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A local soup kitchen in Idaho Falls is lending a helping hand, to make sure those who are hungry get a warm meal. It’s a full kitchen with…

Here are the final scores of Friday night football games in eastern Idaho.. For highlights, see www.localnews8.com/sports or the Sports section of…

Friday night the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released an interview with Elder Todd D. Christofferson a member of the church’s…

The election for a central fire district’s commissioner seat is being thrown out. It was a hot race for the seat, incumbent Roger Anderson only…

The Idaho National Laboratory will play a key role in President Obama’s clean energy solution for combating climate change. The Department of…

A shooting in Adams County has many folks thinking about open range laws. A driver there hit a bull on the road, but who’s fault is it: the…

The Pocatello Fire Dept. and American Red Cross teamed up to bring free smoke detectors to houses that need it most in the valley. Community…

It’s been 35 years since Randall Leach was reported missing. He was last seen in Idaho Falls walking away from a dairy farm on November 7,…

Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke says better clarification surrounding when and how legislation is vetoed is needed to avoid the high-profile lawsuit…

A 12-foot Columbian mammoth tusk has been unearthed in Idaho and scientists say more of the fossil skeleton might still be buried at the site.…

Caribou-Targhee National Forest officials said possible management changes in the region’s sage grouse habitat areas could affect regional…

Idaho State police report that on Thursday just before 5:30 p.m. troopers were called to a crash about 14 miles north of Ashton. Gregory Griffith of…

UPDATE: During a court hearing in Idaho Falls Thursday, Tony Sawyer waived extradition to Montana. He will be returned to Butte to face murder…

Common Core is changing the way teachers teach and students learn. Its more rigorous standards require students to think more critically. Sixth grade…

The city of Ammon now has a city seal. People submitted seal designs and citizens voted on them during Ammon Days.The seal adopted Thursday night…

It was packed at the Ammon city council meeting Thursday night. Some people came out to voice their support for the council and mayor. The group did…

The annual March of Dimes Premature birth report card released its grades. It gives an overview of national birthrates and takes into account…

Some of the pilots for United Airlines are taking a day from flying the skies to stop at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center and spread smiles to…

Wyoming Game and Fish officers issued four citations and five warnings after posing a mule deer decoy near the Wyoming-Idaho border in October. The…

U.S. Sen. Jim Risch today met with Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to discuss the dramatic increase of the grizzly bear…

It was known as an inner city drug, but now heroin is making its way across the country– southeast Idaho isn’t an exception. When asked about…

The investigation into an attempted burglary in Soda Springs has led police to a multi-state crime operation. A man in Soda Springs was shot after…

Four of our legislators took a tour of a non-traditional high school. They saw how the technical school works and how funding would help grow the…

Now that elections are over Bonneville school district is working to implement both bonds passed last night. The district will build a new high…

New numbers out of the Idaho National Laboratory show the government center spent nearly $130 million with businesses in Idaho. Most of that was…

A local father who attends BYU-Idaho plans to fulfill a lifelong dream of opening a preschool in Rexburg. Jonathan Doramus said, he wants it up and…

A program featuring the Lava Hot Springs Inn will air on the Travel Channel Saturday. Cable-One has the program listed to air at 10 p.m. MT. Dish…

Voters have approved bonds to build a new high school, auditorium and football stadium in the Bonneville School District. Excitement and tears of joy…

Here is a list of links to the results for city elections in eastern Idaho sorted by county. Bannock County Bear Lake County Bingham County…

Menan Menan Mayor Menan City Council 2-Yr (Top 2) Menan City Council 4-yr (Top 2) Mudlake Mudlake Mayor Rigby Rigby City Council (Top 4) Rigby Sunday…

School District 93 Bond Vote Bonneville Dist. 93 High School Bond Q1 Bonneville Dist. 93 Aud & Stadium Bond Q2/ap/pstrongIdaho Falls/strong/pp/a…

Pocatello Pocatello City Council Seat 1 Pocatello City Council Seat 2 Pocatello City Council Seat 3 Chubbuck Chubbuck City Council Seat 1 Chubbuck…

