March 2020 - Local News 8

6.5 magnitude earthquake shakes the region

March 31, 2020 9:07 pm News Team

Around 5:52 p.m. Tuesday, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake was registered near Custer County.…

6.5 magnitude earthquake near Stanley

March 31, 2020 6:10 pm News Team

A large earthquake struck near Stanley Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting…

Idaho Falls 2020 Liberty on Parade theme announced

March 31, 2020 5:44 pm News Team

The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2020 theme and award categories for this year’s Liberty on Parade for the 4th of July.…

CEI to offer all GenEd classes online for summer semester

March 31, 2020 5:42 pm News Team

College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) has announced the summer semester will be offered fully…

Cleaning company disinfects EMT vehicles free of charge

March 31, 2020 5:22 pm Jilliana Colina

“It’s important, we go out on a lot of calls and you never know whether you’re packing germs back into your vehicle or…

More wind with isolated showers

March 31, 2020 5:11 pm Michael Coats

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will push through overnight and into Wednesday, as our cold front moves off to the east. We’re stuck with a…

Idaho COVID-19 cases up to 525

March 31, 2020 5:05 pm News Team

There are currently at least 525 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Monday from the local health districts and the…

Governor Little hosts third statewide AARP telephone town hall

March 31, 2020 4:52 pm Ariel Schroeder

Affording more resources may not have to be one of our fears during the coronavirus…

Do you recognize this individual?

March 31, 2020 3:59 pm News Team

The Pocatello Police Department is asking for your help identifying a suspect from an incident at the Pit Stop located at 1309 N. Arthur and the…

WYDOT to extend trailer closure on Teton Pass

March 31, 2020 3:56 pm News Team

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is extending its seasonal trailer traffic closure on Teton Pass. …

Search underway for man accused of shooting at deputies

March 31, 2020 3:34 pm Associated Press

State and local law enforcement agencies are searching for an Idaho man they say shot at two deputies and then…

Wyoming asks US Supreme Court to deny death row appeal

March 31, 2020 3:32 pm Associated Press

Wyoming’s attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a death row inmate’s request for appeal, arguing he did not preserve his ability to…

Ammon launches water management app

March 31, 2020 3:14 pm News Team

The city of Ammon is launching a new program to help residents access detailed information about their household water…

Little vetoes license-exemption bill for rehab center

March 31, 2020 3:11 pm Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have carved out an exemption allowing a northern Idaho lawmaker’s faith-based drug and…

The Nation’s Weather

March 31, 2020 3:00 pm Associated Press

The Nation’s Weather for Wednesday, April 1, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Cool weather will remain across the Northeast tomorrow with spotty…

Wyoming House speaker: Coronavirus special session likely

March 31, 2020 2:54 pm Associated Press

The Wyoming Legislature will likely hold its first special session in over 15 years to allocate emergency federal funding to address the coronavirus…

BLM closes Sharkey Hotsprings over virus concerns

March 31, 2020 2:08 pm News Team

The Bureau of Land Management is closing Sharkey Hotsprings Recreation site. …

IHSAA extends suspension of spring sports until April 20

March 31, 2020 1:16 pm Dylan Carder

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho High School Activities Association announced Tuesday spring sports remain suspended until April 20. This is in…

2 more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Southeast Idaho

March 31, 2020 1:08 pm News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two additional cases of novel coronavirus in southeast…

Fire damages Wilson garage

March 31, 2020 12:44 pm News Team

Fire destroyed much of a six-bay garage in Wilson at around 11:35 p.m.…

Groups sue over continued grazing in Wyoming grizzly habitat

March 31, 2020 12:26 pm Associated Press

Conservation groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday over livestock grazing in a Wyoming forest, saying grizzly bears are too often killed by…

Idaho Attorney General warns: Beware of scams

March 31, 2020 12:14 pm News Team

Like most emergency situations, the COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted no shortage of scams surrounding…

Resources for small businesses affected by coronavirus

March 31, 2020 11:37 am Emma Iannacone

Small businesses are experiencing the collateral damage of the coronavirus shut…

Teton County tightens up gathering limitations

March 31, 2020 10:31 am News Team

Teton County, Wyoming public health officials has issued a new order requiring all people to limit gatherings to only individuals within the same…

