Local News Archives

Veteran’s honored during Wreaths Across America in Blackfoot’s State Cemetery

December 18, 2021 7:47 PM Braydon Wilson

This holiday season not everyone gets to spend it with their loved ones. Many of the veterans who are buried in the State Veteran’s Cemetery were…

Two boys killed in avalanche

December 17, 2021 10:25 PM News Team

The bodies of two juvenile males were recovered from an avalanche in Teton County, Idaho Friday.…

Man’s body found in Idaho Falls house fire

December 17, 2021 8:55 PM News Team

IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) A 62-year-old man was found deceased inside a home that caught fire In Idaho Falls, Friday evening. The Idaho Falls Fire…

INL says almost all employees are vaccinated

December 17, 2021 10:24 PM Bre Clark

The Idaho National Laboratory updated its employees on its response to COVID-19 and vaccination…

String of car thefts and burglaries hits Grace area

December 17, 2021 8:16 PM Todd Kunz

There has been a string of car thefts and burglaries in Caribou County…

Jefferson School District talks about safety measures, student programs 7 months after shooting

December 17, 2021 5:41 PM Rachel Fabbi

“This has been an amazing thing the last few months is that students will now come down to our office and say, ‘I saw somebody look sad today or I…

Local youth kick off new campaign to prevent underage drinking during holiday season

December 18, 2021 10:00 AM News Team

The next time you make a purchase at an Idaho State Liquor Store, you’ll be part of the newest statewide campaign to prevent underage drinking.…

New Jefferson and Bonneville County magistrate judges announced

December 17, 2021 5:42 PM News Team

The Seventh Judicial District Magistrate Commission has selected new magistrate judges for Jefferson County and Bonneville…

Schools step up security in response to threats on TikTok

December 16, 2021 5:47 PM Associated Press

Educators have announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country…

ISU to honor Graduates at Winter Commencement Ceremony Saturday

December 17, 2021 2:00 PM News Team

Idaho State University will confer 1,290 degrees and certificates at the Winter Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Dec. 18 in Holt…

Gov. Gordon signs second executive order to facilitate hay transport

December 17, 2021 5:12 PM News Team

For the second time this year, Governor Mark Gordon has signed an executive order to allow certain motor carriers hauling hay in Wyoming to operate…

Man sentenced for unlawful possession of ammunition after standoff with Bannock County deputies

December 17, 2021 4:34 PM News Team

A 46-year-old Albuquerque, New Mexico man was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for possession of ammunition by a prohibited…

Pocatello man sentenced to 7.5 years for unlawfully possessing firearm

December 17, 2021 4:17 PM News Team

A 44-year-old Pocatello man was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 389 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths

December 17, 2021 5:20 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 389 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths…

JHMR backcountry gates temporarily closed

December 17, 2021 3:21 PM News Team

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) announced Friday it has temporarily closed the backcountry gates at the Resort due to a shallow snowpack below…

Omicron variant presence confirmed in Wyoming

December 17, 2021 11:17 AM News Team

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, at least one case involving the newer omicron variant has been confirmed within the state, according to the…

Idaho Falls City Council approves water tower location

December 17, 2021 10:56 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls City Council has unanimously voted to approve construction of the city’s new elevated water tower in the south parking lot of the…

Traffic deaths on Idaho roadways are at 15 year high

December 17, 2021 9:41 AM News Team

Idaho State Police troopers are joining law enforcement agencies throughout the state this holiday with increased patrols to remove DUI drivers from…

Idaho Chief Deputy Secretary withdraws from Secretary of State primary

December 17, 2021 3:06 PM News Team

Following about six months of campaigning, current Idaho Chief Deputy Secretary of State Chad Houck has decided he will no longer pursue the…

How to stay safe while driving in snowy conditions

December 22, 2021 8:35 AM Emma Benson

The snow is finally here, which means back to driving in wintry…

Blackfoot mayor, police department call for Sheriff Rowland’s immediate resignation

December 17, 2021 1:16 PM News Team

Blackfoot Mayor Marc Carroll and the Blackfoot Police Department are calling for Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland’s immediate…

Drive sober or get pulled over campaign begins

December 17, 2021 12:57 PM Evan Thomason

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office will join 50 other agencies along with the Idaho Transportation Department to crack down on drunk…

Fall River Electric patronage capital checks mailed to members

December 17, 2021 10:31 AM News Team

This week, Fall River Electric Cooperative mailed cash back checks to more than 8,000 of its owner-members (customers) totaling just over $1.74…

Student Heather Ann Larsen named ISU Commencement speaker

December 17, 2021 10:28 AM News Team

The road to graduation can be long. For Heather Ann Larsen the culmination of nearly 25 years will end with her being the student speaker at the…

JHMR to open additional lifts and terrain, offering access to 3,600 vertical feet

December 17, 2021 10:35 AM News Team

After a successful opening and with more than 100 inches of snowfall on the upper mountain season to date, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) will…

National tech spotlight shines on Idaho Falls for cybersecurity jobs

December 17, 2021 4:19 PM News Team

With an increasing focus on technology and online security, the city of Idaho Falls has caught the attention of cybersecurity experts from around the…

