Wind and slight cooling
Temperatures will take a slight hit over the next few days. Highs will still hit upper 80’s Sunday. Expect escalated wind speeds through…
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Bandits split a double-header against Los Banditos
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Bandits split a double-header against Los Banditos Saturday night at Melalueca Field. The Bandits…
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Record 577 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
A new spike of COVID-19 has prompted some concern in the Gem State.…
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Bandits sweep double-header in Pocatello
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Bandits scored 4 runs in the first inning and never looked back in their, 14-4 win over the Pocatello…
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Blackfoot’s Payton Brooks shuts out Rigby
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Blackfoot pitcher Payton Brooks threw five shutout innings as the Broncos beat Rigby, 14-0 in game one of a…
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ISP charges 56 drivers with DUI over the July Fourth weekend
Between July 1 and July 7, ISP located and charged 56 drivers with violations related to impaired…
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Trail crew members save visitor’s life
In recent weeks Grand Teton National Park employees have responded to several emergency medical and rescue situations, including park trail crew…
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Technology protects children from hot car deaths
Heatstroke is the number one cause of death for kids left in cars. 2018 and 2019 were the deadliest years in history for child hot car…
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5 year anniversary since DeOrr Kunz Jr. disappeared
Friday, July 5 is the 5 year anniversary of one of the most heartbreaking mysteries in the state of Idaho. The disappearance of 2-year-old DeOrr Kunz…
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DeOrr Kunz Jr. Timeline
Friday, July 5 is the 5 year anniversary of one of the most heartbreaking mysteries in the state of Idaho. The disappearance of 2-year-old DeOrr Kunz…
Continue Reading Record 500 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported a record 500 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Idaho prosecutors question governor’s plan for federal funds
Prosecutors from more than half of Idaho’s counties questioned whether Gov. Brad Little’s plan to use $200 million in federal aid for property tax…
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Hot and Breezy this weekend
Hot and breezy this weekend with gusty winds for Sunday. We expect to see a cold front approaching for Sunday, bringing in the gusty winds and…
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12 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 12 new confirmed cases of…
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WYDOT offers construction update
The Wyoming Department of Transportation will stop work on the Flat Creek Bridge on West Broadway in Jackson by Saturday morning.…
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Man arrested after attacking vehicle with baseball bat
Idaho Falls Police officers arrested 39-year-old Idaho Falls resident Wednesday after he attacked an occupied vehicle with a baseball bat and made…
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US-95 at slide south of Riggins to remain closed
The Idaho Transportation Department reports massive boulders came down Thursday night at the U.S. Highway 95 slide south of Riggins (milepost 188).…
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FCSAR Demolition Derby fundraiser canceled
Fremont County Search and Rescue (FCSAR) has canceled its annual Demolition Derby fundraiser for 2020 because of COVID-19 concerns.…
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Looking for a fun activity? The Idaho Falls Power Children’s Fishing Pond is stocked
Looking for a fun summertime activity for your kids?…
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Eastern Idaho Public Health releases regional COVID-19 plan
Eastern Idaho Public Health is looking for public comment on the regional response to the Coronavirus pandemic.…
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Telegraph Fire now 100% contained
Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center crews have declared the Telegraph Fire 100% contained as of 8 p.m. Thursday. …
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1 hospitalized as police investigate shooting sparked by road rage
UPDATE 10:40 a.m. Idaho Falls Police have released an update regarding Friday morning’s…
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Warm Windy Weekend
SW winds 15-30mph today with highs in the mid 80’s for the valley and upper 70’s for the mountains. Warmer tomorrow 90+ degrees – then windier on…
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Protestors and some businesses oppose possible mask ordinance
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The debate of mask mandates got several protestors outside the Idaho Falls City Annex building. The Idaho Falls City…
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Erickson shuts out Hillcrest to secure South Fremont sweep
AMMON, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – South Fremont swept Hillcrest in a AA Legion baseball doubleheader Thursday. The Cougars won the first game 16-6 and took…
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Hurst family hurt in house fire gets community support
The community is coming together to raise funds for one of its…
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Wildfire preparedness: Aid for homeowners
Now is the time for homeowners to protect their property from fire dangers, and aid is…
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Keeping your home energy efficient this summer
“A lot of us are spending a lot more time at home than maybe we have in the past few years. So our energy use could look a little bit different this…
Continue Reading 459 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 459 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Idaho to appeal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling
Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Thursday he will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling rejecting his request to put on hold a court order forcing the…
Continue Reading 9 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has nine new confirmed cases of…
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Warming trend with a few thunderstorms
Expanding high pressure over the Four Corners will bring in warming temperatures. A front out of the northwest, will keep breezy winds in the…
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USDA announces potato farmer assistance
