Mass gatherings banned in Oregon under governor’s order
All gatherings of more than 250 people are banned statewide in Oregon for four weeks to try to stop the spread of the new coronavirus under an order…
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Idaho House OKs money to fight coronavirus outbreak
Idaho lawmakers moved at lightning speed Thursday to bolster the state’s ability to fight the new…
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Utah State University moves academic courses online
In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to our campus communities, Utah State University will move academic courses online on Wednesday, March…
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D91 postpones events due to coronavirus concerns
Idaho Falls School District 91 decided Thursday morning to postpone several large group gatherings planned for the next two weeks due to coronavirus…
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Ski Club travelers self-quarantine after Italian trip
A group from the Idaho Falls Ski Club returned from a Club trip to Cortina d’Amepezzo in the Italian Dolomite Mountains last…
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Pocatello Police swear in first reserve officer
The Pocatello Police Department is creating a Reserve Team to expand their…
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Big Sky Conference cancels rest of mens basketball tournament
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Big Sky Conference is canceling the remainder of the mens basketball tournament due to concern over the coronavirus.…
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Wyoming: Ample coronavirus-testing capacity after 1st case
Wyoming health officials expect to have ample capacity to keep testing for the new coronavirus after a woman from northwestern Sheridan County became…
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Idaho Falls Symphony indefinitely postpones upcoming concerts
usic Director Thomas Heuser along with the Idaho Falls Symphony Board of Directors and Executive Director Alekzandria Peugh has decided to postpone…
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Wyoming’s first COVID-19 case reported
Lab testing at the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory has identified the first known case of a state resident with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),…
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Another Jazz star tests positive for coronavirus
The Utah Jazz has a second player testing positive for the…
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Childcare in Idaho is problem for us all
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – 479 million dollars. That’s the amount of money Idaho loses each year due to childcare issues. The reason was…
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‘Well-oiled machine’ pumps out election results in record time
The Bannock County Elections Office was able to release results Tuesday shortly after 10 p.m. – over an hour earlier than originally expected.…
Continue Reading Who can get tested for COVID-19 and where
The state lab has enough materials to test between 800 and 1,000 people, and will be requesting more material from the CDC…
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Public not allowed to attend LDS Church’s April general conference due to coronavirus
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is making major changes to its upcoming April general conference session, missionary training and…
Continue Reading TEDxRexburg2020-Wonderland postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
After careful consideration, the TEDxRexburg Team has decided to postpone TEDxRexburg2020-Wonderland until early fall.…
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Rocky Mountain Power seeks residential electric increase
Wyoming regulators will begin planning in the weeks ahead to consider rate changes proposed by the state’s largest electric…
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Portneuf Medical Center postpones upcoming public events and meetings
Portneuf Medical Center is postponing upcoming public events and meetings.…
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FBI meets with law enforcement agencies about Lori Vallow investigation
The FBI, Rexburg Police Department and numerous law enforcement agencies investigating cases related to Lori Vallow and her missing children, JJ…
Continue Reading Idaho State University’s preparation for potential COVID-19 outbreak
Idaho State University is preparing for the coronavirus by implementing a travel ban to all affected…
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Idaho sisters plead guilty in murder-for-hire case
Two sisters from north-central Idaho pleaded guilty to amended chargings in a murder-for-hire scheme after trying to hire an undercover deputy to…
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Idaho voters question party affiliation requirements
Bonneville County Elections officials are fielding questions about party affiliation. …
Continue Reading Idaho receives $4.5 million to support the COVID-19 response
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding millions of dollars to state and local partners to support the COVID-19 response.…
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Pocatello water department lays out summer plans
Pocatello’s Water and Water Pollution Control Departments have outlined a busy list of 2020 construction projects.…
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Idaho Falls Police Department prepares move to new building
The city of Idaho Falls is reviewing approximately ten proposals from architects.…
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Popular Idaho music festival canceled amid virus concerns
A popular Boise, Idaho, music festival has been postponed until September amid growing concerns about the coronavirus…
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Idaho names new State Forester
The Idaho Department of Lands has installed Craig Foss as State…
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Gordman’s grand opening announced in Blackfoot
The Gordman’s Department Store in Blackfoot will host its grand opening Tuesday, March 31. …
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Jackson Hole Airport board to vote on helicopter tour permit
The board overseeing an airport in western Wyoming will vote soon on a contested permit for a helicopter tour…
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ITD breakup limits expanded
The Idaho Transportation Department has added another road to its previously ordered speed limit reductions.…
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Idaho license plates good for 10 years under new law
Idaho motorists will have three additional years before having to replace a vehicle’s physical license plates.…
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Man killed in Idaho Falls
Police are investigating a possible homicide on Higbee and 17th Street in Idaho Falls.…
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Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in Idaho
Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in…
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Bingham Healthcare opens new urgent care center
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Pocatello Tuesday for 1st Choice Urgent…
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Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Idaho
Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in…
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‘Diesel Brothers’ to pay over $851K for Utah air pollution
A federal judge has ordered custom truck makers from the television show “Diesel Brothers” to pay more than $851,000 to the U.S. government and a…
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Stabbing suspect in custody, faces attempted murder charge
Idaho Falls Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an aggravated assault in the 2100 block of Twin Pines Lane.…
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Lawsuit aims to keep N. Idaho road near border closed
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Trump administration decision to reopen a long-closed road built through grizzly bear…
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How is COVID-19 expected to impact tourism in Idaho?
