Blackfoot Archives

Sandbags available for purchase

February 22, 2023 5:26 PM Linda Larsen

With our changing temperatures and recent snow, some people across the area have been worried about…

Man sentenced for aggravated battery on law enforcement officer and eluding

February 9, 2023 10:11 AM News Team

Both sentences will run concurrently to each…

Blackfoot man sentenced to life in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and heroin

January 27, 2023 3:29 PM News Team

A 46-year-old Blackfoot man was sentenced to life in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, possession with the intent to…

Federal jury convicts Blackfoot man of distribution and possession of child pornography

January 26, 2023 3:08 PM News Team

After a three-day trial, a federal jury sitting in Pocatello found 41-year-old Joseph Hornof of Blackfoot guilty of two counts of distribution of…

Crews repair I-15 Blackfoot bridge after overnight road breakup

January 24, 2023 10:47 AM News Team

Idaho Transportaion Department crews are currently working on the northbound bridge of Interstate 15 just north of Blackfoot to repair the road…

Potato farming innovations on display at Spudnik company open house

January 13, 2023 7:11 PM Seth Ratliff

Innovations in potato farming equipment are being made at Spudnik in Blackfoot,…

Polio survivor, local author, adventurer featured at local bookstore

January 6, 2023 11:18 AM Seth Ratliff

Polio survivor, local author, adventurer; not exclusively in that order. Scott Hancock is many things, and his writing highlights the people of…

First Baby of the New Year rewarded with gifts

January 2, 2023 10:31 AM Bill Cummings

Grove Creek Medical Center welcomes first baby of…

Stabbing in Blackfoot leaves man critically injured

January 1, 2023 3:03 PM Travis Richards

The Blackfoot Police Department received a report of a stabbing that occurred at Short Stop gas station located at 985 S Broadway St. in Blackfoot at…

At-home strep throat test – A clinical study

December 28, 2022 10:18 AM Kailey Galaviz

Checkable Medical searches for participants to help advance at-home strep throat test clinical trial. Find out how you can participate and bring it…

Christmas Wish Assembly shows the gift of giving

December 15, 2022 11:11 AM Evan Thomason

Bingham Academy in Blackfoot conducted a Christmas Wish Assembly for their entire…

Woman arrested for Walmart burglary

December 12, 2022 5:37 PM News Team

On Monday, the Blackfoot Police responded to a report of a grand theft in progress at Walmart at approximately 2:21 p.m.…

The Christmas Tree Fantasy is more than a wonderland

November 30, 2022 3:41 PM Braydon Wilson

The Christmas Tree Fantasy in Blackfoot opened Wednesday morning and is helping to bring not just the Christmas spirit to its visitors but the kid…

Librarian Cherie Simpson presented check at Stalker Elementary

Stalker Elementary receives $3,000 from Idaho Lottery for library

November 29, 2022 9:58 AM Cole Sams

The students at Donald D. Stalker Elementary were awarded a $3,000 check on Monday from the Idaho Lottery that is going towards the school’s…

East Idaho BMX opens indoor track in Bingham County

November 22, 2022 5:40 PM Braydon Wilson

It’s been nearly 30 years since Bingham County has played host to a BMX track. Now the sport is making its return to the area, because of the efforts…

Former Teton High School coach charged with sexual assault

November 19, 2022 9:38 PM Seth Ratliff

A former Teton High School wrestling and football coach has been charged with two counts of sexual battery of a…

Blackfoot boil advisory lifted

November 17, 2022 2:46 PM News Team

The City of Blackfoot has been authorized by the Department of Environmental Quality to lift the boil…

Recent vandalism sparks policy changes at Blackfoot Movie Mill

November 17, 2022 6:21 PM Seth Ratliff

Recent vandalism at the Blackfoot Movie Mill has sparked changes in how the theater owners plan to…

Blackfoot boil advisory continues

November 16, 2022 3:17 PM News Team

The boil advisory in Blackfoot…

Blackfoot boil advisory continues

November 15, 2022 4:37 PM Cole Sams

The boil advisory in Blackfoot…

Blackfoot issues water boil advisory

November 11, 2022 4:04 PM News Team

The city of Blackfoot is urging residents to boil their water before using it.…

Court documents shed new light on fatal stabbing

November 9, 2022 12:03 PM Seth Ratliff

Court documents now provide new details on Monday night’s fatal…

Man dies from stab wounds, woman charged with homicide

November 8, 2022 9:28 AM News Team

A man was killed late Monday night from stab wounds in Blackfoot. …

Welding students make donation to American Legion for Veterans Day

November 2, 2022 10:53 AM Kailey Galaviz

Welding students from Blackfoot High School join with apprentices from Premier Technology to build a Retired Flag Deposit Box which will be donated…