Changes in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) could help Idaho’s potato industry.…
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Seniors targeted by fraud attempts
Boise Police and the Idaho Attorney General’s Office are reporting an increase in reported fraud attempts. …
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Wyoming to test all inmates for coronavirus
Wyoming corrections officials plan to test all inmates and employees for the…
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Utah to require masks in schools, not statewide, amid surge
Utah will require masks in schools as they reopen in the fall, but Republican Gov. Gary Herbert stopped short of a statewide mandate Thursday.…
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Wild horse auction set next week
The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse auction in Bruneau July 14-21.…
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Chamber quizzes business mask attitudes
If the city of Idaho Falls were to consider a face mask requirement, Idaho Falls merchants would not necessarily support…
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Costco intersection road work to begin
Construction crews will begin work next week on Lincoln Road near the Costco store in Idaho Falls.…
Continue Reading Weekend Warm Up
Sunny, Warm, Dry with some windy conditions for Friday and temperatures headed to 90+ for the SRP. Sounds great, right? Warming to 85-88 today, upper…
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The Great Race for Education officially canceled
The Great Race for Education scheduled for Friday, July 17 is officially canceled for…
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Victor requires face coverings in public
The Victor City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance Wednesday to require face coverings in any indoor or outdoor public place when a…
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Idaho schools get OK to open to students this fall
Idaho’s 300,000 schoolkids in grades K-12 can return to schools this fall but with flexible learning strategies to protect them and their communities…
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Teton County encourages absentee voting in August primary
Teton County, Wyoming voters are encouraged to vote by absentee ballot for the Wyoming 2020 primary election August 18. …
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Wyoming governor: 10% cuts submitted, 10% more to follow
Wyoming state agencies have submitted plans for 10% budget cuts that could eliminate services for children and the elderly and slash funding for…
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Idahoans file 4,924 new unemployment claims
Unemployed Idahoans filed 4,924 claims for benefits during the week that ended July 4, down 9% from the previous…
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Former bailiff sentenced for income tax evasion
A Lewiston man and former Nez Perce County bailiff got to three years of supervised probation and 100 hours of community service after pleading…
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Dog rescued from river
The King family witnessed a rescue in the works on the Greenbelt Wednesday afternoon.…
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Reclaim Idaho ready to begin online petition drive
Reclaim Idaho says it is ready to proceed with an online petition drive in favor of its K-12 Education Initiative.…
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Sheriff’s Office encourages people to pay more attention on the roads
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – With the recent crashes the Bonneville County, the Sheriff’s Office is encouraging people to pay more attention on…
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American Legion AA Baseball Scores – July 8
Wednesday, July 8…
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EIPH regional response plan to be unveiled soon
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – With more deaths, the Eastern Idaho Public Health Department is discussing different risk tiers in dealing with the…
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Skyline routs Rigby in Legion sweep
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Skyline combined to score 28 runs in a AA Legion double header sweep over Rigby Wednesday. The Grizzlies won the…
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Telegraph Fire grows to 2,154 acres
Fire crews are responding to two separate fires along Highway 20 Wednesday…
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Beauty industry adapts to COVID-19 challenges
When businesses and schools shut down due to the coronavirus, Paul Mitchell school in Rexburg fell into a gray…
Continue Reading As Idaho COVID-19 cases spike, 430 new cases Wednesday
A new spike of COVID-19 has prompted some concern in Idaho.…
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Idaho Falls and Pocatello consider face mask orders
City officials in Idaho Falls and Pocatello are considering the possibility of issuing masking orders, requiring the use of face masks in…
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Warming trend into the weekend
Warming and breezy with a few thunderstorms in Central Idaho for Thursday and Friday. High pressure building over the Four Corners will usher in…
Continue Reading 16 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 16 new confirmed cases of…
Continue Reading Idaho to remain in Idaho Rebounds Stage 4
Governor Brad Little announced Idaho did not meet the criteria over the past two weeks to advance past the final stage of the Idaho Rebounds…
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U.S. ends sheep grazing in parts of Idaho wilderness areas
U.S. officials have permanently closed four sheep and goat grazing allotments in and near central Idaho wilderness areas that are important habitat…
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Health District launches COVID prevention campaign
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has launched a new prevention campaign aimed at fighting…
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Pay It Forward: God’s Home of Compassion
A small local food pantry helps people meet the challenges of the COVID-19…
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Rexburg’s first LGBTQ and Minority Resource Center is in the works
“It’s for everyone honestly so people can come here, ask questions. Parents of people that just came out like they can come, but overall a safe place…
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Police identify man killed in Bonneville County crash
UPDATE 5:20 p.m. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of a 42-year-old Idaho Falls man who died in a car crash…
Continue Reading Warming up to the Weekend
Sunny, dry and breezy for the rest of the week. Temperatures began to hover around normal by tomorrow. Highs Wednesday 78-80 for the Golden Valley.…
