Steve Kiggins
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Twin Falls, ID, United States
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Former Gov. Phil Batt, a 'titan' in Idaho Republican politics, dead at 96
Former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt died Saturday on the 160th anniversary of Idaho’s establishment of a U.S. territory, also his 96th birthday. → Read More
LETTER: Puberty blockers have side effects
LETTER: A quick look at the Mayo Clinic’s page on puberty blockers shows yes, infertility is a possible side effect. → Read More
Back-to-back: Minico successfully defends 4A state wrestling championship
Preston Sonner-Cranney and Garrett Vail won individual titles on Saturday to lead Minico's successful defense of its 4A team crown at the Idaho High School Wrestling State Championships. → Read More
Sun Valley, Hailey strike real estate deal to address 'countywide' housing problem
The cities of Sun Valley and Hailey are partnering to address a shared problem: Affordable workforce housing. → Read More
Talk about a superstar: Meithof leads No. 1 CSI in 'really special' undefeated season
CSI's Nate Meithof, the quiet superstar of the country's No. 1-ranked men's basketball team, doesn't particularly like doing interviews. But his play screams out for attention. → Read More
Riding high: Idaho cowboy Lees, seeking first trip to NFR, off to fast start in 2023
How’s it going for Idaho cowboy Jacob Lees so far this season? → Read More
Barreling ahead: Former Idaho prep champion Fox is competing on her terms
If the pro rodeo season ended today, Darby Fox would be going to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. → Read More
Bundle up: Cold air will linger Tuesday in Twin Falls, across the Magic Valley
Twin Falls recorded a low of minus-4 early Monday, the coldest mark of the season, according to Accuweather. → Read More
Want to go to the rodeo? Here are a few Idaho events to mark on the calendar.
There’s snow on the ground across the Magic Valley. Low temperatures are forecast for the single digits next week. → Read More
Magic Valley Arts Council film screening to bring fentanyl crisis into focus
How dire is the fentanyl crisis, not only in Idaho but across the world? The Magic Valley Arts Council will screen a film next week that provides an up-close view. → Read More
Burley officials deny allegations of religious favoritism in sewer deal
A former Burley mayor is accusing the city of violating the Idaho Constitution by entering into a development agreement with the LDS church, which is building a temple there. → Read More
Too liberal? Too conservative? My job isn't to pick a side, it's to invite all voices.
Kiggins: The Opinion page represents one of the most complex challenges of my job as Times-News editor. Here's why. → Read More
The Times-News huddled up to plan local sports coverage. Here are the X's and O's.
The Times-News has a plan to step up coverage of local sports in 2023. Here's what we're going to do. → Read More
Open for business: Twin Falls Rep. Clow gets new leadership spot in Idaho House
The new-look Idaho House of Representatives announced its committee assignments and leadership positions on Friday. → Read More
One person killed, multiple injured in Blacksburg, Virginia shooting, police say
On Twitter, Virginia Tech urged students to "stay inside" and "call 911 for help." The campus lockdown was later lifted. → Read More
Biden administration won't surge vaccines to virus hotspots; Alabama, Utah lift mask mandates. Latest COVID-19 updates
Alabama and Utah end statewide mask mandates. CDC reports 3,400 new variant cases. Global deaths top 2.9 million. Latest COVID-19 updates. → Read More
'America's greatest Pilot' Chuck Yeager, first person to break sound barrier, dies at 97
Born in West Virginia in 1923, Yeager rose to fame as a fighter pilot in World War II and, in 1947, was the first person to break the sound barrier. → Read More
'Out of harm's way': US Marshals Service leads recovery of 27 missing children in Virginia's 'Operation Find Our Children'
The Virginia mission follows similar operations in Ohio, Georgia, Indiana and other states that have recovered more than 440 children this year. → Read More
'It was a pretty good shaker': 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Pacific Ocean prompts short-lived tsunami scare for Alaska, Hawaii
The quake struck in the North Pacific Ocean just before 1 p.m., about 67 miles southeast of Sand Point, Alaska, and first prompted a tsunami warning. → Read More
'Overjoyed': Missing Zion National Park hiker Holly Courtier found alive after 12 days
Park rangers located Courtier after receiving a “credible tip from a park visitor,” the National Park Service said in a Sunday news release. → Read More