Idaho
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.
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Idaho
JFAC approves Idaho National Guard education funding
BOISE — The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted Friday to partially restore funding to the Idaho National Guard’s education reimbursement program. The near-unanimous vote arrives after the body twice voted against making the reimbursement funding available but failed to come to a consensus on Idaho Military Division enhancements.
With this matter unresolved, JFAC once again took up the issue of funding for the National Guard’s State Education Assistance Program (SEAP), which provides enlisted soldiers and airmen up to $8,000 per year for tuition and fees at Idaho institutions.
Rep. James Petzke, R-Meridian — who has repeatedly voiced support for restoring the reimbursement funding — brought forward the motion Friday to provide a general fund enhancement of $190,800 to SEAP for fiscal year 2027. This amount allows the program to maintain 69% of funding, up from the 39% it would have been reduced to as a result of JFAC’s 5% cuts for next fiscal year.
Though the vote sailed through without comment from committee members Friday, Petzke has couched the funding as necessary as Idaho lags behind neighboring states (including Oregon, Washington and Utah), which each offer 100% tuition reimbursement through their own education programs.
Idaho
Idaho Lottery results: See winning numbers for Mega Millions, Pick 3 on March 6, 2026
The results are in for the Idaho Lottery’s draw games on Friday, March 6, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on March 6.
Winning Mega Millions numbers from March 6 drawing
08-19-26-38-42, Mega Ball: 24
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from March 6 drawing
Day: 9-3-1
Night: 9-7-8
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from March 6 drawing
Day: 9-9-2-9
Night: 9-0-8-0
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Idaho Cash numbers from March 6 drawing
20-21-31-35-38
Check Idaho Cash payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 6 drawing
04-10-29-48-50, Bonus: 03
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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When are the Idaho Lottery drawings held ?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Pick 4: 1:59 p.m. (Day) and 7:59 p.m. (Night) MT daily.
- Lucky For Life: 8:35 p.m. MT Monday and Thursday.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- 5 Star Draw: 8 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Idaho Cash: 8 p.m. MT daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor. You can send feedback using this form.
Idaho
Lewiston advances to title game of Idaho Class 5A boys basketball stat…
The Bengals held off the Wildcats in a game played at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.
With the win, Lewiston (22-3) earned a spot in the 5A championship game, scheduled for 5 p.m. PST Saturday at the Idaho Center. The Bengals will play the winner of today’s other semifinal game between Bishop Kelly and Preston.
Lewiston will try to capture its first boys basketball state title since 2009.
This story will be updated.
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