85 new COVID-19 cases in the area Friday
Local health officials reported 85 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Teton County surveillance testing for businesses starts August 24
The Teton County Health Department, in partnership with St. John’s Health, will begin COVID-19 surveillance testing for businesses beginning…
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Free clinic to provide medical service in Rexburg
The “Remote Area Medical” team will bring free, quality, dental, vision, and medical care to underinsured and uninsured people in Idaho on…
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Road repairs on US-20/26 between Butte City and Arco begin Monday
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) maintenance crews will begin construction on US-20/26 from Butte City to Arco on Monday, Aug…
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‘Fill the Boot’ goes virtual
For 66 years, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has collected critical funds in the community – one dollar at a time – as…
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Protect yourself from wildland fire smoke
Wildfire smoke can hurt your eyes, aggravate respiratory problems and worsen the symptoms of heart or lung disease.…
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Teton County Fair Board to crown fair & rodeo royalty Sunday
The Teton County Fair Board is looking to crown its royalty this weekend to represent the 2021 Teton County…
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Pocatello Veterans Home receives national award
Idaho State Veterans Home – Pocatello (ISVH-P) has been recognized as a 2020 recipient of the Silver– Commitment to Quality Award for its…
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Muldoon Fire 75% contained
The Muldoon Fire that started Sunday 20 miles southwest of Mackay in the Lost River Ranger District is now is at 75% containment and holding at 374…
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Yellowstone implements backcountry fire restrictions due to very high fire danger
Backcountry fire restrictions took effect Friday in Yellowstone National Park due to very high fire…
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Idaho unemployment rate drops as 14,000 workers land jobs
About 14,000 people landed jobs or returned to work in July as Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped to 5%.…
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Abandoned campfires increase on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest
With the increase in use, fire officials are seeing an increase in abandoned campfires throughout the region.…
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Air Quality Forecast and Caution continues for Southeast Idaho
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) reports the Air Quality Forecast and Caution continues for Southeast…
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Portion of Jenny Lakeshore Trail closed to horses
The Jenny Lakeshore Trail from the String Lake parking area to the Cascade Canyon horse trail will be closed to horse traffic beginning now through…
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Bear Creek Fire grows to 8,500 acres, 20% contained
The lightning-caused Bear Creek Fire that started August 11 on the Lemhi Pass area (29 miles East of Salmon Idaho) has burned 8,500 acres and is 20%…
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DEQ issues Air Pollution Forecast and Caution
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued an air pollution forecast and caution to notify residents of Bannock, Bingham, Bear…
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D91 pushes start date to Aug. 31
Idaho Falls School District 91’s school board voted unanimously to push back the school start date for from Aug. 26 to Aug. 31.…
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Pocatello/Chubbuck School District announces athletic event spectator guidelines
With athletic events set to kick-off on Friday, the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 announced Thursday the guidelines it will be requiring for…
Continue Reading 97 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 97 new COVID-19 cases on…
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EIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health reported another death due to complications from COVID-19 in Bonneville County.…
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424 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Thursday, 7 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 424 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths on…
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What to know about mail-in voting in Idaho
Even with in-person voting as an option, people in Bannock County are planning…
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Bannock County Jail confirms 4 inmates test positive for COVID-19
In a press conference Thursday, Manu confirmed four inmates tested positive for COVID-19 this…
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Pocatello man arrested after early morning stabbing
Idaho Falls Police officers responded to a residence on the 1100 block of Kortnee Drive for a report that someone had been stabbed around 12:30 a.m.…
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Officials stress boater safety importance after multiple search and rescue operations
Grand Teton National Park staff have been busy with several search and rescue operations on the Snake River in recent weeks.…
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Online predator threat increases during pandemic
Distance learning is meant to keep kids safe from COVID-19 but experts are reminding parents of the dangers lurking on the…
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Pocatello’s Lead Safe & Healthy Homes program draws national attention
The City of Pocatello’s Lead Safe & Healthy Homes program is once again drawing national…
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Idahoans receiving jobless benefits, pandemic grants or bonuses could owe tax
Idahoans who received money from the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic could have an unexpected tax bill when they file their 2020 Idaho income tax…
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Idaho’s unemployment initial claims increase 12%
New initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits increased 12% for the week ending Aug.…
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Muldoon Fire estimated at 374 acres, 55% contained
The Muldoon Fire that started Sunday 20 miles southwest of Mackay in the Lost River Ranger District is estimated at 374 acres and is 55%…
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INL Director Peters accepts new job at Battelle
Idaho National Laboratory Director Mark Peters has accepted a job as executive vice president for Laboratory Operations at Battelle Energy…
Continue Reading Bear Creek Fire estimated at 7,563 acres, 20% contained
The lightning-caused Bear Creek Fire that started August 11 on the Lemhi Pass area (29 miles East of Salmon Idaho) has burned 7,563 acres and is 20%…
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Protest outside District 91 office
