April 2020 - Local News 8

Chidi Udengwu ready to chase NBA dream

April 30, 2020 11:52 pm Dylan Carder

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The last Idaho State Bengal to play in the NBA was Jeff Cook in 1988. Chidi Udengwu wants the be the next one. Udengwu…

She was asked to pay thousands for her coronavirus treatment, he got a free ride. She’s American. He’s Italian

April 30, 2020 10:48 pm CNN

Leah Blomberg and Marco Paolone both called an ambulance when their coronavirus symptoms worsened. Both spent time in intensive care, both were…

Boeing is raising $25 billion and says it doesn’t need a federal bailout

April 30, 2020 10:22 pm CNN

Boeing won’t be needing a federal bailout after all. The troubled aircraft maker said Thursday that it is raising $25 billion through a bond…

Protesters pour into Michigan Capitol calling for end of state of emergency

April 30, 2020 10:14 pm CNN

Protesters at the Michigan Capitol on Thursday jammed inside the building where the lawmakers were meeting, demanding an end to the state’s…

Watch the entire CNN coronavirus town hall

April 30, 2020 9:35 pm CNN

CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta host a global town hall answering your questions about what the future holds for the fight against…

Idaho Falls Farmers Market looks to start back up

April 30, 2020 9:02 pm Adrian Luevano

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Farmers Market usually opens up the first Saturday in May. COVID-19 has changed how many do business…

April 30 coronavirus news

April 30, 2020 8:53 pm CNN

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School District 25 to hold graduation processions for the Class of 2020

April 30, 2020 8:51 pm News Team

Due to social distancing guidelines, a traditional graduation is out of the question. Instead, School District 25 will be holding a graduation…

Severe storms swing through eastern Idaho

April 30, 2020 8:14 pm Michael Coats

IDAHO FALLS (KIFI/KIDK) – Severe storms took aim at Eastern Idaho Thursday. Several tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were…

Fauci says states should have ‘wiggle room’ on reopening but cautions: ‘Don’t wiggle too much’

April 30, 2020 7:48 pm CNN

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, said Thursday evening it’s important to give governors “wiggle…

What Washington’s inaugural address can teach us

April 30, 2020 7:30 pm CNN

It was morning again in America. On April 30th, 1789, George Washington took the oath of office and became the first president of the United States…

Officials removing bodies from ‘overwhelmed’ Brooklyn funeral home

April 30, 2020 7:24 pm CNN

Officials were back at a Brooklyn funeral home Thursday, removing bodies that weren’t properly cared for inside the home, a law enforcement…

Gov. Little announces move to stage one and new grants for small businesses

April 30, 2020 6:52 pm Jilliana Colina

Little said stage one replaces the stay at home order that expired on Thursday and that it is enforceable.…

Pastor makes a miraculous recovery from COVID-19

April 30, 2020 5:32 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story High Point (WGHP) — Jeff Harmon went from the pulpit at Bible Truth Baptist Church…

Idaho COVID-19 cases pass 2,000

April 30, 2020 5:11 pm News Team

Idaho officials reported on Thursday there are at least 2,015 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 33 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…

Pocatello outlines “reopening” plans

April 30, 2020 5:03 pm News Team

The city of Pocatello has outlined plans for its “reopening” from the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. …

Homebound Highlight April 29

April 30, 2020 4:57 pm Dylan Carder

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – How are you entertaining yourself during the pandemic? Show us! Send your videos to sports@localnews8.com. We will…

Airports to split federal funding

April 30, 2020 4:14 pm News Team

Regional Idaho airports will share about $10.1 million to help pay for infrastructure improvement projects.…

Weather Calming a bit for Friday, Scattered T-storms this weekend

April 30, 2020 4:06 pm Michael Coats

We’ll still see a few scattered thunderstorms late Thursday, with clearing and drying conditions for Friday. However, the jet stream continues to…

Fort Hall Trading Post closed after COVID-19 exposure

April 30, 2020 4:05 pm News Team

The Fort Hall Trading Post grocery store was temporarily closed Thursday after a confirmed positive COVID-19 person entered the building.…

First Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Oneida, Franklin counties

April 30, 2020 3:55 pm National Weather Service

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Oneida County in southeastern Idaho…
Southwestern Franklin County in southeastern…

Mark Cuban has a plan to get more Americans working and spending

April 30, 2020 3:44 pm CNN

Billionaire Mark Cuban thinks the way to fix the battered US economy is to do it “bottom up” instead of “top down.”…

