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Plan to freeze number of Idaho legislative districts gains

February 26, 2020 10:48 AM Associated Press

A Constitutional amendment to set the number of Idaho legislative districts at 35 and number of lawmakers at 105 moved a step closer Wednesday to…

Trailer destroyed by fire

February 25, 2020 8:38 PM News Team

The Pocatello Fire Department responded to a trailer fire Tuesday…

Group meets to protect salmon and steelhead population

February 25, 2020 9:30 PM News Team, David Barrington

Idaho’s salmon and steehead are having a rough time maintaining healthy populations according one conservation…

Local program aims to punch-out Parkinson’s

February 25, 2020 8:14 PM News Team

Four times a week, Poky4Parkys meets at the Senior Activity Center looking to throw haymakers at Parkinson’s disease.…

AG Office releases opinion on bill to ban transgender women athletes

February 25, 2020 4:40 PM News Team

The Idaho Attorney General’s Office released an opinion on a bill by Idaho Falls Representative Barbara Ehardt to ban transgender females from…

Legislation sets Idaho’s minimum marriage age at 16

February 25, 2020 2:59 PM Associated Press

Legislation setting 16 as the minimum age for a person to get married in Idaho is heading to the full House.…

Complete count committee will help gather information for the U.S. Census

February 25, 2020 1:31 PM Jilliana Colina

The data collected helps distribute federal funding, grants, ensures fair representation in the house of representatives, and it is used in local…

Bill freezing property taxes for year heads to Idaho Senate

February 25, 2020 2:49 PM Associated Press

Legislation imposing a one-year, statewide freeze on property taxes headed to the Idaho Senate despite dire warnings from city and county governments…

School bond, levy elections could end for March and August

February 25, 2020 1:15 PM Associated Press

Under legislation approved by a House committee Tuesday, school districts would no longer use March and August elections to ask voters to approve…

Idaho man pleads guilty to murder charges in woman’s killing

February 25, 2020 1:04 PM Associated Press

An Idaho man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after backing out of an earlier plea deal in a case involving the death of a 32-year-old woman…

Idaho’s biggest robotics competition hosted at ISU

February 27, 2020 2:17 PM Emma Iannacone

The VEX Robotics Competition is the state championships for robotics teams, a culmination of nearly a year of hard…

Pocatello Regional Airport did not get grant for Denver flights

February 25, 2020 11:18 AM Emma Iannacone

After months of anticipation, the Pocatello Regional Airport was not chosen to receive a grant that would fund flights to…

For King and Country, Echosmith coming to Pocatello summer 2020

February 25, 2020 2:17 PM Emma Iannacone

The Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre released more of the summer 2020…

Officials: Faulty light caused fire that killed twin boys

February 25, 2020 10:17 AM Associated Press

Officials say an electrical fault in a light fixture caused a house fire that killed twin 3-year-old boys in the north-central Idaho town of…

House OKs bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors

February 24, 2020 5:05 PM Associated Press

Legislation to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors is heading to the Senate after…

New organic vodka coming soon

February 24, 2020 5:12 PM Jilliana Colina

The bottled water company says this is a great opportunity to diversify their revenue stream with a company that shares similar…

Idaho lawmaker comment seen as threat to Planned Parenthood

February 24, 2020 12:14 PM Associated Press

A Republican lawmaker in Idaho is facing criticism for comments that abortion rights advocates consider a…

Girl, 11, brings AR-15 to Idaho hearing on gun legislation

February 24, 2020 11:54 AM Associated Press

An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday with her grandfather, who is supporting legislation that would allow…

Swisher to challenge Simpson for US House

February 24, 2020 11:37 AM News Team

Democrat Aaron Swisher has announced he will again challenge incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Simpson for the U.S. House this…

Bill will expand Idaho concealed-carry law to non-residents

February 24, 2020 10:57 AM Associated Press

Visitors to Idaho 18 and older who can legally possess firearms would be allowed to carry a concealed handgun within city limits under legislation…

