Blackfoot couple expecting conjoined twin girls
Chelsea and Nick Torres are moving to Texas for medical reasons after learning they are expecting conjoined twin girls. “He’s [the…
Continue ReadingChelsea and Nick Torres are moving to Texas for medical reasons after learning they are expecting conjoined twin girls. “He’s [the…
Continue ReadingOn Friday, Bingham County teachers got together to celebrate the start of the new school year. Their guest speaker was nationally recognized…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is lifting an air quality forecast and caution for Bonneville County. According to DEQ, the…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Redevelopment Agency has selected The Housing Company (THC) to renovate the historic Bonneville Hotel in downtown Idaho Falls. The…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 08/25/16 10 pm: The Henry’s Creek Fire is burning 52,233 acres and is 30 percent contained. The Great Basin Fire Team 7 took over the…
Continue ReadingThe Lincoln County, Wyoming Sheriff’s office has arrested a man they say robbed a Subway in Alpine, Wyoming at gun point. 36-year-old Bryan…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls man was arrested early Friday morning after a witness told police they saw him break into an office building. Idaho Falls Police…
Continue ReadingThere was some controversy at the Henry’s Creek community fire meeting Thursday night. Some local ranchers expressed concern over how the…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. SOCCER**Blackfoot 5 Bonneville 1 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER**Preston 4 Bear River, UT 3 Twin Falls 0**Highland 1 **Blackfoot 5 Bonneville 2 Idaho…
Continue ReadingThe Power County Sheriff’s Office and a localveterinarian say the horse that was found dead in a field was due to an accident. Investigators…
Continue ReadingFire crews are working to contain a wildfire near Craters of the Moon in Butte County, Thursday. Lynn Ballard with theEastern Idaho Interagency Fire…
Continue ReadingOur highways may be getting more dangerous as the years go by. There have already been over 19,000 motor-vehicle deaths in the country for the first…
Continue ReadingGovernor C.L “Butch” Otter has signed a disaster declaration for Bonneville County in response to the still growing Henry’s Creek…
Continue ReadingA Texas man was killed around 8:20 a.m. Thursday when the 1999 Ford Expedition he was riding in rolled southwest of Grace. Idaho State Police said…
Continue ReadingTwo men were arrested Wednesday evening in Ucon after the Bonneville County Sheriff’s office served a high risk search warrant at a home at…
Continue ReadingThe Oneida County Sheriff’s office is asking for the public help in the search for Diana Bacon who has been missing since August 18th. No one…
Continue ReadingPocatello Police arrested Cody Joe Muscarella,18, on charges of grand theft and fraud, for acquiring financial transaction cards without consent.…
Continue ReadingThere are hundreds of cattle in the foothills where the Henry’s Creek Fire is burning and several ranchers are making game plans to get them to…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. SOCCER**Shelley 7 Aberdeen 0 **Sugar-Salem 2 Snake River 0 H.S. VOLLEYBALLCentury 0**Bonneville 2 Pocatello 1**Hillcrest 2 Pocatello…
Continue ReadingWhen the next fiscal year comes in, Power County plans to have a public defender’s office established. It will be shared with Oneida County.…
Continue ReadingThe Tie Canyon Fire was estimated at 890 acres Wednesday morning, and there is a level one evacuation for people living near Victor. There are three…
Continue ReadingThe large wildfires burning in Eastern Idaho are affecting the air quality, and local residents are breathing in and smelling the smokey air. A map…
Continue ReadingUpdate 8/24/2016 6:10 p.m.: The U.S. Forest Service confirmed the Clifton Fire is fully contained as of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fire crews are now…
Continue ReadingThe Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are extending their support this week to another tribe in North Dakota. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has filed a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingAn air quality alert that was originally issued Tuesday for Teton, Bonneville and Custer Counties has been extended to August 25th. The air quality…
Continue ReadingA Rupert man pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of creating child pornography. Erik Rodriguez, 25, of Rupert, Idaho, pleaded guilty to sexual…
Continue ReadingA former manager of the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel Events Center pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing money from the Tribes. Cody Ray Blackman,33, of…
Continue ReadingMichael Dwane Weathers, 42, was sentenced Wednesday on charges of possession of child sexually exploitative material. 7th District Judge Alan…
Continue ReadingA young adult male cougar was captured in a culvert near the Bonneville-Jefferson County Line Road Monday night. People living in the area reported…
Continue ReadingMany have asked and wondered why Ririe Reservoir and Blacktail Park are closed with the fire currently quite some distance from them. In an press…
