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Mayor Rebecca Casper announces re-election campaign

August 11, 2021 11:22 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper will officially announce her campaign for re-election for Mayor of Idaho Falls in this November’s general…

Final Mud Lick Fire update

August 11, 2021 11:13 AM News Team

This is the final update for the Mud Lick Fire unless significant fire activity…

Risch votes no on Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Budget

August 11, 2021 5:36 PM News Team

Senate Democrats passed a colossal $3.5 trillion budget resolution Wednesday without a single Republican vote.…

State Board delays action to accept more public input

August 11, 2021 11:06 AM News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education is giving you more time to give your thoughts on its diversity, educational equity and inclusion policy at Idaho’s…

Endangered red panda cubs born at Idaho Falls Zoo

August 11, 2021 9:44 AM News Team

For only the second time in the zoo’s history, red panda cubs have been born at the Idaho Falls…

Idaho primary care clinics say COVID-19 surge mirrors last fall

August 10, 2021 3:59 PM Associated Press

Idaho’s largest independent primary medical care system is reporting coronavirus numbers that mirror the surge last fall, and a Boise-area hospital…

Scarface Fire grows to 305 acres

August 10, 2021 5:35 PM News Team

The lightning caused Scarface Fire that started on Saturday has grown to 292…

Idaho children to receive free school meals this year, income guidelines set

August 11, 2021 9:45 AM News Team

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering free meals to all children in eligible schools running USDA meal programs for the 2021-22 school…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 754 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

August 10, 2021 4:59 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 754 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths Tuesday.…

Residential fire on Fort Hall Reservation

August 10, 2021 3:27 PM News Team

Fort Hall Fire & EMS was dispatched to a report of a chimney fire of a residential home in American Falls Monday.…

1 injured in house fire

August 10, 2021 9:43 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Fire Department and Idaho Falls Police Department were dispatched to the 800 block of Dalmation Drive for a report of a structure…

Crapo, Risch release statements on bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation

August 10, 2021 2:59 PM News Team

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo and .S. Senator Jim Risch released statements after voting in support of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…

F&G seeks help to monitor for CWD, prevent it from entering Idaho

August 10, 2021 12:30 PM News Team

Chronic Wasting Disease is a threat to Idaho’s big game animals, and Fish and Game is asking for help to prevent it from entering the state and…

Nominations sought for Distinguished Under 40 award

August 10, 2021 12:45 PM News Team

The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the Distinguished Under 40…

10 Idahoans to receive Medal of Honor

August 10, 2021 10:40 AM News Team

Ten Idahoans will be awarded the Idaho Medal of Honor during a ceremony next week at the Idaho Capitol.…

Salmon-Challis National Forest rescinds most closures

August 10, 2021 10:46 AM News Team

The Salmon-Challis National Forest is rescinding all area, trail, and road closure orders in association with the Mud Lick…

Mud Lick Fire reaches 59% containment

August 10, 2021 10:45 AM News Team

The lightning caused Mud Lick Fire that started on July 8 held at 20,643 acres Monday and completion increased to…

Crash blocked I-15 lanes near Downey

August 10, 2021 10:04 AM News Team

Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 at milepost 31, near Downey Monday around 4 p.m.…

Lack of precipitation could put Idaho in multi-year drought

August 9, 2021 12:19 PM Emma Iannacone

Idaho could be headed towards a multi-year drought if the state doesn’t receive some much-needed snowpack this…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 942 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 700K fully vaccinated

August 9, 2021 5:25 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 942 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths over the weekend.…

Fatality crash near Aberdeen

August 9, 2021 11:49 AM News Team

Idaho State Police investigated a two vehicle fatality crash on State Highway 39 at W 2200 S, just south of Aberdeen Monday around 6:17…

Idaho gas prices tap the brakes with 2 cent increase

August 9, 2021 11:39 AM News Team

In this case, no news is good news, as Idaho drivers saw little or no movement on the price of gas this…

One dies in Lewiston apartment building fire

August 9, 2021 2:58 PM Associated Press

Fire officials said one person died and four were injured in a fire that destroyed a four-unit apartment building in Lewiston Sunday afternoon.…

