‘Diesel Brothers’ TV show appeals air pollution fine
The stars of the “Diesel Brothers” reality TV show are appealing a federal court ruling requiring them to pay $848,000 to the U.S. government and…
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COVID-19 changing real estate practices
Coronavirus-related safety precautions may make real estate traditions, like open houses and agents driving potential buyers from house to house,…
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Utah becomes latest state to cancel rest of school year
Utah is joining more than 20 other states in canceling in-person classes at public schools for the rest of the school year to prevent the spread of…
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Idaho woman dies from injuries suffered in Boise house fire
Fire officials in Idaho say an 80-year-old woman died from injuries suffered during a house fire.…
Continue Reading Sign business hosts drive-by Easter egg hunt
When it became evident that a traditional Easter celebration wasn’t going to be possible this year, a Pocatello sign business had an idea.…
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Crushing the Curve in Idaho
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – For Crush the Curve Idaho, the first thing to figure out was how to get supplies when the whole country is looking…
Continue Reading ISU instructor helping students get hands-on experience from home
An Idaho State University automotive instructor is working to give his students the hands-on learning experience they need to learn from home.…
Continue Reading East Idaho groups receive COVID Response funds
The Idaho Community Foundation has approved nearly $300,000 in grant awards for Eastern Idaho organizations. …
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Staying safe in the back-country
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – As the weather warms up, the amount of activity in the back-country and outdoor recreational areas goes up. Despite…
Continue Reading Movie theaters looking for silver linings during closure
Nobody knows for sure when the next time you’ll be able to walk into a movie theatre is. But, despite the closures, there’s still some action…
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RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- What’s old is new again at two Eastern Idaho dairy farms. At Reed’s Dairy, the classic milkman is appearing on more…
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The need for blood is constant
Blood banks are asking you to help your community if you can. They are still open under this stay at home…
Continue Reading A much needed diaper donation expected next week
The parent company of Huggies is expected to donate around 275,000 diapers next week.…
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Ketchum to participate in COVID-19 study
A COVID-19 antibody study will focus on Blaine County. …
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Blackfoot School District will move to 4-day week
School districts statewide are deciding what to do with the remainder of the academic year. In Blackfoot, no decision has been made yet, but the…
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Democrat from Ryan Park running for Wyoming U.S. House seat
A man who has split his time between southeast Wyoming and teaching overseas is running for the state’s lone U.S. House…
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Judge orders release of report on offensive school flyers
A Wyoming judge has ordered the release of a school district’s investigative report on bullying and harassment at a junior high school in Cheyenne…
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Coronavirus cancels Wyoming’s 2020 Shrine football game
Wyoming’s 2020 Shrine Bowl all-star high school football game has been canceled due to the…
Continue Reading Lava Hot Springs hotel offering complimentary night for truckers
During these trying times, everyone could use a helping hand. In Lava Hot Springs, a hotel is welcoming all truckers to “come and stay” for a free…
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University of Wyoming plans virtual graduation amid COVID-19
The University of Wyoming has canceled traditional graduation and will instead hold virtual commencement ceremonies because of the…
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Man who opened fire at Idaho officers dies of gunshot wounds
An Idaho man who was shot by police in Caldwell last Saturday after opening fire on officers has died of his injuries, officials…
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Porn warning labels bill becomes law without Gov. signature
Pornography will have to come with a warning label in Utah after Gov. Gary Herbert allowed the measure to become law over protest from the…
Continue Reading App uses AI to identify COVID-19
How would you feel if you could get coronavirus test results on your phone in a matter of seconds? Well, you might be able to soon.…
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Fairness In Women’s Sports Act bans some transgender athletes
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho Governor Brad Little signed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act in March, which makes Idaho the first state…
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Latter-day Saints to remove Angel Moroni during restoration work
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to temporarily remove the Angel Moroni statue from its Salt Lake Temple during restoration…
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Being prepared for what’s next
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Emergencies can strike at any moment. Just having a 72-hour supply of the necessities can take you a long way…
