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Virus spikes have officials looking to shore up hospitals

October 21, 2020 2:46 PM Associated Press

Hospitals around the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of…

246 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho

October 21, 2020 3:49 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 246 new cases in the area…

Idaho governor: collaboration key to solving land issues

October 21, 2020 4:28 PM Associated Press

A collaborative process that gives everyone a say is key to solving many federal public lands issues in the U.S. West, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said…

Idaho’s coronavirus cases spike again, doctors urge action

October 21, 2020 9:52 AM Associated Press

Idaho is seeing its largest coronavirus spike since the pandemic began, with new cases increasing by 46.5% percent over the past two weeks.…

3 moose illegally killed in west-central Idaho

October 21, 2020 12:00 PM Associated Press

Three bull moose were illegally shot and killed in Valley County in west-central Idaho, Idaho officials say, and a fourth bull moose was shot at but…

Local company invents new type of light

October 21, 2020 11:52 AM Ariel Schroeder

A small startup company in Rigby has invented a new type of…

873 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

October 20, 2020 5:16 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 873 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…

328 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 20, 2020 4:40 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 328 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Power restored to about 3,000 Rocky Mountain Power customers

October 20, 2020 2:30 PM Todd Kunz

Power was quickly restored to customers after about a half-hour…

Idaho Education Association launches anonymous health hotline for educators

October 20, 2020 1:27 PM News Team

Educators across Idaho will now be able to anonymously report situations and activities that put the health of educators and students at risk.…

How to know if you have COVID-19 or the flu before getting tested

October 20, 2020 11:51 AM Ariel Schroeder

According to the CDC Influenza and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different…

Rare nuclear reactor at ISU gets big upgrade

October 20, 2020 10:51 AM Emma Iannacone

Idaho State University is celebrating a big upgrade to their incredibly rare nuclear…

Idaho OKs contract to distribute low-income education money

October 20, 2020 10:02 AM Associated Press

Idaho has approved a contract with Florida-based vendor ClassWallet to distribute $50 million in federal coronavirus emergency money to low-income…

Idaho estimates resident death count increased beyond virus

October 20, 2020 10:00 AM Associated Press

Idaho state officials estimate hundreds of more residents have died than in a normal year, even without counting fatalities that are attributed to…

698 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

October 19, 2020 5:27 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 698 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…

320 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 19, 2020 3:49 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 320 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Police warn drivers not to take short-cuts on I-86 intersection detour

October 19, 2020 3:11 PM Curtis Jackson

A detour at the I-84/I-86 intersection has some drivers taking a dangerous path around it.…

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Idaho experiencing “shecession” as local moms take brunt of economic crisis

October 19, 2020 3:01 PM Emma Iannacone

Moms are taking the brunt of the economic crisis, leading some to call this a…

Schools in Washington state, Idaho report COVID-19 outbreaks

October 19, 2020 11:44 AM Associated Press

Several school districts in Washington state and Idaho have chosen not to report COVID-19 cases at their schools since opening in August, painting an…

Be sure to move over when you see snowplows, emergency vehicles

October 19, 2020 10:22 AM Curtis Jackson

It’s the season for snow, and the Idaho Transportation Department is reminding us to move over when we see a snowplow or other emergency vehicles.…

No class Monday in West Ada district due to teacher shortage

October 19, 2020 9:54 AM Associated Press

A school district in Idaho has canceled school Monday due to a teacher shortage after hundreds called out in sick in protest of in-person instruction…

Local woman writing book to help kids with pandemic emotions

October 18, 2020 8:04 PM Ariel Schroeder

A local woman is looking out for our children’s social and emotional…

U-Haul trailer spills contents in accident on Blackfoot overpass

October 18, 2020 5:45 PM News Team

Idaho State Police are investigating an accident involving a U-Haul trailer in…

510 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

October 18, 2020 6:07 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 510 new COVID-19 cases on…

878 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

October 17, 2020 5:54 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 878 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…

205 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 17, 2020 5:25 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 205 new COVID-19 cases on…

Record 1,094 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

October 16, 2020 5:46 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported a record 1,094 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…

303 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 16, 2020 4:02 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 303 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Man arrested after fight at Idaho haunted house over Trump

October 16, 2020 1:04 PM Associated Press

A Boise man was charged with assault after police say he drunkenly pulled a handgun on teens at a haunted house in Idaho last weekend because they…

Volunteer teachers needed at Sandcreek Middle School

October 16, 2020 11:51 AM Chelsea Briar

District 93 is facing new challenges in coping with the pandemic in the classroom. Sandcreek Middle School is asking for volunteer teachers to help…

718 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

October 15, 2020 5:40 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 718 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…

D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week

October 15, 2020 5:59 PM News Team

Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next…

253 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 15, 2020 3:55 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 253 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Fighting the opioid epidemic in Idaho

