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🌱 Pocatello police confirm AMBER Alert girl is safe with family

Pocatello, Idaho Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Pocatello! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Pocatello police confirm AMBER Alert girl is safe with family
  • Pocatello warming shelter opens November 18 as cold nights approach
  • Pocatello’s youngest entrepreneurs are ready to open shop

Also on today's calendar: Men's Basketball Season Begins and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fallen horse say? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A couple of showers, with a high of 50 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Sunday: Clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 55, low: 34.
  • Monday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 54 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Update Regarding Pocatello AMBER Alert: Juvenile Located Safe (pocatellochubbuckobserver.com) — The girl at the center of Pocatello’s recent AMBER Alert is safe and back with her family, police confirmed after residents asked whether she remained missing. Investigators initially received information suggesting an abduction, but later determined she had not been abducted and established her location. The investigation remains ongoing.
   

2. Emergency warming shelter launches in Pocatello on Nov. 18 (localnews8.com) — An emergency warming shelter opens November 18 at 805 North Main Street in Pocatello, offering men and women a heated sleeping area and basic food. It will operate from 7 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. when temperatures are forecast below 30 degrees. Organizers also need volunteers ages 18 and older for overnight shifts.
   

3. Kids mean business at upcoming Pocatello entrepreneur market (eastidahonews.com) — Pocatello kids are setting up shop Nov. 20, with 121 young vendors selling everything from baked goods to handmade jewelry at The Avenue Event Center, 747 S. Second Avenue. The free Kids Entrepreneur Market runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m., giving children hands-on business experience. Shoppers should bring cash or have Venmo available.
   

4. Family-Friendly Weekend Events: November 13-14, 2026 (pocatellochubbuckobserver.com) — Pocatello's Saturday lineup includes a free Veterans Day parade at 11 a.m. and the final day of the ski swap at ISU's Pond Student Union, open until 6 p.m. Families can also visit the downtown Crafters Market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or attend free autism training at City Hall at 4:30 p.m.
   

5. Community members invited to Pocatello Autism Awareness training this Saturday (localnews8.com) — Pocatello families can learn how to make emergency calls and encounters safer for loved ones on the autism spectrum at a free training today. The session runs from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers and complements first-responder training following Victor Perez's death.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did the fallen horse say?" — I can’t giddy up… (Thank you Kathy J. for sending it in!)
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