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Giddings files for Lt. Governor

May 21, 2021 12:58 PM News Team

State Representative Priscila Giddings (R-D7) announced she has filed paperwork to run for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of…

Some Idaho residents to see one-time tax rebate this summer

May 21, 2021 9:42 AM Associated Press

Some Idaho taxpayers will see a one-time tax rebate this summer as part of the income tax legislation passed earlier this year.…

Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul

May 21, 2021 9:13 AM Associated Press

Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors for a…

Idaho’s black bears are out of their winter dens looking for food

May 20, 2021 9:00 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the key to keeping Idaho bears wild is to never let them have access to human food because a…

Masks will no longer be required at Idaho courthouses

May 20, 2021 5:55 PM News Team

The Idaho Supreme Court is issuing updated guidelines for COVID-19 precautions in Idaho’s…

Superintendent roadshow stops in Idaho Falls

May 20, 2021 5:30 PM News Team

The lessons learned in 2020 by state education leaders will start being applied as schools reopen in the…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 188 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

May 20, 2021 5:17 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 188 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths…

Idaho Falls Fire Department recruits finish training

May 20, 2021 4:27 PM Rachel Fabbi

Thursday was the last day of training for the six recruits. Wednesday and Thursday the men have been practicing in a live burn…

Beware of scam fundraisers related to Rigby School shooting

May 20, 2021 2:50 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is warning Idahoans about scam fundraisers related to the recent shooting at Rigby Middle School.…

Gov. Little in Idaho Falls Thursday

May 20, 2021 2:00 PM News Team

Governor Little will be in Idaho Falls on Thursday to discuss the 2021 Idaho Legislative…

Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel in Fort Hall, ID

Shoshone-Bannock Casin Hotel returns to 24 hour operation

May 20, 2021 11:14 AM News Team

The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel is returning to full-time…

Tanker truck repair company owner pleads guilty to violating safety standards, making false statement to OSHA investigator

May 20, 2021 9:52 AM News Team

A 65-year-old of Pocatello man and owner of a tanker testing and repair company, KCCS Inc., pleaded guilty to making an illegal repair to a cargo…

Lt. Gov. McGeachin announces run for Idaho governor

May 18, 2021 6:23 PM Associated Press

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is running for governor.…

Rigby teacher talks about school shooting

May 19, 2021 9:20 AM ABC News

The hero teacher who disarmed a sixth grader after firing a gun in an Idaho school earlier this month is breaking her…

INL makes huge impact on employment and economic growth

May 19, 2021 4:47 PM Bre Clark

The Idaho National Laboratory released its annual economic impact summary Wednesday. It shows that INL continues to be a major contributor to…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 240 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

May 19, 2021 5:17 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 240 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death…

Judge rules Idaho teen will face murder charge as adult

May 19, 2021 4:20 PM Associated Press

A judge has ordered that a 16-year-old boy stand trial as an adult on a murder charge after police believe he was involved in a home invasion and…

Bonneville Joint School District 93 levies renewed

May 19, 2021 2:31 PM News Team

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)- Two levies Bonneville School District 93 had on the ballot Tuesday have passed. The two-year $5.8 million supplemental…

Risch names small businesses of the month in Support Local Gems effort

May 19, 2021 2:47 PM News Team

U.S. Senator Jim Risch announced the selection of six local businesses to be honored as Idaho Small Businesses of the Month for May…

Handful of Oregon counties vote to consider move into Idaho

May 19, 2021 2:08 PM Associated Press

Five eastern Oregon counties have voted in support of considering becoming part of Idaho.…

Smith’s announces update to store mask policy

May 19, 2021 12:55 PM News Team

Based on the CDC’s new guidance for individuals who have been fully vaccinated and the input from associates, Smith’s Food & Drug is updating its…

US wildland firefighting force urged to get vaccinated

May 19, 2021 12:14 PM Associated Press

With a potentially ferocious wildfire season threatening to ignite across the western U.S., a push is on to persuade wildland firefighters to get…

Winter survival estimates for mule deer, elk remain above average and similar to 2020

May 19, 2021 12:05 PM News Team

Statewide survival of collared mule deer fawns and elk calves was above average through the end of April.…

Idaho governor vetoes bill limiting initiative signatures

May 19, 2021 9:28 AM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed a bill primarily intended to thwart medical marijuana initiative backers from collecting signatures at pot shops in…

Idaho waste program adapts to pandemic challenges, advances cleanup mission

May 19, 2021 9:44 AM News Team

An Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site program has adapted to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to ship waste out of the state…