Protestors have gathered outside the Idaho Falls District…
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Lori Vallow Daybell’s arraignment rescheduled
Lori Vallow Daybell’s arraignment originally scheduled Aug. 27 before Judge Dane H. Watkins Jr. in Fremont County has been…
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Idaho American Idol auditions Thursday
Idaho contestants for American Idol can audition using…
Continue Reading First COVID-19 death in Fremont County
Eastern Idaho Public Health reported the first death due to complications of COVID-19 in Fremont County on…
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Chukars look forward to more events at Melaleuca Field
Wednesday night is the last Brews at the Ballpark at Melaleuca…
Continue Reading 370 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 9 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 370 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths on…
Continue Reading 57 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 57 new cases in the area on…
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D91 Board to discuss delaying start of school during special meeting Thursday
The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Compass Academy Auditorium to discuss modifying the 2020-21…
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School is back in session at Shelley High School
The Shelley School District began its school year on…
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Senate, House races with all women a first in Equality State
Women are all but guaranteed to claim a majority of Wyoming’s congressional delegation for the first time after voters picked four – two Republicans…
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UPDATE: Additional 121 Yellowstone employees negative for COVID-19
UPDATE 8/19/2020: All 121 “pending” employee COVID-19 tests taken late last week have returned negative, bringing the park’s total asymptomatic…
Continue Reading SIPH confirms 2 more deaths due to COVID-19 in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed two more deaths associated with COVID-19 in southeast Idaho.…
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Local library adjusts during pandemic
A good story can take us far away from the problems of the pandemic, without ever leaving…
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Special legislative session to address election, civil liability during the pandemic
Governor Brad Little issued a proclamation Wednesday outlining the issues to be considered by the Idaho Legislature during a special legislative…
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Canadian mining company sues US over Idaho water pollution
A Canadian company seeking U.S. approval for three open-pit gold mines in Idaho is suing the U.S. government contending U.S. officials are allowing…
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Pine Creek Bridge to close Thursday as crews seal new deck surface
The Pine Creek Bridge on Idaho Highway 31 in Swan Valley will close Thursday, August 20 while crews seal the last half of the new bridge deck against…
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Copper Mountain emergency road closure to protect Chinook Salmon
The Salmon-Challis National Forest has implemented an emergency road closure (#04-13-20-013) to protect a Chinook Salmon Redd where the road crosses…
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CEI to start fall semester with on-campus and online options
College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) will start the fall 2020 semester Monday, August 24 with both on-campus and online options.…
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Environmental group sues Idaho prison over pollution claims
The Idaho Department of Correction is being sued in federal court by an environmental group that says a north-central Idaho prison is dumping…
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Victor launches community survey for City Hall and Public Works facility project
The City of Victor is entering the early stages of conducting a City Hall and Public Works facilities assessment.…
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Scammers impersonate Pocatello Police in money-grabbing calls
Three separate people called police to report someone impersonating an officer asking for…
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Muldoon Fire estimated at 366 acres, 35% contained
The Muldoon Fire that started Sunday 20 miles southwest of Mackay in the Lost River Ranger District is estimated at 366 acres and is 35%…
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Bear Creek Fire estimated at 7,543 acres
The lightning-caused Bear Creek Fire that started August 11 on the Lemhi Pass area (29 miles East of Salmon Idaho) has burned 7,543 acres and is 10%…
Continue Reading 384 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 9 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 384 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 97 new COVID-19 cases in the area on…
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Michaud Creek Fire mapped at 72 acres
UPDATE 6:00 p.m. Firefighters expect to contain the Michaud Creek Fire by 10:00 p.m. Tuesday.…
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Official: Kanye signature work in Wyoming too close to polls
Rapper and music producer Kanye West’s campaign ran into trouble with the law Tuesday on his first day of trying to get on the presidential ballot in…
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Idaho lawmakers to consider COVID-19 liability bill
Some key decisions are in store as Idaho lawmakers gear up for a rare special session next week.…
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Eastbound Coldwater Rest Area on I-86 to close for repairs Wednesday
The eastbound Coldwater Rest Area, between Raft River and Rockland on Interstate 86, will be closed on Wednesday, August 19.…
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Fire danger increases to very high
Teton Interagency fire managers announced the fire danger rating has been elevated to very high for Grand Teton National Park, the Bridger-Teton…
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New businesses coming to Rexburg
From dog parks to ballparks to new businesses coming to town, Rexburg Mayor Jerry Merrill tells us there’s a lot in store for the community.…
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Local student wins national selection from Google
Woodland Hills Elementary student, Hailey Bateman, is the Idaho state winner for Doodle for Google…
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Fluor Idaho enters into Mentor-Protégé Agreement with MarCom
Fluor Idaho, LLC, which manages cleanup operations for the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, has signed a…
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TSD 401 board approves plan to reopen schools
The Teton School District 401 Board of Trustees approved the reopening plan presented by the district’s administrative team on…
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Road open after oversized load blocks I-15 between Idaho Falls and Roberts
UPDATE 11:48 a.m. Idaho State Police reports the southbound lanes are…
Continue Reading Wyoming primaries bring burst of Democratic activity
