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Idaho Health and Welfare seeks $3.7 billion overall budget

January 27, 2020 9:44 AM Associated Press

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is seeking an additional $70 million from the general fund and $300 million overall that includes federal…

Police confirm Vallow search warrant served

January 27, 2020 8:56 AM News Team

Police in Kaua’i, Hawaii confirm Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell have been living there for an unconfirmed amount of…

Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow located in Hawaii

January 26, 2020 10:32 PM Curtis Jackson

Sources said Chad Daybell and Tammy Vallow were located in Hawaii Sunday at a resort according to media sources. …

North Bannock Fire finally has its own department

January 25, 2020 3:59 PM News Team

It’s been less than a year since a levy was passed to fund the first-ever fire department for the North Bannock Fire District.…

Black Canyon Middle School keeps safety and learning a priority

January 24, 2020 9:23 PM News Team

AMMON, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- Bonneville School District 93 is showing off its new campus. Still under construction, Black Canyon Middle School is…

Tax Commission: Bannock County’s agricultural assessments are off

January 24, 2020 9:01 PM News Team

A recent audit by the Idaho State Tax Commission revealed several irregularities in agricultural assessments of Bannock County properties. …

New clinical trial aims to create national oncology database to advance cancer research and treatment

January 24, 2020 5:06 PM Jilliana Colina

“This trial can fundamentally change the way that we do research across the…

Police seek help identifying burglar

January 24, 2020 3:12 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Police are trying to identify this individual in connection to a burglary on Wednesday.…

Wyoming teen pleads guilty to bringing guns to school

January 24, 2020 4:54 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming teenager told a judge his biological father had died just days before he brought two guns to his eighth-grade English class with what he…

Idaho Medicaid expansion signups pass 60,000

January 24, 2020 3:30 PM Associated Press

The number of Idaho residents who have signed up for Medicaid under the state’s voter-approved expanded coverage has passed 60,000.…

Idaho Falls job growth leads the nation

January 24, 2020 3:23 PM News Team

Idaho Falls’ regional economy led the nation in over-the-year job gains, according to the Idaho Department of…

Elk herd moved away from Highway 20

January 22, 2020 10:56 AM News Team

A herd of elk that congregated along Highway 20 near Sugar City has now been moved out of the…

Boy dies in skiing accident

January 24, 2020 1:13 PM Associated Press

Authorities say a boy from Illinois died after hitting a tree while skiing at an Idaho…

TSA detects firearm in traveler’s carry-on luggage at Idaho Falls Airport

January 24, 2020 11:49 AM News Team

Transportation Security Administration officers at Idaho Falls Regional Airport discovered a loaded firearm in the carry-on luggage of female…

Grand Teton National Park sees high annual attendance

January 24, 2020 12:32 PM Associated Press

Grand Teton National Park stayed near its highest visitation levels in 2019, while Yellowstone National Park had its slowest tourism year since 2014,…

High tech helps Idaho wolf-count

January 24, 2020 11:53 AM News Team

A combination of game cameras and mathematical modeling is giving Idaho Fish and Game Department personnel a more accurate estimate of the statewide…

Rexburg Police Officer cleared in shooting

January 24, 2020 11:17 AM News Team

The Madison County Prosecutor’s Office has determined an officer-involved shooting incident involving a Rexburg policeman does not warrant the filing…

Idaho budget committee OKs increase in rainy-day funds

January 24, 2020 10:27 AM Associated Press

The amount of money in Idaho’s rainy-day fund that serves as a cushion against a potential economic downturn would increase under proposed…

Institution in Idaho for Oregon foster children off limits

January 24, 2020 10:33 AM Associated Press

A Lane County judge has blocked Oregon child welfare officials from sending a foster child to live at an Idaho facility after the boy’s attorney…

Cheyenne police say they can’t enforce federal tobacco law

January 24, 2020 10:25 AM Associated Press

Police in Cheyenne don’t have the authority to enforce the new federal law that increased the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21,…

