Children’s autopsy investigations underway
It may be some time before investigators learn exactly how J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan died. …
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INL Fire Department is preparing for an above normal fire potential season
“One of the big things going into this season was really the rehabilitation of The Sheep Fire we did some aerial seeding of sagebrush, and we’re…
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Concordia University law school to close this summer
After 8 years in Boise, Concordia University School of Law will permanently close at the end of the summer term. …
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Mobile food pantry in Jackson Saturday
The Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies will bring a mobile food pantry to Jackson Saturday. …
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Attempted murder charges dropped for Blackfoot man
A Blackfoot man now faces charges for aggravated assault, after the state dropped an initial charge of attempted murder.…
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Highland High School athletic staff member tests positive for COVID-19
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 has confirmed a Highland High School athletic staff member who was participating in the summer high school…
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Summer travel will have ups and downs
The Idaho AAA auto club projects some busy roads and quiet airports this…
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Idaho Falls school board approves budget
The Idaho Falls school board has approved a new FY-21 budget.…
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COVID-19 unemployment benefits top $520 million
New claims for Idaho unemployment insurance benefits totaled 4,285 for the week ending June 20. …
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IFFD keeps fireworks fire from reaching mobile home
If it weren’t for the fast response time of Idaho Falls Fire Station 2, a fireworks-related fire Wednesday night could have been much…
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Pocatello enacts burn ban
Pocatello will enforce a ban on certain types of fire in parts of the city beginning July 1.…
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Stanley area experiences earthquake activity
There has been a small swarm of earthquake activity around the Stanley area again this…
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Idaho Senate delegation endorses Juneteenth observance
Idaho republican Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have joined a bipartisan coalition of Senators proposing to make Juneteenth a federal…
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Pocatello Downs welcomes back fans
Pocatello Downs hosted fans for the first time on Wednesday…
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Idaho inmate tests positive for COVID-19
Governor Brad Little announced Wednesday an Idaho State Correctional Center inmate has tested positive for…
Continue Reading Idaho unemployment numbers trigger rare extended benefits
So many Idaho workers lost jobs so quickly this year due to the coronavirus pandemic that an unemployment extended benefits program will go into…
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Record increase of daily Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 243 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…
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Marsh Valley School District superintendent in stable condition after attack
The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the Marsh Valley School District superintendent was attacked with a baseball bat on…
Continue Reading 3 new COVID-19 cases in Caribou County
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Caribou County.…
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Two hurt in St. Anthony plane crash
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says no one was hurt in a small plane crash near the St. Anthony airport Tuesday…
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Wyoming health officials encourage compliance
As Wyoming’s lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 1,000, the State Department of Health is encouraging people to step up…
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Electricity customers targeted by scammers
Rocky Mountain Power customers are being warned about a spike in fraudulent phone…
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Targhee Pass on track for 2026 construction
The Idaho Transportation Department and Federal Highway Administration have released a draft finding of No Significant Impact for the Targhee Pass…
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Texas man drowns in Henry’s Fork accident
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports one person has died after an incident on the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River below Warm…
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Reclaim Idaho and medical marijuana petitioners celebrate a win for citizen initiatives
Advocates for citizen initiatives are celebrating a judge’s recent ruling regarding petitions during the…
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Teton Aviation sued after fatal plane crash in 2018
The son of a man who died in a 2018 plane crash in Grand Teton National Park has filed a $3 million wrongful death lawsuit against Teton…
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Woman injured by grizzly bear while hiking in Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park reports a 37-year-old woman from Columbia, Missouri sustained a minor injury from a female grizzly bear while hiking on the…
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Missed the Idaho income tax deadline? Here’s what to do
If you missed Idaho’s extended June 15 income tax deadline, you should still file and pay as soon as possible to keep penalties and interest to a…
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2 injured dirt bikers rescued in separate events
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue crews rescued two injured dirt bikers Tuesday in two separate…
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US inmates got virus relief checks, and IRS wants them back
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief payments have been sent to people behind bars across the United States, and the IRS wants the…
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Glitch sends out false alert, Lori Vallow-Daybell is still in jail
Lori Vallow-Daybell has not been released from…
Continue Reading 148 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 148 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health has five new confirmed cases.…
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Don’t get scammed when applying for a job online
Scammers are making a bigger financial crisis among the unemployed even worse according to the Better Business Bureau.…
