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Madison appoints new superintendent

March 24, 2021 3:09 PM News Team

At a recent school board meeting, the Madison Board of Trustees unanimously voted for Assistant Superintendent Randy Lords to be the district’s new…

Madison Superintendent to retire after 20 years

March 22, 2021 6:31 PM News Team

After 37 years working in public education with the last 20 serving as Superintendent of Madison 321, Dr. Geoff Thomas has announced he will be…

Hospitals talk east Idaho COIVD-19 cases, preparedness for possible increase of patients

March 19, 2021 5:58 PM Rachel Fabbi

Madison Memorial Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital both say they’re prepared for the possibility of seeing new…

Madison opens up their new Bobcat Fieldhouse

March 18, 2021 8:57 PM Adrian Luevano

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) – Madison High School’s new Bobcat Fieldhouse is a game-changer. The Bobcats will be able to use their indoor facility…

Madison Memorial recognized among top hospitals

March 12, 2021 8:47 AM News Team

Madison Memorial Hospital has been named one of the nation’s top 100 rural and community hospitals by the Chartis Group.…

Vallow/Daybell hearing vacated

March 8, 2021 11:15 AM News Team

Judge Steven W. Boyce said a discussion that took place during a breakout session Monday will be…

Apartment Fire sends one to EIRMC burn unit

March 8, 2021 4:11 AM News Team

Fire caused an estimated $600,000 in damage and injured one person in Rexburg Sunday…

Rexburg Police search for missing juvenile runaway

March 3, 2021 10:53 AM News Team

The Rexburg Police Department is asking for your help in locating a missing juvenile runaway.…

Rexburg police release information regarding officer-involved shooting

February 16, 2021 8:24 AM News Team

The subject of a Monday night shooting incident has been identified as a 50-year-old Rexburg man.…

Madison County Sheriff’s Office is making every second count for 9-1-1 callers

February 10, 2021 4:05 PM Ariel Schroeder

New life-saving services are coming to our 9-1-1 service in Madison…

Rexburg senator leads way for restitution for Tapp, wrongfully convicted

January 27, 2021 4:38 PM Emma Iannacone

A Rexburg Senator is among Idaho lawmakers who are leading the way for a bill that would compensate people who have been wrongfully incarcerated in…

East Idaho job market recovering, some counties faster than others

January 26, 2021 2:20 PM Emma Iannacone

Due to Idaho’s diverse economy, some counties have had a more difficult time bouncing back, while others seem to be…

#IdahoKind campaign aims to serve one million hungry Idahoans

January 18, 2021 3:02 PM Emma Iannacone

The Idaho Foodbank is asking Idahoans to show them just how kind we…

Man walks into Rexburg Police Department, holds woman hostage

January 6, 2021 5:20 PM News Team

Negotiators successfully talked their way through a hostage situation at the Rexburg Police headquarters Wednesday…

Idaho Public Television to broadcast 2019 BYU-Idaho Christmas concert

December 18, 2020 11:41 AM News Team

In celebration of the Christmas season, Brigham Young University-Idaho’s 2019 performance of “A BYU-Idaho Christmas” will be broadcast across…

BYU-Idaho slates virtual commencement

December 3, 2020 10:51 AM News Team

Brigham Young University-Idaho will broadcast an online commencement ceremony for Fall Semester 2020 graduates beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday,…

Rexburg mask ordinance met with protest and disorganized meeting

November 18, 2020 10:52 PM News Team, Adrian Luevano

Rexburg’s City Council had a meeting to discuss a potential mask ordinance on Wednesday…

Rexburg Council to consider face mask regulation tonight

November 18, 2020 12:31 PM News Team

The Rexburg City Council will consider a proposed ordinance tonight establishing standards for face coverings in public…

Revolutionary new COVID-19 treatment arrives in Madison County

November 13, 2020 3:16 PM Chelsea Briar

Madison Memorial will be among the first medical facilities nationwide to implement the just-released monoclonal antibody treatment known as…

New COVID-19 treatment now in Madison County

November 12, 2020 3:40 PM News Team

Madison Memorial will be among the first medical facilities nationwide to implement the just-released monoclonal antibody treatment known as…

BYU-Idaho offers students an on-campus Thanksgiving alternative

November 12, 2020 11:27 AM Ariel Schroeder

Students remaining in Rexburg during the Thanksgiving break are invited to participate in the holiday tradition on campus provided by…

Madison County hosts Veterans Day Ceremony

November 11, 2020 6:11 PM Ariel Schroeder

Madison county is honoring all veterans and their sacrifice to our country.…

Rexburg DMV to close Nov. 17 and Nov. 18

November 10, 2020 11:11 AM News Team

The Rexburg Driver’s License Office will close Nov. 17 and Nov. 18 for computer…

BYU-Idaho students may have better transportation coming soon

November 9, 2020 11:47 AM Ariel Schroeder

The Rexburg City Council discussed the potential implementation of a transit system.…

