48 Hours Sneak Peek: The final days of JJ and Tylee
It’s still one of the most talked about missing persons cases in the country.…
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East Idaho fires burned less acres, more started by humans
In a typical fire season, about 106 fires in east Idaho will burn about 80,000…
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BYU-Idaho warns of campus closure if COVID-19 cases increase
Brigham Young University Idaho has issued a warning of a potential campus closure if COVID-19 cases continue to…
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Vigil held to remember Tylee Ryan
Thursday is a sad day in an already sad murder case of Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ”…
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Madison District 321 reports COVID-19 infections; extends harvest break
Eastern Idaho Public Health has reported three cases of COVID-19 within the Madison School…
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Windstorm brings down trees at Madison County cemetery
MADISON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Crews are still cleaning up downed trees at the Burton Cemetery in Madison County on Wednesday. Morgan Beattie is…
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White Sparrow Country store now open
After 128 years, the Archer General Store in Rexburg has been remodeled and taken over by new management. …
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Free clinic to provide medical service in Rexburg
The “Remote Area Medical” team will bring free, quality, dental, vision, and medical care to underinsured and uninsured people in Idaho on…
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Local library adjusts during pandemic
A good story can take us far away from the problems of the pandemic, without ever leaving…
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New businesses coming to Rexburg
From dog parks to ballparks to new businesses coming to town, Rexburg Mayor Jerry Merrill tells us there’s a lot in store for the community.…
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Idaho Falls, Rexburg temples among 19 temples moving to Phase 2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces phased temple reopenings each week.…
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Sign up now for the free clinic in Rexburg this weekend
For the first time in the organization’s history, Remote Area Medical or RAM, is making its first stop in Idaho to the city of…
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Behavioral Health Unit to be built at Madison Memorial
Madison Memorial Hospital has announced plans to proceed with construction of a new Behavioral Health…
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Judge rules Chad Daybell case can proceed to trial
The Chad Daybell case will likely go to…
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Prosecutor: Couple talked by phone on day kids’ bodies found
A couple at the center of a mystery over the deaths of the woman’s two children were heard in a jailhouse recording speaking by telephone to each…
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Day 1 of Chad Daybell’s preliminary hearing
Prosecutors on Monday began sketching out their evidence against a couple at the center of a bizarre case of two missing children whose bodies were…
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The Romance Theater in Rexburg is undergoing big changes
For over one hundred years the Romance Theater has been a place for entertainment for the community, now, Rexburg Cultural Arts Director Jed Platt…
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Remember to keep your guard up against criminals
Rexburg, Idaho may have been classified as the ‘Safest City in Idaho” in 2020 by Safewise, but that doesn’t mean it’s immune to criminal…
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Video streaming will continue in Daybell-Vallow court hearings
Fremont County Judge Feren Eddins has denied a motion to bar live broadcast or livestream coverage of preliminary court hearings for Lori Vallow and…
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Rexburg’s game plan against COVID-19
‘United We Stand Against COVID,’ as Mayor Merrill explains, is an initiative to help educate the public to remember to do things to keep people safe…
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Media objects to not allowing video access at Vallow, Daybell hearings
Local media, including Local News 8, along with other regional and national media organizations have joined together to object to a motion that would…
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Pioneer Day Presentation will take place in Rexburg
On Friday a Pioneer Day musical play will take place at the Beehive Pavilion in Rexburg’s Porter…
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Rexburg City Council votes not to mandate masks
REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Rexburg City Council voted 4-2 against a mask ordinance. The Council did approve, “United We Stand against COVID…
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Beauty industry adapts to COVID-19 challenges
When businesses and schools shut down due to the coronavirus, Paul Mitchell school in Rexburg fell into a gray…
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Rexburg’s first LGBTQ and Minority Resource Center is in the works
“It’s for everyone honestly so people can come here, ask questions. Parents of people that just came out like they can come, but overall a safe place…
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Elder L. Whitney Clayton to speak at online spring semester commencement ceremony
