Idaho Falls City Council meetings to be temporarily held at Civic Center for the Performing Arts
During the months of June and July, Idaho Falls City Council meetings will be held at the Civic Center for the Performing…
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Lane closure on Pancheri Drive
Starting Thursday, June 1, the westbound right lane of Pancheri Drive from Yellowstone Highway to I-15 will be temporarily closed for…
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Bonneville County Jail expansion breaks ground
Ground broke Thursday for the expansion of the Special Handling unit at the Bonneville County Jail.…
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Bridge repairs underway on US 20 in Idaho Falls
Bridge repairs are underway on U.S. Highway 20 in Idaho Falls at the bridge over Riverside…
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The Village – A Foster Care Closet impacting Eastern Idaho families
As National Foster Care Month winds down, The Village, A Foster Care Closet, highlights their impact in Eastern Idaho at an Open House Wednesday…
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Mountain View and Idaho Falls Community Hospitals suffer cyber attack
Both Mountain View Hospital, the Idaho Falls Community Hospital and their partner clinics are working on recovering from a cyber attack that happened…
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How to stay safe around wildlife
It’s that time of year again when animals are out of hibernation.…
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Idaho Falls Animal Shelter offers free dog adoptions, owner reclaims
The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter is currently offering free dog adoptions and owner reclaims due to the extremely high number of dogs currently at the…
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Bearded dragon found in Idaho Falls Shelter looking for owner
The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter is the home of a new stray…
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Search warrant leads to felony drug arrest
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies located methamphetamine and marijuana at a residence on Monte Vista last Friday evening while serving a search…
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Help Red Cross install free smoke alarms in Idaho Falls homes
The Red Cross of Idaho and East Oregon will help keep families safe from home fires by installing free smoke alarms in Idaho Falls homes and is…
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BHC makes changes to help more children with mental health
Demand for mental healthcare in youth is on the rise according to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical…
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Shelley man dies after crash on South Yellowstone Highway
This crash remains under investigation by Idaho State…
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2 intersection improvement projects near Rollandet Avenue start Tuesday
Knife River will begin work on two intersections near Rollandet Avenue Tuesday, May…
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AAA urges safe driving during the ‘100 Deadliest Days’
With Memorial Day and the start of the summer driving season right around the corner, AAA is reminding drivers to stay safe behind the…
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Local vets honored with a pancake breakfast early Saturday Morning
The parking lot in front of the Ammon Broulim’s had a different look than just filled with various cars from those going shopping. Off to the side of…
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War Bonnet Round Up holding national anthem auditions
Do you think you can sing? Would you like to sing the national anthem at Idaho’s Oldest Rodeo, The War Bonnet Round…
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Field of Honor is ready for Memorial Day weekend
This is now the 11th year that the club has honored the veterans in this way. This is all to remember those who have fallen before…
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Broulim’s veterans Memorial Day breakfast set Saturday
The Broulim’s in Ammon is also honoring our veterans and our first…
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Keep an eye out for speeders on the rails
There will some speeders in the area this weekend, but they won’t be on the road. They will be on the railroad…
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No hunting tags for antlerless and pronghorn this season
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game Upper Snake Region is not allowing any hunting tags this year for antler less and…
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Secretary of Energy visits INL
Secretary Jennifer Granholm took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility on Wednesday.…
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Paul Davis Restoration services are being flooded with calls
Paul Davis now has a wait time for callers looking to fix their homes from the flooding from the past few…
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Experimental Breeder Reactor-I opens Friday for 2023 season
There is no cost for…
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EIRMC prepares for ‘100 Days of Trauma’
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls is gearing up for what they say are some of their busiest days. They call it ‘100Â Days of…
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WATCH: Cleanup begins after heavy rain/hail hits Eastern Idaho
Street flooding has subsided and streets are back open after a heavy downpour hit eastern Idaho Tuesday…
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Bonneville County CWP/Sex Offender Registry Office to temporarily close Thursday
On Thursday, May 25, the Concealed Weapon Permit and Sex Offender Registry Office located inside the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office Drivers…
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Prosecutor says D91 officials violated election laws
The Bonneville County prosecutor says Idaho Falls School District 91 officials violated election…
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Police seek public’s help with found canoe
Around 1:30 p.m. Monday, Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the Palisades Reservoir near China Beach (near MP 401 on Hwy 26) for a…
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District 93 reacts to failed bond
Bonneville Joint School District 93 is now trying to find the best solution to address growth in their schools after their $34.5 million bond…
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The section of N Woodruff Avenue, between Lincoln Road and N Yellowstone Highway, in Idaho Falls will be widened to better accommodate traffic flow…
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RetroX pop culture event takes over downtown Idaho Falls
A pop culture event along the likes of Salt Lake City’s FanX events took place here in Idaho Falls throughout Saturday with Idaho Falls RetroX.…
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Baby camel born at Idaho Falls Zoo
Workers at the Idaho Falls Zoo arrived Friday morning to find a new…
