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MGN Online IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) - One motorcyclist was killed in a Tuesday evening accident, at the Sunnyside overpass with Interstate 15. The Idaho Falls Police Department says the accident happened just after 6 p.m. Police say, "The driver of the motorcycle was traveling westbound on Sunnyside Road. Another person driving a 2020 Toyota Corolla was exiting I-15 on the Southbound Sunnyside off ramp and attempted to pull onto Sunnyside [...]

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho Power reports a power outage in the Pocatello area is affecting 8,288 customers. The outage started around 5:58 p.m. Tuesday. The cause of the outage is unknown, but a crew has been assigned to invesigate. googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-6"); }); Crews are working to determine the restoration time. The post Power outage in Pocatello area appeared first on Local News 8.

Fluor Idaho A view of the interior of the 316,000-square-foot Transuranic Storage Area/Retrieval Enclosure, which will soon be closed under federal and state regulations. Fluor IdahoComparable in size to more than five football fields, the Transuranic Storage Area/Retrieval Enclosure (T-shaped building with blue trim) is the largest building at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – With the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) mission completed [...]

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 118 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths Tuesday. That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March 2020 to 194,367. There are a total of 155,576 confirmed cases and 38,791 probable cases in all 44 of the 44 counties in Idaho, according to numbers released from the local health districts and the state. See the chart below. googletag.cmd.push(function () [...]

MOOSE, Wyo. (KIFI) — The National Park Service will begin construction activities addressing infrastructure needs in the southern half of the Moose-Wilson Corridor beginning in the spring of 2022. Public access will be limited to weekends during next summer’s construction activities. All work will preserve the rustic character of the corridor and provide high-quality visitor opportunities including wildlife and scenery viewing. Work will be completed in phases, with the first [...]

ASHTON, Idaho (KIFI) — A near record setting number of ballots were cast this year for seven candidates seeking three seats on the Fall River Electric Cooperative’s board of directors. Incumbents Brent “Husk” Crowther in District 1, Rexburg/Rigby; Brent Robson from the west Driggs/Tetonia area which is District 5; and Dede Draper of District 6 in the Ashton area were all re-elected for new three-year terms beginning this month. Here [...]

Pixabay POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - Fewer cars on the road during the pandemic may have offered room for drivers to feel at ease speeding. That’s become a safety hazard for western highways and a problem for troopers. Idaho State Police report ticketing more people for driving 16 mph over the limit last year, despite fewer drivers on the road. In Wyoming, state police gave out fewer speeding tickets in 2020, [...]

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – As Idaho Falls prepares to celebrate the nation’s independence at the upcoming Chamber of Commerce “Liberty on Parade,” Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper and the Idaho Falls City Council are teaming up with Local News 8 and the Idaho Falls Interfaith Council to encourage residents to bring a little something extra to the parade this year. You are being asked to bring canned goods, non-perishable [...]

HAILEY, Idaho (KIFI) – The proposed emergency ordinance banning the use of fireworks in Hailey was adopted Monday and is currently in effect. Hailey Mayor Burke requested the Hailey City Council impose the emergency ban after the city council's June 14 denial of fireworks sales permit for all fireworks stands in Hailey. The action does not constitute a permanent ban at this time but an emergency ban due to the [...]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire officials expecting increased fire activity and more demand for firefighters have raised the national preparedness to level 4, unusual for June. The National Interagency Fire Center raised the level on Tuesday and says it's the second earliest it reached that level on the 1-5 scale since 1990. googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-6"); }); It's also only the fourth time in the last 20 years to [...]

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) - The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT) Tuesday, June 22. You can watch it below. googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-6"); }); DHW officials will offer brief opening remarks and then take questions from the media. Those who will attend the briefing include Public Health Administrator Elke Shaw-Tulloch; Dr. Christine Hahn, Public Health medical director and [...]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=d_eRq_N7fqU&feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&embed_config=%7B%22disableRelatedVideos%22%3Atrue%2C%22adsConfig%22%3A%7B%22adTagParameters%22%3A%7B%22iu%22%3A%22%2F6123%2Fkifi%22%2C%22cust_params%22%3A%22category%3Dlocal-news%22%7D%2C%22nonPersonalizedAd%22%3Afalse%7D%7D CHUBBUCK, Idaho (KIFI) - You can support the North Bannock Firefighters' Association by eating at Red Robin. The volunteer firefighters are inviting us out to eat this Thursday at the restaurant in Chubbuck. They will be donating 20% of non-alcohol proceeds to the North Bannock Firefighters' Association from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-6"); }); North Bannock firefighters will be in the parking lot with [...]

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) - In an effort to conserve water, the City of Rigby is implementing a watering schedule. From now until the end of September, the city will have specific watering days for irrigation. All house numbers ending with an odd number will water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-6"); }); All house numbers with an even number will water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Everyone [...]