By Forrest Brown, CNN On Good Friday 2017, Wyatt Werneth got a call from his wife, who had gone grocery shopping with their daughter: The car’s broken down. Please rescue us. Werneth hopped in his vehicle to assist, driving by Patrick Space Force Base near Cape Canaveral, Florida. From the A1A highway, Werneth said you
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POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – On Monday, the City of Pocatello hosted its annual 4th of July Parade in downtown. Thousands of people lined the streets on both sides of the underpass to see a variety of floats, costumes, and lots of candy.
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Saturday July 9 will bring new sounds to the heart of the city as the Annual Hot Classic Nights will fill Rigby City Park with Cars, boats, trucks and other vehicles from the past for all to see. The show will also have a large role in helping the Rigby Senior Center continue to serve meals to seniors in need.
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A vehicle is stolen every 39 seconds, with passenger vehicles making up 74% of all stolen cars.
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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced the award of $82,467 to three drinking water and wastewater systems to help the facilities evaluate system deficiencies and determine necessary upgrades.
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U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly fixated on aerial attacks at the expense of hiring more fire-line digging ground crews.
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The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) continues to offer a no-cost, home-based virtual diabetes prevention program known as #PreventDiabetes to residents at risk of the disease and its effects.
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The city of Rexburg celebrates the Fourth of July with parties, a parade and fireworks.
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Thousands of people lined the route of the Idaho Falls Independence Day parade this morning to celebrate the holiday. This year’s theme for the “2022 Liberty on Parade” event was “Let Freedom Ring!” — and it clearly did. Instead of taking cans of food, this year the Idaho Falls City
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Lloyd Capson says he enlisted to fight for our country in Vietnam.
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The Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) identifies opportunities in outdoor recreation and allows the state and partners to access federal grants for improvements to parks, playgrounds and other facilities.
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Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is warning Idahoans about individuals and companies going door-to-door in Treasure Valley neighborhoods offering paving services.
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Teton County, in collaboration with the Jackson Hole Airport, has completed the resurfacing of Spring Gulch Road from Sagebrush Drive to the County limits, approximately two miles to the north.
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July is the perfect time to grab the family and go fishing.
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This Fourth of July holiday, the Wyoming Highway Patrol is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the national Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving awareness campaign to promote sober driving and help keep impaired drivers off the road.
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The City of Idaho Falls would like to remind community members to pay extra attention to safety precautions during this busy Independence Day holiday, have patience and plan ahead to ensure the safety of residents and guests.
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Estimates indicate Idaho Falls more than doubles in size as we celebrate Independence Day with parades, food, fun, music, games and the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration.
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With the annual Independence Day festivities just days away, the Idaho Falls Police Department and partner agencies are sharing traffic closures, information and safety tips to help the public to be safe and prepared for the annual 4th of July events that take place in Idaho Falls.
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, Morgan Rimmer and Aaron Pellish, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection could make multiple criminal referrals, including of former President Donald Trump, the panel’s vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney, said in an interview broadcast Sunday. “We’ll make a decision as a committee about it,” the Wyoming Republican
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BONNEVILLE COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the Idaho Falls Fire Department (IFFD) and Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) were dispatched to the 6000 block of E. Panorama Drive in Bonneville County, Idaho after an individual saw smoke coming from the top of a house and called the Bonneville County/Idaho Falls Dispatch
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At the direction of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC), Idaho Power has filed a study analyzing the benefits and costs of on-site customer generation within the company’s service area.
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Newly updated income guidelines may help a few more families to be eligible for the Wyoming WIC Program, which is operated by the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).
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The Teton County Fair Big Top Tent is back in full swing for the 2022 Fair, offering all day fun and entertainment throughout Fair week.
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Below are the 2022 Independence Day events going on in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming.
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The second ever snake river draft horse show went off without a hitch Saturday. Draft horses were originally bred for farming, and were even used in medieval combat. Today, they’re mostly known for being large, powerful show horses.
Continue Reading Four people are dead after the boat they were in capsized this week in an Idaho river, authorities said Friday.
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(IDAHO FALLS-KIFI) An SUV caught fire after a driver crashed into the side of a bridge, just north of Idaho Falls, Friday evening The accident happened along North 5th West just south of 97 North, around 6:45 P.M. The driver was able to escape the crash without injury and was taken into police custody. Shortly
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With summer upon us and more people heading to Wyoming’s lakes and reservoirs to recreate, officials want to remind the public to avoid and keep animals away from harmful cyanobacterial blooms.
