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Newly appointed Bannock County Magistrate Judge

July 28, 2023 9:54 AM News Team

On July 14, the Sixth District Magistrates Commission convened and appointed David K. Penrod to serve as a Bannock County magistrate judge.…

POW*MIA Awareness Association Awareness Rally and Motorcycle Rodeo

July 28, 2023 9:53 AM News Team

The 23rd Annual Awareness Rally & Motorcycle Rodeo is set for July 29, 2023 at the Power County…

Deputies and firefighters to play ball for charity

July 28, 2023 9:52 AM News Team

The Bonneville County deputies and Idaho Falls firefighters will go head to head during the 12th annual Guns vs. Hoses softball game Friday night…

Fatal crash on US 20 west of Idaho Falls

July 27, 2023 12:25 PM News Team

The crash remains under…

Wanted subject in custody after vehicle pursuit

July 27, 2023 5:14 PM News Team

The Blackfoot Police Department, in collaboration with the Fort Hall Police Department and the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office, successfully…

Woman on mobility scooter killed in crosswalk

July 27, 2023 3:13 PM News Team

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State…

Man arrested after shooting at vehicle

July 27, 2023 12:21 PM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after he was caught shooting at a…

3 things to do this weekend – July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023 7:17 AM Zach Glancy

Here are some events going on in your local neighborhood this…

3 things to know this morning – July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023 7:03 AM Zach Glancy

Here’s what you should know to start your…

Police locate parents of missing child

July 27, 2023 3:45 PM News Team

The Rexburg Police Department is looking for the parents or guardians of a missing…

Idaho senators seek to delist grizzlies

July 27, 2023 4:23 PM News Team

“It is clear grizzly populations have rebounded,” Risch…

Owner of Island Park Water Company steps aside

July 27, 2023 12:27 PM Seth Ratliff

The owner of the Island Park Water company no longer wishes to operate the system.…

Riding the school bus? New PCSD25 mandatory transportation registration closes July 28

July 27, 2023 12:11 PM News Team

The deadline to register is Friday, July…

Night work on several Idaho Falls area roads continue until August 18

July 27, 2023 12:12 PM News Team

The roadways will be reduced to one lane in each direction from the hours of 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. until the project is completed August…

Hawthorne Road and West Quinn Road set to reopen

July 27, 2023 12:12 PM News Team

Crews have been working diligently on the Hawthorne Road and West Quinn Road intersection, with most of the project expected to be completed by the…

New officer appointed to Salvation Army Idaho Falls Corps

July 27, 2023 12:15 PM News Team

Captains Steve and Daylene Staneart appointed to Idaho Falls Corps on June…

Anheuser-Busch to lay off employees after Bud Light loses spot as top-selling beer to Modelo in May

July 26, 2023 4:26 PM CNN Newsource

Beer maker Anheuser-Busch said Wednesday that it will lay off positions across its US corporate…

Bonneville County launches new drone to tackle invasive species

July 27, 2023 12:31 PM Seth Ratliff

Bonneville County now has a new tool to combat invasive species and noxious weeds in the area. The county recently purchased a new drone specifically…

Hayden Fire grows to 14,745 acres

July 27, 2023 11:23 AM News Team

The Hayden Fire started on July 19 and is located in the Lemhi Range, 18 miles west of Leadore, Idaho.…

Kid’s Creek and Blue Mountain Meadow ponds stocked with Jack Chinook Salmon

July 27, 2023 11:24 AM News Team

Jacks are very feisty and make excellent…

WATCH: Tammy Daybell’s aunt granted statement for Lori Vallow-Daybell’s sentencing

July 26, 2023 11:00 AM Kailey Galaviz

In a motion hearing on Wednesday, Lori Vallow-Daybell’s attorney, Jim Archibald, asked the court to not allow Vicki Hoban, Tammy Daybell’s aunt,…

3 things to know this morning – July 27, 2023

July 27, 2023 7:03 AM Zach Glancy

Here’s what you should know to start your…

Cause under investigation after oxygen hose catches fire

July 26, 2023 5:31 PM News Team

No cause has been…

Crash near Rexburg injures 2

July 26, 2023 5:10 PM News Team

Two people are in the hospital after a vehicle collision…

Greater Idaho Falls Transit announces new after-hours service

July 26, 2023 4:26 PM News Team

Public transportation in Idaho Falls is…

Central Idaho Fire Restrictions Area implements State 1 fire restrictions

July 26, 2023 4:19 PM News Team

The U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Lands and Bureau of Land Management in east-central Idaho will begin Stage 1 fire…

IFFD conducts controlled fire training at building on Milligan Road

July 26, 2023 2:58 PM Seth Ratliff

he area near Snake River Landing filled with heavy smoke early Wednesday afternoon, but don’t be alarmed.…

