Idaho National Guard waiting for COVID-19 calls for help
The executive order acts as a notice for the guard to prepare to be called to hospitals and long-term care facilities across the…
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320 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 320 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Law enforcement agencies focus on seat belt use this holiday season
Law enforcement agencies are teaming up with the Office of Highway Safety (OHS) this November to watch for motorists not wearing seat belts.…
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2 Oregon counties continue push to join Idaho
People in two counties in rural Oregon voted to push their lawmakers to consider moving their communities into Idaho, which they say is more…
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Local artist brightens Old Town Pocatello with 140-feet-long mural
Old Town Pocatello is a little more colorful, thanks to the work of local artist, Nick…
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928 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 928 new COVID-19 cases on…
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High school youth stand to benefit from CEI early college programs
College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Early College Programs offer students the opportunity to earn college credits and industry certifications while still…
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Shakespeare in Masks: ISU theatre performs for small, virtual audiences
The Idaho State University theatre department is finding ways to perform during the…
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Idaho officials reported 1,519 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 300 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Gov. Little rolls Idaho back to modified Stage 2, mobilizes national guard
Governor Brad Little will hold a virtual press conference updating Idahoans on COVID-19 in the state Friday at 1 p.m.…
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Local health officials reported 362 new cases in the area…
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Idaho officials reported 1,519 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
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Revolutionary new COVID-19 treatment arrives in Madison County
Madison Memorial will be among the first medical facilities nationwide to implement the just-released monoclonal antibody treatment known as…
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Idaho’s 2nd-largest school district goes online-only, again
The Boise School District board voted unanimously on Thursday to move students to online learning after the Thanksgiving break.…
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D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week
Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next…
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Idaho officials reported 1,158 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 355 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Mountain America Center showing promise for moving forward
Tourism revenue is rising again after a drastic dip due to the pandemic and the Idaho Falls Auditorium District is optimistic about moving forward…
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Grant helps ISP forensic scientists to revive about 50 cold cases
An Idaho State Police investigative team is about to take a deep dive into dozens of cold cases hoping to bring justice to…
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Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen reopens Thursday
The Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen will re-open for service starting Thursday, Nov.…
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Idaho officials reported a record 1,693 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths on…
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New memorial dedicated to hundreds of local veterans
A family project to honor local veterans is finally complete, after years of work from two…
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Local health officials reported 368 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Pay It Forward: First Christian Church
A church in Idaho Falls is filling the gap when the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen had to temporarily shutdown due to COVID-19 safety…
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Job Corps enrolling now at CEI
Community colleges all over the state recently upgraded to include a Job Corps program on all…
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Friends rally big turkey donation in honor of cyclist lost in hit-and-run
The community will feel a local woman’s generous spirit in both their pedals and their poultry this…
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Idaho officials reported 1,201 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 299 new cases in the area…
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Idaho governor pledges to explain COVID-19 vaccine safety
Idaho Gov. Brad Little pledged Tuesday to explain the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine to Idaho residents once it becomes…
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Idaho judge drops virus order violation case over yard sale
An Idaho judge dismissed a case against a woman who was cited for holding a yard sale authorities said violated the state’s coronavirus stay-at-home…
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Gov. Little holds town hall Tuesday
You can participate in an hour long statewide telephone town hall with Governor Brad Little and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave…
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Idaho officials reported 1,266 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths on…
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Idaho businesses urge people to use ‘common sense’ as COVID-19 cases rise
The Idaho Business for Education published an open letter, urging Idahoans to listen to doctors and use “good old Idaho common…
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Local health officials reported 311 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Dual enrollment opportunities available to Idaho high school students
High school students throughout the state of Idaho can enroll in dual enrollment courses from Idaho State University to earn college credits at a…
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Idaho committee recommends Idaho accept early distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
The Idaho COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee on Friday recommended the state accept what’s called early distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.…
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Idaho keeps breaking new coronavirus case records
Idaho has reported five consecutive days of more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, including a record 1,403 new cases on Saturday as the…
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Idaho officials reported 649 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
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CEI aims to help parents stay in college through child care grant
The U.S. Department of Education awarded College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) a $120,000 child care grant.…
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Fire destroys mobile home in Rexburg
At 6:24 pm, Madison Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire of a mobile home with flames coming out of the roof, located at 2416 W.…
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Idaho officials reported a record 1,403 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 279 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Idaho officials reported a record 1,330 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 387 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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4.0 magnitude earthquake near Stanley
The United States Geological Survey reports there was a 4.0 magnitude earthquake near Stanley…
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Idaho Supreme Court eyes state’s public defender system
An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho is asking the Idaho Supreme Court to declare the state’s public defender system…
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Idaho sees record COVID-19 cases, full hospitals and now flu
A state panel of medical experts are asking Idaho’s governor for a statewide mask mandate, hospitals are running out of space for COVID-19 patients…
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Chaplains in training to aid local law enforcement agencies
Law Enforcement Chaplaincy of Idaho (LECI) operates as a sounding board for law enforcement to contact in the event that workforce stress begins to…
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Idaho higher education enrollment is down
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – When the public health crisis began last spring, early projections suggested college enrollment in Idaho and nationwide…
