Idaho House panel approves free medical clinic exemption
An Idaho lawmaker is pushing legislation that would exempt free medical clinics from paying sales tax. The Times-News reports that the House Revenue…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho lawmaker is pushing legislation that would exempt free medical clinics from paying sales tax. The Times-News reports that the House Revenue…
Continue ReadingA federal judge has ordered the Idaho Legislature to repeal unconstitutional laws before the end of this year’s legislative session, but Idaho…
Continue ReadingThe Wyoming Senate has voted down a bill that would have banned discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The…
Continue ReadingA Nampa man involved in the robbery and fatal beating of a gay man has been convicted for his role in the slaying. On Thursday a jury found…
Continue ReadingRepublican members of Arizona’s congressional delegation are again trying to split up the federal appeals court whose nine-state territory…
Continue ReadingFirst District Congressman Raul Labrador has introduced a proposed constitutional amendment that would impose term limits on the House and Senate.…
Continue ReadingA steady flow of moisture off the Pacific will continue to stream in across the Pacific Northwest keeping us cloudy, breezy and unsettled with…
Continue ReadingPocatello Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred Thursday morning in the Wendy’s parking lot in Pocatello. Pocatello Police say that…
Continue ReadingA new program coming to Pocatello and Chubbuck is hoping to give kids some possible activities for the summer. It’s called “Play…
Continue ReadingGIRLS H.S. BASKETBALL5A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT*Rigby 60Hillcrest 56 *Madison 40Highland 32 4A DISTRICT 5-6 TOURNAMENTIdaho Falls 29*Century 54 Pocatello…
Continue ReadingYou may think giving away your cell phone number isn’t much of a risk. KIFI/KIDK found out that your cell phone number can be linked to…
Continue Reading(KIFI/KIDK) Pocatello and Chubbuck might be dealing with flooding problems this weekend. Temperatures are expected to get into the 40’s before…
Continue ReadingA local group is dispelling myths about Down syndrome and they’re doing it in our local schools. The Eastern Idaho Down Syndrome Family Connect…
Continue ReadingThe Rexburg City Council held a public meeting Wednesday with a team of engineers to discuss plans regarding the Rexburg-Madison Airport. A new…
Continue ReadingValentine’s Day is less than two weeks away so it’s about that time to get your sweetheart something special. But one classroom at…
Continue ReadingEngineered Structures, Inc. (ESI) has been named as general contractor for the proposed Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine in Meridian. The…
Continue ReadingA steady flow of moisture off the Pacific will continue to stream in across the Pacific Northwest keeping us cloudy, breezy and unsettled with…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho House has overwhelmingly approved a $51 million tax cut plan House lawmakers voted 58-11 on Thursday to send the proposal to the Senate.…
Continue ReadingA Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would lower the minimum age to obtain a concealed carry permit to 18, down from 21 years old. Republican…
Continue ReadingA garage is a total loss after a fire destroyed it Wednesday afternoon. The fire occurred at a home on Satterfield Drive in Pocatello. The acting…
Continue ReadingThe Wyoming House of Representatives has approved three gun bills and sent them to the Senate. KTWO-AM reports that House Bill 136 would allow people…
Continue ReadingAn Oregon man has asked for a different federal judge to handle his bench trial on misdemeanor charges stemming from last winter’s armed…
Continue ReadingWyoming lawmakers are considering legislation that would raise fees for hunting and fishing licenses for the first time in nearly a decade. The…
Continue ReadingThere’s a new competition schools are getting ready for this term. It’s something called Tech Wars. Bonneville School District 93 is…
Continue Reading“Household” Pulled BBQ Pork Recipe Ingredients: 2 T. Liquid Smoke1 cup tap water1 each Whole Pork Shoulder/Boston Butt2/3 cup Seasoned…
Continue ReadingA steady flow of moisture off the Pacific will continue to stream in across the Pacific Northwest keeping us cloudy, breezy and unsettled with…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALL*Madison 83Rigby 73 *Highland 64Bonneville 59 Blackfoot 50*Skyline 54 Preston 47*Pocatello 50 *Idaho Falls 65Century 60 South…
Continue ReadingA lot of people are sick of winter. “You slide around a lot on the ice,” said David Brixie, a BYU-Idaho student from Texas. “Your…
Continue ReadingIdaho Fish and Game said it’s currently feeding about 20,000 big game this winter. It said its the largest feeding operation in southern Idaho…
Continue ReadingWith rising temperatures across the Snake River Plain on the way, cities and counties across east Idaho are preparing fro the possibility of…
Continue ReadingSaw a few snow showers today with more on the way. Tonight, partly to mostly cloudy skies with light to moderate breezes. We’ll see a few snow…
Continue Reading(KIFI/KIDK) Chamber of commerce members recently returned from Boise where they met with the governor along with other chambers in Idaho. The leaders…
Continue ReadingIdaho State University is pushing for a stronger relationship with the Pocatello community – something folks from ISU say is crucial for the…