Fire destroys mobile home in Rexburg

November 8, 2020 10:56 AM News Team

At 6:24 pm, Madison Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire of a mobile home with flames coming out of the roof, located at 2416 W.…

Madison County keeps voter poles busy

November 3, 2020 10:04 PM Ariel Schroeder

A bigger wave of voters than expected hit polling places in Madison…

Structure fire in Madison County

November 3, 2020 4:46 AM News Team

Crews are still on the scene of a fire at Moody Creak Produce in Sugar City. Losses approximately $7…

Harbor Freight Tools to open new location in Rexburg

November 2, 2020 1:09 PM News Team

Harbor Freight Tools has announced it will be opening a new store in…

Judge rules to join Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell’s cases

October 28, 2020 10:13 PM News Team, Associated Press

Judge Steven Boyce ruled to join both Chad Daybell and his wife’s Lori Vallow Daybell’s cases together…

Local woman writing book to help kids with pandemic emotions

October 18, 2020 8:04 PM Ariel Schroeder

A local woman is looking out for our children’s social and emotional…

ISU, BYU-Idaho COVID-19 update

October 16, 2020 11:48 AM Linda Larsen

Idaho State University and Brigham Young University Idaho have released COVID-19…

COVID-19 uptick concern in Madison County

October 14, 2020 9:44 AM News Team

Health professionals are worried about the sharp uptick in cases in Madison…

BYU-Idaho sends warning about intentionally contracting COVID-19

October 12, 2020 6:14 PM News Team

Brigham Young University Idaho released a warning Monday about individuals who have intentionally exposed themselves or others to…

Another cutthroat trout breaks recent catch-and-release state record

October 2, 2020 4:55 PM News Team

Nate Burr of Rexburg set a new state record by landing a remarkable 31-inch Yellowstone cutthroat trout.…

48 Hours Sneak Peek: The final days of JJ and Tylee

October 2, 2020 2:04 PM Bre Clark

It’s still one of the most talked about missing persons cases in the country.…

Aftermath from Monday's brush fire across from Alvin Ricken Drive

East Idaho fires burned less acres, more started by humans

September 30, 2020 4:51 PM Emma Iannacone

In a typical fire season, about 106 fires in east Idaho will burn about 80,000…

BYU-Idaho warns of campus closure if COVID-19 cases increase

September 25, 2020 5:24 PM News Team

Brigham Young University Idaho has issued a warning of a potential campus closure if COVID-19 cases continue to…

Vigil held to remember Tylee Ryan

September 24, 2020 4:11 PM Chelsea Briar

Thursday is a sad day in an already sad murder case of Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ”…

Madison District 321 reports COVID-19 infections; extends harvest break

September 18, 2020 11:16 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health has reported three cases of COVID-19 within the Madison School…

Windstorm brings down trees at Madison County cemetery

September 9, 2020 8:38 PM Adrian Luevano

MADISON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Crews are still cleaning up downed trees at the Burton Cemetery in Madison County on Wednesday. Morgan Beattie is…

White Sparrow Country store now open

August 31, 2020 11:34 AM Ariel Schroeder

After 128 years, the Archer General Store in Rexburg has been remodeled and taken over by new management. …

Free clinic to provide medical service in Rexburg

August 12, 2020 12:00 PM News Team

The “Remote Area Medical” team will bring free, quality, dental, vision, and medical care to underinsured and uninsured people in Idaho on…

Local library adjusts during pandemic

August 19, 2020 4:51 PM Jilliana Colina

A good story can take us far away from the problems of the pandemic, without ever leaving…

New businesses coming to Rexburg

August 18, 2020 4:20 PM Jilliana Colina

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.…

Idaho Falls, Rexburg temples among 19 temples moving to Phase 2

August 17, 2020 10:25 AM News Team

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces phased temple reopenings each week.…

Sign up now for the free clinic in Rexburg this weekend

August 17, 2020 4:25 PM Jilliana Colina

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…

Behavioral Health Unit to be built at Madison Memorial

August 12, 2020 2:00 PM News Team

Madison Memorial Hospital has announced plans to proceed with construction of a new Behavioral Health…

Judge rules Chad Daybell case can proceed to trial

August 4, 2020 8:21 AM News Team, Associated Press

The Chad Daybell case will likely go to…

Prosecutor: Couple talked by phone on day kids’ bodies found

August 4, 2020 3:01 PM Associated Press

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…

Day 1 of Chad Daybell’s preliminary hearing

July 31, 2020 11:43 AM News Team, Associated Press

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…

The Romance Theater in Rexburg is undergoing big changes

July 29, 2020 4:06 PM Jilliana Colina

For over one hundred years the Romance Theater has been a place for entertainment for the community, now, Rexburg Cultural Arts Director Jed Platt…

