Local News Archives

Deputies seek bombing suspect

July 23, 2020 3:15 PM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help identifying a man who put an explosive device on the front door of a home on…

Jorge Balderas, Sasha Martinez and Laura Zamudio

3 arrested after woman reports being held hostage and tortured

July 23, 2020 2:05 PM News Team

Three individuals have been arrested after a woman reports being held hostage and…

More than 50 new COVID-19 cases reported in the area Thursday

July 23, 2020 4:37 PM News Team

Local health officials reported more than 50 new COVID-19 cases on…

Rexburg "Pioneer Song" musical play flyer

Pioneer Day Presentation will take place in Rexburg

July 23, 2020 4:22 PM Jilliana Colina

On Friday a Pioneer Day musical play will take place at the Beehive Pavilion in Rexburg’s Porter…

Teton County looks for testing volunteers

July 23, 2020 2:48 PM News Team

Teton County, Wyoming health officials are enlisting volunteers to test using the Curative SARS-CoV-2 asay, an oral swab that tests for the presence…

Decrease in immunizations is causing concern

July 23, 2020 12:07 PM Chelsea Briar

There is a concern in the pediatric medical community that some children were not immunized during the…

Grass fire near I-15 in Pocatello

July 23, 2020 11:38 AM News Team

There is a grass fire in the area of Interstate 15 southbound at milepost 67, in…

Jackson Police Chief announces retirement

July 23, 2020 11:37 AM News Team

After 11 years in the post, Jackson Police Chief Todd Smith has announced he will retire effective August 23.…

East Idaho Fair Food Tour makes a stop in Idaho Falls

July 23, 2020 11:08 AM News Team

The East Idaho Fair Food Tour is making a stop in Idaho Falls on…

Hospital staff encourage COVID-19 safety

July 23, 2020 10:45 AM News Team

Mountain View and Idaho Falls Community Hospitals are encouraging people to take action to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Initial unemployment claims increase 4%

July 23, 2020 10:14 AM News Team

Idahoans filed 5,687 new claims for unemployment insurance benefits for the week ending July 18. …

Idaho restrictions to remain as coronavirus infections rise

July 23, 2020 10:00 AM Associated Press

Gov. Brad Little says there are too many coronavirus infections, and Idaho will remain in the fourth and final stage of his plan to reopen during the…

500 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 9 new deaths

July 22, 2020 5:15 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 500 new COVID-19 cases on…

Bridge work underway on I-15 near Blackfoot

July 23, 2020 8:44 AM News Team

Repair work begins today on three bridges along Interstate 15 near Blackfoot.…

Idahoan Foods partners with Idaho Falls to donate 10,000 face coverings

July 22, 2020 11:16 AM Adrian Luevano

Idahoan Foods has joined forces with the City of Idaho Falls to donate and distribute cloth face coverings and packaged potatoes to the local…

Health officials explain Bonneville County mask mandate

July 22, 2020 6:22 PM Chelsea Briar

Eastern Idaho Public Health issued a mask mandate for Bonneville County Tuesday evening, and the City Council met with EIPH on Wednesday to educate…

NPS seeks information after group damages historic hayfield

July 22, 2020 2:57 PM News Team

National Park Service investigators are looking for information related to activities that caused significant resource damage along historic Mormon…

Wanted Idaho Falls man arrested after home invasion

July 22, 2020 12:03 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Police have one man in custody after a home invasion early…

19 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho, 22 in eastern Idaho

July 22, 2020 4:35 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 19 new confirmed cases of…

Ultimate Bullriding Battle canceled

July 22, 2020 6:02 PM Karole Honas

The Ultimate Bullriding Battle is canceled this year.…

“Ride On Dads:” a Pocatello dad on a mission to get men tested for prostate cancer

July 22, 2020 5:27 PM Emma Iannacone

He’s an avid cyclist, father and husband, and he’s battling prostate…

Yellowstone officials: 7 grizzly bear attacks this year

July 22, 2020 5:23 PM Associated Press

Wildlife officials in Yellowstone National Park have documented seven grizzly bear encounters resulting in injuries so far this year, an increase…

