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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) Children ages 1 to 18 will be able to get free lunches this summer at various places in Twin Falls.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State auditors say Idaho's child welfare system is overwhelmed, with too few foster parents, too heavy caseloads for social workers and not enough infrastructure to hold it all together.

KUNA, Idaho (AP) — A southwest Idaho man whose five children police say were living in unsafe conditions that included dog feces in the home is facing felony charges.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Eleven Idaho children were involved in accidental shootings in a 2 ½-year span, giving the state a per-capita rate of nearly twice the national average, an Associated Press review has found.

CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — A Nampa man convicted of sexually abusing children in his home for several years has been sentenced to serve 15 years to life in prison.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX)- A mother and father are behind bars after Jerome authorities pulled a minivan over with ten children inside.

If you are anything like me you don't always have the magic answer when it comes to parenting.

Last week I was at Winco in Twin Falls. As I left the store I noticed a little boy who was probably 2 or 3 years old walking by himself. He continued to walk across the parking lot. I approached him and asked if he knew where his mom was. He quickly realized that he didn't know where his mom was. I reassured him that his mom was in the grocery store. I convinced him to come back into the store and

Giving back to the local community is a big part of many families holiday traditions. Over the weekend Success Marital Arts helped the Salvation Army organize food and toy donations in Twin Falls. Volunteers at Christmas in the Nighttime Sky collected toys at Kimberly Nursery's on Friday night. South Central Community Action Partnership collected over 2,000 turkeys for 60 Hours to Fight Hunger las

Nobody ever tells you just how hard being a parent really is. Sometime you wonder if parenting is fun at all. So how much of parenting is fun, and how much is hard work?

As parents we are responsible for teaching our children lots of things. But what are the most important things we need to teach them?

Boston, Fort Worth and Twin Falls.  What do these cities have in common?  All turned out roughly the same number for prayer vigils at Planned Parenthood Saturday.  When I left the local event just 75 minutes into the prayers there were already more than 100 in attendance (a head count when things started at 10:00 A...

Every year when temperatures rise we see countless stories about dogs dying because they are left trapped in hot cars. Ketchum is trying to pass a new ordinance to help those animals.

If you are anything like me you start itching at the very mention of bed bugs. But, I would rather know what infestations are occurring in our area than not. Apparently, there could be a bed bug problem in Twin Falls.

Today is an important day. It's hard for me to believe that we used to have drinking fountains, restrooms, bus seats, etc. for white's only. The thought of it, still breaks my heart. Thankfully our society heard Martin Luther King, Jr.? “I Have a Dream” speech issued on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and started treating people equally.

I am not a cat person. I think kittens are cute, but after a few weeks they realize they have claws and teeth and it is all downhill from there.

Unless you are an angst-ridden teenager you probably enjoy spending time with your family. Even though we love our parents and brothers and sisters - that does not mean we get along all the time and that we enjoy long amounts of time together.

Father's Day is June 18. There you have your warning - so don't miss it. As a dad my kids are still young and my wife is great about making sure they remember Father's Day. Have your kids ever forgotten you on Father's Day?

I think a lot of the time I focus on pranking my co-workers and my wife. But I don't see any reason to leave the rest of the family out! Here are the 5 best April Fool's Day pranks to pull on kids.

... they would still be better than much of what's out there now.   It's another installment by Kid Snippets, and it's brilliant.