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Rigby Police chief, counselor talk about mental health following school shooting
“It affects every officer differently, just like it affects every other person, but incidents involving children are especially harmful,” Tower…
Continue Reading“It affects every officer differently, just like it affects every other person, but incidents involving children are especially harmful,” Tower…
Continue ReadingTwo Think Make Create Labs are being deployed in Pocatello and Fort Hall.…
Continue ReadingAttorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Idaho and other states have reached an agreement with Indivior plc and Indivior Inc. to settle allegations…
Continue ReadingSmith’s Food & Drug and Kroger Health announced Wednesday the company is offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at most of its 141 locations across…
Continue ReadingIn a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday, Governor Brad Little and 19 other governors urged immediate action to…
Continue ReadingCollege of Eastern Idaho (CEI) will hold a virtual 2021 graduation ceremony Thursday, May…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 5/11/21: At approximately 1 p.m. Tuesday, the body of drowning victim Matthew Rios was located approximately a mile downstream from the Fun…
Continue ReadingFewer people are lining up to get a needle in their arm as Idahoans feel uncertain about getting a new…
Continue Reading“It’s amazing, cause you know, when we play sports or do anything like that, we’re rivals. But when we have something like this we come together and…
Continue ReadingThe historic growth rate in Idaho is coming with a high…
Continue ReadingPersonnel from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and EM Nevada Program integrated remote communications tools to enhance required visual…
Continue ReadingDepartment of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen announced during a media briefing Tuesday Idaho is moving to Stage…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little announced Tuesday Idaho will end its participation in three federal pandemic unemployment compensation programs to help…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho State Tax Commission will extend office hours in its eastern Idaho offices on Monday, May 17, the day income tax returns are…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 233 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration announced Tuesday it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western states to protect a…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding $22 million to the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM) to reimburse the Idaho…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho death row inmate with terminal cancer and heart disease is asking the state to let him die naturally rather than kill him by lethal…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. Brad Little has signed four watered-down versions of previous bills that he vetoed on limiting a governor’s powers during declared…
Continue ReadingHenry Charlier of Boise landed a 34-pound common carp from the Snake River.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at thwarting a half-dozen executive actions by President Joe Biden to combat gun…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Fish and Game says wildlife are not pets, and shouldn’t be treated as such, even with the best…
Continue ReadingIdaho rural nonprofits and local/state government agencies may get a hand up with the help of a three-year grant awarded to Serve Idaho from the…
Continue ReadingThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upper Snake Field Office, U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and Bonneville, Jefferson and…
Continue ReadingEven as COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the country, many communities are still facing challenges from the pandemic, and the organizations that…
Continue ReadingThe Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Office is partnering with a new online platform to provide free, small-group tutoring in mathematics for…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little signed House Bill 362 into law Monday, his sustainable transportation funding solution that directs $80 million in ongoing…
Continue ReadingIdaho has a new resource to help treat children with severe mental health…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 340 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths over the…
Continue ReadingIdaho will receive $1.1 billion in the latest round of coronavirus relief money in two separate payments, the U.S. Treasury Department announced…
Continue ReadingOngoing drought in Idaho will drastically shorten this year’s irrigation season for some farmers, officials…
Continue ReadingDrivers across the Eastern seaboard are bracing for higher gas prices in the aftermath of a cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline, but the effects…
Continue ReadingThe American Red Cross needs your help to avoid a summer donation slump.…
Continue ReadingAs the May 17 income tax deadline approaches, the Idaho State Tax Commission is offering some tips to make filing taxes…
Continue ReadingA Fruitland, Idaho man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday in the shooting death of a man in Ontario,…
Continue ReadingDuring the stop, deputies “recognized indications of criminal behavior and observed a pipe used to smoke marijuana inside the…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho middle school teacher who confronted and disarmed a sixth-grade student during a shooting on Thursday told family afterward that she felt…
Continue ReadingAuthorities say they are trying to determine what prompted a young girl to open fire at a rural Idaho middle school, one of the few school shootings…
Continue ReadingBonneville County Sheriff’s deputies and Idaho Falls Fire responded to a residence in the 500 N. block of Lakewood Wednesday night to a reported…
Continue ReadingWe are learning more about those injured in Thursday’s school shooting at Rigby Middle…
Continue ReadingWinegar also cautions that shock could last a couple of days, and some signs of distress may not show until then.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a measure that could lead to killing 90% of the state’s 1,500 wolves in a move that was backed by hunters…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Transportation Department reports Interstate 15 from Idaho Falls to Roberts is closed due to high winds and low visibility.…
Continue ReadingLawmakers will not be addressing bills concerning guns in school this…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 187 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths…
Continue ReadingThe Natural Resources Conservation Service in Idaho has released the May Water Supply Outlook Report for the 2021 water…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is accepting source water protection grant applications for the 2021-2022 funding…
Continue ReadingA lawsuit challenging Idaho’s new law making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots has been filed with the Idaho Supreme…
Continue ReadingBurn permits are required in Idaho from May 10 to October 20 each…
Continue ReadingSix outstanding Idaho math and science teachers have been named as the 2021 state finalists for the national Presidential Award for Excellence in…
