Medical helicopter moving from EIRMC to Driggs
An air medical transportation service is moving its base from Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center to Driggs. Air Methods Corporation said in a news…
Continue ReadingAn air medical transportation service is moving its base from Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center to Driggs. Air Methods Corporation said in a news…
Continue ReadingA Pocatello man is in the Bannock County Jail after being charged with committing five crimes over a two-day period. Police said it all started on…
Continue ReadingEducators with Bonneville Joint School District 93 are working to implement an online application to improve student learning in math. The interest…
Continue ReadingAlmost 100 wildfires break out in Idaho every year burning an average 65,000 acres. “They’re usually wind driven and they spread very…
Continue ReadingFlu season has reached epidemic levels and some stores are running out of flu medications. Pharamacists tell us demand for flu meds have been high…
Continue ReadingA survey comparing public high schools ranked Madison High School No. 8 in all of Idaho. The survey is based on academics, safety, and diversity. The…
Continue ReadingThis week the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is issuing a statement warning Idahoans about a dangerous gas that may be in their homes –…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALLCentury 50*Hillcrest 64 F *Highland 53Idaho Falls 37 F *Preston 79Pocatello 73 F/2OT Madison 51*Rigby 54 F *Bonneville 71Burley…
Continue ReadingGrammy-nominated musician LT Smooth was in Pocatello Wednesday where he visited four schools and spoke to students about his experiences. From a…
Continue ReadingFour Idaho Indian tribes asked Gov. Butch Otter and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden to stop historic horse racing, but the horse racing community…
Continue Reading11-year-old Idaho Falls girl, Ashlyn Allen will sing the national anthem at the governor’s inauguration Friday. Local News 8’s Jay…
Continue ReadingHealthWest Inc., a community health center that serves Pocatello, Chubbuck and the area south, has been growing rapidly over the past year and a…
Continue ReadingThe power company has introduced a new home energy report to start the new year. This week, 15,000 randomly chosen Rexburg residents received a…
Continue ReadingFremont County deputies are looking for two people who took an ATM from a Teton City business. The sheriff’s office said the pair broke into…
Continue ReadingA woman leading police on a high-speed pursuit and then committing suicide led to a section of Interstate 15 being closed Tuesday night. Around 7:30…
Continue ReadingSmoking was a constant source of debate long before 1998, but that was the pivotal year when tobacco companies were forced to begin giving money to…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALLRirie 39*South Fremont 54 F *Firth 73Sugar-Salem 47 F American Falls 36*Kimberly 51 F West Jefferson 55*Butte County 61 F…
Continue ReadingFreddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers in Idaho Falls will open its doors to the public Wednesday, but a select group got a sneak peak…
Continue ReadingA Pocatello-based conservation group said 2014 has been a “good year” for conservation. In 2014, the Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust managed…
Continue ReadingVisiting Angels, a company that provides non-medical home care for seniors, is now in Eastern Idaho. The care ranges from personal care and hygiene…
Continue ReadingThree more businesses left the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck this past week: Orange Julius, Mario’s, and Royal Laundry all closed-up shop by the…
Continue ReadingThe food banks in eastern Idaho need your help. Supplies of canned goods are running extremely low. Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership…
Continue ReadingIdaho State Police and the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office are investigating bullet holes in the southbound Inkom Port of Entry building. ISP…
Continue ReadingTwo men have been arrested in Monday’s armed robbery at Brad’s Exxon in Sugar City. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingState Highway 32 is open after it was closed Monday between Ashton and Tetonia. It reopened at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday. It had closed at 9:30 a.m. Monday…
Continue ReadingWhile gas prices are dropping, some are calling for a fuel tax increase. The state transportation department and lawmakers want a tax increase to…
Continue ReadingIn the wake of officer-involved incidents in Missouri, New York and Ohio, the Pocatello NAACP heard from the Pocatello Police Department Monday night…
Continue ReadingA man is in custody after sheriff’s deputies say he robbed a Sugar City gas station Monday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m. a man with a ski…
Continue ReadingU.S. lawmakers are heading back to Capitol Hill on Monday to start yet another congressional session, but this year might prove to be more…
Continue ReadingAn crash on U.S. Highway 20 south of Rigby was slowing traffic late Monday afternoon. The crash happened between the South Branch Harrison Canal…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Correction is calling the death of an inmate with a conviction in Fremont County an apparent suicide. Donald Peters Shriver,…
Continue ReadingTwo people were hospitalized in a one-car crash that blocked traffic on Interstate 15 south of Downey on Monday. Around 9:15 a.m., Sandra J. Ashley,…