DEQ seeks comment on draft reuse permit for Basic American Foods in Blackfoot

November 2, 2022 11:48 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks comment on a draft water reuse permit for Basic American Foods in…

Police investigate rollover crash near Blackfoot

October 31, 2022 11:13 AM News Team

The incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State…

800 N Goshen road to close for bridge replacement

October 30, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

Crews will be replacing the bridge on 800 N Goshen Road at 1000 E…

Former Bingham Sheriff sentenced to 10 days in jail

October 25, 2022 3:55 PM News Team

Former Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland was sentenced on aggravated assault charges Tuesday to 10 days in jail and serve probation for 3 years…

Sage-grouse illegally taken in southeast Bingham County

October 25, 2022 11:04 AM News Team

There is no open hunting season for sage-grouse in or near the vicinity of where the carcasses were…

UPDATE: US Marshals find armed and dangerous local fugitive

October 21, 2022 5:52 PM News Team

The US Marshals need help to find an armed and dangerous man who they say may be in the…

Bingham County officials call for coroner to resign

October 18, 2022 11:06 AM News Team

Another shake-up in Bingham County government as the newly appointed coroner is being asked to…

Snake River School District holds active shooter training

October 14, 2022 11:59 AM Seth Ratliff

Friday, the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management team held an active shooter simulation at Snake River high school. With active…

Active shooter training set Friday

October 13, 2022 3:22 PM News Team

Bingham County Sheriffs Office, Bingham County Emergency Management, in cooperation with Snake River School District and in conjunction with first…

Blackfoot High School cancels school Thursday

October 12, 2022 3:43 PM News Team

There will be no school Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 at Blackfoot High School due to a water pipe repair.…

Ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday at Mountain View Middle School

Mountain View Middle School opens $100,000 DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center

October 11, 2022 8:57 AM Cole Sams

Students at Mountain View Middle School in Blackfoot received a special gift on…

Wall of Warmth accepting donations now

October 10, 2022 11:36 AM Kailey Galaviz

Is your closet filled with coats you no longer use? The Wall of Warmth is a great place to donate them.…

I-15 reopens after 2 separate accidents near Blackfoot Rest Area, Rose Road

October 7, 2022 2:39 PM News Team

An accident involving two semi trucks are blocking the southbound lanes of I-15 near Rose Road north of Blackfoot.…

Blackfoot award winning cheese you may never see at your store but it’s there

October 7, 2022 11:15 AM Bill Cummings

You will see their cheese on the store shelves under different names but not Glanbia.…

Tater Trot set Saturday

October 6, 2022 5:29 PM News Team

This Saturday is the Blackfoot Rotary Club’s 12th Annual Tater Trot at Jensen…

Bingham Healthcare held Brake for Breakfast event Wednesday

October 6, 2022 11:11 AM News Team

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bingham Healthcare held its annual Brake for Breakfast event:…

Blackfoot man killed in accident identified

October 2, 2022 1:01 PM Bill Cummings

The driver of the Jeep was pronounced deceased at the…

14-year-old’s wish to snorkel with sharks granted

September 29, 2022 12:00 PM News Team

On Sept.15, Make-A-Wish Idaho sent 14-year-old Ryker of Blackfoot to Hawaii to grant his wish to go snorkeling with sharks.…

Blackfoot man sentenced to 30 years for producing child pornography

September 21, 2022 3:55 PM News Team

A 35-year-old Blackfoot man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for coercing a minor to engage in sexual activity and producing and receiving…

Books 4 Kids to help put books in hands of kids in need

September 19, 2022 4:47 PM Braydon Wilson

In an effort to help raise the reading level of Native American children, the Just 4 Kids Urgent Care and Hall Foundation has partnered with…

Bingham Healthcare appoints new CNO

September 14, 2022 3:00 PM News Team

Bingham Healthcare announced they have appointed a new Chief Nursing Officer (CNO).…

Idaho Falls local starts business at almost 80-years-old

September 12, 2022 11:47 AM Kailey Galaviz

Tell me you live in Idaho, without telling me you live in Idaho. What better way than with locally manufactured potato…

Helping the monarch butterfly

September 9, 2022 9:44 AM Linda Larsen

People at the Eastern Idaho State Fair are getting to know a little more about the monarch…

Donate goods and get cheaper admission to EISF

September 6, 2022 5:20 PM News Team

If you plan on going to the Eastern Idaho State Fair Wednesday, stop by your pantry…

