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Northwest Storm: ‘Devastating’ flood damage, 1 dead in BC
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — As parts of western Washington began drying out after an atmospheric river dumped days of…
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Wyoming GOP votes to stop recognizing Cheney as a Republican
The Wyoming Republican Party will no longer recognize U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of the GOP in its second rebuke for her criticism of former…
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Closures Tuesday on I-15 in Idaho Falls for sign installation
Sign installation will begin Tuesday on Interstate 15 in Idaho Falls.…
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Idaho lawmaker censured for publicizing rape accuser’s name
An Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of an intern who reported she was raped by another legislator has been stripped of a committee assignment.…
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Idaho lawmakers meet to take on federal vaccine requirements
Idaho lawmakers in a first-ever move in state history called themselves back into session to reconvene the Legislature after more than five months…
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Former ISU first lady Connie Bowen passed away Friday
Former Idaho State University first lady Connie Bowen died…
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Amid rosier outlook, Wyoming’s governor presents lean budget
A proposed two-year budget released Monday by Wyoming’s governor outlines more frugal state government following steep cuts last year.…
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Little kids can likely read your emotions even when you wear a face mask, study finds
Little kids can often tell how people are feeling, even if that person is wearing a face mask, a new study published Monday…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 951 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 951 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths over the…
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Teton Pass closed to trailers
If you are looking to pull any kind of trailer from Idaho to Wyoming, you cannot use Teton…
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Idaho lawmaker warns business leader to avoid Statehouse
A Republican representative known for carrying a sidearm is warning the head of the state’s top business lobby not to show up at the Statehouse as…
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Reverse evacuation at Edahow Elementary
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 reports Edahow Elementary School was temporarily placed in a Reverse Evacuation and Hall Check once all…
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Crash in Twin Falls injures 3
Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that occurred on Friday at 5:23 p.m. on Washington Street, near Twin…
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Idaho gas prices continue to fall
Idaho gas prices have fallen 1.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.61/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 802 stations…
Continue Reading Why you can’t find the biggest brands at T.J. Maxx right now
Bummer for bargain hunters: It may be harder to snag designer clothes at T.J. Maxx, Burlington and…
Continue Reading Advice for winter 2021: Get vaccinated and wear a mask
The forecast for the coming winter isn’t looking hopeful: COVID-19 likely is not going away for the…
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Damaging winds expected for parts of Montana, Wyoming
Forecasters say a a powerful storm will sweep through Montana and Wyoming over the next two days and bring fierce winds that could blow down trees…
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Hope for the Holidays
This weekend, Pocatello families paid tribute to those that are no longer with…
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ISU Women’s Club hosts Holiday Fair
This weekend, the Idaho State University Women’s Club hosted its annual Holiday…
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Two airlifted to hospital after crash near St. Anthony
The teen failed to yield at the intersection and was struck by a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado driving eastbound on US20.…
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2 Idaho Falls men die after early morning crash
The incident remains under investigation by Idaho State…
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2 Idaho Falls men dead and a child injured in crash near Downey
DOWNEY, Idaho (KIFI) Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that occurred on November 14, 2021, at 2:12 AM, northbound on I-15 at mile marker…
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Utah communities elect their first women mayors
By SONJA HUTSON KUER-FM SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At least four cities and towns in Utah appear to have elected their first women mayors: West Valley…
Continue Reading Missionaries in the Mexico Torreón Mission Safe Following Armed Robbery
The robbers intimidated the 13 sisters and 57 elders, and a few were hit or kicked during the incident. The mission president and his wife were also…
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State legislators discuss return to session next week
The Idaho Legislature is reconvening on Monday after their longest session in the state’s history earlier this…
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Tyler Carter sentenced for death of Bobette Wilhelm
The man accused of a hit and run crash that killed a Pocatello biker was sentenced…
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Westmark donates $1.5 million for Hillcrest stadium
A local high school is getting a big boost for a new football…
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Idaho Falls man sentenced for unlawful possession of a firearm
An Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited…
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Gov. Gordon signs special session bill supporting pushback on federal vaccine mandates
Governor Mark Gordon has signed HB1002 – Federal COVID vaccine mandates-prohibition and remedies-2.…
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Health advisory lifted for Henrys Lake and Upper Island Park Reservoir
Eastern Idaho Public Health and the Idaho Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ) have lifted a health advisory for Henrys Lake and Upper Island…
Idaho State presents holiday opera
Admission is free, and masks are…
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Utah girl’s suicide spurs new investigation into bullying
By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah school district says Friday it will open an independent investigation into alleged…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 942 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 942 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths…
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Utah redistricting maps underscore independent-panel hurdles
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New redistricting maps that largely ignore a voter-approved…
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Newly filed lawsuit targets Idaho’s latest redistricting map
A former state lawmaker is suing Idaho’s redistricting commission, contending that the new map redrawing Idaho’s 35 legislative districts is…