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Fish and Game staff will be stocking a total of 29,000 catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) trout at the following locations around the Upper Snake Region in July.
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After an extensive review process, the Idaho State University College of Business was reaccredited in both its business and accounting programs by the international Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the world’s leading and most recognized accrediting body for business programs.
Continue Reading The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the J.R. Simplot Company signed a memorandum of agreement on June 28, outlining ways they plan to work cooperatively with their mutual customers to support crop production and conservation activities that advance soil health and water quality, as well as farm profitability.
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A Florida judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit in which the parents of Gabby Petito claim that Brian Laundrie told his parents he had killed her before he returned home alone from their western trip.
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The Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office reports an 80-year-old Salmon man died in a boating accident Thursday.
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Idaho State Police completed a 2021 Crime in Idaho Report, primarily detailing statistics collected from police agencies.
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Construction continues on the future U.S.S. Idaho.
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Governor Mark Gordon has mobilized the Wyoming National Guard and multiple state agencies to provide assistance to the residents of Lingle and Goshen County in response to flooding that is occurring as a result of a breach in the Interstate Canal north of Lingle.
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Idaho officials reported 1,116 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths Friday.
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Rudy Gobert has been traded by the Utah Jazz to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a massive package of players and draft picks, a person with knowledge of the blockbuster deal said.
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As Idahoans hit the road this weekend to celebrate Independence Day, the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office will be joining law enforcement agencies across Idaho to keep roads free from impaired driving.
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Grand Teton National Park will participate in Operation Dry Water, a nationwide awareness effort to promote boating safety, this weekend, July 2-4.
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With the 4th of July holiday and many stakeholders planning forest visits over the long weekend, the Recreation Program has issued access updates for popular destinations on the northern end of the Salmon-Challis.
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Idaho’s 2021 average wage for all occupations was $23.05 per hour, according to recently released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program.
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The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is asking for input on the just-released draft Idaho Transportation Investment Program (ITIP).
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The Sandy Fire is burning on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
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The Idaho Falls Police Department reports Wright has been located safely and is no longer considered missing.
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The City of Pocatello Animal Services Department is reminding citizens to take extra care with their pets during the Fourth of July holiday.
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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is publishing notice the final amended consent judgments against Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power) have been entered by the courts.
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Governor Brad Little has proclaimed July 2 as Idaho Wildland Firefighter Day.
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In Arizona, Republicans are fighting among themselves over whether a 121-year-old anti-abortion law from the pre-statehood Wild West days, when Arizona was still a frontier mining territory, should be enforced over a 2022 version.
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The U.S. Capitol insurrection dominated Thursday’s debate in Wyoming among U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and her four Republican primary challengers, with Cheney pressing her Donald Trump-backed opponent on whether she agreed with the former president’s claim that widespread fraud cost him reelection.
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The annual Teton Valley Balloon Rally is ready to take off into the sky for this holiday weekend.
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At 12:36 a.m. Friday morning, Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle fatality crash on westbound Highway 20.
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An FBI affidavit gives more details surrounding the disappearance of 19-year-old Dylan Rounds.
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The city of Rexburg is planning a big party to celebrate the birthday of the United States of America. It all will kick off at 10 AM that Monday morning, with a celebratory parade going down Main Street and starting near Madison Junior high school.
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Yellowstone National Park will reopen the north loop on Saturday, July 2, to all visitors.
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The Teton County Coroner’s Office is requesting public assistance in
locating the next of kin of Michael Stephen Craig.
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Rashell Lindsey.
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A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania, was gored by a bull bison near Storm Point at Yellowstone Lake on Wednesday.
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The Idaho Division of Aeronautics alerted the Valley County Sheriff’s office of an overdue aircraft June 27.
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Bannock County gave a special honor Thursday to retiring Judge Bryan K. Murray.
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Some of our neighbors are really going the distance for the fourth of July spirit… all the way to Wyoming, in fact.
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Amid more reports of bear attacks, officials are asking us to respect and recognize how to deal with bears.
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The Sandy Fire is burning on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
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College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Amy Gardels to fill the Zone 1 Trustee vacancy during their regular meeting held Tuesday.
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Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced Thursday investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested an Ammon man on Wednesday for alleged sexual exploitation of a child.
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Blackfoot Reservoir, located about 40 miles east of Pocatello, is home to two divergent, yet symbiotic, conservation stories that have been playing out in southeast Idaho for nearly 30 years, leaving Fish and Game biologists to find new innovative ways towards one common solution.
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Each year HUD determines income limits for HUD-funded grants.
