Wyoming’s special legislative session begins Tuesday
Wyoming’s special legislative session begins…
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Pocatello man faces 2 counts of manslaughter
A Pocatello man was in court Monday afternoon facing charges for killing two…
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Lawyer: Initial autopsy inconclusive on Laundrie death cause
A family lawyer says the initial autopsy on the remains of Brian Laundrie did not uncover a cause of his death and a more intensive examination will…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 2,057 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 25 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 2,057 new COVID-19 cases and 25 new deaths over the…
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Idaho leaders OK paying legal fees in ballot initiative case
Idaho Gov. Brad Little, the attorney general and top leaders in the House and Senate have approved paying $152,000 in legal fees to the winning side…
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Helicopter helps install new lift
Upgrades are taking some skilled flying at Kelly…
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Real Heroes Trunk-or-Treat set Saturday
The Idaho Falls Police Department is gearing up for its fifth annual Real Heroes…
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Winter coats available for those in need
Nearly 400 winter coats are available for those who need one at the Rodeo Grounds in…
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Ammon Bundy: Report on far-right group undercounted members
The founder of a far-right anti-government group says a report estimating the organization’s fast growth over the past year undercounted by half.…
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US gas prices hit highest level since 2014
According to AAA, the national average price for regular gas hit $3.39 per gallon this week, the highest it’s been since September…
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Cow elk shot and left to waste near Lower Stanley
Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of a cow elk near…
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Bannock County launches redesigned website, asks for user feedback
On Saturday, Bannock County unveiled its new and improved…
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3 City of Pocatello departments switch to winter work hours
Three City of Pocatello departments will be making the switch to winter work…
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Open enrollment for 2022 health insurance begins Nov. 1
Open Enrollment for health insurance is just one week away.…
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With Brian Laundrie dead, here’s where else authorities could look for answers on what happened to Gabby Petito
Brian Laundrie, who authorities had said could help fill in at least some of the blanks about what Gabby Petito’s final days looked like, has been…
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Body found in vehicle submerged in Idaho’s Fernan Lake
Police in Idaho say they have found a body in a vehicle submerged in Fernan Lake that was last seen being driven by a Coeur d’Alene woman in…
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Expect delays on Spring Gulch Road beginning Monday
Drivers should plan for delays beginning Monday on Spring Gulch Road due to utility…
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UPDATE: Missing Bingham County man found
He is believed to be in his red 1990 Toyota pickup with Idaho license plate 2P 39368.…
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The manhunt for Brian Laundrie is over. But several big questions remain
The discovery of Brian Laundrie’s remains this week ends a manhunt that had gripped the country for weeks as investigators searched a Florida nature…
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Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Do you have unused or expired prescription…
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Memorial honors Wyoming soldier killed in Afghanistan, flags flown at half staff Saturday
Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the United States and Wyoming State Flags be flown at half staff statewide on Saturday, October 23,…
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Details released as police investigate incident in Lemhi County that resulted in man’s death
The Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office reports an incident occurred Tuesday in a remote part of Lemhi County which resulted in the death of an adult…
Continue Reading The timeline of Brian Laundrie’s disappearance still doesn’t jibe among authorities and his family’s lawyer
Now that the remains of Brian Laundrie have been positively identified by authorities, there are still lingering questions as to why, how and even…
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UPDATE: Missing hiker found dead
Search operations are underway to find a missing 26-year-old Texas man.…
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Neighbors help keep home from burning down
Neighbors stepped in to keep a home from burning down in Bonneville county before fire crews stepped…
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EXPLAINER: Where does Gabby Petito slaying probe go next?
