Mayor Merrill calls on community to slow the spread of COVID-19
REXBURG, IDAHO (KIFI/KIDK) – Eastern Idaho Public Health moved Madison County into the High Risk level of the COVID-19 Regional Response Plan during…
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Idaho governor eyes tax relief with budget surplus
Idaho Governor Brad Little is holding a press conference Friday about the State Budget.…
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673 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 673 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
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128 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 128 new COVID-19 cases on…
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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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U.S. Surgeon General: 3 simple W’s will control COVID-19
Dr. Jerome Adams said the coronavirus is controllable with three simple W’s or…
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SIPH COVID-19 Hotline closed Monday
The Southeastern Idaho Public Health COVID-19 Hotline will be closed on Monday, October 12 to observe the Columbus Day holiday.…
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Information sought on buck found shot and left to waste in Bonneville County
A mule deer buck was shot and left to waste during the evening of Sept. 24 in the Antelope Flats area located in Bonneville County between Ririe and…
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Authorities investigate killing of grizzly bear in Fremont County
Wildlife officials are investigating the killing of a federally protected grizzly bear near Coyote Meadows in Fremont County that had been part of a…
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Idaho officials reported 671 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths on…
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White House Task Force report says Idaho remains in coronavirus ‘red zone’ with 8th highest rate in country
The latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report obtained by ABC News shows Idaho is still in the red zone for new confirmed cases.…
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158 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 158 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Idaho Site tests technologies to retrieve calcine waste
The Department of Energy Environmental Management (EM) Program and Idaho National Laboratory Site cleanup contractor Fluor Idaho are testing…
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Little: Pandemic changing forever how residents live, work
The way Idaho’s residents live and work is being changed forever by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Brad Little said…
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Fire prevention week 2020: “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!”
The Idaho Falls Fire Department (IFFD) is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) — the official sponsor of Fire…
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Idaho officials reported 660 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 203 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths in the area…
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Census count continues in Southeast Idaho
Despite the turmoil of 2020, census takers are still trying to count every person in…
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Idaho seeks dismissal of lawsuit over virus rescue money
A lawsuit filed by an Idaho county against Republican Gov. Brad Little and other state officials that could upend plans for distributing $1.25…
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Federal judge: IRS can’t keep coronavirus money from inmates
A federal judge says the IRS can’t keep withholding coronavirus relief payments from incarcerated people, potentially clearing the way for at least…
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Idaho officials reported 458 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 219 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Transfer station work limited by fire
Investigation is continuing into the cause of a large fire at the Bonneville County Transfer station in Idaho Falls. …
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Idaho football game ended after Bundy refuses to wear mask
An Idaho high school football game was canceled after anti-government activist Ammon Bundy refused to wear a mask or leave school…
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Body found in burned trailer home in northern Idaho
An investigation is underway after a body was found in a burned trailer home in northern…
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Southeast Idaho law enforcement attend crisis intervention training
Law enforcement officials in Southeast Idaho spent the last week learning from mental health professionals.…
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Idaho officials reported 262 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…
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Idaho officials reported 464 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 141 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Idaho officials reported 677 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 242 new COVID-19 cases in the area on…
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Voting nearly impossible for eligible voters behind bars
Most of the three-quarters of a million people held in U.S. jails have the right to vote. But many of them are unable to, stymied by misinformation,…
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Superintendent explains District 91 board decision
In District 91, 126 students are currently self-isolating under parental guidance and 290 and have been ordered to self-quarantine by the school…
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Idaho Falls leaf collection begins Oct. 19
Idaho Falls residents will once again receive help with leaf…
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Idaho officials reported 513 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
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Idaho virus restrictions remain; schools get rapid testing
Idaho will remain in the fourth and final stage of reopening the economy during the coronavirus pandemic for at least another two weeks, Gov. Brad…
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2 leaders of Aryan Knights prison gang sentenced to more than 17 years for RICO conspiracy
Two members of an Idaho prison gang called the Aryan Knights were sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of participating in…
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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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Local health officials reported 131 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Wendy’s sends our crew some baked potatoes after hilarious comment
See why Wendy’s decided to send our weatherman some baked potatoes on…
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Idaho, 6 other states report highest census response rate
The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that Idaho is among six other states and Puerto Rico with the highest overall census response…
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Traveling roadshow visits community seniors
Today at noon, Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti will speak at Broadway Fields by reading the Residents’ Rights…
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Tuesday night’s debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, have people…
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Idaho officials reported 614 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
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Police release name of suspect shot by officers
Pocatello Police are releasing the name of the person who was shot by officers on Friday…
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East Idaho fires burned less acres, more started by humans
In a typical fire season, about 106 fires in east Idaho will burn about 80,000…
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Local health officials reported 166 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading Idaho joins $39.5 million multistate settlement over 2014 Anthem data breach
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Idaho’s participation in a $39.5 million multistate settlement with health insurance provider Anthem,…
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Idaho officials reported 511 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…
Continue Reading White House Task Force report says Idaho remains in coronavirus ‘red zone’
The latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report obtained by ABC News shows Idaho is still in the red zone for new confirmed cases.…