Idaho governor vetoes bill to compensate wrongly convicted

March 31, 2020 10:23 am Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed legislation that would have set up a process to compensate people convicted of crimes they didn’t commit, but he…

Missing 70-year-old found deceased

March 31, 2020 9:52 am News Team

UPDATE 4/1/20: Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies responded Wednesday morning to the area of Curlew and Chasewood to a report of a welfare check. …

Idaho governor signs affirmative action ban into law

March 31, 2020 9:19 am Associated Press

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public…

State education board considers soft closure extension

March 31, 2020 9:07 am News Team

The Idaho State Board of Education is considering a proposal to extend its soft closure directive to school and charter schools. …

Teton Pass to close for avalanche control

March 31, 2020 8:41 am David Plourde

Teton Pass, Wyoming 22, will be closed at 4 p.m. Tuesday for avalanche mitigation. …

St. John’s Health readies for COVID-19 challenge

March 31, 2020 8:26 am News Team

St. John’s Health in Jackson has purchased 10 new ventilators to help treat potential COVID-19 patients in Jackson. …

Wet and Windy

March 31, 2020 6:19 am Andrew Howe

The Snake River Plane is under a wind advisory as a storm system passes through, today. Where rain is more sparse, watch for blowing dust as wind…

Man in custody after police chase outside Rexburg

March 31, 2020 2:31 am Joel Killam

A man from New York is sitting in the Madison County Jail after leading police on a chase Monday…

Governor Little signs into law anti-transgender legislation

March 30, 2020 6:26 pm News Team

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law two anti-transgender…

Community transmission of COVID-19 identified in Madison County

March 30, 2020 6:12 pm News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County and are identifying two of the three cases were acquired…

Idaho COVID-19 cases up to 423

March 30, 2020 5:05 pm News Team

There are currently at least 423 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Monday from the local health districts and the…

Wyoming governor: Still no plan for state stay-at-home order

March 30, 2020 4:52 pm Associated Press

Wyoming has no plans for a stay-at-home order to contain the coronavirus but any order for the entire state would contain no exemptions, Gov. Mark…

Cold front, gusty winds, scattered showers

March 30, 2020 4:39 pm Michael Coats

We’re still on track to see a stormy Tuesday, thanks to a passing front and dropping area of low pressure from the north. Scattered showers and gusty…

Department of Labor urges website unemployment registration

March 30, 2020 4:25 pm News Team

A surge of newly laid-off workers is overwhelming Idaho’s unemployment phone systems.…

Idaho’s primary election will be conducted by mail, remains on May 19

March 30, 2020 4:20 pm News Team

Governor Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney announced Monday there will be no change in Idaho’s primary election date of May…

Wyoming court to rule on birth certificate gender changes

March 30, 2020 3:58 pm Associated Press

The Wyoming Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case that would determine whether transgender residents can change the genders on their birth…

With slack demand gas prices continue to dip

March 30, 2020 3:01 pm News Team

A lack of demand and cratering oil prices continues to push gas prices…

The Nation’s Weather

March 30, 2020 3:00 pm Associated Press

The Nation’s Weather for Tuesday, March 31, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Cloudy, seasonably cool weather is forecast across the Northeast…

Man wanted for attempted murder of 2 deputies

March 30, 2020 2:07 pm News Team

Idaho State Police and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a man who they say tried to kill two sheriff’s deputies…

Wyoming governor signs oil, gas tax cut amid low prices

March 30, 2020 1:11 pm Associated Press

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has approved a tax cut for oil and gas producers that would take effect if low prices for the commodities…

Coronavirus Pro Tip: You might be disinfecting wrong

March 30, 2020 12:33 pm Emma Iannacone

Here are some tips directly from the CDC to help you kill the coronavirus in your…

INL joins Equal by 30 to pursue equal pay, opportunities, representation for women

March 30, 2020 12:28 pm News Team

Idaho National Laboratory announced Monday it has signed on to Equal by…

Congressmen press for rural hospital help

March 30, 2020 12:24 pm News Team

Congressional leaders are calling on the administration to move quickly to support rural…

Idaho officials observe 57 mountain goats in Selkirk range

March 30, 2020 12:00 pm Associated Press

Idaho biologists counted 57 mountain goats in the Selkirk Mountain Range this year, the first survey of the animals in the range since…

