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Satellite pollution is threatening to alter our view of the night sky

April 4, 2022 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher, CNN The night sky has been a source of information and wonder since the dawn of humankind — and it looks almost the same now…

Jury awards $8M to woman in 2017 Amtrak train derailment

April 5, 2022 10:00 AM Associated Press

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A federal jury in Tacoma has awarded $8 million in damages to a woman hurt in the 2017 Amtrak train derailment that spilled…

What does the future of COVID-19 boosters look like? FDA advisers to discuss this week

April 5, 2022 9:59 AM CNN Newsource

Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are scheduled to meet Wednesday to get a clearer picture of what the future of COVID-19 booster shots…

Ivanka Trump meets virtually with House January 6 committee

April 5, 2022 8:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former President Donald Trump and a former White House senior…

Cabin at The Lodge at Palisades Creek completely destroyed by an early morning fire

April 5, 2022 3:44 AM Linda Larsen

An early morning fire has completely destroyed one of the cabins at a well-loved fly fishing guide business on the Snake…

See how many Confederate memorials still exist in Idaho

April 4, 2022 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker investigated how many Confederate memorials are in Idaho using data from the Southern Poverty Law…

I-15 reopened

April 4, 2022 4:01 PM News Team

The Idaho Transportation Department reports part of Interstate 15 is…

Missing 11-year-old located

April 4, 2022 5:08 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Police Department is currently searching for a missing…

IFFD reminds you not to burn when it is windy

April 4, 2022 5:54 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Fire Department wants to remind you not to do any kind of outside burning when it is windy like it is…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 213 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths

April 4, 2022 5:15 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 213 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths over the…

There is no ‘magic moment’ to lift COVID-19 restrictions, researchers say

April 4, 2022 2:45 PM CNN Newsource

Pandemic hospitalization rates are at new lows, the vast majority of US counties have low community levels of the coronavirus, and as of March 25,…

Construction begins on upgrades to Ravsten Stadium

April 4, 2022 3:01 PM Braydon Wilson

Construction is well underway as crews came to Ravsten Stadium Monday to begin work on the desired upgrades to field and track in downtown Idaho…

Drive thru testing site moves location Monday

March 20, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

Express Lab, Idaho State University and Southeastern Idaho Public Health will be moving the location of their drive-thru COVID-19 testing site on…

Yellowstone park fundraiser offers entry pass good in 2172

April 4, 2022 12:25 PM Associated Press

As Yellowstone National Park celebrates its 150th anniversary year, the park’s fundraising arm is seeking $1,500 donations in exchange for an entry…

Wastewater monitoring for COVID-19 is picking up steam across the US

April 4, 2022 12:23 PM CNN Newsource

Interest in using wastewater surveillance to monitor COVID-19 continues to grow in the United States, as the values of the early detection tool come…

Disaster prep classes start April 6

April 4, 2022 5:20 PM News Team

When disaster hits our community, you may have the skills needed to save…

Groups seek to stop gold mine exploratory drilling in Idaho

April 4, 2022 10:57 AM Associated Press

Environmental groups are renewing efforts to stop exploratory drilling by a Canadian mining company hoping to build a gold mine in Idaho west of…

Chubbuck awarded Community Project grant

April 4, 2022 12:12 PM News Team

The Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health is awarding The Community Project pilot grant to the City of Chubbuck that will help unite the…

Idaho National Laboratory seeks partner for small hydropower field demonstration

April 4, 2022 12:08 PM News Team

Idaho National Laboratory researchers are looking for field demonstration partners to help investigate how regional hydropower operators can…

Idaho gas prices hold steady

April 4, 2022 5:56 PM News Team

Average gasoline prices in Idaho have fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.41/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 802…

Officials seize over $700,000 of cocaine at US-Mexico border

April 2, 2022 2:46 PM CNN Newsource

Federal agents seized more than $700,000 of alleged cocaine at the US-Mexico border, the US Customs and Border Protection…

Disney-branded hand sanitizers recalled after FDA detected carcinogen benzene and methanol

April 2, 2022 2:50 PM CNN Newsource

Two lots of Disney-branded hand sanitizer featuring Mickey Mouse and baby Yoda from The Mandalorian have been voluntarily recalled by Best Brands…

