Regional News Archives

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.…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

Mountain Goat removal to save Big Horns to begin Monday

January 2, 2020 2:00 PM News Team

Wayward, non-native goats have prompted Grand Teton National Park to implement a temporary area closure from January 5 through January 12. …

2020 vision: Looking at the last 20 and the next 20

January 1, 2020 4:29 PM News Team

The first day of 2020 gives us a chance to look back at the things we’ve seen since 2000 and the things we can expect to see in the next 20…

Avalanche danger rises with storm activity

January 1, 2020 11:51 AM News Team

An avalanche warning is now in effect for the Banner Summit and Sawtooth and Western Smoky zones. …

Rupert’s giant beet rings in the New Year

January 1, 2020 10:13 AM Curtis Jackson

It could be a new tradition for the city of Rupert to bring in the new year.…

Two hurt in W. Yellowstone snowmobile accident

January 1, 2020 8:56 AM News Team

-Two California snowmobilers were injured at around 10:51 a.m. Tuesday near West…

Jackson town hall makes new overseas friends

December 30, 2019 11:03 AM News Team

Jackson Town Hall has discovered some new friends outside the…

Overdoses on the rise in Pocatello

December 27, 2019 5:36 PM News Team

Overdoses are on the rise in the Gate City. On Christmas Day, the Pocatello Fire Department responded to three separate overdoses, one fatal.…

Wyoming county ranks highest in income, inequality an issue

December 26, 2019 10:48 AM Associated Press

Wyoming’s Teton County led the nation in per-capita income at $252,000 last year, a statistic that may come as a surprise to most of the 23,000…

Itafos Conda steps up for United Way

December 24, 2019 10:26 AM News Team

The more than 500 employees of the Itafos Conda mining facility near Soda Springs presented the Southeast Idaho United Way a check for more than…

Boise woman convicted of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation

December 20, 2019 11:14 AM Associated Press

A jury has found a Boise woman guilty of abusing an elderly couple she worked for as a…

Wyoming man gets 48 years for raping 2 adults, 1 minor

December 20, 2019 11:12 AM Associated Press

A judge has sentenced a Wyoming man to at least 48 years in prison after he sexually abused two adults and a 15-year-old…

5-C girls give back to child advocacy center

December 20, 2019 8:24 AM News Team

The girl’s treatment program of the Five County Treatment and Youth Rehabilitation Center in St. Anthony has donated home-made quilting blankets to…

Westside District Ranger to start in February

January 31, 2020 4:04 PM News Team

Kim Obele has been named as the new District Ranger for the Westside Ranger District. …

Idaho man suspected of fatally beating ex-girlfriend

December 19, 2019 11:24 AM Associated Press

Authorities have arrested and charged an Idaho man with murder involving torture in the slaying of his…

Officials say fewer eagles returning to Lake Coeur d’Alene

December 19, 2019 10:10 AM Associated Press

Public land managers say the number of eagles flocking to northern Idaho’s Lake Coeur d’Alene has unexpectedly dropped.…

Wyoming man acknowledges abducting young girl, abusing her

December 18, 2019 5:06 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming man has acknowledged abducting a young girl before exposing himself and trying to molest…

Wyoming district to pilot new student teaching program

December 18, 2019 3:06 PM Associated Press

A county school district in Wyoming has agreed to pilot a new student teaching program from the University of Wyoming while in the midst of…

Boise man charged with murder after woman’s body found

December 18, 2019 12:28 PM Associated Press

A Boise man has been charged with first-degree murder after police discovered a woman’s body at a Boise home.…

Wyoming inmate serving life term dies after lengthy illness

December 17, 2019 5:57 PM Associated Press

A 63-year-old inmate at a medium-security prison in southeastern Wyoming has died after a lengthy…

Note says wife didn’t kill man found in Utah freezer

December 17, 2019 5:45 PM Associated Press

Utah authorities have found a notarized letter in an apartment that they believe was written by a man whose body had been in a freezer for a decade.…

Unneeded medical brace appears to be part of Medicare scam

December 17, 2019 5:30 PM News Team

For the past several weeks, Glenna Hellickson has been receiving calls from a man who seems to have a lot of personal information about her husband,…

Union members from Idaho mine reject agreement with company

December 17, 2019 3:16 PM Associated Press

Members of a union representing workers at an Idaho mine have rejected a tentative agreement that could have ended a two-and-half year…

Wyoming lawmakers question suicide prevention fund request

December 17, 2019 5:27 PM Associated Press

Some Wyoming lawmakers are skeptical about a $1 million request by state health officials to join the national suicide prevention…