Remember to keep your guard up against criminals

July 28, 2020 5:39 PM Jilliana Colina

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…

Video streaming will continue in Daybell-Vallow court hearings

July 27, 2020 2:34 PM News Team

Fremont County Judge Feren Eddins has denied a motion to bar live broadcast or livestream coverage of preliminary court hearings for Lori Vallow and…

Rexburg’s game plan against COVID-19

July 27, 2020 6:32 PM Jilliana Colina

‘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…

Media objects to not allowing video access at Vallow, Daybell hearings

July 24, 2020 4:17 PM News Team

Local media, including Local News 8, along with other regional and national media organizations have joined together to object to a motion that would…

Rexburg "Pioneer Song" musical play flyer

Pioneer Day Presentation will take place in Rexburg

July 23, 2020 4:22 PM Jilliana Colina

On Friday a Pioneer Day musical play will take place at the Beehive Pavilion in Rexburg’s Porter…

Rexburg City Council votes not to mandate masks

July 16, 2020 7:32 PM Adrian Luevano

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Rexburg City Council voted 4-2 against a mask ordinance. The Council did approve, “United We Stand against COVID…

Beauty industry adapts to COVID-19 challenges

July 8, 2020 5:31 PM Chelsea Briar

When businesses and schools shut down due to the coronavirus, Paul Mitchell school in Rexburg fell into a gray…

Rexburg’s first LGBTQ and Minority Resource Center is in the works

July 8, 2020 2:26 PM Jilliana Colina

“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…

Elder L. Whitney Clayton to speak at online spring semester commencement ceremony

July 8, 2020 11:09 AM News Team

Brigham Young University-Idaho will broadcast an online commencement service to celebrate and recognize Spring Semester 2020 graduates.…

East Idaho Credit Union opens new central location in Rexburg

July 7, 2020 5:08 PM Jilliana Colina

For customers of East Idaho Credit Union in Rexburg, a trip to the bank may have got more…

Rewatch local firework shows here

July 3, 2020 1:51 PM News Team

You can watch the local Fourth of July firework shows virtually here on our…

2020 Independence Day celebration events

June 26, 2020 2:21 PM News Team

Below are the 2020 Independence Day events going on in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming and a list of canceled…

Chad Daybell charged with conspiring to hide kids’ bodies in his yard

June 30, 2020 10:14 PM News Team, Associated Press

Prosecutors accused Chad Daybell of conspiring with Lori Vallow-Daybell to keep the bodies of her children hidden on his rural Idaho property, adding…

Police say Lori Vallow-Daybell helped keep missing kids’ bodies hidden

June 30, 2020 10:42 AM News Team

Lori Vallow-Daybell made a first-appearance Tuesday afternoon in Fremont County Court at St.…

Glitch sends out false alert, Lori Vallow-Daybell is still in jail

June 23, 2020 5:27 PM News Team

Lori Vallow-Daybell has not been released from…

Documents: Lori Vallow-Daybell called kids ‘zombies’ before their deaths

June 23, 2020 10:14 AM Associated Press, CNN

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…

Rexburg will host their first Independence Day fireworks show

June 22, 2020 5:32 PM Jilliana Colina

While many towns are canceling their Fourth of July celebrations, the city of Rexburg has something big in the…

Court document detail how Tylee and JJ bodies were found

June 19, 2020 5:27 PM News Team

Chad Daybell’s preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for August 3, 2020, and August 4,…

What Friday’s Juneteenth Celebration in Rexburg is about

June 19, 2020 3:00 PM Jilliana Colina

On June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, slaves were finally told about President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The announcement came…

BYU-Idaho students petition for a Center for Diversity and Inclusion after a controversial Facebook post was shared

June 18, 2020 5:25 PM Jilliana Colina

A controversial post that was shared on the BYU-Idaho College of Performing and Visual Arts Facebook page has caused an outrage among…

Rexburg has several projects in the works including a new River Adventure Park

June 17, 2020 4:33 PM Jilliana Colina

The city of Rexburg has its plate full with projects for parks, street improvements and high speed…

Chad Daybell pleads not guilty

June 15, 2020 5:45 PM News Team

Chad Daybell has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of destruction, alteration or concealment of…

Officials confirm recovered bodies are those of missing children

June 13, 2020 3:33 PM News Team

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…

Neighbors of Chad Daybell describe how the community has changed

June 12, 2020 6:45 PM Jilliana Colina

“You’re a little more cautious of what you’re doing, or you say, you know, you don’t want to offend anybody,” Price…