With COVID-19 cases continuing to grow around the world, the Idaho Travel Council is coming up ways to combat its impact.…
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ISU names College of Education Dean
After a national search that began last fall, Idaho State University has named Jean McGivney-Burelle as the university’s new dean of the College of…
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Chief deputy running for Clark County Sheriff
Clark County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Clements announced Tuesday he will be a candidate for Sheriff this…
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Video recording prohibited at public meetings in south Idaho
County commissioners in southern Idaho have temporarily banned video recordings of weekly public meetings despite advice against the motion from…
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Bills address missing, murdered Indigenous people in Wyoming
Information on missing or murdered Indigenous people in Wyoming could improve under legislation that would better manage missing persons reports and…
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3 Idaho Falls people suspected in LA murder and other drug crimes
Three Idaho Falls residents are suspected in a multi-state crime spree, including an Los Angeles…
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INL scientist recognized as a Woman of the Year
Idaho National Laboratory scientist Dawn Scates is among 50 women selected by the Idaho Business Review for its 2020 Women of the Year Awards.…
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Jefferson County woman pleads guilty to insurance fraud
A Jefferson County woman has pleaded guilty to charges of insurance…
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What it takes to secure a $1 million bond
“If coming up with a million dollar bond isn’t hard enough, the real challenge is that you need to collateralize it and you have to do that for the…
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Yellowstone biologists spot first bear of 2020
The first confirmed grizzly bear sighting in Yellowstone National Park of 2020 occurred on…
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Police seek help finding money and cards stolen from funeral
The Preston Police Department is seeking help from anyone who might have been at a funeral at the Church house near 200 N and 200 W in Preston on…
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Police release new photo of missing Ammon man
The Bonneville County has released a photo of 70-year-old Arthur Pupedis leaving his residential facility on March 1.…
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School funding levies on local ballots Tuesday
In addition to the Presidential preference primaries of the Republican, Democratic, and Constitution Parties, voters will be deciding a number of…
Continue Reading Coronavirus patient went to BYU game, risk considered low
Utah public health officials are contacting and testing Brigham Young University basketball fans who sat near a coronavirus patient at a game prior…
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Idaho Falls plans water line repair
People who live or work in the 1200 block of West Broadway can expect some inconvenience, but no loss of water service,Tuesday as Idaho Falls crews…
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1 hospitalized after crash involving snowplow and SUV
Idaho State Police investigated an injury crash involving a snowplow and SUV on State Highway 34 near milepost 107, north of Soda Springs Monday…
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Southeast Idaho has low risk for floods this season
As the temperatures rise, so does the risk for potential…
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Coronavirus has spring breakers rethinking vacation plans
Many of us with travel plans for spring break may be rethinking your…
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Wyoming Health Department urges COVID-19 precautions
Coronavirus risk is low in Wyoming right now, but the state’s top epidemiologist said that may…
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Idaho Falls Rep to face primary challenge
Idaho Falls mental health professional Marco Erickson announced Monday he will challenge incumbent Representative Bryan Zollinger for his house seat…
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1970s rock band, The Sweet, to perform in Pocatello this summer
The latest announcement in the Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre summer concert series is sure to rock some socks…
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House OKs bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits
Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the Senate on…
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Snow King comment deadline extended
The public will have an extra 15 days to comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Snow King Mountain Resort.…
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Idaho Patient Act is sent to the Governor
The Idaho Patient Act, HB 515, is on its way to the Governor’s…
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Ammon mayor cheers sales tax formula
On a 30-4 vote, the Idaho Senate has approved a bill sponsors say will more fairly redistribute sales tax revenues to…
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Idaho Senate committee advances affirmative action ban
A Senate panel has approved a measure banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public education.…
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Idaho seeks to ban transgender women, girls from competition
Idaho is moving closer to banning transgender girls and women from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams sponsored by public schools, colleges…
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Wyoming tribe to vote; medical marijuana backers press case
Advocates for legalizing medical marijuana have been pressing their case in the days before a possible vote this weekend on Wyoming’s Wind River…
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Coronavirus tests become available in eastern Idaho
Eastern Idaho Public Health advises that commercial testing for the COVID-19 virus is now available in our…
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WATCH: Lori Vallow Daybell’s bail reduced to $1 million
Lori Vallow Daybell’s bail was reduced during her initial court appearance Friday afternoon at the Madison County Court House in Rexburg.…
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ICCU buys vacant Pocatello lot, can’t say what for yet
New life is coming to a Pocatello lot that has been vacant for six…