wo well-funded Republican candidates with past experience in federal office face several little-known challengers, while an usually large number of…
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Bingham County Sheriff urges drivers to pay extra attention as school starts
The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind drivers to pay extra close attention as school starts up and harvest season is in full…
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Gov. Little to hold town hall Tuesday
You can participate in an hour long statewide telephone town hall with Governor Brad Little and Idaho state epidemiologist Dr. Christine Hahn Tuesday…
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Judge stops Idaho from enacting ban on transgender athletes
A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction to stop Idaho from enacting a law banning transgender girls and women from participating in…
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Idaho reports 1st case of inflammatory pediatric syndrome
An Idaho hospital is reporting the state’s first case of a pediatric inflammatory illness associated with the coronavirus.…
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Yellowstone July visitation up from 2019
Yellowstone National Park hosted 955,645 recreation visits in July 2020.…
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More eviction hearings in Idaho after US moratorium ends
The number of eviction hearings held in Idaho has gone up since a federal eviction moratorium aimed at helping renters hit hard economically by the…
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Texas angler reels in new catch-and-release record cutthroat trout
Sam Hix of Bellaire, Texas set a new catch-and-release state record Yellowstone cutthroat trout at 30.5 inches…
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Parents share an open letter of disapproval on D91’s decision to send students back to school
Teachers, parents and patrons are making their concerns on sending kids back to school publicly known by sharing an open letter they sent to the…
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‘Statewide snapshot’ of school reopening plans
The Idaho State Board of Education heard on Monday from public school superintendents from throughout Idaho and the presidents of all eight public…
Continue Reading 282 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 282 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths on…
Continue Reading 88 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 88 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Pocatello woman dies after crash west of Pocatello
A 53-year-old Pocatello woman died after a single-vehicle crash on City Creek Road west of Pocatello…
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Idaho to participate in President Trump’s new lost wages program
Governor Brad Little announced on Monday the State of Idaho will participate in the Trump Administration’s new conservative plan to offer extended…
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Students roar back to ISU for first day of in-person learning, masks on
For the first time since March 15, Idaho State University is bustling with students ready to learn, despite the…
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Idaho Falls, Rexburg temples among 19 temples moving to Phase 2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces phased temple reopenings each week.…
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Sign up now for the free clinic in Rexburg this weekend
For the first time in the organization’s history, Remote Area Medical or RAM, is making its first stop in Idaho to the city of…
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Extra DUI patrols are out in force through Labor Day
Idaho State Police troopers want drivers to know that extra patrols are out in force now through Labor Day focused on finding DUI…
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Bear Creek Fire 10% contained
The Bear Creek Fire that was caused by lightning Tuesday has burned 6,334 acres and is 10%…
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Muldoon Fire cause still under investigation
The Muldoon Fire, reported Sunday at approximately 4:00 p.m., is located approximately 20 miles southwest of Mackay and a half-mile east and south of…
Continue Reading Wyoming primary: 2 Republicans dominate Senate, House races
Two well-known and well-funded candidates dominate a dozen Republicans while a bigger-than-usual field of Democrats seek nomination for the U.S.…
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Fire restrictions implemented in central Idaho Friday
Public land managers in central Idaho will implement Stage I Fire Restrictions on August 21 at 12:01 a.m. …
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EIRMC named a “50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital”
IBM Watson Health named Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center one of the “50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals” in the…
Continue Reading Yellowstone fire danger raised to very high
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (KIFI/KIDK) – The parkwide wildland fire danger for Yellowstone National Park is now very high. Currently, there are no…
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Idaho sage grouse numbers flat, hunting could be restricted
Sage grouse numbers have remained mostly flat this year, according to data from the Idaho Department of Fish and…
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Idaho gas prices fall
Idaho gas prices have fallen 2.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.37/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802…
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Weekend Idaho COVID-19 update
Idaho officials reported a total confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported since March to 27,660 and 269 deaths over the weekend.…
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Locals using art to improve mental health
Studies confirm creating art can reduce stress and anxiety levels in the…
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New CBD shop is supporting locals affected by COVID-19
A new business has opened up in Pocatello and is looking to bring coronavirus relief funds to community members.…
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Keeping your cool through a heat wave
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – As a high pressure system slides into the area, doctors are warning us to stay safe while keeping our cool. High…
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Pandemic placing added stress on recovery community, leading to more relapses
The unprecedented challenges brought on by COVID-19 are exacerbating the opioid epidemic across the country. Idaho is seeing an increase in the…
Continue Reading 542 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Friday
Idaho officials reported 538 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths on…
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Bonneville County has its 5th death from COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health says an 80 year old man died due to complications of COVID-19.…
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