Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care
Idaho lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state employees…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state employees…
Continue ReadingThe legislation eliminates a restriction for Idahoans who have possessed a current driver’s license in the prior six months from obtaining the free…
Continue ReadingIf approved, a typical residential customer would see about a $1.69 increase to their monthly bill beginning June 1.…
Continue ReadingHere are some stories you can use this Monday…
Continue ReadingSome local veteran support groups have found ways to give back to some of our local heroes in the area. The way they gave back? Taking our heroes on…
Continue ReadingA mountain lion was spotted in the area of Clubmoss Ln. in Driggs, on Sunday…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho State Police is investigating a single vehicle fatality crash that occurred Sunday, March 24, 2024, at 6:30 a.m., northbound I15 at…
Continue ReadingStarting Monday, March 18, 2024, crews with the City of Pocatello Water Department will switch to seasonal working…
Continue ReadingThe proclamation underscores the importance of understanding and preparing for the dangers posed by…
Continue ReadingFewer overall deaths, births, marriages and divorces were officially logged among Wyoming residents in 2023 compared…
Continue ReadingDEQ is accepting applications until April 15,…
Continue ReadingAn official warship has been named after the gem state for the first time in over a century.
The first ship was christened in 1919.
While the USS…
Continue ReadingBonneville County’s top cop has has commented on the killing of Eric Leask March…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The suspect in a fatal Idaho Falls shooting and standoff on March 9th made his first court appearance Friday. 23-year-old Lance…
Continue ReadingAll outdoor string lighting, including decorative and holiday, must be turned off after Jan. 10 to be compliant with County Land Development…
Continue ReadingIdaho Court of Appeals Judge Michael Tribe will take his public oath of office during an investiture ceremony set for March…
Continue ReadingThe Portneuf Medical Center Magical Moments contest winners have been…
Continue ReadingIt’s a day that celebrates luck and good fortune, but AAA warns if drivers overindulge in alcohol during St. Patrick’s Day festivities, the odds…
Continue ReadingThe acquisition will bring 1,200 feet of new shoreline into the popular State Park and provide public access to the west side of heavily used Bear…
Continue ReadingThe Bureau of Land Management is getting 80 acres of land in…
Continue ReadingDowntown Idaho Falls is turning green with all the St. Patrick’s Day festivities…
Continue ReadingThis week marks the four year anniversary of when COVID-19 was officially declared a…
Continue ReadingGovernor Mark Gordon took action on 18 bills…
Continue ReadingYou still have three days to go see Disney on Ice at the Mountain America Center in Idaho…
Continue ReadingThe southbound lanes of Yellowstone Highway were shut down Thursday for hours due to a semi truck hitting the bottom of the…
Continue ReadingThis donation will benefit several students who want to play guitar, but might not be able to provide one to be taught…
Continue ReadingYou might qualify to have your property taxes deferred under Idaho’s Property Tax…
Continue Reading“Wyoming maintains primary management authority of most wildlife, including sage-grouse, and deference should be given to our management processes,…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class submarine, the future USS IDAHO (SSN 799), will be formally christened and named on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at…
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – East Idaho schools gathered in Idaho Falls on Thursday for a conference of Hope Squad programs. Youth suicides have risen 62…
Continue ReadingThe man accused of breaking into a home and shooting the homeowner is being charged with murder.…
Continue ReadingThe Bingham County Sheriff’s office continues to investigate a possible home invasion where the intruder was left…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s congressmen are explaining their votes on, as well as the mechanics of, H.R. 7521, widely referred to as a “Tik Tok…
Continue ReadingSince Local News 8 started investigating, the carport has been fully…
Continue ReadingRebuilding Highland High School is now one-step closer.…
Continue ReadingThe Jeremy Best murder case will go to…
Continue ReadingLocal News 8 is talking to community experts on what you need to know  on responding to active shooter and home invasion…
Continue ReadingA 38-year-old Pocatello woman was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and…
Continue ReadingActor Pierce Brosnan, whose fictitious movie character James Bond has been in hot water plenty of times, has pleaded guilty to stepping off a trail…
Continue ReadingIt’s official – the city of Blackfoot is getting a new animal shelter. Local News 8 was the first to report plans to build a new shelter were in…
Continue ReadingDisney on Ice is here in Idaho Falls.…
Continue ReadingA semi hauling another semi overturned in the F-street underpass just before noon on Thursday.…
Continue ReadingThe Centennial Mountains across Island Park have a considerable risk of avalanches. The Sawtooth and Teton Mountains only have a moderate…
Continue ReadingBengal nation raised $1,132,201 for students and university support in the third annual Bengal Giving Day…
Continue ReadingTo protect bears and increase visitor safety, Yellowstone National Park is creating a new bear management area (BMA) in Hayden…
Continue ReadingMake-A-Wish Idaho fulfilled nine-year-old Ronan’s wish to go to Disneyland this…
Continue ReadingIdahoans who don’t make enough money to file an income tax return can get a refund of some of the sales tax they paid on groceries.…
Continue ReadingPocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 is looking for parents and others to be on the Highland High School Rebuild and Design…
Continue ReadingOn March 3, visitors skiing on the Specimen Ridge Trail in the north-central part of the park observed the first grizzly bear of 2024.…
Continue Reading“A lot of us have never been this far west, especially to Idaho, and we just wanted to serve the local…
