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Lucky break: Idaho Powerball lives as global growth stalls

April 21, 2021 10:57 AM Associated Press

Powerball will continue in Idaho for at least another year despite an attempt by lawmakers to end the game in August over fears of foreign…

Fire destroys Soda Springs home

April 21, 2021 12:18 PM News Team

Fire destroyed a home near the Oregon Trail Country Club, east of Soda Springs at around 10 a.m. Wednesday. …

Wyoming colleges won’t require COVID-19 vaccines next fall

April 21, 2021 11:11 AM Associated Press

The University of Wyoming and Laramie County Community College say they will not require students and employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines before…

Rigby Police to start morning coffee with cops program

April 21, 2021 11:17 AM News Team

Rigby Police want you to have your morning coffee with them at the police…

Report: Wyoming unemployment rates remain steady

April 21, 2021 9:00 AM Associated Press

A new report shows Wyoming’s unemployment rate has remained better than the national average, signaling a positive trajectory more than a year into…

Grand Targhee launches $20 million improvement plan

April 21, 2021 8:42 AM News Team

Grand Targhee Resort has announced a $20 million plan for new on and off-mountain projects and equipment.…

Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder and manslaughter in death of George Floyd

April 20, 2021 1:33 PM CNN Newsource

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. The jury of…

Seeley powers Idaho Falls to win over Skyline

April 20, 2021 10:19 PM Dylan Carder

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Dylan Seeley knocked in five of Idaho Falls’ runs in a 14-1 win over rival Skyline Tuesday. Seeley was a perfect 4-4 from…

Legislation aims to kill 90% of wolves roaming Idaho

April 20, 2021 5:19 PM Associated Press

A Republican-dominated state Senate committee on Tuesday approved legislation allowing the state to hire private contractors to kill about 90% of the…

Investigators say 8-year-old’s body found in trash bag in grandmother’s car

April 20, 2021 11:14 AM News Team

An Emmett woman once held on suspicion of first-degree murder was in court Monday, and she’s facing new…

Purse snatchers target grocery store shoppers

April 20, 2021 5:45 PM Ariel Schroeder

The Idaho Falls Police Department says purse snatchers are targeting grocery store…

Fish and Game leads restoration of upper Blackfoot River

April 20, 2021 4:02 PM Cole Sams

The eight miles of the Blackfoot River meandering through Idaho Fish and Game’s Blackfoot Wildlife Management Area in southeast Idaho doesn’t…

Senate passes firearms bill

April 20, 2021 5:32 PM News Team

In the Idaho senate Tuesday, lawmakers passed a firearm, firearm accessories and components protection…

Juvenile arrested following Bingham County pursuit, Idaho Falls hit and run

April 20, 2021 12:53 PM News Team

Law enforcement in the Idaho Falls area were notified Sunday of a vehicle that had been involved in a high-speed pursuit in the Shelley and Bingham…

Schwab pleads guilty to girl friend’s murder

November 19, 2019 3:08 PM News Team

Pickett asked him how he pleaded to the charge of first-degree…

Voters to decide if lawmakers can call special sessions

April 20, 2021 2:19 PM Associated Press

Voters will get the chance to decide whether lawmakers in the part-time Idaho Legislature will be able to call special sessions, a power currently…

In Case You Missed It

April 20, 2021 1:55 PM Jeff Roper

Here’s an inventive way to protect yourself and be enviro-friendly. Local News 8 This Morning showed you a Belgian man who is getting a lot of…

Yellowstone prepares to test automated shuttles

April 20, 2021 12:46 PM News Team

Yellowstone National Park and Wright Brothers National Park will become the first two parks to test automated vehicle shuttle technology in national…

New version of Idaho ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban advances

April 20, 2021 12:17 PM Associated Press

A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced a measure that would outlaw nearly all abortions in conservative Idaho by banning them once a fetal heartbeat can…

Ybarra names new deputy superintendent of operations

April 20, 2021 12:03 PM News Team

Dr. Joel Wilson will join the Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction’s office beginning July 1.…

TSD 401 updates COVID-19 plan

April 20, 2021 10:50 AM News Team

The Teton School District 401 Board of Trustees updated the existing COVID-19 plan…

Community Food Basket accepts Subaru donation

April 20, 2021 9:23 AM News Team

Community Food Basket Idaho Falls has received a $6,100 donation through the Subaru “Share the Love” event. …