October 15, 2020 5:52 PM Chelsea Briar

Governor Little says he is committing to combating substance misuse in…

Public lands official defends job despite judge’s ruling

October 15, 2020 4:17 PM Associated Press

The top official at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday he’s still working despite a federal judge ruling he’s illegally holding the…

Governor Little urges personal responsibility to slow COVID-19 spread

October 15, 2020 11:02 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little hosted a press conference updating Idahoans on COVID-19…

2020-21 Idaho ski season looks promising despite pandemic

October 15, 2020 10:17 AM News Team

The Idaho Ski Areas Association, a.k.a. Ski Idaho, has laid out plans on how its members can address safety concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic…

Fish and Game to trap, translocate elk responsible for repeated crop damage

October 15, 2020 10:02 AM News Team

Fish and Game will soon be trapping and translocating up to 70 antlerless elk in the Little Camas region of southern Idaho to reduce the size of the…

645 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

October 14, 2020 5:24 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 645 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…

150 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 14, 2020 4:08 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 150 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

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Local children’s museum officially opens in Chubbuck

October 14, 2020 6:36 PM Emma Iannacone

Two local moms are celebrating after accomplishing their dream to open a children’s…

Pay It Forward: Making Masks

October 14, 2020 4:21 PM Todd Kunz

A local woman loves to sow and her hobby currently is making face masks for individuals and…

Idaho Falls utilities made payment changes

October 14, 2020 10:00 AM Ariel Schroeder

How we keep the lights and heat on in Idaho Falls from now on is…

584 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

October 13, 2020 5:39 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 584 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…

355 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 1 new death

October 13, 2020 4:19 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 355 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Former Idaho governor candidate charged with murder in Colorado cold case

October 13, 2020 3:46 PM Emma Iannacone

Former Idaho gubernatorial candidate Steve Pankey was arrested and charged in the 1984 cold case of a 12-year-old Colorado…

U.S. Supreme Court upholds transgender inmate’s sex-reassignment surgery

May 7, 2020 3:59 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced the State of Idaho has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…

Pocatello airport recovering from COVID-19 shutdowns

October 13, 2020 5:47 PM Emma Iannacone

The air travel industry has taken a hit from the pandemic. Even small airports, like the Pocatello Regional Airport, felt the…

Idaho school district bans anti-mask activist from property

October 13, 2020 12:16 PM Associated Press

An Idaho school district has banned from its property or other school-sponsored events a right-wing political activist recently arrested for leading…

597 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

October 12, 2020 5:18 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 597 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…

Indigenous Peoples Day at ISU goes virtual

October 12, 2020 1:51 PM Emma Iannacone

To celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, Idaho State University is hosting a week of virtual…

Idaho prisons tell inmates about relief check eligibility

October 12, 2020 1:09 PM Associated Press

People who had their coronavirus relief checks wrongly denied or seized because they were behind bars now have a few more days to apply to receive…

Extended deadline nears for filing income tax returns

October 12, 2020 11:26 AM News Team

Time is running out to file your 2019 Idaho state income tax return.…

Beware: The buck or bull standing near the road may not be what you think it is

October 12, 2020 10:58 AM News Team

That buck or bull standing next to the road might be a tempting target, but it could be a very costly…

Amazon starts hiring 2,000 for southwestern Idaho facility

October 12, 2020 9:52 AM Associated Press

Amazon has started hiring more than 2,000 workers for its distribution center in Nampa in southwestern Idaho.…

365 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

October 11, 2020 6:01 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 365 new COVID-19 cases on…

2020 elk season brings new hunters to the hills

October 11, 2020 5:07 PM Chelsea Briar

Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Upper Snake Division reports an uptick in sales of hunting licenses and tags for the 2020 elk hunting season that…

613 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

October 10, 2020 6:35 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 613 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…

241 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 10, 2020 5:58 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 241 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

662 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

October 9, 2020 6:36 PM Curtis Jackson

Idaho officials reported 673 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…

Mayor Merrill calls on community to slow the spread of COVID-19

October 9, 2020 9:50 AM Chelsea Briar

REXBURG, IDAHO (KIFI/KIDK) – Eastern Idaho Public Health moved Madison County into the High Risk level of the COVID-19 Regional Response Plan during…

Idaho governor eyes tax relief with budget surplus

October 9, 2020 11:56 AM Associated Press

Idaho Governor Brad Little is holding a press conference Friday about the State Budget.…

673 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

October 8, 2020 5:19 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 673 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…

128 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 8, 2020 4:10 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 128 new COVID-19 cases on…

D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week

October 8, 2020 5:33 PM News Team

Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next…

U.S. Surgeon General: 3 simple W’s will control COVID-19

October 8, 2020 4:05 PM Todd Kunz

Dr. Jerome Adams said the coronavirus is controllable with three simple W’s or…

SIPH COVID-19 Hotline closed Monday

October 8, 2020 10:29 AM News Team

The Southeastern Idaho Public Health COVID-19 Hotline will be closed on Monday, October 12 to observe the Columbus Day holiday.…

