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Pay It Forward: YMCA Playground Upgrade

April 14, 2021 2:47 pm Todd Kunz

A local playground is set for a makeover, with your help. And a new addition will come to…

LDS Prophet: Temple to be built in Burley

April 4, 2021 3:47 pm Todd Kunz

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces a Temple will be built in Burley, Idaho and 19 other…

Utah Jazz charter flight makes emergency landing after hitting flock of birds

March 30, 2021 4:50 pm Todd Kunz

A Utah Jazz spokesperson confirmed to ABC News a Utah Jazz team charter “returned safely to the Salt Lake City Airport Tuesday after a bird strike.” …

Pay It Forward: Growling Garden

March 10, 2021 3:28 pm Todd Kunz

A unique garden where all the work is meant to teach and all the food is meant to feed the community in…

Pay It Forward: Crocheting Beanies

February 10, 2021 4:03 pm Todd Kunz

A local woman saw a need and decided to do something about it with yarn and a…

Do stimulus payments affect your taxes?

February 7, 2021 8:10 pm Todd Kunz

You probably got a stimulus payment in 2020 and possibly another one in January 2021 or you’re still waiting on…

Local state legislator willing to pull impeachment of governor

February 1, 2021 2:10 pm Todd Kunz

A local state legislator said Monday he is willing to pull the impeachment effort of Idaho Governor Brad Little in exchange for a…

Local legislator emails governor asking to negotiate impeachment effort

January 30, 2021 12:33 am Todd Kunz

A local state representative emails the governor asking to negotiate a news impeachment…

Local state legislator onboard with push to impeach Idaho governor

January 25, 2021 11:16 pm Todd Kunz, Matthew Cooper

There is a push to impeach Idaho’s…

Local nonprofit donates AED to area schools

January 22, 2021 3:17 pm Todd Kunz

A life-saving device is now in the hallways of another area school thanks to a local…

Pay It Forward: Rigby Police Department in a jam

January 13, 2021 3:53 pm Todd Kunz

The Rigby Police Department is holding a jam and jelly drive during the month of January 2021 and you can…

Fire destroys covered pool house

January 5, 2021 9:43 pm Todd Kunz

A fire destroys a covered…

Late-night earthquake hits southeast Idaho

January 3, 2021 10:49 am Todd Kunz

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake was felt in southeast…

LDS Ward to perform remote holiday program for seniors

December 14, 2020 2:57 pm Todd Kunz

A local ward with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came up with a holiday solution for our…

Pay It Forward: Clandestine Kringle

December 9, 2020 3:49 pm Todd Kunz

Donate or adopt a family for Christmas and Clandestine Kringle will take care of the…

USU: COVID-19 situation urgent, please take precautions and get tested

November 13, 2020 12:23 am Todd Kunz

Utah State University is urging all students to get tested for COVID-19 prior to leaving for Thanksgiving…

Pay It Forward: First Christian Church

November 11, 2020 3:58 pm Todd Kunz

A church in Idaho Falls is filling the gap when the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen had to temporarily shutdown due to COVID-19 safety…

Power restored to about 3,000 Rocky Mountain Power customers

October 20, 2020 2:30 pm Todd Kunz

Power was quickly restored to customers after about a half-hour…

Pay It Forward: Making Masks

October 14, 2020 4:21 pm Todd Kunz

A local woman loves to sow and her hobby currently is making face masks for individuals and…

U.S. Surgeon General: 3 simple W’s will control COVID-19

October 8, 2020 4:05 pm Todd Kunz

Dr. Jerome Adams said the coronavirus is controllable with three simple W’s or…

Backing The Blue with BBQ

September 24, 2020 3:19 pm Todd Kunz

Two local businesses come together to show appreciation for area law…

Grid Kid football team to benefit Primary Children’s Hospital

September 24, 2020 12:58 pm Todd Kunz

Thunder Ridge Grid Kid Blue Team is once again reaching out to the public to benefit Primary Children’s…

Libertarian presidential candidate visits Idaho Falls

September 15, 2020 8:54 am Todd Kunz

Libertarian Presidential candidate, Dr. Jo Jorgensen stops in Idaho Falls Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020.…

Pay It Forward: Bikers Against Bullies

September 9, 2020 4:03 pm Todd Kunz

The Idaho Falls chapter of Bikers Against Bullies focuses solely on kids and teaching that it’s OK to be yourself, but also accept others as…

Wastewater from Four USU residence halls show elevated SARS-COV-2

August 31, 2020 8:33 pm Todd Kunz

Utah State University’s wastewater monitoring for COVID-19 has detected elevated levels of COVID-19 in four residence halls on the Logan…

