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Highland students participate in ISU's academic signing day

Idaho State holding academic signing days all week

March 26, 2024 10:20 AM Cole Sams

Idaho State University is holding a series of academic signing days this week at multiple area schools to celebrate student scholarships and…

Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation wants your input before installing new playgrounds

March 26, 2024 1:29 AM News Team

The City of Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation Department wants your input on upgraded playground equipment at South Capital and 20th Street…

Idaho Falls Police Department to hold public neighborhood meeting

March 26, 2024 7:03 AM Conner Nuckols

Law enforcement in Idaho Falls is turning the community to help make the number streets of the city a safer place.…

Board-certified doctor shares the need for sleep for Sleep Apnea Awareness Month

March 26, 2024 8:05 AM News Team, Kailey Galaviz

Board-certified doctor specializing in sleep medicine, Dr. Raj Dasgupta, join Local News 8 in the Morning to talk about sleep…

Skylar Meade escape: Court records unveil the names of the injured Idaho Corrections officers

March 25, 2024 12:00 PM Seth Ratliff

Court documents have been published in the case of an Idaho inmate, Skylar Meade, who escaped custody with the assistance of a fellow member of a the…

The latest costs for forensic lab fees

March 25, 2024 6:16 PM Stephanie Lucas

Local News 8 is following the money for the costs involved in the proposed forensics lab in Bannock County.…

Students in Island Park raised $11,195.28 for a local veteran

March 25, 2024 11:59 AM Braydon Wilson

$11,195.28 is the amount Island Park Charter Elementary School students were able to raise to help out a local veteran in Island…

How to help youth at risk

March 25, 2024 11:59 AM Noah Farley

“[Youth] have different levels of challenges, and there are some kids that face different challenges than…

Deadline approaches for small businesses to apply for SBA federal disaster loan

March 25, 2024 12:57 PM Stephanie Lucas

The deadline is approaching for Idaho small businesses to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury due to flooding caused by…

Idaho gas prices up 15 cents

March 25, 2024 12:23 PM News Team

Prices in Idaho are 41.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 4.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.…

Still no determined cause to Reed’s Dairy fire

March 25, 2024 12:00 PM Seth Ratliff

According to Reed’s Dairy owner and CEO Allan Reed, even after all that time not much is known about how the fire…

Pocatello awarded $8.5 million to improve connections between city’s core neighborhoods

March 25, 2024 11:06 AM Cole Sams

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded the City of Pocatello $8,500,000 to improve connections between the city’s core neighborhoods by…

Mental Health Monday: AI used as new form of bullying – How to intervene

March 25, 2024 10:19 AM Kailey Galaviz

Fake artificial intelligence images are flooding social media used as a new form of…

News you can use this morning – March 25, 2024

March 25, 2024 7:43 AM News Team

Here’s some news you can use this…

Deaths of dog walker, 83, and resident of a remote cabin possibly tied to escaped Idaho inmate

March 22, 2024 2:47 PM Associated Press

Authorities are investigating whether the deaths of an 83-year-old man who was walking his dogs and a 72-year-old man who lived in a remote cabin are…

Man arrested for reportedly attacking woman

March 22, 2024 2:40 PM News Team

The woman has been taken to a hospital for…

3 arrested in connection to Idaho hospital shooting as police continue to investigate related homicides

March 22, 2024 11:04 AM News Team, Associated Press

Three people have been booked into the Twin Falls County Jail following an attack on corrections officers at a Boise…

Pocatello hosts 2024 Spring Fair

March 22, 2024 6:20 PM Noah Farley

The annual three-day Spring Fair 2024 is going on at Holt Arena in Pocatello this…

If you’re homeless in Idaho, there are resources for you

March 22, 2024 5:24 PM Ashley Chilcutt

Homeless veterans and community members gathered at Shoshone-Bannock Junior/Senior High School Friday for the Veteran and Homeless Stand Down.…

IFPD to address numbered streets safety concerns

March 22, 2024 4:46 PM Sam Gelfand

The Idaho Falls Police Department is addressing crime in the numbered…

Police track down escaped Idaho prison gang member and accomplice, say pair may have killed 2 on run

March 20, 2024 9:36 AM Associated Press

An Idaho prison gang member and accomplice sought after ambush and escape from Boise hospital are in custody, police…

