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Artist's rendering of the Mountain America Center at Snake River Landing in Idaho Falls. Photo courtesy of the Idaho Falls Auditorium District After more than 25 years since an event center was first proposed, the Idaho Falls Auditorium District (IFAD) broke ground at Snake River Landing on May 18 for its long-awaited event center. Notable figures invited to wield the ground-breaking shovels included Gov. Brad Little, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin and Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper. The Mountain America Center will be a 48,000-square-foot sports arena and events center next to the interstate with easy access to the Ammon/US-26 interchange at exit 116. Ball Ventures donated 23 acres to IFAD, on a parcel located at Snake River Landing, its master-planned mixed-use development along the Snake River in Idaho Falls. The land was annexed into the City of Idaho Falls in September 2015. The center will seat 6,000, which will make it the largest venue for public events in eastern Idaho. I
Bonneville County to host mental health training Published
Bonneville County to host mental health training
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office hosted a press conference on Monday to discuss upcoming training and information that is being offered to first responders, military veterans, community leaders and more.
The training will take place from May 24-28. The week-long training is being led by a collaborative effort from Courageous Survival, the Idaho American Legion, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Idaho), among others.
With an increase in officer-involved shootings and in light of the school shooting in Rigby, community leaders believed now is the time to take on the issue.
Updated exhibit gets visitors up close with penguins at the zoo
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IDAHO FALLS An updated home for penguins at the Idaho Falls Zoo became official with a ribbon-cutting Thursday morning.
The penguin cove received its much-needed updates adding windows for patrons to get up close with the animals. In the past, visitors had a distant view of where the penguins hang out.
The African penguins at the Idaho Falls Zoo are on track for extinction in the wild in five years, and zoo staff hopes the exhibit will help educate the importance of conservation efforts for the species.
National Laboratory, Municipal Power Utility Test Energy Storage Tech For Small Hydropower Generation
Idaho National Laboratory has turned to its own backyard to test how small hydropower plants can serve as reliable sources of startup power during outages.
Working with Idaho Falls Power, a municipally owned utility, INL researchers this week performed tests to see how the city’s turbines and generators might be ramped up quickly with help from energy storage devices. The project also tested how the utility’s control systems can be made more stable and responsive during emergencies.
The city of Idaho Falls owns five power plants on the Snake River, from the Upper Power Plant north of the city to the Gem State Dam just to the south. These plants generate enough power to meet about one-third of the city’s needs. The rest of its power is purchased wholesale. All the power on the regional grid is managed by what is called a Balancing Authority.