Prisoner accused of van escape in Wyoming pleads not guilty

December 17, 2019 1:25 PM Associated Press

A man accused of escaping from a van full of prisoners in Wyoming has pleaded not…

Ada County won’t appeal ruling in public records lawsuit

December 17, 2019 1:01 PM Associated Press

Ada County Commissioners won’t appeal a judge’s ruling that they violated Idaho’s Public Records Act after largely rejecting records requests from…

2 found dead in Rock Springs residence; police investigating

December 17, 2019 10:32 AM Associated Press

Two people were found dead at their residence in southwest Wyoming, but police released few…

Renewed interest shown in Wyoming lodging tax proposal

December 16, 2019 11:34 AM Associated Press

It seems some politicians are warming up to legislating for revenue…

4 hospitalized in 9-vehicle pileup in southwest Wyoming

December 16, 2019 10:29 AM Associated Press

A crash involving nine vehicles over the weekend in southwest Wyoming resulted in four people being sent to the hospital and another seven being…

Small earthquake rocks Yellowstone winter opening

December 16, 2019 8:26 AM News Team

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mt. (KIFI-KIDK)-The winter tourist season officially opened at Yellowstone National Park Sunday. As if on cue, a 3.5 magnitude…

Utah tosses thousands of gallons of beer after law change

December 13, 2019 5:04 PM Associated Press

Utah liquor authorities have thrown away thousands of gallons of drinkable beer after state law changed to allow higher-alcohol…

Idaho Press Club wins public record case against Ada County

December 13, 2019 4:42 PM Associated Press

The Idaho Press Club and four Boise-area journalists have won a lawsuit they filed against Ada County officials under Idaho Public Records…

Wyoming: 31 Blackjewel workers still owed $164,000

December 13, 2019 12:01 PM Associated Press

A bankrupt coal company has failed to pay 31 workers in Wyoming nearly $164,000 in wages and benefits, state officials…

Jury gives mixed verdict in Wyoming high-speed chase

December 12, 2019 3:39 PM Associated Press

A jury has delivered verdicts against two people accused of leading Wyoming law enforcement on a high-speed chase and shootout through downtown…

County sheriff wants Idaho prison to take back state inmates

December 12, 2019 11:36 AM Associated Press

The Ada County Sheriff’s Office is asking a judge to hold the Idaho Department of Correction in contempt for failing to quickly remove state inmates…

Federal government collects $10.8M in Wyoming lease sales

December 12, 2019 11:07 AM Associated Press

The final federal quarterly oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming this year netted $10.8 million in bids, the federal Bureau of Land Management…

New LDS temple site locations announced in Texas and Utah

December 11, 2019 3:58 PM News Team

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the locations of three temples announced in October 2019 by Church President Russell M.…

106 over and out: Chubbuck PD’s first female officer retiring

December 11, 2019 2:36 PM News Team

For nearly three decades, Capt. Jean Higgins has been one of the Chubbuck Police Department’s only female officers. In fact, when she started, she…

Colorado initiative would OK reintroducing the gray wolf

December 10, 2019 5:30 PM Associated Press

Wildlife activists want Colorado voters to decide next year if the endangered gray wolf should be reintroduced in the state decades after it was…

Wyoming celebrates 150th anniversary of women’s suffrage

December 10, 2019 1:14 PM Associated Press

Wyoming marked Tuesday the 150th anniversary of becoming the first government in the U.S. to give women the unrestricted right to…

Wyoming teen to be tried as an adult in planned shooting

December 10, 2019 1:15 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming judge has ruled that a teenager should be tried as an adult after he was accused of bringing two guns to his junior high school in Gillette…

Steve Groene, father of kids slain by killer, dies at 62

December 10, 2019 11:45 AM Associated Press

Steve Groene, the father of a northern Idaho family whose children fell prey to a serial murderer in 2005, died early Monday of cancer. He was…

The Haven changes cash donations

December 6, 2019 5:02 PM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- The Haven is no longer accepting cash donations. They have transitioned to a safer and easier online credit card…

Sawtooth isn’t just a mountain range in Idaho

December 5, 2019 12:40 PM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- Idaho National Laboratory is revealing it’s newest project. While the name pays tribute to some of Idaho’s famous…

Denny’s Wrecker Service continues December towing tradition

December 5, 2019 3:29 PM News Team

For over 30 years, Denny’s Wrecker Service has been offering drivers in the Pocatello-Chubbuck area a safe way to get home during the holidays.…

Beware of slippery streets and sidewalks

December 4, 2019 9:26 PM News Team

With all slick roads and walkways in town it’s easy to find yourself slipping and sliding around.…

