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Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office receives massage chair donation

January 10, 2020 4:27 PM News Team

Ahhhsome Relaxation donated three massage chairs to the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.…

Power outage blamed on squirrel

January 10, 2020 11:40 AM News Team

A faulty fuse is the suspected cause of an Idaho Falls Power outage.…

BlackSnake Tournament kicks off in Pocatello

January 10, 2020 2:42 PM News Team

Public speaking is no easy task, but high school students made it look effortless Friday. The 63rd annual BlackSnake Tournament kicked off before the…

Bob Weir booked for Rendezvous Festival

January 10, 2020 3:40 PM News Team

One of the founding members of the Grateful Dead will headline the 7th Annual Jackson Hole Rendezvous Festival March…

Police search for bank robbery suspects

January 9, 2020 4:17 PM News Team

Pocatello Police are looking for suspects involved in a robbery at U.S. Bank at 855 Yellowstone Avenue on Thursday around 12:43 p.m.…

Rare salt formations appear along the Great Salt Lake

January 10, 2020 2:57 PM Associated Press

Rare salt formations are being documented for the first time on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, and they could yield insights about salt…

White substance identified following Hazmat incident at EIRMC

January 9, 2020 10:56 PM News Team

he Idaho Falls Fire Department and Regional HazMat Team tested the substance while on scene at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center late Tuesday…

2 Idaho children have died from flu-related causes

January 10, 2020 10:43 AM News Team

Idaho public health officials are reporting two Idaho children have died from influenza-related causes.…

New stickers to thank voters in 2020

January 10, 2020 10:31 AM News Team

The work of a Kuna High School student is the official “I voted” sticker for the state of Idaho in…

Tautphaus Park shooter sentenced

January 10, 2020 10:01 AM News Team

Jeremy Marston, 37, was sentenced to 5 years in prison Thursday in connection with a shooting incident at Tautphaus Park in Idaho…

Former theme park worker sentenced in embezzlement case

January 10, 2020 10:08 AM Associated Press

The former chief financial officer of Silverwood Theme Park has been sentenced to up to 14 years in prison for embezzling thousands of dollars from…

Idaho agency directors support pay raise for employees

January 10, 2020 9:55 AM News Team

Directors of state agencies say Republican Gov. Brad Little’s budget giving state employees a 2% raise will help keep the state competitive and…

Avalanche traps delivery truck, closes Teton Pass

January 9, 2020 12:57 PM News Team

The Wyoming Department of Transportation reports Teton Pass has been closed in both directions due to an…

Cold Friday, Winter Storm Watch for Saturday

January 9, 2020 4:21 PM Michael Coats

Cold and breezy with a few scattered snow showers Thursday night. Clearing skies for Friday morning with a COLD start to the day. Several…

United Way of Pocatello’s new location and new community assessment

January 9, 2020 6:09 PM News Team

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – A lot of changes are coming to the United Way of Pocatello with the new year. At the start of 2020, the social service…

Volunteers around the world are sewing pouches for Australia’s orphaned or injured kangaroos, koalas and bats

January 9, 2020 5:00 PM CNN

The effects of the Australian bushfires on the country’s animals have been immense and devastating, and the blazes show no signs of slowing. So the…

Searchers find third body buried by Idaho avalanche

January 9, 2020 3:05 PM Associated Press

Searchers are looking again for a skier missing at an Idaho resort after an avalanche this week killed two people and injured four.…

Mayor plans a SMART city

January 9, 2020 7:32 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper says she hopes to lead a SMART city into 2020. …

US firefighters arrive in Australia to cheers

January 9, 2020 4:24 PM News Team

American firefighters got a warm heroes welcome as they arrived in Sydney this week. As they came through the arrival gate, Australians gave a…

Suicide attempts on the rise in Blackfoot

January 9, 2020 4:02 PM Emma Iannacone

A rise in suicide attempts is leading the Blackfoot Police Department to focus on critical incident…

Power restored to Roberts area

January 9, 2020 8:53 AM News Team

About 530 customers of Rocky Mountain Power are without electricity in the Roberts area. …

Wyoming lawmakers to try again with Interstate 80 toll bill

January 9, 2020 1:08 PM Associated Press

Wyoming lawmakers will try again to enact tolls on Interstate…

2 sentenced to 10 days in jail for thermal trespass violations in Yellowstone

January 9, 2020 11:04 AM News Team

Two men were sentenced for trespassing on the cone of Old Faithful Geyser, a closed thermal area last month.…

Foul weather postpones helicopter goat shoot in Grand Teton

January 9, 2020 12:29 PM Associated Press

Foul weather has postponed plans to kill nonnative mountain goats in Grand Teton National…

