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ISU COVID-19 cases jump

September 25, 2020 4:48 PM Linda Larsen

Idaho State University saw a big jump in COVID-19 cases this week, almost doubling the numbers from last…

Haunted History Walking Tours to begin in October

September 25, 2020 4:43 PM Linda Larsen

Whether you are a history buff or just love a good scare, Old Town Pocatello has something that will do the…

D25 recall effort gaining ground

September 25, 2020 5:40 PM Linda Larsen

An effort is gaining ground to recall three board members from the Pocatello/Chubbuck school…

PCSD 25 to release COVID-19 weekly case status report

September 25, 2020 4:12 PM News Team

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 has introduced a weekly COVID-19 case status report on its website.…

69 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho

September 25, 2020 3:11 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 69 new confirmed cases of…

DOE marks major milestone in reactor research project

September 23, 2020 2:11 PM News Team

The U.S. Department of Energy has approved “Critical Decision 1” for the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) project. …

COVID-19 hits Teton school district hard

September 25, 2020 2:39 PM News Team

The Teton School District #401 is reporting that 77 of its students and staff are currently in quarantine due to…

Grizzly relocated to Moran backcountry

September 25, 2020 2:00 PM News Team

Wyoming Game and Fish personnel captured a sub adult female grizzly bear Tuesday on private land west of Cody. …

Die-off of pinyon pines spurs concern at Idaho state park

September 25, 2020 12:54 PM Associated Press

The steward of the City of Rocks National Reserve in southern Idaho says more and more of the few pinyon pines that live in the reserve are dying,…

Sleep in Heavenly Peace founder’s smile to appear on Lay’s chip bags

September 25, 2020 12:38 PM News Team

A familiar smile will be seen around the country as part of Lay’s chip smile…

Boise woman gets up to 30 years for crash that killed child

September 25, 2020 12:36 PM Associated Press

A Boise woman has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for driving under the influence in a crash that killed a 3-year-old girl and left three…

New equipment could shrink turn around time for COVID-19 tests in Eastern Idaho

September 25, 2020 11:57 AM Cole Sams

Waiting a long time for COVID-19 test results may be a thing of the past.…

Police arrest 2 following SWAT standoff

September 25, 2020 11:20 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Police officers were searching for a wanted subject, Maddeline Ovard, Friday morning when they received information that Ovard and…

Child safety seat inspections offered Saturday

September 25, 2020 11:01 AM News Team

As part of Child Passenger Safety Week, the Idaho Office of Highway Safety is holding free, in-person child safety-seat checks…

Potatoes boast big sales growth

September 25, 2020 9:22 AM News Team

Potatoes USA, the official marketer of American potato growers, reports that since public health restrictions were put in place, retail potato sales…

Moran paintings to be displayed in Washington

September 25, 2020 9:09 AM News Team

Two Thomas Moran landscapes that have been touring the country for 50 years are returning to the Department of Interior Museum in Washington D.C.…

New Idaho unemployment claims decline

September 25, 2020 8:47 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Labor reports initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits last week dropped 6% to 3,437. …

Idaho Falls plans to facilitate multi-unit housing development

September 24, 2020 6:40 PM Andrew Howe

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – As housing prices continue to rise in Idaho Falls, city officials are working out plans to facilitate multi-unit…

491 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

September 24, 2020 5:16 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 491 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…

Exotic reptiles surrendered by Ammon couple

September 24, 2020 6:17 PM Chelsea Briar

Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers recently took possession of several exotic reptiles from an Idaho Falls area residence.…

Police arrest man for robbery, battery

September 24, 2020 5:36 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Police arrested a 30-year-old Idaho Falls resident on multiple charges…

D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week

September 24, 2020 5:22 PM News Team

Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next…

EIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19

September 24, 2020 4:44 PM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health is reporting another death due to…

Wyoming health officials urge flu vaccinations

September 24, 2020 4:13 PM News Team

Flu shots are more important than ever this year. That is the warning from the Wyoming Department of…

Grid Kid football team to benefit Primary Children’s Hospital

September 24, 2020 12:58 PM Todd Kunz

Thunder Ridge Grid Kid Blue Team is once again reaching out to the public to benefit Primary Children’s…

Vigil held to remember Tylee Ryan

September 24, 2020 4:11 PM Chelsea Briar

Thursday is a sad day in an already sad murder case of Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ”…

Fairview Elementary School recognized as National Blue Ribbon School

September 24, 2020 3:35 PM News Team

Fairview Elementary School in the Bonneville Joint District was recognized as an Exemplary High Performing School, among Idaho’s highest performing…

138 new COVID-19 cases in the area

September 24, 2020 3:48 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 138 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Backing The Blue with BBQ

