A gunman opened fire at Twin Falls' brand-new In-N-Out Saturday — and two Idahoans ran toward the gunfire instead of away from it, helping stop him before more people were hurt. Three people are dead, seven wounded.
This week's report also covers Trump's plan to make Idaho a center of the next nuclear age, the real reason Idaho's wildfires keep getting worse, and the Flock camera fight turning physical in Eastern Idaho.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:14 Twin Falls In-N-Out Shooting: 3 Dead, Heroes Rise
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/08/shooting-at-twin-falls-in-n-out-burger-leaves-3-dead-and-7-injured-city-spokesman-says/
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/08/latest-updates-twin-falls-shooter-identified-by-police-as-24-year-old-chad-williams/
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/08/when-gunshots-rang-out-at-a-twin-falls-in-n-out-jordan-salinas-shot-back/
https://www.kivitv.com/twin-falls/twin-falls-community-finds-comfort-in-faith-counseling-after-in-n-out-shootings
03:19 Trump's Nuclear Plan Puts Idaho First
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/07/28/idaho-selected-as-potential-host-site-for-new-doe-nuclear-lifestyle-innovation-campus/
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/07/5-states-including-idaho-offer-to-accept-nuclear-waste-in-exchange-for-help-developing-nuclear-energy/
05:59 Idaho Wildfires Grow, Smoke Blankets State
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/wildfire/tartar-fire-near-weiser-remains-uncontained-idaho-officials/277-6d4a8f71-3597-48e9-a498-cd6b33c9484b
https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2026-08-02/tartar-fire-weiser-idaho-wildfire
https://idahonews.com/news/local/tartar-fire-grows-to-more-than-138223-acres-north-of-weiser
https://elkhornmediagroup.com/big-grass-fire-incident-update-as-of-august-5-2026/
08:20 Flock Camera Fight Heats Up in Eastern Idaho
https://www.kivitv.com/twin-falls/twin-falls-neighbors-pack-city-hall-over-police-use-of-flock-license-plate-cameras
https://www.kivitv.com/twin-falls/twin-falls-mayor-says-flock-camera-contract-could-be-modified-or-ended-after-surveillance-concerns
10:48 INL Contractor Pays $5M Over Vaccine Bias
https://localyocalidaho.substack.com/p/inl-contractor-pays-5-million-after
12:34 Idaho Democrats Ditch Their Own Nominee
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/07/democratic-nominee-for-senate-drops-out-risch-and-achilles-set-to-face-off/
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/07/28/idaho-democrat-david-roth-ends-campaign-for-us-senate-seat-held-by-risch/ https://gemstatechronicle.com/2026/07/david-roth-drops-out-achilles-democratic-support/
14:25 CDA Budget Deficit Balloons to $3.1M
https://cdapress.com/news/2026/jul/28/coeur-dalene-projects-budget-deficit/
16:01 Highway 21 Reopens After Massive Mudslide
https://www.kivitv.com/backroads/mudslide-damages-grandjean-campground-and-trailhead-sawtooth-lodge-remains-open
https://www.kivitv.com/news/12-guys-all-working-14-hour-days-itd-clearing-mudslides-from-sh-21
https://idahonews.com/news/local/flash-flood-near-grand-jean-trailhead-traps-destroys-vehicles-and-campers
https://idahonews.com/news/local/sh-21-reopens-between-grandjean-and-banner-summit-after-mudslide-cleanup
https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/boise-county/highway-21-reopens-after-mudslid
17:53 Outro
