Hunter accidentally shot by his mother
A hunter is recovering from injuries after he was shot by his mother Saturday. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office was called to the Pleasant…
Continue ReadingA hunter is recovering from injuries after he was shot by his mother Saturday. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office was called to the Pleasant…
Continue ReadingUPDATE; 9/6/2016 4:45 p.m. Idaho Supreme General Manager Wade Chapman says there will be no permanent layoffs at the Firth plant.He credited the…
Continue ReadingUpdate 09/06/2016 12:30 pm: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has extended the air quality alert for Custer and Lemhi Counties. Air…
Continue ReadingA Ketchum woman is recovering at Wood River Medical Center near Hailey after a climbing accident north of the Devil’s Bedstead Peak. Custer…
Continue ReadingJim Francis has announced he will run as a write-in candidate for State Senator in District 33 this November. The seat is currently held by…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested 19-year-old Ricardo R. Herrera Delira for burglary Saturday morning after he was seen trying to break into a car. Herrera…
Continue ReadingA Shelley man was arrested by Idaho Falls Police on September 1st for multiple charges including felony possession of a controlled substance and…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested a 19-year-old man after police say he tried to steal a woman’s purse. Isaiah S. DeLoera of Idaho Falls was booked…
Continue ReadingA Pocatello man was arrested Saturday with a large amount of methamphetamine after a routine traffic stop near Pocatello. Brandon Jeffrey Allan,37,…
Continue ReadingThe Tie Canyon fire was listed at 100 percent containment Tuesday morning. The fire area encompassed 1,031 acres. Great Basin Team 5 transferred…
Continue ReadingWhen it’s summer, it means getting out and having fun for Marshall Clinger. “I like summer because you can get outside and experience…
Continue ReadingChipotle, Popeyes and Red Robin are just a few of the recent businesses that have opened in Chubbuck. On Monday, the city welcomed another new…
Continue ReadingJoshua Holt is a former Pocatello man now living in Utah. Josh has been stuck in a Venezuelan jail for 67 days, since June 30. On Monday, his mom…
Continue ReadingA two-car collision near Stanley blocked the highway for nearly four hours Monday morning. Idaho State Police said the accident happened on State…
Continue ReadingUpdate Sept. 5, 2016 3:30p: A GoFundMe account was set up for the family of a 16-year-old teen girl who died Saturday morning. The account said Karla…
Continue ReadingLightning started at least three new fires in the northern portion of Grand Teton National Park Sunday. All were being actively suppressed on Monday.…
Continue ReadingDay two of the Eastern Idaho State Fair brought some rain with it. But that didn’t seem to dampen people’s spirits as large crowds…
Continue ReadingUPDATE Sept. 5, 2016 10:30p: Rangers have located the body of Rene Dreiling. They said his body was found on the north side of Mount Owen, on a rocky…
Continue ReadingA state health official says new data shows Idaho adults reversing a decades-long increase in obesity. The Spokesman-Review reports the 28.6 percent…
Continue ReadingThe campaign finance reports from the Democrat challenging longtime Idaho GOP Sen. Mike Crapo suggest he’s making a serious bid for the office.…
Continue ReadingA bus driver in southern Idaho has been fired after a video of her pouring water on a student and telling him to speak English surfaced on social…
Continue ReadingCool wet weather is helping to calm the region’s largest remaining wildfires. Tie Canyon fireSunday night rains were not enough to extinguish…
Continue ReadingPopular country singers will be taking the stage at this year’s Eastern Idaho State Fair. Chris Janson will be headlining on September 8 and…
Continue ReadingThe Eastern Idaho State Fair is happening now! The fair kicked off its opening day with its annual parade through the streets of Blackfoot. Hundreds…
Continue ReadingScores for all the games for Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming team. For highlights, see www.localnews8.com/sports or the Sports section of our app.…
Continue ReadingWith the recent price hike for the Epi-Pen, many people are looking for cheaper alternatives. The Better Business Bureau is warning people about…
Continue ReadingThe man accused of killing a Driggs woman this summer had the Teton County Court enter a not guilty plea for him Friday morning. Erik Ohlson is…
Continue ReadingSteps are being taken to remove illegally introduced Largemouth Bass from Hawkins Reservoir in Bannock County. The decision will allow licensed…
Continue ReadingA crash in the northbound lane of Interstate 15 has slowed traffic on the highway. The incident happened just north of Fort…
Continue ReadingState engineers are planning a project to replace the existing Rose Road bridge over Interstate 15. The Idaho Transportation Department will hold a…
Continue ReadingThe Henry’s Creek Fire was declared 100 percent contained at 10 p.m. Thursday. Fire crews will continue to periodically monitor the fire area.…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Potato Commission’s Big Idaho Potato Truck sailed through New York Harbor from Brooklyn last week. The commission donated 12,000…
Continue ReadingDealing with a bicycle problem while out on River Walk in Idaho Falls just got a bit easier. A new bike repair station has been installed for public…
