergency…

Bingham Health Care orders patient screening protocol

March 6, 2020 11:01 AM News Team

Bingham Healthcare in Blackfoot is monitoring developments in the COVID-19 health emergency. …

Wyoming Tourism and Jackson officials monitor COVID-19

March 6, 2020 10:48 AM News Team

Jackson and the Wyoming Office of Tourism are taking steps to help assure visitors during the coronavirus…

Idaho Police: Officer in good condition after shooting

March 6, 2020 10:33 AM Associated Press

A police officer shot during a standoff in northern Idaho is in good condition at an area hospital, and investigators are waiting for a report from a…

ISU Health Fair draws hundreds

March 6, 2020 9:26 AM News Team

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho State University students are serving the public for all their health needs. Continuing a 30-year tradition, the…

Clear and Warm Friday

March 6, 2020 6:21 AM Andrew Howe

High temperatures will reach toward 50 degrees today, with sunshine throughout the day Friday. A shift in the weather pattern brings storms into the…

Idaho State falters late in loss to Eastern Washington

March 5, 2020 11:24 PM Dylan Carder

CHENEY, Washington (KIFI/KIDK) – Eastern Washington pulled away from Idaho State 100-75 on Thursday. The Bengals were down by five at halftime, but…

Mackay comes up short against Dietrich in 1AD2 state tournament

March 5, 2020 11:00 PM Dylan Carder

CALDWELL, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Mackay fell in overtime to Dietrich 78-71 in the opening round of the state 1AD2 boys basketball tournament. The Miners…

North Fremont grounds Grangeville in 2A state tournament

March 5, 2020 10:00 PM Dylan Carder

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – North Fremont advances to the semifinals of the 2A state boys basketball tournament with a 45-35 win over Grangeville. The…

Blackfoot drops tournament opener to Kuna

March 5, 2020 9:53 PM Dylan Carder

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Blackfoot falls to Kuna 57-50 in the opening round of the 4A state boys basketball tournament. The Broncos scoring was led…

Late struggles doom Rigby in 5A state tournament

March 5, 2020 9:34 PM Dylan Carder

NAMPA, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Eagle upset Rigby 51-43 in the first round of the 5A state boys basketball tournament. The Trojans managed only 14 second…

Malad falls to Cole Valley in 2A state tournament

March 5, 2020 9:06 PM Dylan Carder

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Malad lost 64-46 in the first round of the 2A state boys basketball tournament Thursday. Tom Simpson led the Dragons with…

Sugar-Salem tops Kellogg in 3A state tournament

March 5, 2020 8:58 PM Dylan Carder

MERIDIAN, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Sugar-Salem defeated Kellogg 63-48 in the opening round of the 3A state boys basketball tournament. The Diggers were…

East Idaho prepares for potential coronavirus spread

March 5, 2020 8:15 PM News Team

Coronavirus cases are on the rise and people around east Idaho are taking steps to prepare.…

Bodily erupts for 37 to advance North Gem to state semfinals

March 5, 2020 5:20 PM Dylan Carder

CALDWELL, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – North Gem beat Timberline 79-50 to move on to the 1AD2 semifinals. James Bodily lead the Cowboys with 37 points. He…

Warm Friday, Cold Front Saturday

March 5, 2020 5:11 PM Michael Coats

Sunny and warm for Friday before a cold front with showers roll in for Saturday. Friday, sunny with highs in Idaho Falls into the lower 50’s. Highs…

Marsh Valley falls to Kimberly to open 3A state tournament

March 5, 2020 5:10 PM Dylan Carder

MERIDIAN, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Marsh Valley lost to Kimberly 77-64 in the opening round of the 3A state boys basketball tournament. The Eagles were…

Boise State students in isolation due to coronavirus worries

March 5, 2020 5:06 PM Associated Press

Boise State University said Thursday that four students from South Korea participating in a school program are in self-isolation for 14 days in…

Grace advances to 1AD1 semifinals

March 5, 2020 5:00 PM Dylan Carder

CALDWELL, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Grace knocks off Liberty Charter 63-51 in the 1AD1 boys basketball tournament opening round. Gage Stoddard lead the…