Information sought on buck found shot and left to waste in Bonneville County

October 8, 2020 10:02 AM News Team

A mule deer buck was shot and left to waste during the evening of Sept. 24 in the Antelope Flats area located in Bonneville County between Ririe and…

Authorities investigate killing of grizzly bear in Fremont County

October 8, 2020 9:48 AM Associated Press

Wildlife officials are investigating the killing of a federally protected grizzly bear near Coyote Meadows in Fremont County that had been part of a…

671 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths

October 7, 2020 5:25 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 671 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths on…

White House Task Force report says Idaho remains in coronavirus ‘red zone’ with 8th highest rate in country

October 7, 2020 10:33 AM News Team

The latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report obtained by ABC News shows Idaho is still in the red zone for new confirmed cases.…

158 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 7, 2020 3:46 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 158 new COVID-19 cases on…

Idaho Site tests technologies to retrieve calcine waste

October 7, 2020 2:31 PM News Team

The Department of Energy Environmental Management (EM) Program and Idaho National Laboratory Site cleanup contractor Fluor Idaho are testing…

Little: Pandemic changing forever how residents live, work

October 7, 2020 1:05 PM Associated Press

The way Idaho’s residents live and work is being changed forever by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Brad Little said…

Fire prevention week 2020: “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!”

October 7, 2020 11:43 AM Chelsea Briar

The Idaho Falls Fire Department (IFFD) is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) — the official sponsor of Fire…

660 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths

October 6, 2020 5:33 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 660 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…

203 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 2 new deaths

October 6, 2020 4:00 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 203 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths in the area…

Census count continues in Southeast Idaho

October 6, 2020 4:46 PM Emma Iannacone

Despite the turmoil of 2020, census takers are still trying to count every person in…

Idaho seeks dismissal of lawsuit over virus rescue money

October 6, 2020 3:54 PM Associated Press

A lawsuit filed by an Idaho county against Republican Gov. Brad Little and other state officials that could upend plans for distributing $1.25…

Federal judge: IRS can’t keep coronavirus money from inmates

October 6, 2020 10:49 AM Associated Press

A federal judge says the IRS can’t keep withholding coronavirus relief payments from incarcerated people, potentially clearing the way for at least…

458 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths

October 5, 2020 5:16 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 458 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…

219 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 5, 2020 3:52 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 219 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Transfer station work limited by fire

October 4, 2020 9:42 PM News Team

Investigation is continuing into the cause of a large fire at the Bonneville County Transfer station in Idaho Falls. …

Idaho football game ended after Bundy refuses to wear mask

October 5, 2020 11:22 AM Associated Press

An Idaho high school football game was canceled after anti-government activist Ammon Bundy refused to wear a mask or leave school…

Body found in burned trailer home in northern Idaho

October 5, 2020 9:57 AM Associated Press

An investigation is underway after a body was found in a burned trailer home in northern…

Southeast Idaho law enforcement attend crisis intervention training

October 4, 2020 9:51 PM Emma Iannacone

Law enforcement officials in Southeast Idaho spent the last week learning from mental health professionals.…

262 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

October 4, 2020 6:45 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 262 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…

464 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

October 3, 2020 5:53 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 464 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…

141 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 3, 2020 3:56 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 141 new COVID-19 cases on…

677 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

October 2, 2020 5:13 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 677 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…

242 new COVID-19 cases in the area Friday

October 2, 2020 2:21 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 242 new COVID-19 cases in the area on…

Voting nearly impossible for eligible voters behind bars

October 2, 2020 12:25 PM Associated Press

Most of the three-quarters of a million people held in U.S. jails have the right to vote. But many of them are unable to, stymied by misinformation,…

Superintendent explains District 91 board decision

October 2, 2020 11:56 AM Chelsea Briar

In District 91, 126 students are currently self-isolating under parental guidance and 290 and have been ordered to self-quarantine by the school…

Idaho Falls leaf collection begins Oct. 19

October 2, 2020 11:04 AM News Team

Idaho Falls residents will once again receive help with leaf…

513 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

October 1, 2020 5:37 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 513 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…

Idaho virus restrictions remain; schools get rapid testing

October 1, 2020 9:00 AM News Team, Associated Press

Idaho will remain in the fourth and final stage of reopening the economy during the coronavirus pandemic for at least another two weeks, Gov. Brad…

2 leaders of Aryan Knights prison gang sentenced to more than 17 years for RICO conspiracy

October 1, 2020 5:53 PM News Team

Two members of an Idaho prison gang called the Aryan Knights were sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of participating in…

D93 schools to stay in Phase 2 next week

October 1, 2020 5:49 PM News Team

Bonneville School District 93 schools will stay in Phase 2 next…

131 new COVID-19 cases in the area

October 1, 2020 3:46 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 131 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

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Wendy’s sends our crew some baked potatoes after hilarious comment

October 1, 2020 12:50 PM Kaitlin Miklos

See why Wendy’s decided to send our weatherman some baked potatoes on…

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