Idaho Archives

Civil rights complaint targets Idaho health care rationing

September 24, 2021 2:34 PM Associated Press

An advocacy group for older adults has filed a civil rights complaint against Idaho over state crisis standards of care guidelines for hospitals…

Boundary Fire 57% contained

September 24, 2021 2:37 PM News Team

The Salmon-Challis National Forest Boundary Fire Emergency Area, Road and Trail Closure Order #04-13-21-015 has been reduced in size to exclude the…

Fastest-growing counties in Idaho

September 23, 2021 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the fastest growing counties in Idaho using data from the U.S. Census…

Student hit by car

September 23, 2021 6:27 PM News Team

A 16-year-old foreign exchange student is recovering after being hit by a…

Hunters shoot charging sow grizzly in Island Park

September 23, 2021 5:55 PM News Team

A sow grizzly with cubs charged two hunters in the Stamp Meadows area…

Modified backpack ban at D251 middle schools, high schools

September 23, 2021 3:10 PM News Team

Jefferson School District Superintendent Chad Martin said effective immediately, backpacks will no longer be allowed at Rigby Middle School,…

Idaho lawmakers look for ways to nullify vaccine mandates

September 23, 2021 9:31 AM Associated Press

An attorney says Idaho should adopt a health policy making vaccine status a private medical record that employees could refuse to make available to…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,345 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths

September 23, 2021 5:24 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,345 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths…

“Palisades Pete” bones identified

September 23, 2021 10:42 AM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, Teton County Sheriff’s Office in Wyoming and Othram Inc. have worked together to identify human remains…

2022 Idaho Teacher of the Year

September 23, 2021 1:51 PM News Team

Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra visited Crossroads Middle School Thursday afternoon to surprise science teacher Todd Knight with a…

DEQ releases mobile app providing real-time air quality information to the public

September 23, 2021 10:49 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is introducing a new mobile app, AIR Idaho, to provide forecasted and current air quality…

Fatal crash on I-84 east of Boise

September 23, 2021 10:23 AM News Team

Idaho State Police investigated a crash eastbound on I-84 at milepost 66, east of Boise Wednesday around 11:47…

Boundary Fire Emergency Area, Road, and Trail closure reduced

September 23, 2021 1:46 PM News Team

The lightning caused Boundary Fire that started on August 10 has burned 79,856 acres and is 48%…

No signs of Gabby Petito’s boyfriend after days of searching

September 22, 2021 5:40 PM CNN

Search teams were back out at a Florida nature park to look for the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the young woman who authorities say was killed while…

Courts adopt renewed COVID-19 measures to protect health and safety

September 22, 2021 4:43 PM News Team

The Idaho Supreme Court Wednesday ordered a number of COVID-19 precautions in courtrooms across the state, citing the current surge in cases and…

Counselors on campus after Tiebreaker Elementary teacher passes away

September 22, 2021 5:59 PM News Team

A tragic loss for the Tiebreaker Elementary…

Teacher shortage shuts down Idaho school district

September 23, 2021 9:32 AM Associated Press

A south-central Idaho school district with about 1,600 students is temporarily closing its schools due to not having enough teachers or substitute…

Domestic violence center talks about signs, how to get help

September 22, 2021 5:41 PM Rachel Fabbi

The Gabby Petito/Brian Laundrie case has put the topic of domestic abuse into the spotlight, and according to Teena McBride, the executive director…

Public invited to share input on ways to improve US 26 and 25th East in Idaho Falls

September 17, 2021 11:12 AM News Team

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) invites members of the public to attend a meeting for the US 26 and 25th East project in Idaho Falls.…

Child Passenger Safety Week reminds drivers to keep kids safe, offers free car seat checks

September 22, 2021 9:00 AM News Team

This week, the Idaho Transportation Department’s Office of Highway Safety reminds families that keeping children safe on the road means putting…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,354 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 25 new deaths

September 22, 2021 5:04 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,354 new COVID-19 cases and 25 new deaths…

Construction begins on Northgate Mile railroad underpass

September 22, 2021 3:14 PM News Team

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has contracted with Depatco to complete work on Northgate Mile/Hwy 26 railroad underpass between E Street…

Federal jury convicts Rigby man of attempted sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography

September 22, 2021 11:46 AM News Team

After a five-day jury trial, a federal jury sitting in Pocatello found a 39-year-old Rigby man guilty of sixteen counts of attempted sexual…

Infrared flight provides updated Boundary Fire footprint

September 22, 2021 4:01 PM News Team

An infrared flight has provided an updated footprint for the Boundary, which grew by approximately 6,000…

Ada County caregiver sentenced for forgery

September 22, 2021 11:27 AM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced an Ada County woman was sentenced Tuesday for…

Former lawmaker not yet arrested 2 weeks after rape charge

September 22, 2021 11:24 AM Associated Press

A former Idaho state lawmaker has not yet turned himself in to face a rape charge despite a warrant being issued nearly two weeks ago.…

Risch, Crapo on extension of land border restrictions with Canada

September 22, 2021 10:00 AM News Team

U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo are responding to the Biden Administration’s decision Monday to extend border restrictions…

Remains recovered of bow hunter who went missing in 1968

September 21, 2021 10:50 AM News Team

The Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office recovered the remains of a bow hunter who went missing in…

Idaho’s COVID-19 outlook is dire as cases continue to climb

September 21, 2021 5:57 PM Associated Press

Health care workers are exhausted and angry.…

City of Driggs declares state of emergency, issues mask mandate

September 21, 2021 6:07 PM News Team

After the City of Victor declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19, the City of Driggs is now doing the…

INL to require COVID-19 vaccination

September 21, 2021 5:27 PM News Team

The Idaho National Laboratory has announced all of its staff members and many of its subcontractors have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,830 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths

September 21, 2021 5:14 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,830 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths…

1 hospitalized after crash near Burley

September 21, 2021 3:58 PM News Team

On Tuesday at approximately 5:00 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash on I-84 near milepost 220, east of…

ISP Forensic Labs accreditation now includes breath alcohol instrumentation, THC quantitation

September 21, 2021 4:08 PM News Team

All three Idaho State Police forensic service laboratories were recently reaccredited for another 4-year cycle by the American Association for…

COVID-19 cases continue to climb

September 21, 2021 12:30 PM Cole Sams

The COVID-19 pandemic is making its resurgence in eastern…

Idaho Falls Zoo announces fall hours October events

September 22, 2021 11:21 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Zoo will begin fall hours in October that will allow you even more time to enjoy the zoo as the temperatures cool…

Boundary Fire burns 73,620 acres

September 21, 2021 12:52 PM News Team

The lightning caused Boundary Fire that started on August 10 has burned 73,620 acres and is 48%…

COVID-19 media briefing set Tuesday

September 21, 2021 2:24 PM News Team

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

Gov. Little, 25 other governors request meeting with Biden on border crisis

September 21, 2021 12:46 PM News Team

More than half the nation’s governors are calling on President Joe Biden to address the border crisis…

Idaho directs more aid to hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients

September 21, 2021 11:06 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced Tuesday Idaho will direct an additional $10 million in relief dollars to address the growing needs in Idaho hospitals,…

Drowning victim identified

September 19, 2021 11:10 AM News Team

A person drowned Saturday afternoon in Fremont County, after a group of people floating in a drift boat hit a rock and threw out everyone…

Autopsy will be conducted this week on remains found in Gabby Petito case

September 20, 2021 10:22 AM CNN

The case of missing Gabby Petito took a tragic turn Sunday when police found human remains during their search for her — and officials are working…

Lawmakers to discuss vaccine mandate with eye on reconvening

September 20, 2021 4:42 PM Associated Press

Lawmakers on a committee that considers state sovereignty issues have bumped up their planned meeting next week to Wednesday to consider President…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 2,302 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 36 new deaths

September 20, 2021 5:14 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 2,302 new COVID-19 cases and 36 new deaths over the…

Renew vehicle registration with Idaho DMV’s new mobile renewal

September 22, 2021 11:15 AM News Team

Idahoans now have the option to renew their vehicle registrations by scanning a QR code with their phone directly from vehicle registration renewal…

Man arrested for arson after trailer fire

September 20, 2021 3:05 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Police officers responded to a residence in the Pinewood Estates on Whispering Pines Drive for a report of a man who was threatening to…

Police investigate after hospital vandalized with swastika

September 20, 2021 2:53 PM Associated Press

Police are investigating after a central Idaho hospital was vandalized with spray-painted swastikas.…

