History takes off for South Fremont Junior High School students
Eighth graders came to the Legacy Flight Museum in Rexburg to learn more about the advancements the flight industry has made since the Wright…
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New Idaho abortion law draws national attention
A legal non-profit is talking about the possible ripple effects Idaho’s new abortion ban will…
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ITD construction school provides hands-on experience to new students
Some future construction workers are getting their boots dirty for the first time this…
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Idaho ICAC to host statewide seminar for parents and educators
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) are inviting parents and educators to an online seminar…
Continue Reading Idaho governor signs abortion ban modeled on Texas law
Idaho has become the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy by allowing lawsuits…
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Chad Daybell appears in court Wednesday
Chad Daybell is scheduled to be in court Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Steven W.…
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Bonneville Sheriff’s Office talks about using podcasts to help solve cases
“Our duty is to continue to work those. And we do,” Lovell said. “For the victims, for the family, because they didn’t deserve to be victims of these…
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Citizens in Jackson want to keep pandemic park-lets
Pandemic-related alterations in Jackson city codes are coming down, but not everyone agrees with the…
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US formally declares Russian military has committed war crimes in Ukraine
By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN The US government has formally declared that members of the Russian armed forces have committed war crimes…
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Community of Hope breaks ground
Low-income families have a new chance for housing in Idaho Falls.…
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Tractor catches fire while plowing
A tractor is out of commission in Jefferson…
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Gov. Little, Controller Woolf announce Town Hall Idaho
Governor Little and Controller Brandon Wolff will hold a press conference announcing Town Hall Idaho Tuesday at 12 p.m.…
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Local charities partner to help growing homeless population
On March 22, local charities held the first-ever resource fair in downtown Idaho Falls. The goal of the fair was to share knowledge and resources to…
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Mountain America Event Center names building general manager
As the roof continues to be placed on the Mountain America Event Center in Idaho Falls, the team behind the center itself has announced the general…
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Gov. Little signs bill to improve services for seniors
Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 687 into law Monday at the Mountain Home Senior…
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Idaho dance group stuck in Ireland because of COVID-19
The Red Hot Mamas musical-comedy group from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, gave a well-received performance at the March 17 St. Patrick’s Festival Parade…
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SIPH to offer free tobacco cessation program
A free four week Fresh Start Tobacco Cessation program will be offered to community members in April. …
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Idaho House OKs optional full-day kindergarten legislation
Lawmakers in the Idaho House have approved legislation to boost reading skills among young students with optional full-day kindergarten.…
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Idaho wildland firefighter hazard pay plan heads to governor
Legislation that would give Idaho wildland firefighters hazard pay is headed to the governor’s desk.…
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Bannock County officials award contracts for jail medical bay renovation
Bannock County officials recently awarded contracts for the renovation of the Detention Center’s medical bay to several East Idaho…
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Gov. Little discusses ongoing matters in state
Governor Brad Little believes Idaho is on the right…
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Snow and ice usher in spring in southeastern Idaho
Residents from all over Eastern Idaho woke up on the first day of Spring to see the effects of the heavy snow and feel the effects of wind as well.…
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Fire destroys Pocatello home
A house fire severely damaged a Pocatello home Saturday afternoon.…
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Cleaning Week coming to Idaho
On Saturday, Governor Brad Little signed a proclamation at the Museum of Clean in Pocatello that will officially declare March 27th through April…
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Gubernatorial candidates talk about the state’s future
Three of the 2022 gubernatorial candidates shared their plans for Idaho’s future Saturday…
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Pocatello Baseball sweeps Bonneville in a doubleheader 15-6 and 13-10
The bats were alive at Halliwell Park on Saturday, especially for the Pocatello Thunder, who scored 28 total runs across two games to sweep the…
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Local family organizes support for Ukrainian Orphans
A local couple has organized a way to send money to aid Ukrainian refugees through…
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Chad Daybell appeared in court Friday
Chad Daybell appeared in court Friday before Judge Steven W.…
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Highland’s Grace Fisher signs letter of intent to play soccer at Northwest Nazarene
Grace Fisher signed her national letter of intent Friday to play soccer at Northwest Nazarene University in…
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Park Avenue waterline project begins next week
This year’s construction season will be a busy one, starting with the Park Avenue waterline project on Monday, March 21.…
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Chrome in the Dome this weekend
Ladies and gentlemen start your engines. Chrome in the Dome is back in…
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Dramatic rise in fentanyl-related overdoes in Idaho Falls
The dramatic rise in fentanyl-related overdoses across Idaho in the last two years has taken a toll on our…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 563 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 563 new COVID-19 cases and 0 new deaths…
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Idaho property tax bill goes to full Senate vote
Our older, low-income Idaho neighbors may be a little closer to affording their…
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Father pleads guilty to murder charge after boy’s death
An Idaho man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the beating death of his 9-year-old son.…
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Idaho House approves bill to prevent vaccine discrimination
