Local students donate 167 turkeys and $7,500 in cash
The Sixth Grade Complex in Blackfoot has done it…
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Police seek help locating 2 endangered children, disappearance may be tied to death investigation
Joshua Vallowand Tylee Ryan were last seen on Sept. 23, 2019 in Rexburg. Joshua may go by the nickname JJ. He may be in need of medical…
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Record whitefish landed at Bear Lake
A McCammon man found his way into the Idaho record books, during a fishing trip to Bear Lake December…
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Pebble Creek starts season a day earlier than planned
Though the plan was to open on Saturday, Pebble Creek Ski Area had enough snow to start the season a day early this year.…
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IPUC protects solar net metering program
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) has rejected a proposed settlement agreement that would have ended Idaho Power Company’s (IPC) popular…
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Holiday travelers will begin hitting the road Friday evening
AAA says that this is the eight-year of consecutive travel volume increases and the eighth consecutive year of record-breaking travel.…
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501st Legion stops by our studio to talk about new ‘Star Wars’ flick
Without giving away any spoilers, the local chapter of the 501st Legion stopped by the Local News 8 studio to preview Thursday night’s premiere of…
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Wyoming officials to use hay trail to lure elk to new ground
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department plans to lure elk away from a historic feeding ground using a trail of hay, officials…
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Recreation activities open in time for holidays
New recreation opportunities are now available throughout eastern…
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Wyoming Governor wants review of Rocky Mountain Power plans
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon plans a very close look at Rocky Mountain Power’s new Integrated Resource Plan. …
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Teachers receive help from ISU Credit Union
ISU Credit Union officials visited two local schools this week and left some cash donations…
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Project Filter offers new quit program
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is launching a new program to help teens who want to quit tobacco products, including electronic…
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5-C girls give back to child advocacy center
The girl’s treatment program of the Five County Treatment and Youth Rehabilitation Center in St. Anthony has donated home-made quilting blankets to…
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New holiday flavors of ice cream arrive at Reed’s Dairy
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Ice cream in December? Reed’s Dairy is getting in on the holiday spirit. The ice cream shop released seasonal…
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School lunch debt takes a toll
Numerous stories on social media have highlighted the ongoing crisis of school lunch debt. Local schools are also feeling the burden of unpaid meals…
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Lack of gym space forces the Idaho Falls Rec Center to turn away 12 basketball teams
“We have plenty of gyms and access to that it’s just a matter of us being able to get the schedules out and scheduling. With the program kind of…
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$10K check presented for ‘trip of a lifetime’
After spending hundreds of man-hours making toffee, The ELF Project presented the Carlson family a $10,000 check for their “trip of a lifetime” on…
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Lawsuit puts forest gold exploration on hold
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Forest Service failed to adequately consider the potential water quality impacts of…
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ACLU to propose fair chance legislation
After a two-year state analysis, the American Civil Liberties Union has released its “Blueprint for Smart Justice Idaho.” …
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Murder suspect request to be transferred
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – A Bannock County murder suspect wants to be moved another county. Dustin Alfaro, charged with the first-degree murder…
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Demonstration: Dry Christmas trees cause house fires
About 160 Christmas trees catch fire every year, according to the National Fire Protection Association.…
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All Under One Roof gives gifts to seniors
All Under One Roof gave away 30 unique Christmas gift bags to seniors in the…
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Idaho Education Board reviews veterans program-ISU renovation
Each of Idaho’s more than 100,000 veterans could be eligible for an average of 9 general education college credits when enrolling in one of Idaho’s…
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When and where you can donate blood this holiday season
The American Red Cross is urging all eligible donors to give the gift of life this holiday season to help ensure patients don’t have to worry about…
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Idaho senator pushes short line railroad tax breaks
A package of incentives for short-line railroad operators will be included in the year-end spending bill being considered by the Senate this week. …
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Donut Bros. open for business in Old Town
Across the street from Pocatello High School, mini doughnuts are the hot topic.…
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Idaho State troopers bring Christmas to 10 counties
ISP partnered with Broulims grocery store collecting money and food for families in the 10 counties they patrol.…
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Food backpacks help students in need through winter break
“About 80% of our kids are on free and reduced lunch so they really depend on that breakfast and lunch every…
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Rexburg awards officer and civilian staff member of the year
The Rexburg Police Department awarded Officer Kellen Whetten with the officer of the year honors. Civilian staff member Colette Davidson was awarded…
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Pocatello man arrested for taking photos of women in dressing room
A Pocatello man is in jail for taking photos of women while in the dressing…
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I-15 lanes reopened near Malad
Idaho State Police is currently on scene of a single-vehicle crash southbound Interstate 15 at milepost 26, near…
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Last three funerals scheduled for plane crash victims
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The last three victims funerals from the South Dakota plane crash have been scheduled. According to Wood Funeral…
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Remembering Kirk and Jim Hansen: Employees remember 2 businessmen
The funerals for members of the Hansen family killed in the Nov. 30 plane crash only show a glimpse of how much the community is…
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Idaho Republicans eye property taxes, redistricting
