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IFFDAustin Blakely IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho Falls Police responded to the area of 1800 Hollipark for a report of a suspicious vehicle Monday shortly after midnight. Officers arrived and located Austin Blakely sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with no license plates. Police said the vehicle was parked in a driveway with the engine running, and due to prior knowledge regarding Blakely, officers recognized him and [...]

MGN IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho officials reported 810 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. That brings the total confirmed and probable cases reported since March to 157,588. There are a total of 128,633 confirmed cases and 28,955 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 () { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-6"); }); [...]

MGN Online POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - Pocatello Police are asking for your help in locating two adult male suspects who were involved in a shooting at 341 W. Clark on Wednesday at 2:26 a.m. Police said the first suspect is described as being a white male in his early 40s, 5 feet 5 inches tall with a stocky build. He has short grayish-brown hair, was wearing a flannel jacket and [...]

Lee Balcom / CC BY 2.0 BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Following a week-long decrease in statewide COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Governor Brad Little announced Wednesday he is instructing the State Board of Education to revise its high school athletic plan to allow more spectators at sporting events. “All of our decisions related to the Idaho Rebounds plan have been rooted in detailed metrics related to virus activity and impacts on [...]

MGN Image SOUTHEAST IDAHO (KIFI/KIDK) - UPDATE 4:05 p.m. Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 66 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho. See county case counts below: New ConfirmedNew ProbableTotalBannock281341Bear Lake022Bingham617Butte202Caribou123Franklin000Oneida224Power437TOTAL432366 googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-6"); }); This brings the total of confirmed and probable cases to 14,053. Out of the 14,053 cases, 13565 have recovered from COVID-19. googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-7"); }); Eastern Idaho Public Health Eastern [...]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - House lawmakers fine-tuned legislation Wednesday in their power struggle with Republican Gov. Brad Little over emergency declarations stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. The House State Affairs Committee killed one bill and replaced it with a reworded version that seeks to give the Legislature, not the governor, the power to extend emergency declarations that would automatically expire after 30 days. The new bill contains a significant change - it [...]

United States Congress CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney is "out of touch" with Wyoming for her vote to impeach President Donald Trump, a Republican state senator said Wednesday in announcing he will run against her. Sen. Anthony Bouchard of Cheyenne has a long time to become better known to voters before the August 2022 Republican primary. But he faces tough odds against the nationally known Cheney. Along with a recent censure [...]

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI)-The independent Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy reports that when budget cuts, holdbacks, and Medicaid savings are excluded, Idaho’s budget surplus is estimated at $277 million.According to the report, the surplus is due to higher than expected tax receipts from calendar year 2019.  The economic recovery was also better than expected and it was bolstered by population growth and over $9 billion in federal supports.Although the future is [...]

Pixabay TETON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) - Health officials believe the new and more contagious strain of Covid-19 is likely soon to be, or is already in, East Idaho. The new variant of Covid-19, called SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.7, has been detected in numerous states, including Wyoming. On Saturday, the Wyoming Department of Health confirmed the state’s first case of the variant was found in a Teton County adult man. Early contact tracing [...]

USFSConstructing new bridge along the East Fork Mink Creek Trail system in summer of 2020. POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-The Westside Ranger District of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Pocatello will apply for improvement grants from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation next year.The district is applying for funds to replace tables and toilets at the Scout Mountain Campground, improve the West Fork Mink Trail, and replace a patrol motorcycle. The state [...]

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho Fish and Game is asking us to do our part to protect wintering wildlife by leaving animals undisturbed. They tell us winter is a challenging season for Idaho’s wildlife. Especially for big game animals that migrate to lower elevations and spend winter closer to people than during other seasons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-6"); }); People can help animals by leaving them undisturbed so they have [...]

MGN BOISE, Idaho (KIFI)-Rising crude oil prices are pushing Idaho gas prices higher, despite low demand for fuel. Idaho AAA says the price activity marks the first substantial increase in the month of January since 2009. “There was a slight dip in crude oil prices to end the week, partly based on market concern that the rising number of COVID-19 cases could lead to further restrictions and even less fuel demand.  But [...]