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Presidential Primary Election rules explained

February 17, 2020 5:17 PM Ariel Schroeder

Coming up on March 10, we have the Presidential Primary Elections.…

Be sure to get your Star Card before the deadline

February 17, 2020 11:39 AM News Team

You have less than eight months to get a Star Card—Idaho’s Real…

Idaho Falls sets water tower public meeting

February 17, 2020 3:03 PM News Team

Idaho Falls will present its proposals to replace the 82-year old water tower during a public meeting Wednesday at the City Annex…

University of Wyoming president finalists to visit campus

February 17, 2020 2:42 PM Associated Press

The search for the University of Wyoming’s next president has narrowed to three finalists, all of whom are expected to visit the campus next week, a…

How can hitting a pothole affect your vehicle?

February 17, 2020 2:53 PM Jilliana Colina

With potholes on streets throughout the city, avoiding or spotting them isn’t always an easy…

Wyoming lawmakers reject Medicaid expansion effort

February 17, 2020 10:05 AM Associated Press

Wyoming lawmakers have rejected the second effort to expand Medicaid in five…

4th person charged in death of West Yellowstone boy

February 13, 2020 10:31 AM News Team

Three people have been charged in the murder of a 12-year old boy near West Yellowstone.…

Possible Tylee Ryan sighting at a Nashville concert

February 16, 2020 11:21 PM News Team, Linda Larsen

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- A woman says she believes she saw a girl who closely resembles Tylee Ryan at a concert in Nashville December 22,…

Parents speak out after son dies in jail

February 16, 2020 10:51 PM News Team, Linda Larsen

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- A civil lawsuit has been settled in Bannock County as part of a wrongful death in the jail in December 2018. The county…

JJ Vallow’s grandparents speak out on his adopted mother

February 16, 2020 5:28 PM Matthew Rosenberg

The grandparents of JJ Vallow are telling the world what they think about his adopted…

Low beaver activity in Mink Creek may not be linked to trapping

February 16, 2020 5:22 PM Emma Iannacone

Watershed Guardians and Idaho Fish and Game have separately been tracking the beaver activity in the area, and both have noticed a drop in…

After petitions, Reading Time with the Queens has largest crowd yet

February 15, 2020 4:27 PM News Team

On Saturday morning, the Pocatello community showed out at the first Reading Time with the Queens in the wake of recent petitions.…

Free Community Heart and Health Fair in Idaho Falls

February 15, 2020 11:58 AM Matthew Rosenberg

Keep your heart aflutter post-Valentines at the Community Heart and Health Fair in Idaho Falls on…

Smooches From Pooches event in Pocatello

February 15, 2020 10:51 AM Matthew Rosenberg

If your Valentine’s Day quest for unconditional love was unsuccessful, it’s not too late to find some at the Smooches for Pooches event at the…

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American Dog Derby returns to Ashton

February 14, 2020 8:57 PM News Team

ASHTON, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- The 103rd American Dog Derby returns to Ashton. For one family it’s more than just the racing, it’s a time for bonding.…

Pocatello seniors upset over potential changes to Senior Activity Center

February 14, 2020 8:47 PM News Team

The City of Pocatello is considering the creation of a new community center and members of the Senior Activity Center are not happy.…

Local seniors get surprise hugs for Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2020 2:37 PM Jilliana Colina

“I don’t have family here, so a few hugs from other people are always…

Wyoming lawmakers kill ‘Defend the Guard’ deployment act

February 14, 2020 5:18 PM Associated Press

Veterans and lawmakers including U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, of Kentucky, rallied in support of a bill in Wyoming that would restrict combat deployment of…

Magical Moments baby contest winners

February 14, 2020 4:31 PM News Team

The Magical Moments baby contest is about celebrating the lives that began at Portneuf Medical Center in…

Man killed after semi hits backhoe

February 13, 2020 4:06 PM News Team

UPDATE 2/14/20: Idaho Transportation Department Transportation Technician Mark Reinke died at approximately 7 a.m. Thursday on westbound US-20 about…

ITD addresses wildlife impacts on US 28

February 14, 2020 3:04 PM News Team

An increased number of wildlife-vehicle collisions have prompted the Idaho Transportation Department to plan a fencing project along Idaho Highway…

Black LDS Church missionary attacked in possible hate crime

February 14, 2020 3:15 PM Associated Press

Utah authorities are investigating an attack on a black missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a possible hate…

Idaho business to pay $100K in case of fake Alaska trips

February 14, 2020 3:11 PM Associated Press

Business owners in Idaho have reached a settlement agreement after they were accused of selling fake fishing trips in Alaska and leaving people…