Cassia County investigating cattle thefts

July 22, 2020 4:59 PM News Team

Cassia County detectives are investigating a months-long cattle theft. …

Eastern Idaho Public Health outlines emergency order

July 22, 2020 10:01 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health officials met with the Idaho Falls City Council this morning to detail an emergency order approved last…

Frostop Drive-In collects donations for teens killed, injured in crash

July 22, 2020 3:22 PM News Team

The Frostop Drive-In in Ashton is collecting donations for the four families affected by an accident Friday that took the lives of three teens and…

Portneuf Medical Center names CEO

July 22, 2020 3:37 PM News Team

Following a nationwide search, Portneuf Medical Center has named Jordan Herget as its new Chief Executive Officer.…

Making sure your car is road worthy for the summer heat

July 22, 2020 5:25 PM Jilliana Colina

With the heat, ISP has seen a lot of vehicle fires from…

Idaho Power customers targeted by scam

July 22, 2020 3:16 PM News Team

Idaho Power Company warns its customers are being targeted by…

Supreme Court asked to allow online initiative signatures

July 22, 2020 2:41 PM Associated Press

A group that wants Idaho to count online signatures during the coronavirus pandemic for an education funding initiative for the November ballot says…

Labor Department conquering backlog

July 22, 2020 2:30 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Labor reports it has cleared the 42,000 unemployment insurance claims that had been pending since June 6. …

Town Square Shootout canceled

July 22, 2020 1:49 PM News Team

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce, Town of Jackson and the Jackson Hole Playhouse have unanimously decided to postpone the Town Square Shootout…

Revive @ 5 canceled for 2020

July 22, 2020 1:42 PM News Team

The Bannock Civitan Board of Directors has decided to cancel this summer’s Revive @ 5…

Red Cross offers virtual care for families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19

July 22, 2020 1:05 PM News Team

The American Red Cross of Greater Idaho has launched a Virtual Family Assistance Center to support families struggling with loss and grief due to the…

Ammon Days canceled

July 22, 2020 12:56 PM News Team

The 2020 Ammon Days events scheduled for July 31 and August 1 will not take place this year.…

Expect detours and delays at Old Faithful

July 22, 2020 12:28 PM News Team

Yellowstone National Park said to expect detours and delays at Old Faithful until further…

Blackfoot man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child

July 22, 2020 11:40 AM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit investigators arrested a Blackfoot man on Tuesday for…

556 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 4 new deaths

July 21, 2020 5:23 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 556 new COVID-19 cases on…

Mandatory face coverings in public approved by EIPH board

July 21, 2020 4:10 PM Todd Kunz

The Eastern Idaho Public Health Board voted unanimously at a meeting Tuesday night for mandatory face masks in the…

Man in custody after overnight standoff

July 22, 2020 9:39 AM News Team

A 62-year-old Bone man is in custody after an overnight…

Teen shot while juveniles were playing with gun found in canal

July 22, 2020 8:44 AM News Team

UPDATE 10:50 a.m. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports through investigation, deputies determined two teenage males, 14 and 16 years of…

D25 board of trustees approves 2020-2021 roadmap with amendments

July 21, 2020 5:32 PM News Team

The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees voted to approve the PCSD 25 Roadmap for the 2020-2021 School Year with amendments at…

Chinese Peak Fire was human-caused

July 21, 2020 3:27 PM News Team

The Pocatello Fire Department, with the assistance of the Idaho Falls District Bureau of Land Management, has determined the Chinese Peak Fire was…

9 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho

July 21, 2020 4:17 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 9 new confirmed cases of…

Police seek help identifying suspects involved in Blackhawk fire

July 21, 2020 11:05 AM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is seeking your help identifying suspects involved in the Blackhawk…

Prosecutor seeks limits on video coverage in Vallow-Daybell cases

July 21, 2020 9:25 AM News Team

Magistrate Judge Michelle Mallard has determined that public broadcast of Lori Vallow-Daybell’s Madison County court case will be restricted.…

More outdoor fun could lead to more wildfires

July 21, 2020 4:21 PM Ariel Schroeder

COIVID-19 is pushing more people to the outdoors, but this could be increasing the chances of a…

Idaho Land Board eyes building a prison as an investment

July 21, 2020 3:11 PM Associated Press

The Idaho Land Board is considering building a prison as a possible investment with $130 million it has accumulated through the sale of commercial…

