Idaho Legislature hires own lawyers to defend new initiative
The Idaho Supreme Court has agreed to allow the state Legislature to intervene in two lawsuits that challenge the same restrictive voter initiative…
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Idaho Dept. of Finance warns investors about virtual currency
The director if the Idaho Department of Finance is warning people of the risks of investing in…
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Idaho Governor’s Cup Scholarship recipients announced
Governor Brad Little announced Monday the recipients of the 2021 Governor’s Cup Scholarships to Idaho colleges and universities.…
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COVID-19 media briefing
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT) Tuesday, May…
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$1,000 reward offered after Teton River access sites vandalized
The Teton County Sheriff’s Office and Idaho Fish and Game are asking the public for information regarding the recent vandalism of several access…
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Idaho woman sentenced to life for killing husband
An Idaho woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her husband, after the judge told her that her explanation for the man’s death did…
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Pocatello Mayor fears new property tax law will jeopardize growth
A new property tax law that aimed to lessen the burden on homeowners has city officials sounding the…
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Plan released for $440M in Idaho education rescue money
Idaho education officials say the state’s primary challenge in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is helping students make up lost ground due to…
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Idaho angler missing after boating accident on Salmon River
An Idaho man is missing after a weekend boating accident on the Salmon River.…
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New Idaho Democratic executive director
Idaho Democratic Party Chair Fred Cornforth announced Monday party has hired Jared DeLoof to serve as Executive Director heading into the 2022…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 329 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 580K vaccinated
Idaho officials reported 329 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths over the…
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INL meets agreement to store used naval nuclear fuel ahead of schedule
One of the key provisions of the Agreement is that the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF), operated for the NNPP by the Naval Nuclear Laboratory, would…
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Idaho crash fatalities down in 2020
The number of fatal crashes on American roads increased in 2020, but AAA says Idaho was not part of the deadly…
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Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy runs for Idaho governor
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is running to be Idaho’s next governor, according to documents filed Friday with the Secretary of State’s…
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Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020
Scientists say the outlook for the western U.S. fire season is grim because it’s starting far drier than 2020’s record-breaking fire year.…
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Local writers win IDeal education savings scholarships
Twelve young local writers were declared winners of the Idaho PTV PBS KIDS Writers Contest…
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2021 Jackie Caivano Memorial Scholarship winners announced
The 2021 Jackie Caivano Scholarship recipients have been selected. …
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Idaho Behavioral Health Council seeks public comment on draft of new strategic plan
The Idaho Behavioral Health Council released the first draft of its strategic plan to improve care for Idahoans with mental health and substance use…
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Advanced Test Reactor begins major overhaul to replace core components
The Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) at Idaho National Laboratory is getting an overhaul that will shut it down for nine…
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Local hero teen who died saving girlfriend awarded Carnegie medal
A local hero is posthumously being honored for his…
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Community recovery meeting for Rigby school shooting happening Monday
Rigby Police are offering a “community recovery meeting” on Monday for the families affected by the shooting at Rigby Middle…
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Temporary road closures as unused railroad crossings get removed
East Idaho Railroad will be removing the unused railroad crossing at Park Avenue, south of W Broadway on Monday and Tuesday, May 24th and…
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Two arrested after altercation with police
According to the probable cause affidavit, it all started when police attempted to arrest 26-year-old Brendon Earl Nichols for failing to comply with…
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US 20 blocked near Island Park
The Idaho Transportation Department reports US 20 is blocked about three miles east of the Island Park…
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Parents, high school counselors using website to help students prepare for life after high school
By looking at which skills can lead to certain careers, users can then see what training is needed for that job McConnell…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 168 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 168 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…
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Idaho’s April unemployment rate drops to 3.1%
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.1% in April, dropping slightly from 3.2% in…
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Idaho prosecutors explain tweet with ‘thin blue line’ flag
The Ada County prosecutor’s office has received online criticism after promoting its services in honor of Crime Victims’ Rights Week last month…
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Giddings files for Lt. Governor
State Representative Priscila Giddings (R-D7) announced she has filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of…
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Some Idaho residents to see one-time tax rebate this summer
Some Idaho taxpayers will see a one-time tax rebate this summer as part of the income tax legislation passed earlier this year.…
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Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul
Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors for a…
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Idaho’s black bears are out of their winter dens looking for food
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the key to keeping Idaho bears wild is to never let them have access to human food because a…
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Masks will no longer be required at Idaho courthouses
The Idaho Supreme Court is issuing updated guidelines for COVID-19 precautions in Idaho’s…
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Superintendent roadshow stops in Idaho Falls
The lessons learned in 2020 by state education leaders will start being applied as schools reopen in the…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 188 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 188 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths…
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Idaho Falls Fire Department recruits finish training
Thursday was the last day of training for the six recruits. Wednesday and Thursday the men have been practicing in a live burn…
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Beware of scam fundraisers related to Rigby School shooting
