Trump’s plane was en route to Bozeman, Montana, when it was diverted Friday afternoon to Billings, 142 miles to the east, according to Jenny Mockel, administrative assistant at Billings Logan International Airport. Mockel said the former president was continuing to Bozeman via private jet.
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Former U.S. Senator Steve Symms Idaho passed away Thursday, August 8, 2024 at the age of 86.
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Jeff Roper and Kailey Galaviz are in the know with everything happening ahead of this smoky summer weekend. And if you’ve ever wondered how much you can make $ as an Olympian, they have an idea.
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The Ross Park Aquatic Complex is closed after a burst pipe soaked electrical components Friday morning, leaving the facility without water or power.
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The Idaho Museum of Natural History is showcasing ‘The Art of Science’, a new exhibit featuring hand drawn pictures of local freshwater insects.
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The structure was built for the railroad in the 1930s, so it was not built to today’s height standards.
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The Snake River Triathlon is searching for volunteers to help cheer on over 200 athletes along the river and help award them as they cross the finish line on Saturday, August 10.
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Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Bozeman, Montana, on Friday, August 9.
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Adults and kids of all ages take part in the fun and sometimes messy activities.
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Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti is asking for the community to come together in support of the teen who nearly drowned last weekend during Ammon Days.
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A common scam comes from suspects posing as local law enforcement and making victims believe they have a warrant, missed jury duty, or owe some kind of fine.
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The Annual Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival started Thursday with a parade and children’s events.
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The 2024 Pocatello area Parade of Homes started Thursday with the grand opening ribbon cutting of the Inclusive Care Clinic Pharmacy in Chubbuck.
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Associated Press Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits books when at least three of the state’s 41 school district boards claim they contain pornographic or indecent material. Allowing just a few districts to make decisions for
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Shelly Norman, Idaho National Laboratory’s Tour Ambassador joins Local News 8 in the Morning to talk about nuclear energy and their goals for the future.
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They say the remains are those of Lynn E. Lachappelle. Lachappelle was reported missing to Pocatello Police on July 11th.
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Idaho State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth visited the Idaho Potato Museum in Blackfoot on Wednesday.
She was there to let people know about unclaimed property.
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The Custer County Sheriff’s office is looking for an 89-year-old hiker.
They are looking for Bing Olbum who left from Hunter Creek Trailhead on August 1. He has not arrived to his exit point of McDonald Creek Area.
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The Governor told local News 8 he was confident in the progress the group has made ahead of the October 1st deadline for a new mitigation agreement between water users, as outlined in Little’s executive order to protect Idaho’s water sovereignty.
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Crews are beginning work again to get the Center Street underpass open for traffic into Historic Downtown Pocatello.
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This is another truck of so many that keep getting stuck at this underpass since the beginning of the year.
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The Visual Arts Director from the Idaho Falls Art Council shares this year’s theme for the Roaring Youth Jam happening August 8, 9, and 10 along the Idaho Falls River Walk.
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Tautphaus Park was packed with people anxious to see and hear the tools of the trade of our local law enforcement.
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Firefighters are watching a fire in the Moose Creek Canyon area in Teton County, Wyoming. The fire was reported Tuesday afternoon and possibly caused by lightning.
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Madison County Sheriff’s Office said a wildfire is burning west of Rexburg north of Idaho Highway 33. The sheriff’s office is asking residents north of the highway at 6000 W to evacuate.
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Antenna users will need to rescan their TVs to continue to get ABC, CBS, CW, and Telemundo programming.
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No matter what you take with you this hunting season, proper maintenance and preparation are key.
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The Idaho Falls Police Department is inviting community members to attend National Night Out on Tuesday night, August 6th.
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Pocatello was chosen to receive a $16.4 million grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency, which they said they will use to improve South 5th Avenue and local parks.
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Idaho Falls contractors at Roof Rescue are asking for your help to find four exceptional community members or families that deserve free roofs.
