Eastern Idaho State Fair exhibitor deadlines near
Eastern Idaho State Fair exhibitor deadlines are quickly…
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Bingham County Sheriff urges drivers to pay extra attention as school starts
The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind drivers school will be starting soon for all of county school districts.…
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Blackfoot Police to host car seat inspection
The Blackfoot Police Department is hosting a car seat inspection event on Sept. 3.…
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Rabid bat found in Bingham County
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed a bat has tested positive for rabies in Bingham County.…
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Eastern Idaho State Fair names Karole Honas as Grand Marshal
There are few, if any, more recognizable faces in Southeast Idaho than Karole Honas.…
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New trial date set for Bingham County Sheriff
A new trial date has been set for Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland a day after he announced he will resign from…
Continue Reading Bingham County Sheriff set to resign Aug. 1
Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland will resign from office on Aug. 1,…
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1 in custody after vehicle pursuit
The Blackfoot-Bingham County Joint Detective Division was investigating a possible narcotics violation inside the city limits of Blackfoot Monday.…
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Craig Rowland trial postponed
The trial of Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland has been…
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Injury crash near Blackfoot
Idaho State Police is investigating an injury crash that occurred on Friday at approximately 11:09 p.m., southbound Interstate 15 at milepost 98,…
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New Blackfoot fire chief sworn in
Bryon Howell has been unanimously approved to be the new fire chief for…
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2022 Independence Day celebration events
Below are the 2022 Independence Day events going on in eastern Idaho and western…
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F&G biologists work to protect a popular Yellowstone cutthroat fishery from pelican predation
Blackfoot Reservoir, located about 40 miles east of Pocatello, is home to two divergent, yet symbiotic, conservation stories that have been playing…
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Blackfoot Animal Shelter & Rescue closed due to COVID-19
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…
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Blackfoot Fire Chief, Police Chief to retire
Blackfoot Fire Chief Kevin Gray and Blackfoot Police Chief Scott Gay will be holding retirement open houses on…
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Identities released of 3 killed in Bingham County crash
Three men were killed in a crash near Rockford Thursday evening at approximately 8:23 p.m.…
Continue Reading Sheriff Craig Rowland trial moved to July 25
Attorneys in the case against Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland were in court Thursday discussing when the case will go to…
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ITD holding open house on I-15 planning project between Northgate and Blackfoot
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is hosting an open house from June 6 – 13 to share information and gather public input about designs to…
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Plane crashes near Blackfoot Airport
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…
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Jensen Grove filling up for summer season
You may have noticed an increase of water at Jensen Grove Lake.…
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South Fisher construction work in Blackfoot set Monday
People living along a section of South Fisher in Blackfoot need to be ready for some construction…
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American Auto College holds grand opening
The American Auto College located in Blackfoot kicked-off its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony…
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BSD55 gets big boost in funding for Blackfoot Technical Education Center Project
The Blackfoot School District is getting a big boost in funding for its Blackfoot Technical Education Center…
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“Professor of Rock” coming to Idaho
Have you ever wanted to take what you love and share it on social media to make…
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Police search for suspect after armed robbery
On Monday at approximately 3:50 a.m., Blackfoot Police officers were dispatched to Short Stop convenience store located at 985 South Broadway Street…
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Memorial Day: A day to remember and pay respects
Bagpipes underscored the solemn ceremony at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Blackfoot Monday…
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2 hospitalized after crash on US 91
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…
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Bingham Healthcare acquires da Vinci Xi Surgical System
Healthcare at Bingham Memorial Hospital is truly becoming an art…
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Bingham County Historical Society Museum reopens after pandemic
To help mark the occasion, they’re honoring Bingham County veterans with a special…
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Early in-person and absentee voting count is low
Some counties are experiencing low turn out for early voting so…
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Yupe sentenced to 5-15 years
Judge Darren B. Simpson sentenced Marcus Kurt Yupe on April…
Continue Reading Crash north of Blackfoot injures 1
Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that occurred at 4:39 p.m. on Friday on Interstate 15 at milepost 98, north of…
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Do you know these teens?