News you can use this morning – March 22, 2024

March 22, 2024 7:27 AM News Team

Here are some new and updated stories you can use this…

Idaho deals with serious prosecutor shortage

March 21, 2024 10:59 PM Sam Gelfand

The Gem State is seeing a serious shortage of…

Pocatello man appears on the Kelly Clarkson Show

March 21, 2024 5:56 PM Noah Farley

Boodry says talking with Kelly Clarkson was a “comfortable…

Fighting springtime allergies

March 21, 2024 5:40 PM Noah Farley

“It depends a lot on what your genetic predisposition is, what you’re allergic to, and then what environment you are exposed…

Rexburg dog park needs a cleanup

March 21, 2024 4:45 PM Emma Valentine

Rexburg dog owners say the local dog park needs a…

School funding bill goes to governor’s desk

March 21, 2024 4:19 PM News Team

The Idaho Senate passed House Bill 521…

Morning team gets personalized puppets in honor of National Puppet Day

March 21, 2024 3:58 PM Emma Valentine

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Walk in the Cold to raise awareness about hungry, homeless

March 21, 2024 3:40 PM News Team

On Saturday, the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission will be holding its annual 5K Walk in the Cold event at the Waterfront at Snake River…

Idaho Falls golf courses to open for 2024 season Friday

March 21, 2024 3:10 PM News Team

Spring is here, and the City of Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation Department is opening its three championship golf courses on Friday, March…

What actions are local law enforcement officers taking in response to the statewide alert

March 21, 2024 12:43 PM Seth Ratliff

Authorities are searching for a white supremacist Idaho prison inmate and an accomplice who fled after the accomplice shot and wounded corrections…

Viewing party for locally filmed independent movie

March 21, 2024 10:54 AM Kailey Galaviz

Peak Season is a romantic-comedy filmed in Jackson Hole and Driggs by a group of…

Bingham County Search and Rescue tests Jayden’s Drone

March 21, 2024 9:56 AM Linda Larsen

Bingham County Search and Rescue is testing out its underwater…

Help protect your tax refunds: Respond to identity verification letters

March 21, 2024 9:32 AM News Team

Last year, the Idaho State Tax Commission sent more than 2,400 identity verification letters and stopped nearly $30.1 million in income tax refunds…

K-9 Officers to train in Eastern Idaho

March 20, 2024 6:42 PM News Team

Law enforcement K9 handlers from Southeast Idaho are excited to host the 2024 Idaho Police Canine Association Conference, May 6 – 10, in Idaho…

Evacuation lifted after propane truck catches fire in Madison County

March 20, 2024 2:10 PM News Team

People were evacuated from a propane tank truck fire on 6000 West in Madison County.…

Officials identify man found dead in Chubbuck

March 13, 2024 4:27 PM Linda Larsen

Next of kin has been…

How a real estate industry shake-up could affect Idaho home buyers and sellers

March 20, 2024 11:41 AM Seth Ratliff

A big change could be coming to the national real estate industry potentially impacting the how homes are bought and…

Gov. Little signs law banning AI-generated ‘revenge porn’

March 20, 2024 12:51 PM News Team

Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed a bill that prohibits AI generated porn to look like a real…

Spring cleaning should include your car

March 20, 2024 12:05 PM News Team

Bryston Van Wey from the Pro Detailer in Rigby told Local News 8 that giving attention to your car is just as important as your…

Pocatello water line installation begins Thursday

March 20, 2024 2:50 PM News Team

The project is anticipated to take eight weeks to…

Chad Daybell’s trial: how court restrictions have changed since Lori Vallow-Daybell trial

March 19, 2024 3:54 PM Ashley Chilcutt

Chad Daybell is facing the death penalty in Ada County beginning April 1.…

Local dance program wins 2 national titles

March 20, 2024 9:35 AM News Team

Extreme Ballroom Youth Gold brings home two national titles from the past weekend, one in Ballroom Standard Formation Championships and the other in…

National Ag Day highlights why agriculture in Idaho is important, ways to support farmers

March 19, 2024 5:17 PM Ashley Chilcutt

The temperatures are warming, and the snow is melting…

2 suspects pleaded not guilty for shooting at Compass Academy

March 19, 2024 10:49 AM Kailey Galaviz

Two men appeared in court this week to submit their pleas for the charges they are facing in connection to the shooting at Compass Academy in Idaho…