Administration announces new water protection rule

January 24, 2020 8:36 AM News Team

Second District Congressman Mike Simpson traveled to Pocatello Thursday to formally announce a final rule for the Navigable Waters Protection…

Power Restored for more than 30,000 Rocky Mountain Customers

January 23, 2020 11:30 PM Michael Coats

IDAHO FALLS (KIFI/KIDK) Update: Power has been restored for thousands of people in the upper Snake River Plain. No word yet on what caused the outage…

5th annual Believe in Yourself Dance Competition

January 23, 2020 10:36 PM News Team

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – On January 24 and 25, the 5th annual Believe in Yourself Dancers Challenge will be held at Rigby High School. This year,…

Search and rescue teams rely on canines

January 23, 2020 9:17 PM News Team

TETON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- It’s the time of year when we hear more and more about avalanche safety. The Teton County Search and Rescue team…

Fort Hall man sentenced in truck driver assault

January 23, 2020 4:54 PM News Team

A 24-year-old Fort Hall man was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 57 months in federal prison for assault resulting in serious bodily…

Idaho wineries want to store extra wine in the state

January 23, 2020 5:00 PM Associated Press

Idaho’s wine industry wouldn’t have to store extra wine in neighboring states under proposed legislation.…

INL names new leader for GAIN program

January 23, 2020 4:55 PM News Team

A 26-year nuclear industry veteran has been named director of the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN)…

Help for the homeless shelter declines after the holiday season

January 23, 2020 5:17 PM Jilliana Colina

“Besides our donors that we have a relationship with, our backbone donors, there’s no…

Idaho lawmakers told global warming has helped state

January 23, 2020 5:00 PM Associated Press

n attorney with an Illinois-based group that dismisses human-caused climate change told Idaho lawmakers Thursday that the warming that has occurred…

Idaho wolf population is estimated at 1,000 animals

January 23, 2020 4:27 PM Associated Press

The director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game on Thursday said there are an estimated 1,000 wolves in…

Something’s fishy: Trout in the Classroom program begins in east Idaho

January 23, 2020 5:42 PM News Team

In the halls of Franklin Middle School, Shayne Hughes’ class has become pretty famous.…

Lucky’s Market launches going-out-of-business sales

January 23, 2020 3:00 PM News Team

Lucky’s Market in Jackson will soon close as its parent company restructures.…

Equal Rights Amendment introduced to the House

January 23, 2020 2:12 PM News Team

Boise Representative Melissa Wintrow (D) introduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the Idaho House.…

Blackfoot man arrested on sex abuse charges

January 23, 2020 1:51 PM News Team

Kilby Williams, 35, appeared for his first appearance/arraignment in court Tuesday, January 21, on seven counts of lewd conduct with a minor child…

Idaho schools chief seeks 5.3% budget hike to $2 billion

January 23, 2020 12:35 PM Associated Press

Idaho schools chief Sherri Ybarra on Thursday proposed a 5.3% hike in public school funding to just under $2 billion from the state’s general…

2 year anniversary of Matthew “Jed” Hall disappearance

January 23, 2020 11:15 AM News Team

Wednesday marked the two year anniversary of the disappearance of Idaho Falls’ teen Matthew “Jed” Hall.…

Idaho House committee OKs bill to end daylight saving time

January 23, 2020 10:58 AM Associated Press

Idaho residents wouldn’t have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under legislation introduced…

Wyoming close to finalizing hemp-growing regulations

January 23, 2020 9:50 AM Associated Press

The attorney general in Wyoming has said the state is close to setting statewide hemp-growing regulations amid concerns from farmers about missing…

Sheriff: Remains found near Salmon River may be Boise man

January 23, 2020 9:44 AM Associated Press

Idaho County officials say human remains found along the Salmon River earlier this month may belong to a Boise man who disappeared on a fishing trip…

Pocatello Police warn of new business scam

January 23, 2020 8:25 AM News Team

Pocatello Police are warning businesses of a new scam that has surfaced in the city…