Homicide suspects found dead near West Yellowstone identified

April 16, 2021 8:50 AM News Team

Authorities have identified two suspects found dead near Duck Creek last…

“A slap in the face:” Idaho legislature at odds over education spending

April 19, 2021 5:36 PM Emma Iannacone

Multiple education budgets have failed in the House because of concerns over what students are being taught in the…

Officers cleared in police involved shooting death

April 19, 2021 11:57 AM News Team

The Madison County Prosecutor’s Office has determined Rexburg Police acted appropriately in a shooting incident that resulted in the death of Troy…

Firefighters quickly extinguish sulfur fire in St. Anthony

April 19, 2021 2:44 PM Curtis Jackson

A sulfur fire was quickly doused at the Simplot facility in St. Anthony Monday morning.…

Senate fails to override governor’s veto on emergency powers

April 19, 2021 2:30 PM Associated Press

The Republican-dominated Senate on Monday failed to override GOP Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a measure seeking to curb a governor’s power to respond…

Power affected by pole fire near Hibbard

April 19, 2021 12:16 PM News Team

Fall River Electric Cooperative crews are working to replace a power pole in the Hibbard area. …

Idaho Gov. signs bill allowing growing, transport of hemp

April 19, 2021 12:03 PM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a bill legalizing the production and transportation of hemp with up to 0.3% of THC, the cannabis compound…

Grizzly mauling near Yellowstone kills backcountry guide

April 19, 2021 11:47 AM Associated Press

A Montana backcountry guide has died after he was mauled by a large grizzly bear that was probably defending a nearby moose carcass just outside…

Fire destroys workshop near McCammon

April 19, 2021 10:15 AM News Team

McCammon Volunteer firefighters were called to a workshop fire south of McCammon on Old Highway 91 at 9:52 p.m. Sunday. …

Your Health Idaho signup deadline approaching

April 19, 2021 9:57 AM News Team

After extending the original filing deadline to the end of April, Your Health Idaho is advising residents they have until Friday, April 30 to enroll…

US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration

April 19, 2021 9:40 AM Associated Press

U.S. water officials are projecting the man-made lakes that store water used throughout the American West will fall to historically low levels and…

Gutierrez family sits with Home Depot volunteers in front of new playset

Make-A-Wish gifts American Falls child new playset

April 17, 2021 8:35 PM Cole Sams

On Saturday, Make-A-Wish Idaho partnered with The Home Depot Foundation to fulfill the wish five-year-old Eileen Gutierrez by building a playset in…

Hillcrest, Pocatello split high powered double header

April 17, 2021 12:25 AM Dylan Carder

AMMON, Idaho (KIFI) – Hillcrest and Pocatello scored a combined 59 runs Friday as they split a softball double header. The Indians won the first game…

Thunder Ridge walks off for first win of the season

April 17, 2021 12:07 AM Dylan Carder

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Ayson Webb singled with the bases loaded to bring home the winning run for Thunder Ridge in a 5-4 walk-off victory over…

Gov. Little to veto bills curbing his emergency powers

April 16, 2021 12:16 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced Friday he will veto House Bill 135 and Senate Bill 1136, the “emergency powers…

Idaho sheriff: Missing girl’s body found, suspect arrested

April 16, 2021 9:51 AM Associated Press

An Idaho sheriff has said investigators found what is believed to be the body of an 8-year-old girl who went missing earlier this week and that a…

Chief Engineer Gary Smith retires after 47 years

April 16, 2021 5:46 PM News Team

We have some sad but happy news to share from the Local News 8…

House fire causes estimated $400,000 in damages

April 16, 2021 12:31 PM News Team

A house fire in the 2800 block of Agnes Street in Idaho Falls caused an estimated $400,000 in damages.…

D93 schools in ‘low risk level’ next week

April 16, 2021 1:05 PM News Team

Bonneville School District 93 schools will be in the ‘low risk level’ next week (April 19 – April…

1 hospitalized after ejected during crash

April 16, 2021 12:48 PM News Team

A 33-year-old of Aberdeen was hospitalized after a rollover crash Friday…

Coalition asks legislature to accept funds for the disabled

April 16, 2021 12:32 PM News Team

Six statewide organizations are urging the Idaho Legislature to accept $64 million in federal funds to boost services and training for Home and…

Pocatello MYAC to hold essential needs drive Saturday

April 9, 2021 11:15 AM News Team

The Pocatello Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) is asking for you to lend a hand to those in…

UPDATE: Hiker dies after being attacked by grizzly

April 16, 2021 8:23 AM News Team

A hiker is being treated at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after an encounter with a grizzly bear near West Yellowstone,…

