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Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad Gives State of the City Report

Following tonight’s regular city council meeting, Mayor Brian Blad gave the annual State of the City Report, offering a recap of the city’s biggest accomplishments in 2025.…

Driving forward: Update on the I-15/US-20 Connector Project

Big changes could be coming for to I-15 and U.S.…

Southeast Idaho begins cleanup following destructive Wednesday storm

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – A powerful wind storm…

Pocatello Announces Open House Ahead of Center Street Underpass Construction

Construction on the Center Street Underpass…

Over 200 American Falls homes still without power Thursday, local High School reopens as warming shelter

More than 200 homes in American Falls remain…

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Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad Gives State of the City Report

Driving forward: Update on the I-15/US-20 Connector Project

Southeast Idaho begins cleanup following destructive Wednesday storm

Pocatello Announces Open House Ahead of Center Street Underpass Construction

Over 200 American Falls homes still without power Thursday, local High School reopens as warming shelter

ISP’s 10 Counties of Christmas to deliver holiday meals to over 700 families this week

Power restored in Ammon following Thursday morning outage

Idaho’s efforts to confront prison sexual abuse hampered by Federal cuts

Regional News

Idaho’s efforts to confront prison sexual abuse hampered by Federal cuts

Nampa man arrested on seven counts of Child Exploitation

Twin Falls children injured by falling tree while waiting for school bus

Urgent Call to Action: Families of Kratom victims rally for awareness and change

Man dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot after child shot in Lincoln County domestic incident

Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson makes first in-person court appearance

In CNN interview, Govs. Spencer Cox of Utah and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania condemn political violence

A Utah man’s death-defying pivot to the circus arts

US/World News

5 things to know for Dec. 19: Brown University suspect, Gun buy-back plan, North Carolina jet crash, Vaccines, Putin

5 things to know for Dec. 19: Brown University suspect, Gun buy-back plan, North Carolina jet crash, Vaccines, Putin

5 things to know for Dec. 19: Brown University suspect, Gun buy-back plan, North Carolina jet crash, Vaccines, Putin

Pope Leo appoints social justice campaigner as new Archbishop of Westminster

How investigators zeroed in on the Brown University shooting suspect and linked him to the killing of an MIT professor

Education

Frank Church River of No Return

Millions of dollars to pour into rural Idaho with Secure Rural Schools Act

Lawmakers hit on hot topics at Legislative Preview

“Learning to help”: Dora Erickson Elementary Students master the ‘Domino Effect’ of good deeds

The iconic Tiger Tile greets students at Idaho Falls High Schoo.

IFHS Ranked #1 High School in Area by U.S. News and World Report

Giving Tree

‘Case of the Missing Christmas’

Wild Turkey Crashes Classroom Thanksgiving Feast at Idaho Falls Montessori

Idaho Department of Education seeks public input on draft plan to free schools from red tape at the federal level

“Incredible Idaho Women”: a new book celebrating Eastern Idaho’s unsung heroes and increasing literacy

Crime Tracker

Nampa man arrested on seven counts of Child Exploitation

All individuals involved in Pocatello Sunday morning shooting identified; Charges pending

Armed suspect hospitalized after deputy-involved shooting in Bonneville County

Driggs sex offender facing federal child exploitation charges pleads not guilty; released on home confinement

Scam Alerts

GED Program scams on the rise

Facebook Scam steals thousands from rancher’s customers, How law enforcement is fighting back

Scam Alert: Idaho Power warns of scammers impersonating its employees

Scammers find new ways to take victims’ money

Scam Alert: Idaho Falls Regional Airport warns travelers of rising E-Visa scams

Rexburg Police issue warning after elderly couple loses $35,000 to scammers

Scams against the elderly on the rise. What you need to be aware of

SCAM ALERT: Beware of check delivered through the mail

Health Headlines

Forage for food—without killing your guests

Exclusive: HHS planning to overhaul childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots, source says

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks about new moves to block transgender care for minors on Thursday.

Trump moves to ban transgender care for minors by targeting hospitals

Does high-fat dairy prevent dementia? Not so fast, experts say