Boise man charged with seeking murder of child, her parents
A Boise man is being held on a $5 million bond after prosecutors said he molested a 7-year-old girl and then asked someone to have the child and her…
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Major GOP donor Friess decides against Wyoming US Senate run
Republican mega-donor Foster Friess has decided not to run for an open U.S. Senate seat in…
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Idaho Statesman journalists announce plans to unionize
Journalists at a major daily newspaper in Idaho announced plans to unionize on…
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Small earthquake shakes area near Yellowstone National Park
A small earthquake has shaken an area near Yellowstone National Park.…
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Snowmobiler hospitalized after crash near West Yellowstone
A 22-year-old woman from Uraguay was hospitalized Friday after a snowmobile accident 14 miles north of West Yellowstone. …
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Thunder Ridge students kindness goes viral
AMMON, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- This video of a heartfelt gesture already has more that 4 million views and growing. These high school students just wanted…
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Utah advances plan to remove felony status for polygamy
Polygamy wouldn’t be a felony crime in Utah for the first time in 85 years under a bill that passed the Legislature and appears to be supported by…
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Judge to view report on offensive school flyers in Wyoming
A judge will privately review a school district’s report on racist and homophobic flyers posted at a Wyoming junior high school as he considers a…
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COVID-19’s impact on Latter-day Saints around the world
Recent concern regarding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) has generated much public attention and has caused significant change in travel, personal…
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Wyoming tribe declares state of emergency over meth use
Tribal leaders in Wyoming have declared a state of emergency over the use of methamphetamine amid fears increasing drug use could threaten the tribe…
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Columbia River operations plan released for comment
A four state coalition of agencies has released a long-anticipated draft environmental impact statement for Columbia River System…
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Idaho couple charged over illegally selling $3K in whisky
Police have arrested a couple suspected of selling more than $3,000 worth of Scotch whisky from a Coeur d’Alene storage unit to undercover Idaho…
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Wyoming House passes bill mandating freight train crew sizes
The Wyoming House of Representatives advanced legislation to the Senate that would mandate crews of two persons or more on all class-one freight…
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Utah abortion ban proposal gets early nod from lawmakers
Utah would ban most abortions if the U.S. legal landscape changes under a proposal that has gotten an early nod of approval at the Legislature.…
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Jerome woman sentenced to up to 14 years for dairy theft
A Jerome woman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing more than $660,000 from a southern Idaho…
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Woman charged with killing husband on northern Idaho lake
Two years after a man died in northern Idaho’s Lake Coeur d’Alene, his wife has been charged with his…
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Pocatello FD taking part in Community Risk Assessment pilot program
The Pocatello Fire Department is one of 25 departments around the country selected to take part in an NFPA pilot program.…
Continue Reading Wyoming school board approves $230K asbestos settlement
A pending lawsuit was settled with a Wyoming school board after they agreed to pay $230,000 over asbestos exposure at Kelly Walsh High School in…
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Utah proposal to add warning label to porn moves forward
A proposal to require labels on some pornography in Utah is one step closer to becoming law.…
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Local program aims to punch-out Parkinson’s
Four times a week, Poky4Parkys meets at the Senior Activity Center looking to throw haymakers at Parkinson’s disease.…
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Jackknifed truck injures Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper
A crash in northeastern Wyoming has injured a Wyoming Highway Patrol…
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$2,000 reward offered in Wyoming golden eagle poisoning case
Federal investigators want help from the public as they try to find out who poisoned a golden eagle and ravens in southwest Wyoming four years…
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Idaho man pleads guilty to murder charges in woman’s killing
An Idaho man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after backing out of an earlier plea deal in a case involving the death of a 32-year-old woman…
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Almost $4M in work planned at Devils Tower National Monument
The National Park Service is about to begin facility and trail work totaling almost $4 million in Devils Tower National Monument in northeastern…
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LDS Business College changes its name, offers new degrees
LDS Business College Board of Trustees announced Tuesday LDS Business College will become Ensign College.…
