Regional News Archives

Gov. allows exception to coronavirus rules to reopen schools

July 16, 2020 2:58 PM Associated Press

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert carved out an exception to virus restrictions Thursday to allow Salt Lake City schools to fully reopen rather than hold…

Parents weigh time and safety to make back-to-school choices

July 15, 2020 3:29 PM Associated Press

Many Idaho parents who want their kids to attend school online during the coronavirus pandemic can get computer equipment and even lunches provided…

Wyoming prosecutors not pursuing retired-bishop abuse case

July 15, 2020 11:12 AM Associated Press

Prosecutors in Wyoming have again decided not to pursue sexual abuse charges against a retired Roman Catholic bishop accused of abusing boys over…

Official: Cyanobacteria kills dog at Zion National Park

July 14, 2020 4:38 PM Associated Press

Toxic levels of a cyanobacteria have been detected in a Utah river for the first time after a dog suffered seizures and died at Zion National Park,…

10 more confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Utah

July 14, 2020 4:14 PM Associated Press

Utah tallied 10 more confirmed deaths from the coronavirus Tuesday, the latest sign showing the severity of a surge of case that began after…

Wyoming board member sorry for ‘stupid’ coronavirus comments

July 14, 2020 1:04 PM Associated Press

A school board member apologized Monday for his “stupid” comments about people from Wyoming who have died from the coronavirus…

Kanye West seeking to use Wyoming warehouse for Yeezy

July 14, 2020 11:08 AM Associated Press

Kanye West plans to use a former drug-manufacturing warehouse in Wyoming to create his Yeezy brand clothing and…

Final body recovered from Idaho airplane collision over lake

July 13, 2020 11:22 AM Associated Press

Authorities say they have recovered the final body of eight people killed when two airplanes collided over a scenic mountain lake in northern Idaho…

Deputy shot twice while searching for stolen motorcycle

July 13, 2020 9:57 AM Associated Press

A sheriff’s deputy is in critical condition after he was shot twice while searching for a stolen motorcycle Monday…

Utah to require masks in schools, not statewide, amid surge

July 9, 2020 2:58 PM Associated Press

Utah will require masks in schools as they reopen in the fall, but Republican Gov. Gary Herbert stopped short of a statewide mandate Thursday.…

Former bailiff sentenced for income tax evasion

July 9, 2020 10:24 AM News Team

A Lewiston man and former Nez Perce County bailiff got to three years of supervised probation and 100 hours of community service after pleading…

Utah governor meets with lawmakers to discuss mask mandate

July 8, 2020 11:36 AM Associated Press

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is considering issuing a statewide mask mandate after discussing the issue with state legislators this…

Wyoming returns 118 inmates from out-of-state facilities

July 6, 2020 5:44 PM Associated Press

The Wyoming Department of Corrections has returned over 100 inmates from facilities in other states in a move delayed by the…

Veteran helps save man from drowning in Utah reservoir

July 6, 2020 12:06 PM Associated Press

A retired veteran and former state trooper from Nevada helped prevent a man from drowning in a Utah reservoir, a park official…

2 dead in small plane crash in Utah mountains

July 3, 2020 11:58 AM Associated Press

Two people died when a small plane crashed Friday in a rugged area in the Utah mountains, authorities…

Green River mining company to lay off workers

July 3, 2020 12:00 PM Associated Press

A company that mines and refines soda ash and related products in in Green River plans to lay off an unspecified number of workers in response to the…

Wyoming base reinstates health measures as virus cases rise

July 2, 2020 4:15 PM Associated Press

A resurgence of coronavirus has prompted a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming to reinstate health protection measures and limit access to watch a Fourth…

US sets deadline for wolverines protection decision

July 2, 2020 1:16 PM Associated Press

U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to decide by the end of August whether climate change and other threats are pushing the rare wolverine closer to…

Visitor access restricted to northern Idaho fire lookouts

July 2, 2020 11:46 AM Associated Press

The U.S. Forest Service says visitors to six active fire lookouts in northern Idaho won’t be able to access the top level of the lookouts due to the…

Boise State cutting baseball, women’s swimming and diving

July 2, 2020 11:07 AM Associated Press

Boise State is discontinuing its baseball program just months after the school was forced to cut short its first season in 40 years with only a…

Firefighters fight flames from own fireworks show mishap

July 2, 2020 10:52 AM Associated Press

A fireworks show exploded as it was being set up by firefighters in Wyoming but they turned around and fought the…

Longest-serving member of Utah Legislature concedes primary

July 1, 2020 4:37 PM Associated Press

The longest-serving member of the Utah Legislature has been ousted, months after sponsoring a controversial tax-overhaul…

