Idaho COVID-19 cases almost hit 900
There are at least 891 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Wednesday from the local health districts and the…
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Community transmission of COVID-19 identified in Bonneville County
Eastern Idaho Public Health has reported community transmission of COVID-19 in Bonneville County. Two more cases were also confirmed…
Continue Reading Wyoming unemployment claims keep rising amid COVID-19 spread
Unemployment claims in Wyoming continue to surge as the coronavirus keeps businesses closed and people at home, resulting in long phone delays for…
Continue Reading ISU uses 3D printers to produce coronavirus personal protection equipment
ISU has been 3D-printing face shield and face mask components since…
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Health officials urge increased compliance with stay-home order
Southeastern Idaho Public Health is urging greater action within the community to slow the spread of COVID‐19. …
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Idahoans staying home more, road reports show
Since March 1, traffic volume dropped from 25,000 trips per day to…
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Police seeing decline in activity while people stay at home
The Chubbuck Police Department has noticed a significant drop in calls to…
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Online counseling sparks during pandemic
Our mental health can be a critical element to staying physically healthy during these days of social distancing. Now mental health professionals are…
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Idaho Statehouse reporter tests positive for coronavirus
A reporter for a Boise television station who covered the Idaho Legislature and attended recent news conferences held by Gov. Brad Little said he has…
Continue Reading Videographer helping local businesses stay active on social media
Times are tough for numerous local businesses. One local videographer is working to help keep them active on social media.…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases up to 673
There are at least 673 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Wednesday from the local health districts and the…
Continue Reading Community transmission of COVID-19 identified in Teton County, more cases in Custer and Bonneville Counties
Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 – one in each of the following counties: Custer, Bonneville, and Teton…
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Wyoming courts extend coronavirus measures through May
Wyoming courts are extending measures to discourage spread of the coronavirus by another seven…
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COVID-19 patients receive EIRMC treatment
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center is receiving patients from other hospitals who require a higher level of care than was available in their home…
Continue Reading Health officials warn of possible COVID-19 exposure at Pocatello restaurant/bar
Customers of The Pressbox, 1257 Yellowstone Ave., in Pocatello may have been exposed to COVID-19, during March 19-22.…
Continue Reading Website activated for COVID-19 volunteer opportunities
Southeastern Idaho’s COVID-19 Unified Command Team announced JustServe.org is offering opportunities for you to volunteer to help those in need in…
Continue Reading Community COVID-19 transmission identified in Bingham County
After further investigation, Southeastern Idaho Public Health has identified community transmission from the second Bingham County case.…
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CEI to offer all GenEd classes online for summer semester
College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) has announced the summer semester will be offered fully…
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Cleaning company disinfects EMT vehicles free of charge
“It’s important, we go out on a lot of calls and you never know whether you’re packing germs back into your vehicle or…
Continue Reading 2 more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two additional cases of novel coronavirus in southeast…
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Governor Little hosts third statewide AARP telephone town hall
Affording more resources may not have to be one of our fears during the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases up to 525
There are currently at least 525 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Monday from the local health districts and the…
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Idaho Attorney General warns: Beware of scams
Like most emergency situations, the COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted no shortage of scams surrounding…
Continue Reading How you can participate in Tuesday’s statewide telephone town hall
Idaho Governor Brad Little, health experts and AARP Idaho will host a statewide telephone town hall Tuesday to provide updated information and answer…
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Teton County tightens up gathering limitations
Teton County, Wyoming public health officials has issued a new order requiring all people to limit gatherings to only individuals within the same…
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State education board considers soft closure extension
The Idaho State Board of Education is considering a proposal to extend its soft closure directive to school and charter schools. …
Continue Reading Community transmission of COVID-19 identified in Madison County
Eastern Idaho Public Health is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County and are identifying two of the three cases were acquired…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases up to 423
There are currently at least 423 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Monday from the local health districts and the…
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Wyoming governor: Still no plan for state stay-at-home order
Wyoming has no plans for a stay-at-home order to contain the coronavirus but any order for the entire state would contain no exemptions, Gov. Mark…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases surpass 300
There are currently at least 312 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Sunday from the local health districts and the…
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Idaho lawmaker flouts stay-at-home order with church service
A northern Idaho lawmaker led a church service on Sunday despite a statewide stay-at-home order by Gov. Brad Little to prevent the spread of the…
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Resources for small businesses affected by coronavirus
Small businesses are experiencing the collateral damage of the coronavirus shut…
Continue Reading Second case of COVID-19 in Bonneville County
Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) has confirmed the second positive case of COVID-19 in Bonneville County in a male under the age of 40 who did not…
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Superintendent updates school closures and COVID-19 for families of D93
Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme sent out a letter to update parents of students in the…
Continue Reading Teton County, Wyoming health officials list new self-quarantine recommendations
People who travel outside the Teton County, Wyoming geographic area and return are urged to self-quarantine for 14…
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Coronavirus Pro Tip: You might be disinfecting wrong
Here are some tips directly from the CDC to help you kill the coronavirus in your…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases continue to rise, 2 more deaths reported
There are currently at least 267 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Saturday morning from the local health districts…
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Local restaurant shows you how to cook your favorite meals
Missing the food from your favorite restaurant? Pocatello’s Puerto Vallarta has you covered.…
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Interfaith Council joins The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in invitation for worldwide fasting and prayer
Local Interfaith Council asks all to join them in personal fasting and prayer Sunday, March 29, 2020 for relief from the COVID-19…
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Coronavirus cancels Carlson family cruise
The Carlson family has spent the last week at home, hanging out and going on horse rides. But before the coronavirus outbreak, they had the trip of a…
Continue Reading First COVID-19 case confirmed in Bonneville County
Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) and Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) have confirmed the first positive case of COVID-19 in Bonneville…
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Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell cleared of COVID-19
The Utah Jazz announced Friday all players and personnel, including Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, were medically cleared by the state’s health…
Continue Reading Key points of Governor Little’s stay-home order
Governor Little’s Statewide Stay-Home Order was put into effect on Thursday to prevent the spread of…
Continue Reading Another COVID-19 case reported in Bannock County
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed one additional case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bannock County, bringing the total…
Continue Reading Utah governor tells people to stay home to combat COVID-19
Utah Gov. Gary Hebert issued a stay-home directive Friday as the state works to curb the spread of the new coronavirus that’s now infected hundreds…
Continue Reading Law agencies say they aren’t enforcing stay-at-home order
Local police agencies say they won’t enforce Governor Brad Little’s stay-at-home…
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Idaho COVID-19 cases up to 231, another death reported
There are currently at least 231 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Friday morning from the local health…
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Blaine County orders new restrictions
At a special emergency meeting convened Friday to address issues related to the coronavirus pandemic, Blaine County Commissioners passed Ordinance…
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Health experts indicate you can’t get COVID-19 through the mail
A lot of people depend on the US Postal Service (USPS) for their medications or other personal business. COVID-19 has people wondering if they can…
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Tips to stay cybersecure when working from home
Johnson tells us during tough times scammers play on peoples emotions. They know at this time people are vulnerable, frustrated or even…
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Ski vacation hot spot becomes virus ground zero in Idaho
A scenic Idaho county known as a ski-vacation haven for celebrities and the wealthy has a new, more dubious distinction: It has one of the highest…
Continue Reading All faiths invited to participate in a day of fasting and prayer Sunday
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson has invited the world to join him for a day of fasting and prayer on…
Continue Reading Wyoming extends health order
Governor Mark Gordon and State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist have extended three existing health…
Continue Reading Gov. Little orders 1% budget cut due to coronavirus
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday ordered a 1% cut in state agency spending because of the economic downturn caused by the…
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Report: Big travel, tourism hit likely in Wyoming from virus
A report says Wyoming could lose more than 26,000 jobs by summer as a result of business shutdowns and isolation measures to contain the coronavirus.…
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Gov. Little signs new executive orders
Governor Brad Little will host a press conference Friday at 12…
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Idaho COVID-19 cases now 188
Idaho is currently reporting 188 COVID-19…
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Idaho Falls and Ammon Mayors raise awareness of critical blood shortage
daho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper and Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti are joining forces to help raise awareness of the critical shortage of blood and blood…
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Refrain from nonessential open burning
Idaho officials are asking you to refrain from all nonessential open burning activities as communities respond to the spread of the novel coronavirus…
Continue Reading COVID 19 claims its first Idaho victims
Idaho has now recorded three deaths in two counties due to the COVID-19…
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Bingham’s telehealth lets patients see doctors without leaving home
People are doing more from home than ever before: working, exercising and even visiting the…
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Gov. Little issues statewide stay-at-home order
Gov. Brad Little issued a statewide stay-at-home order…
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Hailey adopts additional isolation orders
The City of Hailey has adopted an order that is stricter than the State Isolation Order now in…
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Coronavirus protections for Idaho inmates in place
The Idaho Department of Correction is taking measures to protect inmates from a potential COVID-19…
Continue Reading Idaho’s confirmed coronavirus cases jump by more than 50%
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Idaho jumped by more than 50% Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after Gov. Brad Little announced a…
Continue Reading Blaine County commissioners urge restraint on all travel outside the county
The Blaine County Board of County Commissioners strongly urges individuals and groups not to travel outside Blaine County to neighboring counties for…
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Essential businesses to remain open, Who qualifies?