Idaho American Idol auditions Thursday

August 19, 2020 3:03 pm Todd Kunz

Idaho contestants for American Idol can audition using…

Local student wins national selection from Google

August 18, 2020 3:14 pm Todd Kunz

Woodland Hills Elementary student, Hailey Bateman, is the Idaho state winner for Doodle for Google…

Pay It Forward: Steps To Joy

August 12, 2020 4:16 pm Todd Kunz

This public charity is licensed to provide social services with a bit of Bible study to aid in…

UPDATE: Missing canes returned to family

August 7, 2020 9:47 pm Todd Kunz

A young boy in Idaho Falls is missing his two canes and he needs them to help him…

Mandatory face coverings in public approved by EIPH board

July 21, 2020 4:10 pm Todd Kunz

The Eastern Idaho Public Health Board voted unanimously at a meeting Tuesday night for mandatory face masks in the…

Drowning victim recovered from Bear Lake

July 19, 2020 1:33 pm Todd Kunz

Searchers recovered a drowning victim from Bear Lake Sunday…

Water Tower Fire controlled in Ammon Foothills

July 18, 2020 4:49 am Todd Kunz

A brush fire ignited in the Ammon Foothills of Bonneville County early Saturday…

Pay It Forward: God’s Home of Compassion

July 8, 2020 3:48 pm Todd Kunz

A small local food pantry helps people meet the challenges of the COVID-19…

EISF board to move forward with the fair

June 25, 2020 8:51 pm Todd Kunz

The Eastern Idaho State Fair votes to move forward with the…

Newly-released body cam video of Charles Vallow with Gilbert AZ police

June 19, 2020 8:05 pm Todd Kunz

Gilbert, Arizona police release new video of their conversations with Charles Vallow at a Gilbert hotel in…

Bear Lake County Fair 2020 canceled

June 17, 2020 3:20 pm Todd Kunz

The Bear Lake County Fair 2020 is canceled due to COVID-19…

Pay It Forward – Soldiers of Hope

June 10, 2020 3:47 pm Todd Kunz

This awareness group says more people are overdosing and relapsing during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Pay It Forward: Olivia’s Lemonade Stand

May 13, 2020 4:21 pm Todd Kunz

Olivia Smith and her brother Jack opened her lemonade stand for her birthday to collect food donations for The Salvation Army instead of having a…

Woodlands Hills Elementary students miss teachers

May 7, 2020 8:18 pm Todd Kunz

The students at Woodland Hills Elementary School put up signs and posters on the school fence for…

Couple records rare ice shove on Blackfoot Reservoir

May 1, 2020 6:54 pm Todd Kunz

Rare video of an ice shove on the Blackfoot…

Hillcrest HS administration honors seniors with signs

May 1, 2020 2:54 pm Todd Kunz

The principal and assistant principals of Hillcrest High School in Ammon placed nearly 250 yard signs at the home of every 2020…

‘Dragging main’ unites Bear Lake Valley following recent tragedies

April 28, 2020 6:42 pm Todd Kunz

The Bear Lake Valley turns out to a car rally to unite and show support for several grieving…

Two popular radio hosts no longer on the air

April 20, 2020 4:11 pm Todd Kunz

Long-time morning news radio hosts, Neal Larson and Julie Mason, are no longer on the airwaves as of…

First responders and healthcare workers get hydration donation from local distributor

April 17, 2020 4:10 pm Todd Kunz

Watkins Distributing makes a donation to first responders and healthcare workers on the front line of COVID-19…

District uses donations to purchase personal mobile hotspots

April 9, 2020 4:22 pm Todd Kunz

Bonneville School District #93 purchased mobile hotspots with donations from the Internet Connectivity Fund for students in…

Pay It Forward: D93 Internet Connectivity Fund for students in need

April 8, 2020 3:49 pm Todd Kunz

With school being conducted online, Bonneville School District #93 setup an Internet connectivity fund for donations to students in…

Tutorial for correctly framing a remote video interview

April 2, 2020 11:15 pm Todd Kunz

A lot of television interviews are conducted over remote digital platforms these…

Avalanches and rock slides blocking middle fork of Salmon River system

April 2, 2020 11:04 pm Todd Kunz

Avalanches and rock slides blocking Marsh Creek, the tributary to the middle fork of the Salmon…

Superintendent updates school closures and COVID-19 for families of D93

March 29, 2020 7:05 pm Todd Kunz

Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme sent out a letter to update parents of students in the…

Interfaith Council joins The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in invitation for worldwide fasting and prayer