Continue ReadingTeton County, Idaho Sheriff Tony Liford has lifted a Level 1 Evacuation Notice for people living near the Tie Canyon fire. Teton Basin District…
Continue ReadingTwo well-known Utah climbers are missing in Pakistan, where they were attempting to make a treacherous ascent up an icy mountain. Jonathan Thesenga…
Continue ReadingWildlife officials have stopped trapping for a group of wolves suspected of killing livestock on private land near Grand Teton National Park. The…
Continue ReadingGrand Teton National Park saw a record number of visitors in July, with 815,721 people travelling the interior roads. The Jackson Hole News &…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s top schools chief says she wants a 6.6 percent increase in education spending for 2017, requesting more money for teacher salaries and…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. SOCCER**Century 3 Skyline 0 Preston 0**Blackfoot 7 **Highland 1 Bonneville 0 Rigby 1Hillcrest 1 GIRLS H.S. SOCCERCentury 1Skyline 1…
Continue ReadingAs fires continue to burn in eastern Idaho, there’s a lot of rules that firefighters must abide by. One of the rules landowners have the most…
Continue ReadingLabor Day weekend is near which means tomorrow will be one of the busiest traffic days of the year, and current low gas prices won’t help thin…
Continue ReadingKids in Soda Springs could have a new place to play soon. Some community members are working on building a new playground and splash pad. The new…
Continue ReadingOnly two more days till the Eastern Idaho State Fair gets into full swing. But before they open their ticket booths they gave local media a taste of…
Continue ReadingIdaho Power Company reports a power has been restored following an outage affecting about 3,520 customers in the Pocatello and Chubbuck area.…
Continue ReadingBingham Memorial Hospital kicked off their 2nd Annual Back-to-School Coloring Contest Thursday at Stalker Elementary School. A gymnasium packed with…
Continue ReadingA Utah-based chain of private colleges is suing the federal Department of Education after being denied nonprofit status. The Salt Lake Tribune…
Continue ReadingA wildfire has forced the evacuation and closure of a campground in northeast Yellowstone National Park. The Slough Creek Campground is the smallest…
Continue ReadingAttorney General Lawrence Wasden says two internet companies must return the millions of dollars paid to them under a voided state broadband…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Department of Energy says it’s concerned about a radiation leak two years ago at an eastern Idaho nuclear facility that contaminated…
Continue ReadingA 17-year-old high school student who prosecutors say sexually assaulted a black teammate in an Idaho locker room will no longer be charged as an…
Continue ReadingIke Bowers, 41, of Idaho Falls was arrested at around midnight Wednesday after he was reported as an intoxicated driver. Bonneville County…
Continue ReadingKIFI Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3 is seeking a full-time Multimedia Journalist in Pocatello, Idaho to help grow the station’s news…
Continue ReadingKIFI/KIDK/KXPI-TV is looking for a HR Coordinator/Finance Support to serve as corporate HR liaison for station employees as well as support for the…
Continue ReadingBe ready to learn more about advertising, sales and marketing in the next year and position yourself for an exciting career! As an Advertising…
Continue ReadingA Pocatello man and Fort Hall woman were arrested Tuesday night after Chubbuck police said they had to chase down the man. Police stopped Laine…
Continue ReadingBonneville County Commissioners and BLM officials met to determine how to split the cost from the Henry’s Creek Fire. The total cost as of…
Continue ReadingGIRLS H.S. SOCCERAmerican Falls 2**Marsh Valley 5 H.S. VOLLEYBALL {SETS WON}**Madison 3 Highland 0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-14}) Aberdeen 2**Firth…
Continue ReadingDuring the annual State of the University Address, Idaho State University President Arthur Vailas highlighted the university’s recent successes…
Continue ReadingKIDK 3 Eyewitness News Day Sep. 7th Help us get kids the supplies they need to succeed in school and get a cheap ticket into the Eastern Idaho State…
Continue ReadingBeginning Thursday snowmobilers will be able to enter a drawing for permits to ride through Yellowstone National Park without a guide. The Bozeman…
Continue ReadingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports about 79 million Americans are currently infected with the human papillomavirus, with around…
Continue ReadingIt is three-for-three for Albertsons in the Idaho Falls area. Wednesday morning was the third and final grand re-opening for the grocery stores in…
Continue ReadingThe “I Love ISU”campaign kicks off Thursday morning with a Before-Hours Breakfast. “I Love ISU” is a scholarship fundraising…
Continue ReadingPower County Sheriff’s department investigators say a fire that destroyed a new potato cellar at Con Agra Foods on Lamb-Weston Road in American…
Continue ReadingMore than 30 workers at Idaho State University are being laid off. Those workers are part of the RISE complex at ISU. RISE is a research and…
Continue ReadingSeven-in-10 people are using their smartphones while driving, and there is a new virtual reality simulator that shows the dangers of doing just that.…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 4:50 p.m. Transmitter has been fixed. ORIGINAL: KIFI Local News 8 is experiencing technical difficulties with its main transmitter for…