Marshall Public Library collecting supplies for in-need students

August 9, 2021 12:47 PM News Team

If you’re out shopping for school supplies for your student this year, the staff at the Marshall Public Library are hoping you’ll consider…

Man arrested after stabbing incident

August 9, 2021 11:18 AM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies and Idaho Falls Fire responded to Nassau Dr. at 11:00 p.m. Saturday to a reported…

Idaho man indicted for sexually exploiting children in Alaska

August 9, 2021 12:27 PM News Team

A federal grand jury in Anchorage returned an indictment charging a Bonner County, Idaho man with sexually exploiting children and production of…

Canada reopens its border for vaccinated US visitors

August 9, 2021 12:06 PM Associated Press

Canada has lifted its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions…

Single vehicle crash near Malta

August 9, 2021 11:55 AM News Team

Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle crash I-84 near milepost 256, near Malta Sunday around 12:10…

Salmon-Challis National Forest detects 10 new fires

August 10, 2021 10:48 AM News Team

The Salmon-Challis National Forest has detected ten (10) new fires since the last fire summary dated August…

Mud Lick Fire is 53% contained

August 9, 2021 12:17 PM News Team

The lightning caused Mud Lick Fire that started on July 8 held at 20,643 acres and completion increased to 53%.…

Air pollution forecast and caution lifted for eastern Idaho

August 9, 2021 10:47 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has lifted an Air Pollution Forecast and Caution to notify residents of Bonneville, Teton,…

DEQ lifts air pollution forecast and caution southeast Idaho

August 9, 2021 9:46 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has lifted an Air Pollution Forecast and Caution to notify residents of Bannock, Bear Lake,…

Mud Lick Fire latest

August 7, 2021 10:30 AM Rachel Fabbi

The fire is smoldering in dead and downed logs below Indian Point in Gant Creek and on the hillside above the Big Deer Creek / Panther Creek…

Federal jury convicts Fort Hall man of murder

August 6, 2021 3:00 PM News Team

After a four-day jury trial, a federal jury sitting in Pocatello found a 27-year-old Fort Hall man guilty of second degree murder, Acting U.S.…

COVID-19 cases rising in kids

August 6, 2021 3:55 PM Rachel Fabbi

Doctor Kathryn Turner, the Idaho State Deputy Epidemiologist, says Idaho is seeing the same trend, cases jumping 200% over the last two…

More Jack Chinook stocked in Mosquito Flat Reservoir

August 7, 2021 9:00 AM News Team

Personnel from Idaho Fish and Game’s Pahsimeroi Hatchery released another 184 jack Chinook salmon in Mosquito Flat Reservoir near Challis on Friday,…

Grant money available for local water systems

August 6, 2021 6:00 PM News Team

Idaho Governor Brad Little is using grant money to help with local water…

Bill Parrish Family 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament kicks off

July 27, 2021 11:37 AM Linda Larsen

Seven years ago, Bill Parrish, his wife and their two sons died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their sleep. A tragedy that didn’t have to…

Idaho resort region, once COVID-19 hotspot, is vaccine leader

August 6, 2021 4:31 PM Associated Press

A popular Idaho ski destination had one of the highest per-capita rates of coronavirus in the country at the start of the pandemic last year.…

Incident that left three hospitalized remains under investigation

August 6, 2021 2:36 PM News Team

Idaho State Police troopers and Twin Falls Police Department officers are investigating an incident that sent three people to the hospital…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 679 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

August 6, 2021 5:14 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 679 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths Friday.…

Federal judge halts timber sale over outdated steelhead data

August 6, 2021 3:21 PM Associated Press

A large timber sale in north-central Idaho has been put on hold because a federal judge says the agencies that approved the deal failed to consider…

Weather concerns into day 2 of War Bonnet Round Up

August 6, 2021 2:50 PM Evan Thomason

Some organizers are a little concerned about the weather possibly putting a hold and some delays on the War Bonnet Round Up Friday.…

Ada County Man arrested for possession of child pornography

August 6, 2021 1:05 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Boise man on Thursday…

Mud Lick Fire is 48% contained

August 6, 2021 9:47 AM News Team

The lightning caused Mud Lick Fire that started on July 8 has burned 20,643 acres and is 48%…

