Idaho Archives

ICfL Announces $1.8 Million in Federal ARPA Grants to 48 Idaho Libraries

July 19, 2021 4:06 PM News Team

The Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) announced the award of $1.8 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to 48 Idaho…

Protecting your online accounts

July 19, 2021 10:50 AM News Team

As financial technology has evolved, it has given consumers the ability to shop, save, and invest online using their phones, tablets, and computers.…

Idaho Fish and Game offers all female hunter education

July 19, 2021 10:46 AM Cole Sams

This week, Idaho Fish and Game is offering its Ladies and Girls Hunter Education Class at the regional Fish and Game office in Pocatello.…

Traveling Magicians enchant Idaho

July 18, 2021 6:07 PM News Team

“Kevin the cap” came through Idaho Falls this weekend to show off his considerable magic skills to everyone, including Linda and…

Haynes Fire burning in Salmon-Challis National Forest

July 18, 2021 10:45 AM Rachel Fabbi

Crews working the Mud Lick Fire assisted the Haynes Fire by sharing aircraft. Multiple Type I and Type II helicopters dropped water on the fire. …

Mud Lick Fire now more than 12,000 acres, 0% contained

July 18, 2021 9:56 AM Rachel Fabbi

The lightning-caused blaze had “significant fire behavior and growth” on the eastern side Saturday, in the South Fork Big Deer Creek drainage,…

Mud Lick Fire now more than 8,200 acres

July 17, 2021 12:54 PM Rachel Fabbi

The Salmon-Challis National Forest has issued road closures within the fire area to protect public health and safety due to extreme fire behavior…

UPDATE: Man who fled from officers booked in Bonneville County Jail

July 17, 2021 11:01 AM Rachel Fabbi

The suspect was wearing dark clothing, wearing a backpack, and the motorcycle is possibly stolen.…

Ammon Bundy asks judge to toss trespassing verdict, acquit

July 16, 2021 5:03 PM Associated Press

Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy has asked a judge to toss his conviction for trespassing at the Idaho Capitol and acquit him…

Idaho governor against interfering in vaccine requirements

July 16, 2021 11:32 AM Associated Press

The governor of Idaho says lawmakers should not reconvene to consider legislation to prevent employers from requiring workers to get COVID-19…

East Idaho’s biggest garage sale set Saturday

July 16, 2021 4:54 PM Linda Larsen

If you like going to yard sales over the weekend, here’s one you could really get lost…

Behind the scenes look at Heise Hot Springs summer pool renovations

July 16, 2021 4:49 PM Rachel Fabbi

The renovations are also a way to honor Mike and Robin Quinn, who died in a plane crash in 2019. Mike and his first wife, who died in 2005, put a lot…

Idaho ranks 49th for property crime per capita, study says

July 16, 2021 4:44 PM Linda Larsen

It’s no secret that more people are moving to Idaho.…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 161 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

July 16, 2021 5:12 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 161 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths…

Idaho SAT scores show small decline

July 16, 2021 4:01 PM News Team

The SAT was taken by 19,713 Idaho 11th graders this spring, down slightly from the 2019 cohort.…

Idaho Senate Majority Caucus releases statement on COVID-19 vaccine requirements

July 16, 2021 1:03 PM News Team

The Idaho State Senate Majority Caucus released a statement Friday regarding the recent COVID-19 vaccine requirements set by some Idaho healthcare…

New fire restrictions finder now online

July 16, 2021 12:55 PM News Team

Your participation in preventing human-caused wildfires is critical during the current extreme fire conditions which are in some cases exceeding…

Idaho man sentenced for the unlawful possession of firearms, silencers

July 16, 2021 11:27 AM News Team

A 41-year-old Glenns Ferry man was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 46 months in federal prison based upon his April 2021 guilty plea for the…

Idaho’s June unemployment rate unchanged at 3%

July 16, 2021 11:10 AM News Team

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3% from May to…

Road costs are soaring

July 16, 2021 11:21 AM Evan Thomason

While many want to travel to make up for lost time, many of the costs of driving have begun to be even more of a…

Mud Lick Fire burns 7,904 acres

July 16, 2021 9:42 AM News Team

The lightning caused Mud Lick Fire that started on July 8 has burned 7,904 acres and is 0%…

Road closures, restrictions in Downtown Idaho Falls

July 16, 2021 9:00 AM News Team

HK Contractors will be chip sealing, brooming, and fog coating downtown Idaho Falls during the next two Sundays.…

Expert talks about heat effect on crops

July 15, 2021 2:18 PM Rachel Fabbi

In places where those temperatures are hotter to begin with, the heat may have more of an impact than places like east…

Have you seen this rider?