Parade celebrates over 100 years at Eastern Idaho State Fair

September 3, 2022 5:09 PM Braydon Wilson

The Eastern Idaho State Fair kicks off Saturday morning with their classic…

Safety first at the Eastern Idaho State Fair

September 2, 2022 4:57 PM Seth Ratliff

It’s traditionally a busy weekend for the start of the Eastern Idaho State…

EISF Grand Marshal Karole Honas prepares for parade

September 2, 2022 4:29 PM Linda Larsen

When the Eastern Idaho State Fair parade hits the streets Saturday, there will be a someone very familiar taking the…

2022 Eastern Idaho State Fair food winners

September 1, 2022 5:11 PM Linda Larsen

It’s that time of year again where people all consume 10,000 calories in the name of community involvement with zero guilt.…

Sensory room and 2 mothers’ lounges available at EISF

September 1, 2022 10:58 AM Seth Ratliff

In addition to the two Mothers’ Lounges at the Eastern Idaho State Fair, Bingham Healthcare will be working with the Bingham Friends of Autism in…

Staying cool at the East Idaho State Fair

August 31, 2022 5:02 PM Seth Ratliff

The fairgrounds in Blackfoot are taking shape as residents of Idaho wait in anticipation of the return of the East Idaho State…

School closures for February 23, 2022

February 23, 2022 5:58 AM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The following school districts will be closed today (Wednesday 02/23/2022) due to extreme cold weather: Bingham Academy…

Upcoming wild horse adoption events to be held in Blackfoot and Boise

August 26, 2022 2:00 PM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting wild horse adoption events in Boise and Blackfoot in August and September.…

Former Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland enters plea deal

August 22, 2022 5:24 PM News Team

Former Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland will not be going to…

Bingham County gets new sheriff

August 19, 2022 5:26 PM Linda Larsen

Bingham County got a new sheriff this…

Eastern Idaho State Fair exhibitor deadlines near

August 19, 2022 10:59 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho State Fair exhibitor deadlines are quickly…

Bingham County Sheriff urges drivers to pay extra attention as school starts

August 15, 2022 11:32 AM News Team

The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind drivers school will be starting soon for all of county school districts.…

Blackfoot Police to host car seat inspection

August 12, 2022 12:45 PM News Team

The Blackfoot Police Department is hosting a car seat inspection event on Sept. 3.…

Rabid bat found in Bingham County

August 11, 2022 11:15 AM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed a bat has tested positive for rabies in Bingham County.…

Eastern Idaho State Fair names Karole Honas as Grand Marshal

July 26, 2022 4:23 PM News Team

There are few, if any, more recognizable faces in Southeast Idaho than Karole Honas.…

New trial date set for Bingham County Sheriff

July 26, 2022 1:04 PM News Team

A new trial date has been set for Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland a day after he announced he will resign from…

Bingham County Sheriff set to resign Aug. 1

July 25, 2022 4:34 PM News Team

Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland will resign from office on Aug. 1,…

1 in custody after vehicle pursuit

July 19, 2022 10:17 AM News Team

The Blackfoot-Bingham County Joint Detective Division was investigating a possible narcotics violation inside the city limits of Blackfoot Monday.…

Craig Rowland trial postponed

July 18, 2022 5:02 PM News Team

The trial of Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland has been…

Injury crash near Blackfoot

July 18, 2022 11:42 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating an injury crash that occurred on Friday at approximately 11:09 p.m., southbound Interstate 15 at milepost 98,…

New Blackfoot fire chief sworn in

July 6, 2022 10:49 AM News Team

Bryon Howell has been unanimously approved to be the new fire chief for…

2022 Independence Day celebration events

June 28, 2022 11:14 AM News Team

Below are the 2022 Independence Day events going on in eastern Idaho and western…

F&G biologists work to protect a popular Yellowstone cutthroat fishery from pelican predation

June 30, 2022 10:23 AM News Team

Blackfoot Reservoir, located about 40 miles east of Pocatello, is home to two divergent, yet symbiotic, conservation stories that have been playing…

Blackfoot Animal Shelter & Rescue closed due to COVID-19

June 29, 2022 12:01 PM News Team

The Blackfoot Animal Shelter & Rescue reports one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19, so the shelter will be closing to the public…

Blackfoot Fire Chief, Police Chief to retire

June 28, 2022 10:12 AM News Team

Blackfoot Fire Chief Kevin Gray and Blackfoot Police Chief Scott Gay will be holding retirement open houses on…

Idaho State Police car parked on the highway

Identities released of 3 killed in Bingham County crash

June 24, 2022 9:04 AM News Team

Three men were killed in a crash near Rockford Thursday evening at approximately 8:23 p.m.…

