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Gun fired and altercations at Starlight Skating Saturday night
Two separate altercations and a gun fired at Starlight Skating in Idaho Falls Saturday night had police responding multiple times.…
Continue ReadingTwo separate altercations and a gun fired at Starlight Skating in Idaho Falls Saturday night had police responding multiple times.…
Continue ReadingEastern Idaho Regional Medical Center is one of only a handful of hospitals in the state equipped to handle trauma situations with multiple injuries.…
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arrival of the brand-new official MONOPOLY: Jackson Hole Edition under license…
Thursday is National Day of Prayer. It’s a day with deep roots in American…
Continue ReadingWhen Christina and Jason Batalden saw Notre Dame catch fire five years ago, their fear of missing out was suddenly justified.…
Continue ReadingOver 120. That is how many times Idaho has made national headlines in the past six…
Continue ReadingTwo cars crashed into each other Monday morning, April 8, 2024, at North Holmes Avenue. and Lomax…
Continue ReadingBetween community planning meetings for business owners to packing grocery stores ahead of time, the City of Idaho Falls was prepared. The community…
Continue ReadingLocal News 8 is getting answers and following District 91 efforts to cut 4 million dollars from next year’s budget.…
Continue ReadingHigher energy prices could be on the way for Rocky Mountain Power customers.…
Continue ReadingThe Wyoming Legislature will not hold a special legislative session this…
Continue ReadingLocal News 8 is following the money for the costs involved in the proposed forensics lab in Bannock County.…
Continue ReadingThe deadline is approaching for Idaho small businesses to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury due to flooding caused by…
Continue ReadingIdaho could be looking to the past to create the transportation of the future – through passenger trains.…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s congressmen are explaining their votes on, as well as the mechanics of, H.R. 7521, widely referred to as a “Tik Tok…
Continue ReadingIdaho House Bill 521 is headed toward the Senate Floor soon. If it passes and is signed into law, it will provide Idaho schools with a billion…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho House passed a concurrent resolution asking the State Board of Education to reconsider the purchase of The University of Phoenix for $685…
Continue ReadingIdaho Republican voters will gather throughout the state on Saturday. They’re choosing which Presidential candidate they want to see on the ballot in…
Continue ReadingIdaho Republican voters will gather throughout the state on Saturday to choose the Presidential candidate they want to see on the ballot in…
Continue ReadingThe canceled execution has one lawmaker reconsidering how firing squads should be used in…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little signed the Accelerating Public Charter Schools Act…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Museum of Idaho has “the adventure of a lifetime” in an exhibit featuring Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. “Our…
Continue ReadingAccording to the Idaho Department of Agriculture, quagga mussels are still a threat, and officials are asking the state legislature to help fund the…
Continue ReadingGrowth is happening for community colleges across the country, and it is no different for eastern…
Continue ReadingDora Erickson Elementary and Compass Academy will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 13, after an early morning shooting near both schools on Monday. Details are…
Continue ReadingThe City of Idaho Falls Rec Center Building has served in a lot of different capacities since it was built in the 1930’s, including a stint as an…
Continue ReadingThe worker shortage in Idaho is real, a quick solution isn’t on the horizon, but there’s still positive…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans recently accused the Biden administration of reaching a “secret” deal that would breach four dams on the Lower Snake…
Continue ReadingPapa Tom’s started getting puzzling calls from patrons, upset and under the impression that Papa Tom’s supported Idahoans for Open Primaries, ahead…
Continue ReadingThe Pancheri Bridge in Idaho Falls is in “desperate need of rehabilitation,” according to the City of Idaho Falls, and repairs are on the…
Continue ReadingWhile natural gas heating costs are up for Idaho, the state’s electricity prices are still among the nation’s lowest, largely due to inexpensive…
Continue ReadingSeveral new laws are in effect in Idaho this…
Continue ReadingA man accused of shooting another man on New Year’s Eve was in court Tuesday. Phillip Hobbs was at the Bonneville County courthouse for his…
Continue ReadingIdaho Fish and Game is seeking information about a bull elk shot and left to waste near May, Idaho in the Pahsimeroi Valley. …
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – On December 31, 2023, shortly before 10:00 p.m., Idaho Falls Police Officers and Idaho Falls Fire EMS responded to the…
Continue ReadingPorch pirates come out of the woodwork this time of year.