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Idaho Falls Luxury RV Park opens
Idaho Falls has its own RV park that has just opened up along the…
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New signal at Sunnyside and South Fork Boulevard
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) activated a new signal Thursday at Sunnyside Rd. and Gateway Drive/ South Fork Boulevard near Jackson Hole…
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National Peace Officers Memorial ceremony Friday night in Idaho Falls
Friday night, the Idaho Falls Police and Bonneville County Sheriff’s office will hold a joint memorial to remember the lives of their fellow…
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Retro X, a pop culture celebration, starts Saturday
A pop-culture celebration makes its way to southeast Idaho with Idaho Falls Retro…
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Help fill the boot this weekend
Idaho Falls firefighters will be at the intersection of Hitt Road and 17th Street on Friday and…
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Waterline repair on Lincoln Road Friday
The Idaho Falls Water Division will be repairing a leaking waterline in Lincoln Road immediately east of its intersection with Bennett Avenue.…
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Fish and Game limits 2023 hunting tags after intense winter
Idaho Fish and Game says some hunts may look different this year after a harsh winter.…
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Expect opening delays on Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Record breaking amounts of snowfall will delay some recreation site…
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Make-A-Wish Idaho to host Walk For Wishes East Idaho Saturday
Make-A-Wish Idaho will host the second annual Walk For Wishes East Idaho on May 20 at Russ Freeman Park.…
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Missing juvenile located
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile male.…
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Idahoan Foods weighs in on water curtailment concerns
In the past weeks, local farmers have become increasingly worried their irrigation pumps could be shut…
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AAA warns about the dangers of leaving children & pets in cars
As temperatures are rising across Idaho, AAA is reminding parents and pet parents the dangers of leaving children and animals in the car ahead of the…
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Idaho Falls School levy passes; Bonneville bond election fails
Voters approve a plant facilities levy to build a new elementary school in the Idaho Falls School District. The levy passed with 70% in favor.…
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Local students are able to travel back in time thanks to fourth grade rendezvous
Tautphaus Park was filled with fourth graders from all over Idaho Falls School District 91…
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Local attorney pleads not guilty to drug charges
Dunn is charged with a felony for possession of a controlled substance and three misdemeanors for possession of a controlled substance, drug…
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Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office increases seatbelt patrols
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office says it will be conducting extra patrols for the next two weeks watching for seatbelt…
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D93 proposing a bond to build new elementary school
On Tuesday, Bonneville Joint School District 93 voters will get to decide whether or not to pass a $34.5 million bond to build a new elementary…
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Public invited to share input on plans to connect US 20 and US 26 in Idaho Falls
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is hosting a public meeting on May…
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Local music store replaces Skyline’s piano
IDAHO 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…
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The Beach Boys are coming to Idaho Falls
The Beach Boys are coming to the Hero Arena at the Mountain America Center in Idaho Falls on Friday, Sept. 1,…
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Bonneville High School cancels in-person classes due to well failure
Bonneville High School in-person classes are canceled Friday due to a well…
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3 arrests made in car vandalism wave
A string of vandalism hit Idaho Falls overnight on…
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Local elementary students learn everything about H2O at Water Awareness Festival
Organized mayhem at Tautphaus Park as fifth and sixth graders gather for the Water Awareness Week Festival.…
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Boil order issued for 8 D93 schools
Bonneville County School District 93 reports eight of its schools are currently under a boil order…
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FAA is forcing Old Butte Park to relocate
The Federal Aviation Administration is making the soccer fields of Old Butte Park…
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Police investigate juvenile threat at Bonneville High School
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a disturbance between teenagers that involved a threat with a gun.…
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Groundwater users worried about water curtailment
In the past weeks, local farmers have become increasingly worried their irrigation pumps could shut…
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Local law enforcement reminds us to be safe on the water as spring recreation takes off
Spring weather is here meaning the snow is melting and causing water levels in our rivers and lakes to rise and lower in temperature. The snow…
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D93 Summer Food Service Program begins June 5
Meals will be provided to all children, ages 1-18, without…
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$0.50 admission for mothers at Idaho Falls Zoo this weekend
The Idaho Falls Zoo is having a special for Mother’s Day…
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IFHS student named US Presidential Scholars semifinalist
Idaho Falls School District 91 announced one of its students has been named a semifinalist in the 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars…
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May 10 marks date for required state burn permits
Escaped debris burning is the number one cause of wildfires in Idaho.…
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Sunday Blessings hits the airwaves with familiar voice
Three years after retiring from four decades of TV news broadcasting right here on Local News 8, Jay Hildebrandt is back. This time on the…
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Idaho Falls man wins $10,000 for shed moose antler
Brian Haacke of Idaho Falls set out to win a lottery of sorts – a moose antler worth…
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Be Kind To Animals Week