Continue ReadingAn unextinguished weed fire is blamed for a garage fire at 495 Franklin Avenue in Pocatello at around 2:21 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters found a large…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls has opened a new playground park. In cooperation with the St. Clair Homeowners Association, Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation, and…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: 8/24/16 9:15 a.m. The Tie Canyon fire was estimated at 890 acres Wednesday morning. The fire was reported around 6:15 p.m. Monday just off…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 8/23/16 8:45 a.m. The Berry Fire in Grand Teton National Park is now mapped at 6,819 acres. Flagg Ranch Campground and Headwaters Lodge was…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. SOCCER**Hillcrest 3Minico 1 Canyon Ridge 0**Rigby 2 **Bonneville 1 Idaho Falls 0 **Madison 4Skyline 1 GIRLS H.S. SOCCERIdaho Falls…
Continue ReadingSome students in Pocatello and Chubbuck are returning to school with new technology. Over the summer, close to $99,000 in technology grants was put…
Continue ReadingA few families evacuated from their homes in the Birch Creek area in Ririe, one couple is crediting their safety to the farmers and firefighters…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Forest Service has issued closure notices for several areas with the Caribou-Targhee National Forest as four fires continue to burn within…
Continue ReadingAbout 30 new jobs are coming to Pocatello. “Visiting Angels” has opened a new office in the Gate City. “Visiting Angels”…
Continue Reading“I’m an expert.” That’s the phrase patrons will be seeing a lot of around Marshall Public Library in Pocatello. The library…
Continue ReadingThe Shelley-Firth fire department is battling two fires. A mobile home in a trailer park near the Shelley Elementary School was totally engulfed in…
Continue ReadingMadison County, the Idaho Transportation Department and Yellowstone Bear World have come to agreement on a proposal to build a new off-ramp on…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: 8/23/16 The Stein fire was 100 percent contained Tuesday and area closures were lifted. Forest Service Road 071 is closed. The cost of the…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 8/23/2016 7:25 am: The Henry’s Creek Fire is now estimated at 17,000 acres in size and is being listed as 15% contained. Two Cabins have…
Continue ReadingUpdate 7:30 pm: U.S. Highway 30 has reopened. The Pocatello Police says the suspicious items were not dynamite. The Idaho Falls Bomb Squad says the…
Continue ReadingAfter reviewing investigative reports, the Bonneville County Prosecutor’s office has charged Patricia Ann Beyer, 33, with misdemeanor vehicular…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 8/23/16 8:15 a.m. Because of heavy smoke created by the Berry fire, the Flagg Ranch and Headwaters Campground in Grand Teton National Park…
Continue ReadingOn Ed Read’s front window, you’ll find a message for Idaho State University students: “Welcome Back Orange and Black.” While…
Continue ReadingThe exhibition of ‘Maid in the Shade’ has made it’s way to Eastern Idaho. The Flying Legends of Victory Summer Air Show Tour will…
Continue ReadingSchool started up again for the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District on Monday. Wilcox Elementary in Pocatello tried to get the kids excited with a…
Continue ReadingJose Guadalupe Nevarrez-Portillo pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape on Monday. Nevarrez-Portillo initially faced a forcible rape charge,…
Continue ReadingA man from Shelley was killed in a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 91 Monday. Idaho State Police say 42-year-old Jason McKinney was driving…
Continue ReadingFour people escaped injury when the jet skis they were riding overturned in the Snake River above John’s Hole Bridge in Idaho Falls. The…
Continue ReadingTown and County Gardens will be closing its Pocatello store starting on August 25th when they will hold a store closing sale. The store is closing as…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls man was arrested for aggravated assault after he entered another man’s home and threatened him with a butcher knife. Idaho Falls…
Continue ReadingThe Region 7 Republican Party held its annual summer barbecue Saturday evening and its guest speaker was U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming.…
Continue ReadingThe National Park Service will hold a community meeting in West Yellowstone tonight to discuss progress on the Maple and Tatanka Complex fires in the…
Continue ReadingThe Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center is managing several small fires in the region. The 4.1 acre Rattlesnake Island fire was reported Saturday.…
Continue ReadingBack in May, we first brought you the story of Lindsay Christensen. Christensen is from Weston, Idaho and was competing for a spot on the…
Continue ReadingSchool is back in session for Bannock County, starting Monday. But Idaho State University got things started a little early with its traditional…
Continue ReadingAlong with major construction projects across Rexburg, the city is also making road improvements by slurry sealing road cracks. A slurry seal is the…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Transportation Board met Thursday in Rigby for their monthly meeting to discuss transportation issues. The seven member board meets once a…
Continue ReadingThe Teton County Sheriff’s office was recognized by the Idaho Transportation Board Thursday for their commitment towards “Zero…
Continue ReadingWith tens of thousands of people still recovering from record rains and flooding in Louisiana, one group of people in Idaho Falls are hoping to bring…
Continue ReadingTwo car crashes happened at almost the same time Saturday afternoon on 17th Street. One that happened near the Dairy Queen parking lot involved three…
Continue ReadingIt’s back to school time. Today nearly 4,000 people showed up to the Back 2 School Giveaway event in Chubbuck. Parents and their kids got to…
