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Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Twin Falls students started the school year with a new moment of silence. Here's a look at the first day back! (kivitv.com) — Students in Twin Falls' largest school district returned to class under a new, state‑mandated daily moment of silence that began at Oregon Trail Elementary. Staff say the one‑minute pause helps kids settle in, while families reported an enthusiastic, tear‑free first day back across the Twin Falls community.
2. Twin Falls schools kick off 2026-27 school year with dedicated security at every campus (kivitv.com) — Twin Falls families are sending 9,000 students back to class this year with armed security now present at every school in the district. Seven Twin Falls Police SROs cover secondary and multiple elementary campuses, while each elementary also has its own guard, part of a closer day‑to‑day partnership between the district and city police.
3. Ex-Twin Falls Fire captain arrested on several domestic violence charges (ktvb.com) — A former Twin Falls Fire Department captain has been arrested on multiple felony domestic violence charges following an alleged incident earlier this month in Kimberly. Court documents outline serious accusations, and a preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 28, a case likely to draw attention from Twin Falls residents familiar with his long fire service career.
4. Wilder could become first Idaho city to ban license plate reader cameras; petition forces vote (ktvb.com) — Twin Falls' use of license plate reader cameras is under new scrutiny as privacy advocates push cities to restrict how data is stored, shared, and used to train AI. Wilder faces a vote on banning the technology, while Twin Falls' police chief has urged the council to tighten its Flock Safety contract and has already disabled a nationwide lookup feature after concerns about outside access.
5. Idaho's Intermountain Packing and Roman Cattle found in default (capitalpress.com) — A Twin Falls dairy, Idaho Magic Milk, is among farms winning a default order against an Idaho Falls meatpacker they say failed to pay for cattle. A federal judge also found the owner in default in a related Roman Cattle dispute, though final damage awards have not yet been decided.
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