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Idaho Falls man sentenced to more than 10 years for possessing child pornography

March 10, 2022 10:29 AM News Team

An Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for possession of child…

East Idaho Hockey announces 3 team name finalists

March 10, 2022 10:14 AM Eric Moon

East Idaho Hockey President Kevin Greene announced Thursday the Name the Team Contest will resume at 12 p.m. Thursday with three…

Idaho Falls reminds residents of tree trimming requirements

March 10, 2022 10:12 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation Department reminds residents now is a good time to trim your…

Alturas Academy students raise almost $7K for Community Food Basket

March 10, 2022 10:23 AM News Team

Alturas Academy fourth and fifth graders raised $6,800 for the Community Food Basket – Idaho Falls that distributes food across the street from the…

Fort Hall man sentenced to nearly 4 years for assault with machete

March 9, 2022 4:12 PM News Team

A Fort Hall man was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for assault with a dangerous…

Idaho committee kills bill expanding execution drug secrecy

March 9, 2022 5:42 PM Associated Press

A bill that would have increased the secrecy surrounding Idaho’s execution drug suppliers died in a Senate committee hearing Wednesday on a tie…

Idaho bill to fine, jail librarians appears dead in Senate

March 9, 2022 4:33 PM Associated Press

The top Republican in the Idaho Senate says a House-approved bill to fine librarians $1,000 and send them to jail for a year for checking out…

Scholarship change for survivors of Idaho soldiers is law

March 9, 2022 11:16 AM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation prompted by the deaths of three Idaho Army National Guard pilots killed in a helicopter crash…

Texas-styled Idaho abortion measure advances in House

March 9, 2022 10:33 AM Associated Press

A House panel of Idaho lawmakers has approved a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy by allowing extended family members of the…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,052 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths

March 9, 2022 5:04 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,052 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths…

Women sue Idaho over expensive hair-braiding license rules

March 9, 2022 12:50 PM Associated Press

Three Idaho women are suing the state in federal court over its expensive training requirement for professional hair-braiders.…

Preston’s road diet is going away

March 9, 2022 12:14 PM News Team

An Idaho Transportation Department experiment will soon be reversed in the City of…

Record-breaking housing sales shut doors to new renters

March 10, 2022 5:38 PM Seth Ratliff

Rent prices have increased almost 18% nationally over the last 12…

Jefferson School District bond fails

March 9, 2022 1:04 PM Braydon Wilson

Jefferson County residents did not approve a proposed 80 million dollar bond Tuesday that would have funded eight different projects for the…

Idaho National Laboratory to drastically reduce carbon emissions

March 9, 2022 10:12 AM News Team

Idaho National Laboratory continues its 70-year legacy of clean energy leadership Wednesday by committing to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by…

Nampa man pleads guilty to federal firearms violation

March 9, 2022 10:10 AM News Team

A Nampa man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 824 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths

March 8, 2022 5:14 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 824 new COVID-19 cases and 0 new deaths…

Man sentenced for distributing and possessing child pornography

March 8, 2022 2:38 PM News Team

A Mountain Home man was sentenced to 292 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of child…

Armed robbery suspect arrested

February 27, 2022 10:03 AM News Team

During the afternoon on Monday, Raymundo Enriquez was taken into custody in Weber County, Utah for an outstanding arrest warrant in relation to the…

Public health disaster emergency declaration to end April 15

March 8, 2022 2:07 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced Tuesday Idaho will end the public health emergency on April 15,…

Idaho bill bans gender reassignment surgery for minors

March 8, 2022 12:41 PM Associated Press

The Idaho House has voted to prohibit gender reassignment surgeries and gender-affirming health care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for…

Armor technology designed to protect the power grid licensed by Michigan company

March 9, 2022 10:29 AM News Team

A 2013 sniper attack on an electric power substation in Northern California, which caused more than $15 million in damages and destroyed 17…

1 hospitalized after crash near Idaho-Utah border

March 8, 2022 11:07 AM News Team

On Tuesday at approximately 6:20 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle injury crash southbound Interstate 15 at milepost…

Top Idaho elected officials could get pay boost

March 8, 2022 10:38 AM Associated Press

The Idaho governor and other statewide elected officials could get a pay increase in January following the November general election.…

Idaho House OKs measure that could fine, jail librarians

March 8, 2022 10:19 AM Associated Press

Legislation with the potential to fine Idaho librarians $1,000 and send them to jail for a year for checking out material to a minor that could harm…

Several arrests, major drug seizures made in 3 day period

March 8, 2022 10:13 AM News Team

Between Friday, March 4, and Sunday, March 6, Idaho Falls Police Officers arrested 16 people for drug and other relevant offenses in six separate…