Legislation preventing most private and public entities in Idaho from discriminating against people who haven’t received the coronavirus vaccine is…
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Bill banning ballot drop boxes is dead in Idaho Senate
Legislation eliminating drop boxes and similar drop-off locations for absentee ballots in Idaho will not get a hearing in the Senate and is dead.…
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Chubbuck teacher surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award
In a surprise assembly Friday, Tiffany Lemos, a third-grade teacher at Chubbuck Elementary School, received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for her…
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“Somebody the world needs more of” Driggs man killed in Ukraine remembered by friend
Hill was in the northern Ukraine city of Chernihiv seeking life-extending treatment for his long-time partner Irina, who suffers from MS, when…
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Hillcrest’s Jaxon Holden heading to Post University to play lacrosse
Hillcrest’s Jaxon Holden signed his national letter of intent Thursday to play lacrosse for the Post University Eagles at the Division II…
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Driggs man killed in Russian attack in Ukraine
UPDATE 3/17/22: A Driggs man who traveled to Ukraine for his partner’s treatment has been killed.…
Continue Reading Idaho governor issues first veto, urges teacher pay boost
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued his first veto of the year, rejecting a measure having to do with incentive money intended for teachers but who…
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Gov. Little signs transportation funding bill into law
Governor Brad Little signed a key part of his “Leading Idaho” plan into law Thursday, providing hundreds of millions of dollars in new…
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Hibbard Elementary School first graders help law enforcement investigate leprechaun caper
On this St. Patrick’s Day when the first graders came into their class room, they found a crime scene. A leprechaun had broken into their classroom…
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First responder is preserving history
IDHAO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – An Idaho Falls ER nurse picked up a new hobby that turned into his life’s…
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Sterling Wildlife Management Area is cleaning up decadent vegetation
The Sterling Wildlife Management Area is teaming up with Idaho Fish & Game and the Carter family are working together to clean up tons of…
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IFFD responds to 2 fires within minutes of each other
For the second time this year, the Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to two unrelated fires within minutes of each other.…
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Wyoming app lets residents claim roadkill
Most roadkill is now fair game for people living in…
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Idaho Falls’ Kamryn Comba signs to run track and cross country at Montana Tech
Kamryn Comba will be running track and cross country for the Diggers of Montana Tech next year after she signed her letter of intent…
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Bundy gets probation, no jail, in 2nd trespassing conviction
Far-right activist Ammon Bundy has again been convicted of trespassing and delaying an officer at the Idaho Capitol…
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Challenge Hunger is helping to provide lunches over spring break
Challenge Hunger is teaming up with The Hall Foundation, Good 2 Go stores, and Broulim’s to be able to provide lunches for students in need over…
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with IFFD Pipes and Drums while raising money to fight childhood cancer
Sketched by the tiny hands of two siblings who lost their big brother to cancer merely months ago, the logo and the sentiment behind this year’s…
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Athlete of the Week: Izzy Arave, Blackfoot Girls Basketball
Our Sermon Service and Electric Athlete of the Week recently completed a superb high school basketball career with the Blackfoot Broncos. Our Athlete…
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Inflation starting to affect the farming process
the managing partner for Mickelson farms says that unfortunately rising prices does not nearly mean as much goes back to the farmers. “As food…
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JFAC votes to transfer $100 million from general fund to road construction
$100 million dollars in state cash is being diverted to road construction projects around…
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Heroes Defense, IFFD announce donation of life-saving equipment
Heroes Defense presented 15 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to the Idaho Falls Fire Department Tuesday to assist with the department’s…
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Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns
A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level, raising new concerns about a power source for millions of people in the U.S.…
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Idaho Senate kills bill on gender reassignment for minors
Leaders in the Idaho Senate say a House-approved bill to prohibit gender reassignment surgeries and gender-affirming health care such as puberty…
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Flock of red-winged blackbirds shot near Aberdeen
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of 17 male and four female red-winged blackbirds near…
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Subsidy being discussed to keep commercial flights in Pocatello
The Pocatello City Council is expected to consider spending $800,000 on a subsidy to SkyWest.…
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Idaho sues to stop encampment on Capitol Annex
Governor Brad Little announced Tuesday his administration and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden filed a lawsuit Monday to stop illegal…
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House passes smoking age bill
The House did pass a Senate bill to raise the smoking or vaping age from 18 to…
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Birth control bill killed
The House killed a Senate-passed bill on birth control with a vote of 24 to…
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Skyline’s Haileigh Bertram signs letter of intent to cheer at Western Colorado
Skyline cheerleader Haileigh Bertram signed her national letter of intent Tuesday to cheer collegiately at Western…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 825 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 825 new COVID-19 cases and 0 new deaths…
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District 91’s Patriotic Program set to take place Wednesday evening
It has been 3 years since the District 91 in Idaho Falls has held their 5th Grade Patriotic program. The program is set to take place in the Skyline…
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Injured skier rescued from west slope of Tetons
Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) was called on Monday about an injured skier at the Baldy Knoll Yurt on the west slope of the Tetons.…
