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