Idaho House Republican leaders say property tax relief and redistricting will be high on their list of priorities in the 2020 legislative session.…
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Idaho’s new online report card gets high marks nationally – again
Idaho is one of three “States to Watch” highlighted in the latest Time to Act report from the national Data Quality Campaign…
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How lack of daylight can affect our sleeping patterns
Right now, Idahoans only see about eight hours of sunlight each day, which can take a toll on our…
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Postal carriers report more dog bites, close encounters with dogs during holiday package increase
Southern Idaho postal carriers are reporting an increasing number of dog bites and close encounters with dogs as they deliver a growing number of…
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F&G Commission expands 2020 spring steelhead fishing season starting Jan. 1
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission decided to reopen steelhead fishing in the Clearwater River and lower Snake River downstream of Couse Creek Boat…
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CDC: Idaho is among the states under ‘widespread’ flu alert
The flu season is off to an early start this year, and Idaho is being hit particularly hard. Health officials say this year’s influenza virus is an…
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Septic smell blamed on “flushable” wipes
The Town of Jackson is asking visitors and residents to be careful about the kinds of things they flush down the…
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2 porch pirates arrested
A resident in the 100 block of North 11th Avenue reported a U-Haul van driving in the area, saw a male exit the van, and retrieve several packages…
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Aquifer recharge program on pace
The Idaho Water Resource Board reported Wednesday it is on target to meet its goal of recharging 600,000 acre-feet of water per year into the Eastern…
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Wyoming police officer alleges pregnancy meant no promotion
A police officer in Wyoming has filed a lawsuit claiming she was denied a chance at promotion because her high-risk pregnancy prevented her from…
Continue Reading Wyoming governor against proposal to increase his pay
Wyoming’s governor says he doesn’t support a proposal to increase his salary and those of the other four statewide elected…
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2 Yellowstone wolf pups fatally hit by a vehicle
Two wolves from the Junction Butte Pack were fatally hit around sunset on the road between Tower Junction and the Northeast Entrance on Nov. 19…
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Egin-Hamer Road closure to begin New Years Day
As it has for over 20 years, the Bureau of Land Management will implement its annual closure of the Egin-Hamer area January 1, 2020. …
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Here’s how to get rid of the ice that’s stuck on your sidewalk
Should you pick up a bag of salt or ice melt?…
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15 families will have a merry Christmas this year
15 low-income families with students at Ucon Elementary will have a merry Christmas this year.…
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Unneeded medical brace appears to be part of Medicare scam
For the past several weeks, Glenna Hellickson has been receiving calls from a man who seems to have a lot of personal information about her husband,…
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Police arrest 3rd person in connection to multiple thefts
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is seeking your help in locating 25-year-old Danielle M. Downey of Idaho Falls regarding her connections to…
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Former Yellowstone Partners’ CEO pleads guilty
A 48-year-old Idaho Falls man pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced.…
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Felony suspect arrested in Blackfoot
Neighbors were evacuated and a school ordered to shelter as Blackfoot Police arrested a suspect…
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Students temporarily held in schools due to police activity
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 reports due to police activity in the neighborhood involving the pursuit of a suspect on foot, students at…
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Interior Department, states appeal sage grouse ruling
The Interior Department, Idaho and Wyoming are appealing a court ruling that halted a Trump administration plan to ease land-use restrictions in…
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NTSB: Icy conditions during deadly South Dakota plane crash
Federal investigators say the pilot and a passenger spent three hours clearing snow and ice off of a small plane before crashed after taking off from…
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Caribou Sheriff warns of ticket scam
Beware of unexpected speeding notices from Idaho law enforcement. …
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Here’s where Idaho’s ducks come from
When temperatures fall in December and January, duck hunting in Idaho — particularly in the southwest part of the state — often heats up with the…
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Traffic stop and search warrant results in drug arrests
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies made contact with and detained 34-year old Robert J. Winterholler and 32-year-old Kimberly J. Winterholler in…
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Fall River Coop mails patronage checks
Fall River Electric Cooperative has mailed checks totaling $1,013,000 to 6,500 owner-members under its patronage capital…
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Man arrested for grand theft
The Power County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 phone call reporting a theft of a pickup truck that was parked at a shop belonging to a Power…
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United Airlines to add 5th Idaho Falls – Denver flight
United Airlines will provide a fifth daily flight from Idaho Falls to Denver, for the first time in the Idaho Falls Airport’s…
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IDOC walkaway back in custody
A Treasure Valley Community Reentry Center resident who walked away from his job in the community is back in…
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17-year-old found safe in Fort Hall Bottoms
Fort Hall Police Dispatch received a call from an anonymous hunter regarding four intoxicated individuals, two adults and two minors, found near a…
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Woman sentenced for father’s death
Jessica Conser was sentenced to 18 years in prison Monday for the shooting death of her father, Matthew Robert Travo III, outside his Hibbard home…
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Wyoming GOP resolution opposes additional vaccine at schools
The Wyoming Republican Party has passed a resolution opposing the addition of another vaccine to the requirements for children in…
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Former Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray arrested for DUI
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Former Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. The…