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Energy interests lobby for open discussion of river management issues
Idaho Falls is among multiple agencies seeking collaborative Columbia River…
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Officials: Faulty light caused fire that killed twin boys
Officials say an electrical fault in a light fixture caused a house fire that killed twin 3-year-old boys in the north-central Idaho town of…
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Boy, 5, hit and killed by vehicle south of Salt Lake City
Authorities say a 5-year-old boy was hit and killed by a vehicle south of Salt Lake City.…
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Strict Utah abortion ban proposed with ‘trigger clause’
Most abortions would be banned in Utah under a proposal at the state Legislature.…
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Panel meets to discuss nuclear waste removal agreement
On Friday, a panel including Senator Jim Risch, Congressman Mike Simpson and Governor Brad Little came together at the Bennion Student Union to…
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Utah lawmakers advance bill targeting insulin costs
Utah lawmakers have advanced a bill that would cap copays at $100 a month for insulin, decreasing the cost of the medicine for diabetes patients and…
Continue Reading Ex-Wyoming teacher pleads not guilty to abuse allegations
A former substitute middle school teacher has pleaded not guilty to multiple felonies after authorities say he sexually abused a then 14-year-old…
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Four-year degree planning approved for 2 Wyoming colleges
The Wyoming Community College Commission has given a college district permission to begin planning to offer four-year degree…
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1 killed in shooting at Idaho senior complex, suspect dead
One person was killed and three were injured in a shooting at an apartment complex for senior citizens in a Boise suburb and the suspect also died,…
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Taco John’s launches re-branding and growth initiative
A Wyoming-based fast food company is attempting to revamp its branding and expand the franchise as it adds new stores and remodels older…
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Concordia University in Missouri to own Boise law school
Officials with Concordia Law in Boise, Idaho say Concordia University in St. Paul has agreed to become the law school’s new owner.…
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University of Wyoming trustees pick 3 president finalists
University of Wyoming trustees have chosen three finalists for the job of university…
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Court: Convicted rapist can argue his lawyer was ineffective
A man convicted of rape in Idaho and sexual assault in Pennsylvania after prosecutors said he duped then drugged and assaulted women in both states…
Continue Reading Wyoming high court rules against town in daycare tax case
The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled against a small town that sought to avoid paying taxes on a daycare…
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NTEC reaches deal to pay taxes on Wyoming coal production
The new owner of two Wyoming coal mines has reached an agreement to pay $44 million in local…
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Idaho County complies with 1975 land use law for first time
A rural Idaho county is complying with state law by approving a comprehensive land use plan after 45 years of…
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Business as usual: Jakers open after car crashes through front door
Jakers Bar and Grill is open for business and operating as normal after a car drove through the restaurant’s front door Monday.…
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Dustin Alfaro appears in court for ‘calendar issue’
A simple calendar issue brought accused killer Dustin Alfaro back into a Bannock County courtroom Tuesday.…
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Wyoming jail returns funds after receiving counterfeit bills
A Wyoming jail unwittingly helped an inmate earn a profit from counterfeit money when it returned unused funds from a commissary account where he’s…
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Trial begins in lawsuit over missing woman’s murdered sons
A final chapter has begun in the horrific saga of a Utah woman who vanished a decade ago and the killings of her young sons years later.…
Continue Reading Proposal on warning labels for pornography passes Utah House
A proposal to require warning labels on pornography in Utah has passed the state House, a step that an adult-entertainment industry group called a…
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Wyoming man pleads not guilty to killing girlfriend
A Wyoming man who has suffered two traumatic brain injuries has denied charges that he killed his girlfriend during an argument in which she returned…
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State leaders propose purchasing land in southern Wyoming
State officials have discussed purchasing land to improve public land access and generate new…
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University of Wyoming president finalists to visit campus
The search for the University of Wyoming’s next president has narrowed to three finalists, all of whom are expected to visit the campus next week, a…
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Wyoming lawmakers reject Medicaid expansion effort
Wyoming lawmakers have rejected the second effort to expand Medicaid in five…
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4th person charged in death of West Yellowstone boy
Three people have been charged in the murder of a 12-year old boy near West Yellowstone.…
