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Howe Peak Fire 60% contained
The Howe Peak Fire southwest of Howe is holding at 60% containment with full containment expected now the evening of July 5.…
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3 hospitalized after crash on US 26
Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle injury crash on westbound US 26 near milepost 401, east of Swan Valley Saturday at 3:23…
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Holiday update shows 376 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 376 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…
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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…
Continue Reading Record 401 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported a record 401 new COVID-19 cases on Friday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…
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Health officials warn of possible COVID-19 exposure at Pocatello bars
Customers of Pub New Harmony, 134 Warren Ave., and Hooligans, 122 N. 3rd Ave., in Pocatello, may have been exposed to COVID-19.…
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11 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 11 new confirmed cases of…
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Sober driving may save lives this holiday weekend
Law enforcement officers throughout Idaho will be on the lookout for impaired drivers this…
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Mountain America Credit Union employee dies during robbery
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies continue to investigate the robbery incident that took place Thursday evening at the Mountain America Credit…
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Madison County felony charges against Lori Vallow dropped
Two felony charges filed against Lori Vallow-Daybell in Madison County last September have been dismissed.…
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Jackson approves emergency mask ordinance
The Jackson Town Council has approved an emergency ordinance requiring people to wear cloth face coverings in public places. …
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What to do if you find a stray
The 4th of July marks one of the busiest days of the year for animal shelters…
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Broadway Avenue construction begins Monday
-A major summer construction project gets underway Monday, as the Idaho Transportation Department starts work on Broadway in Idaho Falls. …
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2 dead in small plane crash in Utah mountains
Two people died when a small plane crashed Friday in a rugged area in the Utah mountains, authorities…
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Green River mining company to lay off workers
A company that mines and refines soda ash and related products in in Green River plans to lay off an unspecified number of workers in response to the…
Continue Reading 223 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 223 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…
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Wyoming Business Relief funding announced
In spite of unexpected demand, the Wyoming Business Council says it will be able to pay all eligible requests for COVID-19 Business Relief…
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Firefighters protect the community of Howe
Howe Peak fire is now 7,300 acres and 25% contained with power expected to be restored to the community by 6 p.m.…
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Suspect arrested in Ammon credit union robbery
Idaho Falls (KIFI/KIDK) The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bank robbery in Ammon and have apprehended suspects in an Idaho…
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New sign welcomes veterans at Idaho Falls Airport
The Idaho Falls Regional Airport and Idaho National Laboratory have joined forces in a gesture to help veterans in the community feel welcomed and…
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Blackfoot assisted living facility resident dies from COVID-19
A Blackfoot-based assisted living facility resident has died due to COVID-19-related illness.…
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Firefighters protect Howe community
UPDATE 5:15 p.m. The Bureau of Land Management reports Howe is being evacuated, and power has been turned off to…
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Officers stress water safety over the holiday weekend
Law enforcement is emphasizing water safety in anticipation of the busy…
Continue Reading 10 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 10 new confirmed cases of…
Continue Reading Wyoming base reinstates health measures as virus cases rise
A resurgence of coronavirus has prompted a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming to reinstate health protection measures and limit access to watch a Fourth…
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Boise Mayor signs public health order mandating face masks
Today, due to a significant increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ada County, and with robust support from the health and business communities,…
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Driggs Mayor issues emergency public health order requiring masks
Driggs Mayor Hyrum Johnson has issued an emergency public health order effective at midnight Thursday requiring the use of masks in all publicly…
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Missing Idaho professor found dead in Glacier National Park
The body of an Idaho professor missing since last week was found in the Hidden Meadows area in Glacier National Park in Montana, park officials…
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Walmart grant helps purchase IFFD decontamination equipment
The Idaho Falls Fire Department has used a $2,500 Walmart Giving Community Grant to purchase new decontamination systems. …
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Grizzly relocated to Moran area
A sub-adult female grizzly bear that got a little too familiar with livestock has been relocated in the Fall River…
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US sets deadline for wolverines protection decision
U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to decide by the end of August whether climate change and other threats are pushing the rare wolverine closer to…
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Crash on I-15 south of Idaho Falls
The Idaho Transportation Department reports there is a crash on Interstate 15 about five miles south of the Idaho Falls…
Continue Reading Visitor access restricted to northern Idaho fire lookouts
The U.S. Forest Service says visitors to six active fire lookouts in northern Idaho won’t be able to access the top level of the lookouts due to the…
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ISU history students revisit Spanish Flu pandemic
Students taking Idaho History from professor Kevin Marsh had the task of telling the story of Idaho communities during the Spanish Flu pandemic on an…