Continue ReadingAn emergency helicopter will be based in Rexburg’s airport. Life Flight Network announced Monday it would have a base that would be operational…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Lottery has announced who bought the $2 million winning ticket in Fremont County. Don and Pam Grende of Teton bought the Powerball ticket…
Continue ReadingBy Idaho State Athletics Despite their highest field goal percentage (52.5%) of the season the Idaho State women’s basketball (6-7, 1-1) team…
Continue ReadingShelley came out swinging but Firth finished the game strong as the Cougars beat Bingham County rival…
Continue ReadingBy Idaho State Athletics, The Idaho State men’s basketball team battled the No. 19 ranked mid-major team in country, Eastern Washington, tough…
Continue ReadingIt’s just a few days into the new year and folks all over are starting work on their resolutions. One of the most popular resolutions is to go…
Continue ReadingCHALLIS, Idaho (AP) – A 4.9 magnitude earthquake in remote Custer County triggers rock slides but causes no damages or injuries. Linda Lumpkin,…
Continue ReadingBOYS BASKETBALL*North Gem 45Ririe 40 F *Sugar-Salem 56Filer 47 F *Star Valley 58 Green River 40 F GIRLS BASKETBALL West Side 46*Grace 47 F *Star…
Continue ReadingAuthorities from two counties were searching along Interstate 15 on Friday for evidence linked to Thursday’s killing of a Pocatello woman.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Senate Majority Leader, Bart Davis, said during the recession the education budget numbers weren’t ideal. Davis said that this year,…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville Metropolitan Planning Organization is asking locals to help with this plan by participating in a survey. The group looks at all modes…
Continue ReadingPocatello police arrested over 200 people for driving under the influence in 2014, but the impacts don’t stop once the arrest is made. Law…
Continue ReadingUpdate: Semi-truck on Highway 22 near Thrifty Car Rental (“Y” intersection) in Jackson has been cleared. Traffic is moving in both…
Continue ReadingTwo men were arrested after a chase in Bannock County on Thursday night. Idaho State Police pulled over a 2005 Cadillac Escalade on U.S. Highway 91…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls woman was arrested Thursday evening when police investigated a tip about two small children living in unclean conditions and having…
Continue ReadingA Pocatello man was arrested in California after a woman was shot and killed in Idaho Falls early Thursday morning. The victim is 34-year-old AnnaRae…
Continue ReadingStaff at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello welcomed the hospital’s first birth of 2015 Thursday afternoon. Ian Rodriguez was born at 2:19…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls firefighters rescued a woman from a fire early Thursday morning. Crews responded to the fire at 6400 N. Fifth East after a passerby…
Continue ReadingSki season is upon us, and whether it’s the view or the exhilaration of the winter sports that take you to the slopes, safety should always be…
Continue ReadingThe City of Idaho Falls announced Thursday the parking restrictions implemented for snow removal Monday are no longer in place. While the Snow…
Continue ReadingIdaho State University’s College of Arts and Letters will be hosting its second annual New Year’s Eve Gala this evening at the Stephens…
Continue ReadingRecent bizarre surveillance footage from a local high school shows some unexplained activity haunting the halls of Pocatello High School. On Dec. 19,…
Continue ReadingIt was difficult trying to find the biggest stories and condense them down for our year in review, but we have some highlights from 2014 in southeast…
Continue ReadingManaging your email notifications from Local News 8 and KIDK is easier than ever. Go to the email link at the top of the page (next to the search…
Continue ReadingFire destroyed a mobile home in Dubois Sunday. Clark County Sheriff Bart May said deputies and firefighters were called to the home at approximately…
Continue ReadingWhat are your plans for New Year’s Eve? Do they involve celebrating with alcohol? Local cab companies and the Pocatello police are saying if…
Continue ReadingEastern Idaho and western Wyoming, this was your year. Below are the most-clicked articles and slideshows of 2014 on localnews8.com. Articles: Dog…
Continue ReadingFrom what the weather was doing to what you were wearing, here’s what got the most clicks in 2014 on the KIFI/KIDK app. Articles: Idaho state…
Continue ReadingA 29-year-old mother was fatally shot Tuesday in an Idaho Walmart when her 2-year-old son in the shopping cart grabbed a gun that was in her purse…
Continue ReadingWINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID141 PM MST TUE DEC 30 2014UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOST…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. BASKETBALLLogan, UT 67*Preston 71 F *Century 51Canyon Ridge 38 F Mountain Home 79*Bonneville 74 F/3OT *Twin Falls 59Blackfoot 50 F GIRLS…
Continue ReadingMaKenna Adamson has loved animals her whole life, so it’s no wonder she decided to do her senior project with animals. “My senior project…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Postal Service is asking people in Idaho to keep the area around their mailboxes clear of snow and ice. “Snow and ice on sidewalks,…
Continue ReadingWe all have our favorite TV shows and channels. Some people pick their TV provider based on that. But what happens if your TV provider were to drop…
