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New task force of county leaders launched to address housing affordability and stability

November 15, 2022 3:42 PM News Team

The group will identify county-led solutions and innovations for addressing America’s housing affordability and stability…

Information sought about a mule deer buck left to waste in Lincoln County

November 15, 2022 2:48 PM News Team

The public is asked for information about a mule deer buck left to waste in Unit…

2022 Chubbuck Christmas lighting contest dates announced

November 15, 2022 2:38 PM News Team

The City of Chubbuck invites and encourages all residents and businesses to enter the annual Holiday Decorating Contest.…

Brace for a very busy Thanksgiving travel season

November 15, 2022 2:44 PM News Team

Nearly 312,000 Idahoans will take a trip for turkey and all the…

Walmart agrees to $3.1 billion opioid settlement framework

November 15, 2022 1:01 PM News Team

Walmart agreed to the framework of a $3.1 billion settlement, which resolves allegations from multiple states’ attorneys general that the company…

Unemployment insurance workshop for employers on saving money, using program

November 15, 2022 12:54 PM News Team

Employers will learn about how to save money by keeping unemployment insurance tax rates low and other details about the program in a free Zoom…

Salmon-Challis National Forest reports zero new fires

November 15, 2022 11:12 AM News Team

The Salmon-Challis National Forest had zero new fires in the last…

BLM seeks comments on fee increase for Cove Recreation Site

November 15, 2022 12:56 PM News Team

The fee increase supports the maintenance and operation, as well as enhancements, such as road maintenance, upgrades to infrastructure and…

Yellowstone visitation statistics for October 2022

November 15, 2022 11:13 AM News Team

Yellowstone National Park hosted 232,117 recreation visits in October 2022.…

Idaho State Liquor Division appoints deputy director of administrative services

November 15, 2022 12:55 PM News Team

Idaho State Liquor Division (ISLD) Director Jeff Anderson appointed Catie Wiseman today as Deputy Director for Administrative Services.…

RSV hospitalization rate for seniors is 10 times higher than usual for this point in the season

November 15, 2022 5:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children’s hospitals in many parts of the…

Wallace Lake Campground closure lifted

November 15, 2022 10:23 AM News Team

The Salmon‐Challis National Forest had rescinded the Wallace Lake Campground…

Yellowstone National Park reduces fire danger to LOW 

November 15, 2022 10:23 AM News Team

Yellowstone decreased the parkwide fire danger level from moderate to…

East Idaho Community Band is getting back together

November 15, 2022 11:08 AM Kailey Galaviz

After a two year intermission because of the corona virus, The East Idaho Community Band, formerly known as Idaho Falls Community Band, is getting…

COVID-19 boosters could keep thousands of kids out of hospitals, but uptake remains low

November 15, 2022 10:08 AM CNN Newsource

Higher COVID-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days,…

US lung cancer survival rate rises 21%, report says, but much work remains

November 14, 2022 10:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN The five-year lung cancer survival rate has increased 21%, from 21% in 2014 to 25% in 2018, making what experts call…

Bull elk shot and left to waste near American Falls

November 14, 2022 4:56 PM News Team

The elk was likely killed during the antlerless season sometime after Oct.…

Police: Woman arrested in connection with missing Idaho boy

November 14, 2022 2:51 PM Associated Press

Police in southwestern Idaho have arrested a woman in connection with the disappearance of a 5-year-old boy who went missing more than a year…

Additional $1,000 reward being offered in southeast Idaho mule deer case

November 14, 2022 5:06 PM News Team

An anonymous donor has stepped up to add $1,000 to the existing Citizens Against Poaching (CAP) reward for an unsolved wildlife case in southeast…

Solar farms in 3 states cited for environmental violations

November 14, 2022 4:53 PM Associated Press

Four companies that developed solar energy facilities in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois have agreed to pay a total of $1.3 million for violating…

Parker-Egin Elementary students get a warm surprise

November 14, 2022 3:39 PM Braydon Wilson

Excited voices filled the air as students from Parker-Egin Elementary School were the recipients of brand new warm winter socks and winter boots. The…

Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle is sold out

November 14, 2022 1:01 PM News Team

All 250,000 tickets in the Idaho Lottery’s traditional holiday game, the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle have been sold, and the game has officially…

Police identify 4 University of Idaho students found dead

November 14, 2022 8:49 AM Associated Press

Police have identified the four University of Idaho students who were found dead in a home near the Moscow, Idaho campus on…

Google agrees to $392 million settlement with 40 states over location tracking practices