10 foods you think are healthy but aren’t

January 9, 2020 11:47 AM News Team

Take a look at 10 foods that aren’t as good for you as you may have…

Jackson Council approves Snow King plan

January 9, 2020 11:41 AM News Team

On a 4-1 vote, the Jackson Town Council has approved a long-debated Snow King Resort Association Master Plan. …

Teton Basin requesting funds for trail project

January 9, 2020 10:32 AM News Team

The Teton Basin Ranger District is asking the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation to approve a grant for improvements to the Mahogany…

Former Idaho teacher sentenced to 17 years for lewd conduct

January 9, 2020 10:06 AM Associated Press

A former teacher in Idaho was sentenced to 17 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with a child under the age of…

Governor tours Bonneville’s tech school

January 9, 2020 9:26 AM Ariel Schroeder

Governor Brad Little made a stop at Bonneville school’s district’s technical-career high…

Idaho water supply off to slow start

January 9, 2020 9:09 AM News Team

After a slow start in October, the 2020 water year in the Upper Snake River Basin was followed by an equally dry November and…

Wildlife officials find evidence of wolves in Colorado

January 9, 2020 8:24 AM News Team

Wildlife officials have discovered evidence of wolves living in northwestern Colorado after hunters reported a suspected pack and residents found a…

Snow Showers Continue

January 9, 2020 6:48 AM Andrew Howe

Winds and continued chances for snow showers will carry us through the day Thursday. Calmer but colder conditions are expected…

Parents voice their opinion on District 93 boundary changes

January 8, 2020 6:12 PM Adrian Luevano

BONNEVILLE COUNTY (KIFI/KIDK) – Bonneville School District 93 is proposing changes to the boundaries of its elementary schools. The changes would…

Gender wage gap wider in Idaho than rest of America

January 8, 2020 4:51 PM Emma Iannacone

The gender wage gap may seem like a relic of a distant past, but it’s still very real for Idaho…

Distracted-driving bill eyes cell use by Idaho motorists

January 8, 2020 5:32 PM Associated Press

Legislation prohibiting local Idaho governments from passing laws restricting cellphone use by motorists but also expanding the state’s distracted…

Prosecutor files manslaughter charges in Bingham County

January 8, 2020 10:04 AM News Team

The Bingham County Prosecutor’s Office has filed two vehicular manslaughter charges regarding an accident on Oct. 5, 2019.…

Bannock County developers look towards a busy 2020

January 8, 2020 4:50 PM News Team

There are several developments in the works for Bannock County in 2020, according to the Bannock Development Corporation.…

Charges filed against officer-involved shooting suspect

January 8, 2020 3:40 PM News Team

The Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against 29-year-old Trevor A. VanHorn who was involved in an officer-involved shooting on…

Federal felon escapes from Wyoming re-entry center

January 8, 2020 3:23 PM Associated Press

A prisoner escaped from a Wyoming re-entry center in December after leaving to report to Healthcare for the Homeless and then perform a job search,…

Palisades Ranger District to seek a share of state funding

January 8, 2020 2:43 PM News Team

The Palisades Ranger District will seek Idaho Parks and Recreation Department funding for four major recreation projects near Idaho…

Health insurance exchange enrollment stays strong

January 8, 2020 1:47 PM News Team

Your Health Idaho reports that more than 89,000 Idahoans signed up for health insurance coverage through the state insurance exchange this year.…

Idaho exchange enrollment dips due to Medicaid expansion

January 8, 2020 1:01 PM Associated Press

Fewer people signed up for health insurance under the state’s insurance exchange program following Medicaid expansion, state officials said…

Fluor Idaho meets small business goals

January 8, 2020 11:29 AM News Team

Fluor Idaho says it spent more than $69 million in the local and regional business economy last…

Boise State assistant coach on leave, sued for misconduct

January 8, 2020 11:17 AM Associated Press

Boise State University officials in Idaho have placed the college’s assistant women’s basketball coach on administrative leave after discovering he…

Deputies at Wyoming jail now required to wear body cameras

January 8, 2020 11:11 AM Associated Press

Deputies who work in a Wyoming county jail are now required to wear body cameras, the first program of its kind in the state, Sweetwater County…

Man arrested for burglary at Albertsons

January 8, 2020 11:02 AM News Team

A 26-year-old Bonneville County man has been arrested for burglary at Albertsons Grocery Store on 25th…

Idahoans urged to test homes for radon

January 8, 2020 10:29 AM News Team

The Department of Health and Welfare is encouraging you to test your home for radon because two in five tested homes across the state of Idaho have…

Idaho resort looks for skier after avalanche; 2 others die

January 8, 2020 9:42 AM Associated Press

Officials at a northern Idaho ski resort say they have recovered the body of a second skier who was killed in an avalanche that also injured five…

