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BLM seeks public input on a possible new quarry

April 5, 2023 11:58 AM Braydon Wilson

A proposal is in for a new quarry to be implemented in a spot that is 10 miles east of Firth. The quarry will be extracting Burnstone or high calcium…

Enroll now for TSA PreCheck at Idaho Falls Regional Airport

April 5, 2023 11:00 AM Seth Ratliff

The Idaho Falls Regional Airport is allowing travelers to skip the line with the TSA’s expedited screening…

Nampa man sentenced to 25 years for producing child pornography

April 5, 2023 11:53 AM News Team

A 48-year-old Nampa man was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced…

$1.7 million approved to develop new recharge site near Idaho Falls for the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer

April 5, 2023 11:45 AM News Team

The Idaho Water Resource Board (Board) voted to approve $1.7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to develop a new…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 608 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths

April 5, 2023 5:19 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 608 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths in the last…

Drought in East Idaho has mostly come to an end

April 5, 2023 11:31 AM Evan Thomason

Drought conditions across Eastern Idaho are officially…

Idaho Public Utilities Commission re-elects president

April 5, 2023 12:12 PM News Team

Eric Anderson was re-elected as the president of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission on…

Casper to recognize National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 5, 2023 2:00 PM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health will be hosting its Annual Celebration of Children for Child Abuse Prevention Month event on…

3 new appointments made to State Department of Education Director roles

April 5, 2023 12:05 PM News Team

These appointments serve to fill all remaining vacant director positions following staff changes made after the department’s January…

Fatal crash on I-15 north of Idaho Falls

April 5, 2023 10:17 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday at approximately 2:24 p.m. northbound I15 at milepost 124, north of…

6 tips for filing Idaho taxes

April 5, 2023 9:40 AM News Team

As the April 18 deadline for filing income tax returns approaches, the Idaho State Tax Commission is offering six tips to make the process…

Lori Vallow-Daybell jury selection continues

April 4, 2023 11:00 AM Linda Larsen

The murder trial in the case against Lori Vallow-Daybell is now into its second day of jury selection in Ada…

Deceased man found on Fort Hall Reservation

April 4, 2023 6:10 PM News Team

Next of kin has been notified, and there is no danger to the…

Madison Cares to host seminar on how domestic violence affects children

April 4, 2023 11:53 AM Braydon Wilson

A local crisis center is hoping to educate people about the lasting effects of domestic violence on…

Drivers asked to avoid Pocatello Creek, Mink Creek, Rapid Creek and Buckskin roads due to severe weather conditions

April 4, 2023 2:43 PM News Team

The National Weather Service is reporting one of the heaviest snowfalls in Pocatello history Tuesday afternoon and expects an additional one to three…

White Pine Charter School to build new STEM Academy

April 4, 2023 10:16 AM Kailey Galaviz

White Pine Charter School will soon welcome more students in grades sixth to twelfth with its new STEM…

Hawthorne Road and West Quinn Road intersection project phase 1 complete

April 4, 2023 9:47 AM News Team

Phase one of the Hawthorne Road and West Quinn Road intersection project to install a traffic signal is…

Lawyers screen potential jurors in Lori Vallow-Daybell trial

April 3, 2023 9:39 AM Associated Press

Hundreds of people are expected to gather at an Idaho courthouse Monday morning as attorneys begin selecting jurors for the trial of a woman charged…

BLM seeks public input on treatments for threatened plant in southwest Idaho

April 3, 2023 4:35 PM News Team

Treatments would include applying herbicide, seeding and seedling planting to create more suitable and sustainable habitat in areas currently…

Pocatello man wins $50,000 on Big Spin

April 3, 2023 2:12 PM News Team

US Army and Vietnam veteran Gary Adams is a long time Idaho Lottery player, usually playing at his local store, the K&B Kwik Stop on Roosevelt in…

Idaho gas prices drop 4 cents, potential spike on the way

April 3, 2023 12:32 PM News Team

Idaho drivers are still saving at the pump this week, but with a surprise announcement by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries…

Moving on! Local American Idol contestant makes it past the performance round

April 3, 2023 11:25 AM Braydon Wilson

After receiving the golden ticket in her audition, Paige Anne is continuing her American Idol…

Former ITD skills tester pleads guilty to receiving bribes in exchange for passing scores on CDL skills tests

