July 2020 - Local News 8

Arkansas prosecutor declines to charge officers involved in suspect’s death

July 31, 2020 11:43 pm CNN

Police officers in the central Arkansas city of Conway have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man who was in custody. The…

WHO leader is stuck between feuding China and US. It’s a situation ‘rock star’ Tedros has spent his life preparing for

July 31, 2020 11:35 pm CNN

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was watching late-night television when he saw a hospital boss criticizing him and Ethiopia’s Health Ministry, which…

Feast or famine for Bandits in double header split

July 31, 2020 10:52 pm Dylan Carder

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Idaho Falls Bandits split a double header Friday that featured two drastically different games. Idaho Falls beat…

AA Legion Baseball Scores, Friday, July 31

July 31, 2020 10:22 pm News Team

Friday, July 31…

Rhode Island mistakenly issued tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse

July 31, 2020 10:07 pm CNN

Rhode Island issued 176 tax refund checks this week signed by iconic duo Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse — instead of the state treasurer and…

James Murdoch resigns from News Corp, citing ‘disagreements over certain editorial content’

July 31, 2020 10:07 pm CNN

James Murdoch, the youngest son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, made a dramatic break from the family business on Friday. He resigned from…

Frontline workers wearing PPE still at more than three times the risk of Covid-19 infection, new study finds

July 31, 2020 9:34 pm CNN

Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for patients with Covid-19 isn’t enough to completely eliminate the threat from the…

LAPD releases video showing protester shot in head with ‘less-lethal’ round

July 31, 2020 9:13 pm CNN

A protester had his hands raised when Los Angeles police shot him in the head with a “less-lethal projectile” during a May demonstration,…

Jefferson City Schools reopening ‘experiment’ is underway

July 31, 2020 8:53 pm CNN

Early Friday morning, Nereida Jaimes, carrying her youngest child, opened her front door to walk her two older children to the school bus, a familiar…

New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu leaves game after ankle injury

July 31, 2020 8:51 pm CNN

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu left Friday’s game against the Atlanta Dream with an ankle sprain, according to the team. The injury…

Runnin’ Rebels win 2020 AA Legion state title

July 31, 2020 8:43 pm Dylan Carder

RUPERT, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Pocatello beat Twin Falls Friday 1-0 to win the AA Legion Baseball state tournament. Caden McCurdy pitched a complete…

US Navy’s first Black female tactical jet pilot gets her ‘wings of gold’

July 31, 2020 8:27 pm CNN

The US Navy’s first Black female tactical aircraft pilot, Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle, received her “wings of gold” on Friday, marking…

Taiwan could become the next flashpoint in the global tech war

July 31, 2020 8:16 pm CNN

The world is becoming increasingly dependent on a Taiwanese company for the most advanced semiconductors, after a stumble by rival Intel. But TSMC is…

Trump releases 2019 financial disclosure report

July 31, 2020 8:13 pm CNN

Three of President Donald Trump’s marquee properties — Mar-a-Lago, Trump National Doral and his Trump International Hotel in Washington…

Ethics Committee extends investigation into Georgia congressman over use of campaign funds

July 31, 2020 7:32 pm CNN

The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it will extend its investigation into Rep. Sanford Bishop, a Georgia Democrat, due to evidence that…

Democratic rep says red states are ‘getting what was coming to them’ for ‘playing politics’ with Covid-19

July 31, 2020 7:09 pm CNN

A Democratic congressman from Massachusetts said “we certainly have this perception in the Northeast that all the red states are getting what…

House Foreign Affairs chairman subpoenas Secretary of State Pompeo

July 31, 2020 6:54 pm CNN

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday to turn over documents related to the Bidens and…

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signs sweeping police reform bill

July 31, 2020 6:49 pm CNN

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed comprehensive police accountability legislation into law Friday afternoon. The law institutes a new statewide…

Three people charged in Twitter hack that hit Biden and Obama

July 31, 2020 6:34 pm CNN

Three people were charged on Friday for their alleged involvement in a massive Twitter hack earlier this month that took over the accounts of…

DHS opens investigations into intelligence collection on journalists

July 31, 2020 6:26 pm CNN

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Friday directed the intelligence branch of his department to cease collecting information involving…

Indiana student tests positive for Covid-19 on first day of school

July 31, 2020 6:17 pm CNN

As an Indiana school district welcomed students to the 2020-21 academic year, one of their students tested positive for Covid-19 on the first day of…

Jonathan Isaac responds after being the lone NBA player to stand for National Anthem

July 31, 2020 5:58 pm CNN

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac became the first NBA player to stand for the National Anthem as the league resumed play after a 20-week hiatus…