Death row inmate Gerald Pizzuto’s appeals nearing legal end

February 14, 2020 3:15 PM Associated Press

One of Idaho’s death row inmates is nearing the end of his legal appeals, and that could prompt prison officials to prepare for his execution before…

Yellowstone River Bridge options revealed

February 14, 2020 2:45 PM News Team

The National Park Service has identified four options to replace the Yellowstone River…

Task force looks at Hoback water options

February 14, 2020 2:13 PM News Team

The Hoback Drinking Water Quality Stakeholder Group have come up with proposals to improve drinking water in Hoback…

Gov. Ivey signs executive order forming gambling policy study group

February 14, 2020 1:30 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story MONTGOMERY, AL (WALA) — Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed Executive Order 719, which…

Idaho, other western states to study big game rangeland

February 14, 2020 1:32 PM Associated Press

Idaho has been awarded a grant to study how elk herds move through a northern Idaho migration corridor also used by grizzly bears and wolverines.…

Wyoming looks at wildlife corridor options

February 14, 2020 12:20 PM News Team

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed a Wildlife Corridor
executive order…

Appellate courts block Arkansas Medicaid work requirements

February 14, 2020 11:53 AM News Team

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has rejected arguments trying to attach so-called “work requirements” on Medicaid…

Teton Valley schools to open soon

February 14, 2020 11:34 AM News Team

Teton Valley school officials will snip ribbons this month officially opening two new elementary schools.…

Brew industry expected to grow in Pocatello

February 14, 2020 12:23 PM News Team

A new kind of business is planting its seeds in Bannock County and is expected to sprout into…

Special basket for Sugar Salem basketball

February 13, 2020 11:04 PM News Team

SUGAR CITY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Wednesday night’s game for Sugar Salem was also senior night. It also proved to be a very special night for one of…

Firefighters return home from Australia

February 13, 2020 9:36 PM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- A pair of Bureau of Land Management firefighters are home after providing assistance in Australia. Battalion Chief…

Reading Time with the Queens moves forward

February 13, 2020 8:34 PM News Team

During a Pocatello City Council meeting last Thursday, local carpenter Ted King said he planned to protest Reading Time With the Queens – a program…

Simplot games bring more to the city than just athletes

Simplot games bring more to Pocatello than just athletes

February 13, 2020 10:45 AM News Team

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Competition is heating up for the 42nd annual Simplot Games in Pocatello. Students from more than 20 states and at…

Madison County Sheriff is running for reelection

February 13, 2020 5:35 PM Jilliana Colina

The Pocatello native has been serving the Madison County area as Sheriff since 2017.…

Teacher enters plea in 8 year old assault case

February 13, 2020 1:39 PM News Team

Former school teacher Tiffany Marie Petersen has entered an Alford Plea to a misdemeanor charge of injury to a child. …

Idaho fugitive killed by officers in western North Dakota

February 13, 2020 4:52 PM Associated Press

Dakota Lee Chlarson, 25, was shot by officers in Dickinson on Thursday after he charged at them with scissors. Chlarson was being sought by the…

How early should you plan your Valentine’s Day plans?

February 13, 2020 5:36 PM Jilliana Colina

“My biggest suggestion would be to definitely book early because we’ve been booked and telling people no since…

WATCH: Simplot Games ribbon cutting

February 13, 2020 4:15 PM News Team

The Simplot Games ribbon cutting at Holt…

Idaho Senate committee approves school curriculum standards

February 13, 2020 3:49 PM Associated Press

Idaho’s public school curriculum standards will stay in place for another year after they were adopted by a panel of Idaho…

State Education board endorses task force proposals

February 13, 2020 3:21 PM News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education has formally adopted the recommendations made by Governor Brad Little’s “Our Kids, Idaho’s Future” task force. …

ISU projects get State Board approval

February 13, 2020 3:00 PM News Team

Idaho State University has won approval to start the third phase of the EAMES complex expansion project.…

Apparent gas leak empties Jackson elementary school

February 13, 2020 2:41 PM News Team

Students and teachers at Jackson’s Munger Mountain Elementary School were evacuated at around 10:20 a.m. Thursday.…

60-year-old SD25 levy up for renewal in March

February 13, 2020 2:07 PM Emma Iannacone

Every ten years, the same levy appears on the Bannock County ballot: the School Plant Facilities Levy…

University of Wyoming spent $42,000 fighting records lawsuit

February 13, 2020 1:14 PM Associated Press

The University of Wyoming paid attorneys more than $42,000 in an unsuccessful attempt to block the release of records involving a decision not to…