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Summer-long repair on US 20 bridges begins this week
Construction is expected to begin this week and continue intermittently throughout the summer on 23 bridges on US 20 between Science Center Drive…
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Judge rules in favor of education funding ballot initiative
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Idaho officials to decide by Friday afternoon whether to put an education funding initiative on the November…
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Pocatello makes improvements to City Creek Trail thanks to donation from Portneuf Health Trust
Mountain bikers and doctors alike are happy to see the end of the infamous Heart Attack…
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Small earthquake reported in Gros Ventre area
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded about ten miles east of Kelly, Wyoming and 78 miles east of Idaho Falls at around 8:02 a.m. Tuesday. …
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Officer’s action saves driver’s life
The quick response of an Idaho Falls Police Officer may have saved the life of a man found unconscious in his car.…
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2 in custody after hotel drug bust
Idaho Falls Police detained three people last Wednesday morning after observing drug activity in a guest room in a hotel room on River Parkway.…
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INL scientist wins fusion research grant
An Idaho National Laboratory scientist is one of 76 nationwide to be selected for a U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Research…
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Idaho WIC makes annual adjustment to income guidelines
Idaho’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) will implement new income guidelines effective July 1,…
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Grant to help advance Idaho STEM development
The Idaho STEM Action Center has been awarded a $99,500 National Science Foundation grant to guide development of the Idaho STEM EcosySTEM…
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Grab and go meals being served in District 25
The Pocatello-Chubbuck School District is continuing its Summer Food Service program. …
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Wyoming employment shows some improvement
Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 8.8% in May, down from 9.6% recorded in April.…
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Rocky Mountain Power extends help for customers behind on bills
Rocky Mountain Power is encouraging customers experiencing difficulties paying bills in the wake of the COVID-19 to speak with representatives who…
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Documents: Lori Vallow-Daybell called kids ‘zombies’ before their deaths
Newly released court documents in the case of two kids who were found dead in rural Idaho reveal allegations that their mother believed they were…
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Rexburg will host their first Independence Day fireworks show
While many towns are canceling their Fourth of July celebrations, the city of Rexburg has something big in the…
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FDA warns pet owners to keep your dog socially distanced
Local Veterinarian Adam Peterson says you don’t need to take it to that extreme.…
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Shoshone-Bannock cancels fireworks
Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel has canceled the Annual Treaty Day Fireworks on July 3,…
Continue Reading 248 new Idaho COVID-19 cases since last update
Idaho is experiencing a sharp increase in confirmed coronavirus cases, with 544 new cases reported in a five-day…
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Educators elect new leadership
Boise teacher Layne McInelly has been elected to a new three-year term as President of the Idaho Education Association. …
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Deputy undergoes surgery after severely injured while patrolling river
UPDATE 6/22/20 2:50 p.m. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports deputy Tyler Thomson was injured while patrolling the South Fork of the…
Continue Reading 11 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 11 new confirmed…
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Incoming cold storage facility expected to heat up ag industry
The facility is expected to help the local ag industry reach across the nation and into other…
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Supreme Court backs legislative authority over schools Superintendent
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled on the side of the Idaho Legislature in a suit filed against it by Idaho State Schools Superintendent Sherri…
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Wyoming COVID-19 new-case count ties early-May previous high
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Wyoming grew by the fastest rate since early May in numbers released…
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North Fremont Fire District issues open burn ban
North Fremont Fire District has issued an open burn ban effective Monday until further…
Continue Reading Ada County ordered to return to Stage 3 operations
Central District Health and Board of Health has issued an order for Ada County to return to Idaho Rebounds State 3…
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California bans state-paid travel to Idaho over new laws
Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday added Idaho to a list of 11 other states where state-funded travel isn’t allowed because he determined that…
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2 rabid bats found in Ada County, health officials urge caution around all bats
Idaho Public Health officials are reporting two bats have tested positive for rabies and were found in separate homes in Ada County.…
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Amber Alert canceled, 10-year-old found safe
UPDATE 12:40 p.m. The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office reports Gage Thomas Joslin was found safe at 12:20…
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Gas prices on the rise
Idaho gas prices have risen 4.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.28/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802 stations.…
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Power restored in Ammon area
Rocky Mountain Power reports there are 13 outages in Idaho affecting 15,189…
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Pocatello women spreading kindness and glitter as Porch Pixies
They wear wings, carry glitter and are the “adult version of ding-dong…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases pass 4,000, 135 new cases Saturday
Idaho officials reported 135 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to 4,006.…