BYU-Idaho Spring Semester online commencement announced

June 11, 2020 5:50 PM News Team

Brigham Young University Idaho has announced an online commencement service recognizing and celebrating Spring Semester 2020…

Grandparents of J.J. visit where the remains of their grandson were found

June 11, 2020 4:59 PM Jilliana Colina

“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…

Flood Warning and Flood Watch for the Teton River and Henry’s Fork

June 5, 2020 4:36 PM Michael Coats

(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…

Deseret Industries stores and donation centers start reopening

June 2, 2020 4:36 PM News Team

Deseret Industries stores and donation centers have started to reopen based on local regulations and store…

Movies are back: theaters plan to reopen after Governor gives OK

May 28, 2020 4:22 PM Emma Iannacone

Royal Theaters plan to open the Blackfoot Movie Mill and the Paramount Theater in Idaho Falls on Saturday.…

BYU-Idaho enrollment on upswing

May 22, 2020 2:31 PM News Team

Brigham Young University-Idaho reports spring semester enrollment in remote courses of 20,559 students. …

Rexburg Independence Day Parade to take place

May 18, 2020 12:41 PM News Team

The Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce is continuing with plans to hold the annual Independence Day Parade on July 4,…

General Authority to speak in online BYU-Idaho commencement

May 15, 2020 5:25 PM News Team

Brigham Young University-Idaho will broadcast an online commencement service to celebrate and recognize Winter Semester 2020 graduates.…

How BYU-Idaho was able to begin classes during a pandemic

May 12, 2020 3:47 PM Jilliana Colina

While many schools finished its spring semester online and are on break until fall, Brigham Young University- Idaho, who runs on a track system,…

“Going to break all kinds of records,” mail-in election has huge turnout

May 12, 2020 12:18 PM Emma Iannacone

Bannock, Madison, Bingham and Bonneville counties are all seeing significant increases in people participating in the…

Showing and selling cars in a new way

May 8, 2020 8:44 PM Adrian Luevano

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…

Missing Idaho kids’ uncle died of blood clot in Arizona

May 8, 2020 4:25 PM Associated Press

An autopsy report has revealed that a pulmonary blood clot killed the brother of a woman being detained over the disappearance of her…

Prosecutors object to Vallow-Daybell motion

May 7, 2020 4:58 PM News Team

The Idaho Attorney General’s Office has asked 7th District Judge Michelle Radford Mallard to quash Lori Vallow-Daybell’s motion seeking…

Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory for Friday AM

May 7, 2020 2:57 PM Michael Coats

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…

Frost Advisory issued for Saturday morning

May 1, 2020 3:06 PM Michael Coats

EASTERN IDAHO (KIFI/KIDK) Temperatures forecast for Saturday morning, have led the National Weather Service in Pocatello to issue a Frost Advisory.…

Lori Vallow-Daybell bond upheld at $1 million

May 1, 2020 9:20 AM Curtis Jackson

Lori Vallow/Daybell is scheduled to appear before Madison County Magistrate Judge Michelle Radford Mallard at 2 p.m.…

Fake GoFundMe account set up for Lori Vallow-Daybell

April 24, 2020 10:09 AM Curtis Jackson

Rexburg Attorney Sean Bartholick said a GoFundMe account to help raise $100,000,000 for Lori Vallow is fake.…

Two popular radio hosts no longer on the air

April 20, 2020 4:11 PM Todd Kunz

Long-time morning news radio hosts, Neal Larson and Julie Mason, are no longer on the airwaves as of…

Small business emergency money runs out, new grant opens today

April 20, 2020 10:18 AM Emma Iannacone

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce created the Save Small Business Initiative, which starts accepting applications at 1:00 p.m. on…

Yellowstone Bear World opens for drive-thru only weekends

April 16, 2020 5:45 PM News Team

Yellowstone Bear World will be open for drive-thru only for the next two weekends.…

Madison’s Bill Hawkins named to IHSAA Hall of Fame

April 16, 2020 4:52 PM Dylan Carder

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…

Idaho Attorney General to investigate Fremont County death

April 13, 2020 10:28 AM News Team

The Idaho Attorney General’s Office and Fremont County Prosecutor Marcia Murdoch have jointly signed an agreement that will allow the state to assist…

A lawyers take on BYU-I student’s Spring housing contracts

April 10, 2020 4:55 PM Jilliana Colina

“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…

Teton Vu Drive-In is open this weekend

April 9, 2020 5:56 PM News Team

Teton Vu Drive-In in Rexburg will be open this…

Man in custody after police chase outside Rexburg

March 31, 2020 2:31 AM Joel Killam

A man from New York is sitting in the Madison County Jail after leading police on a chase Monday…

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