Utah university to consider dropping ‘Dixie’ from its name

July 1, 2020 3:53 PM Associated Press

After years of resisting calls to change, a university in Utah is considering dropping “Dixie” from its name in another example of the nation’s…

Utah GOP governor’s race still tight between Cox, Huntsman

July 1, 2020 3:37 PM Associated Press

The Republican race for the first open Utah governor’s seat is close as the coronavirus has made counting ballots more complicated.…

Officials: Oregon could reach 900 new COVID-19 cases a day

July 1, 2020 3:16 PM Associated Press

Oregon had a record 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday, but officials predict that the increase may become much steeper during the next…

Work can continue on central Idaho trail crossing ranch

July 1, 2020 10:24 AM Associated Press

A federal judge has ruled that work can continue on a public trail on an easement crossing private land that connects the popular tourist…

Ex-Wyoming mayor, police officer plead guilty in data case

June 30, 2020 12:23 PM Associated Press

The mayor of a small Wyoming town has resigned as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors to charges she misused a police…

Inmate at Idaho state prison dies in apparent suicide

June 29, 2020 10:50 AM Associated Press

Authorities say a 23-year-old inmate at the Idaho State Correctional Institution has died in an apparent…

New Utah virus cases top weekly record as infections surge

June 29, 2020 10:41 AM Associated Press

Utah health officials have reported the most coronavirus cases in one week since the pandemic began as a surge in infections continues across the…

Utah wildfire destroys 1 home, evacuates 3,100 homes

June 29, 2020 10:49 AM Associated Press

A wildfire that prompted the evacuation of about 3,100 homes on Sunday destroyed one home near Saratoga Springs and damaged 12 others, city officals…

Wyoming teen gets up to 20 years for bringing guns to school

June 26, 2020 12:35 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming judge sentenced a teenager to up to 20 years in prison Thursday for bringing firearms and ammunition to his school in 2018 after he said he…

University of Utah to drop ACT, SAT requirement for 2 years

June 26, 2020 10:56 AM Associated Press

Prospective students at the University of Utah will no longer be required to submit ACT or SAT scores for the next two years in response to the…

Idaho domestic terrorist released early from federal prison

June 26, 2020 10:43 AM Associated Press

An Idaho man imprisoned for more than two decades for bombing a Planned Parenthood clinic and robbing a bank in Spokane Valley in 1996 walked free…

Justice Department: Helicopter hounded trail building crew

June 25, 2020 5:40 PM Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – A low-flying helicopter last weekend harassed a work crew building a public trail on an easement crossing private land that…

Utah primary will look different due to coronavirus

June 25, 2020 4:17 PM Associated Press

Next week’s primary elections in Utah will be slightly different due to legislation passed to accommodate struggles voters may have faced during the…

Utah records 2nd-most COVID-19 cases as surge continues

June 25, 2020 3:24 PM Associated Press

Utah reported its second-highest daily number of new coronavirus cases Thursday as the state deals with a troubling surge that has already led the…

University of Wyoming to allow shared dorm rooms this fall

June 25, 2020 11:07 AM Associated Press

Some students at the University of Wyoming will be allowed to share dorm rooms under a revised plan to resume in-person classes during the…

Face masks required in Utah state buildings, largest county

June 24, 2020 6:00 PM Associated Press

Utah Gov. Gary Hebert said Wednesday he will require face masks at state-run buildings that include liquor stores and higher education offices and…

Marsh Valley School District superintendent in stable condition after attack

June 24, 2020 1:34 PM Emma Iannacone

The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the Marsh Valley School District superintendent was attacked with a baseball bat on…

COVID-19 in Cheyenne hits animal shelter, five restaurants

June 24, 2020 3:07 PM Associated Press

An animal shelter halted pet adoptions and five restaurants sanitized facilities Wednesday amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Wyoming’s capital…

Utah official apologizes for sending out gun-designed mask

June 24, 2020 10:00 AM Associated Press

A state official has apologized after a family was sent masks featuring a gun, the American flag and the phrase “don’t tread on me” as part of a…

Cheyenne health officials: Event could worsen COVID-19 spike

June 23, 2020 4:12 PM Associated Press

Health officials worry an event in Wyoming’s capital city last weekend could worsen a spike in coronavirus…

Utah governor: No economic shut down despite virus spread

June 23, 2020 3:31 PM Associated Press

Gov. Gary Herbert says he has no plans to shut down the economy even though he shares some of the concerns of the state’s epidemiologist.…

Wyoming mayor resigns after charge of misusing her office

June 23, 2020 11:17 AM Associated Press

A Wyoming mayor resigned after being charged with using police department records for her personal…