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COVID-19 press conference
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MT)…
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Details released after 2 dead in shooting at Rexburg Motel 6
The Rexburg Police Department has released more information regarding a shooting incident over the weekend.…
Continue Reading House sends Texas-styled abortion measure to Idaho governor
Legislation banning abortions in Idaho after six weeks of pregnancy by allowing potential family members to sue a doctor who performs one is heading…
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Dog rescued from Snake River
Two dog lovers are glad their dog was rescued after falling through the ice on…
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Nate, Raybould seek House seat 34B in Madison County
The May 17 primary race has been set for House seat 34B in Madison…
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Bill changing voting laws passes House
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would make several changes to the states voting laws including voter ID requirements and what…
Continue Reading House panel approves full-day kindergarten legislation
Lawmakers on a House panel have approved legislation to boost reading skills among young students with optional full-day kindergarten.…
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Idaho’s January unemployment rate drops to 3%
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3% in January – down slightly from a revised December rate of 3.1%.…
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AAA: Crude prices dip, record-breaking gas prices press pause
After reaching $123 per barrel last week, AAA says the cost of crude oil has dropped in recent days and is currently trading near $102 per barrel. If…
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ISU professor develops way to detect, remove precious metals from wastewater
An Idaho State University Chemist and a pair of students have found a new way to chemically remove metal from…
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Idaho Falls Zoo to open April 13
The Idaho Falls Zoo will open for the 2022 season on Wednesday, April 13.…
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Water line installation on Opal Ave. from Broadway St. to Samuel St. begins Monday
On Monday, City of Pocatello Water Department crews will begin replacing the water main line on Opal…
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Modern history makes its way to Ammon Idaho
After a long process a piece from a steel beam, from the World Trade Center has made its way to Ammon Idaho. The piece of steel has now made the…
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Historic Downtown hosts 11th annual Gate City Brewfest
Good times and good brews flowed through the streets of Pocatello on Saturday.…
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Update on Chad and Lori Vallow-Daybell murder trial
An update in the Chad and Lori Vallow-Daybell murder…
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Gabby Petito’s parents sue Laundrie’s parents over killing
The parents of Gabby Petito claim in a new lawsuit in Florida that Brian Laundrie told his parents he had killed her before he returned home alone…
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Idaho Governor Brad Little announces run for re-election
Governor Brad Little submitted his Declaration of Candidacy Friday to the Idaho Secretary of State and announced his intent to run for re-election…
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Iona Cookie Momster talks about business, giving back to the community
Olsen says she wouldn’t be where she is without the support she’s gotten from friends, family, and customers. Especially after she had to move back…
Continue Reading Property tax bill dead this session
Republican leadership announced Friday a House bill that would make sweeping changes to Idaho’s property tax will not move forward this…
Continue Reading Idaho Senate approves full-day kindergarten legislation
Lawmakers in the Senate have approved legislation to boost reading skills among young students with full-day kindergarten.…
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Idaho Falls BLM partnership and employee receive national awards
A Bureau of Land Management partner and Idaho Falls District employee received national recognition Thursday during the 87th North American…
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Budget writers pass on McGeachin request for legal fees
The Legislature’s budget-setting committee has passed on a request by Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin for extra money to pay a private attorney…
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Relight the Night shines bright again in Historic Downtown Pocatello
Another neon sign can now be seen lit up in Historic Downtown…
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Volunteers needed for Idaho Falls Zoo’s annual clean-up day
In preparation for the opening of the Idaho Falls Zoo for the 2022 season, zoo staff is asking for your help to tidy up the…
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Electric car sales and demand are increasing
Despite only having a 3.2 percent of all passenger vehicles being electric, multiple dealerships are investing a lot of money and effort into the…
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Hiker charged by moose on Gibson Jack Trail
On Wednesday morning, a hiker was charged by a moose on Gibson Jack trail south of Pocatello in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. …
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It’s not just pain at the pump that will be hurting the pocketbook
As we continue to see gas prices to rise we may start to see the tab at the grocery store start to rise as well. David Barrus an economics professor…
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Proposed Idaho law would protect coronavirus unvaccinated
Legislation preventing most private and public entities in Idaho from discriminating against people who haven’t received the coronavirus vaccine has…
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Gov. Little petitions to have grizzly bears removed from Endangered Species Act
Idaho Governor Brad Little submitted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove grizzly bears in the “Lower 48” United States…
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Medical professionals talk about COVID-19 as Idaho marks 2 years since the first confirmed case
Sunday marks two years since the first case of the coronavirus was reported in Idaho. Making it the 49th state to have a confirmed…
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Gov. Little proclaims today “Solidarity for Ukraine Day”
Reinforcing Idaho’s already strong support for the democratic nation of Ukraine against Russian aggression, Governor Brad Little proclaimed…
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Bill would lift Idaho’s hair braiding license requirement
An Idaho lawmaker has introduced a bill that would lift the licensing requirements for professional hair braiders after three women filed a federal…
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Space heater cause of deadly fire
New details have been released on what caused a deadly fire in Salmon on…
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