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The latest edition of the City of Pocatello Water Department’s Water Quality Report is available for the public.
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Liz Cheney is returning to Wyoming after a busy week of hearing public testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee to debate Republican primary challengers including Harriet Hageman, her Donald Trump-endorsed opponent.
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HealthMatch compiled data on breast and cervical cancer screening rates in Idaho using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Continue Reading By David Wright, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming said she is “absolutely confident” in blockbuster testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, and that the January 6 committee welcomes information from the Secret Service related to the incidents Hutchinson described. In an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that aired Thursday, Cheney
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The Blackfoot Animal Shelter & Rescue reports one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19, so the shelter will be closing to the public immediately.
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For several days, a group of people has camped under the gazebo at the Japanese friendship garden on the Greenbelt. The floor is dotted with towels, blankets, and lawn chairs as these individuals try to escape from the hot sun.
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North Bingham County Historical Park needs to build a new water system to supply water to the park.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game received reports Thursday of two moose in the vicinity of Mountain View Cemetery on the south end of 5th Avenue in Pocatello.
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A U.S. agency responsible for killing wolves and other predators to prevent attacks on livestock has agreed to settle a lawsuit by completing an extensive environmental study on its methods in Idaho.
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A distress signal initially thought to be from a crashed aircraft led searchers to a backpacker who’d been mauled by a grizzly bear in a remote Wyoming wilderness, according to sheriff’s officials.
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June 28 and June 29 are dates burned into the minds of many southeast Idaho residents.
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 1,352 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths Wednesday.
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As temperatures and gas prices spike across the Gem State, 48 million Americans, including 285,000 Idahoans, are preparing for an Independence Day getaway.
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What once started as a way for his dad to help earn a little more money during the summer months has turned into a full blown family summer business and tradition. Though that tradition has evolved as the fireworks business has continued to change. For Dave Webster and his family operating Firework stands is just something that you do during the summer.
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As summer officially begins and people gather for holiday celebrations, the American Red Cross reminds communities patients are counting now on the generosity of blood donors, especially around the Fourth of July.
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The Portneuf Medical Center Auxiliary announced the 2022-2023 scholarship recipients.
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The Mustang Mania Trainer Incentive Program (TIP) Challenge will return to Nampa on July 1 -2, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Ford Idaho Horse Park (16200 N. Idaho Center Blvd).
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The next seven days have mostly sunshine in the long term weather forecast. This could bring concern to our skin if we don’t use protection.
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Teton Interagency Fire managers announced the fire danger has been elevated to “moderate” for Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest and the National Elk Refuge.
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After repairing damage caused by the recent record-breaking flood event, the Beartooth Highway (US-212), located east of the park’s Northeast Entrance between Red Lodge, Montana, and Cooke City, Montana, partially reopened Tuesday.
Continue Reading A 34-year-old male from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was gored by a bull bison near Giant Geyser at Old Faithful on Monday.
Continue Reading A hiker has been hospitalized after being mauled by a bear, believed to have been a grizzly, in the mountains of northwestern Wyoming, the state’s Game and Fish agency said Tuesday.
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The Idaho Department of Correction has asked the Idaho State Police to investigate an incident at Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center in which seven residents became unconscious on Monday night.
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Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and the Idaho State Tax Commission are warning Idahoans about a scam targeting Idaho homeowners.
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The 29th annual Melaleuca Fireworks show is still getting prepared, for perhaps their largest show yet. With a plan to launch over 18 thousand fireworks into the Idaho Falls night sky.
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The Pocatello Police Department is asking for help from the public concerning a fatality crash that occurred in the evening hours of June 23.
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The Pocatello Police Department wants everyone to enjoy the upcoming Fourth of July holiday but reminds Pocatello citizens to use Safe and Sane fireworks while celebrating.
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The rush has started to get fireworks for independence day! But as the Fourth of July gets closer, we could be seeing more empty shelves.
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US Senator Jim Risch, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this weekend met with Idaho members of the 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Rzeszow, Poland while on a trip to Europe.
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began screening travelers earlier Tuesday in a renovated security checkpoint at Jackson Hole Airport (JAC), which reopened Tuesday after an 11-week planned closure.
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The City of Pocatello announced Eugene “Gene” Hill as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the City.
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews Lewis & Lewis, Inc. and H-K Contractors will be milling in Snake River Canyon, US 26/89 between road marker 138 and 139, just north of Astoria as part of a district-wide contract patch project.
Continue Reading Judge Bryan K. Murray was selected as the judge to serve in the Bannock County Juvenile Court some 29 years ago.
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