Continue ReadingThe City of Pocatello is taking precautions and preparing for possible flooding situation because of predicted rainfall and high temperatures in…
Continue ReadingManagers for Idaho’s catastrophic health care program say they are struggling to predict how much money they will need next year due to…
Continue ReadingPolice in the northern Idaho city of Moscow are telling residents to stop calling to report moose sightings. The agency in a statement Wednesday says…
Continue ReadingA Utah lawmaker wants to send people to jail for harassing farm animals with drones, all-terrain vehicles and even dogs through a proposal…
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says a multiple car accident Wednesday morning started after a driver swerved to avoid an animal on…
Continue ReadingIdaho House Speaker Scott Bedke has reinstated a northern Idaho lawmaker back to her legislative committee assignments. Bedke announced Wednesday…
Continue ReadingIdaho is spending about $650,000 this winter to feed elk, deer and antelope at 110 sites around the southern half of the state. The Idaho Department…
Continue ReadingA new health clinic in Idaho Falls is garnering a lot of attention throughout eastern Idaho. The Healing Sanctuary is utilizing integrative medicine…
Continue ReadingRepublicans on an Idaho House agreed Wednesday to introduce anti-Sharia law legislation designed to prevent Idaho courts or government agencies from…
Continue ReadingA Senate committee has endorsed a constitutional amendment that would prohibit Wyoming courts from dictating how much money the state should spend on…
Continue ReadingA 22-year-old southwest Idaho woman has pleaded guilty to felony injury to a child after authorities reported finding her daughter severely…
Continue ReadingResidents of a rural southern Idaho county have filed a lawsuit over a zoning change that will allow actor Bruce Willis to build a private airport.…
Continue ReadingThe Boise City Council has voted unanimously to adopt a resolution affirming the city’s role as a welcoming community and a community of…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Police Department SWAT Team responded to a home on South Boulevard at about 9:30 a.m. Today to assist with executing a search…
Continue ReadingOnce again, common core math is up for debate. This week, state representative Ron Nate of Rexburg introduced legislation to the House Education…
Continue ReadingIt can be daunting for someone who has been in prison for such a long time and has to make the transition back into the community. Some may think,…
Continue ReadingAn unsettled weather pattern will be the trend has we head through the remainder of the week and even into the weekend. This means skies will stay…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALLKimberly 36*Snake River 51 *Carey 45 Community School 35 GIRLS H.S. BASKETBALL5A DISTRICT TOURNAMENTRigby 35*Madison 50 Hillcrest…
Continue Reading(KIFI/KIDK) According to pest control experts, Pocatello is seeing an increase in bed bugs. “We have found that it is not just at the shelter,…
Continue ReadingOne Pocatello woman is warming heads – and hearts tonight after donating more than 250 hats she crocheted to those in the community who are in…
Continue ReadingGrayer but warmer today, as the first of several storms slowly make their way through Idaho. Tonight, mostly cloudy with light to moderate snow…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump is expected to announce his choice to fill the Supreme Court vacancy tonight at 6 p.m. Mountain Time. You can watch…
Continue ReadingThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is still considering the announcement made by the Boy Scouts of America that they will allow…
Continue ReadingInvestigators with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested an Idaho Falls man on charges of sexual exploitation of a child.…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Fish and Game is trying to figure out its next move after a plan to increase hunting and fishing fees for the first time in…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho House panel has introduced legislation that would expand the list of the worst kind of felons banned from owning firearms. Lawmakers spiked…
Continue ReadingThe 2000 U.S. census reported Rexburg’s estimated population to be 17,792 and by the 2010 census, the population grew to 25,464, approximately…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho House panel has advanced a $51 million tax cut proposal. The bill, backed by House Majority Leader Mike Moyle of Star, would exempt the…
Continue ReadingUniversity presidents in Idaho and Washington State are urging foreign students to avoid trips home or international travel following President…
Continue ReadingA state House committee has endorsed three abortion related measures. The House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee heard nearly four hours…
Continue ReadingA registered violent offender has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.…
Continue ReadingA Utah proposal that would allow universities to study medical marijuana has cleared its first committee meeting. Members of a House health and human…
Continue ReadingA committee of Utah lawmakers has approved a bill that bars doctors from telemedicine to remotely prescribe abortion-inducing medication. The…
Continue ReadingA state House committee has endorsed three abortion-related measures. The House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee heard nearly four hours…