Transgender group to sue over Idaho birth certificate bill

February 24, 2020 10:05 AM Associated Press

A transgender rights group plans to sue the state of Idaho over a proposed bill that makes it illegal for someone to change their gender identity on…

Footage of missing Rexburg child emerges

February 24, 2020 9:33 AM Ariel Schroeder

Newly released doorbell video from a Rexburg neighbor shows JJ Vallow apparently playing outside his home on Sept. 17. That’s less than a week before…

Pocatello man missing since September

February 23, 2020 1:59 PM Emma Iannacone

A man has been missing from the Pocatello area for nearly six…

Pothole warnings issued for some roads

February 23, 2020 12:01 AM News Team

SUGAR CITY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Transportation Department has issued pothole warnings for Highway 20 and Highway 33. Highway 33 has a 45…

Structure fire in Idaho Falls

February 22, 2020 11:37 PM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to a a structure fire in the 200 block of Gladstone around 10:30 this evening.…

Bingham County Search and Rescue fundraising for new building

February 22, 2020 5:22 PM News Team

Bingham County Search and Rescue is hosting its annual dinner and auction fundraiser on Saturday night. But this year, the group is hoping to raise…

ISU welcomes newest Sports Hall of Fame class

February 22, 2020 5:04 PM News Team

Idaho State University welcomed six Bengals into the Sports Hall of Fame during a Saturday ceremony.…

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Remodeled Rooms Revealed to Scott Family

February 21, 2020 9:36 PM News Team

Children of the Scott’s family in Blackfoot finally got to see how their new rooms turned out. For the past five years the Ridge Crest Elementary…

Panel meets to discuss nuclear waste removal agreement

February 21, 2020 9:10 PM News Team

On Friday, a panel including Senator Jim Risch, Congressman Mike Simpson and Governor Brad Little came together at the Bennion Student Union to…

Lori Vallow’s charges explained

February 21, 2020 6:26 PM Jilliana Colina

Lori is charged with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of a child, resisting and/or obstructing an officer, solicitation to commit a…

Shelley School District passes 4-day school week

February 20, 2020 8:38 PM Todd Kunz

SHELLEY, Idaho (KIDK/KIFI) – The Shelley School District #60 board of trustees unanimously voted Thursday night to move to a four-day school week.…

1 killed in shooting at Idaho senior complex, suspect dead

February 21, 2020 10:09 AM Associated Press

One person was killed and three were injured in a shooting at an apartment complex for senior citizens in a Boise suburb and the suspect also died,…

49th annual Frank Church Symposium aims to tackle tough issues

February 20, 2020 5:13 PM News Team

Tough topics were discussed in Pocatello Thursday. Idaho State University’s International Affairs Council held it’s 49th annual Frank Church…

Local hero gets recognized for his service 50 years later

February 20, 2020 4:37 PM Jilliana Colina

“I’m overwhelmed, I wasn’t expecting all this. I just didn’t think they’d do all this much just for me. It’s been 50…

Idaho U.S. senators tout economy and judicial appointments

February 20, 2020 3:13 PM Associated Press

The United States is experiencing historical prosperity and the federal judiciary is being transformed with the appointment of conservative judges,…

Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland running for reelection

February 20, 2020 2:09 PM Emma Iannacone

Craig Rowland is running for Bingham County Sheriff…

House panel OKs Idaho bill to ban transgender women athletes

February 20, 2020 10:00 AM Associated Press

Legislation preventing transgender women from participating in sports that align with their gender identity headed to the House on…

Register here for annual Bingham’s Got Talent

February 20, 2020 3:20 PM Emma Iannacone

For more than a decade, Bingham County residents have been showcasing talent and raising money for cancer…

Record-breaking number of homes built in Idaho

February 20, 2020 12:50 PM Associated Press

CBH Homes has been building homes in Idaho since 1992 and is announcing a record breaking number of 20,000 homes built in…

