Wyoming mayor resigns after charge of misusing her office
A Wyoming mayor resigned after being charged with using police department records for her personal…
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Rocky Mountain Power extends help for customers behind on bills
Rocky Mountain Power is encouraging customers experiencing difficulties paying bills in the wake of the COVID-19 to speak with representatives who…
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Grant to help advance Idaho STEM development
The Idaho STEM Action Center has been awarded a $99,500 National Science Foundation grant to guide development of the Idaho STEM EcosySTEM…
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Grab and go meals being served in District 25
The Pocatello-Chubbuck School District is continuing its Summer Food Service program. …
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Wyoming employment shows some improvement
Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 8.8% in May, down from 9.6% recorded in April.…
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Trump says he’ll issue executive order to protect monuments
President Donald Trump says he’ll issue an executive order to protect monuments that are coming under new scrutiny as America wrestles with racism…
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Documents: Lori Vallow-Daybell called kids ‘zombies’ before their deaths
Newly released court documents in the case of two kids who were found dead in rural Idaho reveal allegations that their mother believed they were…
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Warming up through tomorrow
Thanks to a ridge of high pressure, we’ve got another super day with warm temps and little wind. It’s dry with only a slight chance for some mountain…
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FDA warns pet owners to keep your dog socially distanced
Local Veterinarian Adam Peterson says you don’t need to take it to that extreme.…
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Rexburg will host their first Independence Day fireworks show
While many towns are canceling their Fourth of July celebrations, the city of Rexburg has something big in the…
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Shoshone-Bannock cancels fireworks
Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel has canceled the Annual Treaty Day Fireworks on July 3,…
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248 new Idaho COVID-19 cases since last update
Idaho is experiencing a sharp increase in confirmed coronavirus cases, with 544 new cases reported in a five-day…
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Incoming cold storage facility expected to heat up ag industry
The facility is expected to help the local ag industry reach across the nation and into other…
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Educators elect new leadership
Boise teacher Layne McInelly has been elected to a new three-year term as President of the Idaho Education Association. …
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11 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 11 new confirmed…
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Supreme Court backs legislative authority over schools Superintendent
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled on the side of the Idaho Legislature in a suit filed against it by Idaho State Schools Superintendent Sherri…
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Wyoming COVID-19 new-case count ties early-May previous high
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Wyoming grew by the fastest rate since early May in numbers released…
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Warming up into the lower 90’s before cold front arrives
Hot temps for Tuesday and Wednesday, before a cold front arrives late Wednesday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will arrive late Wednesday and…
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North Fremont Fire District issues open burn ban
North Fremont Fire District has issued an open burn ban effective Monday until further…
Continue Reading Ada County ordered to return to Stage 3 operations
Central District Health and Board of Health has issued an order for Ada County to return to Idaho Rebounds State 3…
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California bans state-paid travel to Idaho over new laws
Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday added Idaho to a list of 11 other states where state-funded travel isn’t allowed because he determined that…
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2 rabid bats found in Ada County, health officials urge caution around all bats
Idaho Public Health officials are reporting two bats have tested positive for rabies and were found in separate homes in Ada County.…
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Police: Wyoming prosecutor says bishop abuse case still open
A criminal investigation into a retired Roman Catholic bishop accused of childhood sexual abuse by more than a dozen men remains open, police in…
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University police search for Brigham Young statue vandals
Brigham Young University police were searching for the people who vandalized an on-campus statue of Brigham…
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Amber Alert canceled, 10-year-old found safe
UPDATE 12:40 p.m. The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office reports Gage Thomas Joslin was found safe at 12:20…
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A ridge of high pressure keeps things dry and warmer as we head into the week. 80-82 today and 50’s overnight. Light and variable winds. Mid 80’s…
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Gas prices on the rise
Idaho gas prices have risen 4.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.28/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802 stations.…
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Deputy undergoes surgery after severely injured while patrolling river
UPDATE 6/22/20 2:50 p.m. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports deputy Tyler Thomson was injured while patrolling the South Fork of the…
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Power restored in Ammon area
Rocky Mountain Power reports there are 13 outages in Idaho affecting 15,189…
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Warm first week of Summer
Sunshine and mild conditions will define the first half of the work week. Watch for a few showers to hit later…
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Pocatello women spreading kindness and glitter as Porch Pixies