Spring prescribed burns planned for South Zone of the Salmon-Challis National Forest

March 19, 2024 2:57 PM News Team

Prescribed burns are planned for the South Zone of the Salmon-Challis National Forest this…

Pocatello to host Brownfield redevelopment open houses

March 18, 2024 11:39 AM Noah Farley

Several developers have transformed Brownfield sites into golf courses and mixed use…

Melaleuca donates beef to Idaho Foodbank

March 19, 2024 3:02 PM News Team

A local company is helping feed those in need in eastern…

No injuries reported after boat overturns on Snake River

March 19, 2024 11:24 AM News Team

Two people were uninjured after a small boat overturned on the Snake River Monday afternoon near the Byington Boat Dock East of…

Flood Awareness Week: How to stay safe and be prepared

March 19, 2024 11:38 AM Seth Ratliff

According to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), flooding is the leading cause of severe weather-related deaths each year in the United…

Now is the time to trim your trees

March 19, 2024 9:32 AM News Team

Now is the time to trim trees in Idaho…

How potential rule making could harm off-road vehicle users

March 18, 2024 6:44 PM Noah Farley

“That would mean a stop to manufacturing vehicles for all those folks who use our…

Proposed maps show passenger train possibilities for east Idaho

March 18, 2024 5:23 PM Stephanie Lucas

Idaho could be looking to the past to create the transportation of the future – through passenger trains.…

Gov. Little to sign next-of-kin bill

March 18, 2024 4:36 PM Linda Larsen

A bill to provide a next-of-kin notification database is now headed to Governor Brad Little for a…

Bridge collisions in Idaho: What every driver needs to know

March 18, 2024 11:55 AM Seth Ratliff

“It’s typically contractors hauling construction equipment, maybe having an excavator on the back of a truck and it’s not fully…

New video revealed in Salmon shooting investigation

March 16, 2024 5:47 PM Evan Thomason

New video of a shooting just north of Salmon on March 12 has been…

U of I marks record spring enrollment

March 18, 2024 12:59 PM News Team

Spring enrollment at University of Idaho is up for the sixth straight…

Spring break is coming – where are the travelers going?

March 18, 2024 12:59 PM News Team

Spring break is just around the corner, and with millions of Americans getting started on this year’s family vacations, AAA is sharing tips to…

Idaho gas prices up nearly 9 cents

March 18, 2024 12:03 PM News Team

Prices in Idaho are 39.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 24.4 cents per gallon lower than a year…

Mental Health Monday: Local salon promotes beauty on the outside and inside

March 18, 2024 10:05 AM Kailey Galaviz

True beauty starts on the inside; Something one local salon stands…

Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care

March 18, 2024 9:41 AM Associated Press

Idaho lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state employees…

Free ID for voting now more accessible to Idahoans

March 18, 2024 9:34 AM News Team

The legislation eliminates a restriction for Idahoans who have possessed a current driver’s license in the prior six months from obtaining the free…

News you can use this morning – March 18, 2024

March 18, 2024 8:05 AM Zach Glancy

Here are some stories you can use this Monday…

Gov. Little declares Idaho Flood Awareness Week

March 17, 2024 12:00 PM News Team

The proclamation underscores the importance of understanding and preparing for the dangers posed by…

USS Idaho is officially christened, now set for a year of testing

March 16, 2024 5:45 PM Braydon Wilson

An official warship has been named after the gem state for the first time in over a century.

The first ship was christened in 1919.

While the USS…

Spud Kings fall to Mustangs 2-1 in heartbreaker, but keep lead for final playoff spot

March 15, 2024 10:46 PM Eric Moon

In a hard fought Friday night battle, a late third period goal stung the Idaho Falls Spud Kings in a 2-1 defeat against the NCDC Mountain…

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day responsibly

March 15, 2024 11:52 AM Ashley Chilcutt

It’s a day that celebrates luck and good fortune, but AAA warns if drivers overindulge in alcohol during St. Patrick’s Day festivities, the odds…

BLM acquires central Idaho lands to protect crucial wildlife habitat

March 15, 2024 6:08 PM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management is getting 80 acres of land in…

Downtown Idaho Falls is turning green

March 15, 2024 5:38 PM News Team

Downtown Idaho Falls is turning green with all the St. Patrick’s Day festivities…

