June 2020

Fireworks sales are up; authorities urge safe practices

June 19, 2020 5:50 PM Andrew Howe

It seems people are more likely to be doing their own firework shows this year, though a few community events are still scheduled to take…

Shawn Cochran, Corey J. Hall and Shawn S. Petersen

Motel confrontation lands 1 in hospital, 3 in jail

June 19, 2020 5:33 PM Chelsea Briar

Police are investigating an alleged kidnapping and battery at the Y Motel on S. Boulevard in…

Court document detail how Tylee and JJ bodies were found

June 19, 2020 5:27 PM News Team

Chad Daybell’s preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for August 3, 2020, and August 4,…

128 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 19, 2020 5:10 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 128 new COVID-19 cases on Friday.…

8 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 19, 2020 4:13 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has eight new confirmed…

COVID-19 claims 2 more lives in Wyoming

June 19, 2020 4:06 PM News Team

Two more residents of a Washakie County, Wyoming long-term care facility have died of COVID-19. …

Pandemic impacts car dealerships in more ways than one

June 19, 2020 3:54 PM News Team

Car sales in Idaho may be accelerating after being idled by the…

Warming up with a few thunderstorms

June 19, 2020 3:51 PM Michael Coats

We’ll see warming temperatures region-wide this weekend, thanks to high pressure. An area of low pressure through the Northwest will usher in some…

IF businessman David Hansen sentenced for fraud

June 19, 2020 3:37 PM News Team

A former Idaho Falls businessman was sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud in U.S. District Court in Pocatello.…

Fuller to seek GOP party chairmanship

June 19, 2020 3:25 PM News Team

Mark Fuller, the Chairman of the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee has announced he will run for State Party Chairman this year.…

Suspected wolf killed in vehicle collision in Franklin County

June 19, 2020 3:13 PM News Team

A Franklin County resident accidentally hit and killed a large canid with his vehicle on Highway 36 between Williams Creek and the parking lot at…

What Friday’s Juneteenth Celebration in Rexburg is about

June 19, 2020 3:00 PM Jilliana Colina

On June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, slaves were finally told about President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The announcement came…

Snake River Bridge to provide limited service

June 19, 2020 2:38 PM News Team

After a recent safety inspection, the Wyoming Department of Transportation moved to restrict heavier loads from crossing the Snake River Bridge on…

Trump administration supports Idaho transgender sports ban

June 19, 2020 2:26 PM Associated Press

A recently passed Idaho law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports – the first such law in the nation – received support from the…

Official pleads guilty to human smuggling in adoption scheme

June 19, 2020 1:21 PM Associated Press

A former Arizona politician pleaded guilty in Utah Friday to human smuggling and other charges filed in an illegal adoption scheme that stretched…

Kitchen fire evacuates EICAP

June 19, 2020 1:19 PM Curtis Jackson

Employees at Eastern Idaho Community Partnership were evacuated from their building on Lincoln Road because of a fire in the Head Start kitchen. …

Idaho: Throw out education funding ballot initiative lawsuit

June 19, 2020 12:45 PM Associated Press

State officials say a lawsuit seeking more time to collect signatures for an education funding ballot initiative should be thrown out.…

Bear euthanized after habituating to human garbage

June 19, 2020 12:24 PM News Team

Human garbage is blamed for attracting a female bear to a Darby Canyon campsite.…

Trains back on track in Bancroft

June 19, 2020 11:55 AM News Team

Union Pacific has removed cars and repaired tracks after a Wednesday night derailment near Bancroft.…

Police search for suspect after finding man unconscious outside bar

June 19, 2020 11:47 AM News Team

Rigby Police report officers discovered an unconscious man on Main Street in Rigby outside of a bar Friday morning.…

9 Utah counties transition to new COVID-19 risk category

June 19, 2020 11:05 AM Associated Press

Nine rural counties in Utah will move into the green health risk status beginning Friday after recording some of the state’s lowest COVID-19 case…

Idaho unemployment rate falls to 8.9% in May

June 19, 2020 11:03 AM News Team

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 8.9% in…

KIFI Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3

Summer kickoff

June 19, 2020 7:42 AM Jeff Roper

We’ve got great weather for Friday leading into the beginning of summer tomorrow afternoon, plus Father’s Day Sunday. Highs in the mid 70’s today,…

Pocatello sweeps Idaho Falls Tigers in AA Legion baseball

June 18, 2020 9:38 PM Dylan Carder

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Pocatello Runnin’ Rebels won both games of a double header with the Idaho Falls Tigers Thursday. The Rebels won the…