Now that the decomposed remains of Brian Laundrie have been found, where does the investigation into the strangling of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito,…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,480 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 26 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,480 new COVID-19 cases and 26 new deaths…
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Booster vaccines for Moderna, J&J available for 65+ and others
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare supports authorization by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the recommendation by the Centers for…
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Man arrested and accused of kidnapping his children at gunpoint
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – A man who has a protection order against him showed up at a home and pointed a handgun at a woman then took his two…
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Women arrested for meth trafficking, fentanyl delivery
An Arizona woman is now being held in the Bonneville County Jail for trafficking meth and…
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A notebook found near Brian Laundrie’s remains could answer some key questions, experts say
Many questions remain unanswered following the death of Brian…
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More COVID-19 boosters roll out to southeast Idaho
Advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended a booster dose of the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines…
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Idaho State Board of Ed makes some college fees optional
Students at state colleges and universities will be able to opt out of some fees under a plan approved by the Idaho State Board of Education on…
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Scouting for Food Community Food Drive 2021 to be held this month in Scout Mountain District
The Scout Mountain District of the Grand Teton Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Just Serve are inviting local residents to participate the…
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New Wyoming COVID-19 hospital high amid low vaccination rate
The coronavirus has hospitalized more people in Wyoming than at any point in the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Idahoans receive awards for volunteerism and philanthropy
More than 40 Idahoans will be honored with Idaho Philanthropy Day awards during community celebrations throughout the state in…
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Simpson tells Treasury to abandon IRS monitoring proposal
daho Congressman Mike Simpson joined 201 of his House colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Yellen voicing serious…
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CEI’s associate nursing program now fully accredited by ACEN
The associate registered nursing (RN) program at College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) has been granted initial accreditation by the Accreditation…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney calls out Jim Banks for falsely signing letter as the ranking member of January 6 committee
GOP Rep. Jim Banks lamented on the House floor that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prevented him from serving on the House committee investigating the…
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How to be prepared for winter outside of your home
As we are slowly getting into the winter season and as the national weather service is predicting lots of precipitation over the next five days, it…
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US to give nuclear waste plant in Idaho another try
U.S. officials say problems plaguing a nuclear waste treatment plant in eastern Idaho appear to be solved, and converting high-level radioactive…
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Ammon Pumpkin Walk set Saturday
The City of Ammon will kick off the annual Pumpkin Walk…
Continue Reading Dental records show remains found at Carlton Reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, FBI says
The FBI’s Denver office said Thursday that remains found a day earlier in a Florida nature reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, who disappeared last…
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Fire on 2nd-floor roof of Joseph Smith Memorial Building
Some tense moments at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in SLC when a fire started on the second floor…
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Two small earthquakes felt in SE Idaho
Two small earthquakes Wednesday evening east of Georgetown, Idaho according to the U.S. Geological…
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Fugitive Deon Waynewood located, arrested in Arizona
Deon Waynewood, who was previously arrested by Idaho Falls Police Investigators for multiple child sex crimes and fled the state before trial, has…
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School bus safety is a serious topic for Bonneville Deputy
“It’s been pretty consistent, unfortunately,” Sperry said. “You know, the start of the school year seems like there are quite a few, and then it’ll…
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D93 stays in yellow phase next week
Bonneville School District 93 will stay in the Moderate Risk phase next…
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Crapo joins colleagues in introducing Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act
US Senator for Idaho, Mike Crapo, and other republicans are introducing the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance…
Continue Reading Report: Far-right anti-government group grows significantly
A new report from the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights says a far-right group launched by anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,328 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 31 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,328 new COVID-19 cases and 31 new deaths…
Continue Reading CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on Thursday to recommend booster doses of both Moderna’s and Johnson &…
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Summit Innovations receives $3,000 donation
Summit Innovations School (SIS) received a $3,000 donation from Teton Motors to support teachers and students through a larger Subaru of America,…
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Judge Noah Hillen named to ABI’s “40 Under 40”
The United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Idaho announced Bankruptcy Judge Noah G. Hillen has been named one of the…
Continue Reading Florida nature reserve’s swampy landscape made the search for Brian Laundrie treacherous
For more than a month, investigators spread out across a sprawling, swampy Florida nature area known as the Carlton Reserve in search of Brian…
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Idaho Lottery $1,000,000 Raffle on sale
Thursday marks the fifteenth year of the popular Idaho $1,000,000…
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BLM seeks public comment on proposed phosphate mine
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement that analyzes a plan submitted by Itafos Conda, LLC…
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Teton County outdoor rodeo arena to closed to horseback riders for winter
The Teton County Fairgrounds outdoor rodeo arena is closed to horseback riders now through the end of winter to transition the arena into the…
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Studying Idaho’s white sturgeon fishery in the upper Snake River
This past summer, fisheries biologists with the Magic Valley Region spent weeks on the Snake River between Milner Dam and Idaho Falls surveying the…
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IRH receives $1 million grant for brain injury research
Idaho State University’s Institute of Rural Health (IRH) has received a $1 million five-year grant that will help researchers study traumatic brain…
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Bannock County held annual health fair for employees, families
On Wednesday, Bannock County hosted its 23rd Annual Health…
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IDL fire burn permits no longer required
State burn permits from the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) are no longer required for burning activities outside of city limits beginning Oct. 21,…
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Chad Daybell’s trial officially moved to Ada County
The Idaho State Supreme Court approved the motion to move Chad Daybell’s future trial from Fremont County to Ada…