Broomball league delayed due to snow shortfall

December 17, 2021 10:49 AM News Team

Due to a lack of snowfall, the Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation Department’s (TCJPRD) Broomball League has been forced to postpone the…

Civitan Club of Idaho Falls announces $10,000 matching grant challenge to benefit Community Food Basket

December 17, 2021 9:51 AM News Team

Civitan Club of Idaho Falls (CCIF) launched its $10,000 matching grant challenge to benefit Community Food Basket Idaho Falls (CFBIF).…

Avenues for Hope provides a needed boost to housing nonprofits in Southeast Idaho

December 17, 2021 9:32 AM Cole Sams

The 11th-annual Avenues for Hope campaign is kicking off the holiday season to help 92 nonprofits provide critical housing and supportive services to…

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes call for Sheriff Rowland’s resignation

December 16, 2021 1:14 PM News Team

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes said it is disappointed in Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland’s comments.…

Simplot Square remodel proposed for Historic Downtown

December 16, 2021 5:47 PM Cole Sams

Since 1989, Simplot Square in Pocatello has been a part of the identity of Historic Downtown, but after Thursday’s City Council meeting, Simplot…

Bannock County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child

December 16, 2021 3:29 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Pocatello man on…

Rexburg overnight parking ban is in effect

December 16, 2021 5:33 PM News Team

Rexburg is reminding those who live in the city, especially BYU-Idaho students, the winter overnight parking ban is in effect from now until March…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 382 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

December 16, 2021 5:16 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 382 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths…

Pomerelle Mountain Resort opens Friday

December 17, 2021 9:46 AM News Team

Pomerelle Mountain Resort opened Friday.…

UAMPS awards Idaho Falls councilman Elected Official of the Year

December 16, 2021 3:55 PM News Team

Idaho Falls City Councilman Tom Hally was recognized Wednesday in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Elected Official of the Year by the Utah Associated…

D91 asks patrons to renew school plant facilities levy

December 16, 2021 3:38 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees is asking parents and patrons to go to the polls on March 8, 2022, to vote on the renewal of the district’s…

Grand Teton sees second busiest November for visitation

December 16, 2021 3:36 PM News Team

Grand Teton National Park statistics show November 2021 was the second busiest November on record for recreation visits.…

INL opens application period for 2022 K-12 education grants

December 16, 2021 3:41 PM News Team

Idaho National Laboratory’s K-12 Education Program has opened the application period for its STEM grants.…

Lawsuit challenges Idaho’s new congressional district map

December 16, 2021 12:35 PM Associated Press

The Idaho Supreme Court against Idaho’s redistricting commission, but it’s the first challenging the new congressional district map.…

New Magistrate Judge appointed for United States District Court for the District of Idaho

December 16, 2021 11:35 AM News Team

Chief District Judge David C. Nye for the District of Idaho has announced the selection of Debora Kristensen Grasham for appointment as U.S.…

Highest-earning cities in Idaho

December 15, 2021 6:33 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning cities in Idaho according to the U.S. Census…

Flu and COVID-19 cases rising in much of the US

December 16, 2021 10:46 AM CNN Newsource

US health officials are bracing for a trio of public health concerns this winter: more infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus,…

Wreaths Across America ceremony set for Dec. 18 in Pocatello

December 16, 2021 11:22 AM News Team

The annual national Wreaths Across America ceremony is set for Saturday, Dec. 18 at 10:00 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery (Near Brady Chapel) 1520 S…

Idaho airports to receive $17.3 million from bipartisan infrastructure law

December 16, 2021 9:57 AM News Team

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award an estimated $17.3 million to Idaho’s 35 airports from…

North Idaho man’s close call with a bull moose is a reminder of the dangers of wild animals

December 16, 2021 9:40 AM News Team

A man in North Idaho was recently attacked by a bull moose in his barn just outside of Coeur…

Pebble Creek Ski Resort soft opening this weekend

December 16, 2021 9:40 AM News Team

This last storm brought a fair amount of snow to Pebble…

Bingham County Sheriff accused of threatening youth group

December 15, 2021 3:31 PM News Team

The Idaho Attorney General’s Office filed a criminal complaint against Sheriff Craig T. Rowland Tuesday…

Rigby man sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for producing child pornography

December 15, 2021 4:22 PM News Team

A Rigby man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child…

State Board of Education approves temporary enrollment rule for public school funding

December 15, 2021 5:37 PM News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education on Wednesday approved a temporary rule shifting the methodology for calculating average daily attendance for…

Christmas postal deadline may have passed

December 15, 2021 5:34 PM Evan Thomason

The deadline for delivery of presents may have passed. Experts warn that because of delays, we could see our packages deliver not until after…

Geese left to waste in Franklin dumpster

December 15, 2021 5:00 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the waste of four Canada geese in the Southeast…

Local Soccer club plans free Christmas party for teens

December 15, 2021 3:51 PM News Team

A local youth soccer club is planning to celebrate the season with a big teen…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 450 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths

December 15, 2021 5:15 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 450 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths…