Former Utah first lady tests positive for coronavirus

June 18, 2020 5:38 PM Associated Press

Former Utah first lady Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of current Republican candidate for governor Jon Huntsman Jr., said Thursday she has tested positive…

BYU-Idaho students petition for a Center for Diversity and Inclusion after a controversial Facebook post was shared

June 18, 2020 5:25 PM Jilliana Colina

A controversial post that was shared on the BYU-Idaho College of Performing and Visual Arts Facebook page has caused an outrage among…

111 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 18, 2020 5:18 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 111 new COVID-19 cases on…

Looking great for Friday

June 18, 2020 4:56 PM Michael Coats

A few thunderstorms late Thursday, giving way to a mainly sunny Friday with warmer temperatures. High pressure over the region, will allow daytime…

3 charged with kidnapping in ongoing investigation

June 18, 2020 4:55 PM News Team

The Blackfoot Police took an initial report of a possible aggravated battery and kidnapping that occurred near the 1300 block of S. Broadway in…

Idaho ACLU applauds Supreme Court action

June 18, 2020 4:54 PM News Team

The ACLU of Idaho is celebrating the 5-4 United States Supreme Court decision Thursday upholding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…

Bayer Fund gives a boost to ISU STEM program

June 18, 2020 3:50 PM News Team

The Bayer Fund handed the Idaho State University College of Technology a $10,000 check Wednesday to support its upcoming STEM summer camp.…

12 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 18, 2020 3:16 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 12 new confirmed…

Rocky Mountain Power net billing workshop set tonight

June 18, 2020 2:01 PM News Team

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is holding a workshop tonight on Rocky Mountain Power’s proposal to change how its net-metering customers are…

Nice Days Ahead

June 18, 2020 1:24 PM Jeff Roper

High pressure is dominating our weather for a stretch of days to kick off summer officially, Saturday afternoon at 3:44pm (the longest day of the…

‘Animationland’ exhibit offers clean, hands on experience for families

June 18, 2020 1:00 PM Emma Iannacone

Animationland teaches guests how to create their own animation, from their…

Man drowns while fishing the Henrys Fork

June 18, 2020 12:57 PM News Team

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a 58-year-old Utah man drowned when he was on the river fishing the Henrys Fork…

Outside Govanna Studios tattoo shop, store front

Artistic design offers renewal at Govannon Studios

June 18, 2020 12:45 PM Chelsea Briar

A local tattoo shop is helping recreate an outward persona that matches the inner changes some clients go…

UFC Champ and Superman among five sworn in as Poky Reserve Officers

UFC Champ and Superman among five sworn in as Pocatello Reserve Officers

June 18, 2020 12:35 PM News Team

Pocatello Police Chief Roger Schie celebrated his one-year anniversary in command by swearing in seven reserve officers…

DOE Secretary announces nuclear energy research funding

June 18, 2020 12:18 PM News Team

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced more than $65 million in nuclear energy research funding will target 93 advanced nuclear technology…

2 women sentenced for Yellowstone National Park violations

June 18, 2020 11:43 AM News Team

Federal District Court Magistrate Judge Mark L Carman sentenced 31-year-old Tara L. Davoli and 30-year-old Sarah A. Piotrowski, both of Philadelphia,…

Wyoming to allow long-term care visitation

June 18, 2020 11:02 AM News Team

The Wyoming Department of Health has determined the state will allow long-term care facilities to permit in-person visitation. …

Idaho rate of unemployment filing declines

June 18, 2020 10:59 AM News Team

Unemployed Idahoans filed 3,631 initial claims for new unemployment benefits in the past week, decreasing 8% from the previous…

Libraries to use CARES funds to improve broadband coverage

June 18, 2020 9:17 AM News Team

The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national…

Senate approves land and water conservation funding

June 18, 2020 8:57 AM News Team

The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national…

Fort Hall reports 2 new COVID-19 cases

June 18, 2020 8:43 AM News Team

The Shoshone-Bannock Office of Emergency Management reports two additional cases of COVID-19 on the Fort Hall Indian…

Utah says economy recover plan won’t risk residents health

June 17, 2020 6:05 PM Associated Press

Utah state leaders said Wednesday that updated plans intended to help drive economic recovery won’t compromise the health of residents even though…

Grand Targhee Resort makes changes for a fun and safe summer

June 17, 2020 5:44 PM Ariel Schroeder

Finding fun outdoors this summer may be a different experience than ever…

A new law will make it harder for violent offenders in North Carolina to bond out of jail.