November 14, 2022 12:39 PM News Team

This is the largest multistate attorney general privacy settlement in U.S.…

2022 Festival of Trees returns to the Elk’s Lodge Nov. 14-18

November 11, 2022 7:42 AM Kailey Galaviz

This year’s theme is Winter Wonderland.…

Moderna says updated booster generated ‘significantly higher’ neutralizing antibodies against BA.4/BA.5 subvariants

November 14, 2022 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

Moderna said on Monday its updated COVID-19 booster generated “significantly higher” neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron BA.4/BA.5…

Idaho gas prices continue to dip

November 14, 2022 10:11 AM News Team

Average gasoline prices in Idaho have fallen 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.22/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 802…

Wall of Warmth locations ready to go

November 13, 2022 8:53 PM Kailey Galaviz

The Walls of Warmth officially open tomorrow, and some people got an early start after they were all set up on Sunday…

After months of preparation the Festival of Trees is ready to open its doors

November 13, 2022 7:39 PM Braydon Wilson

The annual tradition at the Elks Lodge the Festival of Trees is making its return. Its theme this year is a Winter Wonderland. The Lodge has been…

Flying for Thanksgiving? Here’s what you should know

November 13, 2022 2:00 PM News Team

AAA shares tips and trade-offs for booking Thanksgiving…

IDWR to host public information meetings about Bear River Basin Adjudication

November 13, 2022 12:00 PM News Team

The meetings will be held in…

Top 3 small game species to hunt this fall and winter

November 13, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

It’s known as the Forestland Trifecta. Here’s how to find…

Nov. 18 is National Adoption Day

November 13, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

To date, the dreams of more than 75,000 children in foster care have come true as part of Nation Adoption Day…

Leading Idaho Grant provides learning equipment to ISU students

November 13, 2022 8:00 AM News Team

The funds from the Leading Idaho Grant will be put to use immediately to benefit currently enrolled students as well as future…

Idaho Falls Fall Brew

November 12, 2022 9:35 PM Seth Ratliff

People gathered at the broadway plaza on Saturday afternoon to enjoy food and country music at the Fall Brew in Idaho…

Pocatello Veteran’s day parade returns after 80 years

November 12, 2022 7:28 PM Braydon Wilson

Every November 11 we honor those men and women who have served our country and protected the rights and freedoms we enjoy here at home. After 80…

Happyville Farms introduces new amenities

November 14, 2022 5:53 PM Braydon Wilson

In the afternoon sun Saturday the Happyville Farm cut the ribbon for two new ammenities. A new shade pavilion and a dedicated urban forest area by…

Meet the 90-year-old, horse-packing deer hunter who just celebrated her 80th hunting anniversary by harvesting a mule deer

November 12, 2022 2:00 PM News Team

“There’s nothing wrong with the outdoor life,” Bryant said. “I truly believe…

Local students gift a home to a Ukrainian Family

November 12, 2022 7:26 PM Kailey Galaviz

Students from Thunder Ridge High School’s Honor Society spent the beginning of their fall semester raising funds to provide the Pruzhansky family a…

Christmas tree permits go on sale

November 12, 2022 12:00 PM News Team

The cost of this year’s permit is $10.…

Fill the ambulance food drive set Nov. 18

November 12, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Power and Fiber are once again teaming up with the community to brighten the holidays for households in need during the 2nd annual Fill…

Low level helicopters seeding operations

November 12, 2022 9:00 AM News Team

This project will support rehabilitation objectives for big game winter range habitat improvement and restoration of native plant…

Salmon-Challis Fuels Reduction and Restoration Project environmental assessment decision

November 12, 2022 8:00 AM News Team

The project would occur in multiple locations across the…

Blackfoot issues water boil advisory

November 11, 2022 4:04 PM News Team

The city of Blackfoot is urging residents to boil their water before using it.…

Heartfelt reunion at Watersprings Veterans celebration

November 11, 2022 1:55 PM Seth Ratliff

Students at Watersprings Elementary sang their hearts out to honor local service members and members of the armed forces at Friday’s Veterans Day…

Police cancel endangered missing person alert

November 11, 2022 11:30 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is issuing an endangered missing person alert on behalf the Fremont County Sheriff’s…

Blackfoot American Legion has a new retired flag donation box

November 11, 2022 10:33 AM Kailey Galaviz

As part of National Apprenticeship Week at Premier Technology, welding apprentices and students from Blackfoot High School created a retired flag…

Careful…that may not be the trophy bull you think it is

November 11, 2022 11:00 AM News Team

F&G conservation officers deploy “artificial simulated animals” during hunting season to catch law-breaking…