Police: Wyoming prosecutor says bishop abuse case still open

June 22, 2020 1:20 PM Associated Press

A criminal investigation into a retired Roman Catholic bishop accused of childhood sexual abuse by more than a dozen men remains open, police in…

University police search for Brigham Young statue vandals

June 22, 2020 1:15 PM Associated Press

Brigham Young University police were searching for the people who vandalized an on-campus statue of Brigham…

Official pleads guilty to human smuggling in adoption scheme

June 19, 2020 1:21 PM Associated Press

A former Arizona politician pleaded guilty in Utah Friday to human smuggling and other charges filed in an illegal adoption scheme that stretched…

9 Utah counties transition to new COVID-19 risk category

June 19, 2020 11:05 AM Associated Press

Nine rural counties in Utah will move into the green health risk status beginning Friday after recording some of the state’s lowest COVID-19 case…

Former Utah first lady tests positive for coronavirus

June 18, 2020 5:38 PM Associated Press

Former Utah first lady Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of current Republican candidate for governor Jon Huntsman Jr., said Thursday she has tested positive…

Utah says economy recover plan won’t risk residents health

June 17, 2020 6:05 PM Associated Press

Utah state leaders said Wednesday that updated plans intended to help drive economic recovery won’t compromise the health of residents even though…

Idaho prosecutors seek death penalty for shooting suspect

June 16, 2020 2:48 PM Associated Press

Boise County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against an Idaho man accused of fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy in…

Train cars catch fire and explode after Wyoming derailment

June 15, 2020 3:38 PM Associated Press

A train operated by Union Pacific Railroad derailed in Wyoming, causing several rail cars to catch on fire and…

Rescuers relieved after legendary $2M treasure found

June 15, 2020 11:25 AM Associated Press

They’ve been pulled from steep canyons and rushing rivers, sometimes no longer breathing, after chasing a cryptic poem’s clues and promise of…

US delays repairs for Idaho road in grizzly bear habitat

June 10, 2020 3:36 PM Associated Press

U.S. officials will delay the repair of an impassable northern Idaho road in important grizzly bear habitat near the Canadian border because of a…

Magnitude 4.1 aftershock hits Central Idaho

June 9, 2020 4:32 PM Michael Coats

The United States Geological Survey reports a magnitude 4.1 quake hit Central Idaho Tuesday…

Republican Utah lawmaker to back NAACP police-reform plan

June 5, 2020 4:02 PM Associated Press

A Republican lawmaker in Utah said Friday he’ll support police reform legislation championed by the NAACP aimed at ending brutality and racial…

Woman found pinned by car, dead, at Wyoming oilfield site

June 5, 2020 11:34 AM Associated Press

A woman was found dead at an oilfield site in northeastern…

Facing budget crisis, Wyoming closing 10 highway rest areas

June 5, 2020 11:33 AM Associated Press

The Wyoming Department of Transportation plans to close 10 highway rest areas to save money amid a budget…

Meat-rendering company where worker died fined by OSHA

June 5, 2020 10:04 AM Associated Press

The owner of an Idaho meat-rendering plant where an employee died earlier this year has been fined more than $63,000 by the federal Occupational…

Idaho woman kills 5-year-old son and self, authorities say

June 4, 2020 2:41 PM Associated Press

A mother killed her 5-year-old son and then herself at their home in Idaho, police…

US designates Northern Idaho county as drug-trafficking area

June 4, 2020 1:13 PM Associated Press

Federal officials on Thursday announced that a northern Idaho county with a drug-trafficking problem will be included in a regional enforcement…

Police: Man fatally shoots another man in Gillette apartment

June 4, 2020 11:38 AM Associated Press

Police in northeastern Wyoming say a man fatally shot another man in the…

University of Wyoming drafts reopening plan for 2020-21 year

June 3, 2020 12:39 PM Associated Press

University of Wyoming officials have drafted a plan to resume classes on campus with a modified schedule next school year, provided the state helps…

4 Wyoming women charged for suspected quarantine violation

May 29, 2020 4:36 PM Associated Press

Four roommates in Wyoming were charged in criminal court on suspicion of violating a quarantine order issued because of their exposure to COVID-19,…

No rodeo festival dashes Wyoming city’s hopes amid COVID-19

May 29, 2020 2:56 PM Associated Press

The Just Dandy women’s clothing store in downtown Cheyenne has endured fire, flooding, recessions and so far the coronavirus pandemic, but will this…

Man mauled by grizzly bear in critical, stable condition

May 29, 2020 11:00 AM Associated Press

A grizzly bear has mauled a mountain biker on a trail near the Spanish Peaks Mountain Club in southern Montana, causing severe injuries to his face…