Continue Reading Videographer helping local businesses stay active on social media
Times are tough for numerous local businesses. One local videographer is working to help keep them active on social media.…
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Throwback: A look back at the 1983 Challis earthquake
We went into our newscast archive and found a report Darien Laird did on the Challis earthquake. The report aired in 2011 when we were looking back…
Continue Reading Idaho man in critical condition after police shooting
A Caldwell, Idaho, man who was shot by police has remained in a hospital in critical condition since Saturday as an investigation…
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6.5 magnitude earthquake shakes the region
Around 5:52 p.m. Tuesday, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake was registered near Custer County.…
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Search underway for man accused of shooting at deputies
State and local law enforcement agencies are searching for an Idaho man they say shot at two deputies and then…
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Wyoming asks US Supreme Court to deny death row appeal
Wyoming’s attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a death row inmate’s request for appeal, arguing he did not preserve his ability to…
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Wyoming court to rule on birth certificate gender changes
The Wyoming Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case that would determine whether transgender residents can change the genders on their birth…
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Idaho officials observe 57 mountain goats in Selkirk range
Idaho biologists counted 57 mountain goats in the Selkirk Mountain Range this year, the first survey of the animals in the range since…
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Idaho lawmaker flouts stay-at-home order with church service
A northern Idaho lawmaker led a church service on Sunday despite a statewide stay-at-home order by Gov. Brad Little to prevent the spread of the…
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3 found dead in northern Wyoming, man arrested in Montana
Three people have been found dead in northern Wyoming and authorities have arrested a man in southern…
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Local restaurant shows you how to cook your favorite meals
Missing the food from your favorite restaurant? Pocatello’s Puerto Vallarta has you covered.…
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Interfaith Council joins The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in invitation for worldwide fasting and prayer
Local Interfaith Council asks all to join them in personal fasting and prayer Sunday, March 29, 2020 for relief from the COVID-19…
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Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell cleared of COVID-19
The Utah Jazz announced Friday all players and personnel, including Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, were medically cleared by the state’s health…
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Utah governor tells people to stay home to combat COVID-19
Utah Gov. Gary Hebert issued a stay-home directive Friday as the state works to curb the spread of the new coronavirus that’s now infected hundreds…
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EIRMC prepares to tackle coronavirus
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – East Idaho Regional Medical Center has conducted over 50 COVID-19 tests and so far they have all come back negative.…
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Bingham’s telehealth lets patients see doctors without leaving home
People are doing more from home than ever before: working, exercising and even visiting the…
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Restaurants are trying to deal with the stay at home order
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Restaurants are used to competing for diners throughout the year, but due to COVID-19, local restaurants are just…
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Social distancing also impacting law enforcement
Gov. Brad Little’s state-wide stay-home order doesn’t include essential services like law enforcement, but agencies are still feeling the effects of…
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Mountain Home Air Force base gets tactical gear for women
The Mountain Home Air Force Base is changing some of its equipment to make sure women in the security forces have properly tailored…
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‘I’m making masks in avoidance’: Pocatello woman sewing for those in need
For Linda Davies of Pocatello, quarantine is a chance to sew masks for those in need. Davies, 71, is normally involved in estate liquidations and the…
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Boise mayor issues social distancing order to slow virus
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean has enacted a social distancing order, requiring Boise businesses and venues to keep groups of people to fewer than 10 at…
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ATV crash kills 11-year-old in southwest Wyoming
An 11-year-old has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in southwestern…
Continue Reading Utah school closure extended during coronavirus outbreak
Classes at Utah schools will remain dismissed at least through May 1, Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday as the number of diagnosed cases of the new…
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Wyoming medium-security inmate dies in suicide
A Wyoming prison inmate is dead in an apparent…