The state is working on a comprehensive list of essential and non-essential businesses, but here’s some…
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LDS Church temporarily closes all temples
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suspending all temple activity due to concerns over the…
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Online education takes shape in our schools
RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- Students will eventually return to the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Change is the word of the day at Jefferson…
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Social distancing also impacting law enforcement
Gov. Brad Little’s state-wide stay-home order doesn’t include essential services like law enforcement, but agencies are still feeling the effects of…
Continue Reading First COVID-19 cases reported in Fremont and Custer counties
Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) is confirming the first case of COVID-19 in Fremont and Custer…
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Idaho Falls Temple temporarily closed
The Idaho Falls Temple is now closed Wednesday, March 25, 2020 to Saturday, April 18,…
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Idaho COVID-19 cases up to 136
Idaho is currently reporting 136…
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Idaho Lottery closes Boise office to public and paying claims
Effective Wednesday at the close of business, the Idaho Lottery will close its Boise Office to the public with all essential employees working from…
Continue Reading Blaine County and cities tighten isolation order
Blaine County and City officials are planning to put in place additional measures to limit the spread of…
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Snake River Animal Shelter shuts down
UPDATE: Snake River Animal Shelter is completely shut…
Continue Reading Community spread of COVID-19 detected in Teton County, Wyo.
The Teton County Health Department believes community transmission is present in Teton County, Wyo. after follow up by the Wyoming Department of…
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Southeast Idaho Public Health seeks supply help
Southeastern Idaho Public Health is asking the community to help it find surgical or N95 masks, medical grade gloves, hand sanitizer, and…
Continue Reading Incident Management Team formed in Blaine County
Blaine County Fire Chiefs have created a countywide Incident Management Team. …
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Wyoming governor hints COVID-19 limits may go beyond April 3
Hair and nail salons, massage parlors and tattoo shops shut down in Wyoming on Wednesday in response to Gov. Mark Gordon’s latest order to control…
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Jackson Hole health officials issue strong recommendations
Teton County, Wyoming Health Officer Dr. Travis Riddell has released new recommendations aimed at containing the COVID-19 virus. …
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Pocatello closing city playgrounds
The city of Pocatello is closing playgrounds in the city’s park system beginning Wednesday. …
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‘I’m making masks in avoidance’: Pocatello woman sewing for those in need
For Linda Davies of Pocatello, quarantine is a chance to sew masks for those in need. Davies, 71, is normally involved in estate liquidations and the…
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Experts say to practice ‘physical distancing’ not ‘social distancing’
“It’s so important that we change in our mindset and make a distinction between social distancing and physical…
Continue Reading 2 COVID-19 cases reported in Jefferson County
Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) is confirming two cases of COVID-19 in Jefferson County.…
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Yellowstone and Grand Teton are closed to until further notice
Effective immediately, Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are closed to all park visitors until further notice.…
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Gov. Little talks strategies during statewide teleconference
We are getting more answers into the statewide response to the growing…
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Idaho landlords propose rent deferral plan
Apartment landlords have a plan that could help renters affected by COVID-19…
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Idaho Falls Police, Idaho Falls Animal Shelter make adjustments in due to COVID-19
The Idaho Falls Police Department and the Idaho Falls Animal Shelter are implementing adjustments in conjunction with the world-wide effort to stop…
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Snake River Animal Shelter open by appointment only
In an effort to keep staff and community members healthy, Snake River Animal Shelter is currently closed to the general public.…
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Stay strong together!
We want to share a message with you from a little boy in China.…
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Idaho state board orders 4-week school ‘soft closure’
The Idaho State Board of Education has directed all public school districts and charter schools to immediately implement a “soft closure” of all…
Continue Reading More than 5 dozen Idaho residents confirmed to have COVID-19
With more than five dozen confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Idaho Monday, agencies, businesses and schools continued to work to slow the spread…
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Internet providers help ease the financial burden
Internet service providers are trying to make it a little bit easier for customers to deal with the increased demand for data.…
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Senior Activity Center to serve curbside lunches
Starting Tuesday, March 24, the Senior Activity Center will be doing curbside lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.…
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Gov. Little: “Stay home if you are sick”
Governor Brad Little will host a press conference Monday to update Idahoans on the proactive measures the State is taking to help citizens.…
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Boise mayor issues social distancing order to slow virus
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean has enacted a social distancing order, requiring Boise businesses and venues to keep groups of people to fewer than 10 at…
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Bingham County fire departments will deliver groceries, medications and health care items
Fire Departments throughout Bingham County are banding together to help the vulnerable population with the delivery of groceries, medications and…
Continue Reading Utah school closure extended during coronavirus outbreak
Classes at Utah schools will remain dismissed at least through May 1, Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday as the number of diagnosed cases of the new…
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JOANN stores offer a community project to support hospitals
The store is giving out free kits to make protective non-surgical masks and gowns at…
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