Month: October 2015

Idaho Fish and Game Department personnel trapped three grizzly bears in the Chester area of Fremont County Thursday morning. Department spokesman…

Local police are working to improve their investigations in missing children cases. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children hosted a…

BOYS H.S. SOCCERPocatello 2**Century 6 F GIRLS H.S. SOCCERSouth Fremont 1**Sugar-Salem 3 F **Malad 4Aberdeen 1 F Snake River 1American Falls 1 F/SO…

Two years ago Cooper Brady and some of his choir friends attended a big barbershop singing festival in Rexburg. After that Brady became hooked on…

At the Shoshone Bannock Event Center, a domestic violence symposium was held today. Participants and victims came from all over Idaho to learn more…

It’s a victory for a former Madison County Sheriff’s office detective who said his constitutional rights were violated when he was fired…

The Sugar-Salem Diggers made the biggest jump in Sports Line’s week six Power Rankings, jumping into the top five, but no change was made to…

About 35,000 Safety 1st highchairs are being recalled following reports that children were able to remove the tray and fall off causing chipped…

There’s a little school in a little Idaho town that is doing some ‘huge’ things in its’ FFA program. FFA stands for Future…

UPDATE: A second vehicle, reported stolen from the Rexburg area over the weekend, was recovered in Idaho Falls Wednesday night. The Madison County…

There is a new program for students interested in agriculture in the Bonneville School District. The classes are offered through the district’s…

BOYS H.S. SOCCERBlackfoot 1**Rigby 3 F GIRLS H.S. SOCCERRigby 2**Blackfoot 5 F H.S. VOLLEYBALL (Sets Won)Bear Lake 0**Malad 3 F **West Side 3…

October marks Blindness Awareness Month. There are currently 180 million people worldwide who suffer from blindness or some sort of visual…

Many 5th and 6th graders in Idaho Falls are getting their hands on band and orchestra instruments through an after school music program. The program…

If you’re visiting Tautphaus park, you may notice a new playground- and chances are it’s probably making noise. NEOS is the name of the…

Update 10/07/15 7:27 p.m.: The suspect is a 15-year-old male, he was charged with one count of threatening violence at a school and another count of…

At Northstar Healthcare is offering free breast exams this month for breast cancer awareness. Northstar stresses the need for awareness in general,…

Early this afternoon, a pickup crashed into an Idaho Power Company pole on Bridge Street near Frontage Road and Bridge Street. The crash didn’t…

Bonneville School District 93 is using a bit of healthy motivation to get kids to eat better at school. The trick is using simple colorful wrist…

With hunting season just around the corner, Idaho Fish and Game would like to remind hunters of their weekend checkpoints. “There are two types…

A Boise man is recovering from his wounds after a black bear attack at his camp along the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in central Idaho’s…

KIFI Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3, are looking for an anchor/producer with a comfortable on-air style that projects both credibility and…

Hillcrest High School student Sarah Clawson is thrilled to be on the Idaho Falls High School Composite Mountain Biking Team. “I love everything…

National eyes have been fixed on the Teton County Wyoming School District this week. It all centers on controversy at Jackson Hole High School. The…

With the recent emphasis on changing to micro chip based debit and credit cards, scammers are using the confusion to try and get people’s…

Unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, have received the attention of a local City Council with a possible ordnance in the works. Drones have made…

BOYS H.S. SOCCER**Skyline 3 Bonneville 1 F Madison 1**Hillcrest 2 F **Century 4 Preston 2 F Highland 2**Idaho Falls 3 F GIRLS H.S. SOCCER**Pocatello…

A large load will move through eastern and southern Idaho beginning Tuesday. Motorists can expect brief delays. The oversized load entered the state…

The Idaho Falls Police Departmentis investigating after an SUV crashed into a house in the 1200 block of Spratt Street. Police said thecrash happened…

The Graduate Programs and Healthcare Professions Fair kicked off today at ISU, offering Graduate program options to students. Programs were not only…

Idaho Falls Fire Department has collected information on fires in the area for several years. For the first time ever, they’re tackling this…

More than 27,000 voters in Bonneville County will have a new polling location for this upcoming election. Voters will receive letters in the mail, if…

The Fremont County Sheriff’s office wants to remind residents that because of the dry and warm fall we are having, bears are moving down into…

