Month: August 2017

The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office reports a suspect involved in a forklift theft from the Inkom area fled westbound on foot from Interstate…

An Oregon appeals court voted Thursday morning for a couple of dog owners to debark, or devocalize, their dogs. The decision came after neighbors…

The Bank of Idaho made a big donation toward education Thursday. The bank donated more than $12,000 to the College of Eastern Idaho. The money…

The Bureau of Land Management reports the Deer Park Fire started at approximately 12:30 p.m. August 25 when a vehicle caught fire and spread to…

Investigators say they haven’t given up trying to solve the mystery of a woman who disappeared while jogging in the mountains of Wyoming 20…

Idaho Falls-based Melaleuca is accepting a very specific list of non-perishable food donations to assist flood/hurricane victims in Houston. Company…

On Thursday, the Muscular Dystrophy Association held a fund raising event to help send kids to camp. But instead of just donating money, community…

UPDATE: According to the Teton County, Wyoming Circuit Court, Forest Stearns’ attorney entered a motion to continue on the misdemeanor charge…

A few thunderstorms Friday evening, before drier air works in from the northwest. After the disturbance that brought T-Storms yesterday and today…

Police say a Utah man accused of giving his newborn baby an addiction treatment drug has pleaded guilty. The Deseret News reports 29-year-old Colby…

Federal officials are awarding Idaho about $2 million in grants for 10 projects intended to protect water quality. The U.S. Environmental Protection…

A Texas man who authorities attempted to rescue from a Wyoming river after he fell off his raft without a life jacket on was arrested on suspicion…

Theater production and plays at Bonneville High School are shut down temporarily. The high school’s “Little Theater” was closed…

An Ada County jury has decided Idaho State Police retaliated against a detective for concerns he raised over a fatal crash investigation years ago.…

Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies and breezy conditions this afternoon, with a chance of T-Storms in the mountains. After the disturbance that…

Update 9:33 p.m.: The fire burning in southeast Pocatello Wednesday night has been contained and evacuations have been lifted. Crews do remain on…

A Downey man is worried that there could be harmful chemicals affecting his home and his water supply. The homeowner, Thomas Dorsey, is concerned…

Donations continue to pour in for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Some are making financial donations to reputable non-profits and others are…

New Idaho Falls Police Chief Bryce Johnson met with local media today for the first time to answer questions. Johnson comes from Juneau, Alaska where…

UPDATE 8/30 10:00 a.m. – The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has identified and contacted the owner of the third vehicle in the…

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued Red Flag Warnings, due to critical fire weather conditions. RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…

Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has named the Idaho National Laboratory’s Specific Manufacturing Capability (SMC) project as the latest recipient of…

The public has been invited to pay its respect to former U.S. Interior Secretary and Idaho Gov. Cecil D. Andrus. The 85-year-old Andrus died last…

The Herbert H. Kohl Trust is proposing to exchange approximately 80 acres of private land on the Gros Ventre River for approximately 45 acres of…

Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies and locally gusty winds as T-Storms pass through. After this disturbance moves through, a ridge will build back…

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has lifted an air quality advisory for Lemhi and Custer counties. Because of improved air quality,…

UPDATE 12:35 p.m.: The Bureau of Land Management reports the Rising River fire is 100 percent contained. UPDATE 8/30 11:25 p.m.: The Bureau of Land…

At least eight cows are confirmed shot to death in the Swan Valley area. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office said the animals were killed in…

A juvenile bicyclist was hospitalized around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after being struck by a pickup near Victor. Idaho State Police said the bicycle rider…

Wildlife advocates and a Montana Indian tribe are asking a U.S. court to restore protections for grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National…

Three school bond proposals were on the ballot in eastern Idaho Tuesday and voters approved all of them. MADISON: Madison school district voters have…

A federal trial has been scheduled in Nebraska for a man suspected of being the “AK-47 bandit,” who investigators believe robbed banks in…

UPDATE: All three school bonds passed unofficially. Votes will be canvassed at a later date and then results will be official. ORIGINAL: Madison to…

Scattered thunderstorms are expected for Wednesday as a weak disturbance moves through, drawing moisture from the south. Expect partly cloudy skies…