Concordia University in Missouri to own Boise law school

February 20, 2020 12:02 PM Associated Press

Officials with Concordia Law in Boise, Idaho say Concordia University in St. Paul has agreed to become the law school’s new owner.…

Bill to reduce mandatory abuse reporters passes committee

February 20, 2020 12:38 PM Associated Press

A bill that would reduce the number of people required to report suspected child abuse narrowly won approval from a panel of Idaho lawmakers.…

Bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors advances

February 20, 2020 9:44 AM Associated Press

Legislation intended to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors advanced to the Idaho…

UPDATE: Six men wanted in beating after gunshot investigation

February 19, 2020 10:10 PM News Team

UPDATE 7:58 am. 2/20/20: Pocatello, ID (KIFI/KIDK) – Pocatello police releasing new details about the shooting near campus late Wednesday night. They…

‘It’s never failed to pass’: School District 25 hoping levy passes again

February 19, 2020 8:59 PM News Team

Since 1961, when it was put in place, the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District’s school plant facilities levy has never failed to pass. This year, the…

New apprenticeship gives people local career opportunities

February 19, 2020 5:51 PM Emma Iannacone

There’s a new option for people looking for a career in southeast…

Crime scene investigation in Lava Hot Springs

February 19, 2020 4:49 PM News Team

Bannock County investigators closed off parts of a street in Lava Hot Springs for most of the day…

Plans to prevent future train collisions with pronghorns

February 19, 2020 2:08 PM Jilliana Colina

Any edible meat recovered from the two accidents was distributed to needy families and food banks throughout the region.
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Bannock County Commissioners reach resolution on Downey Fire District taxes

February 19, 2020 4:19 PM News Team

The Bannock County Commissioners have agreed on a plan to equalize taxes for the Downey Fire District after a computer error failed to tax Downey…

Court: Convicted rapist can argue his lawyer was ineffective

February 19, 2020 3:44 PM Associated Press

A man convicted of rape in Idaho and sexual assault in Pennsylvania after prosecutors said he duped then drugged and assaulted women in both states…

Bill to compensate wrongly convicted heads to Senate

February 19, 2020 1:34 PM Associated Press

Legislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted headed to the Senate on…

ICfL Awards $5,500 to Idaho Libraries for the Underserved

February 19, 2020 12:47 PM News Team

The Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) awarded 11 grants of $500 each to public and school libraries in Idaho to benefit underserved or unserved…

Bill Roden receives Idaho Medal of Achievement

February 19, 2020 12:29 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little awarded the Idaho Medal of Achievement posthumously to legislator and lobbyist Bill…

Idaho County complies with 1975 land use law for first time

February 19, 2020 10:44 AM Associated Press

A rural Idaho county is complying with state law by approving a comprehensive land use plan after 45 years of…

Idaho initiative to combat budget cuts for trail maintenance

February 19, 2020 10:51 AM Associated Press

The parks and recreation department in Idaho has asked residents for donations to combat years of budget cuts for trail maintenance across the…

INL selects Oklo Inc. for opportunity to demonstrate reuse of fuel material

February 19, 2020 10:30 AM Associated Press

Idaho National Laboratory announced Wednesday it will provide Oklo Inc. with access to recovered material from used nuclear fuel to aid the company…

FAA clears Airport improvement funds

February 19, 2020 8:39 AM News Team

Thirteen Idaho airports will receive $5.2 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation.…

Business as usual: Jakers open after car crashes through front door

February 18, 2020 6:04 PM News Team

Jakers Bar and Grill is open for business and operating as normal after a car drove through the restaurant’s front door Monday.…

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy

February 18, 2020 2:54 PM Jilliana Colina

An overload of sex-abuse claims may bring down the Boy Scouts of America. The American institution has filed for chapter 11…

Challis man sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for “cold-blooded murder”

February 18, 2020 1:10 PM Emma Iannacone

Benjamin Savage was sentenced to 22 years minimum and life in prison on Tuesday for first degree…

Dustin Alfaro appears in court for ‘calendar issue’