Downtowner selected as vendor for GIFT

March 8, 2022 8:59 AM Dylan Carder

Idaho Falls is a step closer to bringing public transportation back to the city. The Public Works department announced during a city council work…

Inmate walk away taken into custody

March 7, 2022 9:57 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for a St. Anthony Work Camp resident who walked away from his job in the…

Idaho Legislative session end date bill passes Senate

March 7, 2022 5:14 PM News Team

In the Senate, a bill was passed with strong support for the legislative session to end no later than the last Friday in…

D91 and INL announce new partnership, creation of INL Future Corps Program

March 7, 2022 10:06 AM News Team

Idaho Falls School District 91 announced Monday a new partnership with Battelle Energy Alliance and Idaho National Laboratory to create the INL…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,674 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths

March 7, 2022 5:03 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,674 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths over the…

Idaho lawmakers aim to replace education content standards

March 7, 2022 3:42 PM Associated Press

The Idaho House has overwhelmingly approved two pieces of legislation as part of a process to replace the education content standards for the state’s…

Bill banning ballot drop boxes in Idaho clears House

March 7, 2022 2:04 PM Associated Press

Legislation eliminating drop boxes and similar drop-off locations for absentee ballots in Idaho has narrowly cleared the House and is headed to the…

Idaho budget committee OKs $3.4 billion for public schools

March 7, 2022 11:56 AM Associated Press

The Legislature’s budget committee has approved spending $3.4 billion to teach Idaho’s 310,000 K-12 students, money that includes $1,000 bonuses for…

Idaho Falls transit coordinator takes helm of microtransit project

March 7, 2022 11:37 AM News Team

The City of Idaho Falls announced the hiring of its first transit coordinator as the City embarks on a one-of-a-kind microtransit…

AAA: US average gas price flies past $4 mark, Idaho to follow

March 7, 2022 12:34 PM News Team

It’s been another rough weekend at the…

Killing deer with kindness: The harmful side effects of feeding wintering deer

March 7, 2022 9:43 AM News Team

It may seem helpful, but well-intended people who feed wintering deer ultimately harm the animals and sometimes people and…

Realtors to conservatives living in liberal areas: Try Idaho

March 6, 2022 10:06 PM Associated Press

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Sandpoint, Idaho, is a four-season resort town built along the shores of scenic…

IDOC seeks walkaway from East Boise Community Reentry Center

March 6, 2022 4:10 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for an East Boise Correctional Center resident who walked away from the…

Idaho Superintendent candidate Debbie Critchfield talks about campaign

March 6, 2022 11:30 AM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)- Three people are running as Republican candidates for Idaho Superintendent of Public Education. Incumbent Sherri Ybarra,…

Idaho Falls Fire Department has busy Saturday

March 6, 2022 11:28 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to several calls Saturday, three of which required a larger response, but none of those resulted in serious…

Rexburg Stands with Ukraine gathering scheduled for Sunday

March 5, 2022 11:15 AM Rachel Fabbi

Organizer Yohan Delton says the gathering is meant to do two things: lift up local Ukrainians and allow community members to come together and share…

What unmaintained roads cost the average driver in every state

March 4, 2022 11:41 PM Stacker

With the approval of the federal $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill, state governments are making much-needed improvements to roads and…

Capitol rioter from Idaho gets 4 years for attacking police

March 4, 2022 2:37 PM Associated Press

An Idaho man who hit a police officer with a pipe while storming the U.S. Capitol last year has been sentenced to more than four years in federal…

AAA: Idaho gas prices jump 9 cents overnight, US average up 11 cents

March 4, 2022 10:50 AM News Team

The skyrocketing price of crude oil is causing tremendous pain at the pump, and the effects are now being felt here in…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,565 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths

March 4, 2022 5:11 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,565 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths…

Idaho bill would end most property taxes on main residences

March 4, 2022 2:41 PM Associated Press

A House committee has introduced sweeping tax legislation raising Idaho’s sales tax to the highest in the nation as part of a plan to eliminate…

Student Advisory Council meets with governor, watches lawmakers at work

March 4, 2022 12:43 PM News Team

Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra’s Student Advisory Council held its third meeting Monday with an immersive look at Idaho’s…

IDL launched innovative online training portal

March 7, 2022 11:22 AM News Team

Modernizing Idaho Department of Lands’ (IDL) wildfire suppression program requires building the agency’s firefighting…

Idaho Community Foundation scholarships deadline March 15

March 6, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

The Idaho Community Foundation offers more than 50 scholarships to help Idaho students pay for postsecondary education. Each has its own eligibility…

