Sermon Service & Electric Athlete of the Week – November 6 – Dax Brower
American Falls quarterback Dax Brower helped his team pull off a feat never seen in his…
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Madison grounds Golden Eagles, moves on to 6A quarters
The Madison Bobcats began their quest for a state championship with a statement win over Capital on…
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Mountain America Center preps for volleyball states
Idaho’s volleyball state tournament stage is set and fully…
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Ririe Bulldogs beat the odds, battle back for 3A district title
Ririe volleyball proved Thursday that a number-one seed can still be an…
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Idaho Falls volleyball wins first district title since 2015
The Idaho Falls Tigers will have fresh gold on their shelf for the first time in nine long…
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Rockland dogs Watersprings/Clark County in eight-man fight
The Rockland Bulldogs out-slugged the Watersprings/Clark County Warcats 60-30 on…
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Hillcrest tests Trojans, but Rigby reigns in cross-class battle
The Hillcrest Knights and Rigby Trojans traded heavyweight blows in an absolute bombfest…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Jewish Idahoans face record hate over Gaza War
Many Jewish Idahoans have never been to Israel or even speak Hebrew, but say they’re being blamed for the War in Gaza regardless. Watchdogs say…
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Rigby grabs Highland Rams by the horns in dominant win
The Rigby Trojans’ Week Six win over the Highland Rams could be called an upset, but those involved…
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High School Football Preview: Week Six
Week Six of the high school football season continues a streak of dynamite match-ups across East…
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Firth Cougars maul Ririe in Week Five 3A dogfight
The Firth Cougars climbed ahead of the Ririe Bulldogs in a 28-20 battle for 3A…
Continue Reading High School Football Preview: Week Five
Week Five of the high school football season brings two of East Idaho’s biggest inter-city…
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Watersprings nearly stuns Utah 8-man favorites
A late game comeback wasn’t enough to push the Watersprings Warcats past the St. Joseph…
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Skyline slays Hillcrest in battle of 5A powerhouses
The Skyline Grizzlies mauled the Hillcrest Knights 28-16 in a battle of 5A heavyweights on…
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Sugar-Salem football’s three-year win streak snapped
What’s it like to lose when you’ve never lost before? Friday’s shocking loss ended Sugar-Salem’s historic three-year win…
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Top Plays: High School Football Week Three
Here are the top plays from Week Three of the high school football season, as ranked by the Sports Line…
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Madison sneaks past Skyline to stay undefeated
The Madison Bobcats spoiled Skyline’s Homecoming game, defeating the Grizzlies by a single…
Continue Reading High School Football Preview: Week Three
Week Three of the high school football season will trade some notable absences for several high-octane…
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Rigby gets NFL-sized U.S. flag for Homecoming
The Rigby Trojans will unfurl Idaho’s largest American flag before its Homecoming game…
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Idaho Falls Tigers open new athletic complex
Idaho Falls High School officially cut the ribbon on its new baseball and softball fields Monday. The Tigers have built it, and people have…
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ISU’s Panikowski named Special Teams Player of the Week
The junior put together 14 points against Western Oregon on Saturday, or almost one-third of the Bengals’ point…
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Skyline tames Blackfoot Broncos in Week Two
The Skyline Grizzlies rebounded from a tough Week One loss Friday with a 42-0 blowout win over…
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Rigby takes down Moses Lake in Boise
The Rigby Trojans came up victorious in a Northwest Showdown contest Friday, defeating the Moses Lake Mavericks of Washington State…
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Hillcrest wins Civil War in first game at new field
The Hillcrest Knights opened Westmark Stadium in style Friday, defeating the Bonneville Bees 46-28. Hillcrest is now 16-4 against Bonneville over the…
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Cheerleaders staff scone booth, while deep-fried watermelon is offered at another
At the Eastern Idaho State Fair, there are many booths and vendors, but on Monday, one food booth was mostly run by…
Continue Reading High School Football Preview: Week One
Week One of the 2024 high school football season has arrived in East Idaho, including several match-ups of…
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Sports Line (Full Segment) – August 29
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – Television stations can experience serious computer glitches, too. Local News 8’s 10 p.m. broadcast featured a strange issue…
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Idaho’s smallest sports program returns to action
The Leadore Mustangs looked like any other volleyball team when they arrived at a three-way meet Wednesday. But the Leadore School, too small to be…
Continue Reading High School Football Preview: Week Zero
Week Zero of the 2024 high school football season has arrived in East Idaho, including several match-ups of…
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High School Football Preview: Blackfoot Broncos
Much like the copious construction on the school grounds, the Blackfoot Broncos are also rebuilding. The winless Broncos now have a winning…