The horrors of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine are increasingly coming to light

April 3, 2022 1:13 PM CNN

By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN Vladimir stands on the edge of a mass grave in the Ukrainian town of Bucha,…

Sleeping pill dangers and how to avoid them

April 2, 2022 7:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The stories of sleeping pills gone wrong are legendary. Ask any flight attendant, and you’ll hear amusing tales of…

Why this recent change just made it harder to buy or sell an apartment

April 2, 2022 8:29 AM CNN

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business New rules rolled out earlier this year by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are creating a bottleneck in the…

A boy fell from a free-fall ride in Florida. An investigation is underway, but who regulates these parks?

April 2, 2022 1:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Amir Vera, CNN Questions always arise when tragedy strikes. So when a 14-year-old boy fell to his death on March 24 on an amusement park ride in…

New law will keep 44 Bannock County residents on property tax reduction program

April 4, 2022 9:42 AM News Team

The Bannock County Assessor’s Office is aware of the recent changes made to the Property Tax Reduction Program, formerly known as the “Circuit…

Tax Day is coming soon. Here’s what you need to know about filing your 2021 taxes

April 4, 2022 9:31 AM CNN Newsource

Soaring inflation. The war in Ukraine. Yet another rise in COVID-19 cases. With so much going on this year it’s hard to focus on things like filing…

THC and CBD exposure in womb linked to childhood obesity, higher blood sugar, study says

April 4, 2022 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Pregnant women who were exposed to cannabis products that contained THC and CBD were more likely to have children with…

Two dead in crash near Osgood

April 3, 2022 3:49 PM News Team

Idaho State Police received multiple calls of a vehicle in a canal just after 7 A.M. Sunday morning on N 3145 E, just north of County Line Road, near…

Laramie County deputy shot, suspect killed in Cheyenne

April 3, 2022 3:24 PM Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Laramie County sheriff’s deputy is expected to recover from a gunshot wound he sustained in an exchange of fire with a…

East Idaho special needs Easter egg hunt being held on April 16

April 3, 2022 11:09 AM News Team

The event will be in St. Anthony, ID, at the Boyd Yancey Memorial (Horsey) Park (located on East 2nd North near 5th West). The hunt starts promptly…

LDS Prophet: Temple to be built in Montpelier

April 3, 2022 3:49 PM Todd Kunz

The President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces a Temple will be built in Montpelier,…

Zoo Idaho hosts Opening Day

April 1, 2022 10:19 AM Cole Sams

Starting April 2, Zoo Idaho will open its gates Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…

Dispose of hazardous waste at Bannock County Landfill on Saturday

April 1, 2022 12:56 PM Cole Sams

The Bannock County Landfill’s Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, April…

Rigby Rockets blasting off to new heights

April 2, 2022 6:12 PM Conner Nuckols

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) – Months of carefully crafting the perfect rocket may soon pay off for the Rigby Rockets. The club is joining thousands of…

One dead after wrong-way driver crash

April 2, 2022 10:13 AM News Team

At 3:20 a.m., a 36-year-old male, from Fort Hall, driving a Chevy Impala, was driving south in the northbound lanes on I-15. A 69-year-old male, from…

City requiring erosion and sediment control compliance at construction sites by April 4

April 2, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

Failure to comply could result in a fine, imprisonment, or…

Young hunters get early shot at a gobbler beginning April 8 near Salmon and Challis

April 3, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

Fifty young turkey hunters get an early shot during Idaho’s Youth-Only controlled turkey hunt that runs April 8 through May 25 in the Salmon and…

Spring traffic update for Jervois Idaho Cobalt Operations

April 2, 2022 2:00 PM News Team

Jervois Mining will be transporting wide loads on Williams Creek, Moccasin Creek, Deep Creek and Panther Creek…

Graduate Research Symposium winners announced

April 2, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

Idaho State University’s 8th annual Graduate Research Symposium featured 80 submissions across multiple…

Pocatello water system flushing begins Monday

April 2, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

The City of Pocatello Water Department will be conducting its annual system flushing program beginning April 4,…