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Fluor Idaho enters into Mentor-Protégé Agreement with Walsh Engineering Services
Fluor Idaho, cleanup contractor at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, has signed a Mentor-Protégé Agreement with…
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Vandals topple over iconic statue at Marshall Public Library
The Marshall Public Library confirmed that someone toppled over the iconic statue of a boy outside the…
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Local health officials reported 196 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Concrete ramps put in on Portneuf River for floaters
As part of the City of Pocatello’s initiative to revitalize the Portneuf River, four new concrete ramps were installed along the…
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Pocatello taxpayers to see one-time tax relief on December 2020 tax notice
Taxpayers in Pocatello will be seeing a one-time tax relief on their December 2020 tax notice.…
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Idaho county OKs public land ordinances amid legal warning
Commissioners in a rural Idaho county have approved three ordinances aimed at giving them authority over federal public lands despite warnings from…
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Gov. Little to hold statewide town hall Tuesday
Governor Little will host a statewide AARP telephone town hall Tuesday to provide information and answer questions regarding COVID-19 in…
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Idaho officials reported 422 new COVID-19 cases on Monday as some health experts are warning the state is entering its third wave of new…
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Local health officials reported 132 new cases in the area…
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“Completely out of the blue;” local woman shares story of postpartum heart attack
Bridget Klassen never had a heart issue before 2020.…
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5 injured in Idaho sugar beet factory explosion
Five people sustained minor injuries in an explosion at an Idaho sugar beet processing…
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Idaho officials reported 205 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Idaho officials reported 539 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…
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Community walk to end Alzheimer’s
Our traditional “Walk to end Alzheimer’s'” event in Idaho Falls took a different path than years…
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Ammon reptile owners talk about surrendered pets
The owners of some exotic animals which were surrendered recently to Idaho Fish and Game spoke about the animals Saturday.…
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 49 new confirmed cases of…
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Idaho officials reported 523 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 69 new confirmed cases of…
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Die-off of pinyon pines spurs concern at Idaho state park
The steward of the City of Rocks National Reserve in southern Idaho says more and more of the few pinyon pines that live in the reserve are dying,…
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace founder’s smile to appear on Lay’s chip bags
A familiar smile will be seen around the country as part of Lay’s chip smile…
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Boise woman gets up to 30 years for crash that killed child
A Boise woman has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for driving under the influence in a crash that killed a 3-year-old girl and left three…
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Idaho officials reported 491 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
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Police arrest man for robbery, battery
Idaho Falls Police arrested a 30-year-old Idaho Falls resident on multiple charges…
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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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Grid Kid football team to benefit Primary Children’s Hospital
Thunder Ridge Grid Kid Blue Team is once again reaching out to the public to benefit Primary Children’s…
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Fairview Elementary School recognized as National Blue Ribbon School
Fairview Elementary School in the Bonneville Joint District was recognized as an Exemplary High Performing School, among Idaho’s highest performing…
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Local health officials reported 138 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Backing The Blue with BBQ
Two local businesses come together to show appreciation for area law…
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Idaho man sues over state’s anti-sodomy law
An Idaho man represented by a coalition of civil rights attorneys is suing the state’s attorney general over Idaho’s so-called “infamous crime…
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3 arrested at Idaho church singing event to flout mask order
Three people have been arrested after an Idaho church held a maskless psalm singing event in a city hall parking lot in violation of the town’s mask…
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Flags to fly at half-staff to honor firefighter Ricky Fulton
American flags and State of Idaho flags will be flown at half-staff starting Thursday, Sept. 24 for the death of Ricky Fulton, a firefighter who lost…
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Pocatello Animal Services to address stray cat problem with trap and release
The Pocatello Animal Services is taking a new approach to an age-old problem: stray…
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Idaho officials reported 396 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 145 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Parents debate Halloween celebrations
In years past, the start of fall is typically the start of Halloween planning. Children begin picking out costumes, parents start loading up on…
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Idaho aims for 1M registered voters in November election
Elections officials in Idaho have said they are aiming for a million registered voters in the state this year, many of whom are expected to vote by…
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Bonneville County elections office have made changes for this years election
This is shaping up to be a big election year.…
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Health officials warn Southeast Idaho hospitals nearing high capacity
The biggest threat Covid-19 poses to our healthcare system is the potential that hospitals will fill…
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Local health officials reported 126 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Idaho officials reported 446 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…
Continue Reading White House Task Force report says Idaho in coronavirus ‘red zone’
The latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report obtained by ABC News shows Idaho is in the red zone for new confirmed…
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FCC asks states to lower the cost of in-state inmate calls
Thirty-seven jails and juvenile detention centers across Idaho charge more for inmates and families to make in-state calls than they can legally…
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Dad and daughter duo set four state fish records
The pair have set off on a mission to fill in the blanks in the record fish…
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Idaho officials reported 410 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 31 new confirmed cases of…
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Idaho school districts vary widely in COVID-19 transparency
Idaho school districts vary widely when it comes to letting the public know about coronavirus cases in…
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Body of missing Idaho hiker found 1,000 feet below Utah peak
Utah authorities have discovered the body of a missing hiker on Sunday after he left Idaho a week earlier for a backpacking trip in the…
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Idaho hunters, anglers deal with disappearing ink routine
Idaho Fish and Game officials are reporting some hunters and anglers are finding faded licenses and/or tags but in much smaller numbers than in the…
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Idaho officials reported 244 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…
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Idaho officials reported 288 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
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