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FIRST ALERT: Tornado warning for Oneida County, SW Franklin County

April 30, 2020 3:15 pm Curtis Jackson

Tornado Warning National Weather Service Pocatello ID 255 PM MDT Thu Apr 30 2020 The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a * Tornado…

‘Anybody who says they’re not scared during this is lying to you.’ A day in the life of paramedics in a pandemic

April 30, 2020 3:01 pm CNN

The man lay unconscious in the back of the ambulance, parked in front of the nursing home on the Passaic River. Another life slipping away before the…

The Nation’s Weather

April 30, 2020 3:00 pm Associated Press

The Nation’s Weather for Friday, May 1, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY The last piece of today’s soaking storm will meander toward the…

Legal motion seeks to stop transgender ban

April 30, 2020 2:59 pm News Team

A legal motion has been filed in federal court to stop a new law trying to ban transgender women and girls from school sports.…

Up to 60 bodies found in four trucks outside Brooklyn funeral home

April 30, 2020 1:22 pm CNN

Four trucks containing as many as 60 bodies have been discovered outside a Brooklyn funeral home after someone reported fluids dripping from the…

Colleges are facing a cash crunch and it could alter campus life

April 30, 2020 12:40 pm CNN

The coronavirus crisis is hitting every college in the United States, university leaders say, and will likely continue well beyond the fall semester.…

Remdesivir drug shows promise — but it is far from a coronavirus cure

April 30, 2020 12:36 pm CNN

The study showing that the experimental drug remdesivir might help Covid-19 patients recover more quickly is positively good news. Shortly afterward,…

Broulim’s grocery adds additional safety check

April 30, 2020 12:28 pm News Team

Broulim’s will add an employee temperature check to help ensure safety of customers and…

WHO investigating reported increase in deaths in Kano, Nigeria, governor says

April 30, 2020 12:24 pm CNN

The World Health Organization and health officials in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have launched a probe into reports of increases in unusual…

Idaho works to catch up on unemployment claims

April 30, 2020 12:08 pm News Team

Idaho is struggling to get ahead of over 117,000 unemployment claims, but there are things workers can do to expedite their…

Congressmen who recovered from coronavirus donate their blood plasma

April 30, 2020 12:05 pm CNN

Two congressmen who have recovered from the coronavirus announced Thursday that they have donated their blood plasma in an attempt to help strengthen…

Pocatello High School renovation starts phase 2 early

April 30, 2020 11:58 am Emma Iannacone

With students out of class before summer break, School District 25 is making headway on a big…

In some reopening states, unemployment can pay more than lost jobs

April 30, 2020 11:51 am CNN

While unemployment benefits serve as a financial lifeline for those who lose their jobs, the program typically replaces only about 40% of…

Crush The Curve Idaho brings new COVID-19 antibody testing

April 30, 2020 11:41 am Ariel Schroeder

Crush The Curve Idaho has set up antibody testing in Idaho…

Local 21-year-old gets a birthday car parade surprise

April 30, 2020 11:40 am Ariel Schroeder

No birthday celebration should take a detour because of the pandemic. And it didn’t for one Idaho Falls birthday…

Small Businesses need to apply quickly for second round of PPP loans

April 30, 2020 11:08 am News Team

Small businesses that were left out of the first wave of SBA loans are being urged to quickly apply for the next round of loans available through the…

The problem with the Covid-19 death numbers

April 30, 2020 10:59 am CNN

After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, many journalists, community leaders and activists all had the same suspicion. More people were dying than the…

Man arrested on multiple charges

April 30, 2020 10:37 am News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 35-year-old Garrett Huserik after a confrontation in the 5000 East block of Iona at around 6 p.m.…

The dark side of working from home: loneliness

April 30, 2020 10:02 am CNN

Now that many people have been working from home for more than a month, the novelty might be starting to wane. And a dark side of working remote…

Americans are hoarding cash: Savings rate hits its highest level since 1981

April 30, 2020 9:52 am CNN

Americans are so nervous about the state of the economy that they are stashing cash in the bank at a rate not seen since the first year of Ronald…

Savings rate hits its highest level since 1981

April 30, 2020 9:50 am CNN

Americans are so nervous about the state of the economy that they are stashing cash in the bank at a rate not seen since the first year of Ronald…