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SIPH COVID-19 testing site, hotline closed Friday
The COVID-19 testing site sponsored by Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH), Idaho State University and
Express Labs will be closed on Friday,…
Boise State cutting baseball, women’s swimming and diving
Boise State is discontinuing its baseball program just months after the school was forced to cut short its first season in 40 years with only a…
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Coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 US states
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve…
Continue Reading 253 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 253 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to 6370 as Idaho cities are making face…
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Firefighters fight flames from own fireworks show mishap
A fireworks show exploded as it was being set up by firefighters in Wyoming but they turned around and fought the…
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Idaho weekly unemployment claims increase
More than 5,000 Idahoans filed initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits in the week ending June…
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Yellowstone park to reconsider controversial bison plan
Federal officials plan to reconsider how they manage Yellowstone National Park’s wild bison herds following longstanding complaints over the…
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Body of Idaho man recovered in Snake River
The body of a man who moved to south-central Idaho to train as a BASE jumper has been found in the Snake River several weeks after he went swimming…
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South Fork boaters urged to be patient
The Bridger-Teton National Forest is expecting a busy holiday weekend in the Snake River Canyon. …
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Transportation planners seek public comment
The Idaho Transportation Department has released its latest Transportation Improvement Plan (ITIP). …
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Chukars debut Brews at the Ballpark
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Even though the Idaho Falls Chukars will not play in 2020, they are still finding ways to bring the community to the…
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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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Ryan, Vallow-Woodcock and Boudreaux families release statement
The Ryan, Vallow-Woodcock and Boudreaux families have released the following…
Continue Reading Cities require face coverings as virus cases surge in Idaho
Two Idaho cities are making face coverings mandatory as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases keeps…
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New PPP Act may save local businesses
A new PPP Flexibility Act may go into effect that will extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to August 8,…
Continue Reading 11 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 11 new confirmed cases of…
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Longest-serving member of Utah Legislature concedes primary
The longest-serving member of the Utah Legislature has been ousted, months after sponsoring a controversial tax-overhaul…
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Utah university to consider dropping ‘Dixie’ from its name
After years of resisting calls to change, a university in Utah is considering dropping “Dixie” from its name in another example of the nation’s…
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Utah GOP governor’s race still tight between Cox, Huntsman
The Republican race for the first open Utah governor’s seat is close as the coronavirus has made counting ballots more complicated.…
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Officials: Oregon could reach 900 new COVID-19 cases a day
Oregon had a record 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday, but officials predict that the increase may become much steeper during the next…
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BLM considering new Pocatello area bike trail
The Pocatello Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to build a new bike trail east of the Portneuf Wellness Complex and is…
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Fireworks likely caused Pocatello fire, BLM urges caution for Independence Day
The 8-acre fire that burned dangerously close to homes behind the Outback Golf Park was likely caused by…
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Wyoming tourist county pursues COVID-19 indoor mask order
Health officials in a northwestern Wyoming county busy with visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks want to require people to wear…
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County fair making plans to move forward
The Bonneville County Fair will serve as one of the first opportunities the public has had to see the new fairgrounds in Idaho Falls. The event may…
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Black Lives Matter, counter-protesters argue in Boise
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean on Wednesday condemned counter-protesters after she said they used physical violence to interrupt a Black Lives Matter…
Continue Reading Idaho makes progress on unemployment claim backlog
The Idaho Department of Labor reports it has cleared about 85% of the 42,000 unemployment claims made during the state’s health…
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Idaho education funding lags
New rankings released by the National Education Association show Idaho ranks last among 50 states and the District of Columbia in per-student…
Continue Reading Record 365 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported a record 365 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…
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BPA proposing rate relief
The Bonneville Power Administration will suspend its financial reserves surcharge through September 2021. …
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Work can continue on central Idaho trail crossing ranch
A federal judge has ruled that work can continue on a public trail on an easement crossing private land that connects the popular tourist…
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Idaho appeals judge’s education funding initiative rulings
Two federal court rulings involving the state’s ballot initiative process are “judicial activism,” Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little said, and has…
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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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Idaho hands-free cell phone law goes into effect July 1
Beginning Wednesday, July 1, 2020, a new law meant to keep drivers engaged while behind the wheel goes in…