Prosecutors seeking death penalty against Chad Daybell

August 5, 2021 4:25 PM Rachel Fabbi

Prosecutors have filed a motion to seek the death penalty against Chad…

Woman found after getting lost huckleberry hunting

August 5, 2021 1:11 PM News Team

The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office reports a missing 81-year-old woman has been…

ISU names Dean of College of Health

August 5, 2021 3:53 PM News Team

Teresa Conner was recently named dean of the College of Health within the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences.…

McCall man killed in paragliding crash near Horseshoe Bend

August 5, 2021 3:46 PM Associated Press

The Boise County Sheriff’s Office says a man died in a paragliding crash near Horseshoe Bend.…

War Bonnet rides into day 1

August 5, 2021 2:58 PM Evan Thomason

Today is the first official day of competition for the War Bonnet. The main opening ceremony is tonight at 7pm. Yet, there has been so much…

Idaho health leaders warn of surging COVID-19 virus numbers

August 5, 2021 9:26 AM Associated Press

The leaders of some of Idaho’s largest health care providers warned residents Wednesday coronavirus cases again are again threatening to overwhelm…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 743 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

August 5, 2021 9:20 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 743 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths Thursday.…

Camp Hayden to host annual camp this weekend

August 5, 2021 2:23 PM News Team

Camp Hayden is hosting the families of 12 children with special needs at Aspen Grove Inn and RV Park August 6 through August 8.…

Jersey Mike’s Subs to open first east Idaho location in Ammon

August 5, 2021 11:19 AM News Team

Jersey Mike’s Subs will open its first east Idaho location in Ammon on August…

Watch for changes in water depth downstream of American Falls Dam

August 5, 2021 11:27 AM News Team

There could be possible changes in water depth in the Snake River downstream of American Falls Dam from now until mid-October.…

Crews continue to fight Mud Lick Fire

August 5, 2021 11:23 AM News Team

The lightning caused Mud Lick Fire that started on July 8 has burned 20,643 acres and is 47%…

Governor Brad Little announces cybersecurity task force

August 5, 2021 4:03 PM Rachel Fabbi

Governor Little directed the task force to examine and propose new ways to ensure Idaho’s election infrastructure remains secure, transparent, and…

Young Idaho boy still missing despite exhaustive search

August 5, 2021 9:52 AM Associated Press

Authorities say a 5-year-old boy who was last seen July 27 is still missing as of Wednesday.…

Mask, COVID-19 guidelines for new school year

August 4, 2021 6:29 PM Rachel Fabbi

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has announced the Delta variant of the coronavirus is now the dominant strain in…

Mud Lick Fire 47% contained

August 4, 2021 4:09 PM News Team

The lightning caused Mud Lick Fire has burned 20,643 acres and is 47%…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 637 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1.4 million total administered doses

August 4, 2021 5:09 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 637 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death Wednesday.…

Boise woman charged in connection with Jan. 6 insurrection

August 4, 2021 12:32 PM Associated Press

An Idaho woman has been charged with four misdemeanors after prosecutors said she participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by…

Grizzly bear captured, relocated after livestock depredation near Island Park Reservoir

August 4, 2021 12:06 PM News Team

An adult male grizzly was captured and relocated Tuesday after USDA Wildlife Services officials determined the bear had killed a yearling domestic…

EBR-1 museum open this weekend only

August 4, 2021 3:52 PM News Team

The Experimental Breeder Reactor-I Atomic Museum will open to the public Friday, Aug. 6, through Sunday, Aug.…

Lawmaker who ID’d rape accuser may lose committee assignment

August 3, 2021 11:45 AM Associated Press

A legislative ethics committee says an Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of an intern who reported a rape should be stripped of one of her…

Ducks arrive for Great Snake River Greenbelt Duck Race

July 31, 2021 9:00 AM News Team

The ducks have arrived for the 30th Annual Great Snake River Greenbelt Duck Race to be held on Saturday August 14. …

Gov. Little warns of school interruptions if more don’t get COVID-19 vaccine

August 3, 2021 10:35 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.…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 680 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

August 3, 2021 5:02 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 680 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths Tuesday.…

War Bonnet Round Up to be inducted into Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame

August 3, 2021 12:55 PM News Team

Idaho’s Oldest Rodeo, The War Bonnet Round Up, is adding a new distinction to its storied…

IFPD invites community to National Night Out on Aug. 3

July 30, 2021 9:31 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Police is inviting the community to a Night…

The latest on the Mud Lick, Iron and Haynes fires

August 3, 2021 10:35 AM News Team

Great Basin Incident Management Team 7 assumed command of the Mud Lick Fire at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday. Team 7 will continue to focus on firefighter and…

Wanted man arrested for trying to cash fake checks

August 2, 2021 2:18 PM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies located a wanted man Friday while investigating a fraudulent check case.…

IFPD officer indicted for manslaughter in backyard shooting

August 2, 2021 10:45 AM News Team

An Idaho Falls Police officer is facing charges for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Joseph…

Anti-vaccine mandate rally at Idaho Capitol

August 2, 2021 5:32 PM News Team

A group of Idaho lawmakers held a rally on the steps of the Idaho Capitol building…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 868 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

August 2, 2021 5:07 PM News Team

daho officials reported 868 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths over the weekend.…

Haynes Fire emergency road closure terminated

August 2, 2021 2:52 PM News Team

The Salmon‐Challis National Forest has terminated the Haynes Fire Emergency Road Closure, Order Number:…

Jack Chinook salmon stocked in Hayden Pond

August 2, 2021 2:26 PM News Team

Personnel from Idaho Fish and Game’s Sawtooth Hatchery released 75 jack Chinook salmon in Hayden Pond on…

Bannock County Commissioners appoint Torey Danner as new Coroner

August 2, 2021 2:55 PM Emma Iannacone

Bannock County Commissioners announced Monday they appointed Torey Danner to fill the open Coroner position in the…

Lawmaker who named rape accuser says she did nothing wrong

August 2, 2021 11:30 AM Associated Press

An Idaho lawmaker accused of violating ethics rules by publicizing the name of an alleged rape victim in disparaging social media posts — and then…

Park Service adds public land to City of Rocks reserve

August 2, 2021 11:59 AM Associated Press

The National Park Service has added some additional public land to a national reserve site in Idaho known for its rock climbing opportunities.…

Idaho gas prices continue to rise

August 2, 2021 11:11 AM News Team

Idaho gas prices have risen 3.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.71/g, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802 stations in Idaho.…

Salmon-Challis National Forest detects 6 new fires

August 2, 2021 11:07 AM News Team

The Salmon-Challis National Forest has detected six (6) new fires since July 26,…

Mud Lick, Iron and Haynes Fire updates

August 1, 2021 12:27 PM News Team

In total, 427 personnel, 5 crews, 6 engines, 11 water tenders, 5 helicopters, 3 heavy equipment task forces, 4 dozers and 3
masticators are…

Latest on Mud Lick, Iron and Haynes Fires

July 31, 2021 11:57 AM Rachel Fabbi

On Saturday, crews announced that both the Haynes and Iron Fires are 95% contained, and have burned 472 and 133 acres…

Police search for wanted man

July 30, 2021 12:38 PM News Team

Power County deputies are currently searching for a 45-year-old…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 529 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, total statewide cases reach 200K

July 30, 2021 5:03 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 529 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths…

Idahoans to start receiving tax relief next week

July 30, 2021 3:45 PM News Team

Many of us could soon see some extra money in our…

EXPLAINER: High prices, court access challenge Idaho renters

July 30, 2021 3:24 PM Associated Press

A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a…

DEQ lifts pollution forecast and caution for Lemhi County

July 30, 2021 3:10 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has lifted an Air Pollution Forecast and Caution to notify residents of Lemhi County of improved…

Boise police remove ‘Proud Boys’ flags from Idaho interstate

July 30, 2021 3:22 PM Associated Press

The Boise Police Department says officers removed flags emblazoned with the emblem of the neo-fascist Proud Boys organization after someone hung them…

5-year-old boy missing in Idaho; police seek witnesses

July 30, 2021 1:06 PM Associated Press

As crews look for a 5-year-old Idaho boy missing since Tuesday, the Fruitland Police Department is asking for any potential witnesses to come forward…