Meth and heroin recovered in Sunday morning bust

January 8, 2020 8:45 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Police arrested 3 persons at around 1 a.m. Sunday a traffic stop near 9th and Higbee.…

Timeline of events involving disappearance of Rexburg children

January 7, 2020 6:40 PM Kaitlin Miklos

New details are being revealed about the growing mystery behind the two Rexburg children who disappeared more than three months…

Cat from Russia found in Idaho Falls

January 7, 2020 5:45 PM Ariel Schroeder

One unique cat at the Idaho falls Animal Shelter may come with a lot of…

Chukars holding fundraiser for Australian fire victims

January 7, 2020 5:15 PM Dylan Carder

The Idaho Falls Chukars baseball team wants to help those affected by the wildfires in Australia. They announced a fundraising effort on…

Veterans Cemetery construction on track

January 7, 2020 4:30 PM News Team

The city of Blackfoot is assuring veterans and their families that planning for the state’s second veterans cemetery is moving ahead, in spite of the…

Idaho lawmakers aim for transparency in budgeting process

January 7, 2020 4:19 PM Associated Press

The co-chairmen of the Legislature’s powerful budget-setting committee are backing Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s call for “transparent…

First flu death of season recorded in Utah

January 7, 2020 4:23 PM Associated Press

Utah health officials have confirmed the state’s first flu death this season.…

4 people recovered from avalanche at Idaho ski area

January 7, 2020 4:13 PM Associated Press

Authorities say four people have been recovered after an avalanche at the Silver Mountain Resort ski area in northern Idaho.…

US sends more firefighters to help battle Australia blazes

January 7, 2020 4:05 PM Associated Press

U.S. officials said Tuesday they’re planning to send at least another 100 firefighters to Australia to join 159 already in the country battling…

ISU logo wins national recognition

January 7, 2020 3:55 PM News Team

If the new Idaho State University Bengal logo makes you roar, there is good reason. …

Fake draft notices cross the country

January 7, 2020 3:31 PM News Team

If you receive a text advising you that you’re being drafted, don’t believe it. …

One person hospitalized in Bonneville County crash

January 7, 2020 3:08 PM News Team

Bonneville County authorities are investigating a two-car crash at the intersection of Crawley Road and 113th North. …

Bannock County Sheriff Lorin Nielson won’t seek reelection

January 7, 2020 4:29 PM Emma Iannacone

Long-standing Bannock County Sheriff Lorin Nielson announced his plans to retire in…

$20,000 reward offered for information regarding missing Rexburg children

January 7, 2020 10:52 AM News Team

Larry and Kay Woodcock, the grandparents of Joshua Vallow, are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of Joshua “JJ”…

USMCA trade deal clears Senate committee

January 7, 2020 11:22 AM News Team

Idaho Senator Mike Crapo helped advance the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) out of the Senate Finance Committee Monday. …

BLM seeks funding for 3 southeast Idaho projects

January 7, 2020 10:58 AM News Team

The Pocatello Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management is asking for public comments on three proposed recreation projects. …

Woman wounded, man dead of self-inflicted gunshot in Wyoming

January 7, 2020 10:19 AM Associated Press

A man fatally shot himself after shooting a woman in the head, police …

Pocatello flight to Denver a possibility in near future

January 7, 2020 1:17 PM Emma Iannacone

A daily direct flight from Pocatello Regional Airport to Denver is in the…

Tax and regulatory relief highlight Governor’s 2020 plan

January 6, 2020 1:00 PM News Team

Grocery tax and regulatory relief, increased public education funding with less reliance on property tax were highlights of Governor Brad Little’s…

Simplot land exchange proposal goes to the public

December 20, 2019 1:55 PM News Team

A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) addressing a proposed land exchange with the J.R. Simplot Company has been released by the Bureau of…

Pocatello mayor steps up for Hitting Hearts

January 7, 2020 8:48 AM News Team

The Hitting Hearts Foundation accepted a $1,000 donation from Mayor Brian Blad in Pocatello…

D.A.R.E. program graduates about 200 students in two schools Monday night.

