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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has trapped and relocated an adult, male grizzly bear in northwest Wyoming. The bear was captured Aug. 11 for…

The Wyoming Department of Education has released the state’s elementary and secondary education plan that is required under a new federal law.…

A man died after failing to make a turn on an ATV and driving over a 15-foot drop-off. The Deseret News reports the Cache County Sheriff’s…

Yellowstone National Park officials are about to deliberately poison off nonnative fish species in one of the park’s major river drainages. The…

There was another special event that happened during the eclipse Monday morning on top of the South Menan Butte. The crowds cheered the eclipse when…

Two months after the bodies of two women and a teenage girl were discovered inside a shed on the property of an Idaho home, a family member of two of…

The University of Utah has more residence hall spots available this year, which is driving up the number of students living on campus. The Deseret…

For one group of people, today was about more than just the eclipse. It was a reunion 25 years in the making. All because of one man.…

UPDATE 1:30 p.m. Idaho State Police reports there is heavy traffic on southbound Interstate 15 south of Idaho Falls. Traffic on I-15 at mile marker…

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Following the eclipse on Monday morning, many were surprised by the lack of activity in Pocatello. For places like the Portneuf Hospital, the lack of…

A wave of low pressure will move through the northern Great Basin on Tuesday, causing scattered thunderstorms near the Utah border. On Wednesday the…

ABC 17 News has been covering the Eclipse for months, telling you stories about public safety, which eclipse glasses to trust, the science behind the…

Rexburg Police are investigating an incident at the Rexburg Airport Monday afternoon. Police said no one was injured when the plane went off the end…

Teton Valley Health Care has announced it will partner with Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare to provide select oncology care at the Driggs…

The city of Dubois used the solar eclipse to officially re-launch a historic airline beacon. The beacon was part of an installation which includes a…

Several thousand people lined the banks of the Snake River Saturday for the annual Rotary Club Duck Race. After the rubber ducks raced to the finish…

Idaho Falls eclipse viewing sites are filling up. Bonneville County Incident Command said the River Walk is at capacity and Broadway is very…

Bingham County Commissioners have signed a resolution enacting a ban on open fire. The ban will be in effect from August 18 through October 25, 2017…

The Bureau of Land Management used 5 engines and 2 dozers to quickly contain a wild fire north of Menan Butte Sunday. The 50-acre fire burned grass…

With an estimated 500,000 people expected in the area for the eclipse, where are they all going to stay? Hotels and Airbnbs are full, so that leaves…

Donald Hall, 28, of Blackfoot was arrested at around 8:03 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Holmes Avenue and Northgate Mile. Idaho Falls Police…

Mid and high level clouds from a weak weather disturbance is showing up on infrared satellite imagery over the Central Mts. this morning. However,…

Many in the area have been preparing for the large crowds coming into the region. Some have prepared by stocking up on gas, food, and resources. Some…

Mid and high level clouds from a weak weather disturbance is showing up on infrared satellite imagery. Models are showing a variety of trends as the…

Idaho State Police are investigating a deadly crash involving an Idaho Falls woman laying in the northbound lanes of I-15 near mile post 117. It…

UPDATE 12:00 a.m.: The Madison Fire Department said a firefighter was hurt battling a large barn fire outside of Sugar City Saturday. “We are…

Expect gusty winds on Saturday and Sunday. A weak trough will move through the region on Sunday night and Monday morning. This will bring high…

A line of people wrapped around Mountain View Events Center in Pocatello on Saturday as thousands showed up for the annual Back 2 School Giveaway. At…

Pocatello’s annual Riverfest returned on Saturday for another year. The Riverfest is put on by the Portneuf Greenway Foundation. The event had…

A small fire near Swan Valley destroyed a shed and burned an acre of land near the intersection of Highway 31 and Highway 26, according to Idaho…

A Malad High School graduate is among a group of Special Forces soldiers hurt in Afghanistan this week. The parents of Wren Murray told KIFI/KIDK…

In this eclipse, you cannot talk about this stellar event, without acknowledging one of the star players in this show, our closest star in the…

Visitors are coming into the area this weekend to claim their spots to get a view of the total solar eclipse. With so many people coming at the…

