Idaho Archives

Little vetoes license-exemption bill for rehab center

March 31, 2020 3:11 PM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have carved out an exemption allowing a northern Idaho lawmaker’s faith-based drug and…

Idaho Attorney General warns: Beware of scams

March 31, 2020 12:14 PM News Team

Like most emergency situations, the COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted no shortage of scams surrounding…

How you can participate in Tuesday’s statewide telephone town hall

March 30, 2020 11:21 AM News Team

Idaho Governor Brad Little, health experts and AARP Idaho will host a statewide telephone town hall Tuesday to provide updated information and answer…

Idaho governor vetoes bill to compensate wrongly convicted

March 31, 2020 10:23 AM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed legislation that would have set up a process to compensate people convicted of crimes they didn’t commit, but he…

Idaho governor signs affirmative action ban into law

March 31, 2020 9:19 AM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public…

Governor Little signs into law anti-transgender legislation

March 30, 2020 6:26 PM News Team

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law two anti-transgender…

Department of Labor urges website unemployment registration

March 30, 2020 4:25 PM News Team

A surge of newly laid-off workers is overwhelming Idaho’s unemployment phone systems.…

Idaho’s primary election will be conducted by mail, remains on May 19

March 30, 2020 4:20 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney announced Monday there will be no change in Idaho’s primary election date of May…

Man wanted for attempted murder of 2 deputies

March 30, 2020 2:07 PM News Team

Idaho State Police and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a man who they say tried to kill two sheriff’s deputies…

INL joins Equal by 30 to pursue equal pay, opportunities, representation for women

March 30, 2020 12:28 PM News Team

Idaho National Laboratory announced Monday it has signed on to Equal by…

Idaho officials observe 57 mountain goats in Selkirk range

March 30, 2020 12:00 PM Associated Press

Idaho biologists counted 57 mountain goats in the Selkirk Mountain Range this year, the first survey of the animals in the range since…

Resources for small businesses affected by coronavirus

March 31, 2020 11:37 AM Emma Iannacone

Small businesses are experiencing the collateral damage of the coronavirus shut…

Idaho’s US District Courthouses ordered closed

March 30, 2020 8:41 AM News Team

US District Courthouses in Pocatello and Coeur d’Alene and the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors of the James A. McClure Federal Building will be…

Second case of COVID-19 in Bonneville County

March 29, 2020 11:18 PM Linda Larsen

Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) has confirmed the second positive case of COVID-19 in Bonneville County in a male under the age of 40 who did not…

Superintendent updates school closures and COVID-19 for families of D93

March 29, 2020 7:05 PM Todd Kunz

Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme sent out a letter to update parents of students in the…

Coronavirus Pro Tip: You might be disinfecting wrong

March 30, 2020 12:33 PM Emma Iannacone

Here are some tips directly from the CDC to help you kill the coronavirus in your…

Local restaurant shows you how to cook your favorite meals

March 28, 2020 4:07 PM News Team

Missing the food from your favorite restaurant? Pocatello’s Puerto Vallarta has you covered.…

Lemhi & Fremont Counties: Virus Vacationers should stay home

March 28, 2020 5:18 AM News Team

Anyone planning to escape Idaho’s “stay-at-home” orders in Fremont or Lemhi County should make other…

Federal team begins COVID-19 defense in Idaho

March 28, 2020 5:31 AM News Team

Three 2-person teams have been deployed to Idaho from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District in support of the Idaho Office of…

Interfaith Council joins The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in invitation for worldwide fasting and prayer

March 27, 2020 10:59 PM Todd Kunz

Local Interfaith Council asks all to join them in personal fasting and prayer Sunday, March 29, 2020 for relief from the COVID-19…

Bar-B-Que for a cause

March 27, 2020 8:43 PM Adrian Luevano

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – With many people staying at home, the demands on the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission starts to rise. Pitmaster Bar-B-Que…

Coronavirus cancels Carlson family cruise

March 27, 2020 8:27 PM News Team

The Carlson family has spent the last week at home, hanging out and going on horse rides. But before the coronavirus outbreak, they had the trip of a…

Pocatello father worried about his daughter aboard Navy aircraft carrier under quarantine

March 27, 2020 12:15 PM News Team

A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is now under quarantine after dozens of sailors tested positive for the…

Key points of Governor Little’s stay-home order

March 27, 2020 5:36 PM News Team

Governor Little’s Statewide Stay-Home Order was put into effect on Thursday to prevent the spread of…

Law agencies say they aren’t enforcing stay-at-home order

March 26, 2020 4:11 AM News Team

Local police agencies say they won’t enforce Governor Brad Little’s stay-at-home…