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ATV riders rescued from Commissary Ridge
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue was called out to Commissary Ridge, up above Fall Creek, for a pair of ATV riders who had gone off trail…
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Crapo, colleagues honor veterans with Gold Star Families legislation
U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) celebrated the Senate’s passage of the Sergeant First Class Sean Cooley and…
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D93 to stay in yellow phase next week, cases trend up
Bonneville School District 93 will stay in the Moderate Risk phase next week, but the district’s numbers are starting to trend…
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Make a difference in the lives of those most lonely this holiday season
The holiday season is often lonely for residents of nursing homes and assisted living centers, and the pandemic has greatly increased the impact of…
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2021 Festival of Trees kicks off Monday, volunteers needed
The Festival of Trees in Idaho Falls kicks off Monday, Nov. 15, and volunteers are…
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Collaborative 10 year project will remove final impediment to native fish migration in Spread Creek
Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), Trout Unlimited (TU), Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF), and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD)…
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‘Brightest Star’ of Eastern Idaho
For Idaho Philanthropy Day, Jim Pletscher was honored as the ‘brightest star of eastern…
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Kotler Ice Arena is granted new Zamboni
The Teton Valley Foundation was generously given a brand new Zamboni to use at Kotler Ice Arena in…
Continue Reading 8 signs your snoring may be dangerous (and what to do about it)
At some point in our lives, we all…
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Fight over US wolf protections heads to federal courtroom
U.S. government attorneys are set to appear before a federal judge to defend a decision from the waning days of the Trump administration that lifted…
Continue Reading 9 people have died in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy. A week on, questions remain over who should be held accountable
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN In the week since a Houston music festival turned deadly, questions have emerged about who should be held accountable for the…
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Growing East Idaho: Investors work to restore the historic Rogers building
The wave of growth in East Idaho has presented new opportunities for developers in downtown Idaho…
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Boise shooter reported to police 3 times before mall attack
Public records show police received multiple calls from people reporting an armed and threatening man in the months before he killed two people and…
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Bannock County celebrates Veterans Day
On Thursday, the Bannock County Veterans Memorial Association is hosting its Veterans Day celebration.…
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Blackfoot High School honors veterans with assembly
Students, Faculty, and staff of Blackfoot High School gathered at the Blackfoot Performing Arts Center for a Veterans Day…
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Idaho Attorney General talks about the lawsuit against Federal mandates
Idaho’s Attorney General said Idaho has filed two lawsuits against the federal vaccine mandate.…
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Colorado governor says all adults can get COVID-19 booster shot
Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has defied federal guidance on COVID-19 booster shots by issuing an order allowing all residents 18 years…
Continue Reading Newborn finally discharged after being hospitalized for 6 months with COVID-19
A newborn baby will spend his first night at home Wednesday after contracting COVID-19 over the…
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Utah doctor accused of lying for Denali helicopter rescue
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Utah doctor is accused of lying about ill patients in his climbing party to get a…
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Electioneering questions persist in northern Idaho
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A former northern Idaho school board member says a poll worker illegally handed out critical race theory…
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D91 announces plan for CTE center
The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees has given initial approval for the creation of a stand-alone Center for Career and Technical Education, which will…
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Poppy field at Compass Academy honors veterans
Compass Academy students honor veterans with paper poppies.…
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SDE awards grant funds to help 16 Idaho schools upgrade kitchen equipment
The Idaho State Department of Education has awarded federal grant funding to help 16 Idaho schools purchase new equipment for their National School…
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Local eighth grade social studies teacher goes above and beyond for Veterans Day
Eighth grade social studies teacher Jeff Cannon is helping his students understand the importance of Veteran’s day.…
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Wild horse bait, water traps used to gather in horses near Challis
The Bureau of Land Management is ditching the helicopter and instead is using bait to lure in wild horses just south of…
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Brady Chapel open house slated for Veterans Day
A Pocatello landmark will open to the public once again on Veterans…
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Inmate who sued for gender surgery seeks $2.8M in legal fees
A former Idaho inmate who became the first person to receive court-ordered gender confirmation surgery after suing the Idaho Department of Correction…
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Trump endorses GOP rival of Idaho incumbent governor
Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin over incumbent Republican Gov. Brad Little in the 2022 race for…
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A shining beacon for our region’s veterans
The East Idaho Vets Center which has moved from its former location in Pocatello held its grand opening on Wednesday.…
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INL breaks records in small business attainment in fiscal year 2021
At the end of September 2021, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) reported another successful year of partnering with small business to provide the…
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Money raised from car sales goes toward Down Syndrome families
Some of those who bought a car last month from Tadd Jenkins Auto Group helped support local families with down syndrome children.…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 724 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 22 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 724 new COVID-19 cases and 22 new deaths…
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Yellowstone visitation statistics for October 2021