Fifteen physics and geology students from Westminster College in Salt Lake City will be atop the south Menan Butte to study the solar eclipse and the…

A multiple vehicle accident occurred northbound on exit 118 on Interstate 15 in Idaho Falls Friday around 5:25 p.m. Police report a truck with a…

On Saturday, August 19, there will be free shuttles running from the Shilo Inn Convention Center, located at 780 Lindsay Blvd. Idaho Falls, to Sandy…

Total solar eclipses occur every year or two or three, often in the middle of nowhere like the South Pacific or Antarctic. What makes Monday’s…

Hundreds-of-thousands of people are coming into this area to see the total solar eclipse. Many have already gotten their weekends started. To…

More than a dozen soldiers belonging to 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, headquartered in Pocatello, will return home Friday from…

Firefighters were called to an out-of-control fire about half a mile south of US Highway 26 on West Birch Creek Road near Ririe at around 2:20 p.m.…

Authorities say a gallon of dish soap and plenty of rope helped them rescue a woman stuck for nearly 12 hours in a narrow slot canyon in the Utah…

An Idaho man who caught a record-setting trout in Utah has been told his fish does not qualify for the record anymore because he caught it without a…

A south-central Idaho man police say locked a woman and her children in a bedroom and monitored them while at work by using a cellphone application…

Eclipse mania is building and so is demand for the glasses that make it safe to view the first total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. in 99 years.…

The Idaho State Civic-Symphony has named Julie Sorensen as interim conductor for the 2017-2018 season. Sorensen is currently part of Idaho State…

Classes will start back up at Idaho State University on August 22nd. While new students are moving into their new homes and checking out the area,…

Snake River School District 52 will be closed Monday, August 21 for the eclipse. Superintendent David Kerns said the day was originally a teacher…

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is imposing Stage I fire restrictions on IDFG managed lands across the Upper Snake Region effective…

In the wake of violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend, Idaho State University has issued a public statement condemning all acts…

Warming back up to the upper 80’s and lower 90’s for this weekend. Breezy winds in the afternoons, with winds at 15-20mph. By Sunday,…

Idaho schools plan for the eclipse — in different waysKevin Richert: Education Notecard, Aug. 18, 2017 This week’s education news:…

Idaho’s unemployment rate fell to 3 percent in July. The Idaho Department of Labor in a news release Friday says that’s the lowest level…

According to a recent study completed by Boise State University and the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, spending on snowmobiling related…

The current Powerball annuitized jackpot estimate for Saturday night’s draw is now $535 million. This is the fifth largest advertised jackpot…

The time for people to weigh in on a proposed plan to require reservations to enter Zion National Park is coming to a close. The online public…

Police in Manchester, New Hampshire have identified Terrance Peder Rasmussen as their prime suspect in a decades-old murder mystery. The bodies of an…

Grand Teton National Park sits in the shadow of its world-renowned neighbor, Yellowstone National Park. But thanks to Monday’s solar eclipse,…

Pocatello Police arrested Robert Neal Ballard, Jr., 37, at around 3:40 p.m.. Thursday for resisting and obstructing police at 3957 S. 5th Street.…

The David Price Agency of Farmers Insurance will host their sixth annual Corn Dayz event on Friday, August 18 from 10 a.m until 6 p.m. The agency…

We’ve been steadily warming since the cold front moved through on Monday, and will gradually continue to do so as we head into the weekend.…

It’s on to the next steps for Pocatello’s Portneuf River visioning project. Thursday night, the city council approved a $21,000 agreement…

The city of Rexburg and the BYU-Idaho campus will be filled with eclipse watchers the next few days, many of whom are from foreign countries and may…

UPDATE 08/17/17 8:00 p.m.: Pocatello police said they have a man in custody. No one was shot when the gun went off around 3:45 p.m. Customers heard…

The Bannock County’s Sheriff’s Office said it has received multiple calls from people concerned about a lot of smoke and fire in the area…

The Idaho Transportation Department will suspend all construction work on Interstate 15 in anticipation of Monday’s solar eclipse. ITD said two…