A body is found in the search for 3 missing Idaho children

April 14, 2021 10:20 AM News Team

Authorities in Idaho are asking for help finding three missing children, including two who were last seen months…

Idaho man charged in connection with Capitol riot

April 15, 2021 3:43 PM News Team

Federal law enforcement officials arrested an Idahoan for assaulting law enforcement officers, among other charges, during the breach of the U.S.…

210 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths

April 15, 2021 5:31 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 210 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths…

3 charged in American Falls shooting

April 15, 2021 11:49 AM News Team

Three people are in custody and one in critical condition after a shooting in American Falls.…

House OKs Senate changes to bill trimming governor’s powers

April 15, 2021 4:03 PM Associated Press

The House on Thursday approved Senate changes to a bill trimming an Idaho governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the…

Constitutional ban on legal marijuana dies in Idaho House

April 15, 2021 3:01 PM Associated Press

A proposed constitutional amendment that would have prevented the legalization of marijuana and other drugs without the approval of two-thirds of the…

Report: Wyoming home to most vaccine-hesitant counties in US

April 15, 2021 12:52 PM Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made public statistical models showing that Wyoming is home to the 11 most coronavirus…

Utah school district condemns video of torn down pride flag

April 15, 2021 12:43 PM Associated Press

Students and school district officials in Utah are outraged after a high school student ripped down a pride flag to the cheers of other students…

Jackson adjusts seasonal opening of antler shed lands

April 15, 2021 12:23 PM News Team

In coordination with the opening of the shed and horn collection season, the Jackson Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest has issued…

ISU students help calculate community tax returns

April 15, 2021 12:00 PM News Team

Idaho State University student volunteers helped community members file about 480 tax returns.…

High-speed chase from Fort Hall ends in Pocatello

April 15, 2021 11:32 AM News Team

Two were arrested Wednesday after a high-speed chase that started in Fort Hall came to an end in…

Idaho panel OKs plan for lawmakers to call special sessions

April 15, 2021 10:35 AM Associated Press

An Idaho House panel has approved a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Legislature to call itself into session.…

Health officials stress back-to-school vaccine timing

April 15, 2021 10:25 AM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health says we are quickly approaching the time for back-to-school vaccines, and timing is…

SBCH announces May concert

April 15, 2021 9:37 AM News Team

The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel announced live entertainment is returning to Fort Hall in May with…

Family of man who starved in jail speaks out about lack of criminal charges

April 14, 2021 5:12 PM Emma Iannacone

The family of the Pocatello man who died in the custody of the Bannock County Jail held a joint press conference with Sheriff Tony Manu on…

State board votes to freeze tuition and fees

April 14, 2021 4:53 PM News Team

By unanimous vote, the Idaho State Board of Education has voted to hold in-state undergraduate tuition and fees at current levels for the 2020-21…

Liz Cheney says she won’t support Trump if he runs in 2024

April 14, 2021 6:03 PM CNN Newsource

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, said Wednesday she would not support Donald Trump if he decided to launch another White House…

Idaho House approves prohibition on mask mandates

April 14, 2021 2:09 PM Associated Press

The House on Wednesday approved legislation prohibiting mask mandates by government entities in Idaho, voting 47-22 with no Democratic support to…

Prosecutor says no criminal charges in jail starvation death

April 13, 2021 3:10 PM Associated Press

Idaho jailers watched as a mentally ill man starved to death, according to a newly released investigatory report, but a prosecutor says there isn’t…

Dispatcher helps save life

April 14, 2021 2:19 PM Rachel Fabbi

Bingham County Sheriff Craig T. Rowland said a 9-1-1 dispatcher helped save a person’s life…

Pay It Forward: YMCA Playground Upgrade

April 14, 2021 2:47 PM Todd Kunz

A local playground is set for a makeover, with your help. And a new addition will come to…

Police apprehend wanted man in Idaho Falls

April 14, 2021 11:06 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Police officers located a wanted 26-year-old Rigby man in the area of Benton Street and St. Clair Road in Idaho Falls Tuesday night…

Idaho Senate in recess until House catches up

April 14, 2021 2:21 PM News Team

The Idaho Senate will recess until Monday, April 19 to give the Idaho House some time to complete legislative business. …

Bannock County Motor Vehicle launching new wait-line system

April 14, 2021 2:04 PM News Team

The Bannock County Assessor’s Office will try a new system to improve services at the Motor Vehicle Department.…