April 3, 2023 10:55 AM News Team

A 71-year-old Gooding resident pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit…

Idaho State Police recognizes National Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 3, 2023 10:47 AM News Team

“Sexual assault takes many different forms, but one thing remains consistent – It’s never the victim’s…

Zoo Idaho opening day slated for April 8

April 3, 2023 11:00 AM News Team

Starting April 8, Zoo Idaho will open its gates Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4…

D91 students explore local careers

April 3, 2023 10:19 AM Kailey Galaviz

D91 students participate in annual Career Fair to find a pathway to success after…

Rigby Mayor to issue proclamation declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 3, 2023 9:00 AM News Team

Rigby Mayor Richard Datwyler will be issuing a proclamation declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month at the next Rigby City Council meeting on…

Wine for Whiskers set April 14

April 3, 2023 9:42 AM News Team

The cost to enter is a donation of $20 per person or $5 for designated…

IDA Regional Airport preparing for TSA PreCheck Event

April 2, 2023 3:46 PM Travis Richards

The Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is inviting passengers and Idaho Falls residents to participate in a week-long event to help them enroll in…

900 Block of South Arthur Avenue to Main Street restricted to 1 lane

April 2, 2023 4:00 PM News Team

This portion of the project is anticipated to take four weeks to complete, but the work schedule may change due to unforeseen…

ISU receives new scholarship endowment from Campbell family

April 2, 2023 2:00 PM News Team

This scholarship will be available to support any Idaho State University walk-on athlete in good academic…

Pocatello departments switch to summer work hours April 3

April 2, 2023 11:00 AM News Team

The City of Pocatello Street Department and Water Pollution Control (WPC) will switch to summer working hours Monday, April…

April is car care month – Are you road trip ready?

April 2, 2023 10:00 AM News Team

AAA offers advice for catching up on vehicle maintenance and…

AAA: Don’t drive “intexticated”

April 1, 2023 2:00 PM News Team

AAA shares safety tips for April’s Distracted Driving Awareness…

April fish stocking schedule for the Upper Snake Region

April 1, 2023 12:00 PM News Team

6,000 catchable rainbow trout are scheduled to be stocked in the Upper Snake Region this…

1 month remaining to apply for Empowering Parents Grant Program Parent Advisory Council

April 1, 2023 10:00 AM News Team

Parents interested in taking on a leadership role in the Empowering Parents Grant Program have one month to apply for one of seven open positions on…

Identities released after fatal deputy-involved shooting

March 30, 2023 10:35 AM News Team

The East Idaho Critical Incident Task Force continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deputy involved shooting incident…

Idaho legislature ends business

March 31, 2023 5:24 PM News Team

The Idaho legislature has finished its business and now is waiting on Governor Brad Little to sign or veto the remaining…

Blackfoot Animal Shelter warns against breeding dogs

March 31, 2023 5:54 PM Stephanie Lucas

The Blackfoot Animal Shelter is cautioning people against breeding dogs after four cocker spaniel puppies were dropped off at the shelter from an…

CEI Board interviews candidates to fill Zone 4 Trustee vacancy

March 31, 2023 12:38 PM News Team

College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Board of Trustees held a Special Meeting Thursday to interview candidates to fill the vacancy left by Trustee Craig…

Construction update on Woodruff Avenue and 17th Street intersection

March 31, 2023 12:34 PM News Team

The improvements to the Woodruff Avenue and 17th Street intersection were delayed due to inclement weather conditions but are now set to begin the…

‘Internal affairs investigation’ related to officer on Kohberger case

March 31, 2023 12:27 PM Linda Larsen

Court documents reveal an internal investigation against an officer in the Bryan Kohberger…

Harsh weather impacts on wintering wildlife

March 31, 2023 11:06 AM Seth Ratliff

The long harsh winter continues to sweep through East Idaho and has been especially difficult for big game…

Higher market costs in 2022 prompt price increase request for Rocky Mountain Power customers

March 31, 2023 11:13 AM News Team

A typical residential customer using 783 kilowatt-hours per month would see a 1.6% increase of about $1.57 per month on their electricity…

Cheddar cheese, ice cream, and other groceries that dropped in price in the West last month

March 30, 2023 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the grocery items that saw the largest price decreases from May to June in the…

