August 2020

Lost River fire fully contained at 910 acres

August 6, 2020 8:17 AM News Team

UPDATE: 11:45 a.m.: The Idaho National Laboratory reports the Lost River fire has been fully contained at 910…

Breezy & Hot Storms

August 6, 2020 7:49 AM Jeff Roper

Fire Weather Warning 3-9pm with Thunderstorm winds 40mph into the afternoon. Highs in the low 90’s. 40% chance of isolated and scattered storms from…

Tornado warning canceled

August 5, 2020 6:23 PM News Team

UPDATE 6:23 p.m.: The National Weather Service has canceled the tornado…

Deputies investigate Fremont County incident

August 5, 2020 6:00 PM News Team

A Fremont County deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for speed…

Keeping our kids emotionally healthy during pandemic

August 5, 2020 5:41 PM Chelsea Briar

Masks limit facial expressions, which can make it hard for younger children who are less verbal to understand nonverbal social cues.…

473 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 7 new deaths

August 5, 2020 5:09 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths on…

A few thunderstorms, Red Flag Warning issued

August 5, 2020 5:07 PM Michael Coats

A southwest flow is bringing in heat with a few thunderstorms Wednesday evening. Thursday afternoon and evening expect scattered showers and…

State Parks and Rec Director to retire

August 5, 2020 4:31 PM News Team

Idaho Parks and Recreation Director David Langhorst, 61, announced Wednesday he will retire from the…

30 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho

August 5, 2020 4:11 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 30 new confirmed cases of…

Fire danger “high” at Yellowstone

August 5, 2020 3:23 PM News Team

After two small fires early this week, the wildfire season is underway in Yellowstone.…

Gordon funds adult education program

August 5, 2020 2:42 PM News Team

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has allocated $7.5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the state’s Adult…

Bonneville County 4-H Fair is in full swing

August 5, 2020 1:12 PM Ariel Schroeder

COVID-19 has spoiled a lot of summer fun, but the annual Bonneville County 4-H Fair is in full swing with a few adjustments to this year’s…

Idaho Falls Downtown seeks mural artist

August 5, 2020 11:58 AM News Team

INL and the Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corporation are planning a downtown mural to help celebrate the site’s…

Online courses are only option for hunter and bowhunter education

August 5, 2020 11:54 AM News Team

Instructor-led hunter education and bowhunter education courses are not being offered due to COVID-19 concerns. …

Read this before visiting the Bonneville County Driver’s License and Motor Vehicle Offices

August 5, 2020 11:39 AM News Team

The Driver’s License Division of the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and the Bonneville County Motor Vehicle Registration offices located…

Judge orders trial tied to discovery of missing kids’ bodies

August 5, 2020 11:29 AM Associated Press

A judge ruled Tuesday there’s enough evidence for a man to go to trial after the bodies of his new wife’s two children were found buried on his Idaho…

Gov. Little to call special legislative session

August 5, 2020 11:25 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced Wednesday he will call the Idaho Legislature into a special legislative session the week of August…

Hot Today

August 5, 2020 11:02 AM Jeff Roper

HOT Today! This will be the hottest day we’ll see for a bit. With a couple of weak waves passing through, hot today and we’ll see a slight chance of…

Pocatello Animal Shelter sports new look

August 5, 2020 10:37 AM News Team

Local artist Josh Pohlman has completed a 7’7” tall and 47’ long mural on the dog runs along the west side of the Pocatello Animal Shelter.…

Fraudulent $20 bills located in the area

August 5, 2020 10:32 AM Adrian Luevano

Pocatello Police report fraudulent $20 bills have been located in the…

Frank, a Yellow Lab, with Officer Dane Eborn and Berrett, a German Shepherd, with Corporal Joel Weinheimer.

2 K-9 officers join Pocatello Police Department

August 5, 2020 9:46 AM News Team

A pair of four-legged officers are now on the streets with the Pocatello Police…

Idaho facing child care crises

August 5, 2020 9:37 AM Ariel Schroeder

Ensuring our children receive an education is becoming an uphill struggle for parents in Idaho.…

Police investigate trailer and equipment theft

August 5, 2020 9:21 AM News Team

Police are looking for a large construction site trailer that was stolen over the weekend at a job site in western Idaho Falls.…

Fire threatens businesses in American Falls

August 5, 2020 9:07 AM News Team

Several agencies responded to a fire in American Falls Tuesday that destroyed about 15 old cars and threatened several businesses. …

Fire blocks interstate traffic

August 5, 2020 9:01 AM News Team

A fire in a horse trailer blocked both southbound lanes of Interstate 15 for about 30 minutes Tuesday. …

Karole Honas announces retirement

August 4, 2020 6:32 PM News Team

After 30 years at Local News 8, Karole Honas has decided to take a…

559 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 10 new deaths

August 4, 2020 5:11 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 559 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths on…

30 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho

August 4, 2020 4:31 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 30 new confirmed cases of…

Pocatello man sentenced to more than 19 years for receipt of child pornography

August 4, 2020 4:27 PM News Team

A 42-year-old Pocatello man was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 235 months in federal prison for receiving sexually explicit images of minors,…