Chad Daybell in court Monday

September 20, 2021 11:28 AM News Team

Chad Daybell is scheduled to appear before Judge Steve Boyce Monday…

Boundary Fire nearly 50% contained

September 20, 2021 12:01 PM News Team

The lightning caused Boundary Fire that started on August 10 has burned 73,620 acres and is 48%…

Idaho is 1 of 15 states where gas prices fell this week, AAA reports

September 20, 2021 11:29 AM News Team

Idaho gas prices have risen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.71/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802 stations in…

Higher pay, bonuses attract more Idaho correction officers

September 20, 2021 9:54 AM Associated Press

Idaho’s top prison official says a boost in pay and bonuses for prison workers has caused a spike in applications and increased retention of those…

Plane tips backward during unloading in Idaho

September 20, 2021 9:34 AM Associated Press

A United Airlines plane tipped backward while being unloaded in Idaho, with passengers including part of the University of Southern California…

Principal of SW Idaho charter school dies due to COVID-19

September 20, 2021 9:33 AM Associated Press

Officials at a southwestern Idaho public charter school say the school’s principal has died due to COVID-19.…

UPDATED: Body found in search area for missing woman

September 19, 2021 3:07 PM Rachel Fabbi, Associated Press

Teton County Coroner Brent Blue was seen arriving in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. …

Counties with the most college graduates in Idaho

September 18, 2021 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the most college graduates in Idaho using data from the U.S. Census…

Victor store owner says missing woman and fiance were in store

September 17, 2021 6:09 PM Rachel Fabbi

She said the pair spent about 15 to 20 minutes in the store, and that they came in on either August 25 or…

IFFD reminds drivers about pulling over

September 17, 2021 6:00 PM Rachel Fabbi

As east Idaho grows, the calls for fire, police or EMS go…

IF Symphony cancels park concert due to COVID-19 surge

September 17, 2021 12:05 PM News Team

After months of planning and the growing anticipation of the Idaho Falls community, the Idaho Falls Symphony regrets to announce the cancelation of…

Madison Memorial Hospital opens up new mental health facility

September 17, 2021 6:05 PM Evan Thomason

Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg opened up it’s brand new behavioral mental health center with a ribbon cutting ceremony…

Idaho’s unemployment rate drops to 2.9% for August

September 20, 2021 12:02 PM News Team

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percent from July to…

Idaho leaders detail legal issues with federal vaccine mandate, threaten Biden with legal action

September 17, 2021 3:58 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Winder and House Speaker Scott Bedke sent a letter to…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,730 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths

September 17, 2021 5:11 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,730 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths…

Idaho grants tax relief to victims of Hurricane Ida

September 17, 2021 10:58 AM News Team

The Idaho State Tax Commission is extending deadlines to file and pay taxes for victims of Hurricane…

NSA designates CEI’s Cybersecurity Program designated as Center of Academic Excellence

September 17, 2021 11:08 AM News Team

CEI’s Information Assurance & Cybersecurity program is now designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education…

Infrared flight allows for updated acreage of Boundary Fire

September 17, 2021 11:22 AM News Team

A recent infrared flight has allowed for updated acreage figures of the Boundary…

Juvenile killed in rollover crash

September 17, 2021 11:08 AM News Team

Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle fatality crash on State Highway 24 at milepost 37, just west of Kimama Friday around 4:30…

Authorities focusing on Wyoming, Utah in search for missing woman

September 16, 2021 5:36 PM Rachel Fabbi

“There’s nothing else that matters to me now. This girl right here, this is what matters. That is it. Anything else comes second to…

Idaho rations health care statewide as COVID-19 surge continues

September 16, 2021 8:44 AM Associated Press

Idaho’s public health leaders have expanded health care rationing statewide amid a massive increase in the number of coronavirus patients requiring…

Capitol for A Day sparks protests

September 16, 2021 5:35 PM Evan Thomason

Governor Little and his cabinet members held capitol for a day in Ammon at their city…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,218 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 40 new deaths

September 16, 2021 5:19 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,218 new COVID-19 cases and 40 new deaths…

Construction projects underway in Bonneville, Madison and Fremont counties

September 16, 2021 4:04 PM News Team

The Idaho Transportation Department will continue and begin new work on multiple highway projects throughout the region from now until late fall.…