Boise man who died after China trip tests negative for coronavirus

February 13, 2020 1:10 PM Associated Press

A 71-year-old man who was found dead in his home after returning from a trip to China does not appear to have been infected with the new coronavirus,…

North Bannock County Fire District could have EMT services soon

February 16, 2020 11:50 AM Emma Iannacone

The North Bannock County Fire District is finding ways to help keep people in rural areas…

Police: No charges recommended in fatal Gillette shooting

February 13, 2020 11:40 AM Associated Press

Police in Gillette aren’t pursuing charges in a shooting…

Wyoming native dies in horse-riding accident at Utah ranch

February 13, 2020 11:35 AM Associated Press

Police say a Wyoming native has died in a horse-riding accident in Utah.…

Pocatello plans property auction

February 13, 2020 11:33 AM News Team

The city of Pocatello has established minimum reserve prices for properties it will sell at auction this spring.…

Harris drops out of Idaho Senate race

February 13, 2020 11:03 AM News Team

Democratic US Senate candidate Nancy Harris is withdrawing from the race. …

Nye promises to cut his pay

February 13, 2020 10:51 AM News Team

Idaho Senator Mark Nye (D-Pocatello) is taking the Governor’s budget plan to heart.…

WATCH: BLM firefighters return from Australia

February 13, 2020 10:20 AM News Team

Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighters Kris Bruington and Farron Kunkel recently returned from fighting the Australian…

INL cleanup milestone nears

February 13, 2020 8:44 AM News Team

Another INL cleanup milestone is in…

Grandparents of missing boy seek temporary guardianship

February 4, 2020 1:29 PM Kaitlin Miklos

The grandparents of a 7-year-old boy who has been missing for months have asked a judge to grant them temporary guardianship of the…

On The Hook Fish & Chips brings waves of people out

February 12, 2020 10:02 PM Adrian Luevano

It’s not often a food truck has people track everywhere it goes.…

It is time to update your Windows operating system

February 12, 2020 9:02 PM Adrian Luevano

It is time to look at your computer software and see if you need to update to the newest Windows operating…

Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre plans to increase concert frequency

February 12, 2020 6:10 PM News Team

Bannock County is negotiating an agreement with Live Nation that would allow the production of the county’s own shows at the Portneuf Health Trust…

New bill could freeze property tax, and cities

February 12, 2020 1:41 PM News Team

The rise of property tax throughout the state is prompting some legislators to take…

Rigby woman barred from Jefferson courthouse

February 12, 2020 3:03 PM News Team

Jefferson County Commissioners have taken the unusual step of “trespassing” or blocking a Rigby woman from entering the courthouse and other county…

D91 kicks off One District One Book

February 12, 2020 4:06 PM Ariel Schroeder

Idaho Falls School District 91 is kicking off its One District One Book program, and this year’s book is…

Idaho lawmakers: $260 million in education money at stake

February 10, 2020 7:37 PM Associated Press

With $260 million in federal money at stake, lawmakers on a Senate panel voted to create an interim committee to recommend new math, science and…

Appeals court won’t reconsider inmate’s gender surgery case

February 12, 2020 3:30 PM Associated Press

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has become the first circuit in the nation to order a state to pay for an inmate’s gender confirmation surgery,…

Report: Wyoming app received more anonymous safety reports

February 12, 2020 3:12 PM Associated Press

An anonymous tipster application marketed to Wyoming students received a record number of tips last year, with suicide being the most frequently…

Idaho bill would ban transgender women athletes in schools

February 12, 2020 2:59 PM Associated Press

An Idaho lawmaker wants to ban transgender women athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender…

Salt Lake City eyes 2034 Olympics after Sapporo bid for 2030

February 12, 2020 1:33 PM Associated Press

Salt Lake City may shift its focus to bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics rather than the Games four years earlier following the announcement that…

Bingham Healthcare opens urgent care in Pocatello

February 12, 2020 12:08 PM Emma Iannacone

Bingham Healthcare is expanding its services in the Pocatello…

Idaho legislative committee advances affirmative action ban

February 12, 2020 12:47 PM Associated Press

A panel of Idaho lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public…

Bannock County to address Downey fire district tax mix-up

February 12, 2020 4:59 PM Emma Iannacone

Some Downey residents were over charged for the city’s rural fire district levy, while others weren’t billed at…

Bureau of Reclamation awards $1.2 million for Idaho water projects

February 12, 2020 11:50 AM News Team

The Henry’s Fork Foundation (HFF) and Idaho Power Company (IPC) will participate in a US Bureau of Reclamation project to help make water management…

FCC Chairman Pai tours Wyoming reservation broadband project

February 12, 2020 11:22 AM Associated Press

A top federal official toured Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation to look at efforts to improve internet access for tribal…