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Local registered respiratory therapist went to New York to treat patients with COVID-19
“The way we treated COVID over there, it’s, it’s not like any other virus you are used to treating,” Craythorn said.…
Continue Reading 190 Yellowstone employees test negative for COVID-19
In the fourth round of surveillance testing on Yellowstone employees, all tests came back negative.…
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Don’t forget the Flag Code this Independence Day
There’s a lot of rules in the Flag Code, which makes it hard to remember all of them.…
Continue Reading 4 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has four new confirmed cases of…
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New rules for smoke shops starting Wednesday
Retail shops that sell tobacco, nicotine, or electronic smoking device products and including vape shops will be required to obtain a permit…
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Shoshone Bannock Indian Festival canceled
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have canceled the 57th Annual Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Reclaim Idaho given petition drive extension
U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill has ordered a 48-day extension for Reclaim Idaho to gather signatures for its Invest in Idaho Education Initiative. …
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Judge orders online signatures accepted for Idaho initiative
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Idaho officials to accept online signatures for an effort aimed at putting a $170 million education funding…
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New trade agreement should be good for Idaho
Implementation of a new trade agreement should be good news for Idaho agricultural producers, according to Idaho State Department of Agriculture…
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Fluor Idaho completes treating liquid wastes
Fluor Idaho has finished processing a liquid waste they call ”squeezants.” …
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Court documents outline Vallow-Daybell conspiracy charges
Madison County Prosecutor Rob Wood has released an amended criminal complaint against Lori Vallow-Daybell. …
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Ex-Wyoming mayor, police officer plead guilty in data case
The mayor of a small Wyoming town has resigned as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors to charges she misused a police…
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Dripps makes court appearance
The man accused in the rape and murder of Angie Dodge is asking the court to throw out his alleged…
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NY adds Idaho, other states to quarantine list
New York is urging travelers from eight additional states to self-quarantine for 14 days as it awaits a decision on the reopening of indoor dining in…
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Masks now required on all airlines serving Idaho Falls Regional Airport
All air carriers serving the Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) are now requiring the usage of face coverings for air…
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Hearing set for Jefferson County Comp Plan
The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission has scheduled a public hearing to discuss proposed updates to the county’s comprehensive plan. …
Continue Reading 209 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Monday, 224 Sunday
Idaho officials reported 209 new COVID-19 cases on Monday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…
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4 hurt in Salmon rollover
Four juveniles were hospitalized after a one-car rollover on the Old Lemhi Road near Boots Road, east of Salmon. …
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Sheriff and Commissioner sworn to new terms
Bannock County conducted formal ceremonies Monday to swear in two new…
Continue Reading 6 plead guilty, sentenced in 2018 poaching case in Franklin County
Six men all reached plea agreements in a Franklin County court for the illegal killing and possession of three mule deer and 16 elk, including…
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Police release video explanation of February officer-involved shooting
The Pocatello Police Department has released a video explanation of an officer-involved shooting that happened on February 25,…
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Man arrested for aggravated assault, domestic violence and other offenses
Idaho Falls Police Officers responded to the 1100 block of Irving Street after several calls were placed to 911 Thursday shortly before 1:00 a.m.…
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2 arrested on drug and assault charges after threatening woman with firearm
Idaho Falls Police were dispatched to a residence on Three Fountains Drive for a report of a disturbance Wednesday around 9:00 a.m., police reported…
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Woman gored after approaching bison in Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park officials report a bison gored a 72-year-old woman from California after she approached within 10 feet of a bison multiple…
Continue Reading 15 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho, first cases in Bear Lake, Oneida
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 15 new confirmed cases of…
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Sugar-Salem School District receives grant for a suicide prevention program
“Research shows that if a student has one trusted adult that they can talk to whether that’s at the school or at home, their success rates of at any…
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Republican leadership lays out legislative plan
Republican Idaho legislators are developing a package of constitutional amendments and other legislation they believe will protect people from…
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Idaho may hold traditional elections despite coronavirus
Idaho residents may vote in person during elections in August and November despite the continuing spread of the coronavirus, officials…
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Drowning reported at Aberdeen boat dock
A 19-year-old swimmer drowned while swimming at the Sportsman’s Park boat ramp in…
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Blackfoot Mayor will block Eastern Idaho State Fair without a health plan
Blackfoot Mayor Marc Carroll says he will not allow the Eastern Idaho State Fair to proceed until he sees an acceptable health plan. …
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Wyoming health orders extended
Governor Mark Gordon says Wyoming’s current public health orders will be extended through July 15 because the number of COVID-19 cases in the state…
Continue Reading Jackson to require face coverings in public
After a special public meeting Monday morning, the Jackson Town Council has unanimously adopted a resolution requiring individuals to wear a face…
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