They wear wings, carry glitter and are the “adult version of ding-dong…
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Balginy added to Chukars hall of fame
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Legendary broadcaster John Balginy became the fifth member of the Chukars hall of fame Saturday. It also happened to…
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Idaho Mustangs rout Logan Stampede
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Mustangs defeated the Logan Stampede 58-0 Saturday. It is the second straight shutout for Idaho. Last week…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases pass 4,000, 135 new cases Saturday
Idaho officials reported 135 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to 4,006.…
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Summary into Daybell’s probable cause report
The last verifiable sighting of Tylee was September 8, 2019. The last sighting of JJ was September 24,…
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Bandits receive championship rings, split with Pocatello
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Bandits got their 2019 American Legion World Series championship rings on Friday. The ceremony was…
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Skyline claims sweep over Thunder Ridge
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Skyline took both games of a double header against Thunder Ridge Friday in AA Legion baseball. The Grizzlies won the…
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Newly-released body cam video of Charles Vallow with Gilbert AZ police
Gilbert, Arizona police release new video of their conversations with Charles Vallow at a Gilbert hotel in…
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Fireworks sales are up; authorities urge safe practices
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…
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Motel confrontation lands 1 in hospital, 3 in jail
Police are investigating an alleged kidnapping and battery at the Y Motel on S. Boulevard in…
Continue Reading Court document detail how Tylee and JJ bodies were found
Chad Daybell’s preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for August 3, 2020, and August 4,…
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128 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 128 new COVID-19 cases on Friday.…
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health has eight new confirmed…
Continue Reading COVID-19 claims 2 more lives in Wyoming
Two more residents of a Washakie County, Wyoming long-term care facility have died of COVID-19. …
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Pandemic impacts car dealerships in more ways than one
Car sales in Idaho may be accelerating after being idled by the…
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Warming up with a few thunderstorms
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…
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IF businessman David Hansen sentenced for fraud
A former Idaho Falls businessman was sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud in U.S. District Court in Pocatello.…
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Fuller to seek GOP party chairmanship
Mark Fuller, the Chairman of the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee has announced he will run for State Party Chairman this year.…
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Suspected wolf killed in vehicle collision in Franklin County
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…
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What Friday’s Juneteenth Celebration in Rexburg is about
On June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, slaves were finally told about President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The announcement came…
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Snake River Bridge to provide limited service
After a recent safety inspection, the Wyoming Department of Transportation moved to restrict heavier loads from crossing the Snake River Bridge on…
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Trump administration supports Idaho transgender sports ban
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…
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Official pleads guilty to human smuggling in adoption scheme
A former Arizona politician pleaded guilty in Utah Friday to human smuggling and other charges filed in an illegal adoption scheme that stretched…
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Kitchen fire evacuates EICAP
Employees at Eastern Idaho Community Partnership were evacuated from their building on Lincoln Road because of a fire in the Head Start kitchen. …
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Idaho: Throw out education funding ballot initiative lawsuit
State officials say a lawsuit seeking more time to collect signatures for an education funding ballot initiative should be thrown out.…
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Bear euthanized after habituating to human garbage
Human garbage is blamed for attracting a female bear to a Darby Canyon campsite.…
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Trains back on track in Bancroft
Union Pacific has removed cars and repaired tracks after a Wednesday night derailment near Bancroft.…
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Police search for suspect after finding man unconscious outside bar
Rigby Police report officers discovered an unconscious man on Main Street in Rigby outside of a bar Friday morning.…
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9 Utah counties transition to new COVID-19 risk category
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…
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Idaho unemployment rate falls to 8.9% in May
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 8.9% in…
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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,…
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Pocatello sweeps Idaho Falls Tigers in AA Legion baseball
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…
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Former Utah first lady tests positive for coronavirus
Former Utah first lady Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of current Republican candidate for governor Jon Huntsman Jr., said Thursday she has tested positive…
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BYU-Idaho students petition for a Center for Diversity and Inclusion after a controversial Facebook post was shared
A controversial post that was shared on the BYU-Idaho College of Performing and Visual Arts Facebook page has caused an outrage among…
