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“As part of an ongoing review and modernization of CEI’s chemistry program and laboratory chemical inventory, college personnel identified a legacy chemical cylinder that requires specialized handling and disposal,” CEI President Lori Barber explained.

“What’s inspired this is my son, Hayden Chapa. About nine years ago, after he passed away, we decided immediately to start a nonprofit and create unforgettable experiences for kids with special needs,” said Jason Chapa.

“It was a fun experience to play baseball with them, go into a cop car, see how it works inside, and see how it works with a microphone,” said Ryland, a baseball player extraordinaire.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) honored Park Price Thursday for nine years of service as the first Chairman of its Board of Trustees. Under Price’s guidance, the campus expanded significantly with a brand-new 88,000-square-foot Battelle Energy Alliance Future Tech Building in Partnership with Frontier Credit Union.”It’s been a fabulous journey.

“There’s lots of challenges that we have that we need to overcome,” said NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa. “We want to make sure we get everybody’s ideas and put them together for that, and we absolutely need women to do that.”

“This one will fly approximately 100 to 107 miles an hour…” said Desert Eagles Model Airplane Club Member Dave Leffler. “It is an aerobatic airplane, so you can do loops, rolls, snap rolls – all kinds of good stuff.”

The Desert Eagles Model Airplane Club invites everyone to come enjoy their brand-new flying field this Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM.

A 76-year-old Ammon man has died after being pulled from the Snake River in downtown Idaho Falls on Monday evening, marking the third drowning incident along the river this summer.

“The average for the country is less than 50 percent of businesses after five years are still in business. If they come in our business, go to our business incubation program, we have a success ratio of 86 percent,” said Idaho Innovation Center Executive Director Bryan Magleby.

“It’s the very beginning of us being able to use atomic energy peacefully,” said Experimental Breeder Reactor-1 Tour Guide Vic Thomas.

Madagascar’s largest carnivore and the Nēnē, the world’s rarest goose, are coming to an incredible new “Islands” exhibit opening Thursday at the Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park.

Nothing is as raw as a mother’s emotion as she tells of her son’s struggle and ultimate death from addiction. “His smile would light up the room, and he was the happiest boy. I mean it makes everything worth it. I miss his voice. I miss hearing him scream. I miss his bullet bike – all of it,” said Mikelyn Bartrop.

“It’s a challenge we’re only going to achieve by partnering with industry, by working to advance and deploy very quickly and very safely to make sure that we can satisfy the needs of Americans and industry, and keep us as positioned as the premier power providers in the world,” said National Reactor Innovation Center COO Josh Gillespie.

The Chamber is actively looking for a new permanent CEO and hopes to select a new leader by the end of this year.

In 2026, the program awarded $50,000 to 54 students.

“They believed in me when it would have been easy to look at my situation and decide that their scholarship could no longer support me,” said Chloe Barron. “Instead, they chose to invest in me again. That decision was the reason I was able to come back to school.”

“Anything is possible. Recovery is possible,” said Stephanie Taylor-Thompson, Cornerstone Wellness & Recovery COO. “Your past does not define who you are.”

“For a significant amount of time, our houses of worship have responded to different addiction and support issues in the community,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Faith Director Monty Burks said. “They provided housing, transportation, resources, recovery support, and other ancillary resources to support people in their most vulnerable moments.”

“Nuclear got its start in Idaho, and the documentary shows the history of it. …This shows that we’re ready, we’re getting into the next-generation of nuclear reactors,” said Film Producer Donna Kemp Spangler.

As the Idaho Falls City Council prepares to adopt its $393.5 million budget later in August, Idaho Falls Mayor Lisa Burtenshaw opened her office for an exclusive interview Tuesday.

The City of Idaho Falls is holding a public hearing for its 2027 budget – totaling almost $400 million – this Thursday.

“NASA has a whole moon base plan, right? They’re going to need a lot of power for that plan,” said Nuclear Reactor Technology Division Director Justin Coleman. “… That’s the reason NASA’s looking at a reactor that’ll be launch-ready by 2030. It will completely change the paradigm in the type of power generation you have on the moon.”

“They knew their lives. They knew their struggles, and it was community policing,” said Idaho Falls Police Chief Bryce Johnson. “That’s what we’re striving to be more like, so that there’s a more intimate relationship, because that allows us to get the bad people and put them in jail and serve the the folks of Idaho Falls, make it safe and make a positive difference.”

“Friendship and youth is just like a very universal experience. We’re all laughing at the same things, we kind of all just listen to the same music – similar pop culture even though we’re from different nations,” said Idaho Falls Sister Cities Youth Association Student President Caroline Combs. “We’re just teenagers.”

“Don’t forget where you came from, because that’s what we are – a bit of history,” Snake River Homestead Vice President Lynn Cramer said.

“There’s more and more need for healthcare,” said Bingham Healthcare CEO Jake Erickson. “We’re grateful to be able to provide that service here seven days a week, and to have such wonderful, high-quality providers and physicians right here in this location.”

Carrie Getty Scheid was a driving force behind the restoration of Colonial Theater, the establishment of College of Eastern Idaho, the founding of Snake River Animal Shelter, and the renovation of the Frontier Arts Center for the Performing Arts.

“There was no idea too big – nothing that she didn’t think we could accomplish,” said friend and retired Hartwell Corporation Insurance Executive Mary Lynn Hartwell.

“It’s finding people almost every day that have warrants – warrants for felony activity, warrants for domestic violence, drug trafficking,” Idaho Falls Police Chief Bryce Johnson said.

“A lot of people are concerned about ‘Big Brother’ and surveillance,” said Idaho Falls resident Finn Garren.

A controversial alcohol ordinance seeks to balance the need for public safety with concerns about city overreach.

“Someone’s bleeding to death because of a significant trauma, childbirth – anything that happens in a hospital, we have to be prepared to take care of in the field,” new Idaho Falls Fire EMS Division Chief Chase Mills said.

Heated community debate over Flock cameras continued during an Idaho Falls City Council meeting Thursday.

Who was George Washington – a general, Commander in Chief, slave owner, and monument in U.S. history?

Idahoans across the state are reflecting on the magnitude of America’s semiquincentennial anniversary.

“I can be whatever I like as long as I put the work in,” said Carson Campbell.

“We fight for progress year by year and day by day, so we just can’t give up on it,” said Marshall Moran said.

Twelve local bands will take the stage this summer performing free concerts along the River Walk in downtown Idaho Falls.
Celtic band Teton Skye kicked off the series with a mix of Celtic, Scottish and Irish music on the banks of the Snake River.