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Doctors: Testing restraints limit Wyoming COVID-19 detection
A shortage of testing capacity is making it harder for health officials in Wyoming to determine just how many people in the state have been infected…
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Ex-library director files lawsuit against city of Lewiston
A former library director has sued the city of Lewiston over her termination two years ago, alleging sexual harassment, a hostile work environment…
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California man gets life sentence in Boise rape case
A California man has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison in connection with a Boise rape six years…
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Truckers experiencing a hard road due to COVID-19
It’s been a long road for truckers over the past few weeks.…
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Judge asked to force decision on US wolverine protections
Wildlife advocates on Wednesday asked a U.S. judge to force the government into deciding if the snow-loving wolverine should be federally protected…
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Health centers take measures to protect high-risk patients
Heritage Home Health & Hospice, like many care centers around the nation, is proceeding with caution when it comes to high-risk patients.…
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Habitat for Humanity Restore worries it may not survive outbreak without community help
The Habitat for Humanity Restore closed its doors on Tuesday in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.…
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Jack-knifed truck led to fatal pileup on Wyoming highway
A collision between two semi-trucks led one to jack-knife across westbound lanes of a Wyoming highway and cause a pileup that killed three people, a…
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College of Southern Idaho names new president
A provost from a New York community college will be the College of Southern Idaho’s next…
Continue Reading Prominent pair of long-serving Wyoming lawmakers to retire
Two prominent and long-serving Wyoming state lawmakers are planning to…
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Sheriff: Boy killed at random in Idaho mobile home shooting
Authorities say a young boy died after a man began shooting at a mobile home in Horseshoe Bend late Sunday…
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Grand Targhee/JHMR to end their seasons Sunday
Grand Targhee Resort will close for the season at the end of business Sunday, March…
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North Bannock firefighters offer to shop for the elderly
The North Bannock Fire Department announced Friday that firefighters are offering to shop for those who don’t want to leave their homes. …
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Utah closing public schools to prevent spread of coronavirus
Utah will close most public school functions starting starting Monday to reduce the risk of spreading the new coronavirus.…
Continue Reading District: People are in favor of 4-day week
Blackfoot School District Superintendent Brian Kress said a recent survey showed that more than 80% of district parents, teachers and students were…
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Utah limits gatherings to 100 people as coronavirus spreads
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says gatherings should be limited to 100 people for at least the next two weeks in an effort to prevent the spread of the…
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Mass gatherings banned in Oregon under governor’s order
All gatherings of more than 250 people are banned statewide in Oregon for four weeks to try to stop the spread of the new coronavirus under an order…
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Utah State University moves academic courses online
In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to our campus communities, Utah State University will move academic courses online on Wednesday, March…
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Wyoming: Ample coronavirus-testing capacity after 1st case
Wyoming health officials expect to have ample capacity to keep testing for the new coronavirus after a woman from northwestern Sheridan County became…
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Childcare in Idaho is problem for us all
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – 479 million dollars. That’s the amount of money Idaho loses each year due to childcare issues. The reason was…
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‘Well-oiled machine’ pumps out election results in record time
The Bannock County Elections Office was able to release results Tuesday shortly after 10 p.m. – over an hour earlier than originally expected.…
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Rocky Mountain Power seeks residential electric increase
Wyoming regulators will begin planning in the weeks ahead to consider rate changes proposed by the state’s largest electric…
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Idaho sisters plead guilty in murder-for-hire case
Two sisters from north-central Idaho pleaded guilty to amended chargings in a murder-for-hire scheme after trying to hire an undercover deputy to…
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Bingham Healthcare opens new urgent care center
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Pocatello Tuesday for 1st Choice Urgent…
Continue Reading ‘Diesel Brothers’ to pay over $851K for Utah air pollution
A federal judge has ordered custom truck makers from the television show “Diesel Brothers” to pay more than $851,000 to the U.S. government and a…