The Blackfoot Police Department is reaching out to the public with this new video to identify some…
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Blackfoot boil order lifted
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…
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Eastern Idaho State Fair announces 2022 lineup
The Eastern Idaho State Fair announced its entire lineup for the 2022 season Wednesday…
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Blackfoot releases boil order update
The City of Blackfoot has released an update on the boil…
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Shelley residents clean up East Idaho with Just Serve
The City of Shelley kicked off its second annual Spring into Service clean-up event early Saturday…
Continue Reading Boil order issued in Blackfoot
The City of Blackfoot has issued a boil order after E. coli was discovered in the city’s…
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2022 Easter celebration events
Below are the 2022 Easter celebration events going on in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming.…
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Gubernatorial candidates attend annual Lincoln Day lunch
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – Members of the Republican party of Idaho attended the annual Lincoln Day lunch Saturday. Among them were gubernatorial…
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2022 Bingham County Mayors Scholarship recipients announced
The Bingham County Mayors Scholarship Selection Committee will award 46 applicants a total of…
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One dead after wrong-way driver crash
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…
Continue Reading Bingham County Sheriff enters “not guilty” plea during arraignment
Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland pleaded “not guilty” during his arraignment Thursday…
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Blackfoot Animal Shelter full, adoptions and fostering needed
The Blackfoot Animal Shelter needs people to come adopt or foster animals, after the shelter announced they are…
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Big win for Champ’s Heart
The final numbers are in, and the big winner is Champ’s…
Continue Reading Jury convicts Yupe on all 4 felony counts
Following a two-day trial, a jury convicted Marcus Kurt Yupe on March 1, 2022, of two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement personnel,…
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Volunteer campground hosts needed for Blackfoot Reservoir Campground
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Pocatello Field Office is looking for volunteer campground hosts at Blackfoot Reservoir Campground from Memorial…
Continue Reading Bingham County Sheriff case moved to district court
During a preliminary hearing, both defense and prosecution are allowed to present evidence and closing arguments. At the end, a judge determines if…
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Semi-truck crash in Blackfoot
On Tuesday, Idaho State Police responded to a semi-truck crash along U.S. 26 near…
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1 apprehended after chase in stolen vehicle
Bingham County deputies were assisting other agencies in locating a stolen vehicle from the Bonneville County area Friday around 11:45…
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Multiple individuals taken into custody in Bingham County
Multiple individuals were taken into custody for a variety of drug charges over the last week in Bingham…
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Frozen pipe forces school closure in Blackfoot
Idaho Science and Technology Charter School will be closed on Monday, February 7th due to flooding from a…
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Blackfoot Police Department gets into Valentine’s Day spirit
Local law enforcement is getting into the Valentine’s Day…
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EIRMC donates 62 hospital beds to regional healthcare educational programs
astern Idaho Regional Medical Center recently upgraded hospital beds throughout its facility, and as a result, EIRMC was able to donate 62 working…
Continue Reading UPDATE: Conditions of release set for Bingham County Sheriff
Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland is scheduled to appear in a courtroom Wednesday morning on aggravated assault and battery charges.…
Continue Reading Bingham Sheriff court appearance moved to next week
Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland’s first court hearing was postponed a week after his attorney asked to have the hearing in-person instead of…
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Bingham County Chief Deputy Jeff Gardner releases statement
Bingham County Chief Deputy Jeff Gardner has released the following…
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Veteran’s honored during Wreaths Across America in Blackfoot’s State Cemetery
This holiday season not everyone gets to spend it with their loved ones. Many of the veterans who are buried in the State Veteran’s Cemetery were…
Continue Reading Blackfoot mayor, police department call for Sheriff Rowland’s immediate resignation
Blackfoot Mayor Marc Carroll and the Blackfoot Police Department are calling for Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland’s immediate…
Continue Reading Bingham County Sheriff accused of threatening youth group
The Idaho Attorney General’s Office filed a criminal complaint against Sheriff Craig T. Rowland Tuesday…
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Elementary school librarian gives students the gift of reading
The Stalker Elementary Library got a big surprise this year.…
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Man arrested after shots fired incident in Blackfoot
Blackfoot Police officers responded to a shots fired incident near the 1800 block of E Airport Road in Blackfoot at about 8:26 p.m. Thursday.…
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Highlights from Tuesday night’s race
Voters in two local communities went to the polls Tuesday for run-off elections to decide who would be…
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Blackfoot Mayor wins runoff election by 70 votes
It was a nail-biter for current Blackfoot Mayor Marc Carrol as results were coming in on Tuesday…
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Blackfoot Mayoral candidates speak ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election
The race to be Blackfoot’s next mayor is down to two…
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Anti vaccine mandate march scheduled for Saturday
“We have to support our healthcare workers specifically, and frontline workers who have carried us through this pandemic and put their lives at…
