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East Idaho BMX opens indoor track in Bingham County

November 22, 2022 5:40 PM Braydon Wilson

It’s been nearly 30 years since Bingham County has played host to a BMX track. Now the sport is making its return to the area, because of the efforts…

Idaho State to receive $3 million grant to establish Community Health Worker Collaborative program

November 22, 2022 3:55 PM News Team

Idaho State University is set to receive nearly $3 million over several years to establish a Community Health Worker Collaborative program for the…

Multi-vehicle crash reported on Highway 20

November 27, 2022 5:38 PM Travis Richards

A multi-vehicle crash has been reported on Highway 20, forcing traffic to be closed in both…

U of I student speaks out following peers’ murders

November 22, 2022 1:28 PM Emma Benson

It’s been more than a week since four University of Idaho students were found murdered in…

Support the Red Cross this holiday season

November 22, 2022 11:49 AM News Team

This holiday season, donate financially or give blood to help those facing future…

Red Cross adding new blood donation centers in Nampa, Twin Falls to meet growing needs

November 22, 2022 11:45 AM News Team

The Red Cross is adding two new blood donations centers in Idaho over the next 18…

Local print company plants 20,000 trees for reforestation initiative

November 22, 2022 2:06 PM Kailey Galaviz

Local printing company planting a tree for every 8,000 sheets of paper used and printed…

A week after 4 University of Idaho students were killed, there are mounting questions in the investigation and few answers

November 21, 2022 10:13 AM CNN Newsource

With the investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students in the town of Moscow now entering its second week, authorities say…

Locals honor the 4 University of Idaho students with a candlelight vigil

November 22, 2022 10:35 AM Kailey Galaviz

Idaho Falls city residents took time on Monday night to honor the four students from the University of Idaho whose lives were taken on Nov. 13 with a…

Ashton Christmas Village returns for third year

November 21, 2022 4:29 PM Braydon Wilson

For the past three years, visitors to the Museum of The Henry’s Fork in Ashton have been able to make Christmas memories once they enter the basement…

Idaho lawmakers working on additional ‘ESG’ legislation

November 21, 2022 3:36 PM Associated Press

Idaho lawmakers are planning to bring forward potential new laws in the upcoming legislative session intended to limit state investments or contracts…

Idaho gas prices continue to slide

November 21, 2022 11:33 AM News Team

Average gasoline prices in Idaho have fallen 4.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.17/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 802…

No injuries following 2 unrelated structure fires in Idaho Falls

November 21, 2022 10:50 AM News Team

There were no injuries following two structure fires in Idaho Falls Sunday afternoon.…

Ada County reports resurgence in tax scam mailer

November 21, 2022 12:08 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is asking Idahoans to be on the lookout for a tax scam that may be arriving in their…

Salmon-Challis National Forest reports 0 new fires

November 21, 2022 11:32 AM News Team

The Salmon-Challis National Forest had zero new fires in the last week.…

Ada County woman sentenced for provider fraud

November 21, 2022 12:04 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced an Ada County woman was sentenced Friday 8 for public assistance provider…

DEQ seeks comment on draft water reuse permit for city of Rockland

November 21, 2022 10:30 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks comment on a draft water reuse permit for the City of Rockland in Power…

Winter travel restrictions to begin on Palisades Ranger District

November 21, 2022 9:50 AM News Team

On Tuesday, Nov. 22, Forest Service Road 218 at the Forest Boundary near Kelly Canyon Ski Resort to the Y-Junction Parking Area will be closed to all…

How to get “Idaho Ready” for winter driving and holiday travel

November 21, 2022 9:49 AM News Team

How to get “Idaho Ready” for winter driving and holiday…

Former Teton High School coach charged with sexual assault

November 19, 2022 9:38 PM Seth Ratliff

A former Teton High School wrestling and football coach has been charged with two counts of sexual battery of a…

Public invited to review final analysis and draft decision on proposed phosphate mine in eastern Idaho

November 20, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

The BLM will issue a record of decision after the end of the public review…

Fall 2022 pile burning on north zone of Salmon-Challils National Forest

November 20, 2022 8:00 AM News Team

SALMON, Idaho (KIFI) ‐ The North Zone of the Salmon‐Challis National Forest may implement prescribed pile burning projects this fall on the…

