State police liquor control enforcement issues Covid-19 violation notices and warnings
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Rexburg man charged for bringing meth into the jail
REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI)-A Rexburg man faces charges after he was arrested for questioning after allegedly assaulting a woman in the Plano area at…
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Three months after aflatoxin recall, Midwestern Pet Foods recalls dog and cat foods over salmonella risk
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Moose and other wildlife making spring appearance
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Craig Smith, who fortified Utah State, hired as Utah coach
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University of Wyoming planning more normal school this fall
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Wind-related power outages reported
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Idaho regulators join civil enforcement action
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Jobs disappear as Wyoming unemployment rises
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Continue Reading Supporters buy billboards to thank law enforcement
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Zoo Idaho to open Saturday
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Opening statements begin in Derek Chauvin’s trial for the death of George Floyd
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Continue Reading Homeless individuals included in next wave of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in Oregon
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The quarter-mile-long container ship that’s been blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week has been dislodged, clearing the way for hundreds of…
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High Wind Warning
High Wind Warning for our area through the afternoon. Gusty winds have closed US 20 from Ashton to Montana line and ID 87 is closed between US 20 and…
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Buying a home is a quintessential adult accomplishment. For the students attending Build UP, a non-profit workforce development school in Alabama,…
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School Closures 03/29/2021
The following schools are closed today due to power outages/inclement…
Continue Reading Gender bias against female surgeons fuelling surgical backlogs
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Continue Reading 30 travellers caught with fraudulent COVID-19 test results, Canadian border agency says
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Continue Reading One student has died and another is missing after a collegiate rowing crew capsized during practice
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Continue Reading All hands on deck as Suez locals ply food and wares to growing numbers of hungry, stranded crews
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Continue Reading One in five Colorado high school students say they have easy access to firearms
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Continue Reading Ever Given ship partially freed in the Suez Canal, authority confirms
The Ever Given container ship has been partially dislodged after blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week, authorities say, but efforts to fully…
Continue Reading Ever Given ship mostly freed in the Suez Canal, authority confirms
The Ever Given container ship has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, authorities say, following an…
Continue Reading Ever Given ship refloated in the Suez Canal, Egyptian official claims, as salvage work continues
The Ever Given container ship has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, the former head of the canal…
Continue Reading Ever Given ship partially dislodged as refloat efforts underway in Suez Canal
Video footage from the Suez Canal shows the back of the Ever Given container ship, which has been stuck for almost a week, dislodged from the canal…
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Possible damaging winds expected for Monday
A strong wind storm is headed toward Idaho bringing wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour overnight Sunday and into Monday.…
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Race to give blood for a chance to win a trip
This spring, the Red Cross is teaming up with INDYCAR to urge people to help keep the blood supply on track by donating blood or…
Continue Reading A non-profit honoring first responders will pay the mortgage of slain Boulder officer Eric Talley
Eric Talley, the first police officer to arrive at the scene of the Boulder supermarket shooting last week, was the last of the gunman’s 10…
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Serial killer on federal death row dies at Indiana hospital
He was sentenced to death in 2008 following his conviction for the killing of 9-year-old Dylan Groene and three adults in Idaho.…
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Deshayla Harris, one of the stars of season 17 of “Bad Girls Club” on the Oxygen network, was one of the victims in Friday night’s…
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We have a jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the May 2020 killing of George Floyd. Now we stand on…
Continue Reading UPS drivers threw a birthday parade for their co-worker recovering from Covid-19
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Continue Reading Syria forced to ration fuel as stricken ship keeps Suez Canal blocked
The paralyzing effect of the stricken Ever Given container ship on global traffic became clear on Sunday as nearby Syria, already scarred by years of…
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For the first time in two months, someone won the Powerball jackpot, selecting all six numbers to secure the $238 jackpot. The ticket was bought in…
Continue Reading Doctors warn Paris ICUs could be overwhelmed by Covid-19 surge
Dozens of doctors from the Paris public hospital group (AP-HP) warned on Sunday they were preparing to have to triage patients in the next two weeks,…
Continue Reading Black voter says a painting at Georgia governor’s voter bill signing shows the plantation where her family worked for generations
When Kimberly Wallace turned on the news after she got home Friday night, she saw Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signing a bill into law that critics have…
Continue Reading New York state leaders announce an agreement on a bill to legalize recreational marijuana
New York state leaders announced an agreement on legislation that would legalize marijuana across the state — a move they say would create jobs…
Continue Reading Mi’kmaw tiny-home builders hope to solve Indigenous housing crisis
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Continue Reading Scholastic pulls popular children’s book from ‘Captain Underpants’ author for ‘passive racism’
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Continue Reading NC teachers applaud bill to waive PTO fee
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Continue Reading Long-time workers and families bid aloha to Love’s Bakery
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Continue Reading MSP: Suspect shoots at another vehicle after being flipped off on I-75
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Continue Reading Charges pending against driver that rammed vehicle into Norwich home
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Continue Reading Jackie Robinson artwork damaged in delivery
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Continue Reading Unsolved double murder remains haunting question
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Continue Reading Vaccine clinic held at barbershop
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Continue Reading What do Christians celebrate on Palm Sunday?
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Continue Reading ‘Serial molester’ pleads guildy to 8 counts
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Continue Reading UN officials condemn Myanmar junta after 100-plus civilians killed in one day
Two top UN officials condemned Myanmar’s military junta in the wake of the bloodiest day of protests yet against the military coup that…
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Fourteen people were hospitalized with injuries following a suspected suicide bombing outside a church in Makassar City, Indonesia, on Sunday, police…
Continue Reading Evacuation of people trapped by militant attack in Mozambique runs into ambush, reports say
The attempted evacuation of people trapped during an attack in northern Mozambique by Islamist militants has led to multiple casualties, with dozens…
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Here’s a look at Kashmir, a region in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. India, Pakistan and China all claim partial or complete…
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Third graders in Katie Booser’s classroom expect to sing a song before every test they take, using the teacher’s very own lyrical…
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