Idaho inmate’s execution canceled, pending clemency hearing

May 18, 2021 6:09 PM Associated Press

A scheduled execution for an Idaho man with terminal cancer has been canceled so the state’s Commission of Pardons and Parole can consider whether…

Police release identity of woman found in canal in Chubbuck

May 15, 2021 3:20 PM Rachel Fabbi

An autopsy is scheduled for next week with the Ada County Coroner’s office in…

Help Wanted: Idaho’s “job-seeker market” makes it hard to hire

May 18, 2021 5:36 PM Emma Iannacone

‘Help Wanted’ signs are glaring at drivers along Yellowstone Ave. in Pocatello, begging people to apply for a…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 193 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

May 18, 2021 5:02 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 193 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths…

Mountain America Center groundbreaking takes place Tuesday

May 18, 2021 10:32 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little will be in Idaho Falls Tuesday. He will provide remarks at the Mountain America Center groundbreaking at 4 p.m.…

Gov. Little signs bills investing in education, workforce

May 18, 2021 10:10 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little signed the last of his “Building Idaho’s Future” bills this week, making investments in education and Idaho’s…

Caldwell cites property tax law, halts new growth for months

May 18, 2021 12:25 PM Associated Press

The southwestern Idaho city of Caldwell is stopping all new residential development for four months because city leaders say a new property tax law…

Lori Wolff to lead Division of Human Resources

May 18, 2021 12:35 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced Tuesday Lori Wolff will take over as administrator of the Division of Human Resources…

Extra patrols on the road for seat belt enforcement

May 18, 2021 11:58 AM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is joining the Idaho Transportation Department in getting extra patrols on the road for seat belt…

A quick look at what’s on the ballot this election day

May 18, 2021 10:52 AM Curtis Jackson

It’s election day for taxing districts across the state. Only a handful of issues are on the ballot.…

Wanted man arrested for aggravated assault

May 17, 2021 3:43 PM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 800 block of N. Eve Dr. Saturday afternoon to a disturbance between…

Resident undergraduate tuition will remain flat for second consecutive year

May 17, 2021 5:37 PM News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education approved requests from each of Idaho’s four-year institutions to hold current resident undergraduate tuition…

Idaho House seat filled after lawmaker accused of rape quits

May 17, 2021 4:28 PM News Team

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has appointed Lori McCann of Lewiston to the Legislature to fill a seat left empty after the previous lawmaker resigned amid a…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 371 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths

May 17, 2021 5:10 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 371 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths over the…

Under Biden, Idaho center to begin resettling more refugees

May 17, 2021 3:11 PM Associated Press

An Idaho refugee center plans to begin helping three times as many people resettle in the U.S. under new refugee policies recently announced by the…

Idaho gas prices continue to climb

May 17, 2021 11:51 AM News Team

As Idaho drivers return to the road in droves, gas prices continue to climb across the state. …

Father, stepmom plead not guilty in 9-year-old boy’s death

May 17, 2021 12:22 PM Associated Press

An Idaho couple has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of a young…

44 Idaho police officers disciplined for misconduct in 2020

May 17, 2021 9:12 AM Associated Press

In 2020, 44 Idaho police officers had their law enforcement certifications revoked because of misconduct, law enforcement records…

Need an extension to file your Idaho income tax return?

May 15, 2021 12:00 PM News Team

If you can’t file your 2020 Idaho income tax return by the May 17 deadline, you can get an automatic extension if you pay enough of your total tax…

Salt Lake Express adds new route to Los Angeles

May 17, 2021 10:21 AM News Team

The company will continue its I-15 route from Las Vegas all the way to Los Angeles,…

Boise lifts mask requirement, stops restricting crowd sizes

May 17, 2021 9:39 AM Associated Press

The city of Boise has lifted its mask requirement and will no longer restrict crowd…

Sentencing in Coeur d’Alene shooting moved to July

May 17, 2021 9:37 AM Associated Press

Sentencing for the man charged in the Fourth of July shootings in a Coeur d’Alene park has been moved to July…

Man accused in plot to kill young sex abuse victim sentenced

May 17, 2021 9:34 AM Associated Press

A Boise man who was convicted of soliciting the murder or kidnapping of a little girl who he was later convicted of sexually abusing has been…

Bonneville School District 93 reminding people about levies on May 18 ballot

May 16, 2021 2:46 PM Rachel Fabbi

Woolstenhulme also addressed the idea that the levies will lead to higher taxes. He explains there would not be an increase, due to how much the…

Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor identified as Shelley man