Continue ReadingThe start of the workday was a bit more interesting for staff at Teton Toyota in Idaho Falls. Jermey B. Blake, 37, of Shelley, crashed his car into a…
Continue ReadingU.S. Congresswoman Mia Love says she will urge the State Department to do more to free a Utah man who’s been jailed in Venezuela for two months…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Correction has asked the Ada County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the death of Roger Vincent Arellano. Arellano,62,…
Continue ReadingPocatello Police arrested a man and a woman at around 6:33 p.m. Tuesday for possession of a stolen vehicle. Police said a 1996 Chevrolet truck was…
Continue ReadingThe Berry Fire was estimated at 13,177 acres Wednesday. The lightning caused fire began in the norther portion of Grand Teton National Park on the…
Continue ReadingThe Tie Canyon fire, burning west of Victor, Idaho was estimated at 1,031 acres Wednesday morning. It is now 60 percent contained. A total of 449…
Continue ReadingA taxidermy and tanning business in Ucon was severely damaged by a fire early Tuesday morning. The fire was reported at 1:21 a.m. at the Eagle Rock…
Continue ReadingAccording to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, about six million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germans during WW II. Dr. Jacob Eisenbach was…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 8/31/2016 10:30 a.m.: Bonneville County Sheriff Officer has released the name of the victim from Tuesday’s rafting accident as Alexander…
Continue ReadingIona Mayor Brad Andersen has survived a recall attempt. In a special election Tuesday, 208 people voted to recall Andersen. 344 voted to retain him…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. SOCCERBonneville 0**Minico 1 Highland 2**Wood River 5 Snake River 2**Teton 5 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER**Preston 2 Century 1 Snake River 0**Teton 4…
Continue ReadingYou could say Power County’s building administrator, Bob Steinlicht, has been waiting awhile to get going on the county’s solar farm…
Continue ReadingTuesday morning the intersection Hiline and El Rancho was filled with Pocatello police officers. And they were handing out Subway gift cards to kids…
Continue ReadingIdaho State University is renaming its health sciences program. The university held a naming ceremony Tuesday afternoon. All health related fields…
Continue ReadingThe Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center has sent a firefighting team to a new fire in the Antelope Flat area near the Snake River. The Granite…
Continue ReadingYears of legal battles that all started over mowing grass. A local landowner is taking on a canal company he claims is harassing him after he sued…
Continue ReadingFair time is getting closer and closer. The Eastern Idaho State Fair is just days away and workers are busy getting everything ready for us. Planning…
Continue ReadingA piece of history is coming back to life at Pocatello High School. The neon Pocatello Indian Head was reinstalled Tuesday morning on the building.…
Continue ReadingThe Grand Teton National Park Foundation and the National Park Foundation report they have now raised $11.5 million towards their campaign to protect…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has lifted an air quality caution for Custer County. According to IDEQ, air quality is currently in the…
Continue ReadingA campaign school was hosted Saturday by the Bingham County Republican Central Committee and the Idaho Republican Party. “The basics: a…
Continue ReadingA 4.8 magnitude earthquake epicentered east of Hoback, Wyoming at around 3 p.m. Saturday also shook the Jackson area. Town spokesman Carl Pelletier…
Continue ReadingRoger L. Gibson, 59, was arrested Monday morning after the owners of a home came home to find him inside. Idaho Falls Police said they were called to…
Continue ReadingFire are still burning in the region, including the Tie Canyon and Berry Fire. The following list is the latest updates. Fire managers on the Berry…
Continue ReadingThe Tie Canyon fire was estimated at 1,014 acres Tuesday morning. It is now 44 percent contained. Additional hand crews and engines arrived Monday.…
Continue ReadingThe Henrys Creek Fire didn’t increase in size Monday. They said the fire is 90% contained as of Tuesday morning. It has burned nearly 53,000…
Continue ReadingThe Bonnevillle County Sheriff’s Office is lifting most of the road closures initiated when the Henry’s Creek fire began. A burn ban…
Continue ReadingSheriff Lorin Nielsen has seen firsthand how some inmates with addiction struggle to readjust to society after leaving jail. “We’ve tried…
Continue ReadingWestside Community Garden coordinator Ed Phillips can’t help but feel proud of first-time gardener Lori Patterson as he looks over her plot. He…
Continue ReadingThe hot and dry summer has not been good for firefighters in southeastern Idaho. But it’s a different story for local farmers. Sprinklers has…
Continue ReadingA business that is a house-hold name in eastern Idaho is making it’s way to the other side of the state. Reed’s Dairy is expanding its…
Continue ReadingAerial images indicate the Henry’s Creek fire has had severe impacts on wildlife habitat, but Idaho Fish and Game says it has been difficult…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has lifted an air quality caution for Teton County. Due to a significant reduction in wildfire smoke…
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