Idaho settles lawsuit over antiquated anti-sodomy law

November 11, 2022 7:42 AM Associated Press

People who were convicted of having oral or anal sex under an antiquated Idaho law will be allowed to be removed from the state’s sex offender…

Get free entry to all US National Park sites on Friday

November 10, 2022 6:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Forrest Brown, CNN The US National Park Service offers free entry a handful of times each year to all of its more than 400 sites. We’re at…

Crews continue Pocatello Creek oil spill clean-up efforts, Virginia Transformer Corporation claims responsibility

November 10, 2022 9:28 PM News Team

The spill was reported to officials Nov.…

Chad Daybell asking to separate his case from Lori Vallow-Daybell

November 10, 2022 11:51 AM Seth Ratliff

Chad Daybell appeared in court Thursday morning on the motion to sever his trial from his wife Lori…

First influenza death of season reported in Idaho

November 10, 2022 9:52 AM News Team

A Nez Perce County man older than 65 years of age is Idaho’s first reported influenza-related death of the 2022-2023…

Motor vehicle accident in Grand Teton results in fatality

November 10, 2022 10:44 AM News Team

On Tuesday at approximately 11 a.m., Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received a call reporting a motor vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 89 in Grand…

Early morning fire damages estimated at $100,000

November 10, 2022 5:43 PM News Team

Four people are without their home following an early morning fire…

Police release identity of gunshot victim

November 9, 2022 11:43 AM News Team

UPDATE 11/10/22: The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the victim from Tuesday’s incident near…

Feds resume study of restoring grizzlies to North Cascades

November 10, 2022 3:05 PM Associated Press

Environmental groups on Thursday hailed a decision by the Biden administration to resume studying whether grizzly bears should be restored to the…

Pocatello, Chubbuck mayors to sign proclamation in support of nurse practitioners

November 10, 2022 2:00 PM News Team

Idaho State University’s School of Nursing will showcase the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) November 6-12, 2022, as NPs across the country…

Idaho House seat goes to Republican after glitch reported

November 10, 2022 2:42 PM Associated Press

What initially appeared to be a Democratic win in the Idaho House has turned into a Republican victory after a glitch in reporting early voting was…

Rigby FFA excels at National FFA Convention

November 10, 2022 11:31 AM News Team

Rigby FFA members joined nearly 70,000 other participants at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN in October.…

Gov. Little to answer policy questions Thursday

November 9, 2022 10:30 AM News Team

Governor Little will answer policy questions from Idahoans during an hour long AARP Telephone Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 10 starting at 12 p.m.…

EIRMC adds psychiatry to graduate medical education program

November 11, 2022 12:00 PM News Team

EIRMC recently established a Psychiatry Residency program to address a shortage of mental health professionals throughout the…

BLM to conduct prescribed burns to reduce wildfire threat

November 10, 2022 11:21 AM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District will be conducting two prescribed burns in Owyhee County this fall to remove hazardous vegetation…

Agencies agree to expand INL Site disposal facility

November 10, 2022 11:20 AM News Team

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) have…

The small town of Bliss, Idaho, is ‘disappearing’ — a photographer has created a capsule of life there

November 8, 2022 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Bliss, Idaho, is nestled in the curve of Interstate 84, which snakes around the small, rural town on its way north to the state…

Christmas tree tags will be available Salmon-Challis National Forest

November 10, 2022 10:04 AM News Team

Each tag costs $5.00 per…

Court documents shed new light on fatal stabbing

November 9, 2022 12:03 PM Seth Ratliff

Court documents now provide new details on Monday night’s fatal…

Republicans maintain control in deeply conservative Idaho

November 9, 2022 4:05 PM Associated Press

Idaho Republicans maintained their hold in the deeply conservative state on Tuesday by retaining all statewide offices, a U.S. Senate seat, both…

Yellowstone’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel to remain closed for winter 2022-2023

November 9, 2022 9:46 AM News Team

Yellowstone National Park’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel will remain closed this winter season, Dec. 2022 through March 2023.…

Pay It Forward: Bannock County Stuff the Stocking

November 9, 2022 3:10 PM Todd Kunz

This local fundraiser loads up the wallet to give kids a chance to shop for their families, with some of the heroes they look up to.…

New Webb telescope image shows ‘lonely’ dwarf galaxy in striking detail

November 9, 2022 11:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a remarkably detailed image of a nearby dwarf galaxy. The near-infrared view…

