Month: August 2026

Danielle Mullenix

A good chance of storms still lingers into Saturday and the weekend forecast around Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming. Local heavy rainfall could be sporadic, as some remaining thunderstorms still sit above the region, leaving a flash flood watch in effect for Saturday. These isolated storms could carry into the first portion of next week, with high temperatures remaining below average until the storms subside. 

Monsoonal moisture will push through the region on Saturday, bringing pop-up rain showers to many residents, especially in Southeastern Idaho. The overall weather outlook shows primarily minor impacts from these storms, aside from the possible flash flood watch still in effect for the Big Rock burn scar. While high gusts may accompany some of the pop-up thunderstorms, conditions are expected to ease as we move into the middle of next week. There will still be slight chances of storms through Tuesday afternoon.

High temperatures on Saturday will range from the upper 70s to low 80s, with the highest chance of precipitation occurring near the central mountains. Wind gusts may increase slightly as storms pass through, with speeds reaching 15-25 mph, particularly in the afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to intensify after 4 p.m., while overnight lows will drop quickly to the lower 50s and 40s, signaling the approaching end of summer.

Clearer conditions are forecast for Sunday, with more sun and a high near 80°F and an overnight low around 50°F. A few isolated thunderstorms may still occur on Sunday afternoon and evening.

Monday is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high near 82°F. However, storm activity is predicted to return Monday night, bringing a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, along with rain after midnight, and a low near 52°F.

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Kaelyn Blessinger

IRWIN, Idaho (KIFI)– From offering free flu shots at his clinics, to his weekly segments on our show called “No Appointment Necessary”, where he offered free medical to viewers: Doctor David Bowman has been a long time member of the Southeast Idaho Health Care Community.

Earlier this year, he was admitted to the hospital for a severe case of Pneumonia. His oxygen levels dropped to around 40 in his system. Now he is on the lung donation list, awaiting a match.

“When I got to the emergency room, I basically all I remember is them saying, are you okay if we intubate you? And I said, yes, you can intubate me. And and then it was ten days later that I woke up. the nurses and doctors would tell my wife and family that that they would leave at night, not expecting me to be alive in the morning.”

Doctor Bowman said he died for 53 seconds during his coma, but the doctors and nurses were able to restart his heart and keep him alive. He was bedridden for months, and could not walk or eat. He had to relearn all of these skills while maintaining a brave face for his family.

“The first time I saw my dad in the ICU, I was just bawling,” Anna recalled. “He would raise his hands up and say, I’m strong, I can do this.  And that gave us some hope to see that he is trying to be strong for us so we can be strong for him.”

Now, he faces a wait for a lung donation match, which inspired Anna to create the GoFundMe.

“And finally he got home and we learned that he needs a lung transplant. So that freaked us all out, and we didn’t really know what that meant for us. We’re expecting for him to not be able to work for like, 3 to 4 months after the lung transplant, so it’s just not realistic for for us to go without a little bit of help.”

As they wait, they ask for your thoughts and prayers as he continues to recover.

“Just knowing that I’ve got friends out there that are that are helping me it.” Dr. Bowman said. “You know, every share, every thought, every prayer is just so appreciated that I don’t know if I could truly express how much I appreciate it.”

Here is a link to the family’s GoFundMe page, if you are willing and able to donate or to leave comments of encouragement.

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Danielle Mullenix

Isolated thunderstorms continue to move through, with lingering monsoonal moisture and a trough moving into the top of the week’s forecast. Most of these isolated storms will dodge the Snake River Plain and impact the Central Mountains and Southeastern Idaho, as well as the Southwest Wyoming border.

The thunderstorms seen and felt this Monday will be very similar to what has been observed over the last few days in the region, meaning brief, intense downpours and gusty winds. Winds today under these storm clouds could reach up to 45 mph this afternoon, so you may want to bring any outdoor items inside later today.

High temperatures starting off this Monday and through the top of the week are still slightly below average, as we will work our way back up into the upper 80s this early evening across the region. Relatively low humidity overall, of course, with the exception of the tiny pockets of rain from the overhead thunderstorms passing through. The highest wind gust we will observe this afternoon (outside of the storm wind gusts) will sit in the upper teens, making for overall easy breezes. Overnight lows will cool into the upper 50s and 60s.

Slightly cooler temperatures all around the region on Tuesday as the trough pushes that last stretch of wet weather across Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming toward the Montana divide. As high pressure returns by Wednesday and dry conditions become the pattern for the second half of the week, expect a shift back into the upper 80s and 90s.

We could potentially see monsoonal moisture return this upcoming weekend, bringing chances of rain and lower temperatures back into the region.

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Seth Ratliff

GRACE, Idaho (KIFI) — A California man will spend nearly eight years behind bars for his part in a multi-state pharmacy burglary ring aimed at stealing and illegally selling prescription opioids across the Intermountain West.

Andrew Rumbo-Ochoa, 28, of Santa Clara, was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced.

Rumbo-Ochoa pleaded guilty on April 30, 2026, to conspiracy charges involving the theft and distribution of controlled substances.

According to court records, on May 22, 2025, Rumbo-Ochoa and a group of co-conspirators drove from California to Montpelier, Idaho, where they were seen on surveillance footage outside a pharmacy.

Later that day, police say they broke into a pharmacy in Grace, Idaho, and stole a stockpile of Schedule II controlled substances, including 345 pills containing hydrocodone, 200 pills containing hydromorphone, and 5,773 pills containing oxycodone. According to prosecutors, the group intended to sell the cache of drugs illegally.

Earlier that year, in March, court documents indicate Rumbo-Ochoa and his co-conspirators orchestrated a similar burglary in Missoula, Montana. On March 10, 2025, police say Rumbo-Ochoa travelled with a group to Missoula, where they broke into a pharmacy and stole another large stockpile of Schedule II pills.

Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill handed down the 92-month sentence. In a news release announcing the sentencing, U.S. Attorney Davis commended the joint investigative efforts of the FDA Office of Criminal Investigation, the DEA, the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office, the Caribou County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Missoula Police Department.

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Fox13

By: Jeff Tavss

Originally Posted 12:12 PM, Aug 17, 2026

KEARNS, Utah (K— One person was killed and two others injured following a shooting at a funeral in the vicinity of a Kearns church on Monday.

Officers were already on the scene ahead of the funeral when they heard gunshots at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stake center at 5015 South 4620 West. One victim was found in the road outside the church and taken to the hospital, where they later died.

Another victim was seen being placed in a vehicle that fled the area, which prompted a police pursuit that ended after officers boxed in the vehicle near the intersection of 4700 South and 4000 West in West Valley City.

A third victim was found at the church and transported to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray in critical condition, along with the second victim.

While the Unified Police Department did not confirm the information, a flyer shared that the funeral was for Ofa’tangikivaha Angilau, the 23-year-old man killed in a shooting at a Riverton gas station on Aug. 7.

Unified Police said they had received multiple calls before the funeral indicating there could be a “problem,” which prompted law enforcement presence at the stake center.

Hours after the shooting, several police vehicles were seen lining the road outside Valley View Memorial Park where Angilau was to be buried.

Because of the incident, Intermountain Medical Center closed its campus and canceled all appointments on Monday as a precautionary measure. A hospital spokesperson reassured the public that all patients and workers are safe and under no threat.

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Kearns Junior High School, West Kearns Elementary, and David Gourley Elementary were placed under secure protocols out of an abundance of caution due to the incident.

The protocols were all lifted just before 12:30 p.m.

Under secure protocols, all doors are locked, and no one is allowed in or out of the building, although schools are proceeding as normal inside. Parents are advised not to come to the school.

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