The park hosted 316,662 recreation visits in October 2021, down 12% from October 2020 (359,889 visits), which was the busiest October on…
Continue Reading Wyoming challenges federal mandate for health care workers
Governor Mark Gordon announced Wednesday Wyoming is continuing its challenge of unconstitutional federal vaccine…
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Grizzly 399 and cubs walk through downtown Jackson
Grizzly 399 and her four yearlings paid a visit to downtown Jackson Tuesday night around 10:30 pm and got a reception from law enforcement and…
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Britt Raybould running for Idaho House in Madison County
Former State Representative Britt Raybould is making a run to get back to the Statehouse in…
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Superintendent Ybarra announces 2 new directors, chief procurement officer
Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra is welcoming new directors of assessment and certification, replacing two valued department heads…
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Blue Cross launches event to thank healthcare workers
Blue Cross of Idaho and the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health (the Foundation) launched a three-week event to thank healthcare workers across…
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Free movies this weekend at Centre Twin Theater
Looking for something free to do this weekend with the whole…
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Incoming ITD director announces executive team updates
Idaho Transportation Department Chief Deputy Scott Stokes announced changes to the department’s executive leadership team, in preparation for his…
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Longtime board employee receives prestigious national award
Patty Sanchez, the Idaho State Board of Education’s academic affairs program manager, received national recognition Tuesday as the winner of an…
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Pay It Forward: Benny’s Pantry
Most universities don’t have their own food pantry for those in need, but Eyewitness News 3 anchor Todd Kunz found one.…
Continue Reading Nearly 1 million kids ages 5 to 11 expected to receive first COVID-19 vaccine dose by end of Wednesday
Approximately 900,000 children ages 5 through 11 are expected to have received a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by the end of Wednesday, a…
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Yellowstone seeks public comments on revised Commercial Use Authorization plans
Yellowstone National Park is asking for public comment on revised Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) and service-related operating plans that will…
Continue Reading Is there a lane for Liz Cheney in New Hampshire in 2024?
By Dana Bash, CNN Sometimes in politics it’s not so much what you say, it’s where you say it. Rep. Liz Cheney’s intolerance for…
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Idaho public health officials confirm first COVID-19 child death
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) and Southwest District Health (SWDH) have confirmed the first death of an Idaho child due to…
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Wanted man arrested for drug, weapons offenses
An Idaho Falls Police officer was on a routine patrol Friday when they noticed a vehicle in a hotel parking lot that matched a vehicle that had been…
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Construction south of St. Anthony to begin Wednesday on US 20
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will remove a railroad crossing on U.S. Highway 20 south of St. Anthony this week.…
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Business group opposes Idaho lawmakers setting vaccine rules
The president of the state’s top business lobby group in a letter to Idaho lawmakers says the group will oppose any attempts by the Legislature to…
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Utah House OKs congressional map carving up Salt Lake County
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Utah House approved new congressional maps Tuesday that set…
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Taylor’s Crossing receives cash award from Idaho Lottery
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – A Bonneville County charter school got a big payoff Tuesday from the Idaho…
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Northern Idaho mayor announces run for governor as Democrat
A northern Idaho mayor is running for governor. Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad announced Monday in Lewiston that he’s running as a Democrat aiming…
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Ground broken on Bonneville Commons
A new affordable housing project in Pocatello is officially…
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Cheney: Trump is trying to ‘unravel the foundations of our constitutional republic’
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said at a New Hampshire event on Tuesday that the United States is “confronting a domestic threat that we have never faced…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 738 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 738 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths…
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2022 reservations open for Idaho State Parks
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) would like to remind visitors the nine-month reservation window is now open for the 2022 season.…
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Fort Hall man sentenced for failing to register as sex offender
A 46-year-old Fort Hall man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for failure to register as a sex…
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2021 City of Chubbuck Christmas Lighting Contest dates announced
If you have the most festive house on the block (or the most festive block in the city), the City of Chubbuck would like to…
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Smith’s seeks to hire 1,500 veterans
In celebration and recognition of our veterans and active military and their family members, Smith’s Food & Drug Stores – a division of the…
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Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce announces new CEO/President
The Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce announced Janalyn Holt as their new President/CEO beginning January 1,…
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Pocatello Arts Council empty bowls fundraiser benefits Idaho Foodbank
The Pocatello Arts Council’s charity fundraiser to benefit The Idaho Foodbank’s Pocatello branch is…
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National First-Generation College Celebration Day
An official for Idaho is among the leaders who have made Monday the time to recognize the students who enter into second education for the first…
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Ammon Holiday Decorating Contest registration underway
The City of Ammon is partnering with Kneaders Bakery & Cafe to present the first Holiday Outdoor Decorating Contest.…
Continue Reading Eating fat can lower stroke risk, study says, as long as it’s the right kind
It’s a fact: Eating too much fat can raise cholesterol, clog arteries, and contribute to the risk of stroke and other forms of heart disease — not…
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