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Volunteers serve Thanksgiving meals throughout Eastern Idaho
It was day for feasting and a day for volunteering in our…
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Area kickoff for Salvation Army Kettle Campaign
The kickoff for the Salvation Army’s Area 2021 Kettle Campaign will be held on Monday at noon at the Blackfoot office of…
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Blackfoot High School honors veterans with assembly
Students, Faculty, and staff of Blackfoot High School gathered at the Blackfoot Performing Arts Center for a Veterans Day…
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Local author becomes finalist for top international writing award
Brittany Rainsdon has been elected as one of the finalists for the Writers of the Future contest. She won with her science fiction short story…
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Boil order in Blackfoot lifted
UPDATE 11/3/21: The City of Blackfoot received the test results from the water sample taken Tuesday, and those results show the water is free of any…
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Blackfoot Mayoral race heads to runoff election
Blackfoot’s mayoral race was a close one Tuesday night.…
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Boil water advisory in Blackfoot
A boil order has been issued Thursday for Blackfoot’s drinking…
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Second state veterans cemetery dedicated
The ceremony to dedicate the new state veterans cemetery took place…
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Air ambulance transports 1 to hospital after crash
Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that occurred at 3:11 p.m. Thursday at N 1200 W and US26, west of Blackfoot, in Bingham…
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No public parking Friday at Blackfoot Veterans Cemetery dedication
The Blackfoot Veterans Memorial Cemetery dedication on Friday is expected to have a large…
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P.E. in a pirate ship
A local P.E. teacher puts the treat into trick or…
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Groundbreaking for BTEC Bond Projects
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday morning at Blackfoot High School for the BTEC Bond…
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Bingham Healthcare expands oncology services
Bingham Healthcare has expanded the cancer treatments they offer in Blackfoot.…
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Brake for Breakfast promotes breast cancer awareness
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bingham Memorial Hospital (BMH) held its annual Brake for Breakfast event Wednesday…
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Giant pumpkin record squashed
This 2,000 pound pumpkin was grown by Ross Bowman, and he was kind enough to share his secret to growing the massive…
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Empty the Shelters event set to begin Oct. 4
Animal shelters across the country are trying to get animals out of facilities and into the homes of new…
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Dr. David Sisul nationally recognized
Bingham Healthcare announced David M. Sisul, MD, urologist, has been designated as a Center of Excellence for GreenLight™ Laser Therapy…
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Wall That Heals now open in Blackfoot
Patriotism has filled the air at Jensen’s Grove with the arrival of The Wall That…
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EISF sets new records
Nearly 250,000 people came through the fair gates, making it the most attended Fair ever, with a grand total of 249,892 people. The fair set…
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Wall That Heals comes to Blackfoot
he Wall that Heals was escorted through downtown Idaho Falls Tuesday…
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Law enforcement busy during Eastern Idaho State Fair
The Blackfoot Police Department and Bingham County Sheriff’s Office are breathing a sigh of relief as the extremely busy fair week has come to a…
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Final day of Eastern Idaho State Fair draws quite a turnout
It was a full house on Saturday for the final day of the Eastern Idaho State…
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Truck rollover scatters chairs on the side of US 91
Idaho State Troopers are investigating a single-vehicle rollover reported at 9:52 a.m. on southbound U.S. 91, north of Blackfoot in Bingham…
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The sky’s the limit for reading
A local school says the sky’s the limit when it comes to…
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Exciting events highlight Eastern Idaho State Fair
It was a thrilling afternoon at the Eastern Idaho State Fair.…
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Eastern Idaho State Fair Parade makes its return
On Saturday, the fair kicked off its festivities with a community-wide celebration.…
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2 men die in Friday night accident north of Blackfoot
Two men from the Idaho Falls area, died in an Friday night automobile accident along Highway…
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Bureau of Land Management horse trail challenge
A horse and burro auction was hosted in the Inland East Arena at the Eastern Idaho State Fair today. Several different Idaho counties came together…
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Eastern Idaho State Fair begins Friday
The fairgrounds in Blackfoot are hosting the Eastern Idaho State Fair starting tomorrow and lasting until Saturday, September…
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EISF crowns new food champions
Whether baked, grilled or fried, the Eastern Idaho State Fair has a rich tradition of offering the best fair food in the…
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How to purchase EISF tickets at discount prices
The Eastern Idaho State Fair is less than a week away, and right now, gate and carnival tickets are being offered at discount pricing when you…
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2 mother’s lounges at Eastern Idaho State Fair
There will once again be two mother’s lounges at the Eastern Idaho State…
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Police investigate Blackfoot shooting
Blackfoot police located an adult male who had a gunshot injury at the Sportsman’s Access on W. Bridge Street at approximately 11:58 p.m. Friday.…
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Rockford Elementary moves to remote learning after COVID-19 outbreak
A small outbreak of COVID-19 has temporarily shut down Rockford Elementary School in the Snake River School…
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