IFPD, FOP and IDOC partner for Re-Entry Hygiene Kit Drive

September 16, 2021 2:55 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Police Department and Idaho Falls Fraternal Order of Police are partnering with the Idaho Department of Corrections Re-Entry Program…

EIRMC releases statement on Crisis Standards of Care

September 16, 2021 11:59 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical released the following…

Boundary Fire grows to 60,979 acres

September 16, 2021 11:34 AM News Team

he lightning caused fire has burned 60,979 acres and is 48%…

Risch welcomes fall interns to Washington, D.C. office

September 16, 2021 1:14 PM News Team

U.S. Senator Jim Risch announced the selection of three interns to serve in his Washington, D.C. Senate office for fall 2021.…

ISU scholarship campaign reaches $13 million

September 16, 2021 11:31 AM News Team

One month after the public launch of the Idaho State University Scholarship Campaign, Idaho State Bengals have raised $13.25 million, more than half…

Police hold press conference on missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito

September 15, 2021 5:14 PM Rachel Fabbi

Laundrie returned back to Florida alone on September 1.…

Thursday is Idaho School Zone Safety Day

September 15, 2021 10:00 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little has proclaimed Thursday, September 16 to be Idaho School Zone Safety Day, a reminder to the driving public to watch for kids on…

Lawmakers express their outrage at Biden’s vaccine mandates

September 15, 2021 5:51 PM Evan Thomason

Senators and representatives from District 30 and 33 met together today at the Hilton Garden Inn in Idaho Falls. Their main topic of choice was the…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,315 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 55 new deaths

September 15, 2021 5:35 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,315 new COVID-19 cases and 55 new deaths…

Awards to community partners address learning loss and behavioral health supports to children

September 20, 2021 12:05 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced 61 facilities represented by 35 organizations in Idaho that are helping Idaho’s children…

Refugee organization: Idaho to welcome 400 Afghan nationals

September 15, 2021 1:04 PM Associated Press

Officials with the International Rescue Committee in Boise say roughly 400 Afghan refugees will resettle in Idaho over the next fiscal year.…

US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting

September 15, 2021 3:10 PM Associated Press

The Biden administration says federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves in the western U.S. after Republican-led states made it…

Attempt by far-right to reconvene Idaho House fizzles

September 15, 2021 2:29 PM Associated Press

An attempt by far-right lawmakers to form a quorum at the Statehouse that they say would have allowed them to force the Legislature to reconvene and…

15th Annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

September 15, 2021 1:23 PM News Team

The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center hosted the 15th Annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Idaho…

Boundary Fire grows to 60,979 acres

September 15, 2021 1:10 PM News Team

The Boundary and Scarface Fires merged and are being managed as a single incident.…

Gov. Little held town hall Wednesday

September 15, 2021 10:46 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen will answer questions from the public about COVID-19 during an…

Hailey reinstates mask mandate effective immediately

September 15, 2021 10:27 AM News Team

HAILEY, Idaho (KIFI) – Hailey Mayor Martha Burke signed Hailey Public Health Order 2021-06 on Tuesday reinstating a mask mandate within the Hailey…

EIRMC earns Idaho’s only ACR Accreditation for Radiation Oncology

September 15, 2021 12:46 PM News Team

The Idaho Cancer Center at EIRMC has been accredited for radiation oncology by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the nation’s oldest and…

COVID-19 surge pushes much of Idaho toward medical rationing

September 15, 2021 9:54 AM Associated Press

Idaho’s public health officials say crisis standards of care are imminent for the state’s most populated region as hospitals continue to be…

Fall leaves could be delayed

September 23, 2021 10:27 AM Evan Thomason

The autumn season is just starting to approach us this year. Although the leaves are starting to now change colors, there are some concerns about a…

Far-right bid to reconvene Legislature called grandstanding

September 15, 2021 9:00 AM Associated Press

Some Idaho lawmakers say a proposed meeting by far-right House members hoping to form a quorum at the Statehouse and force the Legislature to…

Downard Funeral Home owner’s licenses revoked

September 14, 2021 4:26 PM News Team

he Idaho Board of Morticians has completed its investigation into the situation where a dozen decomposing bodies and dozens of preserved fetuses were…