Month: July 2014

Idaho attorneys say a federal judge’s ruling striking down the state’s law banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy should be…

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is warning about a scam in which the caller threatens the potential victim with arrest. Authorities said…

A minor earthquake rocked the Teton Valley on Thursday evening. The United States Geological Survey reports a magnitude-3.1 quake hit just after 5:30…

One American Falls family is launching an investigation after their 17-year old son was attacked by a dog on the night of July 5. Katrina Evans said…

Test results show some milk sold the week of July 14 at an Idaho Falls store didn’t complete the pasteurization process. The half-gallons of 1…

The City of Blackfoot is making Ash Street more handicapped accessible. Due to new regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, city crews…

The Idaho Attorney General’s office has released this year’s top 10 consumer complaints. While most complaints are down, motor vehicles…

Local News 8 anchor Jay Hildebrandt is working on a story called “GR8views” (Great Views), and he needs your help in finding the eight…

Police say a woman crashed into a parked camper on 14th Street in Idaho Falls Friday. Upon impact, the camper traveled 35 feet onto a nearby curb.…

An interim zoo superintendent has been named for the Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park. The City of Idaho Falls announced Thursday that Linda Beard…

The Bureau of Land Management said a range fire near Arimo and Downey should be fully contained by 8 p.m. Thursday. The Cambridge Fire was reported…

Rexburg residents scurried to restore basements after Tuesday’s flood. Basements are filled with water and mud, and now it’s up to the…

One man was killed when his 2002 Buick sedan drove down an embankment a mile north of the Grand Teton National Park Moose entrance station. Park…

Giant mammoth skeletons took over the Idaho Museum of Natural History in Pocatello as it opened two new exhibits this month. “When Giants…

The Bannock County commissioners have been discussing how much money they can contribute to the eastern Idaho partnership wanting to bring in a…

Kids in Bonneville County and the City of Pocatello, listen up! Subway is teaming up with the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and the…

Brigham Young University-Idaho crews and contractors worked through the night to clean up campus buildings after Rexburg experienced flooding…

??Crops were heavily damaged in the same storm that flooded Rexburg on Tuesday. One potato farmer said flooding and hail ruined miles of crops. His…

As Rexburg dried out after Tuesday’s flash flooding, health officials warned the danger wasn’t over. Exposing an open wound to floodwater…

The U.S. House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee has denied a USDA plan to close the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois. Idaho Congressman…

To see Wednesday’s update on BYU-Idaho’s cleaning efforts, click here. A slow moving thunderstorm hit the Rexburg area with flash…

The city of Idaho Falls is now advertising bids for a street construction project on Pancheri Drive between Skyline Drive and Bellin Road. The city…

It won’t be long before you never have to leave your home for medical screening. A health company is taking a more mobile approach to X-rays…

??One community in eastern Idaho is experiencing some major economic growth, and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are looking to share that wealth with…

It’s where the sidewalk ends and the interstate begins which is creating a challenge for the city of Pocatello. So the city is proposing the…

Brush fires are drifting a bit of a smoky haze over eastern Idaho. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality said the haze could be from the…

An Edmond, Oklahoma woman died Monday morning while climbing the 13,770-foot Grand Teton in Grand Teton National Park. The victim was identified as…

A group of award-winning authors retreated to Eastern Idaho for a week, hoping to pick each other’s brains and spark their creativity. Wendy…

A fire burning near Carey has blocked traffic on U.S. Highway 26. KMVT reports about 400 acres are on fire, 6.5 miles southwest of Carey near…

The Idaho Falls Area Humanitarian Center is expanding. It has been serving the community from the Idaho Falls LDS South Stake Center. The new…

As temperatures rise, so does the danger of heat stroke if children or pets are left in hot cars. This past week, this video went viral of a North…

A candidate running for Idaho’s secretary of state says she’s running in a partisan race for a job that is nonpartisan. Holli Woodings, a…

An Idaho state trooper said nervousness tipped him off during a routine traffic stop at milepost 117 on I-15 near Idaho Falls, which ended with drugs…

An Idaho Falls woman is one of the two victims a Logan, Utah, man killed before he committed suicide, KUTV reports. In a Monday statement, Logan…