May 15, 2021 3:28 PM Rachel Fabbi

To identify Bradley’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical…

Idaho man killed by falling ice in Alaska national park

May 14, 2021 5:30 PM Associated Press

A climber was killed and another was seriously injured when they were hit by a falling block of glacier ice in Alaska’s Denali National Park and…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 173 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths

May 14, 2021 5:28 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 173 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths…

Cloverdale Elementary holds “car show”

May 14, 2021 5:09 PM Rachel Fabbi

As a reward for students who met their accelerated reading goal, students made cars out of boxes, and showed them off at a car show at…

Inslee, Murray, Cantwell oppose Simpson plan to remove dams

May 14, 2021 5:01 PM Associated Press

Washington state’s top Democrats have come out against a proposal from U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, to remove four hydroelectric dams on the…

Gov. Little seeks applicants for Fish and Game Commission

May 14, 2021 4:00 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little is accepting applications for the Panhandle Region representative on the Idaho Fish and Game Commission following the retirement…

Differing views emerge on Idaho legislative session outcome

May 13, 2021 2:24 PM Associated Press

Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday offered differing views on the outcomes of Idaho’s longest ever legislative session after lawmakers…

Governor: House recess will cause Idaho government problems

May 13, 2021 6:02 PM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little says the state House’s decision to recess rather than officially adjourn like the Senate did will create major dysfunction in…

Idaho Falls Zoo unveils new penguin exhibit

May 13, 2021 4:20 PM Rachel Fabbi

The 16 African Blackfooted penguins bring in visitors from all…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 149 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths

May 13, 2021 5:07 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 149 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…

BLM issues fire prevention order, urges public to help prevent human-caused wildfires

May 13, 2021 2:48 PM News Team

May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and with fire season already upon much of the State of Idaho, the BLM is asking for the public to help prevent…

Gov. Little announces $1,000 “Defend the Police” bonuses for frontline ISP personnel

May 13, 2021 2:33 PM News Team

During this National Police Week, Governor Brad Little is showing our law enforcement Idaho “backs the blue” by providing $1,000 hazard pay…

Idaho death row inmate asks Supreme Court to stop execution

May 13, 2021 2:19 PM Associated Press

An Idaho man scheduled for execution in three weeks is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the state from moving forward with his lethal injection…

Unusual Idaho legislative session ends in uncharted ground

May 13, 2021 9:09 AM Associated Press

The longest ever Idaho legislative session has been filled with unusual events and ended in uncharted ground shortly before midnight…

Lawsuit dropped in alleged Idaho doctor-patient insemination

May 13, 2021 11:55 AM Associated Press

The lawsuit against a retired Idaho gynecologist accused of using his own sperm to inseminate a patient seeking fertility treatments has been…

2 Idaho high school seniors honored as 2021 Presidential Scholars

May 13, 2021 11:47 AM News Team

Students from Moscow and Nampa have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars for 2021, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra announced…

Pay It Forward: Fort Hall Roar

May 12, 2021 5:43 PM Todd Kunz

This nonprofit is the voice for lost, missing, or neglected animals of the Fort Hall Reservation and surrounding…

Idaho governor signs property tax legislation

May 12, 2021 11:07 AM News Team

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed a property tax relief bill that opponents say is deeply flawed but backers say is better than…

Rigby kite festival hopes to lift spirits this Saturday

May 12, 2021 5:18 PM Linda Larsen

Kids of all ages are taking to the skies this weekend as the “Just For Fun” Kite Festival soars into…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 225 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

May 12, 2021 5:10 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 225 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths…

Rigby Police chief, counselor talk about mental health following school shooting

May 12, 2021 5:31 PM Rachel Fabbi

“It affects every officer differently, just like it affects every other person, but incidents involving children are especially harmful,” Tower…

2 mobile makerspaces bound for eastern Idaho

May 12, 2021 2:11 PM News Team

Two Think Make Create Labs are being deployed in Pocatello and Fort Hall.…

Idaho to receive part of $300 million settlement with drugmaker Indivior

May 12, 2021 12:25 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Idaho and other states have reached an agreement with Indivior plc and Indivior Inc. to settle allegations…

Smith’s to offer COVID-19 vaccine walk-ins

May 12, 2021 11:35 AM News Team

Smith’s Food & Drug and Kroger Health announced Wednesday the company is offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at most of its 141 locations across…

Gov. Little joins 19 other governors to call on Biden, Harris to act on border crisis

May 12, 2021 9:51 AM News Team

In a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday, Governor Brad Little and 19 other governors urged immediate action to…