ISU football players win settlement in false arrest lawsuit

February 12, 2020 11:04 AM Associated Press

A Utah county agreed to pay more than $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by two Idaho State University football players who said they were falsely…

Diaper drive to take place on Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2020 10:42 AM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) will hold a diaper drive on Valentine’s Day at the Pocatello Fred Meyer.…

Accused killer seeks change of venue

February 12, 2020 9:00 AM News Team

Attorneys for Brian Dripps filed two new motions with Seventh District Judge Joel Tingey…

BYU-Idaho winter enrollment up slightly

February 12, 2020 9:33 AM News Team

Brigham Young University Idaho is reporting total winter semester campus enrollment of 19,211 students.…

Movement for better support for students hitting close to home

February 11, 2020 10:53 PM Karole Honas

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – There is a movement underway in the nation pushing for better support of our students in the public school…

Idaho Falls Regional Airport announces new direct flights to San Diego

February 11, 2020 6:59 PM Ariel Schroeder

Flight expansion plans at the Idaho Falls airport are starting to take off.…

States weigh fetal-remains bills amid abortion debate

February 11, 2020 5:41 PM Associated Press

A law requiring abortion and medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains passed the state Senate Tuesday in Utah.…

Community Food Basket’s recent report shows food insecurity increasing in Bonneville County

February 11, 2020 5:13 PM Jilliana Colina

“For Eastern Idaho, Alice determined that forty percent of individuals can’t satisfy their basic…

Police: School e-mail threats originated from outside the country

February 11, 2020 11:20 AM News Team

UPDATE 4:50 p.m. Idaho Falls Police report two schools in our area received identical threats via email…

Wrongly convicted men testify before Idaho lawmakers

February 11, 2020 5:10 PM Associated Press

Two men who combined spent nearly 40 years in Idaho prisons for crimes they didn’t commit testified Tuesday in favor of legislation that would…

Shelley man enters plea after hiding grandmother’s death

February 11, 2020 4:52 PM News Team

A Shelley man who hid his grandmother’s dead body for five years agreed to a plea deal in Bingham County court Tuesday.…

Big future projects coming to the INL

February 9, 2020 4:28 PM Karole Honas

A dozen city and county leaders from Idaho Falls recently returned from a trip to Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia.…

Hundreds join search for missing 6-year-old girl last seen playing in front yard

February 11, 2020 10:46 AM CNN

A six-year-old girl is missing in Cayce, South…

Driver survives after car crashes into river

February 11, 2020 11:30 AM News Team

A driver is lucky to be alive after driving off the road and into the South Fork of the Snake River Tuesday morning.…

Wyoming officials seek recommendations on Teton bighorns

February 11, 2020 2:52 PM Associated Press

Wyoming officials plan a series of public meetings on how to protect the last bighorn sheep in the Teton Range.…

Wyoming man sentenced up to 18 years for killing 1 in 2003

February 11, 2020 2:44 PM Associated Press

A man was sentenced up to 18 years in prison after he fatally shot his former co-worker in a Wyoming parking lot in 2003, a judge…

Lori and Chad Daybell attend church in Hawaii

February 11, 2020 1:25 PM Curtis Jackson

Lori and Chad Daybell were seen attending church this past Sunday in Hawaii.…

Committee delays vote on 1-year freeze on property taxes

February 11, 2020 1:04 PM Associated Press

Legislation aimed at reducing property taxes drew so many people wanting to speak that a House panel ran out of time Tuesday and delayed…

Settlement means jewelry shop will give refunds to customers

February 11, 2020 11:54 AM Associated Press

An Idaho jewelry shop has won a dispute with an insurance company and a weather laboratory over the amount of snow that fell during a holiday…

Regulatory fees could drop for Idaho elk hunting ranches

February 11, 2020 12:32 PM Associated Press

The director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture will have authority to set regulatory fees paid by elk hunting ranches under legislation sent to…

Portneuf Nurse named 2020 Division Nurse of the Year

February 11, 2020 12:49 PM News Team

A Portneuf Medical Center RN nurse has been recognized as the Ardent Health Services America’s Division 2020 Nurse of the…

Safer Internet Day: are you safe on the internet?

February 11, 2020 5:40 PM Emma Iannacone

The internet poses risks for people. Tuesday, Feb. 11 is “Safer Internet Day,” to raise awareness of online…

Rigby man sentenced to 20 years in sexual abuse case

February 11, 2020 10:23 AM Associated Press

A Rigby man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after prosecutors said he sexually abused two girls, threatened them with violence and attempted…