ISU employee and student to receive diploma posthumously at Winter Commencement

December 15, 2021 11:34 AM News Team

Among the hundreds of names that will be read at the 2021 Idaho State University Winter Commencement on Dec. 18 in Holt Arena, Paul Dee Rasmussen’s…

State Board of Education released early results of student survey

December 15, 2021 2:46 PM News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education heard preliminary results from its Postsecondary Student Experience Survey…

SDE announces student winners of 2021 holiday art contest

December 15, 2021 12:01 PM News Team

This year’s holiday cards from the Idaho State Department of Education will feature a West Ada fifth-grader’s rendering of a mask-wearing Santa…

Melissa Owens to be appointed as District Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District

December 15, 2021 11:46 AM News Team

Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Melissa Owens to be a District Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District serving Teton County.…

NASA sends U of I student research to International Space Station

December 15, 2021 11:44 AM News Team

Vandal innovation is headed to the International Space Station…

Jervois Idaho Cobalt Operations winter traffic update

December 15, 2021 11:56 AM News Team

Jervois is continuing underground early works development and surface construction at Idaho Cobalt Operations (ICO) throughout 2021-2022, with…

Winter recreation begins on park roads in Grand Teton

December 15, 2021 11:47 AM News Team

Teton Park Road, Moose-Wilson Road and Signal Mountain Summit Road within Grand Teton National Park are now open to cross-country skiing, skate…

Wyoming fall enrollment data shows slight increase

December 15, 2021 11:50 AM News Team

Fall school enrollment in Wyoming’s 48 school districts increased by 54 students, compared to last year.…

Third graders taking part in a new reading program

December 15, 2021 3:16 PM Rachel Fabbi

Third graders in Bonneville School District 93 are on a mission to get a book made into a…

Avalanche danger rated high in Island Park region

December 15, 2021 11:16 AM News Team

The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center is continuing the avalanche warning for this area since very dangerous avalanche conditions exist.…

Omicron is spreading faster than any other coronavirus variant

December 15, 2021 10:23 AM CNN Newsource

The Omicron coronavirus variant is spreading at a rate not seen with previous variants, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

Caribou-Targhee National Forest now accepting applications for project proposals

December 15, 2021 9:00 AM News Team

The Forest RAC is responsible for allocating funding to public land…

Yellowstone opens for winter travel, ends wildlife program

December 15, 2021 10:08 AM Associated Press

Yellowstone National Park is opening its roads to oversnow travel after suspending a wildlife monitoring program that found snowmobiles and other…

The Haven for Hope going in new direction

December 15, 2021 1:22 PM Braydon Wilson

The Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership held a reopening ceremony Wednesday December. Under the past couple of months the shelter has been…

Businesses: Idaho education politics are hurting state

December 15, 2021 9:38 AM Associated Press

Political hostility to public education in the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature is causing some businesses to doubt the wisdom of moving to or…

Montana advances grizzly bear plans that could allow hunting

December 15, 2021 9:36 AM Associated Press

Montana wildlife officials have advanced plans that could allow grizzly bear hunting in areas around Glacier and Yellowstone national parks if states…

North Gem School District Closed Wednesday

December 15, 2021 6:33 AM Conner Nuckols

The North Gem School District informed us that schools will be closed on Wednesday.…

Butte County School cancel classes for Wednesday

December 15, 2021 6:01 AM Conner Nuckols

The Butte County School District Superintendent Joseph Steele has decided to cancel school classes all together for Wednesday because of drifting…

Marsh Valley School District closed Wednesday

December 15, 2021 5:52 AM Conner Nuckols

There will be no school for students in the Marsh Valley School District 21…

Morton Buildings coming to Pocatello

December 14, 2021 5:48 PM Linda Larsen

Another new business is coming to Pocatello near the…

US officials eye fuel supply for advanced nuclear reactors

December 14, 2021 4:31 PM Associated Press

U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will…

AAA: 593,000 Idahoans to take a holiday trip

December 14, 2021 4:24 PM News Team

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and according to AAA, it will also be one of the…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 405 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths

December 14, 2021 5:18 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 405 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths…

Idaho Falls city council to vote on new water tower location Thursday

December 14, 2021 1:27 PM Dylan Carder

The city of Idaho Falls may have found a new location for a water tower. A vote on approving that new location is scheduled for Thursday night’s city…

DEQ seeks comment on draft water reuse permit for the city of Malad

December 14, 2021 12:51 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comment on a draft water reuse permit for the city of…

High winds cause damage in Pocatello

December 14, 2021 11:46 AM News Team

High winds are causing damage in Pocatello…

Idaho officials: 1 in 4 COVID deaths was in nursing homes

December 14, 2021 11:23 AM News Team

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT)…

Holiday sale on 2022 War Bonnet tickets

December 14, 2021 11:55 AM News Team

The Idaho Falls Parks & Recreation Department has announced a special holiday sale on all tickets for the upcoming 2022 War Bonnet Round Up-Idaho’s…

Stinking Springs, Egin area temporarily closed over winter to protect wildlife

December 14, 2021 2:43 PM News Team

In collaboration with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), the Bureau of Land Management Upper Snake Field Office will temporarily close the…