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is warning Idahoans about scam fundraisers related to the recent shooting at Rigby Middle School.…
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Gov. Little in Idaho Falls Thursday
Governor Little will be in Idaho Falls on Thursday to discuss the 2021 Idaho Legislative…
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Shoshone-Bannock Casin Hotel returns to 24 hour operation
The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel is returning to full-time…
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Tanker truck repair company owner pleads guilty to violating safety standards, making false statement to OSHA investigator
A 65-year-old of Pocatello man and owner of a tanker testing and repair company, KCCS Inc., pleaded guilty to making an illegal repair to a cargo…
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Lt. Gov. McGeachin announces run for Idaho governor
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is running for governor.…
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Rigby teacher talks about school shooting
The hero teacher who disarmed a sixth grader after firing a gun in an Idaho school earlier this month is breaking her…
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INL makes huge impact on employment and economic growth
The Idaho National Laboratory released its annual economic impact summary Wednesday. It shows that INL continues to be a major contributor to…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 240 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
Idaho officials reported 240 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death…
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Judge rules Idaho teen will face murder charge as adult
A judge has ordered that a 16-year-old boy stand trial as an adult on a murder charge after police believe he was involved in a home invasion and…
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Bonneville Joint School District 93 levies renewed
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)- Two levies Bonneville School District 93 had on the ballot Tuesday have passed. The two-year $5.8 million supplemental…
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Risch names small businesses of the month in Support Local Gems effort
U.S. Senator Jim Risch announced the selection of six local businesses to be honored as Idaho Small Businesses of the Month for May…
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Handful of Oregon counties vote to consider move into Idaho
Five eastern Oregon counties have voted in support of considering becoming part of Idaho.…
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Smith’s announces update to store mask policy
Based on the CDC’s new guidance for individuals who have been fully vaccinated and the input from associates, Smith’s Food & Drug is updating its…
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US wildland firefighting force urged to get vaccinated
With a potentially ferocious wildfire season threatening to ignite across the western U.S., a push is on to persuade wildland firefighters to get…
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Winter survival estimates for mule deer, elk remain above average and similar to 2020
Statewide survival of collared mule deer fawns and elk calves was above average through the end of April.…
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Idaho governor vetoes bill limiting initiative signatures
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed a bill primarily intended to thwart medical marijuana initiative backers from collecting signatures at pot shops in…
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Idaho waste program adapts to pandemic challenges, advances cleanup mission
An Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site program has adapted to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to ship waste out of the state…
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Idaho inmate’s execution canceled, pending clemency hearing
A scheduled execution for an Idaho man with terminal cancer has been canceled so the state’s Commission of Pardons and Parole can consider whether…
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Police release identity of woman found in canal in Chubbuck
An autopsy is scheduled for next week with the Ada County Coroner’s office in…
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Help Wanted: Idaho’s “job-seeker market” makes it hard to hire
‘Help Wanted’ signs are glaring at drivers along Yellowstone Ave. in Pocatello, begging people to apply for a…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 193 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 193 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths…
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Mountain America Center groundbreaking takes place Tuesday
Governor Brad Little will be in Idaho Falls Tuesday. He will provide remarks at the Mountain America Center groundbreaking at 4 p.m.…
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Gov. Little signs bills investing in education, workforce
Governor Brad Little signed the last of his “Building Idaho’s Future” bills this week, making investments in education and Idaho’s…
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Caldwell cites property tax law, halts new growth for months
The southwestern Idaho city of Caldwell is stopping all new residential development for four months because city leaders say a new property tax law…
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Lori Wolff to lead Division of Human Resources
Governor Brad Little announced Tuesday Lori Wolff will take over as administrator of the Division of Human Resources…
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Extra patrols on the road for seat belt enforcement
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is joining the Idaho Transportation Department in getting extra patrols on the road for seat belt…
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A quick look at what’s on the ballot this election day
It’s election day for taxing districts across the state. Only a handful of issues are on the ballot.…
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Wanted man arrested for aggravated assault
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 800 block of N. Eve Dr. Saturday afternoon to a disturbance between…
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Resident undergraduate tuition will remain flat for second consecutive year
The Idaho State Board of Education approved requests from each of Idaho’s four-year institutions to hold current resident undergraduate tuition…
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Idaho House seat filled after lawmaker accused of rape quits
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has appointed Lori McCann of Lewiston to the Legislature to fill a seat left empty after the previous lawmaker resigned amid a…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 371 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 371 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths over the…
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Under Biden, Idaho center to begin resettling more refugees
An Idaho refugee center plans to begin helping three times as many people resettle in the U.S. under new refugee policies recently announced by the…
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Idaho gas prices continue to climb
As Idaho drivers return to the road in droves, gas prices continue to climb across the state. …
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Father, stepmom plead not guilty in 9-year-old boy’s death
An Idaho couple has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of a young…
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44 Idaho police officers disciplined for misconduct in 2020
In 2020, 44 Idaho police officers had their law enforcement certifications revoked because of misconduct, law enforcement records…
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Need an extension to file your Idaho income tax return?