Yellowstone announces lottery for 2023-2024 Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program

July 26, 2023 12:59 PM News Team

Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 1, you may apply to the 2023-2024 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial…

Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Boise metro area

July 25, 2023 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Boise City, ID metro using data from…

Glenn Beck speaks in Idaho Falls

July 22, 2023 4:54 PM Todd Kunz

Glenn Beck to speak in Idaho Falls as a fundraiser for the Tri-county Sheriff’s…

Hayden Fire crews inform the public about efforts

July 26, 2023 11:14 AM Braydon Wilson

The Hayden Fire has now been burning for a week, where it has now burned over 11,000 acres. Crews held a meeting last night informing people living…

Traps removed after no sign of the grizzly that killed a woman near Yellowstone

July 26, 2023 10:49 AM News Team

Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone National Park after…

Job fair seeks out few employees to fill many open jobs

July 26, 2023 5:32 PM Evan Thomason

The Idaho Department of Labor held a job fair in the Walmart parking lot in Idaho Falls on…

Lori Vallow-Daybell’s attorney asks judge not to allow Tammy Daybell’s aunt to speak at sentencing

July 25, 2023 12:13 PM News Team

Attorneys for Lori Vallow-Daybell have asked for clarification on whether her aunt should speak at next week’s sentencing…

3 things to know this morning – July 26, 2023

July 26, 2023 7:03 AM Zach Glancy

Here’s what you should know to start your…

Local families are beating the heat

July 24, 2023 3:13 PM Braydon Wilson

Many local families are trying to find ways to beat the heat in our regions most recent heat wave. In Rexburg Monday morning many of those families…

Fish salvage order issued for Jensen Grove

July 25, 2023 5:38 PM Cole Sams

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has issued a salvage order for the pond at Jensen Grove Park in…

Crews working to create containment lines around Hayden Fire

July 25, 2023 4:24 PM Braydon Wilson

The Hayden fire was first reported on July 19 and since then has burned over 9 thousand acres. Currently, the Hayden wildfire is located 18 miles…

Far-right activist Ammon Bundy loses Idaho hospital defamation case, must pay millions in fines

July 25, 2023 2:23 PM Associated Press

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Far-right activist Ammon Bundy, who led the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, an associate and three…

Federal disaster loans now available to help those impacted by May flooding

July 25, 2023 1:09 PM Bill Cummings

May 23rd downpours flood many sections of Idaho Falls and surrounding…

Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys suggest they’ll present evidence that he was elsewhere during the killings of 4 Idaho students

July 25, 2023 11:05 AM CNN

Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall, was not at the location where the crimes took place, his…

Federal investigation prompts District 93 to change Special Education program

July 25, 2023 11:59 AM Kailey Galaviz

Bonneville Joint School District 93 is making some changes to their Special Education program after concerned parents filed a complaint with the U.S.…

3 things to know this morning – July 25, 2023

July 25, 2023 7:04 AM Zach Glancy

Here’s what you should know to start your…

Bancroft hosts 125th annual Pioneer Days

July 24, 2023 5:40 PM Cole Sams

An annual tradition in southeast Idaho was back in action on…

‘Suspicious’ Fort Hall fires under investigation

July 24, 2023 2:10 PM Stephanie Lucas

FORT HALL, Idaho (KIFI) – Two separate fires in Fort Hall destroyed a home and two RVs. On Sunday at 8:15 PM, the Fort Hall Fire Department (FHFD)…

Fire burns shed down in Rigby

July 24, 2023 12:01 PM Braydon Wilson

By 9:05 Monday morning Rigby’s Central Fire District had arrived on the scene of a shed on fire. By 9:30 the fire had been put out.…

Wind gusts challenge fire lines at Hayden Fire

July 24, 2023 11:06 AM News Team

The Hayden Fire has burned an estimated 7076 acres in the Salmon-Challis National Forest.…

Skin cancer screenings available to the public

July 23, 2023 5:35 PM Braydon Wilson

The Skin Cancer Foundation and their ‘Destination Healthy Skin’ RV are making a visit to Idaho Falls where they are providing people with free skin…

Bear traps set for grizzly bear after fatal attack near Yellowstone National Park

July 24, 2023 10:34 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Montana (AP) — Wildlife workers put out bear traps for a third night Monday as they try to capture a…

Bear Spray given out at Island Park Ranger Station

July 23, 2023 9:52 AM Braydon Wilson

Many Outdoors men and women know and understand that Bear Spray is a vital tool in their toolbox whenever they enter the woods. Idaho has a large…

Amazon launches first Delivery Station in Idaho Falls, creating over 150 new jobs