Idaho COVID-19 cases up to 231, another death reported

March 27, 2020 11:50 AM News Team

There are currently at least 231 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Friday morning from the local health…

Tips to stay cybersecure when working from home

March 27, 2020 5:12 PM Jilliana Colina

Johnson tells us during tough times scammers play on peoples emotions. They know at this time people are vulnerable, frustrated or even…

FEMA delivers medical supplies to Idaho

March 27, 2020 1:49 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has received a first shipment of medical supplies from the Strategic National Supply. …

Gov. Little orders 1% budget cut due to coronavirus

March 27, 2020 12:58 PM News Team

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday ordered a 1% cut in state agency spending because of the economic downturn caused by the…

Gov. Little signs new executive orders

March 27, 2020 12:03 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little will host a press conference Friday at 12…

Governor Little approves $400,000 to kill problem wolves

March 27, 2020 9:30 AM Associated Press

Legislation sending just under $400,000 to a state board to use to kill problem wolves in Idaho has been signed into law by Gov. Brad…

Little signs bill loosening restrictions on concealed carry

March 27, 2020 9:16 AM Associated Press

Visitors to Idaho 18 and over who can legally possess firearms will be allowed to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or training within city…

EIRMC prepares to tackle coronavirus

March 26, 2020 8:52 PM Adrian Luevano

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – East Idaho Regional Medical Center has conducted over 50 COVID-19 tests and so far they have all come back negative.…

Bingham’s telehealth lets patients see doctors without leaving home

March 26, 2020 6:24 PM News Team

People are doing more from home than ever before: working, exercising and even visiting the…

Coronavirus protections for Idaho inmates in place

March 26, 2020 6:02 PM Emma Iannacone

The Idaho Department of Correction is taking measures to protect inmates from a potential COVID-19…

Banks are ready to help small businesses get back on their feet

March 26, 2020 5:20 PM Jilliana Colina

The Small Business Administration has created an Economic Disaster Relief Program to offer unique SBA loans to small…

Grocery store surge following Gov. Brad Little’s address

March 26, 2020 3:28 PM News Team

Effective immediately, Gov. Brad Little has issued a statewide stay-at-home order as the coronavirus continues to…

Idaho’s confirmed coronavirus cases jump by more than 50%

March 26, 2020 10:50 AM Associated Press

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Idaho jumped by more than 50% Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after Gov. Brad Little announced a…

Essential businesses to remain open, Who qualifies?

March 25, 2020 4:15 PM Emma Iannacone

The state is working on a comprehensive list of essential and non-essential businesses, but here’s some…

Relief in the form of food for Idaho educators

March 26, 2020 1:43 AM News Team

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- In difficult times we can always find comfort in Idaho’s best. For, Jefferson Joint School District 251, that relief came…

Online education takes shape in our schools

March 26, 2020 1:32 AM News Team

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- Students will eventually return to the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Change is the word of the day at Jefferson…

City playgrounds set to close Wednesday

March 25, 2020 1:18 PM News Team

The city of Pocatello is closing its playgrounds to help prevent further spread of the…

Restaurants are trying to deal with the stay at home order

March 25, 2020 8:02 PM Adrian Luevano

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Restaurants are used to competing for diners throughout the year, but due to COVID-19, local restaurants are just…

Social distancing also impacting law enforcement

March 25, 2020 8:13 PM News Team

Gov. Brad Little’s state-wide stay-home order doesn’t include essential services like law enforcement, but agencies are still feeling the effects of…

Red Cross still open; needs donors more than ever

March 25, 2020 6:14 PM Emma Iannacone

The Red Cross is considered an “essential business” by the state, and donations are needed now more than ever, officials say.…

Fish and Game says you can still hunt and social distance, get license online

March 29, 2020 5:23 PM Emma Iannacone

Fish and Game is not restricting hunting and fishing access during the stay-at-home…

Idaho Lottery closes Boise office to public and paying claims

March 25, 2020 5:32 PM News Team

Effective Wednesday at the close of business, the Idaho Lottery will close its Boise Office to the public with all essential employees working from…

Rexburg Mobile Food Pantry creates a drive-thru food distribution event

March 25, 2020 5:37 PM Jilliana Colina

In a drive through fashion cars are drove in a line to pick up a box of food that was pre-prepared by small groups at the Idaho Food Bank.…

Snake River Animal Shelter shuts down

March 25, 2020 4:18 PM Ariel Schroeder

UPDATE: Snake River Animal Shelter is completely shut…

Governor signs bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits

March 25, 2020 11:50 AM News Team

Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation signed into law by Gov. Brad…

Idaho governor signs bill setting minimum marriage age at 16

March 25, 2020 11:32 AM News Team

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation setting 16 as the minimum age for a person to get…