Be Kind To Animals Week is an annual week-long celebration held in the first full week of May and takes place from May 7 to 13 this year.…
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East Idaho farmers concerned about possible groundwater curtailments
East Idaho farmers have concerns about possible water use restrictions.…
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‘May the Fourth’ be with you kickball game
A local high school is using the ‘The Force’ to teach students about force – Newton’s laws, to be exact.…
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BLM extends Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan comment periodÂ
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the public comment period on…
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Use extra caution when traveling through 45th E. Road construction
As the construction and widening of the three mile stretch of 45th E. (Crowley Rd.) near 1st St. and Lincoln Rd. continues, Bonneville County…
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Idaho Falls Regional Airport travelers can now make strides for environmental sustainability
Travelers flying through the Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) can now do their part to make air travel more sustainable.…
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Changes to Idaho Falls Public Library parking during water tower construction
Construction on the new water tower begins Monday, May 8, at the Idaho Falls Public…
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Garage fire on Camrose Street under investigation
The cause of the fire is under investigation by IFFD’s Fire Prevention and Investigation…
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Construction combine gives students hands-on experience with the trade and helps local vets
Bonneville School District #93 students participated in a construction combine Wednesday earning hands-on experience as they build sheds for our…
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Paranormal Cirque in Idaho Falls
It’s hard to miss the large tent being set up next to the Grand Teton Mall in Idaho…
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College of Eastern Idaho hosts inaugural Energy Days on May 4
The event focuses on engaging local students and community members with the energy…
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‘Nuclear Now’ documentary features the Idaho National Lab
A new Oliver Stone documentary debuting at Edwards Theater May 1 and May 2 is making waves for the Idaho National…
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Idaho Gives campaign kicks off
The Idaho Gives campaign celebrated another year of giving in east Idaho at the Mountain America Center Monday. …
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IFFD holds training at Mountain America Center Monday
The Idaho Falls Fire Department will be conducting training in the parking lot of the Mountain America Center on Event Center Drive on Monday.…
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Snake River Animal Shelter to hold kitten baby shower May 3
The Snake River Animal Shelter (SRAS) is holding a special kind of party: its first ever kitten baby…
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S Boulevard to close Sunday
One block of S Boulevard will be closed again Sunday night beginning at 7 p.m. Motorists should plan alternate…
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Snake River Animal Shelter announces $5,000 matching challenge for Idaho Gives 2023
The Snake River Animal Shelter announced a $5,000 matching donation challenge on behalf of the East Idaho Credit Union (EICU).…
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Car involved in chase with police found in canal
Police had to retrieve a car out of the canal early Thursday morning after a short chase earlier. …
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D91 announces new superintendent
The Idaho Falls School District 91 Board of Trustees announced Thursday Karla LaOrange has accepted an offer to be the district’s next…
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Water curtailment order has east Idaho farmers worried
Local farmers are worried their irrigation pumps could shut down, and members of the Eastern Idaho Water Rights Coalition are looking for…
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Idaho Falls Zoo season officially begins
Despite a long off-season, the Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park officially opened today.…
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Endangered missing person found
Idaho Falls Police are looking for a missing endangered…
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Idaho Falls new water tower to start construction May 8
Idaho Falls’ current elevated water tower will be…
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S Boulevard will be closed from 17th Street north to 16th Street on April 24 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.…
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CEI to hold Construction Combine events in Idaho Falls and Salmon
Inspired by the NFL draft, Construction Combines allow participants to learn and demonstrate construction skills, as well as potentially land a…
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D91 narrows search for new superintendent
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The search for a new Idaho Falls school district superintendent takes another step forward. The school board has narrowed…
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Hillcrest High School breaks ground on new Westmark Stadium
Friday afternoon, a years-long vision finally came to life for Hillcrest High School and the Ammon community, as Hillcrest broke ground on Westmark…
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Idaho Falls Clean and Green Citywide Cleanup begins May 4
The City of Idaho Falls will help residents with spring cleanup efforts during the annual Clean and Green Citywide Cleanup, beginning May 4.…
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Idaho Falls Power receives nationwide recognition
Idaho Falls Power received nationwide recognition as one of the most reliable public power…
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Tickets now on sale for Idaho’s Oldest Rodeo
The wait is over, and tickets are now on sale for Idaho’s Oldest Rodeo, The War Bonnet Round…
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Jury finds Jake Eilander not guilty
The jury is in deliberations in the trial of Jake Eilander. He is charged in the shooting death of Ulises Rangel behind Planet Fitness in Idaho…
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Idaho Falls to hold public meeting regarding Water Facility Plan
The City of Idaho Falls invites community members to attend a public meeting and submit public comment regarding the 2023 Water Facility…
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Heritage Park receives donation from Rotary Club of Idaho Falls
Opening of the much-anticipated Heritage Park is closer to the finish line, thanks to another generous donation from the Rotary Club of Idaho…
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