Warming-up Wednesday

August 4, 2020 4:25 PM Michael Coats

High pressure is building back in with warming temperatures for Wednesday. We’ll have a few thunderstorms this week in the afternoons and evenings. A…

Free fee day Wednesday at National Parks

August 4, 2020 4:15 PM News Team

In celebration of President Trump signing the Great American Outdoors Act, Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced free entrance to…

Prosecutor: Couple talked by phone on day kids’ bodies found

August 4, 2020 3:01 PM Associated Press

A couple at the center of a mystery over the deaths of the woman’s two children were heard in a jailhouse recording speaking by telephone to each…

Local mom’s new smile is “life changing” thanks to giveaway

August 4, 2020 2:29 PM Emma Iannacone

In November, Hannah Lyngar was awarded a $50,000 smile makeover from the dental surgeons.…

2 arrested after Saturday search warrant

August 4, 2020 12:41 PM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports two were arrested after a search warrant was served in the 600 block Lawndale Dr. in Bonneville County…

Business steps up to “Close the Divide”

August 4, 2020 11:39 AM News Team

Idaho Business for Education is setting up sites to accept donations of electronic equipment as part of its “Close the Divide” campaign. …

Hospital launches nurse consultation program

August 4, 2020 10:43 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) has launched a new “Consult-A-Nurse” program to help meet demand for medical guidance during the…

Blackfoot Police arrest armed robbery suspect

August 4, 2020 10:10 AM News Team

Blackfoot Police arrested Jose A. Moreno, 20, on charges of attempted robbery Monday night.…

Governor Little to host town hall Tuesday

August 4, 2020 10:10 AM News Team

Idaho continues to set records for new coronavirus cases, and Idahoans have more questions than ever regarding the current situation.…

IEA: Schools in COVID-19 hotspots should begin with remote learning

August 4, 2020 10:05 AM News Team

Idaho Education Association President Layne McInelly has released a statement calling on all school districts in COVID-19 hotspots to begin the…

Tara Moss passes away unexpectedly

August 4, 2020 9:27 AM News Team

A lot of Z103 fans are sad to learn one of their favorite radio DJ’s passed away over the…

Sunny Weather Update

August 4, 2020 8:55 AM Jeff Roper

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US20 & I-15 connector goes back to the public

August 4, 2020 8:55 AM News Team

Latest proposals for a re-designed connector of Interstate 15 and US Highway 20 will go to the public for a fourth time Thursday.…

Judge rules Chad Daybell case can proceed to trial

August 4, 2020 8:21 AM News Team, Associated Press

The Chad Daybell case will likely go to…

Grizzly camera captures female bear and her cubs emerging from den

August 3, 2020 6:01 PM News Team

Every year Fish and Game Biologists place GPS collars on grizzly bears to learn about their reproduction, survival and distribution across the…

Motorcyclist dies after accident

August 3, 2020 5:57 PM News Team

The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office responded to Highway 34 near MP84 for the report of a one-vehicle motorcycle accident Monday around 3:14 p.m.…

Bonneville County deputies responded to 5 water rescue events over the weekend

August 3, 2020 5:18 PM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies responded to five different water rescue events on the Snake River and at the Palisades Reservoir over the…

331 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Monday, 3 new deaths

August 3, 2020 5:17 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 331 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…

37 new COVID-19 cases in Southeastern Idaho

August 3, 2020 4:42 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 37 new confirmed cases of…

Slightly cooler for Tuesday

August 3, 2020 4:37 PM Michael Coats

A system to the north is pushing in gusty winds Monday evening, with a few thunderstorms. Temperatures will be slightly cooler behind the system for…

ISBOE extends waiver of college entrance exams

August 3, 2020 4:14 PM Emma Iannacone

This waiver determines how students will be accepted into state universities and colleges in fall…

Two hurt when food truck explodes

August 3, 2020 3:47 PM News Team

Two people were seriously hurt when a food truck exploded at the Lincoln County Fair and Rodeo in Afton, Wyoming at around 9 a.m. Monday.…

Idaho awarded AmeriCorps grant

August 3, 2020 2:40 PM News Team

The Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism, known as “Serve Idaho”, has received a $1,508,524 grant from the Corporation for…

Pocatello Council to consider mask resolution

August 3, 2020 2:03 PM News Team

A draft resolution, which would require face coverings, will be up for discussion by the Pocatello City Council Thursday. …

Jefferson County Driver’s License Office moves to appointment only

August 3, 2020 12:26 PM News Team

The Jefferson County Driver’s License Office will now only be assisting Jefferson County residents by…

Deputies investigate Sugar City drive-by shooting

August 3, 2020 11:24 AM News Team

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent drive-by shooting incident early Monday morning.…

Aquifer management meets early goals

August 3, 2020 10:55 AM News Team

A new analysis indicates efforts to restore the East Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA) are bearing fruit.…

USU researchers debunk myths to find optimal hemp growth

August 3, 2020 10:19 AM Associated Press

Ninety years ago, hemp researchers at Utah State University grew cannabis for rope and had no way to test the THC content in crops other than smoking…