July 24, 2023 10:11 AM Kailey Galaviz

Amazon announces the operational commencement of its first delivery station in Idaho Falls, enhancing the company’s delivery network in Eastern…

3 things to know this morning – July 24, 2023

July 24, 2023 7:03 AM Zach Glancy

Here’s what you should know to start your…

Jazz guard Ochai Agbaji to visit Junior Jazz players in Pocatello Aug. 1

July 22, 2023 3:38 PM Eric Moon

Junior Jazz players in Pocatello will have the chance to meet Jazz guard Ochai Agbaji Tuesday, Aug. 1 at Pocatello High…

PCSD 25 mandatory transportation registration ends July 28

July 20, 2023 4:06 PM Cole Sams

Riding the school bus? New mandatory transportation registration closes July…

Ramsey participates in iCan Bike experience

Local children take part in iCan Bike experience

July 21, 2023 5:49 PM Cole Sams

East Idaho Down Syndrome Family Connect partnered with students and faculty from Idaho State University for the I Can Bike…

Idaho Falls sidewalk art festival starts Saturday

July 21, 2023 4:55 PM Seth Ratliff

The Idaho Falls Greenbelt is welcoming the Eagle Rock Art Guild’s Sidewalk Art Festival on Saturday.…

More than 5,000 fentanyl pills seized in east Idaho

July 21, 2023 2:46 PM News Team

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – This week, members of the Bannock County HIDTA Task Force completed a months-long fentanyl investigation that lead to the…

CEI Foundation’s Annual Great Race for Education

July 21, 2023 3:32 PM Seth Ratliff

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Competitors at the Snake River Landing Waterfront embraced their inner super spy at the College of Eastern Idaho’s Great…

Idaho Falls mural celebrates local pets

July 21, 2023 11:57 AM Jeff Roper

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Snake River Animal Shelter and the Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corporation have teamed up to launch a new…

Dangers of drowsy driving: how to stay safe on the road

July 21, 2023 11:02 AM Emma Benson

Many of us are guilty of it — getting behind the wheel while drowsy.…

3 things to do this weekend – July 21, 2023

July 21, 2023 7:12 AM Zach Glancy

Here are some events going on in your local neighborhood this…

3 things to know this morning – July 21, 2023

July 21, 2023 7:02 AM Zach Glancy

Here’s what you should know to start your…

Idaho Falls Animal Shelter in need of cat carriers

July 20, 2023 5:07 PM Stephanie Lucas

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter says they are in desperate need of cat carriers. The shelter needs to transport 40 cats to…

South Utah Avenue road closure

July 20, 2023 4:13 PM Stephanie Lucas

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The gas line work on S Utah Avenue has been extended due to unforeseen issues. Intermountain Gas will temporarily close…

Wife of LDS Apostle passes away

July 20, 2023 4:35 PM News Team

Patricia Terry Holland, the wife of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and a former counselor in the Young Women General…

Idaho Falls relocating power lines in downtown alley

July 20, 2023 12:59 PM Stephanie Lucas

Idaho Falls Power and contractors will move power lines underground in the alleyway between Park and Shoup Avenues in downtown Idaho…

Mountain Lion spotted in Rigby for the third time

July 18, 2023 10:47 PM Curtis Jackson

Rigby Police are warning residents of another sighting of a mountain lion in the…

UPDATE: Hayden Fire burns 3,026 acres

July 20, 2023 11:01 AM News Team

The Hayden Fire burning in the Salmon-Challis National Forest has burned an estimated 1,500 acres, according to fire officials.…

Hayden Fire burns 400 acres in Salmon-Challis National Forest

July 19, 2023 10:56 PM News Team

The Hayden Fire was detected Wednesday and is located 33 miles south of Salmon and 20 miles northeast of Leadore in the upper reaches of Hayden…

Asphalt plant off the table

July 19, 2023 8:10 PM Stephanie Lucas

BANNOCK COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – A proposed hot asphalt plant in Bannock County has been removed from an application to the Planning and Development…

Idaho EMS Services are looking for help

July 19, 2023 5:26 PM Evan Thomason

The task force hopes they can get the funds necessary from this next legislative session to help those in need to provide better and faster…

Fatal crash in Bear Lake County

July 19, 2023 3:21 PM Stephanie Lucas

BEAR LAKE, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho State Police is investigating a vehicle collision that occurred at 9:00 P.M., on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on North…

Idaho Organics Week celebrates organic agriculture

July 19, 2023 10:38 AM News Team

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — Governor Brad Little has declared July 16-22, 2023, as Idaho Organics Week, a dedicated time to formally acknowledge and…

Yellowstone reporting visitation is up this summer

July 19, 2023 10:20 AM News Team

So far in 2023, the park reports it has hosted 1,493,510 recreation visits, up 19% from…

