It was Sept. 6, 1960. The Gate City was one of many stops for John F. Kennedy during the Western states tour of his presidential campaign. Accompanying him during his visit was Idaho’s U.S. Senator, Frank Church, who’d nominated Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles two months earlier.

Cloud X Vape and Smoke is located at 1100 Yellowstone Ave. in Pocatello in an old Maverik location and is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day. “We are open on all holidays throughout the whole year from Monday to Sunday,” said Muna Ahdikari, manager of the shop.

The National Weather Service in Pocatello is forecasting the coldest temperatures of the season this weekend as an arctic front moves through eastern Idaho. They may be some light snow Friday night and Saturday before the initial drop in temperatures Saturday night.

Gina Judd, the Executive Director for 'Friends of the Children-Eastern Idaho,' recently spoke to the Pocatello Rotary Club about the organization. 'Friends of the Children-Eastern Idaho' is the first chapter in Idaho. It was formed in Idaho in 2023 and they began serving families in March of last year.

Idaho depends on agricultural trade with Canada and Mexico. Trump’s proposed tariffs would threaten that trade.

Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest,” a Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement.

17-year-old Abby Lusk is one of the most promising college basketball prospects in the state of Idaho. Abby and the Pocatello Thunder are currently 18-2 and leading the 5A South East Idaho Conference.

A pair of accidents on Idaho highways over the weekend sent a total of 9 individuals to local hospitals. A crash on Interstate 15 south of Pocatello sent six individuals to the hospital on Friday, January 24, 2025. The Idaho State Police (ISP) reported that the crash occurred at 1:59 p.m. at milepost 65.

The University of Idaho is holding the 2025 Idaho Potato Conference and Eastern Idaho Ag Expo at Idaho State University's Pond Student Union Building and ICCU Dome this week.

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– Idaho State University held their annual march and program in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday.

Gina Judd, the Executive Director for 'Friends of the Children-Eastern Idaho' recently spoke to the Pocatello Rotary Club about the organization. 'Friends of the Children-Eastern Idaho' is the first chapter in Idaho. It was formed in Idaho in 2023 and they began serving families in March of last year.

EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 in east Idaho history. 1900-1925 BLACKFOOT — An explosion rocked Blackfoot, but nobody was injured from the blast,