Special committee to examine judicial recruitment, selection in Idaho

March 4, 2022 3:37 PM News Team

The Idaho Supreme Court will appoint a special committee to examine ways to improve judicial recruitment in Idaho, including the processes of the…

AmeriCorps volunteers help Idaho organizations build capacity

March 7, 2022 10:48 AM News Team

Idaho nonprofit, educational, community and faith-based organizations, Indian tribes and local governments are eligible to host an AmeriCorps…

Lewiston man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

March 4, 2022 10:36 AM News Team

A Lewiston man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…

Senate OKs possible public hearing on voting requirements

March 4, 2022 10:30 AM Associated Press

A proposed voter law would require a valid Idaho driver’s license or state-issued identification card to vote in Idaho elections.…

25 governors call for Biden administration to stand up for energy independence

March 4, 2022 10:11 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little and Governor Mark Gordon joined 25 Republican governors in calling on President Biden Friday to restore America’s energy…

Hayden and Kid’s Creek ponds to be stocked late March

March 5, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

Idaho Department of Fish and Game will stock 950 rainbow trout in the 10-12 inch range at two local waters March 28 to April 1.…

Businesses can e-file state, federal income taxes together

March 4, 2022 9:40 AM News Team

Businesses wanting to prepare and e-file both their federal and state income tax returns should visit the Idaho State Tax Commission website.…

Idaho Falls Zoo announces birth of male sloth bear

March 4, 2022 9:32 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Zoo on Friday announced the birth of a male sloth bear…

Madison School District seeking $25.5 million bond

March 3, 2022 5:33 PM Rachel Fabbi

The bond would fund three projects: Building a new school for Hibbard Elementary, and remodeling the current school for early childhood and pre-K…

Superintendent Ybarra votes to replace ‘Common Core’ standards

March 4, 2022 3:32 PM News Team

Proposed legislation to adopt new Idaho content standards for math, science and English Language Arts and to replace certification standards for…

Senate passes Texas-style anti-abortion bill

March 3, 2022 4:00 PM News Team

The Senate passed a bill that resemble a Texas-style anti-abortion law.…

Board of Education stays neutral on new content standards

March 3, 2022 3:32 PM News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education decided Thursday against taking a formal position on two legislative proposals intended to replace current K-12…

F&G seek information about mule deer fawn shot, left to waste in Madison County

March 3, 2022 10:43 AM News Team

Idaho Fish and Game conservation officers are asking the public for information regarding a yearling mule deer fawn that was shot twice and left to…

2 separate overnight traffic stops result in arrests

March 3, 2022 9:47 AM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports two separate overnight traffic stops resulted in…

Gov. Little launches “Operation Esto Perpetua” to fight Idaho’s growing drug threat

March 3, 2022 2:44 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little kicked off “Operation Esto Perpetua” Thursday, a new strategy mentioned in his January 10 State of the State address that…

Skyline Drive Lane closure and detour

March 3, 2022 2:56 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Street Division has closed the southbound lane of N. Skyline Drive, between Raymond Drive and Beverly Road, to repair road damage…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,442 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths

March 3, 2022 4:55 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,442 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…

Kootenai County sheriff says staff vacancies hurt responses

March 3, 2022 11:40 AM Associated Press

The sheriff of Kootenai County, Idaho, says the deadly shooting Monday night near Hauser Lake was the latest example of increased violent crime and…

Rigby High School Student Council brings home award

March 3, 2022 12:39 PM News Team

The Rigby High School Student Council traveled to Boise for the state leadership conference. …

Reece to fill Chubbuck City Council Seat #4

March 3, 2022 11:09 AM News Team

The Chubbuck City Council confirmed the appoint of Norman G. Reece Jr. to City Council Seat #4 during Wednesday night’s Council Meeting.…

Water officials are concerned about the ongoing drought

March 3, 2022 11:15 AM Evan Thomason

Everyone is concerned about the lack of water supply for this season for farming and other resources based on a deficit of…

Crapo, Risch, colleagues press White House for accounting of trillions in COVID-19 spending

March 3, 2022 10:58 AM News Team

US Senators for Idaho, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, along with Utah Senator Mitt Romney and 33 other Republican lawmakers in Washington sent a letter…

Idaho Site sets sights on important spent nuclear fuel milestone

March 3, 2022 10:33 AM News Team

Another milestone has been reached in the spent nuclear waste clean-up at the Idaho National Lab…

Temple View Elementary achieves Level 1 HRS Certification

March 2, 2022 11:30 AM News Team

Idaho Falls School District 91 announced Temple View Elementary School as the first D91 school to receive Level 1 certification in Marzano’s High…

D91 asks patrons to renew school plant facilities levy

March 1, 2022 10:49 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees is asking parents and patrons to go to the polls on March 8, 2022, to vote on renewal of the district’s School…