District 93 to rerun previous bond to build new elementary school

July 19, 2023 11:15 AM Kailey Galaviz

Bonneville Joint School District 93 is once again asking the public to vote on the same bond from a couple months ago designed to help them address…

3 things to know this morning – July 19, 2023

July 19, 2023 7:04 AM Zach Glancy

Here’s what you should know to start your…

Pocatello man dies in head-on collision near Aberdeen, two other men injured

July 18, 2023 10:56 PM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred at approximately 12:43 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18th, 2023, on State Highway…

Wanted burglary suspect found in Idaho Falls

July 18, 2023 12:11 PM Stephanie Lucas

UPDATE July 18, 6:30 p.m. : IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The man wanted by Idaho Falls Police for leaving a local hospital after burglarizineg a home…

City of Pocatello seeks community input on trail vision

July 18, 2023 11:52 AM Cole Sams

The City of Pocatello is looking for continued community feedback and participation on trail accessibility, sustainability, and diversity.…

Volunteers needed for annual Portneuf River Cleanup

July 18, 2023 5:03 PM Cole Sams

The City of Pocatello is looking for volunteers to help clean up trash and debris from the banks and main channel of the Portneuf River.…

Power restored in Idaho Falls only a few dozen homes affected.

July 18, 2023 12:49 PM Bill Cummings

The outage is impacting around 1,000 customers, with many more experiencing flickering power.…

Color Run coming to Blackfoot

July 18, 2023 12:03 PM Kailey Galaviz

This Saturday, July 22, The Bingham Crisis Center will be hosting their first ever Color…

Meals on Wheels checks in on seniors during hot summer

July 18, 2023 5:30 PM Evan Thomason

Meals on Wheels is a national program to get food to seniors every single…

Fire danger high in Salmon-Challis National Forest.

July 18, 2023 10:32 AM Bill Cummings

U.S. Forest Service issues fire danger…

MYAC students participate in Independence From Hunger Food Drive

July 18, 2023 8:23 AM Cole Sams

The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) in Pocatello is stepping up to help the…

3 things to know this morning – July 18, 2023

July 18, 2023 7:04 AM Zach Glancy

Here’s what you should know to start your…

Train collision reported in Power County

July 17, 2023 9:48 PM Travis Richards

A freight train collided with a semi trailer by Simplot Don Plant near…

Center Street pedestrian improvements project

July 14, 2023 3:17 PM Cole Sams

The City of Pocatello has been awarded funding from the State of Idaho Transportation Department 5310 grant in the amount of $191,983.00.…

Community meetings set to address opioid crisis

July 15, 2023 10:00 AM Cole Sams

All members of the community are welcome to…

Idaho Falls Police looking for burglary suspect

July 17, 2023 4:55 PM Stephanie Lucas

Idaho Falls police are looking for a burglary suspect after he disappeared from an area…

A bison gored an Arizona woman in Yellowstone, the park’s first such attack in 2023

July 17, 2023 4:37 PM Associated Press

A bison gored and significantly injured an Arizona woman in Yellowstone National…

3 things to know this morning – July 17, 2023

July 17, 2023 7:04 AM Zach Glancy

Here’s what you should know to start your…

A 9,000 mile bike ride to end Childhood Cancer

July 16, 2023 9:55 PM Seth Ratliff

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Peter Halpert of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, has raced across the country before. But never to this scale. In three…

Do not drink water advisory lifted in Roberts

July 16, 2023 1:32 PM News Team

ROBERTS, Idaho (KIFI)- UPDATE From the City of Roberts: Monday July 17th, three water samples at three separate locations within the City of Roberts…

Woman dead following two-vehicle crash

July 17, 2023 8:40 PM News Team

At 4:25p.m. Monday afternoon Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies and Idaho Falls Fire were dispatched to a two vehicle injury crash at the…

Idaho writers awarded literature fellowships

July 16, 2023 2:00 PM News Team

Three Idaho writers have been awarded Literature Fellowships from the Idaho Commission on the…

AAA offers swimming safety tips

July 16, 2023 12:00 PM News Team

Sadly, 4,000 people drown each year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease…

Where the wild chinook Are

July 16, 2023 10:00 AM News Team

One of the first things Idaho’s spring and summer Chinook Salmon anglers want to know when they net their prized catch is whether it has an adipose…

AAA spotlights rural road safety

July 16, 2023 9:00 AM News Team

According to the Federal Highway Administration, about a third of all vehicle miles are traveled on rural roads, yet they represent nearly half of…

Building catches on fire in Chubbuck

July 15, 2023 7:00 PM Linda Larsen

North Bannock County fire authorities are currently on the scene of a structure fire.…