Continue Reading By John King, Jeff Zeleny, Jamie Gangel, MJ Lee, Daniel Strauss, Gregory Krieg, Kristen Holmes and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate, elevating the former teacher and Army National Guard veteran to join the Democratic ticket and help lead the party’s
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Two people are dead following a crash in Idaho Falls early Sunday morning.
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Kailey and Jeff got a chance to get on the Snake River before the duck races this weekend.
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UPDATE: 11:53 AM, AUG 5 FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – Emergency crews spent all night working to put out a fire burning on a farm near saint anthony. But as of Monday morning, the fire has been contained and they do not expect it to spread further. The fire is at 600 North 1800 East. Crews
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Senator Mike Crapo made a stop in Old Town Pocatello Monday at an event celebrating nearly $6 million in funding given to Idaho Housing projects by the Federal Home Loan Banks of Des Moines.
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A helicopter incident occurred 25 miles east of Burley, Idaho in Cassia County, while it was returning to Pocatello, from the Stockdale Fire in Nevada yesterday evening.
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Two suspects are currently on the loose after a drive by shooting in Pocatello.
There appears to be no risk to the public at this time.
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Idaho State Police is investigating a five-vehicle collision that occurred after a vehicle fire in Bingham County.
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As the competition heats up at the War Bonnet Round Up rodeo in Idaho Falls, so are the temperatures.
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Luke Bryan performed in a sold-out crowd Thursday in Idaho Falls. During an encore performance, he came out wearing a Spud Kings jersey.
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The school year is getting closer, and organizations and businesses in East Idaho are busy collecting school supplies for students in need.
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Drivers may want to avoid Park Avenue, where they are building the new water tower next week.
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Firefighter with the Madison Fire Department have been doing training exercises at a home in Rexburg.
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Between the above normal heat and exceptionally hot and dry conditions in July, live and dead fuels throughout southern Idaho have been quickly dried out.
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The fair presents projects 4-H students have been working on for a long time.
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“What a perfect way to leave a career here at College of Eastern Idaho!
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The prisoner who escaped from a Boise hospital was transported to the Nez Perce County jail on Thursday.
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After a harrowing series of events a Pocatello woman’s lost cat was found in Wildomar, California, nearly 900 miles away.
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A new lawsuit is challenging Idaho’s House Bill 710, a law intended to restrict children’s access to harmful materials in libraries. The coalition leading the legal challenge includes the Foothills School of Arts and Sciences in Boise and the Sun Valley Community School, among others.
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Idahoans can now make a virtual appointment to renew their vehicle registration.
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Ucon is under a boil advisory because of a loss of water pressure on Tuesday.
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The Bonneville County Commissioners issued a burn ban due to high temperatures and low moisture levels. The ban will remain in effect until September 30, 2024.
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Dr. Lynn Wendt, Director of the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility at Idaho National Laboratory, joins Local News 8 in the Morning to share how they collaborate with businesses across the nation to cut down their environmental waste and reuse bioenergy.
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Each of the 25,000+ ducks is individually evaluated and processed by hand.
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Several companies will be at a job fair at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building in Rexburg at 480 West 2nd Street.
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Salmon artist Cayla Sanderson was tasked with beautifying some outhouses for the Bureau of Land Management.
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To avoid long lines at the polls, local election workers say to make sure you are registered before election day.
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“We generally name them based off of the nearest geographical reference to the fire.”
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A 26-year-old man was taken to the hospital from a crash on US 20 west of Idaho Falls on Tuesday, July 30.
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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality said they have an app that can help you keep track of the air quality.
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Suspicious emails regarding an “approved list of town businesses”’ are attempting to get community members to share personal information.
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The death penalty is back on the table after a local man accused of murder rescinded his guilty plea.
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The Bingham County Sheriff Deputy involved in a car crash has resigned following an investigation into the accident.
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One person was killed in a two-car crash on the Fort Hall Reservation Tuesday.
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Police found a body in the Trail Creek area of Power County on Sunday while searching for a missing man.
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East Idaho farmers are making a statement with Idaho Governor Brad Little by creating a tractor parade in Idaho Falls.
