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SHELLEY, Idaho (KIFI) – Shelley High School’s mascot costume is getting a much-needed makeover. “Boomer the Russet” was crowned the second-best mascot in America, according to a 2022 poll by SBLive. Local News 8 had the extremely rare privilege of speaking with the student inside the suit. Sports mascots rarely do interviews because they cannot

Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue reports a severely injured snowmobiler was rescued after crashing their snowmobile into a creek Wednesday.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Local News 8 in the Morning crew took the time to celebrate a birthday that only comes every four years… Leap Year Birthdays! Amber Baker and Koryne Anderton of Blackfoot stopped by this morning to tell us what it’s like being a Leap Year Baby.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – A new ‘Anti-Slapp’ bill is coming to the Idaho Senate. Lawmakers say the bill is meant to protect individuals and organizations from being targeted by lawsuits that they feel, are intimidating them from expressing their freedom of speech. Supporters of these laws have labeled these lawsuits as “SLAPP” suits, short for strategic lawsuits

As the execution date of Thomas Creech inches closer, groups around the region are gathering together to discuss the morality of the death penalty, and whether or not it should continue to be used in the gem state.

An early morning standoff between the Idaho Falls Swat team and a wanted man ended in two arrests.