The Fremont County commissioners want to see how voters feel about Island Park becoming a national monument. On Monday, the commissioners unanimously…

The stands were filled at the Pocatello Raceway on Saturday as the ASA Pro Trucks came into town. The evening was filled with the sounds of engines…

Bureau of Land Management and Idaho National Laboratory firefighters “knocked down” a range fire about 20 miles west of Idaho Falls near…

A Jackson, Wyoming, woman died in a rafting accident on the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park on Sunday. Donna Viehman, 63, was part riding in…

After years of fundraising efforts, the community has finally raised enough money for the Pocatello Zoo to get some much-needed facilities for…

A day after news began circulating that the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station just north of Dubois could close, some are trying to stop this from…

Nine disabled veterans are planning to make the 13,700-foot climb up Grand Teton Wednesday. They spent Sunday practicing on the lower levels of the…

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the body of a missing boater from Idaho Falls was found early Sunday morning. Sheriff Blair Olsen…

Friends and family are looking for a 26-year-old man from Jackson who was last seen July 3. Christian James Polly was last seen walking on East…

A Nicaraguan man who confessed to killing a Wyoming woman on a missionary trip has been sentenced to 39 years in prison. A judge on Saturday issued…

A Frontier Airlines official says one of its planes was diverted to Salt Lake City after it was hit by lightning. Spokeswoman Tyri Squyres says that…

For the second year in a row, a popular science school in Jackson held its week-long summer camp in Idaho Falls. About 14 kids, ages 6-12,…

Are you looking to do something fun this weekend? Well, the city of Blackfoot has what you’re looking for. The annual event has been going on…

A woman from Chubbuck was sent to Portneuf Medical Center Friday after being involved in a rollover crash. Idaho State Police said 23-year-old…

The 2014 National Health Systems Scorecard was released this week. The Commonwealth Fund assesses states on 42 indicators of health care access,…

Eight people are recovering in local hospitals after a commercial tour bus flipped onto its side in Grand Teton National Park on Thursday, injuring…

Chris Bruin grew up in sunny South Florida and attended Florida State University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in meteorology. He was…

A Boise native, Emily is delighted to be a daytime anchor for Local News 8. Emily was previously a weekend weather forecaster and news reporter for…

Student from Brigham Young University took cover this week hiding in shelters in the Jerusalem center as tensions rose in Israel. There are 72…

Two men were arrested early Friday morning after a fight with Pocatello police. Police were called to the Hookah Bar on South 4th Avenue around 2:30…

With only two seasons in Idaho — Winter and Construction — the latter can be very trying to your patience when traveling anywhere across…

Angie Hernandez stood in the back lot of Bish’s R.V. and watched as the building that had been in her family for decades, went up in flames.…

The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public meeting Thursday night to determine whether Kettle Butte Dairy can expand its…

Idaho State Police District 6 is a large area stretching from Shelley to the Montana border, but there are only 21 troopers to patrol it. That will…

Jefferson County has appointed Paul Snarr as its new Public Works Administrator. Snarr said he has worked for several counties across eastern Idaho,…

Idaho Falls police are investigating a burglary at the Civic Auditorium. According to reports, someone gained entry to the building at 501 S. Holmes…

At an public meeting Wednesday night the Iona Planning and Zoning Commission motioned that City Council approve the annexation of the N’ur…

Idaho is taking a new approach to drug use and mental health cases by introducing problem-solving courts aimed at helping addicts and others overcome…

Agriculture groups from across the country are calling for support as they push for immigration reform during a press conference held at the…

The Idaho Falls Public Works Division now says construction work on the D Street underpass should be complete by mid-August. The project began in…

The city councils of Idaho Falls and Ammon met Tuesday afternoon to determine the costs in the Hitt Road Corridor project. The Hitt Road Corridor…

Just after 1 p.m. Tuesday Idaho State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Highway 26 near Palisades. Neil Anderson of Alpine, Wyoming was…

City, county, and state lawmakers are hoping to bring a special U.S. attorney to eastern Idaho, aimed at taking more criminals off the streets. On…