Idaho grants tax deadline relief to victims of weather-related disasters

March 31, 2023 9:38 AM News Team

The Idaho State Tax Commission is offering some tax relief for victims of severe weather in several states by delaying the deadline to file and pay…

The most and least lucrative college majors in Idaho

March 29, 2023 6:33 PM Stacker

EDsmart compiled median income data by college major in Alabama using data from the Department of…

Idaho girls high school basketball rankings

March 27, 2023 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled girls high school basketball rankings in…

F&G captures mountain lion in Ammon neighborhood

March 30, 2023 12:34 PM News Team

The adult female mountain lion will be transported to a remote location away from human populations and…

Bill to criminalize help for Idaho minors’ abortions passes

March 30, 2023 4:58 PM Associated Press

A bill that seeks to criminalize helping minors get an abortion without parental consent has won final passage in Idaho’s legislature and is bound…

Property tax relief on the way for Idaho homeowners

March 30, 2023 4:14 PM Stephanie Lucas

Property tax relief is on the way for Idaho homeowners after the legislature overrode a veto from Governor Brad…

Idaho Senate votes to override Little’s veto

March 30, 2023 4:06 PM News Team

The Idaho Senate voted Wednesday to override Governor Brad Little’s veto of House Bill…

Festival of Trees brightens the year for DWI

March 30, 2023 3:03 PM News Team

The success of the 56th Edition of the Festival of Trees brightened, what was otherwise a cold spring day at DWI.…

EIRMC achieves 2 milestones in cardiac care

March 30, 2023 3:05 PM News Team

During the month of March, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) achieved two significant…

Local health district responds to over the counter Narcan

March 30, 2023 11:41 AM Seth Ratliff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved over the counter sales of the leading opioid antidote,…

INL hosts Future Net-Zero Innovators student symposium

March 30, 2023 11:35 AM Evan Thomason

A student-led symposium was held at INL’s campus in Idaho Falls to discuss topics covering energy saving…

Residents invited to participate in April 12 public hearing on Proposed Future Land Use Map

March 30, 2023 10:16 AM News Team

The meeting will be in Council Chambers, 911 North…

Cheddar cheese, ham, and other groceries that rose in price in the West last month

March 29, 2023 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the grocery items that saw the largest price increases from June to July in the…

Idaho boys high school basketball rankings

March 24, 2023 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled boys high school basketball rankings in…

Chubbuck announces new Adopt-a-Park Program

March 30, 2023 3:01 PM News Team

The City of Chubbuck announced the creation of a new Adopt-a-Park Program.…

Registration open for 26th annual “Run with the Big Dogs”

March 30, 2023 9:27 AM News Team

Registration is now open for the 26th Annual “Run with the Big Dogs” event scheduled for Saturday, April 15, at 9 a.m. at Lower Ross Park.…

BLM announces public input on the proposed Burnstone Quarry in eastern Idaho

March 30, 2023 9:26 AM News Team

The proposed quarry is in Bingham County approximately 10 miles east of Firth,…

Last minute Lori Vallow-Daybell hearing Wednesday

March 29, 2023 4:12 PM News Team

Lori Vallow-Daybell was in an Ada County courtroom Wednesday for a last minute hearing before her trial begins…

Wanted man arrested after driving vehicle into business

March 29, 2023 9:35 AM News Team

A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after driving a vehicle into Geraldine’s…

No injures reported after train vs car crash

March 29, 2023 2:08 PM News Team

The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office reports no injuries were reported after a train vs car crash…

Crash injures City of Ammon employee

March 29, 2023 5:52 PM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Ammon Division responded with Ammon and Idaho Falls Fire to a report of a vehicle versus…

Hurwit announces sentences in 2 cases involving fentanyl, stolen firearms

March 29, 2023 5:32 PM News Team

Two men from southern Idaho were sentenced to federal prison in separate drug and firearms cases this week, announced U.S. Attorney Josh…

National Vietnam War Veterans Day recognized locally

March 29, 2023 9:45 AM Braydon Wilson

When they came home, they didn’t get the recognition they…

Kelly Canyon’s amazing winter season

March 29, 2023 6:02 PM Evan Thomason

This is Kelly Canyon’s longest winter season ever.…

Idaho law could criminalize helping minors get abortions

March 29, 2023 3:58 PM Associated Press

Idaho lawmakers are considering making it illegal for an adult to help a minor procure an abortion without parental…