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Possible Tylee Ryan sighting at a Nashville concert
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- A woman says she believes she saw a girl who closely resembles Tylee Ryan at a concert in Nashville December 22,…
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Parents speak out after son dies in jail
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- A civil lawsuit has been settled in Bannock County as part of a wrongful death in the jail in December 2018. The county…
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After petitions, Reading Time with the Queens has largest crowd yet
On Saturday morning, the Pocatello community showed out at the first Reading Time with the Queens in the wake of recent petitions.…
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Free Community Heart and Health Fair in Idaho Falls
Keep your heart aflutter post-Valentines at the Community Heart and Health Fair in Idaho Falls on…
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Smooches From Pooches event in Pocatello
If your Valentine’s Day quest for unconditional love was unsuccessful, it’s not too late to find some at the Smooches for Pooches event at the…
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Black LDS Church missionary attacked in possible hate crime
Utah authorities are investigating an attack on a black missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a possible hate…
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Firefighters return home from Australia
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- A pair of Bureau of Land Management firefighters are home after providing assistance in Australia. Battalion Chief…
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Reading Time with the Queens moves forward
During a Pocatello City Council meeting last Thursday, local carpenter Ted King said he planned to protest Reading Time With the Queens – a program…
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Idaho fugitive killed by officers in western North Dakota
Dakota Lee Chlarson, 25, was shot by officers in Dickinson on Thursday after he charged at them with scissors. Chlarson was being sought by the…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming spent $42,000 fighting records lawsuit
The University of Wyoming paid attorneys more than $42,000 in an unsuccessful attempt to block the release of records involving a decision not to…
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Police: No charges recommended in fatal Gillette shooting
Police in Gillette aren’t pursuing charges in a shooting…
Continue Reading Wyoming native dies in horse-riding accident at Utah ranch
Police say a Wyoming native has died in a horse-riding accident in Utah.…
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Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre plans to increase concert frequency
Bannock County is negotiating an agreement with Live Nation that would allow the production of the county’s own shows at the Portneuf Health Trust…
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Report: Wyoming app received more anonymous safety reports
An anonymous tipster application marketed to Wyoming students received a record number of tips last year, with suicide being the most frequently…
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Salt Lake City eyes 2034 Olympics after Sapporo bid for 2030
Salt Lake City may shift its focus to bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics rather than the Games four years earlier following the announcement that…
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FCC Chairman Pai tours Wyoming reservation broadband project
A top federal official toured Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation to look at efforts to improve internet access for tribal…
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States weigh fetal-remains bills amid abortion debate
A law requiring abortion and medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains passed the state Senate Tuesday in Utah.…
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Utah lawmakers halt push to rebuke Romney over impeachment
Utah lawmakers halt push to rebuke Romney over…
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Wyoming man sentenced up to 18 years for killing 1 in 2003 
A man was sentenced up to 18 years in prison after he fatally shot his former co-worker in a Wyoming parking lot in 2003, a judge…
Continue Reading Settlement means jewelry shop will give refunds to customers
An Idaho jewelry shop has won a dispute with an insurance company and a weather laboratory over the amount of snow that fell during a holiday…
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NHP: Car passing in no-pass zone may have killed 4 in Nevada
A preliminary investigation indicates a head-on crash that killed four people in northeast Nevada over the weekend was caused by the driver of a car…
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Federal officials OK drilling in Beartooth Mountains
U.S. Forest Service officials have given conditional approval to a Canadian company to conduct exploratory drilling at 35 sites in Montana’s…
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Local boy heads to Washington D.C.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- Kaleb Chatelain was awarded the Prudential Spirit of Community Award. On average, 2 awards are given per state. A…
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Family-friendly events celebrate Fire and Ice fest
The first full weekend of every February only means one thing in Lava Hot Springs: Fire & Ice Winterfest. All weekend, dozens of family-friendly…
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Idaho road closures