Welcome to the worst economy ever

April 30, 2020 9:35 am CNN

Let’s start with some bad news. And we won’t sugarcoat it. This is the worst economy ever. That’s according to Federal Reserve…

Teton County wins health order variances

April 30, 2020 9:15 am News Team

Variances to statewide public health orders have been approved for Teton County,…

Without more help, black-owned businesses might not survive the pandemic

April 30, 2020 9:05 am CNN

Black communities in the United States not only represent a disproportionate share of casualties from coronavirus, but they have also been deeply…

Wyoming self-quarantine directive extended

April 30, 2020 9:00 am News Team

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has extended a directive designed to protect the state from COVID-19 through May…

Fire destroys Ashton area home

April 30, 2020 8:24 am News Team

No one was hurt, but fire destroyed a home near Ashton Wednesday…

30 million Americans have filed initial unemployment claims since mid-March

April 30, 2020 8:20 am CNN

Millions more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, as the coronavirus crisis continued to weigh on the US economy. First-time claims…

Europe’s economy just had its worst quarter since records began

April 30, 2020 7:52 am CNN

Europe’s economy suffered its deepest contraction on record in the first quarter and worse is to come as the region crashes into a recession…

US stock futures sink after another ugly round of jobless claims: April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020 7:08 am CNN

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US stock futures mixed after new jobless claims report: April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020 6:50 am CNN

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Inmates volunteer to make masks for first responders

April 30, 2020 6:47 am CNN

When health officials sounded the alarm on the state of the country’s personal protective equipment stockpile, officials at the Santa Barbara…

Thunderstorms Intensify this Afternoon

April 30, 2020 6:17 am Andrew Howe

Thunderstorms will be a continued possibility throughout the day, with severe storms increasingly probable later in the day. A few isolated storms…

Tech companies are showing resilience during the coronavirus storm

April 30, 2020 5:59 am CNN

The biggest tech companies in the world are shining during an otherwise harrowing earnings season, as cloud businesses get a boost from the spike in…

There will be no fans, but tennis is set for return in Germany amid pandemic

April 30, 2020 5:02 am CNN

Tennis fans eagerly awaiting their next fix won’t have to wait very long, with the first tournament in the coronavirus era set to begin in…

US stock futures inch higher ahead of new unemployment claims numbers: April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020 4:41 am CNN

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5 things to know for April 30: Coronavirus, remdesivir, economy, White House, Iran

April 30, 2020 4:15 am CNN

More than half of eligible Americans have gotten their stimulus payments, but tens of millions of people are still waiting. Here’s who’s…

Where did it go wrong for Britain on coronavirus?

April 30, 2020 3:32 am CNN

The British government is on the brink of missing a crucial target in its fight against coronavirus. A headline-grabbing aim of conducting 100,000…

FDA will reportedly authorize use of remdesivir for Covid-19 after trial shows ‘positive effect’ on recovery time

April 30, 2020 3:03 am CNN

Researchers released some good news about a possible treatment for coronavirus Wednesday — evidence that the experimental drug remdesivir might…

New York City Jewish leaders write to mayor saying they were hurt by his comments and request a meeting

April 30, 2020 1:25 am CNN

Jewish community leaders in New York City wrote an open letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio, expressing their “anger and disappointment” over…

Coronavirus is ’emboldening’ Myanmar military to carry out ‘war crimes’ says UN human rights expert

April 30, 2020 1:18 am CNN

A leading United Nations human rights expert claims the Myanmar military is carrying out “war crimes” against ethnic minorities,…

Gov. Little allows stay-home order to expire and move to Stage 1

April 29, 2020 10:30 pm News Team

Governor Little announced Thursday the state has met the criteria to enter into Stage 1 of Idaho’s approach to open Idaho’s…

FDA reportedly will approve Covid-19 treatment remdesivir, which US-funded trial shows has ‘positive effect’ on recovery

April 29, 2020 9:43 pm CNN

Researchers released some good news about a possible treatment for coronavirus Wednesday — evidence that the experimental drug remdesivir might…

Black-owned businesses in Georgia struggle as the state reopens

April 29, 2020 9:40 pm CNN

While many businesses are allowed to reopen in Georgia, some black small business owners are struggling with the decision, especially since black…

No pause on the need for blood

April 29, 2020 8:44 pm Adrian Luevano

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Many life events have been put on pause but the American Red Cross says one thing that hasn’t paused is the need for…