3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (174+ words) 283,630 Idahoans don’t have enough food to eat, according to the Idaho Foodbank. One in six Idaho kids do not have access to reliable food. Here in eastern Idaho’s 16 counties, 20,640 kids or 17 percent are food insecure. "So we serve over 200,000 individuals…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (315+ words) IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - As children adjust to their school schedules, parents may notice another issue affecting their child: their vision. In class, teachers may notice students having trouble reading the board or hear complaints about blurry text. "Teachers don't…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (206+ words) Honoring Lives Lost and Lives Rebuilt: Community Commemorates International Overdose Awareness Day Local News 8 IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Nothing is as raw as a mother's emotion as she tells of her son's struggle and ultimate death from addiction. Members of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (407+ words) IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Roughly 13 people die each die while waiting for a kidney donation match. And there are currently more than 100,000 people across the United States waiting for a match on the kidney donation list. Living organ donors can…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1638+ words) Families view home care as a long-term aging-in-place strategy, not a temporary service Home care reshapes family caregiving more than reducing it Trusted relationships with professional caregivers help families adapt to change Family caregivers often begin searching for home care…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (794+ words) Nearly 9 out of 10 (87%) human resources professionals agree that organizations have a responsibility to support the workforce’s mental health needs, according to SHRM’s 2026 Mental Health Snapshot. But confidence in the ability to actually meet those needs is slipping. Currently, 62% of HR…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (204+ words) SALT LAKE CITY (KIFI)—An 11-year-old Meridian girl who was critically injured in a crash on the Teton Pass remains hospitalized in Salt Lake City. Neeka Korn was riding in an RV on Aug. 17 along Wyoming Highway 22 when it crashed…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (520+ words) POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Lives have been changed for years at Oral Surgery Specialists of Idaho through the Second Chance Smile Makeover Program, where one lucky recipient gets free teeth implants. The local surgery office has opened applications via its website…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (481+ words) Local News 8 Melaleuca: The Wellness Company Founded in Idaho Falls in 1985, Melaleuca: The Wellness Company has grown from a small startup with eight products into one of Idaho's most significant entrepreneurial success stories. Today, the privately held consumer-products company reaches…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (544+ words) “16 years ago, I walked out of an Idaho prison with a 17-year sentence hanging over my head and absolutely no idea what my future would hold,” she said.On that bleak day, Taylor-Thompson could never imagine how many lives she…...