February 18, 2020 5:30 PM News Team

A simple calendar issue brought accused killer Dustin Alfaro back into a Bannock County courtroom Tuesday.…

New location helps local child advocacy center be accessible to more families

February 18, 2020 1:12 PM Jilliana Colina

Grants and private donations help the non-profit perform their much-needed services to six counties in Southeast Idaho.…

Presidents Day one of Pebble Creek’s busiest days of the year

February 17, 2020 2:50 PM Emma Iannacone

A three-day weekend and 14 fresh inches of snow made Monday one of Pebble Creek Ski Area’s busiest days of the…

Be sure to get your Star Card before the deadline

February 17, 2020 11:39 AM News Team

You have less than eight months to get a Star Card—Idaho’s Real…

How can hitting a pothole affect your vehicle?

February 17, 2020 2:53 PM Jilliana Colina

With potholes on streets throughout the city, avoiding or spotting them isn’t always an easy…

Possible Tylee Ryan sighting at a Nashville concert

February 16, 2020 11:21 PM News Team, Linda Larsen

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- A woman says she believes she saw a girl who closely resembles Tylee Ryan at a concert in Nashville December 22,…

Low beaver activity in Mink Creek may not be linked to trapping

February 16, 2020 5:22 PM Emma Iannacone

Watershed Guardians and Idaho Fish and Game have separately been tracking the beaver activity in the area, and both have noticed a drop in…

After petitions, Reading Time with the Queens has largest crowd yet

February 15, 2020 4:27 PM News Team

On Saturday morning, the Pocatello community showed out at the first Reading Time with the Queens in the wake of recent petitions.…

Smooches From Pooches event in Pocatello

February 15, 2020 10:51 AM Matthew Rosenberg

If your Valentine’s Day quest for unconditional love was unsuccessful, it’s not too late to find some at the Smooches for Pooches event at the…

Pocatello seniors upset over potential changes to Senior Activity Center

February 14, 2020 8:47 PM News Team

The City of Pocatello is considering the creation of a new community center and members of the Senior Activity Center are not happy.…

Local seniors get surprise hugs for Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2020 2:37 PM Jilliana Colina

“I don’t have family here, so a few hugs from other people are always…

Idaho business to pay $100K in case of fake Alaska trips

February 14, 2020 3:11 PM Associated Press

Business owners in Idaho have reached a settlement agreement after they were accused of selling fake fishing trips in Alaska and leaving people…

Death row inmate Gerald Pizzuto’s appeals nearing legal end

February 14, 2020 3:15 PM Associated Press

One of Idaho’s death row inmates is nearing the end of his legal appeals, and that could prompt prison officials to prepare for his execution before…

Brew industry expected to grow in Pocatello

February 14, 2020 12:23 PM News Team

A new kind of business is planting its seeds in Bannock County and is expected to sprout into…

Firefighters return home from Australia

February 13, 2020 9:36 PM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- A pair of Bureau of Land Management firefighters are home after providing assistance in Australia. Battalion Chief…

Reading Time with the Queens moves forward

February 13, 2020 8:34 PM News Team

During a Pocatello City Council meeting last Thursday, local carpenter Ted King said he planned to protest Reading Time With the Queens – a program…

Simplot games bring more to the city than just athletes

Simplot games bring more to Pocatello than just athletes

February 13, 2020 10:45 AM News Team

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Competition is heating up for the 42nd annual Simplot Games in Pocatello. Students from more than 20 states and at…

Teacher enters plea in 8 year old assault case

February 13, 2020 1:39 PM News Team

Former school teacher Tiffany Marie Petersen has entered an Alford Plea to a misdemeanor charge of injury to a child. …

Idaho fugitive killed by officers in western North Dakota

February 13, 2020 4:52 PM Associated Press

Dakota Lee Chlarson, 25, was shot by officers in Dickinson on Thursday after he charged at them with scissors. Chlarson was being sought by the…

How early should you plan your Valentine’s Day plans?