Mountain Home Air Force base gets tactical gear for women

March 25, 2020 11:18 AM Associated Press

The Mountain Home Air Force Base is changing some of its equipment to make sure women in the security forces have properly tailored…

Little vetoes roads funding bill due to coronavirus concerns

March 25, 2020 9:52 AM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed a transportation funding bill citing his concern that it takes money that might be needed elsewhere at a time of…

‘I’m making masks in avoidance’: Pocatello woman sewing for those in need

March 24, 2020 8:30 PM News Team

For Linda Davies of Pocatello, quarantine is a chance to sew masks for those in need. Davies, 71, is normally involved in estate liquidations and the…

Curbside meals for seniors draws a crowd

March 24, 2020 6:58 PM Emma Iannacone

The Pocatello Senior Activity Center is used to offering lunch for their members, but not curbside…

Experts say to practice ‘physical distancing’ not ‘social distancing’

March 24, 2020 5:56 PM Jilliana Colina

“It’s so important that we change in our mindset and make a distinction between social distancing and physical…

Idaho Falls golf courses open with COVID-19 restrictions

March 24, 2020 5:15 PM News Team

The City of Idaho Falls public golf courses are open for use to the public beginning Tuesday with restrictions in place to help prevent the spread of…

Gov. Little talks strategies during statewide teleconference

March 24, 2020 4:45 PM Ariel Schroeder

We are getting more answers into the statewide response to the growing…

Idaho governor’s deadline to veto any bills is March 31

March 24, 2020 1:51 PM Associated Press

The deadline Gov. Brad Little has given himself for possibly vetoing two anti-transgender bills sent to him by the Legislature is March 31, his…

Internet providers help ease the financial burden

March 23, 2020 5:23 PM Ariel Schroeder

Internet service providers are trying to make it a little bit easier for customers to deal with the increased demand for data.…

Gov. Little: “Stay home if you are sick”

March 23, 2020 11:46 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little will host a press conference Monday to update Idahoans on the proactive measures the State is taking to help citizens.…

JOANN stores offer a community project to support hospitals

March 23, 2020 5:25 PM Ariel Schroeder

The store is giving out free kits to make protective non-surgical masks and gowns at…

BYU-Idaho cancels on-campus classes and students want their housing contract terminated. Here’s what the housing association is considering

March 23, 2020 4:54 PM Jilliana Colina

“We have lots of things to consider as complex owners, financial and other obligations, that we have the students are foremost on our minds”…

SBA offers new loans and deferments on old ones

March 23, 2020 2:12 PM News Team

The U.S. Small Business Administration is now offering low interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Idaho small businesses. …

Bronco Bus Bites supply Blackfoot students with lunch

March 23, 2020 2:09 PM Emma Iannacone

The spread of COVID-19 has forced districts to temporarily pause school, leaving children without school…

Grocery stores hanging “help wanted” signs to meet COVID-19 demand

March 22, 2020 3:24 PM Ariel Schroeder

Some stores that are remaining open during the outbreak are offering a little financial relief for those laid…

Local grocery stores take a stance on shoppers over-purchasing

March 22, 2020 3:23 PM Ariel Schroeder

Starting this week at least 5 local markets are taking steps to reduce shoppers…

Tips to help reduce coronavirus anxiety

March 22, 2020 3:48 PM Emma Iannacone

It can be hard to escape the constant influx of new, often upsetting, information about the new…

Bingham County man investigated for murder of his father

March 19, 2020 3:29 PM News Team

Kayden Ford, 23, is being held on $100,000 bond pending a preliminary hearing on first degree murder…

Fall River to close front offices

March 22, 2020 3:40 AM News Team

Fall River Electric Cooperative is restricting access to each of its front offices in Ashton, Driggs, and West Yellowstone in response to state and…

Idaho is currently reporting 43 cases

March 21, 2020 5:04 PM News Team

As of Saturday at 5 p.m., Idaho is currently reporting 43…

Stores designate shopping hours for senior citizens

March 19, 2020 6:02 PM News Team

Stores across the United States are hosting special hours for the elderly and people with weakened immune systems so they can safely shop for…

Governor Little and state health director address COVID-19 concerns

March 20, 2020 10:56 PM Todd Kunz

News anchor Todd Kunz talks with Idaho Governor Brad Little and Dave Jeppesen, Idaho Director of Health and Welfare about the current COVID-19…

Lemhi County man donates $2.5 Million to build school gym

March 20, 2020 10:32 PM Karole Honas

…

‘I thought it was all hype’ Pocatello doctor says we need to act now

March 20, 2020 5:46 PM News Team

Some people in southeast Idaho may feel like we’re watching the coronavirus unfold at a distance. However, one Pocatello physician is sounding the…