Idaho Falls Police shared a video of a thief taking a package off a porch in…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, IDAHO (KIFI) – A local Republican “Special Investigative Committee made a decision on three lawmakers they say violated the Republican…
Continue ReadingThe Shroud of Turin is not put on display very often; however, east Idahoans will have an opportunity to see the next best…
Continue ReadingA cleanup effort at the old stockyards in Idaho Falls could be underway soon, but first, the city has to decide who’s paying for the…
Continue ReadingRegistration is now…
Continue ReadingIt was a packed town hall meeting in Idaho Falls…
Continue ReadingPlatform enforcement hearings were held Tuesday evening by Bonneville County’s Legislative District 32.…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board recently approved over $100,000 to control wolves across Idaho. Some conservation groups are not pleased…
Continue ReadingA recent report from Moody’s investors says consumers are more cautious due to inflation and higher interest rates heading into the holiday…
Continue ReadingA rare election victory by a single vote has a school board member asking for a…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Environmental Quality says residents in several east Idaho counties are available for rebate on new, cleaner burning wood…
Continue ReadingTwo eastern Idaho Legislators talk about how they helped create the Wrongful Conviction Act after Chris Tapp’s exoneration.…
Continue ReadingThe upcoming Idaho Republican presidential nominee caucus has run into a roadblock – at least in Idaho Falls.…
Continue ReadingA recent Idaho Falls City Council agenda proposed amendments to the area of South Downtown, or “SoDo,” as they’ve named it.…
Continue ReadingWhile lawmakers on the panel were in agreement that bringing back a presidential primary will be a topic at the 2024 legislative session, not all are…
Continue ReadingThere’s another big announcement about Idaho’s energy future from the Department of Energy.…
Continue ReadingIt’s Lead Awareness Week in the City of Pocatello.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls voters will be choosing their city council members on Nov.…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho Falls voters will be choosing their city council members on November 7th. Three seats are up for re-election, and…
Continue ReadingA public forum will be held Tuesday on Idaho Falls School District 91’s levy dispute with the Idaho State Tax Commission.…
Continue ReadingTwo Idaho Congressmen are slated to vote for or against House Speaker nominee Jim Jordan Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingThe secret dating life of penguins in Idaho Falls was a hot topic at the Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce leadership class…
Continue ReadingThe State Department of Education says new data from spring assessments show that Idaho students are outperforming their national peers in early…
Continue ReadingThere are new details about a Friday night brawl at Kate Curley Park in Idaho…
Continue ReadingInflation and rising housing costs are hitting hard across the country and in east Idaho.…
Continue ReadingA fire broke out Wednesday night just before p.m. at a mobile home park behind Point S Tire in St. Anthony.…
Continue ReadingIdaho legislators have been unable to verify revenue coming in to the state for part of the new fiscal year, due to difficulties with the state’s…
Continue ReadingThe possibility of the Idaho legislature calling itself back into session is edging…
Continue ReadingFREMONT COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is issuing a health advisory for Henry’s Lake, urging caution when…
Continue ReadingPOCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Three Master Iconographers are in east Idaho this week, touching up artwork at The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials and Legislators have not been able to figure out how much revenue has been coming into the state, due to difficulties with a new…
Continue ReadingGovernor Little will speak with members of the media and students about the new Idaho LAUNCH grant program, which will begin accepting…
Continue ReadingThe recent discovery of Quagga Mussel larvae in the Snake River by the Twin Falls area has prompted a quick response from Idaho officials.…
Continue ReadingThe Frontier Center for the Performing Arts is coming to Idaho…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls School District 91’s Career & Technical Eduction Center has received grants totaling $133,134 from Idaho’s Department of Career…
Continue ReadingThe flooding in Idaho Falls on May 23 left a lot of homes damaged with insurance companies denying claims.…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Former vice presidential candidate and governor of Alaska visited Idaho Falls Saturday. She spoke at an event put on by…
Continue ReadingArguments for a ballot initiative calling for open primaries in Idaho was in front of the Idaho Supreme Court on Monday.…
Continue ReadingMADISON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – A man has been arrested in connection with a barn fire in Madison County. 30-year-old Tyrell Fisher has been charged…
Continue ReadingThe Madison County Transfer Station has delayed its reopening by another two weeks.…
Continue ReadingOver 40 cats had to be transferred from Idaho Falls to a shelter in Spokane, Washington. The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter is asking everyone to spay…
Continue ReadingFORT HALL, Idaho (KIFI) – Two separate fires in Fort Hall destroyed a home and two RVs. On Sunday at 8:15 PM, the Fort Hall Fire Department (FHFD)…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter says they are in desperate need of cat carriers. The shelter needs to transport 40 cats to…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The gas line work on S Utah Avenue has been extended due to unforeseen issues. Intermountain Gas will temporarily close…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Power and contractors will move power lines underground in the alleyway between Park and Shoup Avenues in downtown Idaho…
Continue ReadingBANNOCK COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – A proposed hot asphalt plant in Bannock County has been removed from an application to the Planning and Development…
Continue ReadingBEAR LAKE, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho State Police is investigating a vehicle collision that occurred at 9:00 P.M., on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on North…
Continue ReadingUPDATE July 18, 6:30 p.m. : IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The man wanted by Idaho Falls Police for leaving a local hospital after burglarizineg a home…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls police are looking for a burglary suspect after he disappeared from an area…
Continue ReadingBlackfoot Police found an unusual resident wandering around Blackfoot over the…
Continue ReadingThe Teton County Sheriff’s Office is sending out a warning about a mountain…
Continue Readingellowstone Bear World is well know for its main attraction, but now there’s a pre-historic…
Continue ReadingThe Budweiser Clydesdales will be in Idaho Falls for several days.…
Continue ReadingIdaho legislators are seeking answers about the University of Idaho’s agreement to purchase the University of…
Continue ReadingREXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) – The Rexburg Pride event at Porter Park took place amidst controversy and protests. Drag queen performances in the park, with…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho Senator Jim Risch and the Idaho Department of Commerce are celebrating the fourth…
Continue ReadingThe Rexburg City Council heard a presentation about a proposed ordinance that would ban drag shows in the…
Continue ReadingThe man accused of disturbing a newborn bison calf in Yellowstone National Park was sentenced today.…
Continue ReadingSecretary Jennifer Granholm took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility on Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingOn May 16, grizzly bear #399 was spotted in the north part of the park, for the first time this year, with one “cub of the…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Skyline High School’s choir got a special surprise Friday afternoon – one that was 40 years in the making. The school’s…
Continue ReadingA string of vandalism hit Idaho Falls overnight on…
Continue ReadingBrian Haacke of Idaho Falls set out to win a lottery of sorts – a moose antler worth…
Continue ReadingEast Idaho farmers have concerns about possible water use restrictions.…
Continue ReadingA local high school is using the ‘The Force’ to teach students about force – Newton’s laws, to be exact.…
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