Information needed regarding swan shooting near Newdale
Conservation Officers are seeking information after discovering multiple dead trumpeter swans on March 27 at the intersection of 100 N. and 2750 E.…
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COVID-19 media briefing set Tuesday
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. MST…
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Idaho panel OKs plan to nullify federal actions, rulings
An Idaho House panel on Tuesday approved legislation intended to give lawmakers veto power over federal government actions and federal court…
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Idaho to get nearly $21 million to boost vaccine uptake
Idaho will receive nearly $21 million in federal funds to encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to improve access among racial and ethnic…
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318 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 318 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…
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Farmers file antitrust lawsuit against big ag companies
A group of farmers has filed an antitrust case against several big agricultural companies, contending the companies worked together to ban e-commerce…
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Idaho Legislature has big to-do list after COVID-19 break
A huge income tax cut and rebate, legislation to limit the governor’s authority during emergencies, and a proposed constitutional amendment allowing…
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Idaho gas prices slow down
After months of soaring gas prices, Idaho saw the smallest weekly jump since January this…
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Man arrested for possession of marijuana, methamphetamine
A 22-year-old Ammon man was arrested for possession of marijuana and methamphetamine…
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D91 wants another talk with superintendent candidate
The Idaho Falls School Board met in special session Monday morning to discuss its options for selecting a new Superintendent.…
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Man charged with attacking, choking mother
The case of a man accused of choking his mother and threatening her with knives has been sent to district…
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Controlled burn scorches 13 acres in Indian Creek area
The fire started in the vicinity of Indian Creek Road and quickly spread uphill to the northwest, potentially threatening two…
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One dead after tool flies into windshield
A ratchet from an unknown vehicle flew through the windshield hitting Jimenez Negrete, who then drove off the right shoulder into the median, where…
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Idaho officials reported 284 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
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Idaho Falls boy named semifinalist in NASA essay competition
Nine-year-old third-grader Grayson Walters is one of three Idaho students to be named a semifinalist, for the “Artemis Moon Pod Essay…
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2021 Easter celebration events
The following is a list with links to Easter egg hunts and other Easter events around east and southeast…
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Idaho lawmakers introduce bill to fund all-day kindergarten
Idaho lawmakers have introduced a bill that would fully fund all-day kindergarten programs in the…
Continue Reading Inmate sentenced to life in drug racketeering gang case
A leader of a white supremacist prison gang in Idaho has been sentenced to life in prison on racketeering and other charges, authorities…
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COVID-19 vaccine efforts going well
Vaccination clinics throughout the area have been busy since the early rollout of vaccine availability for everyone age 16 and up in both the…
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2021 “Liberty on Parade” set for July 3
The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce announced the “Liberty on Parade” will take place this year. …
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Everyone aged 16 and up in the Eastern Idaho Public Health District can now get protected from the…
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Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office partners with Othram to identify human remains
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Othram Laboratories to help identify human remains found in the Palisades area.…
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Idaho officials reported 361 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…
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Prescribed fire planned for Market Lake WMA
A series of prescribed burns are planned to occur on Market Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) between March 18 and April 15.…
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Idaho asks court to toss lawsuit challenging vaccine plans
A federal judge should require an 87-year-old Idaho man to reveal whether he’s received the COVID-19 vaccine following his January lawsuit seeking to…
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Man accused of killing 3-year-old in Idaho pleads guilty
A man who was accused of breaking into an Idaho apartment, stabbing a 3-year-old girl and injuring eight others has pleaded guilty to first-degree…
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Funeral cost assistance available for Idaho citizens
The policy was finalized March 24, 2021, and FEMA is moving forward to implement this funeral assistance program nationwide.…
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Prosecutors: Idaho officer murder-suicide was premeditated
Prosecutors in Idaho have said a former police officer fatally shot a woman he had been dating before shooting himself last year in what they…
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Governor Little appoints at-large member to ITC
Governor Brad Little has appointed Earl Sullivan to the Idaho Travel Council…
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N. Idaho representative to run for state Senate seat
Republican Rep. Paul Amador of Coeur d’Alene plans to leave the Idaho House to run for a northern Idaho state Senate seat that’s being…
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Idaho officials reported 460 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
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‘My soul is lighter:’ Serial killer’s death brings closure
Serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan III died in federal prison recently, having admitted to killing seven people, including five children, in Idaho,…
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COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands in many areas of Idaho