February 13, 2020 5:36 PM Jilliana Colina

“My biggest suggestion would be to definitely book early because we’ve been booked and telling people no since…

Idaho Senate committee approves school curriculum standards

February 13, 2020 3:49 PM Associated Press

Idaho’s public school curriculum standards will stay in place for another year after they were adopted by a panel of Idaho…

State Education board endorses task force proposals

February 13, 2020 3:21 PM News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education has formally adopted the recommendations made by Governor Brad Little’s “Our Kids, Idaho’s Future” task force. …

Boise man who died after China trip tests negative for coronavirus

February 13, 2020 1:10 PM Associated Press

A 71-year-old man who was found dead in his home after returning from a trip to China does not appear to have been infected with the new coronavirus,…

Harris drops out of Idaho Senate race

February 13, 2020 11:03 AM News Team

Democratic US Senate candidate Nancy Harris is withdrawing from the race. …

Nye promises to cut his pay

February 13, 2020 10:51 AM News Team

Idaho Senator Mark Nye (D-Pocatello) is taking the Governor’s budget plan to heart.…

Grandparents of missing boy seek temporary guardianship

February 4, 2020 1:29 PM Kaitlin Miklos

The grandparents of a 7-year-old boy who has been missing for months have asked a judge to grant them temporary guardianship of the…

On The Hook Fish & Chips brings waves of people out

February 12, 2020 10:02 PM Adrian Luevano

It’s not often a food truck has people track everywhere it goes.…

Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre plans to increase concert frequency

February 12, 2020 6:10 PM News Team

Bannock County is negotiating an agreement with Live Nation that would allow the production of the county’s own shows at the Portneuf Health Trust…

New bill could freeze property tax, and cities

February 12, 2020 1:41 PM News Team

The rise of property tax throughout the state is prompting some legislators to take…

D91 kicks off One District One Book

February 12, 2020 4:06 PM Ariel Schroeder

Idaho Falls School District 91 is kicking off its One District One Book program, and this year’s book is…

Appeals court won’t reconsider inmate’s gender surgery case

February 12, 2020 3:30 PM Associated Press

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has become the first circuit in the nation to order a state to pay for an inmate’s gender confirmation surgery,…

Idaho bill would ban transgender women athletes in schools

February 12, 2020 2:59 PM Associated Press

An Idaho lawmaker wants to ban transgender women athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender…

Bingham Healthcare opens urgent care in Pocatello

February 12, 2020 12:08 PM Emma Iannacone

Bingham Healthcare is expanding its services in the Pocatello…

Idaho legislative committee advances affirmative action ban

February 12, 2020 12:47 PM Associated Press

A panel of Idaho lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public…

Bannock County to address Downey fire district tax mix-up

February 12, 2020 4:59 PM Emma Iannacone

Some Downey residents were over charged for the city’s rural fire district levy, while others weren’t billed at…

ISU football players win settlement in false arrest lawsuit

February 12, 2020 11:04 AM Associated Press

A Utah county agreed to pay more than $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by two Idaho State University football players who said they were falsely…

Diaper drive to take place on Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2020 10:42 AM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) will hold a diaper drive on Valentine’s Day at the Pocatello Fred Meyer.…

Movement for better support for students hitting close to home

February 11, 2020 10:53 PM Karole Honas

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – There is a movement underway in the nation pushing for better support of our students in the public school…

Community Food Basket’s recent report shows food insecurity increasing in Bonneville County

February 11, 2020 5:13 PM Jilliana Colina

“For Eastern Idaho, Alice determined that forty percent of individuals can’t satisfy their basic…

Wrongly convicted men testify before Idaho lawmakers

February 11, 2020 5:10 PM Associated Press

Two men who combined spent nearly 40 years in Idaho prisons for crimes they didn’t commit testified Tuesday in favor of legislation that would…

Committee delays vote on 1-year freeze on property taxes

February 11, 2020 1:04 PM Associated Press

Legislation aimed at reducing property taxes drew so many people wanting to speak that a House panel ran out of time Tuesday and delayed…