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COVID-19 Case found in western Wyoming
TETON COUNTY, WY (KIFI/KIDK) - The Wyoming Department of Health is announcing the first case of COVID-19 in Teton County, Wyoming. The person testing positive is a man in his 60's living in the county. The test was performed at the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory, which is part of the Wyoming Department of Health. The → Read More
Another Jazz star tests positive for coronavirus
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (KIFI/KIDK) - The Utah Jazz have a second player testing positive for the coronavirus. According ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Donovan Mitchell joins Rudy Gobert as the two players to test positive for the virus in the NBA. Players from around the league are being tested, but no other cases have been confirmed. → Read More
Group meets to protect salmon and steelhead population
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Idaho's salmon and steehead are having a rough time maintaining healthy populations according one conservation group. Eric Crawford, a field coordinator for Trout Unlimited, presented the current state of the fish. Dams along the lower Snake River, along with ocean temperatures and other issues, are affecting their recovery. Crawford says → Read More
One person sent to the hospital after crash
CHUBBUCK, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - A person is in the hospital following an accident on I-15. It happened near milepost 77, just north of Chubbuck. 31-year-old Christina Acuna of Pocatello was driving north on I-15 in a 2017 Dodge Journey. 44-year-old Steven Andrzejewski of Kentucky was also driving north in a semi-truck pulling a single trailer. → Read More
Trailer destroyed by fire
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - The Pocatello Fire Department responded to a trailer fire tonight. The fire department says it started at about 6:10 p.m. It happened on the 1700 block of W. Quinn Road. The trailer was completely destroyed. Two people suffered injuries and were sent to Portneuf Medical Center. The cause of the fire → Read More
Reports of Shooting near ISU Campus
Pocatello, ID (KIFI/KIDK) - Avoid the area near the Taco Bell at 5th Street and Humbolt Street in Pocatello tonight (02/19/20). Officials say there was a suspected shooting. It is not clear if there is any further threat to the public, so they ask everyone to stay away from the area. The Pocatello Police Department → Read More
Special basket for Sugar Salem basketball
SUGAR CITY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Wednesday night's game for Sugar Salem was also senior night. It also proved to be a very special night for one of their own. The Diggers student section was chanting for Kimball Miller to come into the game. Miller is a student with Down Syndrome. With 7.7 seconds left on → Read More
Person barricaded on Snake River Road
BONNEVILLE COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Bonneville County Sheriff's Deputies and area Law Enforcement are on scene with a barricaded subject on the Snake River Road, east of the Stinking Springs Parking Lot in the Heise area. Bryan Lovell with the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office says some roads are blocked at this time. Kerry Hammon with → Read More
Semi-truck accident detours traffic
MALAD, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Idaho State Police is investigating a semi-truck accident that blocked traffic on I-15. It happened about 4:18 P.m. at milepost 12 just south of Malad. 71-year-old Jose Leon of West Valley, Utah was heading south in a 1999 Freightliner. The front passenger side wheel and tire came off the truck. The → Read More
Highway 26/89 closed due to avalanche
LINCOLN COUNTY, WY (KIFI/KIDK) - Highway 26 and 89 from Alpine Junction and Hoback Junction has been closed due to an avalanche. This comes from the Wyoming Department of Transportation. There is no estimated time for opening the road. Parking on the road is prohibited and delays WYDOT from opening the road. → Read More
One person dead, another hurt after collision
Swan Valley, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - One person is dead and another person was sent to the hospital after they collided with each other on highway 26. It happened at milepost 390.5 east of Swan Valley. 43-year-old Johnathan Rieth of Freedom, Wyoming was driving east on US-26 in a 1987 Nissan pick-up and towing a trailer → Read More
School Closures for February 3, 2020
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - One school has already canceled school due to snow. American Falls School District 381 has canceled classes for the day. Stay with Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3 for more updates and school closures. → Read More
UPDATE: More school closures for January 14, 2020
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - School Closures for Tuesday, January 14th. The Ririe School District will be canceling classes for the remainder of the day, beginning at Noon, because of deteriorating weather conditions. All students in District 252 will be sent home at that time. Bonneville School District 93 secondary students (grades 7-12) will be → Read More
School Closures for January 14, 2020
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - According to the Fremont County Joint School District 215 Facebook page, the district will be closed Tuesday, January 14 because of road closures, snowing and drifting snow, and unsafe driving conditions. Stay with Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3 for any more closures. → Read More
1400 CenturyLink customers without service
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - At least 1400 CenturyLink customers are without service on Friday night across the state of Idaho. According to a tech worker with the Internet provider, outages were being reported about 5:00 p.m. They say there is a service interruption due to a car accident into a pole. They did not → Read More
Last three funerals scheduled for plane crash victims
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - The last three victims funerals from the South Dakota plane crash have been scheduled. According to Wood Funeral Home, services for Jim Hansen, Jake Hansen, and Houston Hansen will take place at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 23, at the Ammon Foothills Stake Center which is located at 3934 E 49th → Read More
Afraid of Bear reaches plea agreement, sentencing scheduled
BANNOCK COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Samiir Afraid of Bear has entered into a plea agreement with the Bannock County Prosecutor. Afraid of Bear previously entered a not guilty plea on charges for burglary. After entering the plea agreement, he was charged with grand theft. His sentencing has been scheduled for Feb.10, 2020 before Judge Stephen S. Dunn. → Read More
First two funeral dates released for victims in South Dakota plane crash
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - The first two funeral services have been released for two of the nine victims in the plane crash on November 30. Kerry Hammon, the spokeswoman for the Idaho Falls Department, says services for Tyson Barry Dennert will be held on Saturday, December 14 at the Eagle Rock Stake Center at → Read More
State Senator announces he will not run for re-election after current term
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - After 14 years in office, Dean Mortimer will not be running for another term in the state senate. Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3 spoke to him Tuesday night and he says he thinks it is time to let someone else serve. The Idaho Falls Republican and Senate → Read More
BYU-Idaho will accept Medicaid
REXBURG, Idaho Falls (KIFI/KIDK) - After 11 days of not accepting Medicaid for the upcoming semester at Brigham Young University Idaho, the school administration has reversed its decision and will now accept Medicaid. The school released a statement Monday night saying in part, "The well-being of our students and their families is very important to → Read More