You may have noticed purple ribbons lining Memorial Drive in Idaho Falls this week. Those ribbons are a part of the Paint the Town Purple Campaign,…

The demand for Idaho potatoes is going down and local growers are feeling the pinch. Prices for fresh market potatoes have dropped dramatically in…

Authorities say a Utah mother’s motive for killing six of her newborns was that she was addicted to methamphetamine and other drugs and…

Former Gov. John Victor Evans Sr., one of Idaho’s last Mormon Democrats to achieve statewide political success, has died. He was 89. Summers…

Lights are back on for power customers in the American Falls area. Nearly 1,300 customers were without power Monday night. Within 90 minutes, power…

Paleontologists believe they have found the most important dinosaur fossil site known in Idaho. A construction project in Bonneville County gave two…

After almost 70 years, a World War II veteran’s family was honored with a Purple Heart Monday. Staff Sgt. Don Mace enlisted in the U.S. Army in…

Five-year old Catherine Josephine Cue is lucky to have sustained only minor scrapes after she fell eight feet from a bounce house that took to the…

A new recovery center is set to open for the public in Blackfoot next week, but this one is different than most, because its services are free. The…

New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show Idaho’s poverty concentration has tripled since the 2000s. The findings show more poverty-stricken…

A boat was burning about two miles upstream from the dam on the Ririe Reservoir on Monday morning. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s office and…

Authorities will reduce the water flow to the South Fork of the Snake River in their search for a rafter missing for more than a week. The Bureau of…

A Wyoming man was arrested north of Rexburg after he kidnapped and raped a woman, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office said. Leal Hemmert, 36,…

Two people were arrested at Seventh and Lee Street in Idaho Falls at 11:50 p.m. Friday after police were told a man was firing a pistol into the air.…

The Hell Roaring Fire in the Sawtooth Wilderness was almost completely contained Monday morning. Fire officials said the blaze nine miles southeast…

Idaho Falls police are investigating a break-in at Hope Lutheran School over the holiday weekend. According to police, the school at 2071 12th Street…

Idaho State Police troopers spent Saturday evening collecting donations of food outside Melaleuca Field and loading them into the trunk of their 1947…

A woman was killed Sunday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 26 in Bonneville County. Passenger Ty Nichols, 29, of Pocatello died from her…

Sunday marks one of the busiest days of the year to hit the road, as many people are heading back home after a three-day weekend filled with…

Two people died and two others were injured after being ejected from a Toyota Tundra when the driver failed to negotiate a curve 15 miles south of…

Here’s what’s planned for Independence Day celebrations around eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. If you know of an event that is not…

Fire crews from Fort Hall and Bannock County responded to a brush fire northwest of Chubbuck Friday evening. The fire broke out around 6:45pm in a…

Moose led to a three-car accident on Interstate 15 in Bannock County late Thursday night. Idaho State Police said Tyler Winiecke, 26, of Provo, Utah,…

Rexburg’s population is growing, and the city is changing how it builds to accommodate the increase. The large student population is a big part…

With temperatures in the 90s and a lot of people heading outside for the Fourth of July, health experts are warning that extended time in the sun can…

While fireworks may be fun for humans, animal experts say they can be terrifying for pets. This week the Idaho Falls Animal Shelter has been flooded…

For the past three days, crews from Western Display Fireworks have occupied the Idaho Falls greenbelt preparing for the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration…

A break in a sewer line at the Yellowstone Avenue construction site flooded the basements of homes along one Pocatello neighborhood. Travis Gregory…

A man accused in the June 17 robbery of the US Bank on Yellowstone Avenue in Pocatello was in court Thursday. Ronald Allen Shumaker, 60, was…

A construction project on Pancheri Drive, between Skyline Drive and Bellin Road has been put on hold. The Idaho Falls Public Works Division said the…

The Jackson and Buffalo ranger districts have enacted restrictions requiring visitors to stay 100 yards from grizzly or black bears. Bridger-Teton…

A bat found within Pocatello city limits has tested positive for rabies.Southeastern Idaho Public Health confirmed it is the second bat that has…

You know how some people like to sit in the same church pew every Sunday? When it comes to the fireworks in Idaho Falls, families like to watch from…