Trump’s own intelligence officials contradict his repeated claims of mail-in voting fraud

July 31, 2020 5:48 pm CNN

US intelligence officials on Friday discounted the possibility of foreign countries mass producing fake ballots to interfere in the November…

Baseball commissioner warns he might end season if coronavirus isn’t managed better, ESPN reports

July 31, 2020 5:41 pm CNN

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred warned union leader Tony Clark in a Friday call that if the league and players don’t do a better…

INL scientists returning from Mars rover launch

July 31, 2020 5:38 pm Linda Larsen

Idaho National Laboratory scientists are headed home Friday with another feather in their space…

Appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence, orders new penalty trial

July 31, 2020 5:30 pm CNN

A federal appeals court ruled on Friday to vacate the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who along with his brother planted homemade bombs near the…

475 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Friday, 12 new deaths

July 31, 2020 5:28 pm News Team

Idaho officials reported 475 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths on…

Washington state has trapped its first ‘murder hornet’

July 31, 2020 5:23 pm CNN

Washington state has trapped its first Asian giant hornet — or, what we’ve come to know as the “murder hornet.” Scientists…

Supreme Court allows continued construction of Trump’s border wall

July 31, 2020 5:20 pm CNN

A divided Supreme Court on Friday allowed continued construction of a portion of President Donald Trump’s border wall while legal challenges…

‘We’re dying here,’ Florida newspaper says in pleading with governor to issue a statewide mask mandate

July 31, 2020 5:17 pm CNN

A South Florida newspaper is pleading with Gov. Ron DeSantis to do more amid the surge in coronavirus cases and deaths spreading across Florida. The…

Secretaries of state ask for additional election support funding in light of coronavirus

July 31, 2020 5:13 pm CNN

Eleven state secretaries of state are requesting additional funding from Congress to address potential election issues when voters come to the polls…

READ: Trump’s financial disclosure report for 2019

July 31, 2020 5:11 pm CNN

President Donald Trump’s financial disclosure for 2019 was released Friday evening. Click here to view the document:…

104 new COVID-19 cases in the area

July 31, 2020 4:50 pm News Team

Local health officials reported 104 new cases in the area on…

READ: Trump’s financial disclosure report for 2019

July 31, 2020 4:46 pm CNN

President Donald Trump’s financial disclosure for 2019 was released Friday evening. Click here to view the…

Bush Center says some donors’ information was stolen in May hack

July 31, 2020 4:41 pm CNN

Demographic and donation information for some individuals associated with the George W. Bush Presidential Center was stolen in a May ransomware…

Staying safe while cooling off

July 31, 2020 4:36 pm Adrian Luevano

With the temperatures rising and more people getting away, the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office says water safety is more important than…

The week in 16 headlines

July 31, 2020 4:33 pm CNN

This week, Trump’s suggestion that November’s election be delayed prompted an unusual level of pushback from Republicans, who are…

State Department enters next phase of reopening, leaving some officials concerned

July 31, 2020 4:28 pm CNN

The US State Department entered the second phase of its reopening plan this week, despite an increase in coronavirus cases in and around the…

David Duke has been banned from Twitter

July 31, 2020 4:26 pm CNN

Twitter permanently banned the account of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke on Thursday night, after multiple violations of the company’s…

Governor outlines relief fund benefits

July 31, 2020 4:20 pm News Team

Governor Brad Little outlined where Idaho spent federal COVID-19 relief funds. …

SpaceX set to bring NASA astronauts home from historic mission (weather permitting)

July 31, 2020 4:15 pm CNN

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the first-ever astronauts to travel into orbit aboard a commercially developed spacecraft, are…

A tenant decapitated his landlord with a sword over a rent dispute, Hartford police say

July 31, 2020 4:14 pm CNN

A Connecticut man decapitated his landlord with a sword after being told he had to move out because of overdue rent, Hartford police say. The…

Grass fire contained

July 31, 2020 4:08 pm News Team

Idaho Falls firefighters were called to a grass fire near 6000 N. 25th East at around 3:11 p.m.…

Heat Advisory for this weekend

July 31, 2020 4:02 pm Michael Coats

High pressure over the west will keep our temperatures above average. Highs will be into the 90’s and low 100’s this weekend with mostly sunny skies.…

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from the hospital after latest medical procedure

July 31, 2020 3:42 pm CNN

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a New York City hospital on Friday after her latest medical procedure, the court said.…

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from the hospital after latest medical procedure

July 31, 2020 3:42 pm CNN

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a New York City hospital on Friday after her latest medical procedure, the court said.…