About 200 kids graduate D.A.R.E. program; more this week

January 6, 2020 8:18 PM Todd Kunz

BONNEVILLE COUNTY, Idaho (KIDK/KIFI) – About 200 kids graduated from the D.A.R.E. program Monday night. Fifth graders from Woodland Hills Elementary…

Mom of missing Rexburg children fled before FBI raid, neighbor says

January 6, 2020 6:45 PM Emma Iannacone

The search for two missing children led investigators to search the family’s home, but a neighbor said by the time FBI got there, the mother was…

Suspect shot in shootout with police

January 6, 2020 7:05 PM News Team, Matthew Rosenberg

Officers from the Pocatello Police Department, Bannock County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho State Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration were…

BYDC focuses on reducing youth vaping

January 6, 2020 6:20 PM Ariel Schroeder

There is a renewed focus on reducing substance abuse in our…

Portion of I-15 closed for downed power line

January 6, 2020 5:29 PM News Team

The Idaho Transportation Department reports a planned road closure on a portion of Interstate 15 went into effect around 5:15 p.m.…

Liz Cheney undecided, Lummis dominates Wyoming Senate race

January 6, 2020 4:13 PM Associated Press

While Liz Cheney considers whether to run for an open U.S. Senate seat, the race so far has only one well-known candidate: Cynthia Lummis, a fellow…

Police: Boise officer struck, hurt by person fleeing in car

January 6, 2020 3:55 PM Associated Press

The Boise Police Department says an officer was hit by a car driven by a person who was trying to elude…

Trucks collide on I-15

January 6, 2020 2:13 PM News Team

The right lane of Interstate 15, at milepost 84, north of Fort Hall was blocked for a time Monday after an accident involving two semi-trailer…

3 hurt in Teton Valley crash

January 6, 2020 8:31 AM News Team

Three people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 33 at West 600 South, north of Victor at around 2:25 p.m.…

Police release update on Tammy Daybell death investigation

January 6, 2020 1:20 PM News Team

The Fremont County Sheriffs Office released an update on the Tammy Daybell death investigation Monday…

Watch Gov. Little’s State of the State address

January 5, 2020 10:41 PM Karole Honas

Lawmakers in Idaho will be heading to work Tuesday as the Legislature begins its 2020 session.…

Teen charged in Nampa shooting that injured 15-year-old

January 6, 2020 10:36 AM Associated Press

Police in Nampa say a 16-year-old has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault in connection with a shooting that injured a 15-year-old…

Gas prices fall, for now

January 6, 2020 9:21 AM News Team

Idaho gas prices fell 2.2 cents per gallon over the past week, but the drop may not last…

Accident at 49th South Ammon Road in Ammon Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020

Accident sends one to hospital

January 5, 2020 7:21 PM Todd Kunz

AMMON, Idaho (KIDK/KIF) – An accident at the intersection of 49th South and Ammon Road in Ammon Sunday afternoon sent one person to the hospital. A…

Past stories on the search for Joshua Vallow, Tylee Ryan

January 3, 2020 4:27 PM Curtis Jackson

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Law enforcement searching Daybell’s home

January 3, 2020 12:18 PM Curtis Jackson, Ariel Schroeder

A number of law enforcement officers are searching the home of Chad Daybell in Salem.…

Crews complete snow removal mission

January 5, 2020 12:13 PM News Team

Idaho Falls snow plow activities have been completed and parking restrictions have been…

Idaho Falls man charged after violent attack

January 5, 2020 4:43 AM News Team

An Idaho Falls man is being held on assault charges after he allegedly attacked a woman in the 1200 block of Ashment. …

Two arrested in Salmon drug investigation

January 5, 2020 4:38 AM News Team

Two people were arrested after a warrant search of a residence at 1222 Highway 93 South in Lemhi County. …

Family could come to Idaho for answers

January 4, 2020 11:28 PM News Team

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- The grandmother of one of the missing Rexburg children is reportedly headed to Eastern Idaho this week. Kay Vallow…

Pocatello and Chubbuck held joint city address

January 3, 2020 10:29 AM News Team

From the Northgate development to the U.S. census, a lot was discussed at Friday’s joint city address in Bannock County. Pocatello and Chubbuck…

Body of missing trapper found

January 3, 2020 2:21 PM News Team

The body of a Salmon trapper was recovered in the back country…

Franklin County deputy cleared in shooting investigation

January 3, 2020 2:08 PM News Team

PRESTON, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-Franklin County Prosecutor Vic Pearson has determined that there is no evidence to support a criminal charge against a…

Idaho Falls man charged with burglary

January 3, 2020 12:07 PM News Team

An Idaho Falls man faces charges after attempting to break into property near 17th South and 35th West at around 2:40 a.m. Friday. …

Million-dollar raffle numbers announced

January 3, 2020 9:08 AM News Team

The Idaho Lottery has announced the winning numbers of this year’s “Idaho Million Dollar Raffle.” …

Idaho Senator issues statement on Suleimani death

January 3, 2020 9:01 AM News Team

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R) of Idaho applauds Suleimani…

Family fun outdoors before the break ends

January 2, 2020 5:22 PM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- Kids are counting down the days they have left before returning to school. With the weather finally calming down many…