District 91 approves multiple projects

January 22, 2020 6:32 PM Adrian Luevano

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – District 91 held their board meeting on Wednesday night and approved several additions. The board improved modular…

Teen charged as adult in fatal family shooting in Utah

January 22, 2020 5:54 PM Associated Press

A Utah teenager accused of shooting his mother and three siblings has been charged as an adult with aggravated murder and other felony counts.…

Program helps to advance students to college

January 22, 2020 5:33 PM News Team

More and more students are taking part in a state program that helps high school students get dual college credit. …

Low-income Heating Energy Assistance Program

Energy Assistance Program helps those in need with utility bill during winter months

January 22, 2020 5:06 PM Jilliana Colina

EICAP helps individuals who qualify to participate in the Low-income Heating Energy Assistance Program that is state-funded.…

Historic Old Town building purchased for redevelopment

January 22, 2020 5:00 PM News Team

The Old Town building which many remember as the Riverside Apartments, located at 729 W Center St., has been purchased.…

Idaho man fined, banned for guiding illegal Alaska hunts

January 22, 2020 4:58 PM Associated Press

An Idaho man who illegally guided bear and moose hunts in Alaska was fined $20,000 and ordered never to hunt in the state…

Jackson resort contributes to Australian relief effort

January 22, 2020 4:56 PM News Team

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort announced Wednesday it will make a $10,000 donation to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital to help care for animals…

Lawmaker proposes wolf-free zones in southern Idaho

January 22, 2020 4:46 PM Associated Press

Some areas in Idaho would be declared wolf-free zones, and other areas where the animals have killed livestock would have increased wolf-killing…

Ammon fiber optics gain national attention

January 22, 2020 3:04 PM News Team

Ammon Technology Director Bruce Patterson is scheduled to appear before the Next Century Cities’ Bipartisan Tech Policy Conference in Washington D.C.…

Idaho lawmakers hear divisive testimony on science standards

January 22, 2020 2:51 PM Associated Press

A panel of Idaho lawmakers heard contentious testimony on the state’s education standards for science.…

Idaho governor extends paid family leave for state employees

January 22, 2020 2:52 PM News Team

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order increasing paid leave for parents in the executive branch to eight weeks.…

Property tax, grocery tax relief introduced in Idaho House

January 22, 2020 12:05 PM Associated Press

Idaho residents would get a break on property taxes and grocery sales taxes under proposed legislation introduced…

Aid for Friends shelter receives donation

January 22, 2020 11:30 AM News Team

Pocatello Aid for Friends says it has received a $50,000 donation from the Latter-day Saint Charities Humanitarian Services North America. …

Dogs restricted from groomed Nordic trails in the Heise area

January 22, 2020 10:43 AM News Team

The Palisades Ranger District of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest has restricted dogs from using groomed Nordic trails near Kelly Canyon until…

You can file Idaho income tax returns starting Jan. 27

January 22, 2020 10:53 AM News Team

The Idaho State Tax Commission starts processing 2019 Idaho individual income tax returns on Monday, Jan. 27.…

Packers pre-printed NFC Champions gear to be sent abroad to help those in need

January 22, 2020 8:59 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE. WI (WDJT) — As the Green Bay Packers season came to an end on Sunday…

Albertson Foundation grant to focus on all-day K

January 22, 2020 8:32 AM News Team

Three eastern Idaho schools are among 17 in Idaho that will share a $1.5 million grant from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation. …

Belliston to seek County Commission seat

January 22, 2020 8:27 AM News Team

Idaho Falls businessman Brady Belliston has announced he will seek the Republican nomination for Bonneville County Commissioner District 2. …

Wyoming town settles $90K racial discrimination lawsuit

January 21, 2020 6:19 PM Associated Press

A town in Wyoming has settled a civil rights lawsuit filed by a former town employee who accused his supervisor of allegedly calling him racial slurs…

Future plans for the Idaho Falls Event Center

January 21, 2020 5:57 PM Jilliana Colina

The project made significant advancements during 2019, such as beginning early construction, partnering with the State Tax Commission, creating a…