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High School Football Preview: Highland Rams
The Highland Rams are hoping to silence doubters in 2024 after graduating a gigantic senior…
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High School Football Preview: Skyline Grizzlies
The Grizz fell to Hillcrest 35-31 on a game-ending Hail Mary in 2023, ending their championship pursuit. They finished with an 8-4…
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High School Football Preview: Rigby Trojans
The Rigby Trojans’ 2024 season may hinge on the previous one, when they left the playoffs in the…
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High School Football Preview: Sugar-Salem Diggers
Sugar-Salem has captured five state championships in six years. They haven’t lost more than one game per season during that entire…
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High School Football Preview: Hillcrest Knights
The Hillcrest Knights are hoping to repeat the success of the 2023/24 season despite a seriously depleted senior…
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Idaho Falls Roundnet record attempt falls just short
A world record attempt for the largest non-tournament Roundnet gathering fell just short Thursday…
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‘Guns vs. Hoses’ game raises $10k for charity
The 13th annual ‘Guns vs. Hoses’ charity softball game came to Melaleuca Field on…
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Idaho Falls nearly sets Roundnet record
East Idaho Roundnet players came just shy of setting a world record Thursday…
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Missoula Paddleheads take game 2 over the Idaho Falls Chukars
Missoula Paddleheads battle Idaho Falls Chukars Wednesday for Game 2 in a 3-game series.…
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Idaho Falls Banditos take on the Bandits
They took on the Idaho Falls Banditos Wednesday night, a group of Bandits alumni playing college ball, in an…
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Wind advisory continues tonight, Sun and lighter winds for Friday
The wind advisory continues across the Arco Desert, Snake Plain and Lemhi Highlands until 9PM tonight. Some spots around the INL will likely gust in…
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EXCLUSIVE: Idaho Falls Chukars manager explains hot streak
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The once-struggling Idaho Falls Chukars have become the hottest team in the Pioneer League. The Chukars won four of six against…
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Idaho Falls holds first-ever Juneteenth celebration
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – Wednesday saw the first-ever public Juneteenth celebration in Idaho Falls’s history. “If you know anything about African…
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Chukars soar over Owlz, snap two-game losing streak
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The Idaho Falls Chukars soared over the Northern Colorado Owlz 11-8 in a battle of the birds Wednesday. The Chukars snapped a…
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Idaho Falls veteran fears losing home, asks for compassion
An elderly veteran in danger of losing his house is asking for compassion as Memorial Day…
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Rigby Trojans esports sees national success
Rigby High School has put together one of Idaho’s best esports programs in just two years of…
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Severe winds cancel Idaho Falls circus
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Wind gusts of 60 miles per hour forced the Cirque Ma’Ceo equestrian circus to cancel Friday’s Idaho Falls…
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Family friends react to Daybell trial scare
The State of Idaho held its collective breath Thursday as a clerical error threatened to derail the Chad Daybell murder…
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Athletes of the Week: Ashley Preece & Journee Hartman, Thunder Ridge Tennis
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – Sometimes tennis partners just click. Sometimes they don’t need to. “We’ve been friends for a really long time,” said…
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Idaho Falls Chukars preview 2024 season
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The Idaho Falls Chukars are days away from competitive play. The team has been practicing together for one week. Players said…
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Idahoans get rare chance to see northern lights
Hundreds of people flocked to the St. Anthony Sand Dunes late Friday night to see the northern…
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Solar storm power outages unlikely in Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The City of Idaho Falls says there is a small but unlikely chance of power outages from Friday night’s massive solar storm.…
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Hillcrest High School previews first-ever stadium
AMMON (KIFI) – Hillcrest High School, one of the largest in Idaho, will soon have a stadium of its own. Hillcrest has played football, lacrosse, and…
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Witnesses describe deadly Idaho Falls shooting
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – A public records request made by Local News 8 has unearthed witness testimony regarding the killing of Eric Leask. The…
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Possible confession released in Idaho Falls shooting
A public records request made by Local News 8 has brought new evidence to light in the killing of Eric Leask – including what prosecutors said could…
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Pocatello High’s head basketball coach resigns
Pocatello Thunder’s Boys’ Basketball head coach, Joe Green, has…