Parting stones display at Colonial Funeral Home in Pocatello, ID

Local funeral homes introduce parting stones

April 14, 2021 1:40 PM Cole Sams

A new way to memorialize the dead is now taking shape in Southeast Idaho.…

Biden announces troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11

April 14, 2021 12:37 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally announced his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan before September 11, the 20th…

IBE releases open letter to Idaho Legislature

April 14, 2021 12:14 PM News Team

Idaho Business for Education has released an open letter to the Idaho Legislature concerning Higher…

Bill would require Legislature’s OK to spend COVID-19 funds

April 14, 2021 11:38 AM Associated Press

The Legislature’s budget committee on Wednesday approved a proposed law requiring that about $2.2 billion coming to Idaho from the latest round of…

219 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

April 13, 2021 5:09 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 219 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths…

Idaho House kills $1.1 billion teacher pay bill on tie vote

April 13, 2021 2:15 PM Associated Press

The House on Tuesday rejected legislation to pay $1.1 billion to Idaho’s K-12 teachers amid concerns about what is being taught in…

Bills to defund Idaho GOP attorney general’s office are dead

April 13, 2021 2:31 PM Associated Press

Two bills that cleared the Idaho House with overwhelming Republican support to significantly defund Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s…

Wyoming couple charged with murder for 2-year-old’s death

April 13, 2021 2:30 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming couple has been charged with first-degree murder for the death of a 2-year-old…

DUI stop leads to arrest for possession of meth

April 13, 2021 11:15 AM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the Ucon area for a report of a possibly intoxicated driver Sunday after 7 p.m. …

Idaho joins pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

April 13, 2021 10:25 AM News Team

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is recommending Idaho vaccine providers not use the Johnson & Johnson vaccine until more information is…

Wyoming health orders extended

April 13, 2021 2:15 PM News Team

In the wake of new COVID-19 numbers, the Wyoming Department of Health is extending two remaining health orders for two more weeks.…

Construction crew blasting creates concern

April 13, 2021 1:51 PM News Team

People living within several blocks of the 900 block of Wheeler Street in Idaho Falls may have felt some shaking and heard some explosions around 1…

SIPH advises providers to follow federal pause of Johnson and Johnson vaccine

April 13, 2021 12:55 PM Cole Sams

Southeastern Idaho Public Health is advising health care providers around the area to follow the federal recommendation to pause use of the Johnson…

House panel OKs changes to bill trimming governor’s powers

April 13, 2021 11:00 AM Associated Press

A House panel on Tuesday approved Senate changes to a bill trimming a governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the…

Pocatello’s glass recycling program collects 500 tons of glass

April 13, 2021 11:24 AM News Team

More than 500 tons of glass are getting a second life thanks to the City of Pocatello Sanitation Department’s glass recycling…

Central Fire issues burn ban

April 13, 2021 10:32 AM News Team

The Central Fire District has issued a burn ban for…

Air Idaho Rescue opens West Yellowstone base

April 13, 2021 10:30 AM News Team

Air Idaho Rescue, a subsidiary of Air Methods, has reopened its seasonal air medical base at West Yellowstone. …

Community Food Basket finds a permanent home

April 13, 2021 10:06 AM News Team

After 41 years of service to the region, Community Food Basket Idaho Falls has purchased their food storage warehouse at 1895 N. Boulevard in Idaho…

Gov. Little to hold town hall Tuesday

April 13, 2021 10:06 AM News Team

You can participate in an hour-long statewide telephone town hall with Idaho Governor Brad Little and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director…

Idaho officials investigating riot at prison near Boise

April 13, 2021 9:54 AM Associated Press

Idaho Department of Correction officials say they’re still investigating a Saturday prison riot that forced staffers to evacuate a housing unit and…

Jackson Hole Airport accepts $3.2 million grant

April 13, 2021 9:06 AM News Team

The Jackson Hole Airport Board has accepted an FAA grant under the Airports Coronavirus Response Grant Program. …

Center for the Arts loans refinanced

April 13, 2021 9:04 AM News Team

The Town of Jackson and Teton County, Wyoming have agreed to refinance and reassign a construction loan for the Center for the Arts from First…

Local 16-year-old missing since February, mom pleads for help

April 12, 2021 2:50 PM Emma Iannacone

A local 16-year-old girl is still missing after seven…

Idaho lawmakers hear pitch to absorb three-fourths of Oregon

April 12, 2021 3:58 PM Associated Press

Idaho lawmakers appeared intrigued but skeptical on Monday when pitched a plan to lop off about three-fourths of Oregon and add it to Idaho to create…