Belliston to seek County Commission seat

January 21, 2020 4:45 PM News Team

“I love the county, I see this as an opportunity really to…

Radford seeks Idaho House Seat 32 B

January 21, 2020 4:39 PM News Team

District 32 is a wide-ranging district that includes parts of Bonneville County and all of Teton, Caribou, Bear Lake, and Oneida Counties.…

Fire damages Idaho Falls home

January 21, 2020 5:03 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Firefighters were called to 580 Coachman shortly after 4 p.m.…

Little appoints Kirkham to Commission of Pardons and Parole

January 21, 2020 5:35 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced his appointment of Terry Kirkham of Idaho Falls to the Commission of Pardons and Parole on…

Groups prepare to sue over grazing in Wyoming grizzly range

January 21, 2020 4:44 PM Associated Press

Conservationists worried that continued livestock grazing in a Wyoming forest could endanger grizzly bears are preparing to sue the U.S.…

Legislation to legalize hemp in Idaho introduced in Senate

January 21, 2020 4:11 PM Associated Press

Growing hemp would be legal in Idaho under proposed legislation.…

Fluor Idaho reports cleanup progress

January 21, 2020 3:31 PM News Team

100 drums of radioactive sludge waste has been treated and repackaged at the Accelerated Retrieval Project VII at the Idaho National Laboratory Site.…

Pocatello honors 2 for human & civil rights

January 21, 2020 3:07 PM News Team

Pocatello’s Human Relations Advisory Committee (HRAC) is honoring two community members for their work in advancing human and civil…

Law enforcement officials oppose bill decriminalizing drugs

January 21, 2020 3:17 PM Associated Press

Idaho law enforcement officials and prosecutors are voicing opposition to proposed legislation decriminalizing the use of illegal drugs.…

Wyoming man pleads guilty to stealing from Boy Scouts, woman

January 21, 2020 2:59 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming man pleaded guilty to taking more than $30,000 from the Boy Scouts while he was a scoutmaster, court records…

Lawmen seek stolen car & thieves who took it

January 21, 2020 2:26 PM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for the driver of a white Audi A6 that was reported stolen Monday. …

New program targets medical oxygen fire fatalities

January 21, 2020 1:51 PM News Team

Jackson Hole Fire/EMS has launched a new prevention program aimed at reducing the risk and injury to home medical oxygen users. …

Grand Teton acquires 35-acre inholding

January 21, 2020 12:18 PM News Team

In cooperation with The Conservation Fund, the National Park Service has acquired a 35-acre parcel of property within the administrative boundary of…

Lawmakers launch criminal reform act

January 21, 2020 11:45 AM News Team

Idaho Falls State Senator Dave Lent (R) and State Representative Ilana Rubel (D) of Boise are introducing a plan to address criminal justice system…

Idaho legislation would limit rerunning failed bond votes

January 21, 2020 11:38 AM Associated Press

Bond elections that fail won’t be allowed before voters again for a minimum of 11 months under proposed legislation.…

Franklin County Air Advisory issued

January 21, 2020 10:33 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued an “Air Quality Advisory” for residents of Franklin County…

BYU to allow same-sex partners in ballroom dance competition

January 21, 2020 10:42 AM Associated Press

Brigham Young University has announced it will allow same-sex couples to compete in an annual ballroom dance competition hosted by the Utah school.…

Woodstove use discouraged in Salmon

January 21, 2020 10:20 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is recommending a voluntary curtailment of woodstove use in the Salmon…

Colorado dog sled guide preparing for Wyoming’s Stage Stop

January 21, 2020 9:56 AM Associated Press

Six snowy miles up Tiger Road, seemingly closer to Keystone than Breckenridge, a cacophony of Siberian husky howls fill the…

3.4 magnitude earthquake reported near Soda Springs

January 20, 2020 4:02 PM News Team

The United States Geological Survey and the University of Utah reports there was a small earthquake near Soda Springs Monday afternoon.…