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Court document detail how Tylee and JJ bodies were found
Chad Daybell’s preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for August 3, 2020, and August 4,…
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Newly-released body cam video of Charles Vallow with Gilbert AZ police
Gilbert, Arizona police release new video of their conversations with Charles Vallow at a Gilbert hotel in…
Continue Reading Summary into Daybell’s probable cause report
The last verifiable sighting of Tylee was September 8, 2019. The last sighting of JJ was September 24,…
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Fireworks sales are up; authorities urge safe practices
It seems people are more likely to be doing their own firework shows this year, though a few community events are still scheduled to take…
Continue Reading What Friday’s Juneteenth Celebration in Rexburg is about
On June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, slaves were finally told about President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The announcement came…
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128 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 128 new COVID-19 cases on Friday.…
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Motel confrontation lands 1 in hospital, 3 in jail
Police are investigating an alleged kidnapping and battery at the Y Motel on S. Boulevard in…
Continue Reading 8 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has eight new confirmed…
Continue Reading COVID-19 claims 2 more lives in Wyoming
Two more residents of a Washakie County, Wyoming long-term care facility have died of COVID-19. …
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Pandemic impacts car dealerships in more ways than one
Car sales in Idaho may be accelerating after being idled by the…
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IF businessman David Hansen sentenced for fraud
A former Idaho Falls businessman was sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud in U.S. District Court in Pocatello.…
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Fuller to seek GOP party chairmanship
Mark Fuller, the Chairman of the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee has announced he will run for State Party Chairman this year.…
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Police search for suspect after finding man unconscious outside bar
Rigby Police report officers discovered an unconscious man on Main Street in Rigby outside of a bar Friday morning.…
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Suspected wolf killed in vehicle collision in Franklin County
A Franklin County resident accidentally hit and killed a large canid with his vehicle on Highway 36 between Williams Creek and the parking lot at…
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Snake River Bridge to provide limited service
After a recent safety inspection, the Wyoming Department of Transportation moved to restrict heavier loads from crossing the Snake River Bridge on…
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Trump administration supports Idaho transgender sports ban
A recently passed Idaho law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports – the first such law in the nation – received support from the…
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Kitchen fire evacuates EICAP
Employees at Eastern Idaho Community Partnership were evacuated from their building on Lincoln Road because of a fire in the Head Start kitchen. …
Continue Reading Idaho: Throw out education funding ballot initiative lawsuit
State officials say a lawsuit seeking more time to collect signatures for an education funding ballot initiative should be thrown out.…
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Bear euthanized after habituating to human garbage
Human garbage is blamed for attracting a female bear to a Darby Canyon campsite.…
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Trains back on track in Bancroft
Union Pacific has removed cars and repaired tracks after a Wednesday night derailment near Bancroft.…
Continue Reading Idaho unemployment rate falls to 8.9% in May
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 8.9% in…
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BYU-Idaho students petition for a Center for Diversity and Inclusion after a controversial Facebook post was shared
A controversial post that was shared on the BYU-Idaho College of Performing and Visual Arts Facebook page has caused an outrage among…
Continue Reading 3 charged with kidnapping in ongoing investigation
The Blackfoot Police took an initial report of a possible aggravated battery and kidnapping that occurred near the 1300 block of S. Broadway in…
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Man drowns while fishing the Henrys Fork
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a 58-year-old Utah man drowned when he was on the river fishing the Henrys Fork…
Continue Reading 111 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 111 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Idaho ACLU applauds Supreme Court action
The ACLU of Idaho is celebrating the 5-4 United States Supreme Court decision Thursday upholding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…
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Bayer Fund gives a boost to ISU STEM program
The Bayer Fund handed the Idaho State University College of Technology a $10,000 check Wednesday to support its upcoming STEM summer camp.…
Continue Reading 12 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 12 new confirmed…
Continue Reading Rocky Mountain Power net billing workshop set tonight
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is holding a workshop tonight on Rocky Mountain Power’s proposal to change how its net-metering customers are…
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‘Animationland’ exhibit offers clean, hands on experience for families
Animationland teaches guests how to create their own animation, from their…
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Artistic design offers renewal at Govannon Studios
A local tattoo shop is helping recreate an outward persona that matches the inner changes some clients go…
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UFC Champ and Superman among five sworn in as Pocatello Reserve Officers
Pocatello Police Chief Roger Schie celebrated his one-year anniversary in command by swearing in seven reserve officers…
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DOE Secretary announces nuclear energy research funding
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced more than $65 million in nuclear energy research funding will target 93 advanced nuclear technology…
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2 women sentenced for Yellowstone National Park violations
Federal District Court Magistrate Judge Mark L Carman sentenced 31-year-old Tara L. Davoli and 30-year-old Sarah A. Piotrowski, both of Philadelphia,…
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