Ogden officer killed, 1 hurt in shootout; gunman also dead

May 29, 2020 9:57 AM Associated Press

Authorities say a police officer was killed and another officer injured in a shootout with man whose wife called police to report he had threatened…

Cops: Man asked to be shot after killing date met on Tinder

May 26, 2020 9:51 AM Associated Press

Police say a man accused of choking and stabbing a woman after meeting her on the popular dating app Tinder asked police to shoot him after reporting…

Police: Man killed in fight and shooting in Idaho community

May 25, 2020 3:28 PM Associated Press

One person is dead following a shooting in a small Idaho community, authorities…

An Idaho Appeals court rules judge abused court’s discretion

May 25, 2020 12:36 PM Associated Press

A 25-year-old Post Falls man who was sentenced to prison three years ago for having sex with a 14-year-old girl got a reprieve this week as a state…

Wyoming unemployment more than doubled to 9.2% in April

May 22, 2020 2:16 PM Associated Press

Wyoming’s unemployment rate more than doubled to 9.2% in April amid an energy-market downturn and measures to control the coronavirus.…

Jobless claims in Wyoming drop compared to previous week

May 21, 2020 10:35 AM Associated Press

The number of unemployment claims filed in Wyoming has dropped as the state eases coronavirus-related…

Child testing positive for COVID-19 closes Wyoming daycare

May 21, 2020 9:55 AM Associated Press

A child testing positive for the coronavirus has prompted the closure of a Wyoming daycare center and testing of 32 employees and…

Virus surge blamed on carelessness nixes Wyoming car show

May 20, 2020 1:04 PM Associated Press

A surge in local cases of the coronavirus blamed on people not following social distancing recommendations or wearing face masks in public has…

Moose family reunion: Trooper brings calves, mom together

May 20, 2020 9:53 AM Associated Press

A Utah state trooper has helped a pair of newborn moose calves reunite safely with their mother.…

Montana to ease more restrictions June 1, allow groups of 50

May 19, 2020 5:43 PM Associated Press

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says the state will further ease coronavirus restrictions in two weeks.…

Idaho Land Board will stick with timberland-buying strategy

May 19, 2020 2:57 PM Associated Press

Gov. Brad Little’s desire to make a significant course change involving a politically charged strategy on how to invest millions of dollars to…

US Supreme Court refuses to hear Wyoming death-penalty case

May 19, 2020 12:45 PM Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of what was Wyoming’s lone inmate on death row, possibly clearing the way for his…

Deputies: Wyoming teacher said she feared possible beating

May 19, 2020 12:10 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming teacher charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of her fiancee allegedly told deputies she feared he would beat…

Police chief orders new probe of explicit-photo allegations

May 19, 2020 10:56 AM Associated Press

The chief of the University of Utah police department is ordering a new, outside investigation into allegations that an officer showed off explicit…

Church begins removal of damaged Salt Lake Temple statue

May 18, 2020 5:28 PM Associated Press

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has started work to temporarily remove a damaged statue from the church’s Salt Lake Temple.…

Idaho mom charged with murder after infant’s death

May 18, 2020 11:51 AM Associated Press

An Idaho woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of her infant…

Elementary teacher charged for deadly Wyoming shooting

May 18, 2020 11:11 AM Associated Press

A man is dead and an elementary school teacher in jail after a shooting in Wyoming’s capital…

Coronavirus-related aid tops Wyoming special-session agenda

May 15, 2020 5:33 PM Associated Press

A handful of legislators met in person at the Wyoming Capitol and the rest by computer video Friday for a special session to address the coronavirus…

CEI holds virtual graduation

May 14, 2020 9:01 PM Adrian Luevano

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – For many College of Eastern Idaho students today was filled with many virtual smiles and comments. Not the usual…

Utah governor to relax coronavirus rules in much of state

May 14, 2020 1:18 PM Associated Press

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will further relax coronavirus-related restrictions across much of the state.…

Aftershock strikes central Idaho

May 13, 2020 8:42 PM Michael Coats

(KIFI/KIDK) A sizable aftershock rocked central and western Idaho Wednesday evening. The United States Geological Survey reports, a magnitude 4.4…

Prosecutor: Wyoming sheriff’s officer justified in shooting

May 11, 2020 3:23 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming sheriff’s officer was justified when he shot and killed a man who was carrying an ax, a prosecutor announced…

Conservation groups ask Washington state to kill less wolves

May 11, 2020 12:57 PM Associated Press

Conservation groups on Monday asked the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to sharply limit the number of endangered wolves that are killed over…