Idaho Falls Police officers arrested three individuals after they responded to a medical emergency issue Monday morning. Idaho Falls Police arrested…

An armed robber held up the Walgreens Pharmacy at 3475 E. 17th Street Sunday. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s office says a male suspect…

After years of remodeling, renovating, and renewing, Rexburg’s Romance Theater is ready to move back into the theatrical spotlight. “The…

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical center wants to make getting a mammogram a pleasurable as possible. It’s making the trip to the doctor feel more…

Have you gotten your flu shot yet? There are a few flu vaccine options out there this year. There’s the shot and the nasal mist, but there are…

It’s something easily accessible nowadays, anyone can turn to their computer, smart phone, or televison: pornography. Which is why many local…

Starting Monday, the Gibson Jack Trail will be closed for construction for about a month. The construction project is moving the trailhead and…

HOUSTON (AP) – An Army officer’s recommendation on whether Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should face a court-martial for leaving his post in…

UPDATE: Missing Pocatello veteran Gregory Brower was located Sunday night in his truck in Cave Falls. Brower’s truck was located around 10 p.m.…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – The latest on developments at the Mormon Conference, held twice a year to give guidance, inspiration and news from The…

Owner of Rodriguez’s Boxing, Jimbo Rodriguez decided to raise money to keep his boxing gym going located at 4950 Yellowstone Ave. He says it…

Here are the final scores of Friday night football games in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. For highlights, see www.localnews8.com/sports or the…

Organizers say upwards of 500 people attended the 8th annual Geriatric Symposium at Idaho State University…

Governor Butch Otter declared this month of October as Earthquake Awareness Month. It’s in dedication to the larger Borah Peak quake that…

A local company has turned to 3-D printing to manufacture food processing equipment. The 3-D system is called Selective Laser Sintering and…

The Department of Energy and Idaho National Laboratory is offering vouchers for $50,000 up to $300,000 to businesses that are U.S. based. Some of the…

High school drama students are teaming up with Idaho Falls police to create a school bus safety video. Students from Skyline High School put in a lot…

Ammon firefighters are “Filling the Boot” this weekend to raise money for local children with muscular dystrophy. The money raised will…

The Pocatello City Council has accepted a $40,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The award fully funds a…

The Idaho Fish and Game Department teamed up with a tow truck operator near Inkom Friday to rescue a moose. The animal had been tranquilized by Fish…

Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced today that Jeffery Sayer, director of the Idaho Department of Commerce since October 2011, is…

Federal authorities are against the building of a proposed dam in southeast Idaho on the Bear River. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on…

The Rigby City Council held a public hearing Thursday night on a proposal to contract city law enforcement with Jefferson County. It was a packed…

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Following Thursday’s deadly shooting at a community college in Oregon, officials at Idaho State University say the school has a response plan…

A new exhibit opens Thursday at the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. In a partnership with Idaho National Laboratory, the artwork represents research…

The Idaho Falls Redevelopment Agency has agreed to purchase one-and-a-half blocks of property in downtown Idaho Falls. The vacant lot is located at…

A preliminary hearing was held Thursday in Bingham County for a high school soccer coach accused of having misconduct with a minor. Alisha Yeates has…

The Idaho Falls Redevelopment Agency has voted to purchase a half-block of vacant property at the intersection of Broadway and Memorial. The property…

The Town of Jackson’s plans for improvements at the Snow King Sports and Events Center were approved by the Wyoming State Land and Investment…

The Aberdeen Tigers remain at No. 1 for the second week in a row on Sports Line’s Power Rankings. Snake River jumps West Side for second while…

Preliminary autopsy results indicate the Bernhard Rietmann, 84, died from hypothermia and exposure to the elements. On behalf of the Teton County…

A local Idaho Falls attorney and his clients are taking on the Idaho State Education system. They are questioning the common core values that…

State Highway 33, near milepost 13, south of Howe reopened shortly before 3:30 a.m. Thursday after being closed for over two hours following a single…

A new study from the Idaho National Laboratory is answering questions about plug-in electric cars. For a detailed report of the study you can click…

Police in Nampa have arrested two suspects in a credit card fraud scheme with ties to Eastern Idaho. Police say they recovered more than $27,000 in…