Minidoka Project facilities transferred to private irrigation companies
The Bureau of Reclamation is transferring ownership of Minidoka Project water irrigation facilities to two irrigation districts, the Minidoka…
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Flags to fly at half-staff to honor firefighter Ricky Fulton
American flags and State of Idaho flags will be flown at half-staff starting Thursday, Sept. 24 for the death of Ricky Fulton, a firefighter who lost…
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American Heritage Charter School moves to virtual classes
After a second staff member tested positive for COVID-19, The American Heritage Charter School told parents this week that the school would start…
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Telehealth program to bring critical care to Rexburg
Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg will partner with Intermountain Healthcare (IHC) for Telehealth Critical Care beginning October 1.…
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Pocatello Animal Services to address stray cat problem with trap and release
The Pocatello Animal Services is taking a new approach to an age-old problem: stray…
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396 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 396 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
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145 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 145 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Parents debate Halloween celebrations
In years past, the start of fall is typically the start of Halloween planning. Children begin picking out costumes, parents start loading up on…
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Bannock County DMV to close for training
The Idaho State Department of Transportation will be implementing a new software system (GEM) for all Department of Motor Vehicles offices statewide…
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President Trump to hold news conference Wednesday
President Trump has scheduled a press conference for 4 p.m. MDT…
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Police seek help locating circuit breaker thieves
The Pocatello Police Department is requesting your assistance locating circuit breaker…
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Pilot killed in tanker crash near Emmett
A pilot flying a Single Engine Air Tanker was killed at around 7 p.m. Tuesday during an initial attack operation on the Schill Fire, about 2 miles…
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Senate considers endangered species amendments
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon testified before Senator John Barrasso’s (R-Wyo) Committee on Environment and Public Works Wednesday on a plan to…
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Wyoming utility supports recycling wind turbine blades
The largest utility in Wyoming is considering more sustainable solutions for old wind turbine blades, instead of tossing them into a…
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K-12 enrollment in Utah drops by 2K students amid pandemic
Enrollment at public schools in Utah has declined as the coronavirus pandemic pushes some parents to homeschool their children and make other…
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Idaho aims for 1M registered voters in November election
Elections officials in Idaho have said they are aiming for a million registered voters in the state this year, many of whom are expected to vote by…
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Utah county implements face mask mandate after rise in cases
A county in Utah has implemented a face mask mandate as COVID-19 cases surge in the…
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Wyoming COVID-19 deaths rise to 50
Wyoming deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic have now risen to 50. …
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Jefferson School District revises Back-To-School plan
Jefferson School District 251 Superintendent Chad Martin announced the board of trustees revised the district’s Back-To-School plan at an emergency…
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Bayer-Soda Springs employees support school backpack program
Bayer’s Soda Springs facility has presented the Idaho Foodbank with a $10,000 grant.…
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10 students and 2 staff quarantine at Ft. Hall
The Shoshone Bannock Tribes say ten students and two staff of the Shoshone-Bannock Junior/Senior High School have been asked to self-quarantine until…
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Health officials warn Southeast Idaho hospitals nearing high capacity
The biggest threat Covid-19 poses to our healthcare system is the potential that hospitals will fill…
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Local health officials reported 126 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading 446 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 446 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…
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EIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health is reporting another death due to…
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Utah governor increases pandemic restrictions in 2 cities
Gov. Gary Herbert will increase pandemic restrictions in two Utah cities. But he stopped short of implementing any mask mandates as COVID-19 cases…
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Wyoming cuts to impede access to corrections information
News reporters on urgent deadlines will need to file a time-consuming public records request in order for the Wyoming Department of Corrections to…
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Yellowstone lightning fire allowed to burn
Yellowstone National Park officials discovered a new backcountry fire in the Heart Lake area late Monday…
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Plane blown off runway in Island Park
No one was hurt when crosswinds blew a plane off the runway at Island Park…
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FCC asks states to lower the cost of in-state inmate calls
Thirty-seven jails and juvenile detention centers across Idaho charge more for inmates and families to make in-state calls than they can legally…
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Dad and daughter duo set four state fish records
The pair have set off on a mission to fill in the blanks in the record fish…
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Undeveloped South Park property subject of planning project
The Town of Jackson and Teton County, Wyoming have released a Request for Proposals seeking a qualified, multi-disciplinary planning consultant firm.…