2023 Winter Operations at Craters of the Moon

November 19, 2022 2:00 PM News Team

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve will close the Robert Limbert Visitor Center and bookstore on Nov. 28, 2022.…

Portneuf Medical Center recertified as Level II Trauma Center

November 19, 2022 12:00 PM News Team

Portneuf Medical Center’s Level II Trauma Center verification has been extended by the Verification Review…

DEQ seeks comment on draft letter of interest forms for supplemental water infrastructure funding

November 19, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks comment on the draft letter of interest forms for supplemental drinking water and…

Apprenticeship collaboration connects Idaho health clinics with talent

November 19, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

Idaho’s labor market has been tight since the pandemic, particularly for specialized industries like health…

Withdrawal extended to ensure continued preservation of national historic landmark in Idaho and Montana

November 19, 2022 8:00 AM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management has published a Public Land Order to ensure the continued preservation of the Lemhi Pass National Historic Landmark in…

Blackfoot boil advisory lifted

November 17, 2022 2:46 PM News Team

The City of Blackfoot has been authorized by the Department of Environmental Quality to lift the boil…

Coroner: Idaho students were stabbed to death in their beds

November 18, 2022 3:19 PM Associated Press

Four University of Idaho students who were found dead in a rental house Sunday were stabbed to death in their beds and likely were asleep, a county…

East Idaho schools work to prevent teen suicide

November 18, 2022 4:54 PM Seth Ratliff

East Idaho schools are working to prevent teen suicide through the Hope Squad.…

Idaho AG-elect hires former Trump administration attorneys

November 18, 2022 3:26 PM Associated Press

Idaho will add a new position of solicitor general to challenge federal government actions and policies when Republican Raul Labrador becomes the…

They were ‘amazing people and were loved so much:’ Here’s what we know about the University of Idaho victims

November 18, 2022 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

These are the stories of the…

‘We’re leaving as fast as we can:’ University of Idaho reels with unease days after killing of 4 students and no suspect identified

November 18, 2022 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

Five days after four University of Idaho students were found stabbed in their off-campus home, a deep sense of apprehension and grief is affecting…

Idaho’s October unemployment rate up slightly to 2.9%

November 18, 2022 11:37 AM News Team

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up from 2.8% in September to 2.9% in October – the ninth consecutive month the state rate has…

Idaho Falls Regional Airport prepared for busy holiday travel season

November 18, 2022 11:32 AM News Team

The holiday season is just around the corner, and the Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) expects one of the busiest travel seasons…

Idaho delegation urges Fish and Wildlife Service to review Idaho petition to delist grizzly bear

November 18, 2022 11:32 AM News Team

U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo and Representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher sent a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)…

Most commonly seen birds in Idaho

November 17, 2022 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen in Idaho from Project…

Risch names Dragon Fly Tarps November Small Business of the Month

November 18, 2022 9:52 AM News Team

Senator Jim Risch announced the selection of Dragon Fly Tarps as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for November…

Intermountain Healthcare announces new president and CEO

November 18, 2022 9:41 AM News Team

Intermountain Healthcare’s long-standing chief operating officer Rob Allen has been selected as the new president and CEO for the organization.…

Donate turkeys to families in need

November 18, 2022 9:38 AM News Team

The Idaho Foodbank’s Hope for the Holidays Campaign is in full swing.…

Cause of death for slain University of Idaho students released by the coroner

November 17, 2022 7:02 PM Joel Killam

We’re getting our first insight into the autopsies of four University of Idaho students who were murdered. …

Judge denies request to sever Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow-Daybell’s cases

November 17, 2022 3:37 PM News Team

Judge Steven W. Boyce denied a request from Chad Daybell’s attorney to sever his case from Lori…

A timeline of the killings of 4 University of Idaho students

November 17, 2022 1:02 PM CNN Newsource

The killings of four University of Idaho students Sunday in their off-campus home has brought in the investigative powers of the local Moscow Police,…

Police investigate crash near Ucon

November 17, 2022 2:22 PM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating on Thursday at 7:28 a.m. on US 20 at milepost 315, near…

Free horse drawn trolley rides bring Christmas magic to Downtown Idaho Falls

November 17, 2022 12:04 PM News Team

You can get a taste of true nostalgic fun in Downtown Idaho Falls with complimentary horse drawn trolley rides every Saturday beginning Nov.…