IDAHO, (KIFI/KIDK) Parts of the ID 32, ID, 33, ID 34 are closed due to blowing and drifting snow. The Idaho Department of Transportation says,…
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‘The people want it’: Medical marijuana petition making rounds
Moms for Marijuana’s Educate & Legalize tour made a stop in Pocatello Friday, hoping to inform those with questions and have supporters of the…
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12 avalanches in 24 hours
An avalanche crossed U.S. 89 at Geneva Summit between Montpelier and Geneva Friday, Feb. 7,…
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Romney shouldn’t be censured by Utah, governor says
Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he does not support a state lawmaker’s push to censure U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney over his vote to convict in…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming may now revoke honorary degrees
University of Wyoming trustees will now be able to revoke honorary…
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City of Pocatello partners with NAPA for parts store
The City of Pocatello has partnered with NAPA to put an auto parts store inside a city building.…
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Wyoming Democrats reaffirm confidence in upcoming caucus
Wyoming’s Democratic Party has confidence in the process that will be used to tally votes in the state’s upcoming presidential caucus, an official…
Continue Reading Romney returns to Utah to explain his impeachment decision
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney was back in Utah explaining his vote to convict President Donald Trump amid pushes by some angry GOP state legislators to…
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Wyoming school district discusses plan to arm educators
Officials in a Wyoming school district have held the first of three public meetings about a proposal to arm educators at six rural…
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Boise man sentenced to 85 years for child pornography
A Boise man has been sentenced to 85 years in prison after he was convicted of making and distributing child…
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Spokane shooting suspect arrested in Idaho
A 19-year-old man accused of shooting two people in a downtown Spokane apartment has been arrested in Priest River,…
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Coronaviruses are in Idaho, but not the strain from China
On Wednesday, officials confirmed a case of novel coronavirus in Wisconsin, bringing the total number of cases in the U.S. to 12.…
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2 Idaho-based trout farms combine in acquisition deal
Idaho trout farm Riverence Holdings has announced the acquisition of its larger competitor Clear Springs Foods and now controls the majority of the…
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Wyoming legislation promotes hunter education in schools
A Wyoming legislative resolution seeks to make firearms and hunter safety courses a regular part of the public school curriculum.…
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Utah legislative resolution proposes later school start time
A resolution encouraging consideration of later high school start times in Utah has earned unanimous support from a state legislative committee.…
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Construction on former Riverside Apartments could be done in 12-14 months
The Old Town building formerly known as the Riverside Apartments, located at 729 W Center St., is expected to have renovations and construction…
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Documents detail ouster of University of Wyoming president
The University of Wyoming launched an investigation into then-President Laurie Nichols after receiving accusations that she verbally abused…
Continue Reading Prosecutors won’t retry businessman accused of sex assault
Prosecutors have decided not to retry a Wyoming businessman whose sexual assault conviction was…
Continue Reading Utah lawmaker proposes warning label for pornography
A Utah lawmaker has unveiled a proposal to require pornography to carry warning labels or be subject to a possible $2,500 penalty, though an…
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2 missing Utah hunters found safe near Nevada-Idaho line
A pair of hunters from Utah who had been missing in the back country of northeast Nevada since Saturday have been found safe near the Idaho…
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Montana game farm quarantined after positive elk CWD test
A Montana game farm is under quarantine after an elk tested positive for chronic wasting disease.…
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LDS Church missionaries being cut in Liberia over supply worries
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is reducing the number of missionaries in Liberia due to economic conditions in Liberia and concerns…
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Avalanche class aims to keep snowmobilers safe
Nationwide, skiers are most frequently killed in avalanches, according to data from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. But in Idaho, it’s…
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Police: Utah boy to survive accidental shot to head
Utah authorities say a 9-year-old boy is in stable condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head. Authorities say Brigham City Police…
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Only one Bannock County couple appeals recent property assessments
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – A Bannock County couple appealed the assessed value of their property Thursday, claiming it was valued at nearly…
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