July 15, 2021 6:28 PM News Team

Have you seen the rider of this…

Lt. Gov. McGeachin repeats call to reconvene Legislature

July 15, 2021 10:55 AM Associated Press

Republican Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin says state lawmakers and Republican Gov. Brad Little are failing citizens by not taking action to prevent…

BLM Fire Restrictions start Thursday night

July 15, 2021 5:38 PM Evan Thomason

Stage one fire restrictions issued by the Bureau of Land Management will go into effect for all of Eastern Idaho tonight at…

Police investigate counterfeit bills in Pocatello

July 15, 2021 2:23 PM News Team

Pocatello police say a counterfeit $100 bill was passed at a local business in Pocatello on Wednesday.…

EXPLAINER: High prices, court access challenge Idaho renters

July 15, 2021 2:40 PM Associated Press

A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a…

Fire restrictions implemented within Idaho State Parks

July 15, 2021 3:34 PM News Team

As areas of Idaho move to Stage 2 fire restrictions and as Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) implemented open fire bans due to poor air…

DEQ extends Air Pollution Forecast and Caution for Lemhi County

July 15, 2021 3:29 PM News Team

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

COVID-19 UPDATES: 206 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

July 15, 2021 5:08 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 206 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths…

Sentors call for withdrawal of Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination

July 15, 2021 12:40 PM News Team

Idaho Senator Jim Risch along with other Republican Senators are putting pressure on President…

Simpson secures $24 million for Idaho projects

July 15, 2021 12:39 PM News Team

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson announced Wednesday he has secured nearly $24 million for Idaho…

Discussion on state drug problem

July 15, 2021 12:42 PM News Team

The drug problem in Idaho seems to be getting…

AAA: Daily trips dropped 40% at height of pandemic

July 15, 2021 12:14 PM News Team

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated stay-at-home orders had a profound effect on driving behavior.…

Deadline nears to nominate Idaho’s outstanding volunteers and philanthropists

July 15, 2021 12:11 PM News Team

Monday, July 19 is the final day to nominate Idaho volunteers and philanthropists for the annual Idaho Philanthropy Day awards.…

Officials: Major understaffing in Idaho prisons raises risks

July 15, 2021 10:55 AM Associated Press

Prisons in Idaho are so understaffed that correctional officers often end up working mandatory 16-hour shifts, leaving them just eight hours to…

Great Race for Education set Friday

July 15, 2021 11:28 AM News Team

The College of Eastern Idaho Foundation (CEIF) will host its annual premier fundraiser The Great Race for Education “Pandemic Survival” Edition…

Bat Night is back at Idaho Falls Zoo

July 15, 2021 11:17 AM News Team

Bat Night at the Idaho Falls Zoo is…

Fish salvage order issued for South Butte Pond near Clayton

July 15, 2021 10:37 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has issued a salvage order for South Butte Pond west of Clayton effective…

Mud Lick Fire burns 6,641 acres, emergency road closures implemented

July 15, 2021 10:08 AM News Team

The lightning caused Mud Lick Fire that started on July 8 has burned 6,641 acres and is 0% contained, and effective Thursday, the forest implemented…

Fire restrictions expand as 14 large wildfires burn in Idaho

July 14, 2021 4:42 PM Associated Press

Federal and state public land managers have implemented fire restrictions because of hot and dry weather as 14 large wildfires burn in Idaho.…

Idaho man pleads guilty to taking part in U.S. Capitol siege

July 14, 2021 3:38 PM Associated Press

An Idaho man has pleaded guilty to a felony for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by loyalists of then-President Donald…

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions ordered for East Idaho

July 14, 2021 11:39 AM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District, Idaho Department of Lands, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the…

Rollover crash east of Declo on I-84

July 14, 2021 5:45 PM News Team

Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle injury crash eastbound on I-84 near milepost 228, east of Declo, in Cassia County Wednesday around…

Police search for missing teenager

July 14, 2021 5:42 PM News Team

Idaho State Police is asking for help finding a teenager who hasn’t been in contact with her family since…

