November 2020

Middle school custodian recognized for life-saving efforts

November 4, 2020 10:11 AM News Team

An Irving Middle School custodian has received the Employee-of-the-Month P.I.E.S Award for the month of October for his life-saving efforts on the…

“Give the cops a bird” for the Idaho Foodbank

November 4, 2020 9:50 AM Cole Sams

Pocatello Police are asking you to give them a bird for a good…

Idaho voters OK amendment setting 35 legislative districts

November 4, 2020 9:38 AM Associated Press

Three members of Idaho’s U.S. congressional delegation kept their seats and voters permanently set the number of Idaho’s legislative districts at…

KIFI Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3

Record Warmth? in November

November 4, 2020 8:59 AM Jeff Roper

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Wisconsin Driver Pulled Over for What?

November 4, 2020 8:47 AM Jeff Roper

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation tweeted a photo of the car with the Polaris topper with a message: “Folks, don’t try this at home”…

Fulcher retains Idaho House seat

November 3, 2020 11:10 PM Associated Press

Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher retained his seat in Congress.…

Simpson retains Idaho House seat

November 3, 2020 10:46 PM Associated Press

Republican Mike Simpson wins reelection to U.S. House in Idaho’s 2nd Congressional…

Madison County keeps voter poles busy

November 3, 2020 10:04 PM Ariel Schroeder

A bigger wave of voters than expected hit polling places in Madison…

Republican Jim Risch retains Idaho Senate seat

November 3, 2020 9:11 PM Associated Press

Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch has been reelected to Congress, defeating Democrat challenger Paulette…

Trump, Lummis and Cheney win in Wyoming

November 3, 2020 7:28 PM Associated Press

Republican former U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis was elected to an open U.S. Senate seat while Republican U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney won a third term in…

Wyoming governor COVID-19 negative after Birx, tribe meeting

November 3, 2020 6:06 PM Associated Press

Wyoming’s governor tested negative for the coronavirus for a second time but remained in isolation after being exposed at a meeting that included the…

ELECTION UPDATES: Biden is 46th president after Pennsylvania win

November 3, 2020 5:19 PM News Team, Associated Press

Democrat Joe Biden has won Pennsylvania, surpassing the 270 electoral vote threshold to take the White House and become the 46th president of the…

Record 1,179 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 15 new deaths

November 3, 2020 5:14 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported a record 1,179 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths on…

Idaho Site continues cleanup progress under 25-year-old landmark agreement

November 3, 2020 4:26 PM News Team

It’s been 25 years since the Department of Energy (DOE), the state of Idaho, and U.S. Navy signed a landmark agreement providing timelines for…

Secretary of State issues warning about suspicious election day calls

November 3, 2020 3:59 PM News Team

Secretary of State Lawerence Denney is alerting voters about suspicious robocalls warning voters to “stay home, stay safe” on election day.…

High pressure, warm temps, snow this weekend

November 3, 2020 3:52 PM Michael Coats

High pressure will remain in control for our weather for the next few days, before a storm system arrives this weekend. Wednesday, partly sunny with…

298 new COVID-19 cases in the area

November 3, 2020 3:49 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 298 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

SIPH confirms 2 more deaths due to COVID-19

November 3, 2020 3:45 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two deaths associated with COVID-19.…

A Wyoming first: 4 women compete for US House, Senate

November 3, 2020 3:39 PM Associated Press

Voters for the first time will decide Tuesday between four women as the major party candidates for U.S. House and Senate in Wyoming – two Republicans…

1 life-flighted after vehicle vs 4 wheeler crash

November 3, 2020 1:55 PM News Team

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports crews are investigating a vehicle vs four-wheeler crash at the intersection of 400 W. 8200 S.…

Utah reports its highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations

November 3, 2020 1:10 PM Associated Press

Utah has reported its highest number of hospitalizations yet with 348 COVID-19 patients, surpassing the record of 342 patients set on…

New IDFG licensing system gives buyers more options, features

November 3, 2020 12:48 PM News Team

Idaho Fish and Game has launched a new licensing system with a new contractor, and hunters, anglers and trappers will see new and more customer…

Reward doubled for information in Tripod moose poaching case

November 3, 2020 12:44 PM News Team

Citizens Against Poaching is now offering a $1,200 reward for information about the recent moose poaching case that took place west of Tripod Meadow,…

Strong Families, Strong Students program deadline set for Friday

November 3, 2020 10:58 AM News Team

Due to the overwhelming response from Idaho families applying for Governor Brad Little’s Strong Families, Strong Students program, the Office of…

Man dies after being struck by freight train in Idaho

November 3, 2020 10:37 AM News Team, Associated Press

A pedestrian has died after being struck by a Union Pacific freight train in…

PCSD 25 to continue current schedule for first 6 weeks of second trimester

November 3, 2020 10:29 AM News Team

The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees took action Monday to continue the current instructional model for at least the first six…

1 hospitalized after crash near Shelley

November 3, 2020 10:23 AM News Team

A 23-year-old Blackfoot man was hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash northbound Interstate 15 at milepost 105.4, south of the Shelley exit in…

Wyoming state Rep Roy Edwards dies of undisclosed illness

November 3, 2020 10:17 AM Associated Press

Wyoming state Rep. Roy Edwards of Gillette died of an undisclosed illness a day before the general election, a fellow lawmaker…

Republicans look to maintain both Idaho US House seats

November 3, 2020 9:54 AM Associated Press

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson has swept aside challenges from within his own party in primaries and then Democratic contenders in general…

Jordan, Risch vie for Idaho’s U.S. Senate seat

November 3, 2020 9:28 AM Associated Press

Democrat Paulette Jordan is no stranger to long shots, occasionally touting her trips to the shooting range during her campaign to unseat U.S. Sen.…

We Vote for more Sun!