New details released in Idaho Falls homicide

April 1, 2022 11:31 AM Rachel Fabbi

Video surveillance footage recovered from La Michoacana Ice Cream Palace revealed two individuals near or inside the F350 at approximately 3:18 P.M.…

Rangers rescue stranded backcountry skier in Grand Teton

April 1, 2022 4:12 PM News Team

Park rangers and Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) jointly responded to rescue a stranded backcountry skier on the East Prong of Mount Owen at…

Will Smith resigns from the Academy

April 3, 2022 8:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business After slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage at last weekend’s Academy Awards, Will Smith announced in a…

BYU-Idaho Collegiate Singers performing during Saturday conference session

April 1, 2022 4:11 PM News Team

The Collegiate Singers will be performing during the Saturday afternoon session of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ general…

Fremont County issues burn ban

April 1, 2022 3:29 PM News Team

Due to a wind advisory issued for Saturday, April 2, open burning in Fremont County is prohibited from noon to 8 pm…

Intersection of 49th and Ammon Road closed next week

April 1, 2022 3:35 PM News Team

The intersection of 49th and Ammon Road will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, April…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 208 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

April 1, 2022 5:13 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 208 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths…

New heart failure guidelines add another type of meds to treatment recommendations

April 1, 2022 12:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America released new…

New restaurant opens in downtown Idaho Falls

April 1, 2022 1:04 PM News Team

A new restaurant is officially open in downtown Idaho…

Military round found in Bonneville County

April 1, 2022 12:04 PM News Team

At approximately 10:15 a.m. Friday, Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies were notified of an unknown military type round located on property near…

2 Idaho men enter guilty pleas to drug trafficking conspiracy

April 1, 2022 10:33 AM News Team

A Pocatello man and a Murtaugh man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled…

Local veterans overwhelmed at the gift of storage sheds built by area students

April 1, 2022 11:45 AM Linda Larsen

There were smiles and cheers all the way around as the Construction Combine came to an end and the students finished up their…

Man who brought Molotov cocktails near Capitol on January 6 sentenced to nearly 4 years

April 1, 2022 10:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand Concluding one of the more unnerving cases surrounding January 6, a man who brought multiple firearms, Molotov cocktails and other…

Some taxpayers must provide more info to get refunds

April 1, 2022 10:41 AM News Team

Are you expecting a refund after filing your 2021 tax return? There may be one more step to take before you can get a refund.…

Ideal Option clinic tackles Bonneville County opioid crisis

April 1, 2022 11:00 AM Seth Ratliff

Ideal Option held an open house at its clinic in Idaho Falls on…

IFFD Firefighter/Paramedic recognized as Firefighter of the Year

April 1, 2022 11:14 AM News Team

During Thursday night’s annual American Legion Post 56 Awards Ceremony, Idaho Falls Firefighter/Paramedic Justin King received the Firefighter of…

Idaho Falls Community Hospital opens new pediatric clinic

April 1, 2022 11:01 AM Evan Thomason

Idaho Falls Community Hospital teamed up with Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital to provide a brand new Pediatric Specialty…

Skippy is recalling 161,692 pounds of peanut butter

March 31, 2022 7:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob McLean, CNN Business Skippy Foods, LLC, is recalling thousands of pounds of Skippy peanut butter because of stainless steel fragments possibly…

How the next coronavirus variant could emerge

April 1, 2022 9:47 AM CNN Newsource

Stopping the next major coronavirus variant involves knowing where it might come…

COVID-19 hospitalizations hit a pandemic low in the US, but strain on hospitals persists

April 1, 2022 9:46 AM CNN Newsource

Fewer people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States now than at any other point in the pandemic, but hospitals and staff continue to…

Grand Teton reverses plan to require photographer permits

April 1, 2022 9:00 AM Associated Press

Strong criticism has led Grand Teton National Park to reverse its plan to require portrait photographers to have a permit to take wedding pictures…

Man arrested following homicide in Idaho Falls

March 30, 2022 5:37 PM Rachel Fabbi

UPDATE 3/31/22: At approximately 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Idaho Falls Police officers responded to the area of 200 S Woodruff behind Planet Fitness for a…