If you can’t file your 2020 Idaho income tax return by the May 17 deadline, you can get an automatic extension if you pay enough of your total tax…
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Salt Lake Express adds new route to Los Angeles
The company will continue its I-15 route from Las Vegas all the way to Los Angeles,…
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Boise lifts mask requirement, stops restricting crowd sizes
The city of Boise has lifted its mask requirement and will no longer restrict crowd…
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Sentencing in Coeur d’Alene shooting moved to July
Sentencing for the man charged in the Fourth of July shootings in a Coeur d’Alene park has been moved to July…
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Man accused in plot to kill young sex abuse victim sentenced
A Boise man who was convicted of soliciting the murder or kidnapping of a little girl who he was later convicted of sexually abusing has been…
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Bonneville School District 93 reminding people about levies on May 18 ballot
Woolstenhulme also addressed the idea that the levies will lead to higher taxes. He explains there would not be an increase, due to how much the…
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Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor identified as Shelley man
To identify Bradley’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical…
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Idaho man killed by falling ice in Alaska national park
A climber was killed and another was seriously injured when they were hit by a falling block of glacier ice in Alaska’s Denali National Park and…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 173 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 173 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths…
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Cloverdale Elementary holds “car show”
As a reward for students who met their accelerated reading goal, students made cars out of boxes, and showed them off at a car show at…
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Inslee, Murray, Cantwell oppose Simpson plan to remove dams
Washington state’s top Democrats have come out against a proposal from U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, to remove four hydroelectric dams on the…
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Gov. Little seeks applicants for Fish and Game Commission
Governor Brad Little is accepting applications for the Panhandle Region representative on the Idaho Fish and Game Commission following the retirement…
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Differing views emerge on Idaho legislative session outcome
Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday offered differing views on the outcomes of Idaho’s longest ever legislative session after lawmakers…
Continue Reading Governor: House recess will cause Idaho government problems
Idaho Gov. Brad Little says the state House’s decision to recess rather than officially adjourn like the Senate did will create major dysfunction in…
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Idaho Falls Zoo unveils new penguin exhibit
The 16 African Blackfooted penguins bring in visitors from all…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 149 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 149 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…
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BLM issues fire prevention order, urges public to help prevent human-caused wildfires
May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and with fire season already upon much of the State of Idaho, the BLM is asking for the public to help prevent…
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Gov. Little announces $1,000 “Defend the Police” bonuses for frontline ISP personnel
During this National Police Week, Governor Brad Little is showing our law enforcement Idaho “backs the blue” by providing $1,000 hazard pay…
Continue Reading Idaho death row inmate asks Supreme Court to stop execution
An Idaho man scheduled for execution in three weeks is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the state from moving forward with his lethal injection…
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Unusual Idaho legislative session ends in uncharted ground
The longest ever Idaho legislative session has been filled with unusual events and ended in uncharted ground shortly before midnight…
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Lawsuit dropped in alleged Idaho doctor-patient insemination
The lawsuit against a retired Idaho gynecologist accused of using his own sperm to inseminate a patient seeking fertility treatments has been…
Continue Reading 2 Idaho high school seniors honored as 2021 Presidential Scholars
Students from Moscow and Nampa have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars for 2021, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra announced…
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Pay It Forward: Fort Hall Roar
This nonprofit is the voice for lost, missing, or neglected animals of the Fort Hall Reservation and surrounding…
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Idaho governor signs property tax legislation
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed a property tax relief bill that opponents say is deeply flawed but backers say is better than…
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Rigby kite festival hopes to lift spirits this Saturday
Kids of all ages are taking to the skies this weekend as the “Just For Fun” Kite Festival soars into…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 225 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 225 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths…
Continue Reading Rigby Police chief, counselor talk about mental health following school shooting
“It affects every officer differently, just like it affects every other person, but incidents involving children are especially harmful,” Tower…
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2 mobile makerspaces bound for eastern Idaho
Two Think Make Create Labs are being deployed in Pocatello and Fort Hall.…
Continue Reading Idaho to receive part of $300 million settlement with drugmaker Indivior
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Idaho and other states have reached an agreement with Indivior plc and Indivior Inc. to settle allegations…
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