Brigham Young University-Idaho will broadcast an online commencement service to celebrate and recognize Spring Semester 2020 graduates.…
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East Idaho Credit Union opens new central location in Rexburg
For customers of East Idaho Credit Union in Rexburg, a trip to the bank may have got more…
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Rewatch local firework shows here
You can watch the local Fourth of July firework shows virtually here on our…
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2020 Independence Day celebration events
Below are the 2020 Independence Day events going on in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming and a list of canceled…
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Chad Daybell charged with conspiring to hide kids’ bodies in his yard
Prosecutors accused Chad Daybell of conspiring with Lori Vallow-Daybell to keep the bodies of her children hidden on his rural Idaho property, adding…
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Police say Lori Vallow-Daybell helped keep missing kids’ bodies hidden
Lori Vallow-Daybell made a first-appearance Tuesday afternoon in Fremont County Court at St.…
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Glitch sends out false alert, Lori Vallow-Daybell is still in jail
Lori Vallow-Daybell has not been released from…
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Documents: Lori Vallow-Daybell called kids ‘zombies’ before their deaths
Newly released court documents in the case of two kids who were found dead in rural Idaho reveal allegations that their mother believed they were…
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Rexburg will host their first Independence Day fireworks show
While many towns are canceling their Fourth of July celebrations, the city of Rexburg has something big in the…
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Court document detail how Tylee and JJ bodies were found
Chad Daybell’s preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for August 3, 2020, and August 4,…
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What Friday’s Juneteenth Celebration in Rexburg is about
On June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, slaves were finally told about President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The announcement came…
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BYU-Idaho students petition for a Center for Diversity and Inclusion after a controversial Facebook post was shared
A controversial post that was shared on the BYU-Idaho College of Performing and Visual Arts Facebook page has caused an outrage among…
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Rexburg has several projects in the works including a new River Adventure Park
The city of Rexburg has its plate full with projects for parks, street improvements and high speed…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell pleads not guilty
Chad Daybell has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of destruction, alteration or concealment of…
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Officials confirm recovered bodies are those of missing children
Rexburg Police say results of an autopsy have confirmed that the two sets of human remains discovered on Chad Daybell’s Salem property Tuesday were…
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Neighbors of Chad Daybell describe how the community has changed
“You’re a little more cautious of what you’re doing, or you say, you know, you don’t want to offend anybody,” Price…
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BYU-Idaho Spring Semester online commencement announced
Brigham Young University Idaho has announced an online commencement service recognizing and celebrating Spring Semester 2020…
Continue Reading Grandparents of J.J. visit where the remains of their grandson were found
“It’s torn up so many people, it’s destroyed. It’s torn up hope, homes, and there’s no need for this. I’m not coming in hostility in any way. I come…
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Flood Warning and Flood Watch for the Teton River and Henry’s Fork
(KIFI/KIDK) With rising water levels in the Upper Snake River Plain and Teton Valley, the National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a warning…
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Deseret Industries stores and donation centers start reopening
Deseret Industries stores and donation centers have started to reopen based on local regulations and store…
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Movies are back: theaters plan to reopen after Governor gives OK
Royal Theaters plan to open the Blackfoot Movie Mill and the Paramount Theater in Idaho Falls on Saturday.…
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BYU-Idaho enrollment on upswing
Brigham Young University-Idaho reports spring semester enrollment in remote courses of 20,559 students. …
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Rexburg Independence Day Parade to take place
The Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce is continuing with plans to hold the annual Independence Day Parade on July 4,…
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General Authority to speak in online BYU-Idaho commencement
Brigham Young University-Idaho will broadcast an online commencement service to celebrate and recognize Winter Semester 2020 graduates.…
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How BYU-Idaho was able to begin classes during a pandemic
While many schools finished its spring semester online and are on break until fall, Brigham Young University- Idaho, who runs on a track system,…