Continue Reading 111 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 111 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Looking great for Friday
A few thunderstorms late Thursday, giving way to a mainly sunny Friday with warmer temperatures. High pressure over the region, will allow daytime…
Continue Reading 3 charged with kidnapping in ongoing investigation
The Blackfoot Police took an initial report of a possible aggravated battery and kidnapping that occurred near the 1300 block of S. Broadway in…
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Idaho ACLU applauds Supreme Court action
The ACLU of Idaho is celebrating the 5-4 United States Supreme Court decision Thursday upholding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…
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Bayer Fund gives a boost to ISU STEM program
The Bayer Fund handed the Idaho State University College of Technology a $10,000 check Wednesday to support its upcoming STEM summer camp.…
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 12 new confirmed…
Continue Reading Rocky Mountain Power net billing workshop set tonight
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is holding a workshop tonight on Rocky Mountain Power’s proposal to change how its net-metering customers are…
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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…
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‘Animationland’ exhibit offers clean, hands on experience for families
Animationland teaches guests how to create their own animation, from their…
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Man drowns while fishing the Henrys Fork
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a 58-year-old Utah man drowned when he was on the river fishing the Henrys Fork…
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Artistic design offers renewal at Govannon Studios
A local tattoo shop is helping recreate an outward persona that matches the inner changes some clients go…
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UFC Champ and Superman among five sworn in as Pocatello Reserve Officers
Pocatello Police Chief Roger Schie celebrated his one-year anniversary in command by swearing in seven reserve officers…
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DOE Secretary announces nuclear energy research funding
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced more than $65 million in nuclear energy research funding will target 93 advanced nuclear technology…
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2 women sentenced for Yellowstone National Park violations
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,…
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Wyoming to allow long-term care visitation
The Wyoming Department of Health has determined the state will allow long-term care facilities to permit in-person visitation. …
Continue Reading Idaho rate of unemployment filing declines
Unemployed Idahoans filed 3,631 initial claims for new unemployment benefits in the past week, decreasing 8% from the previous…
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Libraries to use CARES funds to improve broadband coverage
The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national…
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Senate approves land and water conservation funding
The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national…
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Fort Hall reports 2 new COVID-19 cases
The Shoshone-Bannock Office of Emergency Management reports two additional cases of COVID-19 on the Fort Hall Indian…
Continue Reading Utah says economy recover plan won’t risk residents health
Utah state leaders said Wednesday that updated plans intended to help drive economic recovery won’t compromise the health of residents even though…
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Grand Targhee Resort makes changes for a fun and safe summer
Finding fun outdoors this summer may be a different experience than ever…
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Less people booked into Bannock jail during pandemic been “a great relief”
Police are booking fewer people into jail in order to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak, but its causing unintended…
Continue Reading Almost 100 new Idaho COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday
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…
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Warming for Thursday and Friday, with a few showers
Scattered showers and gusty winds late Wednesday with clearing skies by Thursday morning. We’ll see a few thunderstorms in the afternoon hours for…
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health has four new confirmed…
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Rexburg has several projects in the works including a new River Adventure Park
The city of Rexburg has its plate full with projects for parks, street improvements and high speed…
Continue Reading Yellowstone employees test negative for COVID-19 for third time, construction project contractor tests positive outside park
For the third week in a row, all Yellowstone employees COVID-19 tests came back negative.…
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Details released on Idaho Return to Work bonuses
Additional program details were made available Wednesday on the Idaho Return to Work…
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Grand Teton creates $796 Million in local economic benefits
A recent National Park Service report shows in 2019, 3.4 million park visitors spent an estimated $630 million in local gateway regions while…
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Fluor Idaho completes first spent nuclear fuel shipments
Fluor Idaho has completed two of about 40 planned shipments of spent nuclear fuel to a temporary storage area at the Idaho National Laboratory. …
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Bear Lake County Fair 2020 canceled
The Bear Lake County Fair 2020 is canceled due to COVID-19…
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State High School rodeo finals underway
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The rodeo is on. After weeks of uncertainty, the Idaho High School state rodeo finals are underway. The Eastern Idaho…
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Chubbuck to open parks & splash pad Thursday
The city of Chubbuck will formally open the Stuart Park Splash Pad and playground equipment will officially open for the season on Thursday.…
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