Bingham County Sheriff enters “not guilty” plea during arraignment

March 31, 2022 6:06 PM News Team

Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland pleaded “not guilty” during his arraignment Thursday…

Monster truck makes special birthday appearance

March 31, 2022 6:02 PM News Team

It was a big day at Holy Spirit Catholic School in…

Idaho Senate fails to override coronavirus vaccine bill veto

March 31, 2022 2:38 PM Associated Press

The Idaho Senate has failed to override Republican Gov. Brad Little’s veto of legislation making it illegal for most businesses to require the…

Government contract fair in Blackfoot could have potential impacts on Idaho’s economy

March 31, 2022 5:30 PM Seth Ratliff

The Idaho Procurement Technical Assistance Center hosted its annual government job fair on Thursday, near…

Local businesses and schools rally together to send aid to Ukrainian refugees

March 31, 2022 5:18 PM Braydon Wilson

As the Russian Ukrainian war continues a local business owner was looking for a way send help to the refugees fleeing from their homes in Ukraine.…

Idaho lawmakers wrap up 81-day legislative session

March 31, 2022 3:37 PM Associated Press

Idaho lawmakers have wrapped up this year’s legislative session that included passing the state’s largest ever income tax cut of $600 million and one…

Rexburg to install 20 miles of fiber optic cable

March 31, 2022 3:45 PM News Team

The City of Rexburg is embarking on an upgrade to its communication infrastructure by installing over 20 miles of fiber optic cable throughout the…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 72 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths

March 31, 2022 5:27 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 72 new COVID-19 cases and 0 new deaths…

Brian Laundrie’s parents ask a court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the family of Gabby Petito

March 31, 2022 10:14 AM CNN Newsource

In a motion filed Wednesday, the parents of Brian Laundrie asked a Florida court to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought by Gabby Petito’s parents earlier…

Newly installed kiosks damaged at Lead Draw

March 31, 2022 9:47 AM News Team

Shooters damaged the newly installed kiosk at the Lead Draw trailhead days after installation.…

Police seek vandal who damages elk statue

March 31, 2022 12:11 PM News Team

The Jackson Police Department is trying to find the man who caused $5,000 of damage to an elk…

Wildfire season is coming back soon

March 31, 2022 12:00 PM Evan Thomason

With the snow starting to melt and the temperatures starting to rise, wildfires are expected to soon return back to our…

New Census data shows growth across Idaho counties

March 31, 2022 9:57 AM News Team

Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows Idaho’s population growth from 2020 to 2021 was well dispersed around the state, with every…

Magistrate Judge applicants for Bannock County

March 31, 2022 12:41 PM News Team

The Sixth Judicial District Magistrate Commission will be selecting a magistrate judge to replace the Honorable Bryan K. Murray will be retiring…

2022 Liberty on Parade registration, theme and grand marshals announced

March 31, 2022 11:38 AM News Team

The 2022 ‘Liberty on Parade’ annual Independence Day parade will take place on Monday, July 4, 2022, and will start at 9:00 a.m.…

Zoo Idaho opening day set April 2

March 31, 2022 11:34 AM News Team

Zoo Idaho will open its gates Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning April…

Idaho National Laboratory’s state economic impact grows to over $3 billion

March 31, 2022 11:50 AM News Team

Idaho National Laboratory has released its Fiscal Year 2021 Economic Impact…

Pocatello Animal Services seeks homes for kitten foster program

March 31, 2022 11:44 AM News Team

Kitten season is upon us, and Pocatello Animal Services is looking for…

Temporary speed reductions on SH-32 as spring breakup approaches

March 31, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

Recent winter storms and fluctuating temperatures have caused potholes to develop along roadways in Eastern Idaho.…

In about half of US counties, less than 10% of children ages 5 to 11 are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

March 31, 2022 10:27 AM CNN Newsource

The youngest group eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the US, children ages 5 to 11, is also the least vaccinated…

How the next coronavirus variant could emerge

March 31, 2022 3:01 AM CNN

By Michael Nedelman, CNN Stopping the next major coronavirus variant involves knowing where it might come from. With Omicron, those answers are still…