Disney on Ice skates into Idaho Falls

March 15, 2024 2:36 PM News Team

You still have three days to go see Disney on Ice at the Mountain America Center in Idaho…

Truck driving lessons for getting under bridges

March 15, 2024 11:13 AM Evan Thomason

The southbound lanes of Yellowstone Highway were shut down Thursday for hours due to a semi truck hitting the bottom of the…

D91 receives large musical instrument donation

March 15, 2024 10:53 AM Noah Farley

This donation will benefit several students who want to play guitar, but might not be able to provide one to be taught…

US Navy Submarine, the future USS IDAHO to be Christened on Saturday – “Watch Parties” taking place around Idaho

March 15, 2024 6:20 AM Evan Thomason

The U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class submarine, the future USS IDAHO (SSN 799), will be formally christened and named on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at…

Idaho Hope Squad programs gather for suicide prevention conference

March 14, 2024 10:51 PM Sam Gelfand

IDAHO FALLS (KIFI) – East Idaho schools gathered in Idaho Falls on Thursday for a conference of Hope Squad programs. Youth suicides have risen 62…

North Fremont’s Shannon Hill and Ben Lenz to retire from coaching boys basketball and football

March 14, 2024 10:42 PM Eric Moon

Big changes are coming to North Fremont athletics next school year. The school announced Shannon Hill has retired from coaching boys basketball and…

Deceased identified as investigation continues into deadly home invasion

March 14, 2024 12:29 PM News Team

The Bingham County Sheriff’s office continues to investigate a possible home invasion where the intruder was left…

Bond resolution to rebuild Highland High School approved

March 14, 2024 5:05 PM News Team

Rebuilding Highland High School is now one-step closer.…

Date set for Jeremy Best trial

March 14, 2024 4:49 PM News Team

The Jeremy Best murder case will go to…

How law enforcement and self defense experts say you should prepare for, respond to a home invader

March 14, 2024 4:20 PM Seth Ratliff

Local News 8 is talking to community experts on what you need to know on responding to active shooter and home invasion…

Blackfoot to build new animal shelter to address overcrowding

March 14, 2024 1:34 PM Seth Ratliff

It’s official – the city of Blackfoot is getting a new animal shelter. Local News 8 was the first to report plans to build a new shelter were in…

Disney on Ice: Mickey’s Search Party is coming to the Mountain America Center

March 14, 2024 2:04 PM Ashley Chilcutt

Disney on Ice is here in Idaho Falls.…

Semi-truck hits Northgate Mile underpass, blocking road

March 14, 2024 1:04 PM Evan Thomason

A semi hauling another semi overturned in the F-street underpass just before noon on Thursday.…

Avalanche danger has dropped for now

March 14, 2024 11:40 AM Evan Thomason

The Centennial Mountains across Island Park have a considerable risk of avalanches. The Sawtooth and Teton Mountains only have a moderate…

University students spend spring break doing service

March 13, 2024 5:38 PM Noah Farley

“A lot of us have never been this far west, especially to Idaho, and we just wanted to serve the local…

Website launches for Pocatello’s PROST Plan

March 13, 2024 4:56 PM Cole Sams

The City of Pocatello has partnered with PROS Consulting, Inc. to launch the City’s first Parks, Recreation, Open Space, & Trails (PROST) Plan.…

Pocatello Parks & Recreation Department creates new digital activity guide

March 13, 2024 4:51 PM Cole Sams

As of Monday, March 11, 2024, the Pocatello Parks & Recreation Department rolled out our first-ever digital activity guide.…

Pay It Forward: Madison County Senior Activity Center

March 13, 2024 2:25 PM Todd Kunz

The senior center serves food in-house and delivered, along with fun activities and socialization for…

Bingham deputies investigate possible home invasion, suspect found dead, homeowner injured

March 13, 2024 1:58 PM Braydon Wilson

Sheriff deputies are investigating a possible home invasion at a Bingham County home. …

ISU Research Symposium kicks off Wednesday, winners will receive cash prizes

March 13, 2024 11:16 AM Ashley Chilcutt

More than 140 students are gathering for the 2024 Research & Creative Works Symposium…

Rigby Chamber of Commerce to hold open primary initiative event

March 13, 2024 11:50 AM Seth Ratliff

Seeing this momentum, the Rigby Chamber of Commerce told Local News 8 they’ve invited Hyrum Erickson, a Republican Precinct Committeeman from Rexburg…