Continue Reading Suspected human remains, items belonging to Brian Laundrie found in Florida park, FBI says
The Sarasota County Medical Examiner and a cadaver dog were called on Wednesday to a Florida park where authorities found several items belonging…
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More than 50,000 Idahoans to participate in The Great Idaho ShakeOut Thursday
Drop, cover and hold on! That’s the message people will be taking seriously around the world…
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Fish salvage order issued for canals in the Upper Snake
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has issued a salvage order for irrigation canals within the Upper Snake Region effective October 20, 2021…
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Security footage gives better picture as police investigate wallet, purse thefts
The Idaho Falls Police Department is currently investigating multiple reports of the theft of wallets from unsuspecting shoppers.…
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Mule deer doe illegally killed with blunt-tipped arrow in Soda Springs
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of a mule deer in Soda…
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Potato harvest is in and the results are positive
Even with our hot, dry and smoky summer the potatoes are in the cellar and the harvest looks good.…
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Idaho sends out $169M in one-time income tax rebates
An Idaho official says 645,000 income tax rebates totaling $169 million have been sent out so far this year.…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,549 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 30 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,549 new COVID-19 cases and 30 new deaths…
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FDA authorizes booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, says mix and match OK
Food and Drug Administration authorized booster doses of both COVID-19 vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Wednesday and also said any…
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Farmers, ranchers affected by drought have more time to replace livestock and defer tax
Farmers and ranchers who were forced to sell livestock due to drought may get extra time to replace the livestock and defer Idaho tax on any gains…
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Grand Teton surpassed park’s busiest full year in September
Grand Teton National Park hosted 3,493,937 recreation visits between January and September 2021, already surpassing the park’s busiest full year on…
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Idaho city asks judge to reject anti-mask group’s lawsuit
The city of Hailey is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by an anti-mask group, arguing the group’s members can’t show they’ve been…
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Idaho Falls Airport announces return of Boise flights
The Alaska Air flights will run seven days a week starting June 16,…
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What happens if Brian Laundrie isn’t found in the coming weeks
Local and federal investigators have been searching for Brian Laundrie — the fiancé of 22-year-old Gabby Petito — for about a month in a Florida…
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College of Business alumnus establishes scholarship endowment in memory of College Roommate
College of Business alumnus Mike Hill and his wife Tamra Hill have established a new scholarship endowment in the Idaho State University College of…
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ISU reports sweeping fall enrollment increases
Idaho State University is celebrating an increase in student enrollment for the Fall 2021 semester.…
Continue Reading Liz Cheney: Bannon refusal to cooperate suggests Trump was ‘personally involved’ in planning riot
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney blasted former President Donald Trump’s ally Steve Bannon for refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating…
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Jesse Gentle enters guilty plea
An Idaho Falls man has changed his plea to killing a man last…
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DEQ seeks comment on proposed settlement action with Idaho Cobalt Company
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks public comment on a proposed settlement action with Idaho Cobalt Company for unpermitted…
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Highly food conditioned grizzly bear euthanized
For public safety, Grand Teton National Park officials, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wyoming Game and Fish…
Continue Reading Gabby Petito’s parents travel to Wyoming to bring her remains home
After heartbreaking and revealing details about the circumstances of her death were announced to the public, Gabby Petito’s parents are finally…
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One-on-one with Janice McGeachin
daho Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, who is running to lead the state, is making the 2022 race for governor an interesting…
Continue Reading Idaho officials reject grazing-fee increase, costing schools
Idaho officials have rejected a plan to raise grazing fees on state-managed land, costing K-12 public schools more than $530,000…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,464 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 18 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,464 new COVID-19 cases and 18 new deaths…
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Rocky Mountain Power kicks off meter upgrade installations for 85,000 customers in Idaho
Rocky Mountain Power is upgrading 85,000 meters in Idaho to new digital meters, also known as smart meters or advanced metering technology.…
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Angler sets record with huge Snake River grass carp
Congratulations to Cris Endicott of Meridian for setting a new certified state record for grass carp.…
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort welcomes 2 new board of directors
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) announced the appointment of two new members to the company’s board of directors.…
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It’s National School Bus Safety Week
This week is National Bus Safety Week, where emphasis is placed on the importance of being safe around school bus stops, crosswalks and anywhere a…
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Teen drivers are 3 times more likely to be involved in fatal crash
It’s National Teen Driver Safety Week, and AAA is reminding parents of the critical role they play in helping their teens develop good driving…
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Idaho health officials say COVID case numbers are flattening
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT)…
Continue Reading Idaho gas prices still bucking national trend, but high price of crude oil is breaking budgets across the country
It’s been another week of bad news for drivers across the country, but Idaho continues to buck the trend of rising gas prices – at least for…
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ISU researchers provide insight into Hispanic vaccination access
When Johns Hopkins’s Communivax Coalition began searching for researchers to examine access to COVID-19 vaccines in underserved populations in…
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Idaho Hispanic Youth Leadership Summit comes to Pocatello
The Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs is hosting the 15th Annual Hispanic Youth Leadership Summit on Tuesday October 19, 2021, at the Idaho…
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Idaho board OKs legal fees in lost ballot initiative case
State officials have taken an initial step to pay $152,000 in legal fees to the winning side after Idaho lost a court challenge to a new law making…
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Victor mayor to walk with students Wednesday
Victor Mayor Will Frohlich will challenge the students at Victor Elementary School on Wednesday to walk with him as part of the Annual Mayor’s…
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Idaho Falls proclaims this week “Operation Appreciation” week
In an effort to show appreciation for the hard work and dedication of community healthcare workers, Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper has declared the…
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Fatality crash on I-15 in Pocatello
A 62-year-old Chubbuck man was killed Monday in a single vehicle fatality crash northbound on Interstate 15 at milepost 67, in…
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