Robert Durst’s murder trial has been postponed until April 2021

July 31, 2020 3:40 pm CNN

A Los Angeles judge on Friday ordered the murder trial of real estate tycoon Robert Durst be postponed — again — until next year. Durst,…

McConnell signal to Republican Senate candidates: Distance from Trump if necessary

July 31, 2020 3:29 pm CNN

Sen. Mitch McConnell is allowing Republican Senate candidates to do whatever it takes to salvage their campaigns ahead of what Republicans…

New milestones reached in plans for police station

July 31, 2020 3:22 pm Chelsea Briar

The Idaho Falls City Council met with the Idaho Falls Police Department on Monday to discuss building plans and funding requirements for a new police…

Construction scheduled at American Falls dam

July 31, 2020 3:11 pm News Team

Concrete repair work will begin next week at American Falls…

A Georgia sleepaway camp’s coronavirus outbreak is a warning for what could happen when schools reopen, CDC says

July 31, 2020 3:10 pm CNN

A Covid-19 outbreak at a Georgia sleep away camp this June could have implications for school reopening, the US Centers for Disease Control and…

2 US oil executives released from Venezuela prison to house arrest

July 31, 2020 3:09 pm CNN

Two American oil executives held in an overcrowded Venezuelan prison for almost three years have been placed in house arrest, a sign that the…

The Nation’s Weather

July 31, 2020 3:01 pm Associated Press

The Nation’s Weather for Saturday, August 1, 2020 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected near the Ohio River…

Beloved toy store calls police on family claiming to be exempt from mask mandate

July 31, 2020 2:54 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A beloved toy store in southern Minnesota says it reported…

Orange County journalist killed after alleged street racer crashes into his pickup truck

July 31, 2020 2:53 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) — A 67-year-old man was dead Thursday after a…

Priest stirs controversy, downplays pandemic

July 31, 2020 2:51 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A Bay Area Catholic priest is stirring up controversy about…

Can you get COVID-19 through your eyes? And should we all be wearing goggles to protect against it?

July 31, 2020 2:50 pm CNN

We know that the coronavirus can enter the body through the nose and mouth — hence the constant recommendations from doctors to wear face…

Officer saves 6-week-old from choking

July 31, 2020 2:49 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KOVR) — A Solano CHP Officer is being hailed a hero after…

‘Sistas’ actress says she felt pride in being back on set during the pandemic

July 31, 2020 2:47 pm CNN

KJ Smith is a part of history. That’s because the actress is one of the stars of Tyler Perry’s BET series “Sistas” and she is…

A variety of responses by US states hurt the country’s ability to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says

July 31, 2020 2:45 pm CNN

The “diversity of response” by US states hampered the country’s ability to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci…

Dramatic video shows 2 police officers rescue horse from burning barn

July 31, 2020 2:44 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KYW) — A dramatic body camera video shows two police…

Drunk driver who killed 3 children gets 30-year sentence

July 31, 2020 2:44 pm Associated Press

A drunk driver who killed three children when he crashed into the back of a vehicle in which they were passengers has been sentenced to 30 years in…

Bighorn Sheep lottery tag selected

July 31, 2020 2:43 pm News Team

A Bighorn sheep lottery tag earned a Boise man a dream hunt and $185,000 for Idaho Fish and…

Company to open beef processing facility in S. Idaho

July 31, 2020 2:39 pm Associated Press

A beef processing company said Friday it will open a new plant in south-central Idaho and hire 400…

Human sperm roll like ‘playful otters’ as they swim, study finds, contradicting centuries-old beliefs

July 31, 2020 2:38 pm CNN

More than 340 years ago, a Dutchman named Antonie van Leeuwenhoek invented a powerful new compound microscope and accidentally discovered the…

Student-athletes allowed to kneel during anthem at Buncombe, Asheville City Schools

July 31, 2020 2:29 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C (WLOS) — Both Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools will…

Transylvania County childcare center closed after child tests positive for COVID-19

July 31, 2020 2:23 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A childcare center in Transylvania County is…

Boy escapes abusive home, couple arrested for child cruelty

July 31, 2020 2:16 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — A couple has been arrested and charged with second-degree…

Florida sets a record for number of coronavirus deaths for 4th straight day

July 31, 2020 2:15 pm CNN

Florida on Friday marked the fourth consecutive day it reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths in the state. The 257 deaths reported Friday was…

COVID -19 is not keeping local actors from doing what they love

July 31, 2020 2:14 pm CNN

Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — It is a big weekend for young actors in northwest…

Month: July 2020