Continue ReadingBlackfoot Police have charged an 11-year-old Stalker Elementary student with possessing weapons or firearms on school property. The student was…
Continue ReadingInversions should be coming to an end today with big changes ahead as a series of storms move through Idaho. Count on slightly warmer, but wetter…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALLPocatello 50*Blackfoot 52 *Burley 59Rigby 58 Firth 47*Shelley 60 GIRLS H.S. BASKETBALL*Declo 65Valley…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has banned travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. The executive order has caused protests at airports all over the…
Continue Reading(KIFI/KIDK) On Monday, Idaho State University released a statement in response to Trumps executive travel ban. The university said, “Idaho…
Continue ReadingT. Mobile strikes a deal to finally move its cell towers in time for complete demolition of one local eyesore. What many would argue is the ugliest…
Continue ReadingUtah transit authorities have fired an employee after an investigation determined human error was the reason railroad crossing arms were up when a…
Continue ReadingA nice but chilly day today with big changes coming as a series of storms move through Idaho. Count on slightly warmer, but wetter days ahead for…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Fire Department is trying to determine what caused a fire that burned a sanitation truck Monday morning. The fire began in the…
Continue ReadingIdaho cities and counties would lose taxpayer money if they curtailed enforcing federal immigration laws and instead adopted so-called…
Continue ReadingThe city of Rexburg is joining the Regional Economic Development for Eastern Idaho (REDI) organization. Mayor Jerry Merrill said the move would help…
Continue ReadingA Salmon man was killed Sunday in an accident on Salmon River Road. Idaho State Police reported James Wilson, 73, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet…
Continue ReadingPocatello Police are warning people to be aware of two new telephone scams in the area. In the first, a caller poses as a federal grant writer. The…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers are responding to President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration. In a statement, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R) wrote…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested Martin Cervantes-Orozco on a warrant for sexual battery of a minor 16 or 17 years of age. Police began their…
Continue ReadingAnother cold winters day for everyone again. Inversions still remain in place meaning warmer temps on the mid and upper slopes. This quiet weather…
Continue ReadingThe Bingham Sheriff’s Office says emergency crews are at the Blackfoot Walmart after a reported gas leak. The store was evacuated around 7:15…
Continue Reading(KIFI/KIDK) Pocatello and the surrounding area has seen a lot of snow this year, a little more than normal. “Pocatello itself, we are on track,…
Continue ReadingA nice winter day for everyone today. It was still colder in the valleys than the mountains, but at least we saw some sunshine. Tonight, mostly clear…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho State Women’s Basketball team snapped their two game losing streak at home by beating Weber State 57-52 Saturday afternoon in Reed…
Continue ReadingBoys Shelley- 60 Sugar-Salem- 47 Minico- 69 Rigby- 65 Bonneville- 53 Twin Falls- 47 Ririe- 60 West Jefferson- 34 Firth- 63 Salmon- 44 South Fremont-…
Continue ReadingOur stagnant air mass is still in place bringing temperature inversions all across the region. Tonight, partly cloudy skies with patchy fog. Count on…
Continue ReadingAmy’s Kitchen in Pocatello is looking to hire about 50 more employees. Saturday, Amy’s Kitchen held a job fair for people to come in and…
Continue ReadingIdaho Fish and Game has another baby mountain lion under its care. Fish and Game officers caught the cub this week after it was found in a Johnny…
Continue ReadingWho let the dogs out? The country’s second-largest sled dog race did. The Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race made a stop in Driggs on Saturday.…
Continue ReadingThe youngest member of the Wilder City Council was killed in a Friday afternoon car crash. Idaho State Police said the crash happened at 3:32 on…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALLHighland 51*Hillcrest 72 *Madison 85Bonneville 52 Idaho Falls 50*Preston 62 Century 47 *Blackfoot 54 Pocatello 60*Skyline 68 F/OT…
Continue ReadingThis week, the Pocatello flag committee approved a proposal to allow revisions to some of the submitted designs for a new city flag. After a panel of…
Continue ReadingSchools have closed. City and government offices have closed. All because of winter weather and bad storms. But one place that hasn’t seemed to…
Continue ReadingThe city of Pocatello is looking for a new public works director. The current director, Michael Jaglowski, submitted his resignation this week. His…
Continue ReadingHaystack depredations are on the rise after the winter storms from the last two weeks. This is due to large herds of elk having a hard time finding…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Fish and Game is feeding approximately 3,500 to 4,000 big game animals in the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area. An…
Continue ReadingThe next step to turning Eastern Idaho Technical College into a community college was approved on Friday.The Idaho State Board of Education voted to…
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