Less people booked into Bannock jail during pandemic been “a great relief”

June 17, 2020 5:14 PM Emma Iannacone

Police are booking fewer people into jail in order to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak, but its causing unintended…

Almost 100 new Idaho COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday

June 17, 2020 5:12 PM News Team

There are at least 3,632 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 35 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to numbers released from the local health…

Warming for Thursday and Friday, with a few showers

June 17, 2020 5:00 PM Michael Coats

Scattered showers and gusty winds late Wednesday with clearing skies by Thursday morning. We’ll see a few thunderstorms in the afternoon hours for…

4 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 17, 2020 4:57 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has four new confirmed…

Rexburg has several projects in the works including a new River Adventure Park

June 17, 2020 4:33 PM Jilliana Colina

The city of Rexburg has its plate full with projects for parks, street improvements and high speed…

Yellowstone employees test negative for COVID-19 for third time, construction project contractor tests positive outside park

June 17, 2020 4:17 PM News Team

For the third week in a row, all Yellowstone employees COVID-19 tests came back negative.…

Details released on Idaho Return to Work bonuses

June 17, 2020 3:53 PM News Team

Additional program details were made available Wednesday on the Idaho Return to Work…

Grand Teton creates $796 Million in local economic benefits

June 17, 2020 3:34 PM News Team

A recent National Park Service report shows in 2019, 3.4 million park visitors spent an estimated $630 million in local gateway regions while…

Fluor Idaho completes first spent nuclear fuel shipments

June 17, 2020 3:31 PM News Team

Fluor Idaho has completed two of about 40 planned shipments of spent nuclear fuel to a temporary storage area at the Idaho National Laboratory. …

Bear Lake County Fair 2020 canceled

June 17, 2020 3:20 PM Todd Kunz

The Bear Lake County Fair 2020 is canceled due to COVID-19…

State High School rodeo finals underway

June 17, 2020 3:20 PM Dylan Carder

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The rodeo is on. After weeks of uncertainty, the Idaho High School state rodeo finals are underway. The Eastern Idaho…

Chubbuck to open parks & splash pad Thursday

June 17, 2020 2:35 PM News Team

The city of Chubbuck will formally open the Stuart Park Splash Pad and playground equipment will officially open for the season on Thursday.…

Wet and Windy, Clearing

June 17, 2020 1:21 PM Jeff Roper

High Pressure saves the day later tonight when our lows drop in to the frosty upper 30’s. A frost advisory may show up for early morning. Some sun as…

Increased rain and vegetation pose a threat for wildfires

June 17, 2020 1:11 PM News Team

Consistent rain across southeast Idaho is sprouting an increased risk to our fire season.…

Idaho coronavirus spread linked to infected bar patrons

June 17, 2020 1:02 PM Associated Press

Health officials in southwestern Idaho say a coronavirus outbreak linked to patrons at six Boise bars has spread to 34 confirmed…

Yellowstone tourism creates $642 million in economic benefits

June 17, 2020 12:15 PM News Team

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows 4 million people visiting Yellowstone in 2019 spent $507 million in communities near the park.…

Idaho labor officials working on claim backlog

June 17, 2020 12:14 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Labor claims it is making progress in processing unemployment insurance claims.…

Man arrested for allegedly stealing beehives in 5 states

June 17, 2020 12:03 PM Associated Press

A man who stole dozens of beehives across the West has been arrested in Washington state.…

3 hospitalized after crash on US 26

June 17, 2020 11:48 AM News Team

Idaho State Police report three individuals were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection 130th E and US 26, just south of Ririe…

Official canvass finalizes Idaho primary election

June 17, 2020 11:43 AM News Team

After a nearly 37% turnout, Idaho’s primary election results are…

Airport expansion project underway

June 17, 2020 10:48 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IFRA) has begun construction on a $12 million expansion project.…

New committees formed to address fall school reopening and digital divide

June 17, 2020 10:42 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced the formation of two new committees to create a plan for reopening public schools this fall and a plan to address the…

St. John’s Health installs new equipment

June 17, 2020 10:26 AM News Team

St. John’s Health has installed a new nuclear medicine SPECT/CT Scanner in its Diagnostic Imaging Department.…