Continue ReadingThe City of Pocatello has partnered with PROS Consulting, Inc. to launch the City’s first Parks, Recreation, Open Space, & Trails (PROST) Plan.…
Continue ReadingAs of Monday, March 11, 2024, the Pocatello Parks & Recreation Department rolled out our first-ever digital activity guide.…
Continue ReadingThe senior center serves food in-house and delivered, along with fun activities and socialization for…
Continue ReadingSheriff deputies are investigating a possible home invasion at a Bingham County home. …
Continue ReadingMore than 140 students are gathering for the 2024 Research & Creative Works Symposium…
Continue ReadingSeeing this momentum, the Rigby Chamber of Commerce told Local News 8 they’ve invited Hyrum Erickson, a Republican Precinct Committeeman from Rexburg…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Fish and Game Commission originally cut deer and pronghorn controlled hunt tags in May 2023 due to winter severity in the Southeast and…
Continue ReadingThe Bannock County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about phone scams demanding payment for court…
Continue ReadingThe murder trial of Chad Daybell is set to start April 1 in Ada County, and when it does, there will be a new attorney helping the…
Continue ReadingSeveral engines from the Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to a fire call on South Professional Way in Idaho Falls shortly after 7 Wednesday…
Continue ReadingA bill banning cities and counties from restricting knives, is one step closer to becoming Idaho state…
Continue ReadingHere’s a rundown of some new stories this morning you should…
Continue ReadingA new wildlife license plate is coming to the Gem…
Continue ReadingIdaho is one step closer to bringing back the presidential primary…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho House has voted to approve House Bill…
Continue ReadingThis project is scheduled to be constructed in…
Continue ReadingCleanup has started on the collapsed carport at the Westwood Park Village condominiums in Idaho…
Continue ReadingA 42-year-old Idaho Falls woman has been sentenced to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Supreme Court has declined to hear the request from Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers to appeal the decision not to toss out the charges against…
Continue ReadingCrews have scheduled pothole repair work on the Snake River Bridge on Wyoming State Highway 22 for Friday, March 15, weather…
Continue ReadingProsecutors are still working on possible murder charges against the man who kept police at bay for several hours late Saturday…
Continue ReadingSince June of 2022, the Greater Idaho Falls Transit (GIFT) department 160,000 people have gotten rides to various destinations thanks to the service.…
Continue ReadingAfter weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available for taxpayers from 12 selected…
Continue ReadingPony Express Car Wash is hosting a ribbon cutting Tuesday at noon in…
Continue ReadingAhead of the 2024 elections, Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane reminds Idahoans to look to the Idaho Secretary of State, County Clerks and local…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged between December and January, remaining at…
Continue ReadingA new bill expanding birth control access in Idaho is one signature away from becoming state…
Continue ReadingHere are some of the top and new stories this Tuesday…
Continue ReadingCEO of Kidneys for Communities discusses the urgent demand for kidney donors across the…
Continue ReadingLibraries could soon face legal issues if a new Idaho bill is…
Continue ReadingIt’s a time to “unite, celebrate and elevate Bengal…
Continue ReadingTwo new suspects have been indicted in the Compass Academy shooting incident on Feb.…
Continue ReadingMarch 11 marks the infamous anniversary of when the outbreak of COVID-19 became a worldwide pandemic, according to the World Health…
Continue ReadingAverage gasoline prices in Idaho have risen 7.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.26/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 802…
Continue ReadingGovernor Mark Gordon took action on 11 bills on Friday, March 8.…
Continue ReadingA popular destination for children in Pocatello will be moving locations soon.…
Continue ReadingCrews will be installing temporary traffic signals at the intersection of Wyoming State Highway 22 and Wyoming State Highway 390…
Continue ReadingSome Idaho veterans with disabilities are eligible to have their property tax bill reduced by as much as $1,500 on their Idaho residence and up to…
Continue ReadingEmotions are a large contributor to overall mental health. But dealing with them can be tricky. That’s where a new local program called InUPowers can…
Continue ReadingThe event was able to raise over $100,000 dollars for the animal…
Continue ReadingFarmers and ranchers in eastern Idaho may soon get more authority to improve…
Continue ReadingIdaho lawmakers are making a new push to bring a presidential primary back to the Gem…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls School District 91 is looking for public input to address its budget.…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls man allegedly entered a home and shot two people Saturday night, killing one, before engaging in an hours-long standoff with…
Continue ReadingIn the months since the tragic fire that destroyed their previous warehouse, Reed’s Dairy has needed a new location to keep production going.…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Police SWAT team arrested a 23-year-old male last night at the Teton Mesa Apartments on Lomax Street, after two people had been shot,…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Police Department responded to a shooting at the intersection of 400 S. 4th Street and 200 S. Lee Avenue Saturday…
Continue ReadingCars were lined outside of the Elks Lodge in Idaho Falls early Saturday morning, as they prepared to hand out food for those who needed it.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Power is reminding customers to remain vigilant against…
Continue ReadingIrrigators in the Salmon Region are asked to contact Fish and Game before turning ditch water on this…
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