7/1/24: I'm tacking thunderstorms this afternoon. Storms have been producing brief downpours, small hail, and wind gusts around 35 to 40 mph. Michael Coats KIFI
Whales were spotted swimming with their fins in the air off the coast of Brazil on Thursday (6/20). A whale-watching program was launched in Niteroi that allows people to watch the mammals up close. The whales usually migrate to waters near Brazil to breed between June and November.
Teton Pass set to open Friday.
Rexburg Races shared this video with us today of their Foamy 5K held last Saturday, June 21. Thanks for sharing.
Water curtailment: Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke says mitigation agreement negotiations are underway as Bonneville County Commissioners are asking the governor to intervene.
Jon Walker shared this video saying, "Not all the traffic is on Highway 26 around Palisades. The hummingbird feeders are congested too." Thanks for sharing.
Fourteen Magellanic penguins were released back into the wild after being rehabilitated in Argentina on June 14. According to a veterinarian, the penguins were dehydrated, malnourished, and anemic and were nursed back to health until they reached a stable weight and health.
Pickles the piglet led officers on a chase after it escaped from its mom and was seen running in and out of a roadway in Sebastopol, California, on Thursday (6/13). Officers with the help of bystanders were able to corner the runaway swine in a side yard and take it into custody before reuniting it with its mother. The police joked that they decided not to charge Pickles for "resisting a peace officer."
Dash cam video captured the moment a Virginia state trooper was hit with her patrol car in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Tuesday (6/11). The police said the officer stepped out of her car to a DUID driver when a driver under the influence hit the back of her patrol car around 3 AM. Both drivers were arrested, the police confirmed.
Jeff Roper gives us an inside look at Caribou airplane to be featured at the Rexburg Air Show on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
A look at what's coming to the Rexburg Air Show on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
All-you-can-eat ice cream?!? You can say that again!
Join us at this years Scoop Jam! June 29th from 11a.m. - 3p.m. at the Idaho Falls Greenbelt just north of the Idaho Falls Farmers Market!
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Video shared with us of a boat fire on the Mackay Reservoir on Friday, June 7, 2024. 2 people were saved from the burning boat. More on Local News 8.
6/7/24 5:30 PM: Special Weather Statement: A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MENAN WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN
JEFFERSON, NORTH CENTRAL BONNEVILLE AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM. Wind gusts of 50 to 55 MPH and penny size hail.
D-DAY ANNIVERSARY: U.S. Navy Seals reenacted the landing of the 2nd Naval Beach Battalion in Normany, France, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday (June 6, 2024).
The path of healing begins for those involved with the Daybell murder investigation. Some of those involved with the investigation share with us how they're they are trying to move on from the case.
A person stands out front of the Ada County Courthouse Thursday afternoon holding a sign announcing Chad Daybell's verdict.
Idaho Falls Councilmember Jim Freeman comments on the 'Field of Heroes' display in Freeman Park.
The Madison Fire Department Pipe Brigade honors those who have past at the Rexburg Cemetery on May 27, 2024.
