Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 7th of June.
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🏘️ Community
On Wednesday, Pocatello welcomed the Moving Honors EMS Memorial as it traveled through the city to pay tribute to EMS professionals who sacrificed their lives—its ceremony featured the poem "Walk With You to the Edge" to honor first responders.
🌲 Environment
A wildfire that began Friday near Pocatello Regional Airport expanded to 1,000 acres and remains uncontained according to local authorities.
Fire crews battled the Michaud Creek Fire on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation (south of Interstate 85 about 10 miles west of Pocatello) after it was first reported Friday and burned at least 64 acres; officials say it was human-caused.
Fire officials reported that the Michaud Creek Fire (declared contained on Friday) grew to 1,000 acres by Saturday afternoon on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation near I-86.
Officials said the blaze (believed to be human-caused) is under further review.
🏛️ Government
Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory discovered that plutonium hexaboride shows a rare quantum effect — a breakthrough that could help make reactors safer and support new computing technology.
The finding was reported in collaboration with Columbia University.
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