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09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago, the world changed. Today, we remember.

Our special commemorative section — "Remembering 9/11" — is available now, honoring the 2,996 lives lost and the countless first responders, survivors and families forever changed by that day.

📖 Inside you'll find:
🕐 A minute-by-minute timeline of that morning
✈️ The remarkable story of Flight 93
🗽 9/11 memorials across all 50 states
🎗️ How to honor and support our community's first responders
👨‍👩‍👧 Guidance for talking with kids about 9/11
🎬 Acclaimed documentaries and books on the tragedy
❤️ Ways to continue supporting 9/11 families today

Read the full special section here 👉https://jeffersonstar-id.newsmemory.com/?special=Special+Section&selDate=20260909

If you prefer to read in print, stop by our office for a free copy. A limited number of copies also available for classrooms.

09/11/2026

A local woman was rushed to the hospital earlier today after a chain-reaction crash on Highway 20 in Idaho Falls.

IDAHO FALLS — A Rexburg woman was rushed to the hospital Thursday after a chain-reaction crash on eastbound U.S. Highway 20 in Idaho Falls that began when another driver went

09/10/2026

Two men have been arrested and a third is being sought by police after a fight involving multiple people with weapons broke out near the Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds late Saturday night, according to the Blackfoot Police Department.

BLACKFOOT — Two men have been arrested and a third is being sought by police after a fight involving multiple people with weapons broke out near the Eastern Idaho State

09/10/2026

Neighbors and a delivery driver rescued an Idaho Falls family from their burning home this morning.

IDAHO FALLS — A family escaped a burning home early Thursday morning thanks to quick-thinking neighbors and a delivery driver who woke them and helped pull them to safety before

09/10/2026

Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher co-sponsored new federal privacy legislation last week amid a growing backlash against surveillance technology in Idaho and across the country.

Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher co-sponsored federal legislation that would require warrants before federal law enforcement agencies access surveillance data collected by local systems such as automated license plate readers.

09/10/2026

A family that has spent five decades searching for answers about Patricia Lee Otto’s disappearance say it’s not giving up.

LEWISTON- A family that has spent five decades searching for answers about Patricia Lee Otto’s disappearance say it’s not giving up.

09/10/2026

In the week since a drunken driver inflicted “life-threatening injuries” to a pregnant woman through a collision into multiple vehicles on Aug. 31 at the four-way intersection of Middleton Road and Lake Lowell Avenue, the pregnant woman and her baby have died.

NAMPA — In the week since a drunken driver inflicted “life-threatening injuries” to a pregnant woman through a collision into multiple vehicles on Aug. 31 at the four-way intersection of

09/10/2026

A 65-year-old Pocatello man is dead after suffering a medical emergency while driving on Interstate 84 west of Burley, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway and crash, according to Idaho State Police.

BURLEY — A 65-year-old Pocatello man is dead after suffering a medical emergency while driving on Interstate 84 west of Burley, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway and crash,

09/09/2026

Weapons. Gang comments. A fight near the fairgrounds. Multiple people injured and arrested.

BLACKFOOT — Two men have been arrested and a third is being sought by police after a fight involving multiple people with weapons broke out near the Eastern Idaho State

09/09/2026

To combat food insecurity, the foodbank is hosting A Seat at the Table culinary fundraiser at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 in The Waterfront at Snake River Landing in Idaho Falls. It’s located at 1220 Event Center Drive.

More people are going hungry in Eastern Idaho.