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“Going to break all kinds of records,” mail-in election has huge turnout
Bannock, Madison, Bingham and Bonneville counties are all seeing significant increases in people participating in the…
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Showing and selling cars in a new way
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The COVID-19 pandemic has also hit car dealerships. One in East Idaho is getting creative with how they sell. “You…
Continue Reading Missing Idaho kids’ uncle died of blood clot in Arizona
An autopsy report has revealed that a pulmonary blood clot killed the brother of a woman being detained over the disappearance of her…
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Prosecutors object to Vallow-Daybell motion
The Idaho Attorney General’s Office has asked 7th District Judge Michelle Radford Mallard to quash Lori Vallow-Daybell’s motion seeking…
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Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory for Friday AM
EASTERN IDAHO (KIFI/KIDK) A Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory has been issued for portions of the Snake River Plain and Magic Valley for Friday…
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Frost Advisory issued for Saturday morning
EASTERN IDAHO (KIFI/KIDK) Temperatures forecast for Saturday morning, have led the National Weather Service in Pocatello to issue a Frost Advisory.…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell bond upheld at $1 million
Lori Vallow/Daybell is scheduled to appear before Madison County Magistrate Judge Michelle Radford Mallard at 2 p.m.…
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Fake GoFundMe account set up for Lori Vallow-Daybell
Rexburg Attorney Sean Bartholick said a GoFundMe account to help raise $100,000,000 for Lori Vallow is fake.…
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Two popular radio hosts no longer on the air
Long-time morning news radio hosts, Neal Larson and Julie Mason, are no longer on the airwaves as of…
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Small business emergency money runs out, new grant opens today
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce created the Save Small Business Initiative, which starts accepting applications at 1:00 p.m. on…
Continue Reading Yellowstone Bear World opens for drive-thru only weekends
Yellowstone Bear World will be open for drive-thru only for the next two weekends.…
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Madison’s Bill Hawkins named to IHSAA Hall of Fame
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Madison legend Bill Hawkins has a long list of accomplishments to his name. He can add hall of famer to that list. The…
Continue Reading Idaho Attorney General to investigate Fremont County death
The Idaho Attorney General’s Office and Fremont County Prosecutor Marcia Murdoch have jointly signed an agreement that will allow the state to assist…
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A lawyers take on BYU-I student’s Spring housing contracts
“They have a legal right to cancel the contract that the landlord, quite frankly, doesn’t really have a say in it, they don’t get to say ‘no you have…
Continue Reading Teton Vu Drive-In is open this weekend
Teton Vu Drive-In in Rexburg will be open this…
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Man in custody after police chase outside Rexburg
A man from New York is sitting in the Madison County Jail after leading police on a chase Monday…
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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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Rexburg Mobile Food Pantry creates a drive-thru food distribution event
In a drive through fashion cars are drove in a line to pick up a box of food that was pre-prepared by small groups at the Idaho Food Bank.…
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BYU-Idaho cancels on-campus classes and students want their housing contract terminated. Here’s what the housing association is considering
“We have lots of things to consider as complex owners, financial and other obligations, that we have the students are foremost on our minds”…
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Rexburg Council adopts emergency declaration
The Rexburg City Council adopted an emergency declaration Monday to help the city deal with COVID-19…
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Rexburg LDS temple among almost 90 others temporarily closed due to COVID-19
The following temples are temporarily closed due to COVID-19…
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Governor Little and state health director address COVID-19 concerns
News anchor Todd Kunz talks with Idaho Governor Brad Little and Dave Jeppesen, Idaho Director of Health and Welfare about the current COVID-19…
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Rexburg businesses are being impacted by the lack of students
Classes at the private university have switched to online during the coronavirus crisis and on Wednesday the university announced they will be held…
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Senator Risch talks about stimulus package helping Idaho
U.S. Senator Jim Risch of Idaho responds to the Trump Administration’s request for a stimulus package to battle the economic impact from the…
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Man in custody after standoff
Madison County Sheriff’s deputies initiated a traffic stop Wednesday morning.…