September 24, 2020 3:19 PM Todd Kunz

Two local businesses come together to show appreciation for area law…

Idaho man sues over state’s anti-sodomy law

September 24, 2020 3:14 PM Associated Press

An Idaho man represented by a coalition of civil rights attorneys is suing the state’s attorney general over Idaho’s so-called “infamous crime…

Jackson Airport receives FAA grants

September 24, 2020 2:34 PM News Team

Jackson Hole Airport will receive over $28 million to help reconstruct the airport…

Pedestrian hospitalized after hit by vehicle on US 20

September 24, 2020 11:48 AM News Team

Idaho State Police report a 42-year-old Rexburg man was hospitalized after a vehicle vs pedestrian crash on US 20…

Utah State Prison locked down after possible virus exposure

September 24, 2020 11:25 AM Associated Press

The Utah State Prison in Draper and the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison have been placed under a 24-hour lockdown after authorities…

Police arrest man for attempted strangulation, domestic battery

September 24, 2020 11:19 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Police arrested a 25-year-old Idaho Falls resident for strangulation, domestic battery with traumatic injury and resisting or obstruction…

Stage One fire restrictions eased

September 24, 2020 11:12 AM News Team

Federal and state land managers are lifting Stage One Fire Restrictions on eastern Idaho public lands beginning Friday. …

3 arrested at Idaho church singing event to flout mask order

September 24, 2020 11:21 AM Associated Press

Three people have been arrested after an Idaho church held a maskless psalm singing event in a city hall parking lot in violation of the town’s mask…

Participants in Wednesday's cleanup pick up trash alongside Hiline Road in Chubbuck

Chamber of Commerce clean up Hiline Road ahead of fall event

September 24, 2020 10:26 AM Cole Sams

The Pocatello and Chubbuck region may be getting a bit of a makeover.…

Minidoka Project facilities transferred to private irrigation companies

September 24, 2020 9:59 AM News Team

The Bureau of Reclamation is transferring ownership of Minidoka Project water irrigation facilities to two irrigation districts, the Minidoka…

Flags to fly at half-staff to honor firefighter Ricky Fulton

September 24, 2020 9:46 AM News Team

American flags and State of Idaho flags will be flown at half-staff starting Thursday, Sept. 24 for the death of Ricky Fulton, a firefighter who lost…

American Heritage Charter School moves to virtual classes

September 24, 2020 9:07 AM News Team

After a second staff member tested positive for COVID-19, The American Heritage Charter School told parents this week that the school would start…

Telehealth program to bring critical care to Rexburg

September 23, 2020 12:27 PM News Team, Adrian Luevano

Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg will partner with Intermountain Healthcare (IHC) for Telehealth Critical Care beginning October 1.…

Pocatello Animal Services to address stray cat problem with trap and release

September 23, 2020 6:41 PM Emma Iannacone

The Pocatello Animal Services is taking a new approach to an age-old problem: stray…

396 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

September 23, 2020 5:32 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 396 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…

145 new COVID-19 cases in the area

September 23, 2020 3:49 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 145 new COVID-19 cases on…

Parents debate Halloween celebrations

September 23, 2020 6:12 PM Chelsea Briar

In years past, the start of fall is typically the start of Halloween planning. Children begin picking out costumes, parents start loading up on…

Bannock County DMV to close for training

September 23, 2020 5:46 PM News Team

The Idaho State Department of Transportation will be implementing a new software system (GEM) for all Department of Motor Vehicles offices statewide…

President Trump to hold news conference Wednesday

September 7, 2020 10:27 AM News Team

President Trump has scheduled a press conference for 4 p.m. MDT…

Police seek help locating circuit breaker thieves

September 23, 2020 3:17 PM News Team

The Pocatello Police Department is requesting your assistance locating circuit breaker…

Pilot killed in tanker crash near Emmett

September 23, 2020 2:50 PM News Team

A pilot flying a Single Engine Air Tanker was killed at around 7 p.m. Tuesday during an initial attack operation on the Schill Fire, about 2 miles…

Senate considers endangered species amendments

September 23, 2020 1:48 PM News Team

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon testified before Senator John Barrasso’s (R-Wyo) Committee on Environment and Public Works Wednesday on a plan to…

Wyoming utility supports recycling wind turbine blades

September 23, 2020 11:27 AM Associated Press

The largest utility in Wyoming is considering more sustainable solutions for old wind turbine blades, instead of tossing them into a…

K-12 enrollment in Utah drops by 2K students amid pandemic

September 23, 2020 11:21 AM Associated Press

Enrollment at public schools in Utah has declined as the coronavirus pandemic pushes some parents to homeschool their children and make other…

Idaho aims for 1M registered voters in November election

September 23, 2020 11:15 AM Associated Press

Elections officials in Idaho have said they are aiming for a million registered voters in the state this year, many of whom are expected to vote by…