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East Idaho hospitals are worried about rising COVID-19 numbers
Hospitals in Eastern Idaho are seeing an increase in patients from the regional area, plus Montana and Wyoming as…
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Local health officials reported 239 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Idaho officials reported 1,265 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths on…
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Grants awarded to eastern Idaho nonprofits
The largest amount of money awarded to local nonprofits for food relief projects and services in…
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Fluor Idaho director earns prestigious award
Environment, Safety, Health & Quality director for Fluor Idaho has been awarded the 2020 E. Gail de Planque Medal by the American Nuclear Society…
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Hippie Down remains open despite pandemic and storefront car accident
A truck ran through the storefront of Hippie Down on October…
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D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week
Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next…
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John Wagner named Idaho National Laboratory director
Battelle Energy Alliance’s (BEA) Board of Managers announced Thursday John Wagner, Ph.D., will be the next director of Idaho National Laboratory…
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Idaho officials reported a record 1,290 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths on…
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New, continuing unemployment claims climb slightly in Idaho
Idaho’s unemployment claims climbed slightly, with 3,919 people filing for new unemployment benefits during the last week of October – about 57 more…
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Chubbuck voters say no to evaluating city merger, new library
Chubbuckians are passionate about Chubbuck, and they made that clear in Tuesday’s…
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Local health officials reported 311 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Blaine, Twin Falls counties claim first 2 flu-related deaths this season, both also had COVID-19
Blaine-County man older than 60 years of age and a woman older than 80 years of age from Twin Falls County have been reported as the first…
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“Future Tech Learning Center” coming to CEI
College of Eastern Idaho has been awarded a $1.2 million Economic Development Administration grant to design and build a 90,000 square foot career…
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Idaho Republican Party holds press conference
The Idaho Republican Party will be hosting a press conference on Wednesday beginning at 11:00 am…
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Republican Jim Risch retains Idaho Senate seat
Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch has been reelected to Congress, defeating Democrat challenger Paulette…
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Fulcher retains Idaho House seat
Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher retained his seat in Congress.…
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Simpson retains Idaho House seat
Republican Mike Simpson wins reelection to U.S. House in Idaho’s 2nd Congressional…
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Madison County keeps voter poles busy
A bigger wave of voters than expected hit polling places in Madison…
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Idaho officials reported a record 1,179 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 298 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Idaho Site continues cleanup progress under 25-year-old landmark agreement
It’s been 25 years since the Department of Energy (DOE), the state of Idaho, and U.S. Navy signed a landmark agreement providing timelines for…
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Secretary of State issues warning about suspicious election day calls
Secretary of State Lawerence Denney is alerting voters about suspicious robocalls warning voters to “stay home, stay safe” on election day.…
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Strong Families, Strong Students program deadline set for Friday
Due to the overwhelming response from Idaho families applying for Governor Brad Little’s Strong Families, Strong Students program, the Office of…
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Structure fire in Madison County
Crews are still on the scene of a fire at Moody Creak Produce in Sugar City. Losses approximately $7…
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Idaho officials reported 757 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 218 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Fourth-graders meet IF Mayor to learn election process
Before Tuesday’s historic elections, there are still lessons to be learned about the political…
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Multi-million dollar public-private partnership approved at University of Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho State Board of Education approved a $225 million public-private partnership (P3) agreement between the…
Continue Reading Bannock, Bonneville Counties early votes exceed half of 2016 total votes
Early voting was encouraged by Idaho state officials all year, in order to keep Election Day polls from becoming super spreaders of the…
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Nearly 100,000 hatchery steelhead killed to stop virus
Nearly 100,000 juvenile steelhead at a southern Idaho hatchery have been killed to prevent a virus from spreading, Idaho Fish and Game officials…
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Fred Meyer announces new Black Friday plans
Fred Meyer has announced plans for Black Friday events that will bring changes to holiday shopping.…
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Idaho officials reported 480 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…
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Idaho officials reported 798 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 192 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Criminal offenders are still held accountable during the pandemic
Some people may have an inaccurate perception of how COVID-19 is impacting our public safety in regard to holding capacities in our jail facilities…
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Governor Brad Little announced Friday the state’s participation in CyberStart America – an innovative, online cybersecurity competition sponsored…
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Caldwell man sentenced to prison on federal gun charges
Frank Ocegueda-Munoz, 23, of Caldwell, was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney…
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Idaho Falls firefighters fight Saturday morning apartment fire
Idaho Falls firefighters put out an apartment fire Saturday morning on Water…
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Idaho officials reported 1,064 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths on…
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Idaho priest serving 25 years for child porn dies in prison
A Roman Catholic priest who possessed more than 2,500 images of what investigators called the most disturbing child pornography they had ever seen…
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Local health officials reported 292 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Former nuclear weapons workers celebrated with drive-thru event
Former Idaho National Lab and Department of Energy workers are invited to attend the drive-through National Day of Remembrance Celebration hosted by…
Continue Reading Idaho DMV issues extension on expiring registrations and driver’s licenses
The Idaho Transportation Department’s Division of Motor Vehicles is providing an extension on expiring vehicle registrations and driver’s…
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Hundreds of shelter dogs, cats flown across the Pacific
More than 600 dogs and cats flew across the Pacific Ocean from crowded Hawaii shelters to Washington state, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, where there’s…
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Ex-Idaho candidate appears in Colorado court in girl’s death
A former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate charged with kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old Colorado girl who disappeared after a holiday…
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Idaho officials reported 961 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 198 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths in the area…
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D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week
Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next…
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ISU opens distance learning classrooms at area high schools
Thanks to new distance learning classrooms, Blackfoot, Fort Hall, Malad and Rockland high school students can now take Idaho State University courses…
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