GIRLS H.S. SOCCERSnake River 1**Teton 8 H.S. VOLLEYBALL {SETS WON}**Bonneville 3 Idaho Falls 0 **Idaho Falls 3 Hillcrest 2 **Challis 3 Salmon 1…

UPDATE: Hanna has been found. Officers said she was not in danger and is with her family at this time. ORIGINAL: The Bonneville County…

2016 was a good year for gun sales in the United States. Statistics from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives show that more guns…

A water quality report from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WYDEQ) indicates samples collected over the summer at two E. coli…

We want to announce our “Food for Friends” winner for our final Week 7. Brandi Sweeney is our winner this week from our website. She wins…

Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper announced she is running for re-election. Casper laid out her agenda she hopes to accomplish if she is re-elected.…

Rigby Police say a juvenile, female driver was responsible for a hit and run accident and chase that ignited several small fires Tuesday. According…

Many of us know people suffering in the disaster in Houston and have heard their experiences. Local News 8 reached out to Ido Walker, who moved to…

Officials say a school bus with 45 children aboard has collided with a pickup truck in Boise, but none of the school children appear to have…

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has appointed Twin Falls judge Richard Bevan to the state’s highest court. Otter announced Tuesday…

With less than 70 days away from the November election, Tuesday morning started off with a small victory for the those in support of fixing the…

Authorities in southwestern Idaho say an elderly couple is dead after an apparent shooting, but no suspects are being sought. Nampa Police Department…

Park rangers have responded to several recent incidents in Grand Teton National Park. On Saturday, August 26, at approximately 8:15 a.m. Teton…

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Wednesday. “Moisture will continue to stream into central and…

Beginning Friday, September 1, Yellowstone will be accepting applications to the 2017-2018 winter season lottery for permits to snowmobile in the…

Staying hot thanks to high pressure, but stormy at times thanks to sub-tropical moisture through the Great Basin. Scattered thunderstorms are…

A family discovered the remains of a female while driving an off-road vehicle near the Utah-Arizona border. The Spectrum reported on Monday the…

After a national search, Idaho State University officials selected Dr. Christopher T. Owens as ISU’s new associate vice president for health…

A two-mile stretch of US Highway 26/89/191 will be temporarily closed to vehicle traffic during a traditional cattle drive in Grand Teton National…

A 25-year-old Wyoming mother accused of killing her 16-month-old baby has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her. KGAB-AM reports Sabrina A.…

More than 60 business leaders have urged the federal government to release endangered Mexican gray wolves into the Grand Canyon area in northern…

A 36-year-old southern Utah mother whose malnourished son was found in a feces-strewn bathroom where authorities believe he had been locked away for…

Scattered thunderstorms are expected for today as a weak disturbance moves through, drawing moisture from the south. The best chance for showers…

UPDATE: 5:45 p.m.: The Bureau of Land Management reports the Deer Park Fire is 90 percent contained and full containment is expected for 10 p.m. BLM…

People across the country are channeling their inner “Dirty Harry” (kind of) and asking themselves if they feel lucky…lucky enough…

With so much devastation happening in Texas, many people are eager to help in some way. Organizations such as the American Red Cross and the…

BOYS H.S. SOCCERIdaho Falls 1 **Blackfoot 3 Preston 4Century 4 **Skyline 12 Pocatello 0 **Highland 6Bonneville 3 **Hillcrest 1 Rigby 0 GIRLS H.S.…

The first week of school is now in the books for students at Idaho State University, which means tradition will kick-in Monday night for the eighth,…

On Monday morning, signs across City Creek entrances were posted, warning visitors of a recent discovery of high levels of E. coli bacteria found in…

The City of Pocatello Sanitation Department’s collection trucks will be operating as normal on Labor Day, September 4. Officials ask residents…

With the Eastern Idaho State Fair only four days away, one local charity group received an early taste of that notorious fair food that only…

The person who caused a wildfire that destroyed a home and threatened several others east of Yellowstone National Park could be ordered to pay…

Scattered thunderstorms with several weak disturbances will impact the region starting Monday evening. This and other disturbances will move in for…