Preston downs Idaho Falls in 4A title game rematch

March 5, 2020 4:47 PM Dylan Carder

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Preston beat defending 4A champs Idaho Falls 58-47 Thursday. It was a bit of redemption for the Indians. They lost to…

Community college hoops tourney suspended by virus concerns

March 5, 2020 4:46 PM Associated Press

The Northwest Athletic Conference community college women’s basketball tournament was suspended Thursday after the host school was shut down because…

Details released on Sunday’s crashes involving nearly 100 vehicles

March 5, 2020 4:13 PM News Team

Troopers have learned roughly 30 vehicles collided on the westbound side of Interstate 80 around milepost 184…

Bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits heads to House

March 5, 2020 3:43 PM Associated Press

Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the full House on…

West Side tops Melba to advance in 2A state tournament

March 5, 2020 3:29 PM Dylan Carder

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – West Side advances to the 2A state semifinals with a 55-45 victory over Melba. The Pirates trailed by two after three…

Lori Vallow steps off the plane at Boise Airport.

WATCH: Lori Vallow is back in Rexburg

March 5, 2020 3:22 PM News Team

Lori Vallow is back in Idaho after making her final court appearance in…

Snake River falls to Fruitland in 3A basketball tournament

March 5, 2020 3:20 PM Dylan Carder

MERIDIAN, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Snake River falls to Fruitland 71-59 in the first round of the 3A state boys basketball tournament. The Panthers were…

Boys basketball state tournament scores

March 5, 2020 2:25 PM Dylan Carder

Thursday, March 5 5A Rigby 43 Eagle 51 4A Preston 58 Idaho Falls 47 Blackfoot 50 Kuna 57 3A Snake River 59 Fruitland 71 Marsh Valley 64 Kimberly 77…

Teen pleads not guilty to killing 12-year-old nephew

March 5, 2020 12:57 PM Associated Press

A 14-year-old Montana boy has pleaded not guilty to beating and torturing his 12-year-old nephew to death in West Yellowstone.…

Pocatello native files for Bannock County Prosecutor

March 5, 2020 11:51 AM News Team

Pocatello native Jeff Nye has filed for Bannock County…

FBI, Rexburg Police seek images in missing Rexburg children’s case

March 5, 2020 11:42 AM News Team

The FBI and the Rexburg Police Department are asking that visitors who were at Yellowstone National Park on Sept. 8, 2019, submit any photos and…

Red Cross to honor Hansen family

March 5, 2020 11:36 AM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- The Red Cross Real Heroes award luncheon celebrates people who have saved a life. Those being honored are from many…

Prosecutor: Boise officers justified in fatal 2019 shooting

March 5, 2020 11:24 AM Associated Press

Two Boise Police Department officers who fatally shot a woman in October 2019 were justified in their actions after officers say she pointed a BB gun…

Idaho visitors will see big hike in hunting, fishing fees

March 5, 2020 11:11 AM Associated Press

Gov. Brad Little signed legislation that significantly increases what it will cost nonresidents to hunt deer and elk in…

Tax confusion costing some to owe hundreds back to the state, what you need to know

March 5, 2020 10:57 AM News Team

If you have already filed your taxes and received your returns, you may have been shocked. For some Idaho taxpayers, the state withheld much less…

Rigby man arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a child

March 5, 2020 10:38 AM News Team

Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Unit investigators arrested a Rigby man on Wednesday for sexual exploitation of a…

Idaho governor signs ‘Choose Life’ license plate into law

March 5, 2020 10:15 AM Associated Press

Idaho residents will be able to display their opposition to abortion on their license plates under a bill signed into law by Gov. Brad…

Man arrested on aggravated assault charges

March 5, 2020 10:00 AM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to a residence on Chokecherry Lane in the Irwin area to a report of a disturbance Tuesday around…

Wyoming issues first hemp processing and producing license

March 5, 2020 9:50 AM Associated Press

The Wyoming Department of Agriculture says the state has issued its first hemp processing and producing license.…

Is Idaho turning a little blue? Primary might provide clues

March 5, 2020 9:46 AM Associated Press

Idaho’s presidential primary on Tuesday could give an indication of the political leanings of all the newcomers to the state.…