Bonneville County creates website to address COVID-19

March 20, 2020 5:36 PM Jilliana Colina

The county will continue to update the website with new information and…

3 steps to staying in business during COVID-19 outbreak

March 20, 2020 5:37 PM Ariel Schroeder

Businesses are quickly feeling the global impact of the coronavirus, but there could be a glimmer of…

Governor Brad Little, Dept. of Health Director Answer Covid-19 Questions

March 20, 2020 2:36 PM Kaitlin Miklos

Idaho Governor Brad Little and Idaho Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen answer questions on the COVID-19 status in the state.…

Bonneville County issues a Disaster Declaration

March 20, 2020 11:25 AM Jilliana Colina

The disaster declaration is a tool in responding to COVID-19.…

Idaho House adjourns, ending 2020 legislative session

March 20, 2020 10:01 AM Associated Press

The Idaho House ended the 2020 legislative session on Friday after balancing fears of spreading the coronavirus with potential vetoes of several…

Superintendent talks about district changes due to COVID-19

March 20, 2020 1:18 AM Todd Kunz

Dr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Superintendent of Bonneville School District #93 talks about the recent challenges of closing schools due to the COVID-19…

Idaho Senate calls it quits, but House says not so fast

March 20, 2020 9:26 AM Associated Press

The Idaho Senate called an end to the 2020 legislative session on Thursday, but the House isn’t quite ready to be done and only adjourned until…

Pocatello Police procedural changes in response to COVID-19

March 19, 2020 4:45 PM News Team

Social distancing can be challenging if you’re a first…

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center looks to help those in need

March 19, 2020 9:11 PM Adrian Luevano

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – With more people staying at home due to COVID-19, the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center in Idaho Falls…

Community spread of COVID-19 detected in south central Idaho, associated with already-confirmed case

March 19, 2020 2:33 PM News Team

South Central Public Health District (SCPHD) and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) have confirmed a case of novel coronavirus with no…

Idaho could have 9-plus patients for every bed in outbreak

March 19, 2020 4:11 PM Associated Press

An Associated Press analysis of data from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid shows Idaho has about 2,280 hospital beds statewide, and…

Rexburg businesses are being impacted by the lack of students

March 19, 2020 5:50 PM Jilliana Colina

Classes at the private university have switched to online during the coronavirus crisis and on Wednesday the university announced they will be held…

Bill banning texting while driving heads to Idaho governor

March 19, 2020 12:36 PM Associated Press

Legislation banning texting while driving but allowing hands-free uses such as talking or using the navigation function of an electronic mobile…

USPS to fill 80 positions in Idaho and Utah

March 19, 2020 12:35 PM News Team

The United States Postal Service is looking to fill 80 positions in Utah and Idaho…

Idaho lieutenant governor leaves Statehouse to return home

March 19, 2020 11:42 AM Associated Press

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin has left the Statehouse and returned to Idaho Falls, leaving Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill to preside over the Senate…

Bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits heads to governor

March 19, 2020 9:32 AM Associated Press

Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation is heading to the governor.…

Truckers experiencing a hard road due to COVID-19

March 18, 2020 10:33 PM News Team

It’s been a long road for truckers over the past few weeks.…

District 91 board plans for meal pick-up, and tables bond

March 18, 2020 10:01 PM Adrian Luevano

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Idaho Falls School District 91 announced its plans to set-up a meal pick-up program for kids. More details will be…

Flights diverted to Pocatello amid Utah’s earthquake

March 18, 2020 6:35 PM News Team

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Three passenger planes, carrying more than 40 passengers, arrived here Wednesday morning after the earthquake hit in…

Bill to compensate wrongly convicted heads to Idaho governor

March 18, 2020 6:30 PM Associated Press

Legislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted headed to the governor’s desk on…

Idaho board gets $400,000 to kill problem wolves

March 18, 2020 6:06 PM Associated Press

Legislation sending just under $400,000 to a state board to use to kill problem wolves in Idaho headed to the governor’s desk on…

Idaho adopts stricter guidelines to limit coronavirus spread

March 18, 2020 10:37 AM Associated Press

Idaho on Wednesday adopted stricter guidelines for social interaction to slow the spread of the new…

Bill outlawing abortion if Roe is reversed goes to governor

March 18, 2020 5:28 PM Associated Press

Legislation making abortion a crime in Idaho should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the procedure is headed to…

Local restaurants adapting to coronavirus changes

March 18, 2020 5:05 PM Emma Iannacone

Local restaurants are making tough decisions to maintain safety and keep business…

Idaho wants to hear from small businesses impacted by COVID-19

March 18, 2020 4:14 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced the State of Idaho is seeking responses from small, non-farm businesses across Idaho whose operations and ability to…