Dereka Kay
MMJ/ Fill-in Anchor
Twin Falls. ID
Dereka Kay graduated from The University of California, Berkeley in May 2022. In Berkeley, Dereka worked for NBC Bay Area News as a content producer. She was also a producer and investigative reporter for the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program (IRP). While at the IRP she contributed to a national investigation about AI surveillance software that was published in the Dallas Morning News.
According to ITD, a star card is also TSA approved for domestic flights leaving Idaho, and beginning may seventh you’ll need a “Star Card” to fly.
The City of Twin Falls is suing the Idaho State Water Resource Board
State Senator Alison Rabe says that this proposal came out of conversations with some of the largest landlord associations in the state who helped draft the language.
The decision on a new map for school zones in Twin Falls School District was finalized on Monday. The board of trustees voted in favor of the draft.
A 20-year-old man faces child sex crime charges in two different counties in the Magic Valley.
According to the Twin Falls City Code, a vendor license should be exhibited upon request by a police officer or citizen.
The bill will allow parents to apply for an annual, refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 for “qualified expenses” for grade school children and $7,500 for students with disabilities.
A meeting was held at Bickel Elementary School on Tuesday night to share with families the options for changing the attendance zones.
A direct fund was set up through Gem State Infusions, where Harper gets IV treatments. The campaign allows donations through Venmo, but that’s where the issues began.
Albion and surrounding areas are experiencing flooding due to rapid weather changes.
Justin Holman and his wife Jaquoy traveled to Switzerland for a ski trip with their family earlier this month. But their trip quickly took a turn for the worse.
The bill passed the state house on Wednesday with a vote of 38 to 32.
For the rest of 2025 ITD says drivers should continue to expect road closures and detours, also lane restrictions on the interstate and variable speed limits.
If passed into law, financial institutions can pause suspicious transactions for 15 days to investigate and get assistance from law enforcement.
The Advocates, a nonprofit group, along with Blaine County’s Sexual Assault Response Team launched the SAFE Program for victims of assualt
The goal of the new program is for students to become biliterate in two languages, but the other side of this good news is that the district will have to collapse the school zone that feeds into Bickel right now.
Public Works Departments across Southern Idaho are keeping an eye on the weather in the event of prepping the roads overnight.
This tax credit would also apply to parents who homeschool their kids. However, some homeschoolers don’t want it.
In the Twin Falls School District, Superintendent Brady Dickinson says providing choices for students and parents is absolutely valuable, but he adds that state leaders need to careful in how they do it.
One of the bills lawmakers propose with school choice would allow families to receive a tax credit, which could go to education expenses like private schools.
Police are trying to track down whoever stole the Twin Falls High School softball team’s tractor.
The Internal Revenue Service says they will never send an email or text, threaten legal action, or ask for credit or debit information by phone.
According to the Idaho Department of Education, during the summer months, reaching children and families in need of help often becomes more challenging.
The Idaho Trucking Association is working on drafting a bill to help make roads safer for drivers.
Firefighters received a call at 5:15 p.m. for a home in Twin Falls after a family returned to their house to find smoke inside the garage, according to the Twin Falls Fire Department.
The Sawtooth Avalanche Center says because we haven’t had new snow over the past few weeks, the snow surface has become really weak.
Rangers have found eight vehicles stuck on those trails recently.
We asked the Twin Falls School District Superintendent about why this could happen, and he points to a decline in students.
Gooding County is now taking steps to govern any future power projects.
The proclamation also aims to remind and encourage people to work together to improve Idaho communities.
Following President Donald trump's decision to halt new or renewed wind energy projects, we look at the future of the lava ridge wind project.
When it comes to actually getting your taxes done-- local experts say don’t wait until the last minute.
The Sawtooth National Forest and Ketchum Lookout Partners agreed to a 99-year lease to develop 1.94 acres in Ketchum’s light industrial area, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
As the governor looks to promote his goals for the upcoming year -- not all lawmakers agree on his priorities.
The crash closed off several lanes of traffic on Addison Avenue headed west.
As of right now the canal company is currently working on updates and improvements on the canal system in hopes of preventing less breaches in the future.
Kevan Kjar and his neighbors argue that the tower would be a violation of private property rights and county code.
WAVES offers skiing, snowboarding and bike skiing. Their primary mission is to make sure veterans are safe with the help of a trained instructor.
According to Kate Simonds who is a coach for Girls on the Run, the program is not just about staying fit.
City of Twin Falls says during the holidays there’s been an uptick in food scraps, cooking oils and fog fats backing up the wastewater plants, causing damage that’s expensive to fix.
A 23-year-old man is in custody following a high-speed chase in Burley on Sunday.
The Twin Falls Police Department said the agency served search warrants on three massage parlors Tuesday morning.
According to residents, the vandalism has cost them thousands of dollars to repair, and although no fences have been kicked down within the last couple of weeks, someone have been kicking holes in the fences as of recently.
Some of the former employees are still waiting for their last paycheck, while others had to start the new year off by filing for unemployment.
The Twin Falls Public Library Foundation partnered with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to install a story walk at Thomsen Park.
House Bill 542 will allow doctors who received their education and training outside of the U.S. and Canada to practice medicine here in Idaho.
41-year-old Jason Haines of Kuna was out snowmobiling with another person when they triggered an avalanche near the Wilson Creek Trail Head, causing them to get pulled into a terrain trap.
The avalanche center reports that the state has not accumulated that much snow in the avalanche paths that are hanging above towns and cities like Ketchum or Hailey.
The Kimberly Yard Dogs came together with the idea of disposing Christmas trees to raise money to buy equipment for their upcoming baseball tournaments.