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National Voter Registration Day
Today is National Voter Registration Day, created to encourage unregistered, new voters, or people who have changed addresses since the last…
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New Pocatello Planning and Development Services director named
Brent McLane is now the head of the City of Pocatello Planning & Development Services…
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Jackson Police investigate possible sexual assaults
Jackson Police are investigating four cases of voyeurism and sexual battery that were reported around the same neighborhood of East Kelly Avenue. …
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Best Weeks for Fall Colors
Here’s the timeline for the best look at leaves around our area. Fall begins at 7:30am this morning. Btw, you can balance an egg on it’s end most…
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Wyoming unemployment rate shows improvement
Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.6% in August from 7.1% in July. …
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Rexburg man hospitalized after motorcycle crash
A Rexburg man was hurt when his motorcycle was struck by an oncoming pickup at around 8:21 p.m. Monday on State Highway 48 in Menan.…
Continue Reading 410 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 410 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…
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Pocatello fire causes ISU Eames Complex to evacuate Monday
A brush fire is burning east of Pocatello near Alvin Ricken…
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UPDATE: Alleged swimmer found safe
UPDATE 5:26 p.m.: The Idaho Falls Fire Department has not been able to locate the…
Continue Reading 31 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 31 new confirmed cases of…
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Free breakfast, lunch for all PCSD 25 students
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Food Service has been approved for a USDA waiver allowing all learners enrolled in the district to receive free…
Continue Reading EIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health is reporting another death due to…
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ISP solves cold cases with new DNA testing technique
Access to new DNA databases is helping Idaho State Police solve cold…
Continue Reading SIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed the first death associated with COVID-19 in
Bear Lake County.…
Gallatin County locates missing woman
UPDATE: JoVonne Justice, who had been reported missing on Sept. 14, has been located and is…
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University of Utah to halt in-person classes ahead of debate
The University of Utah will stop in-person classes for two weeks as the state deals with a coronavirus spike shortly before a planned U.S.…
Continue Reading Idaho school districts vary widely in COVID-19 transparency
Idaho school districts vary widely when it comes to letting the public know about coronavirus cases in…
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Salmon-Challis Forest reports 3 active fires
The Salmon-Challis National Forest is managing three active fires Monday. …
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Body of missing Idaho hiker found 1,000 feet below Utah peak
Utah authorities have discovered the body of a missing hiker on Sunday after he left Idaho a week earlier for a backpacking trip in the…
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Idaho hunters, anglers deal with disappearing ink routine
Idaho Fish and Game officials are reporting some hunters and anglers are finding faded licenses and/or tags but in much smaller numbers than in the…
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Documents detail push to manage Yellowstone bison as cattle
Yellowstone National Park officials said in a 2018 briefing paper that they were ordered by then-Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to manage the…
Continue Reading Officials try to calm mask face-offs
Pocatello Police and businessmen are calling for civility after conflicts over the use of face masks.…
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Pocatello man killed while trying to summon help
A Pocatello man was killed when he was struck by a car while trying to flag down help on Interstate 15 at around 10:18 p.m. Sunday. …
Continue Reading 244 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Sunday, 2 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 244 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…
Continue Reading 288 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Saturday, 3 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 288 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
Continue Reading SIPH confirms another death due to COVID-19
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19 in Power County.…
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Local health officials reported 128 new COVID-19 cases…
Continue Reading 470 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Friday, 4 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 470 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…
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Local health officials reported 163 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Hunters with bear spray survive attack in Island Park
Idaho Department of Fish and Game report an archery hunter was attacked by a bear while pursuing elk Friday morning in a remote area of the…
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Governor Little announces Idaho to remain in Idaho Rebounds Stage 4
Governor Little said Friday Idaho will remain in Stage 4 of the Idaho Rebounds plan for another two…
Continue Reading Compass Academy student tests positive for COVID-19
A Compass Academy student has tested positive for…
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Unhappy parents mount school board recall effort
Immediately after Friday morning’s Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 board meeting finished, Jessie Ward, Troy Sutton and Brandi Clark, members…
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Share a memory of a favorite teacher on social media to raise money for student scholarships
We all have memories of that favorite teacher who made learning come alive for us.…
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Pocatello and Chubbuck consolidation talk intensifies
Talk of consolidating the cities of Pocatello and Chubbuck seems to be…
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Construction zone crashes on the rise
Idaho State Police said construction zone crashes are happening more often because people are not paying…