Continue ReadingFire officials are monitoring the Carrot Fire in the remote Jedediah Smith Wilderness on the Teton Basin Ranger district. The lighting-caused fire…
Continue ReadingPeople had a great day in the sun enjoying Summerfest at Melaleuca Field on Saturday. The annual event, sponsored by Apple Athletic Club, invited…
Continue ReadingA Montana man is dead following an accident on Interstate 15 in Clark County Friday afternoon. Idaho State Police say 78-year-old Roland Klahre of…
Continue ReadingTwo locals have spent the last six years restoring and maintaining some of the rarest boats in Blackfoot. Randy and Karen Reed own two Chris-Craft…
Continue ReadingFinding breast cancer just got easier, especially here in southeastern Idaho. EIRMC’s imaging center is the first and only care provider in our…
Continue ReadingUpdate 8/19/2016: The Rexburg Chamber of Commerce is stepping forward to support Bear World in their fight to keep direct access to their park from…
Continue Reading30-year-old Travis Allen Castro was arraigned in Madison County Friday on multiple charges including felony eluding. Castro was arraigned for the…
Continue ReadingTeton Interagency firefighters are keeping their eyes on a lightning caused fire in Grand Teton National Park. The Berry fire is burning in a mixture…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: 8-19-16 Idaho Department of Fish and Game personnel have not yet captured a black bear that entered the basement of a Buckskin area home east…
Continue ReadingIdahoans are still getting threatening telephone calls from people claiming to be with the United States Marshals Service. The callers are…
Continue ReadingA new wildfire has been detected burning northwest of Swan Valley. The lightning-ignited fire was detected early Friday, August 19, on the ridge…
Continue ReadingThe traffic signal at the Cliff Street/Maple Street and Yellowstone Avenue intersection will be out of service for four to six weeks. The signal is…
Continue ReadingAn Alta, Wyoming woman is dead after an ATV crash Thursday near Swan Valley. At around 11:30 a.m. Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office Deputies,…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly in July to 3.8 percent, a one-tenth percent increase from June. According to…
Continue ReadingThe Transportation Security Administration says that firearms were found at security checkpoints in Twin Falls and Boise Thursday morning. The guns…
Continue ReadingUpdate 8/19/16 9:40 am: Rexburg Police have detailed the charges Travis Castro will be charged with in Madison County. Castro will now facing a…
Continue ReadingParents registering their kids for school are not seeing a lot of the fees they have in the past. That’s because of a lawsuit in the West Ada…
Continue ReadingA Swan Valley man died Thursday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 26 west of Swan Valley. Idaho State Police said Larry E. Krueger,…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County Sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help to identify two men connected to a vehicle theft and the use of a…
Continue ReadingAccording to a study from the FBI about forty-five percent of active shooter incidents happen in business environments. Which is a larger percentage…
Continue ReadingYou could save hundreds of dollars on a new fireplace, thanks to the Department of Environmental Quality. The DEQ launched a woodstove changeout…
Continue ReadingTeton County Deputy Prosecutor Chris Lundberg confirmed Thursday they plan to pursue the death penalty for Erik Ohlson. Ohlson faces two felony…
Continue ReadingThe man accused of crashing his car into a Blackfoot man’s house in June pleaded not guilty on all charges Thursday afternoon. With Judge Bruce…
Continue ReadingKIFI Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News are looking for a Video Editor. The candidate is responsible for editing local and national video for the…
Continue ReadingFire destroyed a double-wide mobile home at 914 N. 2925 East in Chester. Fire had completely surrounded the home when firefighters arrived at 6:30…
Continue ReadingBOUNDARY FIREThe estimated size of the Boundary Fire in Yellowstone National Park has been reduced to 191 acres. Firefighters said they made good…
Continue ReadingUpdate 08-18-16 10:45 am: The Toponce Creek Fire grew minimally on Wednesday and crews working the fire now say it is 30% contained. Teams will…
Continue ReadingLayne Bangerter has been named as State Campaign Director for the Trump for President campaign. Bangerter has been a Boise-based staffer for U.S.…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: 8/18/16 Nikki Gill and Marvin “Trey” Davis will be the republican candidates for Teton County Commissioner in November. Because…
Continue ReadingKim Sweeney has spent a lot of time in Bingham Memorial Hospital’s hyperbaric chamber in its Healing Center in Pocatello. She started going…
Continue ReadingFor years, students with learning disabilities in Idaho would graduate with their peers when they were 18, and then return to school and retake…
Continue ReadingA surge of new teachers is coming to one of our local school districts. Idaho Falls School District 91 is welcoming more than 60 new teachers this…
Continue ReadingIn a week or two kids will be off to school again, but that also means more chances for children to catch something and get sick. Head lice, chicken…
Continue ReadingIf you’re driving through Rexburg watch out for construction. There’s a significant amount of roadwork going on around town. A new,…
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