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ISU POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - The Marshall Public Library confirmed that someone toppled over the iconic statue of a boy outside the library. On Sept. 20 around 1 p.m., library director Eric Suess was notified the bronze statue in front of the library had been vandalized. The statue was created in 2003 by Doug Warnock, a local artist and Professor of Sculptural and Intermedia Studies at Idaho State University. It's [...]

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-Your Health Idaho clients will have a record number of medical and dental plans to choose from, plus a new insurance carrier in the 2021 mix. According to Your Health Idaho, Regence, which currently sells small group and individual plans off-exchange in Idaho, will offer medical coverage on the plan for the first time next year. Regence will bring the total number of carriers on the Idaho exchange [...]

News POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - As part of the City of Pocatello's initiative to revitalize the Portneuf River, four new concrete ramps were installed along the river. Using Idaho Parks and Recreation grant money, staff from Idaho Fish and Game constructed the ramps throughout the summer. The four ramps were installed down river: at the Cheyenne Bridge, at Centennial Park, at Taysom Rotary Park and at a parking lot along [...]

Local News BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - The Idaho Department of Insurance announced Tuesday that there will be a (-)1.7% change in Idaho Worker’s Compensation Insurance, effective January 1, 2021. The rate adjustment was recommended by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). The worker’s compensation benefit system is designed to cover medical costs associated with workplace injuries. “The Department is pleased to announce this reduction, which will benefit Idaho businesses, their [...]

SOUTHEAST IDAHO (KIFI/KIDK) - Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 68 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There are 31 new cases in Bannock County, 20 in Bingham County, 3 in Butte County, 2 in Caribou County, 6 in Franklin County, 1 in Oneida County and 5 in Power County. This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 2,877. Out of the 2,877 cases, 2,353 have recovered from COVID-19. For [...]

AMMON, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Two 18-year-old boys are charged with killing a man following a shooting Monday in Ammon. Bonneville County Sheriff office said Westley Hightower and Daniel J. Wood are being held in the Bonneville County Jail for Murder. Larry H. Powell, 68, was found dead by deputies in the home at 290 S. Ammon Road Monday afternoon. According to court documents, the young men told deputies they had [...]

INKOM, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Volunteers from the Inkom Fire Department helped fill critical staffing shortfalls as the record-setting fire season across the western US stretched available wildland fire fighting resources. A total of five Inkom firefighters joined the Northern Nevada Strike Team stationed out of Elko, Nevada in the last week of July and remained with the strike force until it was disbanded in mid-September.  During that six-week period, the [...]

BANNOCK COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed another death associated with COVID-19 in Bannock County. The individual was a female in her 60s. This brings the total to 17 deaths due to COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. There are 10 in Bingham, 5 in Bannock, 1 in Power and 1 in Bear Lake. Out of respect to these individuals’ families, no additional details will be released. Eastern [...]

Coronavirus Coverage POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Taxpayers in Pocatello will be seeing a one-time tax relief on their December 2020 tax notice.  The Pocatello City Council recently voted to utilize Governor Brad Little’s public safety proposal that uses up to $200 million of federal coronavirus relief funds for public safety personnel salaries in Idaho’s cities and counties.  The City of Pocatello has been allocated $4.9 million from the Governor’s program, which is estimated to save Pocatello [...]

Local News WASHINGTON D.C. (KIFI/KIDK)-Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo met with U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett Tuesday.  Barrett is President Donald Trump’s nominee to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Barrett’s confirmation process began with meetings and phone calls with Senators. Crapo is a member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which will conduct confirmation meetings in October. “I had a great meeting with [...]

TETON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - At a special board meeting Monday night, Teton School District 401 trustees heard from Eastern Idaho Public Health, Teton Valley Health and the district’s own administrative team, including the head of the Teton Education Association, regarding last week’s spike in school-related coronavirus incidents. Due to staff shortages at Driggs Elementary School, the board unanimously approved the school’s closure Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 30 and Oct. [...]

Local News PORTLAND, Ore. (KIFI/KIDK) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) have signed a joint Record of Decision overseeing maintenance and configuration of 14 federal Columbia River System dams. The record of decision defends the agencies’ preferred management alternative and the US Fish and Wildlife Service biological opinions.   In a ceremony Monday, officials from each agency said the [...]

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - The latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report obtained by ABC News shows Idaho is still in the red zone for new confirmed cases. This means 101 or more new cases per 100,000 population were reported last week, with the 12th highest rate in the country. Idaho is also in the red zone for test positivity, indicating a rate at or above 10.1%, with the [...]