Continue Reading Lawsuit aims to keep N. Idaho road near border closed
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Trump administration decision to reopen a long-closed road built through grizzly bear…
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Video recording prohibited at public meetings in south Idaho
County commissioners in southern Idaho have temporarily banned video recordings of weekly public meetings despite advice against the motion from…
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Bills address missing, murdered Indigenous people in Wyoming
Information on missing or murdered Indigenous people in Wyoming could improve under legislation that would better manage missing persons reports and…
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Coronavirus patient went to BYU game, risk considered low
Utah public health officials are contacting and testing Brigham Young University basketball fans who sat near a coronavirus patient at a game prior…
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Wyoming tribe to vote; medical marijuana backers press case
Advocates for legalizing medical marijuana have been pressing their case in the days before a possible vote this weekend on Wyoming’s Wind River…
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Idaho wildlife officials investigate sturgeon poaching
State wildlife authorities are investigating a poaching incident after a sturgeon carcass was found in the Boise…
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US to hire two grizzly specialists in Montana amid conflicts
The U.S. Department of the Interior is providing money for two specialists to help it manage grizzly bears in Montana following conflicts with…
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‘This is the time to get this taken care of’: Pocatello group cleans up trail garbage
A Pocatello group is working to clean the garbage off trails around…
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Missing diary from 1956 returned to its original owner
Goodwill stores have been known to hold hidden gems, even in the Gem State.…
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40,000 meals for the food bank: Grace Lutheran hosts Meals of Hope event
Grace Lutheran High School is working to send 40,000 meals to the Idaho…
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Utah House passes new requirements for abortion providers
Abortion clinics would be required to cremate fetal remains and women would have to get an ultrasound before the procedure under proposals that…
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Idaho Police: Officer in good condition after shooting
A police officer shot during a standoff in northern Idaho is in good condition at an area hospital, and investigators are waiting for a report from a…
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East Idaho prepares for potential coronavirus spread
Coronavirus cases are on the rise and people around east Idaho are taking steps to prepare.…
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Boise State students in isolation due to coronavirus worries
Boise State University said Thursday that four students from South Korea participating in a school program are in self-isolation for 14 days in…
Continue Reading Community college hoops tourney suspended by virus concerns
The Northwest Athletic Conference community college women’s basketball tournament was suspended Thursday after the host school was shut down because…
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Prosecutor: Boise officers justified in fatal 2019 shooting
Two Boise Police Department officers who fatally shot a woman in October 2019 were justified in their actions after officers say she pointed a BB gun…
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Wyoming issues first hemp processing and producing license
The Wyoming Department of Agriculture says the state has issued its first hemp processing and producing license.…
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Rolling for a good cause: Wheelchair basketball exhibition fundraises for the disabled
A wheelchair basketball exhibition game was held at Elwell Gym on Wednesday as a fundraiser for the Franklin County Medical Center’s (FCMC)…
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Wyoming celebrity game to feature Harrison Ford, Kanye West
Actor Harrison Ford and rapper Kanye West will take part in a celebrity softball game for charity in…
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Mail-in ballots to be sent following delays in Wyoming
Voters should start receiving mail-in ballots for the upcoming Democratic presidential caucus in Wyoming as ballots will be mailed out starting…
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Boise adopts hand-held phone ban for drivers
It’s now illegal to use a hand-held device while driving in…
Continue Reading Officer shot, suspect dead after northern Idaho standoff
Authorities say a northern Idaho police officer was shot and wounded and the suspect is dead after a standoff in Kootenai County Tuesday…
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Wyoming court orders return of $470K seized in traffic stop
The Wyoming Supreme Court has ordered state authorities to return $470,000 police seized during a traffic stop.…
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Utah holds Super Tuesday primary voting for the first time
Utah voters’ first chance to go to the polls on Super Tuesday amid a hotly contested Democratic nominating contest is bringing strong turnout and…
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Bingham County deputy receives special note after rollover crash
On February 17, Bingham County Deputy Josh Eaton was called to the scene of a rollover crash.…
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