A child was injured at the North Idaho Fair in Coeur d’Alene, resulting in the closure of a carnival ride. The Spokesman Review reports the…

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says he wants to speed up a proposal to block new gold mining claims on forested public land near Yellowstone…

The Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center’s Microbiology department now offers MALDI-TOF, the next generation of bacterial identification. This…

Wes and Jessie Mennear, who moved to Houston about two years ago, are hunkering down in their apartment, with nowhere to go. The water in the street…

A stretch of the Gibbon River and its headwater lakes are being poisoned so Yellowstone National Park can remove non-native fish and reintroduce…

A former Utah County commissioner has been sentenced to five years of probation, including paying $162,606 in restitution, for his role in a scam…

Another warm and dry day today. However, several weak disturbances will impact the region starting this evening, giving the Central Mts and Southern…

A ridge of high pressure will remain centered over the Great Basin for the start of the work week. Isolated thunderstorms are possible across the…

Four clinicians from Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center are in Texas assisting to relocate NICU babies to safer locations following Hurricane…

One Jackson woman and her family got the promotion opportunity of a lifetime. Melissa Wandursky, along with her mom and sister, appeared on a recent…

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UPDATE 7:48 p.m.: A 50-acre fire burning west of Grace is under control and officials said they expect to have containment by 8 p.m. Saturday. The…

A ridge of high pressure will continue to strengthen across the Great Basin. Expect warm and dry weather conditions for the rest of the weekend and…

The Afton Police Department in Wyoming said Friday it has apprehended a suspect wanted in connection to an attempted abduction of a young female and…

The following is a press release from Grand Teton National Park. Rangers recovered the body of a deceased climber in Grand Teton National Park on…

H.S. FOOTBALL SCORES WEEK 1Skyline 28, Hillcrest 41 Bonneville 28, Idaho Falls 27 Ogden 24, Preston 27Lake City 10, Madison 34Blackfoot 35, Snake…

Idaho State University has been awarded a large grant to help expand health education and health services in southeastern Idaho. The grant is for…

Come Monday, the old O.E. Bell Junior High School building in Idaho Falls will once again be an actual school. After being abandoned as a school for…

Grand Teton National Park experienced record visitation August 18-21 as visitors traveled to the park to view the total solar eclipse. Park traffic…

Idaho officials have declined to move forward for now allowing the use of bait by hunters to specifically target wolves. The Idaho Fish and Game…

A mutil-car accident sent at least two people to the hospital Friday evening. The accident happened shortly after 6 p.m. at the intersection of US26…

Local law enforcement agencies are cracking down on drunk drivers on Friday and Saturday. The Pocatello Police Department, Chubbuck Police…

If you are looking to fly from Pocatello to Salt Lake City, you will have a few more flight options, starting October 1st. A third flight option will…

An Idaho Falls man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Pocatello Thursday to charges of accessing with intent to view child pornography. Thomas…

Moving into Tuesday, a large ridge builds in bringing about sunny skies and warm temperatures to the region, with many in the plain reaching the 90s…

E. Elva Street & N. Holmes Avenue IntersectionTMC Contractors, Inc. will close the southern half of the E. Elva Street & N. Holmes Avenue…

Idaho Falls has signed a contract with Design Workshop, Inc. to construct the new Heritage Park near the southern edge of Snake River Landing. The…

Atop the South Menan Butte in Idaho for the solar eclipse, and what a fantastic place to view it. Once KIDK Eyewitness News crew arrived, we finally…

The city of Blackfoot has been awarded a $1.6 million FEMA grant for a major storm water upgrade. The federal funding will cover about 63 percent of…

Former Governor Cecil Andrus died Thursday, one day short of his 86th birthday, after a battle with lung cancer. According to Democratic party…

Rock legends Jack Russell’s Great White will be opening for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts at the Eastern Idaho State Fair Friday, September 8 .…

This week’s education (and political) news: Cecil Andrus, 1931-2017. Andrus, Idaho’s only four-term governor and interior secretary to…

Bryce Johnson was sworn in as Idaho Falls’ new Chief of Police by Mayor Rebecca Casper Thursday night. Johnson comes to Idaho Falls from…