Foodbank volunteers celebrate MLK Day with service

January 20, 2020 5:16 PM Jilliana Colina

Shaw said that in 2019 volunteers provided enough hours for thirty full-time employees.…

Many come out to participate in ISU’s annual MLK Day March

January 20, 2020 5:17 PM Jilliana Colina

Those old and young, human and k-9, came out to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…

Don’t rename ‘Chicken Dinner Road’ Idaho lawmaker says

January 20, 2020 3:50 PM Associated Press

A lawmaker says Chicken Dinner Road in southwestern Idaho is a historic name and is opposed to an animal protection group’s request to rename it.…

1 hospitalized after semi vs vehicle crash

January 20, 2020 3:25 PM News Team

Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle injury crash on westbound US30 near milepost 451, in Bear Lake County, four miles west of the…

Idaho lawmakers consider changes in primary voting rules

January 20, 2020 12:37 PM Associated Press

Voters will have about two weeks to choose a political party if they want to vote in Idaho’s Democratic and Republican presidential primaries in…

Idaho gas prices fall again

January 20, 2020 10:50 AM News Team

Gas prices fell 1.5 cents per gallon over the past week, according to Gas Buddy’s weekly survey of 802 Idaho service stations.…

Woman charged in hit and run incident

January 20, 2020 9:58 AM News Team

A woman is being held in the Bannock County Jail after a hit and run vehicle-pedestrian accident Saturday…

Fire destroys fence company building

January 20, 2020 9:20 AM News Team

Fire destroyed a building at Buett’s Fence Company in Pocatello at around 2:30 p.m.…

Game and Fish continues review of Jackson housing costs

January 20, 2020 9:07 AM News Team

Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioners are continuing their review of ways to meet the housing costs facing its personnel in the Jackson…

‘Anything’s possible’: Potato Cup winners take difficult path to the finish line

January 18, 2020 4:08 PM News Team

This year, some of the race’s winners had a more difficult path to the finish line than others.…

Police documents describe an unassuming bank robbery

January 17, 2020 3:39 PM News Team

More details are coming forward on the Jan. 9 robbery at a US bank in…

Broadway and I-15 intersection gas leak located and stopped

January 16, 2020 5:42 PM News Team

UPDATE 4:50 p.m. Crews located and stopped the gas leak on Broadway Friday afternoon.…

Wyoming’s capital sees economic downturn due to job decrease

January 17, 2020 5:57 PM Associated Press

Wyoming’s capital city is experiencing an economic downturn driven by a reduction in local mining and construction jobs, a new report…

IDOC proposal to reduce their pay to house inmates could cost taxpayers more

January 17, 2020 5:31 PM Jilliana Colina

Currently, the state pays county jails $55 a day for the first seven days and $75 a day after, to house their inmates.…

Idaho’s 4-year graduation rate steady; 5-year rate increases

January 17, 2020 5:30 PM News Team

Idaho’s four-year graduation rate for the Class of 2019 remained steady, coming in at 80.7 percent, compared to 80.6 percent in…

Area highways closed due to weather

January 17, 2020 9:26 AM News Team

Highways closed in eastern Idaho Friday, January 17, 2020.…

Jefferson County man survives fall into river

January 17, 2020 4:20 PM News Team

A Jefferson County man is recovering after falling through the ice on the Snake River. …

VanderSloots to be honored by Alturas Institute

January 17, 2020 2:00 PM News Team

Idaho Falls businessman Frank VanderSloot and his wife Belinda will receive the John and Abigail Adams Award from the Alturas Institute on February…

New details of carjacking with kids inside

January 12, 2020 11:00 AM Emma Iannacone

Two juveniles are safe after two people stole the car they were in on Interstate 15 on…

12-foot wolf spider found at Idaho State University’s new exhibit

January 17, 2020 12:21 PM Linda Larsen

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – What is lurking in the dark? That is the question the Idaho Museum of Natural History will answer with their new…