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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1,266 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths
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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311 new COVID-19 cases in the area
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.…
Continue Reading Record 1,403 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
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…
Continue Reading Record 1,330 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths
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…
Continue Reading Record 1,290 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths
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.…
Continue Reading 480 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
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…
Continue Reading CyberStart America encourages Idaho students to pursue cybersecurity education
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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Police: Possible murder-suicide involves Idaho officer
Idaho State Police are investigating what they describe as a possible murder-suicide involving a central Idaho police officer and a coffee shop…
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Idaho’s sockeye salmon run falters again; experts perplexed
A meager return of sockeye salmon to central Idaho this year despite high hopes and a new fish hatchery intended to help save the species from…
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Idaho to spend $4.7M more on computer network upgrades
Idaho will dedicate $4.7 million more in federal coronavirus aid funding to upgrade its computer networks and…
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Idaho officials reported 862 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths on…
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IFFD share tips to avoid winter house fires
Now is the time to prepare our home from winter…
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Local health officials reported 258 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Governor Little appoints Ron Davies to Fish and Game Commission
Governor Brad Little has appointed Ron Davies of Clayton as the Idaho Fish and Game Commission Salmon Region representative.…
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Lawsuit planned over hunting, fishing at US wildlife refuges
The Trump administration is violating the Endangered Species Act by expanding hunting and fishing by 3,600 square miles on the national wildlife…
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$12 million bond for new Chubbuck library up for vote
The Portneuf District Library has grown out of the original location and needs a new…
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Idaho AG: County ban on political apparel at polls incorrect
It is legal to wear T-shirts or buttons supporting candidates or issues to the polls, as long there is no overt politicking done by that person, a…
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Rendezvous Upper Elementary serves as pilot project for COVID-testing
On October 19, Kristin Weston, principal of Rendezvous Upper Elementary School in Driggs, announced to her staff that they have the chance to…
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Idaho officials reported 882 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 279 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Focus on Breast Cancer Awareness Month overshadowed by pandemic
According to The Health Management Leadership, this year, more than ever, there is a need to focus on breast…
Continue Reading Idaho men charged with conspiring to sell hard-to-trace guns
A former Marine and another Idaho man charged with participating in a money-making conspiracy to build hard-to-trace firearms and distribute them in…
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Boy Scouts host Scouting for Food in eastern Idaho
The troops hosted a Scouting for Food Drive on Saturday.…
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Idaho officials reported 697 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths on…
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WATCH: Governor moves Idaho back to Stage 3
Idaho Governor Brad Little is moving the state back to Stage 3. …
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Fall Wave: Southeast, east Idaho’s Covid-19 cases on the rise
Over the past two weeks, new cases have increased by 46.5%, with new statewide cases topping 1,000 on three different…
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3 probation officers honored for saving victim’s life
The Idaho Department of Corrections for Bonneville County is honoring 3 local heroes with a rare and prestigious known as The Silver Cross Award.…
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Local health officials reported 304 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading Pocatello Mayor delivers flamingo to 5 year old
A 5-year-old Pocatello girl was surprised to see the mayor show up at her house last Thursday.…
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Idaho officials reported 650 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…
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Local baby recovering after a vicious dog attack
Anita AlQuattan is recovering in the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City after being severely mauled by a dog, leaving her with severe…
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“Stranger Things” event brings Halloween lights to life
Owens Family Lights at 1385 Lowell Drive in Idaho Falls is offering “Music, Magic, and Illumination” this spooky…
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Idaho officials reported 1,021 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 318 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading 1,073 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,073 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 417 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Real Heroes Trunk or Treat moves to drive-through format
The Idaho Falls Police Department and Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office have implemented several changes to the fourth annual Real Heroes Trunk or…
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Legislators consider ways to increase Idaho air travel
Lawmakers in Idaho have considered ways to increase air travel in the state as flights have been reduced or eliminated in recent years, stunting…
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