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The Idaho Falls Fire Department says to avoid Pancheri Drive between S Capital Avenue and S Utah Avenue.

A local veteran shares his story of returning back home after the affects of war. He says, “Mental illness is real.”

A new lighted sign celebrating higher education collaboration at University Place, the shared Idaho Falls campus for University of Idaho and Idaho State University, will be unveiled Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Researchers in Idaho have opened the nation’s first open-air, 5G wireless test range focused exclusively on security testing, training and technology development.

Car clubs host memorial for Nikolas Bird, the 23-year-old who died in the shooting on September 3.

The Budweiser malting plant in Idaho Falls, played host for a stair climb challenge to help memorialize and honor those who perished during the events of 9/11. Many local first responders came out to participate as they remembered 9/11. The Challenge was to climb up the stairs on one of the plants Silos, seven times. That amount of times equaled 2,071 steps which would be representative of the climb to the top of the twin towers.

Students at Holy Rosary Elementary School in Idaho Falls recognized first responders Monday as they learned about the events of 9/11. Before lunch hour Monday students gathered in front of the school to have a small ceremony to thank these first responders and honor those who died on that day in 2001. Afterwards students had a chance to sit with these local heroes and eat lunch with them.

Idaho may be famous for potatoes, but Idaho Falls is home to one of the largest suppliers of potatoes for humanitarian efforts in the nation.

In late June… a group of migrants set up camp at Idaho Falls Japanese Friendship gardens – one of the city’s most visited areas along the greenbelt. Since then, city leadership has been working to find solutions to protect the civil liberties of people without homes while keeping Idaho Falls safe.

The Mountain America Center has added a second Mannheim Steamroller Christmas show.