Habitat for Humanity moving into historic Pocatello building

December 3, 2019 3:45 PM News Team

For more than a year, Katie Counts, manager of the Habitat for Humanity Restore, has felt the need to expand. The current store of off Garrett Way…

Thanksgiving inside the Bannock County Jail

November 28, 2019 4:50 PM News Team

Every year, on the last Thursday in November, kitchens are hard at work making sure the big meal is ready to go.…

Barrasso joins Trump in Afghanistan

November 28, 2019 7:53 PM News Team

Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso joined President Trump for an unannounced visit to American troops stationed at Bagram Air Base in…

Whitworth family tradition keeps holiday meals on the table

November 27, 2019 9:17 PM News Team

While many families spent Wednesday preparing their big meal for Thursday, one local family was carving up meals for nearly 700 people. It’s a…

2 hurt during West Yellowstone ski camp

November 27, 2019 10:48 AM News Team

Two cross-country skiers were hospitalized Tuesday after they were involved in separate skiing accidents. …

Ft. Hall fire leaves family homeless

November 27, 2019 3:44 AM News Team

A family of 12 was left homeless after a fire on the Fort Hall Reservation…

Weather may cause holiday travel trouble

November 26, 2019 8:22 PM News Team

The weeks around Thanksgiving are always among the busiest for the travel. In fact, a record 31.6 million Americans are expected to take flight over…

Grand Targhee plans Wednesday opening

November 26, 2019 8:22 AM News Team

Grand Targhee Resort has announced it plans to open its season on Wednesday. …

E-bikes win limited national forest approval

November 25, 2019 2:50 PM News Team

E-bikes will be welcome on national forests, but will be subject to the same rules that apply to other motorized…

Yellowstone biologists gain upper hand on lake trout

November 22, 2019 3:16 PM News Team

Over the past 20 years, Yellowstone National Park has invested over $20 million to recover the native cutthroat trout population. …

Grand Targhee postpones opening indefinetely

November 20, 2019 11:14 AM News Team

Grand Targhee Ski Resort has called off a Friday…

Study shows bison tend their pastures

November 21, 2019 3:35 PM News Team

A 10-year study of bison migration and grazing in Yellowstone National Park confirm the animals shape vegetation cycles and enhance growth throughout…

ISU Credit Union celebrates festival anniversary with donation

November 21, 2019 3:17 PM News Team

ISU Credit Union added an additional $10,000 to its donation to the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District Festival of Trees Thursday. …

Pocatello Creek restoration project underway

November 20, 2019 4:43 PM News Team

Construction crews began work Wednesday on a Pocatello Creek stream restoration project.…

Rusty Parrot condemned as fire investigation concludes

November 20, 2019 4:37 PM News Team

A fire that destroyed the Rusty Parrot Lodge in Jackson Monday night started on the south deck of the lodge, according to Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Fire…

Teton Valley program to focus on aquifer recharge

November 20, 2019 1:30 PM News Team

The Idaho Water Resource Board has approved spending $60,600 from the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program to fund water delivery agreements…

Fire damages Rusty Parrot Lodge

November 19, 2019 9:26 AM News Team

Fire caused significant damage to the historic Rusty Parrot Lodge in downtown Jackson Monday…

West Yellowstone Police seek theft suspect

November 19, 2019 8:54 AM News Team

West Yellowstone Police are seeking this man in connection with a Monday afternoon…

Trucks travel on I-15 near active construction.

The commute of east Idaho’s future

November 14, 2019 4:57 PM News Team

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – It’s no secret that Idaho is growing. In fact, the Gem State has seen nearly a 12 percent population increase over the…

5-year-old Raelynn Demontigny, 3-year-old Lianna Demontigny and 1-year-old Tony Demontigny

Amber Alert canceled

November 14, 2019 11:49 AM News Team

An Amber Alert has been issued for three children in Cascade County…

Yellowstone National Park, Facebook

November 5, 2019 4:56 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming legislative committee will discuss possibly expanding the Medicaid program in the…

Shooting suspect filed $9M tort claim against city in Idaho

November 5, 2019 4:50 PM Associated Press

A man shot by Idaho police officers has filed a tort claim seeking $9 million in damages after he had his legs amputated after the…

Ed Smart to speak for first time about coming out at summit

November 4, 2019 4:48 PM Associated Press

The father of Utah kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart will speak publicly for the first time since coming out as gay at a LGBTQ youth…

Huntsmans give $150M to start mental health institute

November 4, 2019 4:47 PM Associated Press

The University of Utah says a new mental health institute funded by a $150 million donation from the influential Huntsman family will focus on…