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Blackfoot’s Dax Whitney pitches perfect game
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – In 1952, 19-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Ron Necciai became the only pitcher ever to strike out every batter in a game.…
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Skyline’s Merzlock flirts with greatness in 6-2 win
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – Skyline High School’s Brayden Merzlock was nigh untouchable in the Grizz’s win against Hillcrest on Wednesday afternoon.…
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Athlete of the Week: Dax Whitney, Blackfoot Baseball
BLACKFOOT (KIFI) – It’s hard to stress just how dominant Dax Whitney has been this baseball season. Blackfoot’s senior ace leads 4A in…
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Blackfoot bull riding star reflects on return to Idaho
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – “Blackfoot’s actually a pretty good place to grow up if you want to be a bull rider.” Blackfoot native Brady Oleson, 28,…
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Bull Riding sells out Mountain America Center
Professional Bull Riders has sold out the Mountain America Center Friday and…
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Spud Kings rule junior hockey attendance records
The Idaho Falls Spud Kings wrapped up another record-setting season Wednesday night – not on the ice, but around…
Continue Reading Idaho Falls Spud Kings suffer season-ending OT heartbreak
The Idaho Falls Spud Kings’ season is…
Continue Reading Court appearance delayed for Idaho Falls double shooting suspect
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The preliminary hearing for Lance Broncho, charged with first-degree murder following a robbery-turned-double-shooting, has been…
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Idaho Falls Tigers get an unfinished field of their own
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The Idaho Falls Tigers have no problem playing on an unfinished field. The Tiger Athletic Complex, or “TAC,” will eventually…
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Idaho Falls police address spike in violent crime
The Idaho Falls Police Department held a community meeting Tuesday evening to address violent crime in the Numbered Streets…
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IFPD to address numbered streets safety concerns
The Idaho Falls Police Department is addressing crime in the numbered…
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Idaho deals with serious prosecutor shortage
The Gem State is seeing a serious shortage of…
Continue Reading Prosecuting attorney clarifies Idaho Falls murder charges
Bonneville County’s top cop has has commented on the killing of Eric Leask March…
Continue Reading Idaho Falls shooting suspect in court as police give more details
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – The suspect in a fatal Idaho Falls shooting and standoff on March 9th made his first court appearance Friday. 23-year-old Lance…
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Idaho Hope Squad programs gather for suicide prevention conference
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – East Idaho schools gathered in Idaho Falls on Thursday for a conference of Hope Squad programs. Youth suicides have risen 62…
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EXCLUSIVE: Shooting suspect’s family gives insight into Idaho Falls SWAT standoff
An Idaho Falls man allegedly entered a home and shot two people Saturday night, killing one, before engaging in an hours-long standoff with…
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Central Fire District back to “business as usual”2 months after Ririe station fire
RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) – The Central Fire District is figuring out how to move forward after its Ririe station burned to the ground Jan. 3. The fire…
Continue Reading What’s next for the Ririe Fire Station
The Ririe Fire Station burned to the ground days into the new…
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Shelley’s “Boomer the Russet” gets much-needed costume upgrade
SHELLEY, Idaho (KIFI) – Shelley High School’s mascot costume is getting a much-needed makeover. “Boomer the Russet” was crowned the second-best…
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Blackfoot High School introduces new head football coach Josh Stewart
BLACKFOOT (KIFI) – The Blackfoot Broncos formally introduced their new head football coach Tuesday evening. The Blackfoot gym’s main bleachers were…
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Idaho legislators accused of preventing testimony on controversial bill
IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – An Idaho political group is accusing legislators of shutting down public comment on a controversial bill. House Bill 447 would…
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Small Idaho farms struggle to survive
MENAN, Idaho (KIFI) – Even as snow dusts the plains of Menan, its farmers are still hard at work. Jordon Raymond grows corn and hay across 900 acres…
Continue Reading Idaho’s losing farms faster than national average
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Census of Agriculture says Idaho is losing more farms than the national…
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Coffee sales keep Idaho truckers going
If truck drivers are the lifeblood of America, caffeine is what’s in their…
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Chaplains of Idaho are there to help
When a fire displaces someone, our state isn’t without…
Continue Reading Idaho librarians protest book bill
Idaho librarians are speaking out against a bill that would limit access to certain…
Continue Reading Investigation underway after fire at Ririe Fire Station
The Central Fire District is picking up the pieces after its Ririe Fire Station caught fire Wednesday…
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