Southeast Idaho fish stocking planned

March 5, 2020 9:19 AM News Team

The Southeast Idaho Region Idaho Fish and Game Department plans to stock 21,000 fish in regional waterways this…

Two EF-4 and EF-3 tornadoes left a deadly trail of destruction in Tennessee, weather service confirms

March 5, 2020 8:44 AM CNN

Two powerful tornadoes with winds up to 175 mph unleashed much of the destruction that left at least 24 people dead this week in central Tennessee.…

EIRMC orders controlled entry to protect staff/patients

March 5, 2020 8:29 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center orders “controlled entry” as a safety…

Warm and Clear

March 5, 2020 7:20 AM Andrew Howe

High temperatures will be into the mid to upper 40’s today, with warmer days yet ahead this week. Expect sunshine and calm winds all…

Bengals clinch first round bye in Big Sky tournament

March 4, 2020 10:53 PM Dylan Carder

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho State women’s basketball cruised past Eastern Washington 77-49 Wednesday night at Reed Gym. The win secures the…

Athlete of the week: Sawyer Hobbs, South Fremont Wrestling

March 4, 2020 10:39 PM Dylan Carder

ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – South Fremont wrestler Sawyer Hobbs is the Sermon Service and Electric Athlete of the Week. He won is a fourth…

Rolling for a good cause: Wheelchair basketball exhibition fundraises for the disabled

March 4, 2020 10:34 PM News Team

A wheelchair basketball exhibition game was held at Elwell Gym on Wednesday as a fundraiser for the Franklin County Medical Center’s (FCMC)…

Grandmother of missing JJ Vallow will see Lori Vallow for the first time in more than a year on Friday

March 4, 2020 5:36 PM Jilliana Colina

“We’ll see how I feel when I see her, I don’t know, I have no idea. I don’t know if I’ll feel anger or anything,” Woodcock…

Idaho Falls Mayor prepares city for coronavirus

March 4, 2020 5:17 PM Ariel Schroeder

We can find even more defenses against the coronavirus beyond our hospitals and pharmacies.…

Bannock County firefighter’s fight to raise money for cancer research

March 4, 2020 5:16 PM News Team

Coronavirus fears are forcing a national cancer research fundraiser to take a step back.…

Former coroner/firefighter seeks Bonneville County Commission seat

March 4, 2020 4:44 PM News Team

Former Bonneville County Coroner Jon Walker has announced he will seek election to the County Commission Seat…

ISU Health Fair planned Thursday

March 4, 2020 4:32 PM News Team

The 30th annual ISU Community Health Fair is underway…

Voters to decide on Idaho legislative districts freeze

March 4, 2020 4:29 PM Associated Press

A Constitutional amendment freezing the number of Idaho legislative districts at 35 and number of lawmakers at 105 will go before voters in…

Mail-in ballots to be sent following delays in Wyoming

March 4, 2020 4:22 PM Associated Press

Voters should start receiving mail-in ballots for the upcoming Democratic presidential caucus in Wyoming as ballots will be mailed out starting…

Wyoming celebrity game to feature Harrison Ford, Kanye West

March 4, 2020 4:21 PM Associated Press

Actor Harrison Ford and rapper Kanye West will take part in a celebrity softball game for charity in…

Team USA athlete protests transgender bill at Idaho rally

March 4, 2020 4:11 PM Associated Press

A transgender athlete who competes for Team USA is calling Idaho’s proposal to ban transgender females from competing against other women…

Sunny and warmer

March 4, 2020 4:04 PM Michael Coats

Warmer and sunny weather for Thursday and Friday for Idaho and Wyoming. We’ll see our next round of stormy weather roll in Saturday…

Panel OKs bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors

March 4, 2020 2:54 PM Associated Press

An Idaho Senate panel on Wednesday approved legislation to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and rein in predatory medical debt…

Downturn in sage grouse numbers catch attention

March 4, 2020 2:53 PM News Team

A recent decline in local Sage Grouse in the Jackson Hole area has pushed wildlife and land managers to consider new strategies to reverse the trend.…