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Judge disqualified from Lori Vallow Daybell case, preliminary hearing moved to May
During Friday’s hearing, Magistrate Judge Farren Eddins granted the stipulation filed to reschedule Lori Vallow Daybell’s preliminary hearing for…
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Yellowstone Bear World welcomes 11 new cubs
Twin, nine-week old bear cubs made their way onto the Local News 8 set Friday morning to help announce the exciting news they’ll be on a brief “tour”…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow Daybell seeks dismissal of judge
Attorneys for Lori Vallow Daybell have filed a motion to disqualify Magistrate Judge Ferin Eddins without…
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TEDxRexburg2020-Wonderland postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
After careful consideration, the TEDxRexburg Team has decided to postpone TEDxRexburg2020-Wonderland until early fall.…
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FBI meets with law enforcement agencies about Lori Vallow investigation
The FBI, Rexburg Police Department and numerous law enforcement agencies investigating cases related to Lori Vallow and her missing children, JJ…
Continue Reading What it takes to secure a $1 million bond
“If coming up with a million dollar bond isn’t hard enough, the real challenge is that you need to collateralize it and you have to do that for the…
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WATCH: Lori Vallow Daybell’s bail reduced to $1 million
Lori Vallow Daybell’s bail was reduced during her initial court appearance Friday afternoon at the Madison County Court House in Rexburg.…
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The Idaho Falls Bail Bond company Lori’s attorneys are working with told us there are some obstacles in Vallow’s way.…
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WATCH: Lori Vallow is back in Rexburg
Lori Vallow is back in Idaho after making her final court appearance in…
Continue Reading FBI, Rexburg Police seek images in missing Rexburg children’s case
The FBI and the Rexburg Police Department are asking that visitors who were at Yellowstone National Park on Sept. 8, 2019, submit any photos and…
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Grandmother of missing JJ Vallow will see Lori Vallow for the first time in more than a year on Friday
“We’ll see how I feel when I see her, I don’t know, I have no idea. I don’t know if I’ll feel anger or anything,” Woodcock…
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Lori Vallow set to be extradited to Idaho
Lori Vallow’s status hearing in Hawaii is scheduled for 12 p.m. Mountain Time. You can watch…
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Lori Vallow court appearance set for Friday
Lori Vallow’s initial court appearance has been set for Friday, March 6 at 2 p.m. at the Madison County Court House in…
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Free clinic in Rexburg is helping more patients than ever
The clinic continues to grow by the week with new improvements and availability. Supporters say it’s become a community made gem that helps those in…
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Sign on Chad Daybell’s door turns away media
Vallow had spent the last few months in Hawaii with her recent husband Chad Daybell. Witnesses say with Vallow’s pending extradition, Daybell has…
Continue Reading Woman disputes claim she knows whereabouts of missing Rexburg kids
The adult niece of an Idaho woman whose two children have been missing for five months is cooperating in the FBI’s investigation into the…
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FBI Command Center arrives in Rexburg
The FBI is assisting the Rexburg Police in the Lori Vallow/Daybell case by sending a Command Center van to the city.…
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New ‘quad complex’ coming to Rexburg
The quad complex will consist of softball and baseball fields that will be used for tournaments and…
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WATCH: Lori Vallow bail remains at $5 million, waives extradition
Lori Vallow asked a judge to reconsider her $5 million bail, but the judge said it will remain at $5 million during a court hearing in…
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Madison County prosecutor requests documents concerning the Vallow case
For months, investigators have interviewed many sources that have had interactions with Lori Vallow and her missing children before their…
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Lori Vallow wants $5 million bail reduced
A mother arrested in Hawaii over the disappearance of her two Idaho children wants a judge to reconsider her $5 million…
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Pothole warnings issued for some roads
SUGAR CITY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Transportation Department has issued pothole warnings for Highway 20 and Highway 33. Highway 33 has a 45…
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Lori Vallow’s charges explained
Lori is charged with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of a child, resisting and/or obstructing an officer, solicitation to commit a…
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WATCH: Lori Vallow appears in court
Lori Vallow’s hearing is set for 4 p.m. Mountain Time at Kaua‘i Fifth Circuit Court in…
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WATCH: Press conference regarding Lori Vallow arrest
Watch a press conference that was held Friday afternoon at the Kauai Police Department Headquarters in Līhu‘e regarding the arrest of Lori…
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