Sheriff Craig Rowland trial moved to July 25

June 23, 2022 4:45 PM Linda Larsen

Attorneys in the case against Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland were in court Thursday discussing when the case will go to…

ITD holding open house on I-15 planning project between Northgate and Blackfoot

June 2, 2022 9:34 AM Cole Sams

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is hosting an open house from June 6 – 13 to share information and gather public input about designs to…

Plane crashes near Blackfoot Airport

June 7, 2022 5:00 PM News Team

On Tuesday at 3:10 p.m., the Blackfoot Police Department responded to a call of a plane crash on the north side of the Blackfoot Airport, onto the…

Jensen Grove filling up for summer season

June 3, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

You may have noticed an increase of water at Jensen Grove Lake.…

South Fisher construction work in Blackfoot set Monday

June 2, 2022 3:27 PM News Team

People living along a section of South Fisher in Blackfoot need to be ready for some construction…

American Auto College holds grand opening

June 2, 2022 9:40 AM News Team

The American Auto College located in Blackfoot kicked-off its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony…

BSD55 gets big boost in funding for Blackfoot Technical Education Center Project

June 1, 2022 11:34 AM News Team

The Blackfoot School District is getting a big boost in funding for its Blackfoot Technical Education Center…

“Professor of Rock” coming to Idaho

May 31, 2022 5:42 PM Linda Larsen

Have you ever wanted to take what you love and share it on social media to make…

Police search for suspect after armed robbery

May 30, 2022 9:38 AM News Team

On Monday at approximately 3:50 a.m., Blackfoot Police officers were dispatched to Short Stop convenience store located at 985 South Broadway Street…

Memorial Day: A day to remember and pay respects

May 30, 2022 5:31 PM News Team

Bagpipes underscored the solemn ceremony at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Blackfoot Monday…

2 hospitalized after crash on US 91

May 24, 2022 4:21 PM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a vehicle collision that occurred Tuesday at approximately 9:25 a.m., on US 91 at milepost 94, just north of…

Bingham Healthcare acquires da Vinci Xi Surgical System

May 13, 2022 10:28 AM News Team

Healthcare at Bingham Memorial Hospital is truly becoming an art…

Bingham County Historical Society Museum reopens after pandemic

May 11, 2022 3:29 PM News Team

To help mark the occasion, they’re honoring Bingham County veterans with a special…

Early in-person and absentee voting count is low

May 11, 2022 11:29 AM Kailey Galaviz

Some counties are experiencing low turn out for early voting so…

Yupe sentenced to 5-15 years

May 10, 2022 10:03 AM News Team

Judge Darren B. Simpson sentenced Marcus Kurt Yupe on April…

Crash north of Blackfoot injures 1

May 2, 2022 10:54 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that occurred at 4:39 p.m. on Friday on Interstate 15 at milepost 98, north of…

Do you know these teens?

April 29, 2022 11:12 AM News Team

The Blackfoot Police Department is reaching out to the public with this new video to identify some…

Blackfoot boil order lifted

April 27, 2022 5:01 PM News Team

UPDATE 4/28/22: The City of Blackfoot reports all tests came back negative Thursday afternoon, so they are lifting the boil order for the City of…

Eastern Idaho State Fair announces 2022 lineup

April 27, 2022 9:59 AM Seth Ratliff

The Eastern Idaho State Fair announced its entire lineup for the 2022 season Wednesday…

Blackfoot releases boil order update

April 25, 2022 3:47 PM News Team

The City of Blackfoot has released an update on the boil…

Shelley residents clean up East Idaho with Just Serve

April 23, 2022 1:20 PM Seth Ratliff

The City of Shelley kicked off its second annual Spring into Service clean-up event early Saturday…

Boil order issued in Blackfoot

April 21, 2022 3:01 PM News Team

The City of Blackfoot has issued a boil order after E. coli was discovered in the city’s…

2022 Easter celebration events

April 14, 2022 12:46 PM News Team

Below are the 2022 Easter celebration events going on in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming.…

Gubernatorial candidates attend annual Lincoln Day lunch

April 12, 2022 5:03 PM Seth Ratliff

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – Members of the Republican party of Idaho attended the annual Lincoln Day lunch Saturday. Among them were gubernatorial…

2022 Bingham County Mayors Scholarship recipients announced

April 10, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

The Bingham County Mayors Scholarship Selection Committee will award 46 applicants a total of…

One dead after wrong-way driver crash

April 2, 2022 10:13 AM News Team

At 3:20 a.m., a 36-year-old male, from Fort Hall, driving a Chevy Impala, was driving south in the northbound lanes on I-15. A 69-year-old male, from…