Resource officer brings the bacon for school fundraiser

March 29, 2023 11:12 AM Seth Ratliff

Every spring, students at South Fork Elementary celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with a Seuss-A-Palooza…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 641 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths

March 29, 2023 5:12 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 641 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths in the last…

Zoo Idaho delays opening day due to weather

March 29, 2023 10:32 AM News Team

Zoo Idaho will be delaying its opening day due to the weekend weather forecast.…

Residents invited to participate in April 12 public hearing on Comprehensive Plan 2040

March 29, 2023 10:54 AM News Team

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – On Wednesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m., residents are invited to participate in a public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan…

Battelle Energy Alliance leads largest United Way campaign in Idaho

March 29, 2023 10:52 AM News Team

This is the largest United Way workplace campaign in the state of…

PCSD 25 announces 2023 Summer Food Service Program

March 29, 2023 10:37 AM News Team

Now in its 23 year of operation, the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 is gearing up for the 2023 Summer Food Service…

Free hazardous waste disposal returns to the Fort Hall Mine Landfill April 1

March 29, 2023 9:38 AM News Team

Bannock County residents can dispose of their household hazardous waste for free at the Fort Hall Mine Landfill on the first Saturday of every month…

Idaho House votes to override Little’s property tax relief bill veto

March 28, 2023 4:10 PM News Team

Late Tuesday afternoon, the Idaho House voted to override Governor Brad Little’s veto of House Bill…

Know dangers of vaping through free community event

March 27, 2023 11:21 AM Kailey Galaviz

Youth vaping rates in Idaho have significantly increased in the past few years according to Eastern Idaho Public Health.…

Blackfoot woman pleads guilty to murder charge

March 28, 2023 12:43 PM News Team

On Monday in Bingham County, 35-year-old Melissa K. Perkes pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of 37-year-old Jace Domanick Williams.…

Jefferson County to expand annex building

March 28, 2023 11:45 AM Braydon Wilson

The Jefferson County Courthouse Annex Building was built nearly six years…

Idaho Falls Zoo postpones annual Community Clean Up Day

March 28, 2023 10:43 AM News Team

Continued poor weather conditions have led to a postponement of the Idaho Falls Zoo’s annual Community Clean Up Day, originally scheduled on…

BLM seeks public input on Upper Snake East Travel Management Plan

March 28, 2023 11:56 AM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management prepared an environmental analysis for a proposed travel management plan in the Upper Snake Field…

Fort Hall residential fire reported on Edmo Road

March 28, 2023 10:45 AM News Team

At 9:50 a.m. Monday, the Fort Hall Fire Department responded to a house fire on Edmo Road in the Fort Hal District of the Fort Hall…

ITD focus on safety and public service recognized internationally

March 28, 2023 9:48 AM News Team

ITD’s work zone safety and winter road maintenance efforts recently won in the Leadership categories of the international Communitas Awards,…

IFFD graduates 15 new firefighters

March 28, 2023 9:44 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Fire Department has introduces 15 new firefighters to the community.…

Idaho governor vetoes property tax relief bill

March 27, 2023 2:23 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little vetoed House Bill 292…

5 family members sentenced to prison, ordered to forfeit combined $51.9 million in proceeds from fraud

March 27, 2023 5:27 PM News Team

On March 21, 22, and 23, 2023, five family members were sentenced to prison for their conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy to…

Idaho bill to provide free period products in schools fails

March 27, 2023 12:21 PM Associated Press

A bill that would have provided free menstrual products in girls bathrooms in Idaho public schools failed in the state House, with at least one…

House Bill 71 passes Senate

March 27, 2023 6:00 PM News Team

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2 arrested after search warrant served at Rigby Motel 6

March 27, 2023 3:16 PM News Team

The Rigby Police Department was dispatched to Motel 6 at 425 Farnsworth Way on Friday to investigate a report of a strong odor of marijuana coming…

Police locate runaway juveniles

March 17, 2023 11:07 AM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating two juvenile runaway girls who left a foster home on Feb. 28 in…

Fishing for hope: Local organizations strive to provide cancer patients with a sense of reinvigorated hope

March 27, 2023 11:37 AM Braydon Wilson

The day someone is told they have cancer can be a traumatic and life-altering event. Two local groups strive to help both men and women who deal with…