Idaho’s First Lady reads new children’s book to kick off Apprenticeship Week

November 17, 2022 12:09 PM News Team

Idaho’s First Lady Teresa Little read the new children’s book to a class of third graders at Owyhee Elementary in Nampa as an early kick-off of…

Grand Targhee Resort opens it’s winter season on Friday

November 17, 2022 11:14 AM Evan Thomason

Grand Targhee Resort is excited to reveal it’s new features coming for this year’s winter…

Recent vandalism sparks policy changes at Blackfoot Movie Mill

November 17, 2022 6:21 PM Seth Ratliff

Recent vandalism at the Blackfoot Movie Mill has sparked changes in how the theater owners plan to…

Hope Lutheran School Thanksgiving

November 17, 2022 11:50 AM Seth Ratliff

Thanksgiving may be a week away, but parents, teachers and students at Hope Lutheran School are already…

Food truck video of slain University of Idaho students offers timeline of their final hours

November 17, 2022 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

Two of the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Sunday were last seen alive ordering at a late-night food truck in Moscow, Idaho, at…

Industries with the most workplace injuries in Idaho

November 16, 2022 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker investigated industries with the most workplace injuries in Idaho using data from…

Idaho Falls Zoo to host Thanksgiving break camps

November 17, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

What are you going to do with the kids during Thanksgiving break?…

Idaho Police: No suspect, no weapon in killing of 4 students

November 16, 2022 12:32 PM Associated Press

Police in the college town of Moscow scheduled a news conference for Wednesday afternoon to discuss the slayings of four University of Idaho students…

Idaho police continue digging in search for missing boy

November 16, 2022 3:28 PM Associated Press

Police in southwestern Idaho are continuing to excavate the backyard of a home in the small town of Fruitland in connection with the disappearance of…

Idaho OKs death warrant for man who killed gold prospectors

November 16, 2022 3:34 PM News Team

Idaho on Wednesday issued a death warrant for a terminally ill man facing execution for his role in the 1985 slayings of two gold prospectors near…

Court finds Lori Vallow-Daybell fit to proceed to trial

November 16, 2022 9:45 AM News Team

For a second time, Judge Steven W. Boce has determined Lori Vallow-Daybell is once again competent and fit to proceed with trial.…

Mackay High School opens new fish lab

November 16, 2022 5:30 PM Seth Ratliff

After five years of work, Mackay High School has completed its new fish…

Teton High School students donate $7K to community

November 16, 2022 5:27 PM Braydon Wilson

Students enrolled in the Teton High School AP Government Course completed a special project as part of their course. The project is based on…

Idaho Falls man sentenced to 35 year for escape, eluding and shooting at police

November 16, 2022 10:48 AM News Team

District Judge Bruce L. Pickett sentenced Peter Andrew Lewis to a unified sentence of 35 years in prison…

Bald eagle illegally shot in Bear Lake County

November 16, 2022 5:02 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal shooting of a bald eagle in the community of Bern in Bear Lake…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,241new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths

November 16, 2022 4:56 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,241 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths in the last…

Blackfoot boil advisory continues

November 16, 2022 3:17 PM News Team

The boil advisory in Blackfoot…

Farmers encouraged to keep the stubble during ‘No-Till November’

November 16, 2022 11:34 AM Kailey Galaviz

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is encouraging Idaho farmers to ditch the tillage equipment during ‘No-Till…

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office issues phone scam alert

November 16, 2022 11:38 AM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has been taking multiple reports lately regarding a phone scam targeting our area where suspects are…

BLM Salmon Field Office launches Adventure Kits for local children

November 16, 2022 10:30 AM News Team

This partnership brings in more hands-on outdoor learning opportunities to the youth of Lemhi County,…

1 month left of Open Enrollment for 2023 Health Insurance

November 16, 2022 11:27 AM News Team

A record number of Idahoans have already enrolled for…

Beware of scammers targeting Idaho Power customers

November 16, 2022 11:24 AM News Team

On Utility Scam Awareness Day, recognized Nov. 16 each year, Idaho Power reminds customers to stay vigilant of scams year-round but especially as the…

Christmas tree permits available at southeast Idaho BLM offices

November 16, 2022 10:27 AM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing Christmas tree permits now through Dec. 24, 2022.…