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Idaho wildlife officials investigate sturgeon poaching
State wildlife authorities are investigating a poaching incident after a sturgeon carcass was found in the Boise…
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US to hire two grizzly specialists in Montana amid conflicts
The U.S. Department of the Interior is providing money for two specialists to help it manage grizzly bears in Montana following conflicts with…
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Regional geography bee canceled
The National Geographic GeoBee has decided to cancel the in-person level GeoBee scheduled March 27. …
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Idaho gas prices up as oil market rocks
Ahead of an international oil market meltdown this week, Idaho gas prices rose 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week. …
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Manwaring to seek legislative seat
Republican Dustin Manwaring has announced he will attempt to reclaim his District 29 House seat in the May primary. …
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Temporary speed limit begins Monday for East Idaho roads
EAST IDAHO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Recent winter storms and fluctuating temperatures have caused potholes to develop along roadways in Eastern Idaho.…
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Scorched local food truck back in business this week
The popular Blackhawk BBQ Pit food truck is preparing for it’s reopening after an accident shut down…
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Power poles inexplicably catch fire, cause outage for 700 people
More than 700 people were without power on Saturday night after two power poles inexplicably caught…
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North Fremont win back to back state championships
North Fremont defended their state title by knocking off West Side…
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Grace Lutheran packs 40k meals in record time
Grace Lutheran High School set aside two hours on both Friday and Saturday to pack 40,000 meals for the Idaho Foodbank.…
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‘This is the time to get this taken care of’: Pocatello group cleans up trail garbage
A Pocatello group is working to clean the garbage off trails around…
Continue Reading Can Lori Vallow Daybell afford bail?
The Idaho Falls Bail Bond company Lori’s attorneys are working with told us there are some obstacles in Vallow’s way.…
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Missing diary from 1956 returned to its original owner
Goodwill stores have been known to hold hidden gems, even in the Gem State.…
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40,000 meals for the food bank: Grace Lutheran hosts Meals of Hope event
Grace Lutheran High School is working to send 40,000 meals to the Idaho…
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Utah House passes new requirements for abortion providers
Abortion clinics would be required to cremate fetal remains and women would have to get an ultrasound before the procedure under proposals that…
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Jefferson County Prosecutor seeks second term
Jefferson County Prosecutor Paul Gary Butikofer is seeking a second term as prosecutor.…
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Idaho Controller: Scammers stole roughly $500,000 from state
The FBI is investigating after hackers stole as much as half a million dollars of Idaho state payments that were intended to go to state…
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Plant Facilities Levy up for vote on Tuesday
A big decision is set to be made in Pocatello and Chubbuck…
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Idaho insurance carriers to cover COVID-19 cost-sharing
The Idaho Association of Health Plans says its members have agreed to cover cost-sharing for Coronavirus Testing in cooperation with Governor Brad…
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Shoshone-Bannock Tribes review COVID-19 response
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are asking community members to take responsibility for their own precautions, as the Tribes work to minimize the risk of…
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Water supply forecasts released
Although numerous cloudless nights brought cold temperatures, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) says February brought below-normal…
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ITD sets “breakup” speed limits
In an effort to avoid additional pothole damage, the Idaho Transportation Department is ordering reduced speed limits on several eastern Idaho…
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Reward offered for information regarding bull elk shot and left to waste
Idaho Department of Fish and Game reports a bull elk was shot twice approximately 30 yards off of the Dingle Pond road, in Dingle in Bear Lake County…
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Former Idaho Falls woman sentenced for insurance fraud
A former Bonneville County woman was sentenced Thursday for insurance fraud, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden…
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Rehabilitated eagle released to the wild
Experts at the Teton Raptor Center released a rehabilitated Bald Eagle back into the wild Friday. …
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Legislature approves Governor’s COVID-19 funding request
The Joint Finance Appropriations Committee Friday approved Governor Brad Little’s request for a $2 million emergency…
Continue Reading Bingham Health Care orders patient screening protocol
Bingham Healthcare in Blackfoot is monitoring developments in the COVID-19 health emergency. …
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Wyoming Tourism and Jackson officials monitor COVID-19
Jackson and the Wyoming Office of Tourism are taking steps to help assure visitors during the coronavirus…
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Idaho Police: Officer in good condition after shooting
A police officer shot during a standoff in northern Idaho is in good condition at an area hospital, and investigators are waiting for a report from a…
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Boys basketball state tournament scores
Thursday, March 5 5A Rigby 43 Eagle 51 4A Preston 58 Idaho Falls 47 Blackfoot 50 Kuna 57 3A Snake River 59 Fruitland 71 Marsh Valley 64 Kimberly 77…
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East Idaho prepares for potential coronavirus spread
Coronavirus cases are on the rise and people around east Idaho are taking steps to prepare.…
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