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A small fire was reported on the Fort Hall Reservation Monday burning 2 acres.
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Best moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing evidence shows he experienced a mental health breakdown on the day in question, which means the grand jury should have considered murder in the second degree or manslaughter as alternatives to first-degree murder.
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Idaho Fish and Game says this was caused by the wind.
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Local News 8 was given an update on a rash of thefts that occurred earlier this month.
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The evacuation status on the Thunder fire has been moved back to “Ready” status as crews continue to contain the fire.
Continue Reading Idaho State Police is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred southbound I15 at mp 179.1, at 10:51 am, on Monday, July 22, 2024.
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DEQ is warning air quality will increase to the Unhealth For Sensitive Group category on Monday afternoon due to smoke moving in from surrounding wildfires.
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The Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to an outside fire on Saturday, July 27, around 10:49 p.m.
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A fatal crash just south of Montpelier held up both lanes for about four hours. One Blackfoot woman has died at the scene of the crash.
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You can find people wearing moon boots, eating tater tots, and voting for Pedro. But most of all, they are having fun.
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The Lemhi County Emergency Management said those who are in the Williams Lake area are in “Set” status. Set status mean people should prepare for a potential evacuation.
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Bonneville County Sheriff Deputies are investigating a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Sunnyside and Eagle Road injuring one man on Friday.
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A 3-year-old Salmon boy loves garbage day. That’s when he gets to see his best friend, Brandon.
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William Howard went to the north-central Idaho town of Juliaetta on Thursday to help a friend after a lightning-sparked wildfire began tearing through the friend’s property, using barrels of water in an effort to extinguish “hot spots” on the land.
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Local News 8 spoke with a truck driver to learn what may have caused the semi-trailer wheel to come off.
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The Grand Teton Mall is hosting a week long party to commemorate 40 years since it first opened on August 1, 1984.
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The Redfish Lake recreation complex on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area will reopen in phases beginning Friday, July 26, through Tuesday, July 30.
Continue Reading Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one where a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tunnel of smoke rose over the roadway.
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Fire officials said the Bench Lake Fire is 58 percent contained and acreage remained at 2,595.
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2024 Miss USA Continental Worldwide, Kaydee Mickelsen, joins Local News 8 in the Morning to share her platform and how she wants to give back to the community.
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Associated Press California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to meet the danger. The Park Fire’s intensity and rapid spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the monstrous Camp Fire, which burned out of control in nearby
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Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador is challenging the open primary initiative.
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Staff at Shari’s Restaurant were told this past Sunday that the restaurant would be permanently closing Wednesday night, July 24.
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“I’m having a hard time talking because my upper lip doesn’t want to function quite right. I’m eating soup constantly because I can’t chew.”
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Madison County Sheriff gives an update on what may have happened to a woman found dead Monday along Highway 33.
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A Preston woman who passed away was recently honored for keeping her community cleaner.
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A new video from the National Park Service shows the aftermath of a hydrothermal blast at Yellowstone National Park’s Biscuit Basin.
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The city of Inkom is getting ready to break ground on a new library Thursday, July 25, at 4 p.m.
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A water pipe burst at the White Pine Charter School on Wednesday morning.
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We have a follow-up on the plane crash that happened in Arco on June 20, 2024, that took the life of a crop-dusting pilot.
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Crews made progress on the Bench Lake Fire near Redfish Lake by increasing containment to 45 percent on Wednesday. The fire size remains at 2.595 acres.
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Abby Todd, the Communications lead for Energy & Environment for Idaho National Laboratory, shows how INL is working to improve electronic vehicle batteries.
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid, Robert Shackelford, Lauren Mascarenhas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The largest active wildfire in the United States has scorched almost 270,000 acres in eastern Oregon, as nearly 80 large active wildfires are burning in the US, including a California blaze that exploded in size overnight. Here’s the latest: • California battles
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Police need your help in identifying a possible burglary suspect at D&L Cleaners in Idaho Falls.
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