November 3, 2020 8:16 AM Jeff Roper

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URGENT – More than 100 million ballots were cast before Election Day

November 3, 2020 5:29 AM CNN

(CNN) — More than 100 million Americans have voted nationwide before the polls opened on Election Day, according to a survey of election…

Structure fire in Madison County

November 3, 2020 4:46 AM News Team

Crews are still on the scene of a fire at Moody Creak Produce in Sugar City. Losses approximately $7…

Bannock, Bonneville Counties early votes exceed half of 2016 total votes

November 2, 2020 5:42 PM Emma Iannacone

Early voting was encouraged by Idaho state officials all year, in order to keep Election Day polls from becoming super spreaders of the…

Wyoming governor to isolate after possible COVID-19 exposure

November 2, 2020 5:41 PM Associated Press

Wyoming’s governor planned to isolate himself for more than a week after possibly being exposed to the…

EIPH confirms 3 more deaths due to COVID-19

November 2, 2020 5:38 PM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed three more deaths associated with…

Fourth-graders meet IF Mayor to learn election process

November 2, 2020 5:33 PM Ariel Schroeder

Before Tuesday’s historic elections, there are still lessons to be learned about the political…

REI Co-op to open new store in Jackson

November 2, 2020 5:27 PM News Team

REI Co-op will open its first Wyoming store in Jackson in summer…

Multi-million dollar public-private partnership approved at University of Idaho

November 2, 2020 5:23 PM News Team

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho State Board of Education approved a $225 million public-private partnership (P3) agreement between the…

757 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

November 2, 2020 5:17 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 757 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…

Nice weather to start the week

November 2, 2020 4:35 PM Michael Coats

High pressure over the west with warming temperatures. A dry cold front for Tuesday, will drive in some winds with highs well into the 60’s. We’ll…

How to watch IDGOP’s virtual election night event

November 2, 2020 4:03 PM News Team

The Idaho Republican Party has canceled the in-person election night celebration on…

218 new COVID-19 cases in the area

November 2, 2020 3:45 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 218 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Officials: Early Idaho voting compensates for fewer polls

November 2, 2020 2:31 PM Associated Press

The number of voting locations across Idaho for Tuesday’s election is down about 15% from usual due to the coronavirus, but a huge surge in early…

Harbor Freight Tools to open new location in Rexburg

November 2, 2020 1:09 PM News Team

Harbor Freight Tools has announced it will be opening a new store in…

Christmas tree tags available Nov. 2

November 2, 2020 12:29 PM News Team

Christmas tree tags are now for sale over the phone and through the mail at all Salmon-Challis National Forest district offices in Challis, Leadore,…

Police Chief Guiberson’s unmarked car stolen from home

November 2, 2020 11:59 AM Cole Sams

Chubbuck Police Chief Bill Guiberson’s unmarked police car was stolen from his home on Oct. 29. Pocatello police retrieved the car later that morning…

HALLOWEEN WINNERS

November 2, 2020 11:42 AM Jeff Roper

We’ve seen some great costumes this…

Pocatello starts small business grant program

November 2, 2020 10:32 AM Cole Sams

The City of Pocatello will be starting a grant program to help local businesses and organizations affected by the COVID-19…

NPS seeks information related to illegal wolf shooting

November 2, 2020 10:21 AM News Team

National Park Service investigators are looking for information related to the illegal shooting of a collared black-colored gray…

Nearly 100,000 hatchery steelhead killed to stop virus

November 2, 2020 9:51 AM Associated Press

Nearly 100,000 juvenile steelhead at a southern Idaho hatchery have been killed to prevent a virus from spreading, Idaho Fish and Game officials…

Fred Meyer announces new Black Friday plans

November 2, 2020 9:46 AM Chelsea Briar

Fred Meyer has announced plans for Black Friday events that will bring changes to holiday shopping.…

From left, participants in the Chernobyl trip included Jennifer Regguinti, Brooke Johnson, Mackenzie Gorham, Zachary Malkisch, Marcus Fisk and Kristie Collier.

ISU students attend operations training at Chernobyl in Ukraine

November 2, 2020 9:43 AM Cole Sams

Five students from the Idaho State University College of Technology Nuclear Operations Technology Program were given the opportunity to travel to…

ISU COVID-19 testing site closed Tuesday

November 2, 2020 9:30 AM News Team

The Idaho State University COVID-19 testing site will be closed on Tuesday, November 3 to observe Election
Day.…

HALLOWEEN PICTURES!

November 2, 2020 9:24 AM Jeff Roper

Your Spooky creations were both haunting and adorable. Here are just some of our friends and family in their costumes from 2020! Great…

Idaho State University professor Henry Oh wins 2020 U.S. Professor of the Year award in Health Sciences

ISU professor Henry Oh named U.S. Professor of the Year

November 2, 2020 9:01 AM Cole Sams

Idaho State University College of Technology Health Occupations Department Chair and Clinical Professor Henry Oh was recognized as U.S. Professor of…

Fall family fun day at Bannock County Historical Museum

Local museum hosts Halloween event

November 2, 2020 8:41 AM Cole Sams

The Bannock County Historical Museum hosted a fall family fun day on Saturday.…

High and Dry

November 2, 2020 7:49 AM Jeff Roper

We start November with highs in the mid to upper 60’s and light breezes from the NNE-5. This trend continues through Thursday ahead of a storm system…

480 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

November 1, 2020 5:39 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 480 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…

Month: November 2020