Bill to ban ballot boxes advances

March 2, 2022 6:34 PM News Team

In the House Wednesday, a committee advanced a bill by Republican Representative Priscilla Giddings of White…

Smoking age increase bill passes Senate

March 2, 2022 4:17 PM News Team

On a narrow vote Tuesday, the Idaho Senate passed a bill to raise the smoking age in the state to…

Front license plate bill fails

March 2, 2022 4:18 PM News Team

The Senate Transportation Committee voted against introducing a bill sponsored by Senator Jim Patrick, a Republican from Twin…

T-Mobile data breach information found for sale on dark web

March 2, 2022 10:45 AM News Team

Nearly 179,000 Idahoans affected in original breach; encourages consumers to take steps to protect personal…

Woman arrested after fighting with hospital staff, trying to take deputy’s firearm

March 2, 2022 9:49 AM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff deputies were called to a disturbance involving an intoxicated female at a residence in the 7000 E. block of Foothill Road…

Bingham County Sheriff case moved to district court

March 2, 2022 3:34 PM Rachel Fabbi

During a preliminary hearing, both defense and prosecution are allowed to present evidence and closing arguments. At the end, a judge determines if…

Committee approves supplemental appropriation item for East Idaho Forensic Pathology Center

March 2, 2022 3:51 PM News Team

The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the supplemental appropriation item that would help fund the creation of an East…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,738 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths

March 2, 2022 5:13 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,738 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths…

Child marriage becomes a legal loophole in custody fights

March 2, 2022 9:38 AM Associated Press

The Idaho Supreme Court is considering a case where one parent allowed a teen to marry, rendering custody agreements moot.…

Idaho lawmakers seek to end investments in Russia

March 2, 2022 12:36 PM Associated Press

Idaho Lawmakers are considering legislation seeking to dump investments in Russia following that nation’s invasion of Ukraine.…

Senate panel OKs keeping Idaho Powerball with new nations

March 2, 2022 11:40 AM Associated Press

Legislation allowing the Powerball lottery and its huge jackpots to continue in Idaho is headed to the full Senate.…

State Controller Brandon Woolf announces reelection bid

March 2, 2022 11:38 AM News Team

Idaho State Controller Brandon Woolf announced his run for…

Gov. Little, 23 other Republican Governors comment on Biden’s State of the Union address

March 2, 2022 11:20 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little and 23 other Republican Governors released a joint statement tonight commenting on President Joe Biden’s State of the Union…

Idaho Foodbank launches 2022 Idaho Kind campaign

March 2, 2022 11:15 AM News Team

The Idaho Foodbank is kicking off the Idaho Kind fundraising and awareness campaign for the second year in a…

New local truck driving school opens amid driver shortage

March 2, 2022 11:20 AM Seth Ratliff

A new trucking school with potential impacts on the national truck driver shortage opens in Idaho…

Judge OKs central Idaho trail, but work remains on hold

March 2, 2022 9:39 AM Associated Press

A federal judge has rejected a request by wealthy landowners in central Idaho to stop construction of a public trail crossing their ranch to connect…

Police investigate crash at Holmes and 17th Street

March 1, 2022 5:46 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Police Department is currently on scene at a vehicle collision that occurred in the intersection of Holmes and 17th Street.…

Gov. Little signs “Empowering Parents” grants into law

March 1, 2022 4:50 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little signed Senate Bill 1255 into law Tuesday, putting $50 million toward the new “Empowering Parents” grants.…

Russian vodka pulled from shelves

March 1, 2022 6:26 PM News Team

The Idaho Liquor Division is taking steps to protest the conflict in…

Pocatello man sentenced for provider fraud

March 1, 2022 4:23 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a Bannock County man was sentenced Monday for provider…

Troopers arrest man after spotting him in stolen vehicle

March 1, 2022 3:18 PM News Team

Idaho State Police has arrested a man on multiple charges after a trooper spotted him at a rest stop in a stolen vehicle.…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,574 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths

March 1, 2022 5:13 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,574 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths…

Panel kills bill allowing public money for private education

March 1, 2022 12:03 PM Associated Press

A House panel has rejected legislation backers say would improve Idaho education through competition but that opponents say would harm education by…

Another successful season in books and still no progress on lawsuit, Labelle Lake Ice Palace says

March 1, 2022 11:30 AM Braydon Wilson

The last day of the Labelle Lake Ice Palace was Monday evening. Jim Youngstrom the owner of the company behind the Ice Palace says it was “a really…

COVID-19 cases improving but not where they need to be

March 1, 2022 10:28 AM News Team

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MT)…