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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX)- What would you do if the lights went out? Do you have enough food and water to last during a major blackout, flood or fire? These are some of the questions emergency officials want Idaho citizens to think about to be prepared for an emergency situation...

On Sunday we had to say farewell to a great friend to my kids - our trampoline. They have spent countless hours on that thing...they were even on it up until about 20 minutes before the wind decided to eat it.

To say that yesterday was windy is an understatement! Yesterday was insane. I lived in Kansas - birthplace of tornadoes - for a few years and that wind was the worst I have ever experienced. It actually blew down a section of my fence and my dog got out. Lucky for us he somehow ended up inside my sisters house a few houses away! If your dog is missing check the Twin Falls Animal Shelter.

Saw this near my house after work today in Twin Falls in the president streets... the wind literally ripped the tree out of the ground, snapped the roots and all.  Crazy!  

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a High Wind Warning for the Magic Valley and southern Twin Falls county through 6pm tonight (Feb 17).

Near freezing temperatures are expected in the Magic Valley late tonight (May 22) into early Thursday morning (May 23).

A Wind Advisory has been issued for the Western Magic Valley and Camas Prairie through 1 am Tuesday (May 14). Winds could gust up to 50 mph at times.

A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Magic Valley through 9pm tonight (Apr. 13). Winds could gust up to 45 mph at times.

A Wind Advisory remains in effect for the Magic Valley through 6pm Thursday (Mar. 21). Winds could gust up to 45 mph.

A Wind Advisory remains in effect for the Magic Valley through Tuesday (Jan. 29th). Winds could gust up to 50 mph at times.

(AP)-Warning that tens of thousands of jobs are at stake, governors in wind energy states are calling on Congress to renew an expiring tax break. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber said at a teleconference Tuesday that uncertainty over the future of the wind energy production tax credit already has hurt the industry — which employs 75,000 people and drives more than $10 billio

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Power Co. wants federal regulators to reconsider their September ruling forbidding utilities from rejecting electricity from wind farms during certain periods of low demand. The state's biggest utility on Monday told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission its Sept...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new poll by the Idaho Statesman shows Idaho consumers are not so enthusiastic about wind energy if it means higher monthly power bills. The newspaper also reported that (http://bit.ly/XkA3ZA ) a majority of respondents have a favorable attitude toward Idaho Power Co...

(KLIX)- Tuesday trees, sheds, and anything not anchored down were thrown around by strong winds that blew through the Magic Valley. Heavy rain and wind gusts more than 50 miles an hour did its share of damage. The storm kept emergency crews busy for some time...

There is currently a Wind Advisory in effect in the Magic Valley until 8pm tonight. Winds are gusting up to 55 miles per hour so we did what any rational radio station would do: we sent Nate Bird out in it.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says Idaho Power's long-term purchase agreement with wind farms means that it must buy electricity from the farms even when demand for power is low. The commission's decision, reached Thursday, is good news for Idaho wind farms but a loss for the state's largest utility...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A fight over Idaho alternative energy rules is sending out international shockwaves, with a Greek construction company saying utilities' demands to skirt their contractual obligations to buy power from wind farms are a threat to its business...

(KLIX)- Sundays batch of rough weather kept emergency personnel busy. Thunderstorms rolled through much of the Magic Valley with strong winds, multiple lightning strikes and some heavy rains. There were numerous reports of fires sparked by lightening as well as reports of power lines and trees being taken down by the passing storms...

There’s probably going to be at least a two year delay in any decision to build a huge wind farm in southwest Twin Falls County.  The Times News reports that the proposed China Mountain wind farm project is being put on hold for now so the BLM can formulate a plan that will protect the endangered sage grouse critical habitat...

The winter storm that blew through Southern Idaho early Saturday morning surprised quite a few motorists.  It was blizzard conditions early Saturday but it didn’t last long leaving only a skiff of white stuff that was pretty much gone by later in the morning.