Virus restrictions eased, Wyoming unemployment fell in June

July 21, 2020 12:28 PM Associated Press

Wyoming’s unemployment rate fell to 7.6% in June, down from 8.8% in May as state officials lifted some public health orders for slowing spread of the…

Idaho Falls Chamber calls for special legislative session

July 21, 2020 12:05 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce President Chip Schwarze is calling on Governor Brad Little to call a special session of the Idaho Legislature.…

Harry Potter fundraiser to help the Ronald McDonald Houses charity

July 21, 2020 12:17 PM Ariel Schroeder

Watching Harry Potter on the big screens is helping local families with a sick child at the hospital.…

EIRMC names Chief Medical Officer

July 21, 2020 11:08 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center has named Dr. Timothy Ballard as Chief Medical Officer. …

Town Hall with Gov. Little Tuesday at 12 p.m.

July 21, 2020 10:01 AM News Team

Idaho continues to set records for new coronavirus cases, and Idahoans have more questions than ever regarding the current situation.…

393 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Monday, 3 new deaths

July 20, 2020 5:30 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 393 new COVID-19 cases on…

UPDATE: Chinese Peak Fire 50% contained

July 19, 2020 5:28 PM News Team

UPDATE July 20, 8:30 a.m.: The East Idaho Interagency Fire Center says the Chinese Peak fire has burned 1451 acres since it started yesterday.…

42 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho

July 20, 2020 4:50 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 42 new confirmed cases of…

First COVID-19 death confirmed in Jefferson County resident

July 20, 2020 6:07 PM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) and Madison Memorial Hospital have confirmed the death of a female in her 80s from Jefferson County due to…

Reclaim Idaho get 7,000 signatures in first week

July 20, 2020 5:56 PM Linda Larsen

Reclaim Idaho is finishing up its first week of collecting online…

Chubbuck now has its own farmers market

July 20, 2020 5:51 PM Linda Larsen

Getting the freshest produce just got easier in one local…

Idaho virus surge hits older adults; hospitalizations rise

July 20, 2020 9:45 AM Associated Press

Health officials say an initial surge of coronavirus infections after young adults ignored social distancing and didn’t wear face coverings when…

Federal contractor on Idaho bridge project pays $92,290 in back wages

July 20, 2020 4:17 PM News Team

After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), JM Concrete Inc. has paid $92,290 in back wages to 27…

How to stay safe on the roadways during the 100 deadliest days

July 20, 2020 4:40 PM Jilliana Colina

Spence tells us officers are pulling over more people for speeding than normal.…

New Public Health Order for Teton County, Wyo.

July 20, 2020 4:08 PM News Team

The Teton District Health Officer has issued a new Public Health Order #20-6 for Teton County, WY, including the City of…

Idaho lawmakers seek options for calling special sessions

July 20, 2020 3:51 PM Associated Press

Lawmakers concerned that Republican Gov. Brad Little has too much power following his emergency declaration because of the coronavirus pandemic…

ISU professor recovering after going cross country for heart surgery

July 20, 2020 2:59 PM News Team

An Idaho State University College of Business management professor is recovering from a successful heart operation he received in New York on July…

Majority of Idaho cities, counties submit letters of intent to support public safety, pass savings onto property taxpayers

July 20, 2020 2:52 PM News Team

Fifty-four cities and 28 counties submitted letters of intent to participate in Governor Brad Little’s plan that leverages federal coronavirus relief…

North Fremont burn ban in effect starting July 26

July 20, 2020 2:46 PM News Team

The North Fremont (Ashton) Fire District will be imposing a burn ban effective Sunday, July…

Water Tower Fire controlled in Ammon Foothills

July 18, 2020 4:49 AM Todd Kunz

A brush fire ignited in the Ammon Foothills of Bonneville County early Saturday…

Wyoming Legislature may consider relief for tourism sector

July 20, 2020 1:37 PM Associated Press

The Wyoming Legislature could consider providing up to $2 million to help the state’s tourism sector cope with the economic impact of the…

Gov. Little applauds federal court decision supporting Idaho health insurance option

July 20, 2020 12:52 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little applauded a federal court decision that supports Idaho’s approach for Enhanced Short-term…