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15 new COVID-19 cases reported at ISU
Idaho State University is reporting 15 new cases of COVID-19 this…
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Wyoming begins early voting for Nov. 3 general election
General election voting is underway in…
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PCSD 25 moves forward with new mascot selection
Pocatello High School is now undergoing a selection process to identify a new mascot.…
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Wyoming plans for high school basketball to start on time
The Wyoming High School Activities Association says it plans for high school basketball and wrestling to start on…
Continue Reading SIPH board increases COVID-19 risk levels in 3 counties
The Southeastern Idaho Public Health Board made the decision Thursday to increase COVID-19 risk levels to moderate in Bannock, Bingham and Franklin…
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Fatal crash near Blackfoot
A 77-year-old Blackfoot man succumbed to his injuries at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 15…
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DEQ extends air pollution forecast and caution for Custer, Lemhi
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has extended an air pollution forecast and caution for Custer and Lemhi…
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University of Wyoming faces $42.3M budget cut over 2 years
The University of Wyoming is developing plans to address a $42.3 million budget cut over the next two years because state revenues are declining due…
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D25 to continue current school schedule
The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees held a special meeting Friday to reassess the Roadmap to the 2020-2021 School…
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Madison District 321 reports COVID-19 infections; extends harvest break
Eastern Idaho Public Health has reported three cases of COVID-19 within the Madison School…
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Madison County leaders endorse health orders
Madison County Emergency Managers have unanimously endorsed Eastern Idaho Public Health’s recent health order, which includes a face covering…
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Red Cross assisting Badger Fire evacuees
The Idaho Red Cross has opened a temporary evacuation center at the Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Twin Falls to assist those who have been…
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Man who shot at police gets jail term
Channean L. Deveau, 26, of Idaho Falls is charged with five counts of felony aggravated assault, after he fired a gun at people from his vehicle just…
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Libertarian presidential candidate visits Idaho Falls
Libertarian Presidential candidate, Dr. Jo Jorgensen stops in Idaho Falls Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020.…
Continue Reading 396 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Thursday, 5 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 396 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
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Air quality in the Pocatello region registers in yellow zone
Southeast Idaho remains a safe place to be outside.…
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SIPH moves Bannock County to “moderate risk” level
Southeastern Idaho Public Health’s Board of Health voted Thursday to move Bannock County to the “moderate risk” level of the COVID-19 Regional…
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Lori Vallow Daybell requests change of venue
Attorneys for Lori Vallow-Daybell have filed a motion in Fremont County District Court asking the court to transfer her case to another…
Continue Reading 95 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 95 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Resort expansion plan open for public input
The National Forest Service is accepting public commentary on proposed plans to expand the Grand Targhee Ski Resort.…
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D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week
Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next…
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AARP awards community grants
Idaho AARP has announced a new round of grants under its 2020 Community Challenge Grants program.…
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Fire affecting your hunting area? Here’s what you need to know
Hunters and anyone else heading into the backcountry is advised to check with Forest Service ranger district offices or county sheriffs’ offices in…
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Idaho initial and continuing unemployment claims drop again
The number of Idaho residents applying for unemployment dropped by 4% last week, officials said Thursday, as Idaho’s economy continues recovering…
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Portneuf River Vision seeks public input on park updates
The Portneuf River Vision is looking for your input on the future of a pair of Pocatello…
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Small library broadband to benefit from CARES grant
A number of regional libraries will get a share of $2 million in CARES Act funding from the Idaho Commission for Libraries. …
Continue Reading Wyoming coronavirus count surges, student tests positive
A student at a Wyoming junior high school tested positive for the coronavirus while the number of known cases in the state lurched upward by over…
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Yellowstone August 2020 visitation second busiest August on record
Yellowstone National Park hosted 881,543 recreation visits in August…
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Falls Water looks to acquire Rigby area water system
Falls Water is proposing to acquire the assets of the Morning View Water Company in Jefferson County. …
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Group appeals US judge’s Idaho transgender sports ban ruling
A conservative Christian group is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocked an Idaho law banning transgender women from competing…
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Suspect in I-15 crash located
UPDATE: Suspect who ran from I-15 crash has been located, Idaho State Police…
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Governor Brad Little visits Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Governor Brad Little traveled around eastern Idaho Wednesday to meet with business owners and the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of…
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