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What's Really Inside Idaho Kids' Dinner Tonight?

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2 years ago

February 6, 2024

Um, are you okay, Kraft?

About halfway into January 2024, a seemingly disgruntled employee of The Kraft Heinz Company went viral over a claim that the dough and equipment used to produce Kraft Mac & Cheese was filthy.

We’re not talking about a field mouse finding its way into the factory, friend. We’re talking about a next-level, nauseating, you’ll-never-eat-mac-and-cheese-again kind of filth.

Three weeks and 2.1 million views later, Idahoans and Americans across the country are still waiting to see if the employee’s claims are true.

Snopes to the rescue? Not quite…

After Idaho’s recent Quaker Oats recall, we’re not taking any chances. So, we did what we usually do when we need to prove/disprove a wild internet theory. We went to Snopes and they put the screws to Kraft Heinz.

As of January 23, Snopes noted a spokesperson for Kraft Heinz had responded to their inquiry, but company denied any wrongdoing. The rep claimed the viral photos misrepresented what’s really happening inside Kraft Heinz facilities. They accused the employee of sharing pictures of a broken, out-of-use mixer on his social.

They further explained that once the mixer was repaired, it would be meticulously cleaned and maintained before resuming operations.

For the sake of every Idahoan ages one to 99, we certainly hope so.

Should Idahoans toss our Mac & Cheese?

Or is this just a crazy, one-off employee gone rogue for attention?

No one knows yet 😳

Kraft Heinz had little to say about the employee. Instead, they fed the fact-checker a big ole nothing-burger. Lucky for Snopes it wasn’t our kid’s Easy Mac, right?

In the meantime, Idahoans might want to keep a close on eye on America’s favorite cheesy pasta dish. A recall has yet to be issued, but if there’s something even remotely funky about our kid’s Mac & Cheese over the next few months, we’re tossin’ it, y’all.

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Idaho Botanical Garden embarks on sustainable expansion

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10 hours ago

January 20, 2026

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Idaho Botanical Garden embarks on sustainable expansion

The Idaho Botanical Garden is undergoing a 10-acre expansion, designed to enhance visitor experience and promote sustainability.

Idaho Botanical Garden Horticulture Director, Colin Lyman explained, “The first phase of this expansion is increasing our parking and to have a parking experience as people enter in our parking garden, a new entrance, as well as adding a teaching arboretum and a therapeutic garden.”

The expansion aims to be sustainable, with Lyman noting, “What’s super unique and cool about gardens, is it’s not like a building. You build a building, you’re done, you come back in 40-50 years and you redo it, but a garden is always growing, it’s always changing it’s an ecosystem.”

The project will also be ADA compliant, featuring accessible grow boxes and raised beds. “Right below that, will be an open area about 10,000 sq feet that has a lot of grow boxes, raised beds, ADA beds, beds that will allow people in wheelchairs to be accessible,” Lyman said. The garden, a nonprofit, is seeking community support through donations, with $50 able to buy a tree. Donations can be made via the Idaho Botanical Garden website.

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City of Idaho Falls awarded federal grant aimed at improving road and pedestrian safety – East Idaho News

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22 hours ago

January 19, 2026

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City of Idaho Falls awarded federal grant aimed at improving road and pedestrian safety – East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS — The City of Idaho Falls is taking its first steps toward creating a new comprehensive safety action plan after it was awarded a $400,000 federal grant aimed at making streets safer for all.

The grant is from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program, SS4A, which aims to address road safety issues and reduce traffic deaths, according to its website.

DOT’s website states that on average, 40,000 people die annually in traffic-related incidents.

Idaho Falls is one of five recipients in Idaho to be awarded the grant, and is one of three recipients to begin developing a safety action plan.

Chris Canfield, assistant director for Idaho Falls Public Works, told EastIdahoNews.com that a comprehensive safety action plan focuses on improving road safety and reducing serious crashes within the city.

The total cost for developing the action plan is $500,000, with the city paying the remaining balance from the grant.

Canfield said the city has taken steps over the years to improve safety through audits on 17th Street and portions of Capital Avenue and South Boulevard. These projects included installing rapid-flashing beacons at pedestrian crossings and improving lighting at intersections.

This was the case after a fatal pedestrian accident eight years ago between First and Elva Streets.

Looking at a geographic information system map that shows crash data involving pedestrian and vehicle accidents, and the severity of the accidents.

“There’ll be a study done to say we’re seeing the majority of our accidents on certain routes, like 17th Street, Hitt Road and Sunnyside Road,” Canfield said. “Typically, the higher volume routes have more accident crashes and require more attention.”

Canfield said that the majority of the dots that signal a crash or accident are in between intersections of the major arterial streets.

While the city was notified that it would be awarded the grant, the process of developing the safety action plan is still a way off.

When it’s time to start creating the plan, the city will engage the community and stakeholders in the process.

“It’s a collaborative effort from planners, engineers, enforcement, education, outreach, all that stuff, anything we can do to either learn what we can do better or implement things that we know, (or) that we can apply for,” Canfield said.