Aberdeen Aberdeen Mayor Aberdeen City Council (Vote 3) Basalt Basalt Mayor Basalt City Council (Top 2) Blackfoot Blackfoot Franchise Fee increase…

Rexburg Rexburg Mayor Rexburg City Council (Top 3) Sugar City Sugar City Council (Top…

Bingham County Prosecutor Cleve Colson announced today that Matthew Burgett has been indicted on federal charges of unlawful possession of bombs or…

Going under at a hospital typically involves the use of anesthetics before surgery, but at Mountain View’s Hyperbaric Center, it’s the…

Community Engagement Representative of the National Marrow Donor Program, John Philpott, along with nurses, kept the Bannock Creek Room open today…

Brian J. Mitchell of Shelley pleaded not guilty in the death of Deraek Patrick Larson. Mitchell was arraigned before 7th District Judge Dane Watkins,…

Bingham Memorial Hospital held a ceremony for winners of the Back-to-School coloring contest. Three winners showcased their art pieces, which…

The Bingham County Sheriff’s office is equipping deputies with 28 new body camera’s. Sheriff Craig Rowland said, “What the officer…

With the big weather changes it’s time to start preparing for those sometimes nasty winter storms. Justin Rees Cabela’s product training…

Farmer’s Insurance has announced plans to relocate most of the people working at its Pocatello regional office to Austin, Texas, Grand Rapids,…

A six day enforcement action by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)…

The Idaho Falls Community Food Bank has announced that it will be changing its name to Community Food Basket Idaho Falls effective immediately. The…

Update: Eastern Idaho Public Health and Department of Environmental Quality have now lifted the water advisory for food handlers in Rexburg. Original…

Full-time firefighters in Jackson have organized a new labor union. Local 5067, or Jackson Hole Professional Firefighters, became an official charter…

Can you answer this math question? Will played eight games of basketball with his friends. If Will scored three points each game, how many points did…

Bureau of Land Management law enforcement rangers are working to find the owner of two domestic horses found abandoned south of Challis on October…

Rexburg Police are attempting to identify a person for questioning in connection with the theft of a wallet at BYU Idaho. Police Captain Randy Lewis…

Officials say two men were injured at an Idaho gun show after a vendor from Washington state accidentally fired a rifle. Ada County Sheriff’s…

Frank Lewis White, 55, of Great Falls, Montana, was sentencedtodayto seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawful…

The Gate City’s street department is getting ready for the wintry weather. The street department will be meeting with the National Weather…

One man is dead after leading police on a chase in Bingham County. A press release from the Blackfoot Police Department says officers tried to pull…

November is National Diabetes Awareness month, and a new study shows that more and more people are living with the disease. Merri Ann Bowler, a…

Blackfoot is a step closer to building a satellite fire station. The city bought land for the future fire station that will be on the corner of…

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What entrance do you normally accesses the sand dunes? Should the Bureau of Land Management allow large scale events to take place at the sand dunes?…

Jesse Bruce, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in 6th District Court in Pocatello Monday. Bruce was initially charged with…

On Sunday, November 1, 2015, at approximately 6:45 p.m. Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a…

Idaho Falls Police arrested 42-year-old Bradley R. Singer for felony malicious injury to property after he caused more than a $1,000 damage to a…

On Sunday November 1st, Bingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a woman who had jumped our of a vehicle on Blackfoot River…

This Friday, The City Club of Idaho Falls will host Caroline Heldman for a discussion on “Are We Ready for Madam President?”. Heldman is…

Due to the need to adjust for precinct sizes Bonneville County has issued a new precinct map. To determine your precinct and polling place click…

Christmas is 54 days away, we have some tips that could save consumers time and money when holiday shopping. During the holiday season there are so…

An eastern Idaho farmer says he’s experimenting with mineral oil on his potato crops as a cheaper alternative to limit the transmission of…

Be ready to learn more about advertising, sales and marketing in the next year and position yourself for an exciting career! As an Advertising…