Continue ReadingMonday, May 17 is the last day for eligible homeowners and disabled veterans to apply for relief from their 2021 property taxes.…
Continue ReadingIdaho death row inmate Gerald Ross Pizzuto Jr. has been scheduled for execution on June…
Continue ReadingAs Republicans in Washington turn up the heat on Rep. Liz Cheney, the defiant third-term congresswoman faces mixed reviews at…
Continue ReadingSeven irrigation districts and canal companies representing the Snake River Surface Water Coalition (SWC) sent a letter on April 23 to the Director…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gives raised $3,805,019 for Idaho in just one week.…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 166 new COVID-19 cases and one new death…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers are in a waiting game to see whether Republican Gov. Brad Little vetoes any of the more than 30 bills that remained unsigned when the…
Continue ReadingNew York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is stating her case for replacing Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican leader.…
Continue ReadingSome Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing a GOP Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic…
Continue ReadingMore than two years later, Fort Hall man Matthew Broncho is still missing. He’s one of countless missing Native Americans that have vanished without…
Continue ReadingThe Senate on Wednesday approved three pieces of legislation intended to curb the authority of an Idaho governor during declared emergencies and sent…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho property tax relief bill described as not enough by opponents and as at least something by backers passed the Senate on Wednesday and is…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 202 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…
Continue ReadingA Senate panel on Wednesday approved legislation to prohibit commercial advertising for marijuana in Idaho that could potentially be used to stymie…
Continue ReadingSenate lawmakers unable to overcome two vetoes by Republican Gov. Brad Little of legislation to curb his authority during emergencies such as the…
Continue ReadingHealth officials in Idaho are trying new methods to encourage people to get vaccinated as interest in COVID-19 shots starts to…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho state office of AARP will host a telephone town hall with guests Idaho Governor Brad Little and Idaho Director of Health and Welfare Dave…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers concerned they could be left out again in spending what could be another billion dollars in federal coronavirus rescue money…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 504,388 people are fully vaccinated Tuesday. 209 new COVID-19 cases were also…
Continue ReadingAs of May 4, Idaho Gives has raised more than $2 million for the week-long campaign.…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little announced 22 Idaho Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Rural Community Investment Fund (RCIF) awards will be…
Continue ReadingA conservation group is asking the U.S. government to cut off millions of dollars to Idaho that is used to improve wildlife habitat and outdoor…
Continue ReadingThree pieces of legislation intended to curb the authority of an Idaho governor during declared emergencies passed the House on…
Continue ReadingThree people have died and several people were injured in a seven-car crash on a highway in Idaho over the weekend, authorities…
Continue ReadingThe Republican-dominated Senate on Tuesday for the second time failed to override GOP Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a measure seeking to curb a…
Continue ReadingShoshone Falls was recently rated by Forbes as the top bucket list destination for Idaho.…
Continue ReadingWalmart and Sam’s Club announced Tuesday walk-up COVID-19 immunizations are now available at all 27 pharmacies in Idaho.…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little recently signed Senate Bill 1199 into…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s trailblazing and controversial ban on transgender women in collegiate sports was heard in District Court…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Supreme Court Monday issued an order extending certain statewide filing deadlines for court documents after an outage of Idaho’s…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Senate panel on Monday rejected legislation intended to give Idaho lawmakers veto power over decisions by the federal government and courts,…
Continue ReadingDozens of child care centers are urging legislators to allow federal funding for their…
Continue ReadingThe moment a 19-year-old intern reported that she was raped by an Idaho lawmaker became public, the harassment…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gives has officially raised $1.5 million as of 7:40 a.m.…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 368 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths over the…
Continue ReadingAt first glance, Idaho gas prices were stable this week, with the state average increasing by just two cents.…
Continue ReadingYou might qualify to have your property taxes deferred under a change to state law.…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)-Members of the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office are making sure one of their own is never forgotten. Deputy Wyatt Maser’s…
Continue ReadingTwo Western states known for rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth, which dipped to the…
Continue ReadingIdaho State Police responded at approximately 6:55 p.m. to a two-vehicle fatality crash at the intersection of E 1500 North and N 800 East, just…
Continue ReadingA legal analysis has determined legislation intended to change the effective date of some 200 pieces of previously passed legislation should be…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office took part in an Aggressive Driving Mobilization throughout April, as part of a collaboration with the Idaho…
Continue ReadingDuring its second day of a week-long campaign, Idaho Gives has raised $1 million for nearly 600 of the registered organizations.…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 177 new COVID-19 cases and one new death…
Continue ReadingSeven-year-old Monroe aka “Rosie” used her wish to give back to the St. Luke’s Children’s Cancer Center Thursday during a small…
Continue ReadingThe Bureau of Land Management’s Salmon Field Office is reviewing an application for the construction of a new communication site on Ramsey Mountain…
Continue ReadingA legislative ethics committee on Thursday voted to censure and suspend Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger in connection with allegations that he raped a…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gives, the state’s largest campaign of online giving, will kick off its 2021 campaign on April 29.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at preventing schools and universities from “indoctrinating” students through teaching…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is now reminding drivers and riders about being safe while taking part in the…
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