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Afraid of Bear reaches plea agreement, sentencing scheduled
Samiir Afraid of Bear has entered into a plea agreement with the Bannock County…
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Portion of Idaho family’s cyanide-trap lawsuit dismissed
A portion of a lawsuit brought by an Idaho family against the U.S. government after a boy and his dog tripped a cyanide-spraying, predator-killing…
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Backcountry roads closed for winter
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind you that as of last week, a number of backcountry roads are now closed for the winter. …
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Wild horses treated and released
The Bureau of Land Management has released 52 wild horse studs and nine mares back into the Challis Wild Horse Herd Management…
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Donation jump-starts Teton Valley aquatic center
Teton Valley philanthropists Jeanine and John Cushman have donated $20,000 to Teton Valley Aquatics. …
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Polar Experience provides holiday fun for the family
A unique holiday activity is lighting up the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel in Fort…
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Supreme Court won’t review homeless camping ban in Idaho
The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on the…
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Pocatello to begin PILOT payments
Pocatello will begin mailing settlement checks Monday to ratepayers affected by the city’s “Payment in Lieu of Taxes” (PILOT) program. …
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Gas prices tumble nationwide
Gas prices across Idaho dropped 2.4 cents per gallon over the past week, to the lowest level since last spring.…
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Small earthquake rocks Yellowstone winter opening
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mt. (KIFI-KIDK)-The winter tourist season officially opened at Yellowstone National Park Sunday. As if on cue, a 3.5 magnitude…
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ISU hosts winter commencement
For the first time, Idaho State University held a winter commencment ceremony in the Holt Arena…
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NuScale project hits approval milestone
The Idaho-based Small Modular Reactor project met a achievement on its path to commercial operation last week. …
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You may hold the missing clue to finding a hit and run suspect in Idaho Falls.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating a hit and run injury accident and is asking for public assistance…
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Kelly Canyon’s season-opening starts the weekend early for some
If you’re into more extreme riding the resort’s new slogan, “Make the terrain park great again,” will excite you.…
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Local elementary asks for food donations to feed needy students during winter break
For some students, winter break means holidays, fun, and no school. However, for other students who live with food insecurity in their homes, it…
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Police search for stolen vehicle suspect
Shortly before 3 p.m. Idaho Falls Police Department received a call about a stolen vehicle from a neighboring town.…
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Documents: Mining company writing own environmental report
Documents show the U.S. Forest Service allowing a Canadian company to write a key environmental report on its proposed open-pit gold mines in central…
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Nominate eastern Idaho’s lifesaving heroes
Nominate the brave men and women who courageously helped save the life of another to receive an East Idaho Real Heroes award.…
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Law enforcement cracking down on impaired driving this holiday season
With the holidays and the new year just a few weeks away, local and state law enforcement are urging drivers to drink…
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Meowy Howlidays set for Saturday at Snake River Animal Shelter
Join Santa and the merry elves of the Snake River Animal Shelter for their free Meowy Howlidays Celebration on…
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Soldier Mountain opens Saturday
Soldier Mountain Ski Area is opening this weekend on Dec. 14 and Dec.…
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From heart to heart: Musician helping local mother with heart failure
For 36-year-old Mandy Dutton, life has always had its challenges. Born with Epstein’s anomaly, Dutton’s had six open-heart surgeries since she…
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“We will rebuild:” Blackhawk BBQ food truck destroyed in accident
A local business owner is looking to rebuild after an accident on Interstate 15 totaled his food…
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Texas Roadhouse helps raise funds for a special shopping event
“Hopefully, turns their situation into a more positive one, especially as they interact with law…
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Idaho college and university presidents announce plan to freeze tuition next year
The presidents of Idaho’s four-year higher education institutions announced Thursday they will not seek tuition increases for resident…
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Kelly Canyon Resort opens today
Kelly Canyon’s 63rd winter season kicks into full gear Thursday.…
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Idaho Falls man arrested for aggravated assault
Idaho Falls Police officers responded to a home in the 1400 block of Benton Street to investigate a report of a disturbance in progress Tuesday…
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Jackknifed semi-trailer blocks US 26 lane
The Idaho Department of Transportation reports US 26 eastbound is blocked near Palisades Reservoir due to a jackknifed…
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Teton Pass to close Friday morning
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has scheduled a closure of Wyoming 22, Teton Pass for Friday, Dec. 13 at 3:00 a.m. for avalanche…
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Shelley School District cancels classes due to power outage
SHELLEY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Shelley School District #60 Superintendent Chad Williams announced classes are cancelled on Thursday morning due to this…
Continue Reading Arrest and search warrants served after 4-year investigation
The Jackson Police Department and the Teton County Sheriff’s Office provided mutual- aid assistance to the United States Drug Enforcement…
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Yellowstone’s winter season starts Dec. 15
Yellowstone National Park roads will open to the public for travel by snowcoaches and snowmobiles on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 8…
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Reindeer bring some early holiday cheer to Ammon
Santa and some reindeer made a stop to help two charities in time for the holidays.…
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Local classroom science experiment goes viral
“Everybody kind of relies on those hand sanitizers and to see results that were this drastic kind of made everybody realize that maybe we’re a little…
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