Local law enforcement chaplains donate safety lights to honor Deputy Wyatt Maser

July 14, 2021 5:18 PM News Team

Law Enforcement Chaplaincy of Idaho (LECI) began raising funds in June of 2020 to purchase Guardian Angel Safety Lights for local Idaho Falls and…

ITD provides exemptions for truckers after Gov. Little’s fire season emergency declaration

July 14, 2021 4:47 PM News Team

A fire disaster emergency proclamation issued on July 9 by Idaho Governor Brad Little will allow trucks carrying jet fuel and other fire equipment…

Howell Fire burns near Pomerelle

July 14, 2021 4:05 PM News Team

The U.S. Forest Service-Sawtooth National Forest reports a fire has started 4 miles east of Pomerelle on the Minidoka Ranger District.…

Idaho Lottery gives back $72.5 million

July 14, 2021 4:05 PM News Team

The Idaho Lottery celebrated 32 years of entertainment and games by returning the single largest annual dividend of $72.5…

Goose Fire grows to 3,790 acres

July 13, 2021 2:27 PM News Team

The lightning caused Goose Fire that started July 1 has burned 3,326…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 179 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

July 14, 2021 5:05 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 179 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…

2021 EISF Grand Marshal named

July 14, 2021 2:30 PM News Team

When Eastern Idaho State Fair Manager Brandon Bird called Leo Teton to ask if would accept the honor of being the Grand Marshal of the 2021 EISF,…

District 93 irrigation problems

July 14, 2021 5:16 PM Evan Thomason

The Bonneville School District has been scrambling to get it’s irrigation…

Man arrested after reported incident at group home

July 14, 2021 12:54 PM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Burke Circle to a report of a disturbance Tuesday around 7:45 p.m.…

State police start receiving “Defend the Police” bonuses

July 14, 2021 2:20 PM News Team

Hundreds of frontline Idaho State Police personnel received their $1,000 “Defend the Police” bonuses last…

Registration open for kids triathlon

July 14, 2021 2:21 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Wes Deist Aquatic Center staff are looking for youth of every skill level and ability to be a part of the largest kids’ triathlon in…

DHW updates, simplifies COVID-19 Vaccine Data Dashboard

July 14, 2021 12:41 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has made some changes to the COVID-19 Vaccine Data Dashboard to reflect the changing nature of the…

COVID-19 variants circulating in Idaho

July 14, 2021 11:46 AM News Team

Health officials say getting vaccinated for COVID-19 is more important than ever with the new COVID-19 variants that are circulating in Idaho.…

Fire Restrictions are being implemented in central Idaho

July 14, 2021 11:27 AM News Team

Public land managers in central Idaho will implement Stage I Fire Restrictions Thursday at 11:59 p.m.…

EBR-I Atomic Museum open Saturday for Atomic Days

July 14, 2021 10:58 AM News Team

The Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR-I) Atomic Museum will be open July 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate Atomic Days in…

Burley man arrested after chasing down children in his pickup

July 14, 2021 10:17 AM News Team

The Cassia County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 26-year-old Burley…

Antique aircraft fly into Blackfoot Airport Wednesday

July 14, 2021 10:13 AM Emma Iannacone

People in East Idaho may catch a glimpse of an antique aircraft flying through the sky Wednesday, as dozens fly into Blackfoot for an…

Bonneville County issues drought declaration

July 13, 2021 4:46 PM News Team

The Bonneville County Commissioners declared a drought for the county…

Semi rollover on I-15 on Fort Hall Reservation

July 13, 2021 6:01 PM News Team

Fort Hall Fire & EMS along with Blackfoot Fire responded to Interstate 15, milepost 89 on the southbound of the ramp for a single semi rollover…

Gov. Little: Idaho faces potential for worst fire season in years

July 13, 2021 12:00 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little will host a press conference regarding wildfires in Idaho at 1 p.m.…

INL Site cleanup project achieved objectives

July 13, 2021 4:34 PM News Team

Almost a year after shutting off three vapor treatment units at a former radioactive and hazardous waste landfill at the Idaho National Laboratory…

Sparklight customers experience internet outage

July 13, 2021 4:05 PM Curtis Jackson

Sparklight customers have been without internet services for most of the day.…

Aid for Friends asks for donations to stock new homeless shelter, open house tonight

July 13, 2021 11:40 AM Emma Iannacone

There will soon be a new, warm place for Pocatelloans experiencing homelessness to rest their…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 182 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

July 13, 2021 5:11 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 182 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…