Utah county implements face mask mandate after rise in cases

September 23, 2020 11:07 AM Associated Press

A county in Utah has implemented a face mask mandate as COVID-19 cases surge in the…

Wyoming COVID-19 deaths rise to 50

September 23, 2020 10:05 AM News Team

Wyoming deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic have now risen to 50. …

Jefferson School District revises Back-To-School plan

September 23, 2020 9:54 AM News Team

Jefferson School District 251 Superintendent Chad Martin announced the board of trustees revised the district’s Back-To-School plan at an emergency…

Bayer-Soda Springs employees support school backpack program

September 23, 2020 9:15 AM News Team

Bayer’s Soda Springs facility has presented the Idaho Foodbank with a $10,000 grant.…

10 students and 2 staff quarantine at Ft. Hall

September 23, 2020 8:57 AM News Team

The Shoshone Bannock Tribes say ten students and two staff of the Shoshone-Bannock Junior/Senior High School have been asked to self-quarantine until…

Health officials warn Southeast Idaho hospitals nearing high capacity

September 22, 2020 2:19 PM Emma Iannacone

The biggest threat Covid-19 poses to our healthcare system is the potential that hospitals will fill…

126 new COVID-19 cases in the area

September 22, 2020 3:51 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 126 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

446 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

September 22, 2020 5:30 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 446 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…

EIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19

September 22, 2020 5:11 PM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health is reporting another death due to…

Utah governor increases pandemic restrictions in 2 cities

September 22, 2020 4:13 PM Associated Press

Gov. Gary Herbert will increase pandemic restrictions in two Utah cities. But he stopped short of implementing any mask mandates as COVID-19 cases…

Wyoming cuts to impede access to corrections information

September 22, 2020 3:41 PM Associated Press

News reporters on urgent deadlines will need to file a time-consuming public records request in order for the Wyoming Department of Corrections to…

Yellowstone lightning fire allowed to burn

September 22, 2020 2:52 PM News Team

Yellowstone National Park officials discovered a new backcountry fire in the Heart Lake area late Monday…

Plane blown off runway in Island Park

September 22, 2020 1:52 PM News Team

No one was hurt when crosswinds blew a plane off the runway at Island Park…

FCC asks states to lower the cost of in-state inmate calls

September 22, 2020 1:31 PM Associated Press

Thirty-seven jails and juvenile detention centers across Idaho charge more for inmates and families to make in-state calls than they can legally…

Dad and daughter duo set four state fish records

September 22, 2020 12:19 PM News Team

The pair have set off on a mission to fill in the blanks in the record fish…

Undeveloped South Park property subject of planning project

September 22, 2020 11:38 AM News Team

The Town of Jackson and Teton County, Wyoming have released a Request for Proposals seeking a qualified, multi-disciplinary planning consultant firm.…

National Voter Registration Day

September 22, 2020 10:48 AM News Team

Today is National Voter Registration Day, created to encourage unregistered, new voters, or people who have changed addresses since the last…

New Pocatello Planning and Development Services director named

September 22, 2020 11:17 AM News Team

Brent McLane is now the head of the City of Pocatello Planning & Development Services…

Jackson Police investigate possible sexual assaults

September 22, 2020 9:09 AM News Team

Jackson Police are investigating four cases of voyeurism and sexual battery that were reported around the same neighborhood of East Kelly Avenue. …

Best Weeks for Fall Colors

September 22, 2020 5:58 AM Jeff Roper

Here’s the timeline for the best look at leaves around our area. Fall begins at 7:30am this morning. Btw, you can balance an egg on it’s end most…

Wyoming unemployment rate shows improvement

September 22, 2020 8:47 AM News Team

Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.6% in August from 7.1% in July. …

Rexburg man hospitalized after motorcycle crash

September 22, 2020 8:32 AM News Team

A Rexburg man was hurt when his motorcycle was struck by an oncoming pickup at around 8:21 p.m. Monday on State Highway 48 in Menan.…

410 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

September 21, 2020 5:27 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 410 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…

Pocatello fire causes ISU Eames Complex to evacuate Monday

September 21, 2020 3:40 PM Curtis Jackson

A brush fire is burning east of Pocatello near Alvin Ricken…

UPDATE: Alleged swimmer found safe

September 21, 2020 5:09 PM News Team

UPDATE 5:26 p.m.: The Idaho Falls Fire Department has not been able to locate the…

31 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho

September 21, 2020 4:34 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 31 new confirmed cases of…

Free breakfast, lunch for all PCSD 25 students

September 21, 2020 3:31 PM News Team

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Food Service has been approved for a USDA waiver allowing all learners enrolled in the district to receive free…