Continue ReadingThe Bingham County Sheriff’s Office said it has solved the mystery of the explosions heard in the county last weekend. Sheriff Craig Rowland…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls District Bureau of Land Management manager Joe Kraayenbrink will retire from the agency Friday. Kraayenbrink has 37 years of federal…
Continue ReadingTeton County officials are investigating the death of a skier at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in west-central Wyoming. The victim has been identified…
Continue ReadingTwo people were arrested on counterfeiting charges at an Idaho Falls hotel on Monday afternoon. Pinecrest Inn workers told Idaho Falls police Tracy…
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson County Sheriff’s office is investigating the shooting of two horses. The animals were found dead by gunshot on Monday.…
Continue ReadingGrand Targhee Resort in Alta, Wyoming is asking the Wyoming Business Council to approve a three million dollar grant to help it build a new ski lift.…
Continue ReadingA Daniel, Wyoming, man is in custody after a disturbance in which one person pulled a firearm at the Pub Place in the 10000 block of South Highway…
Continue ReadingWIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TONOON MST TUESDAY…THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENINGTO…
Continue ReadingThese past holiday snowstorms have left some streets either slick or snow-packed for drivers. The city of Chubbuck’s Public Works director…
Continue ReadingThe longest serving trooper from the Idaho State Police will retire at the end of the year. Capt. Danny Bunderson has been on the job for 38 years.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Fish and Game is asking for your input as it moves forward in proposing changes on trophy hunts. Every two years Fish and Game sets new…
Continue ReadingA 28-year-old Idaho Falls man was hospitalized Monday morning after his 1997 Toyota Camry crashed into a 2014 Volvo semi-trailer truck. Idaho State…
Continue ReadingSomeone won big in Fremont County this weekend. The Idaho Lottery said someone bought a Powerball ticket there worth $2 million. The ticket, which…
Continue ReadingThe day after new surveillance equipment was installed at Idaho Falls Power’s main facility, a man was caught on camera stealing copper wire.…
Continue ReadingThe City of Idaho Falls is implementing parking restrictions for snow removal. If your vehicle is left on the streets during the prohibited times, it…
Continue ReadingA Shelley man was arrested in Idaho Falls on suspicion of first-degree arson early Monday morning. The incident happened on the 100 block of Whittier…
Continue ReadingA popular ’80s puzzle is making a comeback across the nation, and it made its way to eastern Idaho on Saturday for a Rubik’s Cube…
Continue ReadingIf you live in Idaho Falls and want to take down that Christmas tree, here’s what to do with it. Discarded Christmas trees can’t be…
Continue ReadingThese winter weather conditions hitting southeast Idaho haven’t stopped most Idahoans from hitting the road this weekend. In this video, some…
Continue ReadingAnother round of snow and wind is moving into the region for late Saturday and into Sunday. We may have some localized bands of heavy snow, thanks to…
Continue ReadingConditions were better than many had hoped for when the Pebble Creek Ski Area opened for the ski season Friday. Pebble Creek has received a total of…
Continue ReadingWhile most people are celebrating Christmas, carrying out their own family traditions, there are still many others in town who are celebrating their…
Continue ReadingA mother and daughter died in a crash on Interestate 15 in southern Pocatello on Thursday. Idaho State Police said Rachel T. Hollibaugh, 38, of…
Continue ReadingA barned burned down on Christmas Day in Madison County. On Thursday around 8 a.m., fire crews were called to a barn fire on the 9000 block of South…
Continue Reading17831504 It’s Santa’s big night! This map from NORAD shows you where St. Nick is, so you won’t get surprised when you hear him on…
Continue ReadingIt’s Santa’s big night! This map from NORAD shows you where St. Nick is, so you won’t get surprised when you hear him on your…
Continue ReadingThere’s not much Shelley High School senior Alexis Banks enjoys more than performing music. “I just love being able to express myself in…
Continue ReadingThe National Weather Service tells Local News 8 drivers should brace themselves for icy conditions Christmas Eve. A winter storm warning is currently…
Continue ReadingA woman got a Christmas gift she called a miracle Wednesday when she won a new car. Camille North was the grand prize winner in Northgate Express Car…
Continue ReadingPocatello police are asking for the public’s help in finding those responsible for a series of beatings this weekend which left two men…
Continue ReadingThe construction of a fertilizer plant that will employ around 170 people in American Falls will move forward after two companies reached an…
Continue ReadingWINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 944 AM MST WED DEC 24 2014 … A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY…
Continue Reading17831504 It’s Santa’s big night! This map from NORAD shows you where St. Nick is, so you won’t get surprised when you hear him on…
Continue ReadingA suspect in at least four Chicago area bank robberies was arrested by Idaho State Police. Kenneth A. Hunter, 20, of Olympia Fields, Illinois, was…
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