UPDATE 7:15 p.m.: The man has been identified as Johnny Cox. A couple involved with a string of burglaries in the area were caught at the Ammon…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Wildlife managers have euthanized 24 grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem so far this year. Information…

Pocatello Zoo is closing for the season, but before they do, they decided to close it with a special event for the community on Halloween. Zoo Boo…

Here are the final scores of Friday night football games in eastern Idaho.. For highlights, see www.localnews8.com/sports or the Sports section of…

Our photographers caught a glimpse of this ghoulish horseman near Chuck-A-Rama in Ammon…

American Falls American Falls City Council (Top 3) American Falls School District American Falls School…

Driggs Driggs City Council (Top 2) Victor Victor City Council (Top 2) Teton Library Valley of the Teton Library…

Montpelier Montpelier City Council (Top 3) Bear Lake Fire District Bear Lake Fire District…

Grace Grace City Council (Top 2) Grace Cemetery Levy Override Soda Springs Soda Springs City Council (Top…

Fire District Franklin Fire District Commissioner 2 Clifton Clifton City Council (Top 2) Preston Preston Mayor Preston City Council (Top 2) Weston…

Ashton Ashton Mayor Ashton City Council (Top 2) Newdale Newdale City Council (Top 2) Island Park Island Park City Council #3 St. Anthony St. Anthony…

Salmon Salmon Mayor Salmon City Council (Top 3) Salmon Prop 1 (Against Whitewater Kayak…

It’s only October, but a lot of stores are preparing for the holidays by hiring seasonal employees. Target for example is currently looking for…

The Snake River Alliance is hosting an art gallery featuring artists from Idaho, and their point of view concerning nuclear waste cleanup at the…

An event was held Friday to show appreciation for the men and women who supported the nation’s nuclear efforts during World War II. The day is…

Just over 1 in 9 people out of 795 million are undernourished globally. Today, Allegis Financial Partners is helping to battle hunger and help save…

A federal grand jury in Pocatello has indicted Charles Eugene Allhands, 52, of Fort Hall on charges of distribution of methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney…

The Bridger-Teton National Forest has accepted an offer for the east 10-acres of the forest’s 15-acre parcel on North Cache Street in Jackson.…

A letter delivered through the Ammon city utility bill is causing a bit of controversy. The letter sent by the mayor and its council members shows…

The Ammon mayor and city council are under fire after sending a letter out to the community. It arrived in everyone’s utility bill. It shows…

A disabled veteran from the Twin Falls, Idaho, area was in Idaho Falls Thursday. He got more than he bargained for in a real good way. Mark Yearsley…

Benny’s Pantry is now open in Idaho Falls. Thursday the pantry held a ribbon cutting at the Bennion Student Union building at University Place…

The city of Rexburg is growing; that means the fire department has to grow too.But the downtown location didn’t provide enough expansion land,…

A former Blackfoot High School officer is in court accused of possessing illegal drugs. He was in court for a preliminary hearing. Paul Hardwicke is…

A new program with Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) is making it so parents can get expert advice about their kids health when the…

Idaho State University’s Department of Public Safety has been recognized as a spotlight department by the International Association of Campus…

With the 2015 state playoffs under way, Sports Line reveals its final power rankings for the regular season, and the top 10 was solidified with…

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to identify a suspect they say robbed the Walgreen’s pharmacy in Ammon earlier…

Idaho Falls Police arrested 20-year-old Taylor R. Brooks for felony domestic battery Wednesday afternoon. Brooks of Idaho Falls was also booked into…

Halloween stores are seeing more sexy costumes targeted for teens and younger children. Experts say you need to talk to your kids early to help them…

An arrest has been made in a recent attempted murder and robbery investigation in Soda Springs. According to Soda Springs Police Chief Jon Bunderson…

American Falls School District 381 is asking voters to pass a $10.4 million bond to help it’s overcrowding situation at Hillcrest Elementary.…

Idaho State University fraternity Lambda Theta Phi is working with students organizations and Pocatello businesses to celebrate “Day of the…

Federal officials offered to remove twice the amount of high-level nuclear waste they proposed to send for research to an eastern Idaho nuclear…