March 27, 2020 10:59 pm Todd Kunz

Local Interfaith Council asks all to join them in personal fasting and prayer Sunday, March 29, 2020 for relief from the COVID-19…

Governor Little and state health director address COVID-19 concerns

March 20, 2020 10:56 pm Todd Kunz

News anchor Todd Kunz talks with Idaho Governor Brad Little and Dave Jeppesen, Idaho Director of Health and Welfare about the current COVID-19…

Superintendent talks about district changes due to COVID-19

March 20, 2020 1:18 am Todd Kunz

Dr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Superintendent of Bonneville School District #93 talks about the recent challenges of closing schools due to the COVID-19…

A small fire prompts evacuation from Ammon Walmart

March 17, 2020 7:42 pm Todd Kunz

A small fire in the deli Tuesday night prompted store managers to evacuate…

Senator Risch talks about stimulus package helping Idaho

March 17, 2020 7:14 pm Todd Kunz

U.S. Senator Jim Risch of Idaho responds to the Trump Administration’s request for a stimulus package to battle the economic impact from the…

Portneuf Library to close temporarily

March 16, 2020 10:58 pm Todd Kunz

The Portneuf Library will close due to the concerns of the novel…

President Trump declares Sunday as a National Day of Prayer during coronavirus outbreak

March 14, 2020 11:21 pm Todd Kunz

President Trump declares Sunday, March 15, 2020 as a National Day of Prayer during COVID-19 outbreak and sends Twitter…

First case of COVID-19 confirmed in Eastern Idaho

March 14, 2020 8:56 pm Todd Kunz

The first positive case of COVID-19 found in Eastern…

Pay It Forward: Community Youth in Action – LIV Teen Center

March 11, 2020 4:20 pm Todd Kunz

“Empowering the Voices of Our Youth Through Action and…

Shelley School District passes 4-day school week

February 20, 2020 8:38 pm Todd Kunz

SHELLEY, Idaho (KIDK/KIFI) – The Shelley School District #60 board of trustees unanimously voted Thursday night to move to a four-day school week.…

An AED donated to Hillview Elementary School in Ammon, Idaho.

Pay It Forward: People Against Impaired Driving

February 12, 2020 4:19 pm Todd Kunz

A young girl’s life was cut short by a tragic accident years ago. But out of that came the birth of a nonprofit that now saves the lives of…

An avalanche crosses U.S. 89 at Geneva Summit between Montpelier and Geneva Friday, Feb. 7, 2020.

12 avalanches in 24 hours

February 7, 2020 3:37 pm Todd Kunz

An avalanche crossed U.S. 89 at Geneva Summit between Montpelier and Geneva Friday, Feb. 7,…

School Closures for Thurs., Feb. 6, 2020

February 5, 2020 10:45 pm Todd Kunz

Area school districts are cancelling school due to bad weather…

Building collapses in Montpelier

January 29, 2020 3:12 pm Todd Kunz

The back end of store front in downtown Montpelier collapsed Tuesday…

Australian speaker motivates Eastern Idaho students

January 22, 2020 4:39 pm Todd Kunz

An international youth speaker presents her message of life skills to Eastern Idaho…

Avalanche near Montpelier Reservoir

January 17, 2020 1:24 am Todd Kunz

An avalanche in Bear Lake County…

Pay It Forward: Phoenix QRF

January 8, 2020 3:37 pm Todd Kunz

Veterans making sure no man or woman is left behind off the battlefield.…

D.A.R.E. program graduates about 200 students in two schools Monday night.

About 200 kids graduate D.A.R.E. program; more this week

January 6, 2020 8:18 pm Todd Kunz

BONNEVILLE COUNTY, Idaho (KIDK/KIFI) – About 200 kids graduated from the D.A.R.E. program Monday night. Fifth graders from Woodland Hills Elementary…

Accident at 49th South Ammon Road in Ammon Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020

Accident sends one to hospital

January 5, 2020 7:21 pm Todd Kunz

AMMON, Idaho (KIDK/KIF) – An accident at the intersection of 49th South and Ammon Road in Ammon Sunday afternoon sent one person to the hospital. A…

Final 3 funerals for Hansen family held; all 9 laid to rest

December 23, 2019 8:10 pm Todd Kunz

The Idaho Falls and surrounding communities said goodbye Monday morning to the final three victims of a deadly South Dakota plane crash that happened…

Idaho House Speaker would like to see a change in initiative proposals

December 23, 2019 6:52 pm Todd Kunz

Idaho’s Speaker of the House said property taxes, education, transportation surplus, and Medicaid expansion are expected to be the big issues for the…