Idaho lawmaker flouts stay-at-home order with church service

March 30, 2020 11:52 am Associated Press

A northern Idaho lawmaker led a church service on Sunday despite a statewide stay-at-home order by Gov. Brad Little to prevent the spread of the…

Riders find body of Wyoming teen missing since November

March 30, 2020 11:42 am Associated Press

Two people on horseback found the body of a central Wyoming teenager who went missing in…

Highland, Riverside Golf Courses to open

March 30, 2020 11:26 am News Team

CHUBBUCK, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Following additional guidance from Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Southeastern Idaho Public Health on…

How you can participate in Tuesday’s statewide telephone town hall

March 30, 2020 11:21 am News Team

Idaho Governor Brad Little, health experts and AARP Idaho will host a statewide telephone town hall Tuesday to provide updated information and answer…

3 found dead in northern Wyoming, man arrested in Montana

March 30, 2020 10:06 am Associated Press

Three people have been found dead in northern Wyoming and authorities have arrested a man in southern…

Yellowstone captures more than 500 bison, hunters kill 200+

March 30, 2020 10:01 am Associated Press

Yellowstone National Park is done capturing bison for the year after rounding up more than 500 of the animals and sending most to slaughter as part…

Nevada residents hospitalized after I-86 crash

March 30, 2020 9:00 am News Team

Two Nevada residents were hospitalized after the van they were in…

Idaho’s US District Courthouses ordered closed

March 30, 2020 8:41 am News Team

US District Courthouses in Pocatello and Coeur d’Alene and the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors of the James A. McClure Federal Building will be…

Cold Front Monday

March 30, 2020 6:40 am Andrew Howe

Valley rain and mountain snow will pick up into the afternoon hours, Monday. High temperatures will reach 40’s and low 50’s for…

Second case of COVID-19 in Bonneville County

March 29, 2020 11:18 pm Linda Larsen

Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) has confirmed the second positive case of COVID-19 in Bonneville County in a male under the age of 40 who did not…

KIFI Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3

Rain/Snow Mix Continues

March 29, 2020 9:33 pm Jeff Roper

A cold front kicks off more showers and winds with a mix of snow and rain, especially Tuesday. Temps will drop significantly over the period, from…

Superintendent updates school closures and COVID-19 for families of D93

March 29, 2020 7:05 pm Todd Kunz

Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme sent out a letter to update parents of students in the…

Fish and Game says you can still hunt and social distance, get license online

March 29, 2020 5:23 pm Emma Iannacone

Fish and Game is not restricting hunting and fishing access during the stay-at-home…

Idaho COVID-19 cases surpass 300

March 29, 2020 5:23 pm News Team

There are currently at least 312 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Sunday from the local health districts and the…

Teton County, Wyoming health officials list new self-quarantine recommendations

March 29, 2020 5:03 pm News Team

People who travel outside the Teton County, Wyoming geographic area and return are urged to self-quarantine for 14…

Tornado rips through Arkansas city, injuring 22 people

March 29, 2020 3:10 pm CNN

A tornado ripped through Jonesboro, Arkansas, injuring 22 people and leaving a trail of flattened homes and buildings. Mayor Harold Perrin and other…

The Nation’s Weather

March 29, 2020 3:00 pm Associated Press

The Nation’s Weather for Monday, March 30, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY An area of low pressure will bring periods of snow to Maine and northern…

Scattered showers and gusty winds for the early half of the week

March 29, 2020 8:55 am Michael Coats

A rocky start to the week with a wet and windy flow from the northwest. Look for scattered showers Sunday, Monday and Tuesday as a cold front…

Pocatello-Chubbuck school board announces plans

March 29, 2020 4:12 am News Team

The Pocatello-Chubbuck School Board met in special session Saturday to begin to lay out future plans for the school…

Idaho COVID-19 cases continue to rise, 2 more deaths reported

March 28, 2020 8:31 pm News Team

There are currently at least 267 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Idaho, according to numbers released Saturday morning from the local health districts…

Tornado flattens buildings, injures 6 people in Jonesboro, Arkansas

March 28, 2020 8:15 pm CNN

Six people were injured when a tornado ripped through Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Saturday afternoon, Mayor Harold Perrin told CNN affiliate KARK.…

Jackson directs everyone to stay at home

March 28, 2020 5:09 pm News Team

A new ordinance requires all Jackson residents to stay at…

Month: March 2020