Trapper, wolf trapper, and hunter education classes coming up in southeast Idaho

November 16, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

Here’s everything you need to know about the different classes, requirements and getting…

Annual Downtown Idaho Falls Christmas tree lighting set Nov. 19

November 16, 2022 9:49 AM News Team

The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in downtown Idaho Falls is set for Nov. 19 beginning at 5:45…

Blackfoot boil advisory continues

November 15, 2022 4:37 PM Cole Sams

The boil advisory in Blackfoot…

Police: Suspect sought in University of Idaho student deaths

November 15, 2022 9:43 AM Associated Press

for a suspect in the deaths of four University of Idaho students whose bodies were found at an off-campus home during the weekend, a newspaper…

Grizzly sow and cubs euthanized near Tetonia after becoming habituated to populated areas

November 15, 2022 9:31 AM News Team

Bears were repeatedly near homes and showed little fear of…

Candy will soon be in the hands of our nation’s heroes

November 15, 2022 4:05 PM Braydon Wilson

After Halloween many homes with extra candy have been helping the Madison School District collect the candy that will then be sent to local vets, and…

Information sought about a mule deer buck left to waste in Lincoln County

November 15, 2022 2:48 PM News Team

The public is asked for information about a mule deer buck left to waste in Unit…

2022 Chubbuck Christmas lighting contest dates announced

November 15, 2022 2:38 PM News Team

The City of Chubbuck invites and encourages all residents and businesses to enter the annual Holiday Decorating Contest.…

Walmart agrees to $3.1 billion opioid settlement framework

November 15, 2022 1:01 PM News Team

Walmart agreed to the framework of a $3.1 billion settlement, which resolves allegations from multiple states’ attorneys general that the company…

Unemployment insurance workshop for employers on saving money, using program

November 15, 2022 12:54 PM News Team

Employers will learn about how to save money by keeping unemployment insurance tax rates low and other details about the program in a free Zoom…

Crash blocks US 26 east of Idaho Falls

November 15, 2022 11:11 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a vehicle collision that occurred at 8:01 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2022, at westbound US26 at milepost 339.5, east of…

3 vehicle collision near Pocatello

November 15, 2022 11:11 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a three-vehicle collision that occurred at 3:42 AM on Nov. 12, 2022, at eastbound Interstate 86 at milepost 57.1…

Salmon-Challis National Forest reports zero new fires

November 15, 2022 11:12 AM News Team

The Salmon-Challis National Forest had zero new fires in the last…

BLM seeks comments on fee increase for Cove Recreation Site

November 15, 2022 12:56 PM News Team

The fee increase supports the maintenance and operation, as well as enhancements, such as road maintenance, upgrades to infrastructure and…

Idaho State Liquor Division appoints deputy director of administrative services

November 15, 2022 12:55 PM News Team

Idaho State Liquor Division (ISLD) Director Jeff Anderson appointed Catie Wiseman today as Deputy Director for Administrative Services.…

Wallace Lake Campground closure lifted

November 15, 2022 10:23 AM News Team

The Salmon‐Challis National Forest had rescinded the Wallace Lake Campground…

East Idaho Community Band is getting back together

November 15, 2022 11:08 AM Kailey Galaviz

After a two year intermission because of the corona virus, The East Idaho Community Band, formerly known as Idaho Falls Community Band, is getting…

Bull elk shot and left to waste near American Falls

November 14, 2022 4:56 PM News Team

The elk was likely killed during the antlerless season sometime after Oct.…

Police: Woman arrested in connection with missing Idaho boy

November 14, 2022 2:51 PM Associated Press

Police in southwestern Idaho have arrested a woman in connection with the disappearance of a 5-year-old boy who went missing more than a year…

Additional $1,000 reward being offered in southeast Idaho mule deer case

November 14, 2022 5:06 PM News Team

An anonymous donor has stepped up to add $1,000 to the existing Citizens Against Poaching (CAP) reward for an unsolved wildlife case in southeast…

Solar farms in 3 states cited for environmental violations

November 14, 2022 4:53 PM Associated Press

Four companies that developed solar energy facilities in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois have agreed to pay a total of $1.3 million for violating…

Parker-Egin Elementary students get a warm surprise

November 14, 2022 3:39 PM Braydon Wilson

Excited voices filled the air as students from Parker-Egin Elementary School were the recipients of brand new warm winter socks and winter boots. The…