Health officials track Victor COVID-19 case

June 17, 2020 8:57 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) warns customers of the Westside Yard in Victor, Idaho Saturday to monitor themselves for any of the symptoms of…

Alex Boyé curbside concert

June 16, 2020 6:14 PM Linda Larsen

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Men’s Health Month: What preventative care men should be taking

June 16, 2020 5:19 PM Jilliana Colina

Maintaining a healthy body is important for both genders, but also taking the time to bring awareness to common health issues that are more common in…

78 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 16, 2020 5:13 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 78 new COVID-19 cases on…

Teton High School students pick Timberwolves as new mascot

June 16, 2020 5:09 PM Dylan Carder

Goodbye, Redskins. Hello, Timberwolves.…

3 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 16, 2020 4:42 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has three new confirmed cases.…

Idaho Falls man arrested after road rage incident and aggravated assault

June 16, 2020 4:37 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Police officers responded to a hit and run incident and possible attempted assault on Saturday around 2:00 a.m., IFPD reported Tuesday.…

Portneuf picks firm to manage dialysis

June 16, 2020 3:35 PM News Team

Portneuf Medical Center has selected Dialysis Clinic, Inc. to manage its inpatient dialysis services.…

Police seek help identifying individual

June 16, 2020 3:01 PM News Team

The Pocatello Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying an…

Idaho prosecutors seek death penalty for shooting suspect

June 16, 2020 2:48 PM Associated Press

Boise County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against an Idaho man accused of fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy in…

Pocatello approves money for long-vacant Hoku plant

June 16, 2020 2:48 PM Emma Iannacone

The Pocatello Development Authority approved the use of $420,000 to improve utilities at the…

Idaho AG warns of new scam impersonating contact tracers

June 16, 2020 2:31 PM Emma Iannacone

Scammers are impersonating contact tracers to get people’s financial…

Wyoming man owns American Falls trout record

June 16, 2020 11:57 AM News Team

A Rock Springs, Wyoming man now owns a new catch-and-release Idaho record rainbow trout. …

Question of the Day: What is your cheapskate story?

June 16, 2020 11:30 AM Kaitlin Miklos

“I don’t believe in spending money on something you’re just going to throw away, such as toilet paper.” Every morning, our morning team wants to hear…

Idaho census return tops national average

June 16, 2020 10:40 AM News Team

Six Idaho counties have surpassed their 2010 Census response rate. …

Canada, US extend border restrictions to July 21

June 16, 2020 10:37 AM Associated Press

Canada and the US have agreed to extend their agreement to keep their border closed to non-essential travel to July 21 during the coronavirus…

Power restored to Idaho Falls customers

June 16, 2020 9:37 AM News Team

UPDATE 2:08 p.m. Idaho Falls Power reports Fairway Estates is back on.…

Power outage in Chubbuck area

June 16, 2020 8:19 AM News Team

Idaho Power is repairing an outage that affects 3,795 customers in the Chubbuck…

STORMY TODAY

June 16, 2020 8:00 AM Jeff Roper

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Thunder Ridge takes two from Rigby

June 15, 2020 10:25 PM Dylan Carder

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Thunder Ridge swept Rigby in a AA Legion baseball double header Monday. The Titans got a boost from Conner Hall in…

Bandits sweep Bozeman

June 15, 2020 10:19 PM Dylan Carder

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Bandits took a double header against Bozeman Monday. The defending national champs took game one…

American Legion Baseball Scores – June 15

June 15, 2020 10:16 PM News Team

Game 1Bozeman, MT Bucks 6I.F. Bandits 8 Game 2Bozeman, MT Bucks 6I.F. Bandits 10 Game 1Thunder Ridge 13Rigby 3 Game 2Thunder Ridge 8Rigby…

Rain overnight, and through the day Tuesday

June 15, 2020 8:15 PM Andrew Howe

A cold front is sweeping through the area. Rain showers are expected throughout the nighttime hours, with continued showers Tuesday. Snow levels will…

Chelsea Briar

June 15, 2020 5:49 PM Chelsea Briar

Chelsea Briar graduated from Ashford University online with a Bachelor of the Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication.…

Chad Daybell pleads not guilty

June 15, 2020 5:45 PM News Team

Chad Daybell has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of destruction, alteration or concealment of…

Winter survival estimates for mule deer, elk above average

June 15, 2020 5:25 PM News Team

Idaho Department of Fish and Game report after a relatively mild winter, 73% of radio-collared elk calves and 63% of mule deer fawns survived through…