Idaho Food Bank Fund announces 2022 grant recipients

November 9, 2022 2:00 PM News Team

The Idaho Food Bank Fund announced the recipients of its 2022 grants targeted to support nonprofits that provide nutrition awareness, promote…

A fast friendship has led to many years hosting craft fairs

November 9, 2022 2:19 PM Braydon Wilson

Julie Mitchell Rounds and Konda Fuller met nearly 30 years…

Veterans Day program set to honor community Vets

November 9, 2022 2:17 PM Braydon Wilson

A continuing tradition will honor vets in our local area. The Rexburg Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Madison High School to honor local vets…

‘Twas the Month Before Christmas at Hemming Village

November 9, 2022 2:31 PM Braydon Wilson

Santa Claus is making an early visit to the Atrium in Rexburg.…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 1,221 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths

November 9, 2022 5:06 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 1,221 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths in the last…

Off-leash dog park opens at Teton County Fairgrounds

November 9, 2022 3:00 PM News Team

The seasonal dog park located at the Teton County Fairgrounds has opened for the winter season as an off-leash area, the county announced…

The Clairvoyants coming to Fort Hall

November 9, 2022 2:41 PM News Team

The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel announced the Clairvoyants performing live on stage inside the Chiefs Event Center on Saturday, April 1,…

Multiple employers to attend Boise hiring event Nov. 15 at Warehouse Food Hall

November 9, 2022 2:49 PM News Team

A Boise hiring event is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 15, at The Warehouse Food Hall, 370 S. 8th St. in Bodo. The event runs from 2:30 to 5:30…

District 91’s bond failed – What’s next?

November 9, 2022 2:13 PM Kailey Galaviz

After Tuesday’s election results, District 91’s $250 billion dollar bond did not…

Idaho Falls’ War Bonnet Round Up voted 2022’s best medium-sized rodeo in Idaho

November 9, 2022 9:54 AM News Team

Idaho’s Oldest Rodeo, The War Bonnet Round Up, has been voted as 2022’s Best Medium Rodeo in Idaho for the PRCA Wilderness…

Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little easily wins second term

November 8, 2022 9:08 PM Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little won a second term on…

Incumbent Fulcher retains US House seat

November 9, 2022 12:36 AM Associated Press

Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher retained his seat in Congress in Tuesday’s election in deeply conservative…

Idaho GOP US House incumbent Mike Simpson is reelected

November 8, 2022 11:35 PM Associated Press

Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson was reelected Tuesday in deeply conservative…

Idaho Republican U.S. Sen. Crapo wins fifth term

November 8, 2022 9:14 PM Associated Press

Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo on Tuesday won a fifth term in the deeply conservative state that hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since…

D91 bond fails, D93 levy passes

November 8, 2022 5:53 PM Kailey Galaviz

The new Bonneville County Elections Office will be counting votes after the polls close at 8…

Will legislators be able to call a special session?

November 9, 2022 5:45 AM News Team

An important ballot topic was the amendment to give Idaho’s legislature the power to call itself into a special…

Idaho Advisory Question HB1 approved

November 9, 2022 5:33 AM News Team

Voters saw an advisory question on the…

Longtime Idaho House speaker Bedke wins lieutenant governor race

November 9, 2022 5:24 AM News Team

Two highly-anticipated races are Idaho governor and lieutenant…

Critchfield secures victory for Idaho’s next state superintendent

November 9, 2022 5:17 AM News Team

In another over-throwing of an incumbent in the Republican primary, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield…

Labrador defeats Arkoosh for Idaho attorney general

November 9, 2022 5:13 AM News Team

After Raúl Labrador knocked off long-time incumbent Attorney General Lawrence Wasden in May’s Republican primary, it started off as a close…

Election 2022: Fulcher wins reelection to U.S. House in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District

November 8, 2022 5:38 PM News Team

There is a lot on the ballot Tuesday from who will represent us in congress, to state lawmakers and officials, to school bonds and…

Hageman wins Wyoming US House seat after ousting Cheney

November 8, 2022 9:20 PM Associated Press

Republican Harriet Hageman has beaten a Native American activist to win Wyoming’s lone seat in the U.S.…

Gordon wins reelection for Wyoming governor

November 8, 2022 9:40 AM Associated Press

Following a frst term fraught with a double dose of crises — the COVID-19 pandemic and crash in oil prices that combined knocked the wind out of…

Voters still head to the polls despite winter storms

November 8, 2022 2:22 PM Braydon Wilson

Midterm elections took place Tuesday as polls opened at 8am Tuesday Morning. Voters in Madison County came out in a steady pace all day to cast their…