New Henry’s Lake restroom murals

July 20, 2020 11:48 AM News Team

Last fall, the installation began for a new double vault toilet on an increasingly well-used BLM site at Henry’s Lake.…

Motorcyclist killed in crash on Mink Creek Road

July 20, 2020 10:26 AM News Team

A 63-year-old Moore man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Mink Creek Road near South Fork Mink Creek Road, south of Pocatello Sunday around 12…

Idaho gas prices rise

July 20, 2020 10:02 AM News Team

Idaho gas prices have risen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.30/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802 stations.…

Tradition endures with western Wyoming cattle drive

July 20, 2020 10:59 AM Associated Press

Each spring since the 1890s, Sublette County cattle ranchers have pushed their herds from the lowlands up to summer pasture along the upper Green…

Man killed in crash on Highway 20

July 20, 2020 4:16 AM News Team

ASHTON, Idaho (Idaho State Police news release) – On Sunday, July 19, 2020 at approximately 4:48 P.M., Idaho State Police investigated a…

Drowning victim recovered from Bear Lake

July 19, 2020 1:33 PM Todd Kunz

Searchers recovered a drowning victim from Bear Lake Sunday…

571 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Sunday, 30 new cases in Bonneville

July 19, 2020 5:31 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 571 new COVID-19 cases on…

Increased trauma patients concerning hospital staff

July 19, 2020 4:56 PM Chelsea Briar

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center is seeing a convergent of two issues colliding simultaneously that are…

550 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Saturday

July 18, 2020 5:37 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 550 new COVID-19 cases on…

3 teens killed in crash on US 20

July 17, 2020 3:37 PM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a crash eastbound US 20 at milepost 342, north of Rexburg.…

Chubbuck Days Festival canceled

July 17, 2020 6:27 PM Linda Larsen

The recent spike in coronavirus cases in our area is causing Chubbuck to make some tough…

EIPH reports 31 new COVID-19 cases, SIPH 22 new cases

July 17, 2020 6:08 PM News Team

Local health districts are reporting more than 50 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Third death due to COVID-19 confirmed in Southeast Idaho

July 17, 2020 4:49 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed the third death associated with COVID-19 in southeast…

Vallow-Daybell jury trial set for January 2021

July 17, 2020 6:00 AM News Team

Lori Vallow-Daybell waived her rights to a speedy trial during a pre-trial conference Friday before Judge Michelle Radford Mallard in…

EISF adjusts 2020 plans, cancels majority of activities and entertainment

July 17, 2020 1:35 PM News Team

The Eastern Idaho State Fair has canceled the majority of activities and entertainment that would have made up this year’s fair.…

Zoo Idaho to get another facelift

July 17, 2020 6:00 PM Linda Larsen

Zoo Idaho in Pocatello will be getting another face…

Every Pocatello police officer to get a body camera

July 17, 2020 5:59 PM Linda Larsen

Every Pocatello police officer will soon have a body…

Local daycare back at full capacity with extra safety measures

July 17, 2020 5:44 PM Chelsea Briar

With the pandemic shutting down many businesses and forcing parents to stay home, daycare services became…

619 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Friday

July 17, 2020 5:21 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 619 new COVID-19 cases on…

RC airplane, paintball shoot fundraiser

July 17, 2020 4:54 PM Andrew Howe

The Desert Eagles RC Club is hosting a paintball shoot this weekend, in benefit of Veterans Mobility…

“Generic Fire” nearly contained near Sand Dunes

July 17, 2020 4:50 PM News Team

Firefighters expect to contain the “Generic Fire” in the Egin-Hamer area by 5 p.m. Friday. …

Ft. Hall to receive HUD housing grant

July 17, 2020 2:18 PM News Team

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded over $17 million in CARES Act HUD Indian Community Block Grants. …

Fatal motorcycle vs pickup crash in Island Park

July 17, 2020 12:25 PM News Team

Idaho State Police is currently investigating a fatal motorcycle vs pickup crash in Island Park.…

Idaho Falls Zoo opens with COVID-19 precautions

July 17, 2020 12:55 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Zoo is now open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with COVID-19…

Man arrested on drug, theft charges after running from police

July 17, 2020 12:43 PM News Team

A 37-year-old Idaho Falls resident was arrested Wednesday for two counts of felony grand theft, two counts of felony unlawful possession of a firearm…