More areas of Idaho are opening even earlier to additional categories of people wanting to get the coronavirus…
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Northern Idaho senator announces run for secretary of state
A four-term northern Idaho Republican senator says she will run to become Idaho’s secretary of…
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St. Anthony man wins $300,000 on lottery scratch ticket sold in Rexburg
The Maverik in Rexburg off Highway 20 has sold a six-figure winning Lottery ticket once…
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Family who lost pigs in fire thanks community for support
The estimated cost of the damage is around $200,000. Eighty thousand for the barn, and $120,000 in show…
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New wedding venues to open near Pocatello
The Gate City area is expanding the limited options for couples to tie the…
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Idaho officials reported 313 new COVID-19 cases on…
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1st Street construction resumes April 5
Knife River will begin installing a new waterline and reconstructing 1st Street between Yellowstone Avenue and the 1st Street/Lomax Street junction…
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200 piglets die in outbuilding fire
The Idaho Falls Fire Department reports 200 piglets died in a structure fire on the 14000 block of North 5th East…
Continue Reading Ex-Idaho university employee faces money misuse charges
Prosecutors in Idaho have charged the former University of Idaho associate director of alumni relations with multiple felonies after he was accused…
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US officials OK plan to send radioactive waste to Idaho
U.S. officials have released the latest plan to send low-level radioactive waste to Idaho from a South Carolina facility that converts enriched…
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D91 announces new superintendent
The Board of Trustees announced Dr. Eric Pingrey as the new superintendent for Idaho Falls School District 91.…
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COVID-19 vaccine media briefing Tuesday
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. MST Tuesday.…
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Strike teams armor Idaho ag and mining workers against COVID-19
Idaho’s agriculture and mining industries are protecting themselves against the…
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Bird goes viral for telling dog “I love you”
A bird in Idaho has gone viral with more than 20-million views on Tik-Tok, by expressing its love for his four-legged…
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Idaho officials reported 335 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths on…
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Idaho governor issues first veto of 2021 legislative session
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued his first veto of the 2021 legislative session, refusing to sign a bill involving the responsibilities of the…
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Idaho gas prices in top 10 most expensive
The Gem State now ranks tenth in the country for most expensive…
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Idaho Falls residential street sweeping to begin April 12
The Idaho Falls Street Division is already sweeping arterial and collector streets to prepare to repaint the faded striping.…
Continue Reading Canadian coal company pays $60M for environmental damage
A Canadian coal company has paid a $60 million fine after pleading guilty in federal court involving pollution discharges that killed most of the…
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Man arrested for Walmart burglary
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 27-year-old Ammon man last Saturday afternoon after responding to a report of a burglary at the…
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Idaho regulators join civil enforcement action
The Idaho Department of Finance (IDOF) is joining other state regulators and the Commodity Futures Commission in a civil enforcement action involving…
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Race to give blood for a chance to win a trip
This spring, the Red Cross is teaming up with INDYCAR to urge people to help keep the blood supply on track by donating blood or…
Continue Reading Serial killer on federal death row dies at Indiana hospital
He was sentenced to death in 2008 following his conviction for the killing of 9-year-old Dylan Groene and three adults in Idaho.…
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One killed, 2 injured in highway crash
Northbound traffic is being…
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Idaho officials reported 224 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Fire in Hailey determined to be arson
HAILEY, Idaho (KMVT)- A fire that destroyed a building in Hailey has been ruled to be arson. The Croy Street Exchange was lost in a fire on Tuesday,…
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Help the Red Cross refuel the blood supply
Your car can’t run on empty. Neither can hospital blood…
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CDC: Flu and RSV cases down
Sedillo also credits mask wearing, social distancing, and staying home when sick for the low…
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Idaho officials reported 317 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Idaho activist suspected of vandalism injured during arrest
A Black Lives Matter organizer in Boise who is a former university professor was injured this week during his arrest by police in Boise who said they…
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Rexburg man wins Powerball prize
A Rexburg man won $150,000 after matching four of the first five numbers and the Powerball from the Saturday, March 21 drawing. …
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Report: Radioactive cleanup at Idaho nuclear site working
Ongoing Superfund cleanup work of radioactive and other contamination at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho has been successful at…
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Applicants wanted for virtual teen symposium
The Salt Lake City FBI invites all interested high school juniors and seniors, 16-18 years of age, in Utah, Idaho and Montana to apply to the FBI’s…
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Police no longer searching for 19-year-old
The Idaho Falls Police Department is currently searching for a 19-year-old male resident of Idaho Falls.…
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Chubbuck named 2020 Tree City USA
The Arbor Day Foundation has named Chubbuck a 2020 Tree City…
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Gov. Little to host statewide Sustainable Transportation Funding Roundtables