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Idaho Supreme Court rejects age-related death row appeal
The Idaho Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a man who says he was too young to be sent to death row after he killed two people at the age of…
Continue Reading Utah governor meets with lawmakers to discuss mask mandate
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is considering issuing a statewide mask mandate after discussing the issue with state legislators this…
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Appeals court: Judge was right to revive grizzly protections
A U.S. appeals court said Wednesday that a federal judge was right to restore protections for about 700 grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region of…
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Elder L. Whitney Clayton to speak at online spring semester commencement ceremony
Brigham Young University-Idaho will broadcast an online commencement service to celebrate and recognize Spring Semester 2020 graduates.…
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BYU-Idaho prepares for fall registration
Registration for the fall semester at Brigham Young University-Idaho will open Tuesday, July 14. …
Continue Reading BYU-Idaho to offer on-campus face-to-face course options this fall
Brigham Young University Idaho will be providing some on-campus face-to-face course options while continuing to provide remote and online course…
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Duck Race canceled in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Citing concerns over COVID-19, the Idaho Falls Rotary Club has canceled the 2020 Duck Race on the Snake River.…
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District 91 releases reopening plan for review
Idaho Falls District 91 patrons have until next Monday, July 13, to comment on the district’s new reopening plan.…
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Tigers overpower Titans for double header sweep
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Tigers combined to outscore Thunder Ridge 28-4 to earn a AA Legion sweep Tuesday. Idaho Falls won…
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Los Banditos outslug Bandits 18-7
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The former Bandits got the better of the current group Tuesday at Melaleuca Field. Los Banditos beat the Bandits…
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Tuesday, July 7…
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Arco woman killed in 3-car crash
Idaho State Police is currently on scene of a crash at the intersection of US26 and N 25th E, northeast of Idaho Falls.…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases spike after businesses reopen, record 487 cases Tuesday
A new spike of COVID-19, however, has prompted some concern in the mostly rural state.…
Continue Reading District 91 asks for reopening plan feedback
Idaho Falls School District Superintendent George Boland is asking parents and staff to review the district’s reopening plan and provide feedback by…
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East Idaho Credit Union opens new central location in Rexburg
For customers of East Idaho Credit Union in Rexburg, a trip to the bank may have got more…
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How to treat ‘Maskne’
Brower is referring to what is being commonly referred to as ‘Maskne’, acne from wearing a mask. It’s a condition affecting people across the…
Continue Reading 18 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 18 new confirmed cases of…
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More wind for Wednesday and Thursday, with a HOT weekend
Staying windy through Thursday, as disturbances pass along the jet stream to our north. High pressure building in from the Four Corners, will push…
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Fire danger in Yellowstone is moderate
The parkwide fire danger level for Yellowstone National Park is now…
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Fireworks inside garbage can caused 3 alarm fire
That investigation reveals the fire was caused by spent fireworks inside of a garbage can that was located outside of the garage door of the home.…
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People waiting up to a week for COVID-19 test results as supplies dwindle
This slowdown of results makes it difficult for public health offices to control the…
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Bodies of 6 of 8 Idaho plane collision victims recovered
Searchers recovered the bodies of six of the eight people killed when two airplanes collided over a scenic mountain lake in Idaho, the Kootenai…
Continue Reading PacifiCorp seeking clean power resources
PacifiCorp, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Power, has issued what it calls the largest request for proposals for renewable energy projects in…
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1 person killed and 2 injured in train-car crash
Idaho Highway 91 has been closed due to an accident near Fort Hall.…
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Arctic Circle donates $5,000 to Idaho Foodbank
Arctic Circle Restaurant donated $5,000 to the Idaho Foodbank through their nonprofit organization, Arctic Cares,…
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Red Hill Fire quickly extinguished
The Pocatello Fire Department was able to quickly extinguish a fire on Red Hill Tuesday morning.…
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Idaho Commission awards arts grants for the coming year
The Idaho Commission on the Arts has announced its annual Fiscal Year 2021 grants. …
Continue Reading Cooler for a couple days
Lots of wind to contend with today – Lake wind Advisory from Shelley to American Falls and the Reservoir, gusts to 30mph+. Highs 79-85, cooler…
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Idaho State Athlete tests positive for COVID-19
A student-athlete at Idaho State University is in self isolation after testing positive for…
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Pocatello to consider public health emergency ordinance requiring masks in public places
Pocatello City Council members will consider a public health emergency ordinance requiring masks to be worn in all public places or when six feet of…
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Join Gov. Little’s COVID-19 Town Hall Tuesday
You can join another telephone town hall Tuesday with Idaho Governor Brad Little and Dr. Christine Hahn, the State Epidemiologist at the Idaho…
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Trailer hitch falls off, hits road, strikes innocent driver in his chest
BUTTE COUNTY (KIFI/KIDK) An Idaho Falls man was hit in the chest with a trailer hitch from another driver’s pickup Monday morning. Idaho State Police…
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