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Shelter Looks for Funds to Expand Helping Hand
(KLIX)- A Mini-Cassia shelter is hoping to reach more people in need. The Haven For Hope, formerly the Mini-Cassia Shelter for Women And Children started in 1999 and continues to grow. Mainly the shelter helps women and children, but they hope to help more men in the future
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Car Rolls on I-84
(KLIX)- Idaho State Police responded to a one vehicle rollover near Sweetzer Summit. Police say 61 year old Jo Collier of Albuquerque New Mexico was headed east on i-84. Police say his vehicle left the road, the driver over corrected and overturned the car
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More Fires Char Southern Idaho
(KLIX)- More fires started up yesterday spreading resources out across southern Idaho. Lightening sparked a fire Northeast of Minidoka. The Wapi Fire charred roughly 160 acres as of Wednesday afternoon. Several fire engines as well as aircraft are fighting that blaze
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Public Could Play Bigger Part in Park Development
(KLIX)- Recently the Twin Falls Rotary Club teamed up with Glanbia and the city to build a community playground. Most of the money came from the cheese manufacturer. Glanbia donated $40,ooo. The Twin Falls Rotary Club came up with $20,000. With that they completed a playground set in the South Estates subdivision
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Aircraft Important Part of Firefighting
(KLIX)- A key element fighting many of the fires in southern Idaho is aircraft. At the Twin Falls Airport and Bureau of Land Management air base crews work tirelessly to get firefighting planes in the air. Nearly every minute there is some type of aircraft landing or taking off from Joslin Field
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TF Dog Park Needs Funding
(KLIX)-The City of Twin Falls now has land for a dedicated dog park. But now, they lack the funding to start developing the site. Parks and Recreation Director Dennis Bowyer says there isn’t any money in this year’s budget or the next for the park
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Lightning Sparks More Fires
(KLIX)- Lightning activity sparked several fires across the magic valley yesterday.
More Fires Spark Across Southern Idaho
(KLIX)-The Laidlaw fire has burned 8,100 acres of the Shoshone Field Office, south of the Bear Den Butte Wilderness Study Area and is estimated to be contained tomorrow at 1800. No structures are threatened, resources include one dozer, seven engines, and air support...
Kinyon Rd Fire Slowly Contained
(KLIX)- As of Monday the Kinyon Road Fire has burned more than 190,000 acres. It is expected to burn more than 200,000 acres before it is extinguished. Fire crews have been battling the blaze since Saturday afternoon. On Monday a national Type II Team has moved in to relieve local resources
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Fire Shuts Down I-84
(KLIX)-Officials had to shut down Interstate 84 near Mountain Home. The Benwalk Fire burned along the interstate from Exit 90 to Exit 122 near Hammett. I-84 was closed for about 4 1/2 hours on Monday afternoon while Bureau of Land Management and emergency personnel battled the fire
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Car Rolls in Devil’s Coral
(KLIX)-Idaho State Police are investigating a crash that happened in the Devil’s Coral area on Saturday. ISP says a Chrysler sedan rolled over on the gravel road. Police say the driver 20 year old Jimmy Chan speed around a curve too fast and rolled
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Southern Idaho’s Kinyon Fire One of the Largest in Nation
(KLIX)-Fire crews continue to fight a wild fire just south of Castleford which has now burned an estimated 80,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management land. The Kinyon Road fire is now one of the largest fires burning in the United States according to fire officials.