Governor Brad Little announced Friday he will host Sustainable Transportation Funding Roundtables with businesses and local leaders across Idaho next…
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Idaho officials reported 343 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…
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Idaho Tax Commission extends tax filing deadline to May 17
The Idaho Tax Commission voted Thursday to delay Idaho’s tax deadline a month to match the new later federal tax…
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Idaho Falls airport director talks 2020 numbers
Cloutier says during the first couple months of the pandemic, the airport was virtually a ghost town, but traffic picked up during the…
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Salmon Region trout stocking schedule for April
Idaho Fish and Game will stock approximately 1,950 catchable-sized rainbow at the following locations in…
Continue Reading North Idaho expands vaccine access because of lack of demand
A decline in demand for the COVID-19 vaccine in far North Idaho prompted officials to open access to all people 16 and older, meanwhile demand…
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Senior center providing meals for 60+
A key resource for our senior community may be operating under their…
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M3.2 earthquake registered near Bancroft
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Idaho city sued over arrests at church singing event
A former Idaho county commissioner candidate and a couple have filed a lawsuit against the city of Moscow alleging their First Amendment rights were…
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Idaho Falls Power begins major powerline construction
A power project more than four decades in the making is getting underway in Idaho…
Continue Reading Idaho tax filing deadline to be extended to May 17
The deadline to file Idaho state income taxes will be extended to May 17 to conform with temporary changes to the federal tax filing…
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Idaho officials reported 425 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…
Continue Reading All Idahoans over age 16 can access COVID-19 vaccine starting April 5
The Department of Health and Welfare has changed the date and time for this week’s media briefing about the COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho to 12:30 p.m.…
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80 years after Pearl Harbor, veteran’s remains identified
About 80 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a veteran who died during the attacks has had his remains…
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Ex-Idaho nurse resentenced, released in 2018 murder case
A former nurse in Idaho who admitted to helping a Colorado rancher cover up the killing of his fiancee Kelsey Berreth was released on parole after…
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Hit and run crash results in felony DUI arrest
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies located a 59-year-old Shelley man Tuesday around 4:30 p.m. after he was reported to have been intoxicated and…
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Distracted driving remains a concern on Idaho roads
Lieutenant Chris Weadick with ISP says distracted driving is to blame for most…
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Wrong-way crash fatalities on the rise in Idaho
In Idaho, wrong-way deaths are up 50%, climbing from two to three deaths each year.…
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Man arrested for kidnapping woman
Clark County Dispatch received a 911 call from a distraught female Tuesday around 9:30 a.m. claiming she was being held against her will and was in…
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Idaho lawmakers face tight schedule to extend tax deadline
Legislation extending the tax filing deadline from April 15 to May 17 for Idaho residents will be among lawmakers’ top priorities for when they…
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Rigby Police Chief raises stalking awareness, prevention
Rigby Police Chief Sam Tower announced Wednesday it is his personal mission to further educate the public on awareness and prevention of…
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Service dog statutes updates webinar
Future service dogs in Idaho could use a little more of our help, to help…
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Idaho officials reported 359 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
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Man arrested after found stuck in stolen vehicle
A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday after he was found stuck on a canal bank in a stolen…
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Idaho Falls Power wins utility recognition
The American Public Power Association awarded Idaho Falls Power a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) designation for providing reliable and safe…
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Montana man to go to trial following Idaho bar shooting
A jury trial for a Montana man accused of shooting into a crowd outside a bar in Idaho last year has been scheduled for April 28.…
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Man arrested for unlawful entry, possession of meth
A 20-year-old Rupert man was booked into the Bonneville County Jail…
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Telephone town hall with Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett and House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel
You are invited to participate in a telephone town hall meeting with Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett and House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel…
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Coronavirus variants identified in Eastern Idaho
Eastern Idaho Public Health announced the presence of the United Kingdom (UK) Coronavirus variant (B.1.1.7) as well as the California Coronavirus…
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Idaho officials reported 340 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
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Kootenai County woman sentenced for unlawful practice of midwifery
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced a Kootenai County woman was sentenced Friday for unlawful practice of…
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COVID-19 online support group
The Department of Health and Welfare announced a series of virtual, interactive support groups for all Idahoans interested in learning how to cope…
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Governor approves water project legislation
Governor Brad Little signed Senate Bill 1121 into law last…
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