Wyoming trooper injured while assisting stranded motorist

November 1, 2019 4:45 PM Associated Press

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says one of its troopers has been suffered minor injuries in an accident on Interstate…

Fallen Utah Marine killed in WWII identified after 75 years

October 31, 2019 4:44 PM Associated Press

A U.S. defense agency has identified and recovered the body of a Utah Marine about 76 years after he was killed in battle during World War…

Judge: Woman’s sex assault lawsuit against UI can continue

October 31, 2019 4:37 PM Associated Press

A federal judge says a woman’s lawsuit against the University of Idaho for allegedly placing her at higher risk of sexual assault can move…

Idaho man sets woman on fire, gets up to 10 years in prison

November 12, 2019 4:37 PM Associated Press

A district judge has sentenced an Idaho man to at least three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to domestic battery as part of a plea…

Utah Alcoholic Beverage Control out of bar licenses again

October 30, 2019 4:34 PM Associated Press

A Utah liquor commission has announced it is running out of bar licenses for potential business owners again after a similar shortage two years…

Salt Lake City sets record low for date, month at 14 degrees

November 12, 2019 4:34 PM Associated Press

Salt Lake City’s official temperature of 14 degrees at 3:37 a.m. Wednesday set a record low for Oct. 30 and for the month of…

Montana hunter reports shooting grizzly bear in self-defense

October 28, 2019 4:31 PM Associated Press

State wildlife officials are investigating after a hunter reported shooting a grizzly bear in self-defense in southwestern…

Assistant Wyoming football coach Garza resigns after DUI

October 28, 2019 4:30 PM Associated Press

Assistant University of Wyoming football coach Willie Mack Garza has resigned after being charged with drunken…

Utah authorities seek information on cattle shooting cases

October 28, 2019 4:28 PM Associated Press

The Humane Society of Utah has offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to those responsible for fatally shooting cattle in multiple…

Medical pot users face barriers in Utah after legalization

October 25, 2019 4:25 PM Jilliana Colina

Medical marijuana patients are encountering skeptical doctors and struggling to get the drug as they wait for Utah to launch its medical marijuana…

Idaho officer rape charge dropped, still under investigation

October 25, 2019 4:23 PM Associated Press

A judge has dismissed a felony rape charge against an Idaho police officer at the request of the prosecutors needing more time to present evidence to…

Police: Woman killed had BB gun that looked 9mm handgun

October 25, 2019 4:21 PM Associated Press

Authorities in southwestern Idaho say a woman pointed a BB gun that resembled a 9mm handgun at officers before two officers opened fire, killing…

Report: No defects in tour bus in Utah crash that killed 4

November 7, 2019 7:33 PM News Team

U.S. authorities investigating a tour bus crash that killed four Chinese tourists in Utah say they haven’t uncovered any mechanical problems that…

Former Montana couple plead guilty to abusing adopted son

October 24, 2019 5:01 PM News Team

A former Montana couple has pleaded guilty to charges they used illegal methods to punish their adopted, 12-year-old son. The Montana Standard…

Utah liquor stores to pour cases of beer down the drain

October 24, 2019 2:54 PM News Team

Liquor store owners in Utah have announced plans to pour any beer 5% alcohol by volume or less down the drain if it remains on store shelves at…

Attorneys say Idaho man’s attorney-client privilege violated

October 24, 2019 11:59 AM News Team

Defense attorneys representing an Idaho man suspected of stabbing a man say prosecutors have violated his constitutional right to attorney-client…

Judge rules Utah county violated rights with gang injunction

October 23, 2019 5:24 PM News Team

A federal judge has ruled a Utah county violated the rights of two men who were targeted using an injunction restricting the actions of suspected…

Montana landowner sues to stop bison hunt near Yellowstone

October 23, 2019 12:43 PM News Team

A Montana landowner is suing the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service to halt the hunting of bison just outside Yellowstone National…

Wyoming wind farm project set to clear hurdle

October 22, 2019 12:21 PM News Team

Power Company of Wyoming has moved a step closer to clearing a final environmental requirement for its massive Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind…

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint missionary dies in African country of Congo

October 22, 2019 12:00 PM News Team

A missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died in the central African county of Congo. The Church said in a news release…

Boise priest defrocked after child pornography conviction

October 21, 2019 2:44 PM News Team

The Vatican has defrocked an Idaho priest who was convicted of possessing violent and extreme child pornography last year. The Idaho Statesman…

Killing of orphaned Idaho black bear cub raises questions

October 21, 2019 10:58 AM News Team

Questions are being raised after an Idaho Department of Fish and Game officer killed an orphaned black bear cub in Hailey last week rather than send…