CEI to hold virtual graduation for class of 2021

May 11, 2021 4:03 PM News Team

College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) will hold a virtual 2021 graduation ceremony Thursday, May…

Body of drowning victim located

May 6, 2021 8:20 PM Michael Coats

UPDATE 5/11/21: At approximately 1 p.m. Tuesday, the body of drowning victim Matthew Rios was located approximately a mile downstream from the Fun…

Vaccine hesitancy slowing down Idaho’s race against COVID-19

May 11, 2021 5:46 PM Emma Iannacone

Fewer people are lining up to get a needle in their arm as Idahoans feel uncertain about getting a new…

Rigby and surrounding community show up to support students, staff at Rigby Middle School following shooting

May 11, 2021 12:03 PM Rachel Fabbi

“It’s amazing, cause you know, when we play sports or do anything like that, we’re rivals. But when we have something like this we come together and…

Record Idaho growth and new issues

May 11, 2021 6:03 PM News Team

The historic growth rate in Idaho is coming with a high…

EM sites team up to conduct virtual waste inspection

May 11, 2021 5:04 PM News Team

Personnel from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and EM Nevada Program integrated remote communications tools to enhance required visual…

COVID-19 briefing: Idaho moves to Stage 4

May 11, 2021 10:33 AM News Team

Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen announced during a media briefing Tuesday Idaho is moving to Stage…

Gov. Little ends Idaho’s participation in all federal pandemic unemployment compensation programs

May 11, 2021 2:21 PM News Team, Associated Press

Governor Brad Little announced Tuesday Idaho will end its participation in three federal pandemic unemployment compensation programs to help…

Tax Commission extends May 17 hours in eastern Idaho offices

May 11, 2021 4:22 PM News Team

The Idaho State Tax Commission will extend office hours in its eastern Idaho offices on Monday, May 17, the day income tax returns are…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 233 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths

May 11, 2021 6:23 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 233 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…

Mining ban considered to protect bird species in US West

May 11, 2021 4:13 PM Associated Press

The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western states to protect a…

FEMA awards $22 Million to Idaho for COVID-19 Response

May 11, 2021 4:13 PM News Team

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding $22 million to the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM) to reimburse the Idaho…

Idaho death row inmate Pizzuto asks state for clemency

May 11, 2021 2:47 PM Associated Press

An Idaho death row inmate with terminal cancer and heart disease is asking the state to let him die naturally rather than kill him by lethal…

Idaho governor signs bills trimming emergency powers

May 11, 2021 12:45 PM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed four watered-down versions of previous bills that he vetoed on limiting a governor’s powers during declared…

Boise angler sets rod/reel carp record

May 11, 2021 11:24 AM News Team

Henry Charlier of Boise landed a 34-pound common carp from the Snake River.…

Idaho governor signs bill to halt Biden moves on gun law

May 11, 2021 9:18 AM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at thwarting a half-dozen executive actions by President Joe Biden to combat gun…

Feeding big game animals does more harm than good

May 11, 2021 11:17 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says wildlife are not pets, and shouldn’t be treated as such, even with the best…

Serve Idaho receives grant to assist rural nonprofits

May 11, 2021 11:09 AM News Team

Idaho rural nonprofits and local/state government agencies may get a hand up with the help of a three-year grant awarded to Serve Idaho from the…

Interagency partners propose fee change at South Fork of the Snake River access sites

May 11, 2021 11:04 AM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upper Snake Field Office, U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and Bonneville, Jefferson and…

Rocky Mountain Power announces new grants to support Idaho communities

May 11, 2021 10:59 AM News Team

Even as COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the country, many communities are still facing challenges from the pandemic, and the organizations that…

Idaho students can get free online tutoring via new partnership

May 11, 2021 10:51 AM News Team

The Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Office is partnering with a new online platform to provide free, small-group tutoring in mathematics for…

Gov. Little signed House Bill 362 into law

May 10, 2021 2:02 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 362 into law Monday, his sustainable transportation funding solution that directs $80 million in ongoing…

DHW opens State Hospital West

May 10, 2021 5:36 PM News Team

Idaho has a new resource to help treat children with severe mental health…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 340 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths

May 10, 2021 5:12 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 340 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths over the…

Idaho eyes sewer, water, broadband with federal rescue money

May 10, 2021 3:37 PM Associated Press

Idaho will receive $1.1 billion in the latest round of coronavirus relief money in two separate payments, the U.S. Treasury Department announced…

Drought drastically cuts irrigation season for Idaho farmers

May 10, 2021 2:27 PM Associated Press

Ongoing drought in Idaho will drastically shorten this year’s irrigation season for some farmers, officials…