The director of the 11th annual Back 2 School Giveaway in Pocatello said he expects more than 5,000 people to show up. The event will be held at the…

One family is doing all it can to help one family member, and the community, by helping to find answers to Alzheimer’s disease. Every 66…

Construction on the new Thunder Ridge High School is well underway. The Board of Trustees got a chance to tour the new building Thursday. One of the…

Senator Mark Nye and Idaho Representative Elaine Smith are drafting a Good Samaritan bill. The bill would stop people from being liable if they were…

A motorcyclist was injured in a crash on I-15 near milepost 196, near the Montana border around 10:00 a.m. Thursday. Idaho State Police said…

Both United and Delta Airlines have added additional flights at Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) on the days before and after the eclipse.…

Westside Victor residents may notice some off-color water. City Administrator Olivia Goodale said local construction has caused sediment to rise…

Very quiet weather with some breezy conditions. Smoke and haze from wildfires burning to the northwest. We’ve been steadily warming since the…

An Idaho Falls business owner says he received a call from a person claiming to be with the city of Idaho Falls demanding money for unpaid fees. The…

The Idaho city Lewiston has decided to pay medical bills for children from two families who suffered chemical burns at a city park. The Lewiston…

Yellowstone National Park and Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) biologists will be conducting scientific grizzly bear and black bear…

Wyoming’s eleventh-grade ACT scores dipped slightly compared with the previous year although education officials say the difference was…

Traffic is already a headache in central Oregon as thousands of people arrive before Monday’s total solar eclipse. Traffic was backed up early…

Zoo Idaho is looking ahead to the cooler months of 2017 and 2018. Zoo Idaho staff recently set the calendar for the zoo’s fall and winter…

A Canadian mining company says it’s reached an agreement with conservation groups to protect two Montana trout streams and hundreds of acres of…

The Greenbelt is known for its unique benches and art. And it just got a new addition. New benches and a picnic table were unveiled in honor of John…

Life goes on. That is the message from Idahoans who now call the territory of Guam home after threats of an attack from North Korea. “I’m…

Teton Pass, Highway 22, was reopened Wednesday afternoon. The highway had been blocked for several hours because of a multiple vehicle crash near the…

Idaho State Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian on Interstate 15. The victim is an Idaho Falls woman, but her identity was not…

We’ve been steadily warming since the cold front moved through on Monday, and will gradually continue to do so as we head towards the weekend.…

An estimated 500,000 people are expected to be in Eastern Idaho for the total solar eclipse next weekend and they have begun to arrive. Area…

Police report the driver of a white truck failed to yield while traveling west at the intersection of 49th S 35 E in Idaho Falls Wednesday evening. A…

When you think of jump roping, you may think of playing at school during recess with a few friends. But this time, we are talking the about the…

Two rabid bats have been identified in Bonneville County. One was found in Idaho Falls and one in Swan Valley. While most bats are harmless and do…

The federal government says it’s eliminating a policy that let national parks like the Grand Canyon ban the sale of bottled water. The National…

Just like Trevor Christensen, we could probably all agree – a job is part of growing. Christensen is not only studying at Idaho State…

UPDATE: 08/16/17 Police released the name of the victim, Melvin P. Foster, 47, who is currently in critical condition at the Portneuf Hospital for…

Police say a 10-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound to the head while at a central Utah home with an 11-year-old. Mount Pleasant police said…

Highway 22, Teton Pass, has been closed in both directions since around 11 a.m. Wednesday. The Teton County, Wyoming Sheriff’s Office said the…

UPDATE: A student at BYU-Idaho may be charged with filing a false police report. On August 13 at 1:00 a.m., police responded to a call on the roadway…

A drier flow from the northwest has begun and will persist for the rest of the work week which will lead to some fabulous weather. Mostly clear skies…

Better Business Bureau Serving the Northwest alerts NFL and college football fans to watch out for phony tickets sold online. A Seahawks fan lost…

Police say one man is dead and five people are hurt after two cars of Speed Week spectators crashed on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Tooele County…

UPDATE: Pocatello Police have released additional information about yesterday’s standoff with Jonathan Adam Oresco. Oresco’s first court…