Mud Lick Fire grows to 5,263 acres

July 13, 2021 9:39 AM News Team

The lightning caused Mud Lick Fire that started on July 8 has burned 5,263 acres and is 0%…

Masks optional for Boise School District students, staff

July 13, 2021 12:56 PM Associated Press

Officials with the Boise School District in southwestern Idaho have approved a plan that does not require students and staff to wear masks during the…

Governor Little appoints new STEM Action Center executive director

July 19, 2021 10:54 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little announce Tuesday his appointment of Kaitlin Maguire as executive director of the STEM Action…

‘Scary:’ Fuel shortage could ground firefighting aircraft

July 13, 2021 10:24 AM Associated Press

Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what…

Idaho man convicted in shootout gets 18 years in prison

July 13, 2021 9:47 AM Associated Press

A former participant in an armed occupation in 2016 at an Oregon wildlife refuge has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection with his role…

Central Idaho Dispatch Zone moves to extreme fire danger

July 12, 2021 4:40 PM News Team

Due to weather and fuel conditions, the Central Idaho Dispatch Zone has moved to extreme fire danger.…

Teton Education Association sues Teton School District 401

July 12, 2021 5:52 PM News Team

The Teton Education Association is suing Teton School District 401 along with five members of the school board of…

Lawmakers eye special session on mandatory COVID-19 vaccines

July 12, 2021 3:17 PM Associated Press

Republican state senators plan to meet this week to discuss the possibility of a special session after three large health care providers announced…

Emergency trail closure near Mud Lick Fire

July 12, 2021 9:46 AM News Team

UPDATE 3:05 p.m. The Salmon‐Challis National Forest has implemented a Mud Lick Fire Emergency Trail Closure, Order Number:…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 297 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

July 12, 2021 4:59 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 297 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths over the…

Target shooting causes fires

July 12, 2021 3:29 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Fire Department, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and Bureau of Land Management – Idaho Falls District wants to remind you the…

Man arrested for aggravated assault

July 12, 2021 1:06 PM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the area of 115th E. and Swan Valley Highway to a reported weapons offense Sunday around 7 p.m. …

Armed, intoxicated man arrested after fleeing from deputies

July 12, 2021 12:38 PM News Team

A Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputy observed a vehicle driving across multiple lanes of traffic and exceeding the speed limit Sunday afternoon on…

East Idaho teachers learn how to fly drones, plans to add to STEM curriculum

July 12, 2021 11:51 AM Emma Iannacone

East Idaho teachers are learning how to fly drones so they can implement the technology into their STEM…

Idaho gas prices continue to increase

July 12, 2021 11:36 AM News Team

Idaho gas prices have risen 7.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.53/g, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802 stations in Idaho.…

Idaho Labor reopens mobile offices statewide

July 12, 2021 11:35 AM News Team

Re-opening remote locations in 40 cities throughout Idaho is allowing the Department of Labor to return to its pre-pandemic service delivery levels…

Search underway for missing boater in northern Idaho

July 12, 2021 9:57 AM Associated Press

Searchers are looking for a man who went missing in the Coeur d’Alene River while trying to retrieve a set of boat keys that had fallen into the…

Hazy Skies Continuing through the Weekend

July 10, 2021 4:38 PM Evan Thomason

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY for Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper…

Latest on Mud Lick fire burning in Salmon-Challis National Forest

July 11, 2021 10:20 AM Rachel Fabbi

IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO (KIFI)- The Mud Lick fire is approximately two miles northwest of Blackbird Mine and nearing 2,500 acres. The lightning-caused…

Officials talk about water levels during drought conditions

July 9, 2021 5:13 PM Rachel Fabbi

“We are anticipating our reservoir system, all the reservoirs, from Grassy Lake, Island Park, Jackson Lake, Palisades, American Falls, Ririe, and…

Rigby Middle School teacher awarded for heroism

July 9, 2021 5:58 PM News Team

Krista Gneiting, the teacher who disarmed and comforted the school shooter at Rigby Middle School, is being…

Officials kill grizzly bear near Ovando

July 9, 2021 2:21 PM News Team

Wildlife officials shot and killed a grizzly bear early Friday morning less than two miles from Ovando, where a woman was killed in a grizzly bear…

Gov. Little mobilizes Idaho National Guard firefighters

July 9, 2021 1:20 PM News Team

Amid extreme drought, excessive heat, multiple fire starts, and dwindling firefighting resources regionwide, Governor Brad Little issued an emergency…