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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 27 points, Sedona Prince added 19, and No. 19 TCU shut down Idaho State in the second half, defeating the Bengals 86-46 on Sunday. Madison Conner added 17 points for TCU, making 5 of 7 3-pointers. Van Lith had four 3-pointers and the Horned Frogs made

Associated Press LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 12 Boise State to a 17-13 win over Wyoming on Saturday night and a berth in the Mountain West Conference title game. The Broncos (10-1 overall, 7-0) will play in the conference championship game for the seventh

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Jack Layne threw threw touchdown passes, Nate Thomas had 171 yards rushing and Idaho beat Idaho State 40-17 Saturday in the regular season finale for both teams. Layne threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Emmerson Cortez-Menjivar on a trick play that opened the scoring about 6 minutes into the game and

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jamir Simpson scored 21 points as Southern Utah beat Idaho 82-67 on Saturday night. Simpson went 9 of 16 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Thunderbirds (6-1). Dominique Ford scored 14 points, shooting 4 for 8, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. Kyson Rose

Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The first woman to command Canada’s military called out a U.S. senator on Saturday for questioning the role of women in combat. Gen. Jennie Carignan responded to comments made by Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who was asked

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho teenager has been arrested in connection with the body of an infant found last month at a hospital in a box meant for people to anonymously give up a newborn, police said Friday. The Blackfoot Police Department said in a social media post that an 18-year-old from Twin Falls,

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday imposed a one-year reduction in a prison sentence for a man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and then engaged in a pattern of disruptive courtroom behavior, including berating and insulting the judge. Marc Bru complained about his prison conditions but refrained from hurling any more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sebastian Mack scored 21 points, Tyler Bilodeau hit 4 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with 20 points and UCLA beat Idaho State 84-70 on Wednesday night. Eric Dailey Jr. added 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting for UCLA (4-1). Bilodeau made 8 of 14 from the field and Mack made

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The death penalty will remain a possibility for a man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Steven Hippler was not swayed by legal arguments made by Bryan Kohberger’s defense team to remove it as an option if he is

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Seth Brown and the Athletics reached agreement Wednesday on a $2.7 million contract for the 2025 season, with the outfielder and first baseman avoiding salary arbitration. The deadline is Friday for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players. Brown got a raise of $100,000 Brown, 32, split time between the

AP National Writer Boise State received the fourth and final bye in Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff rankings, leaving BYU out of that mix and placing the Big 12 alongside the SEC on the list of power conferences with a gripe. Undefeated Oregon received top billing once again, delivered by the committee a few hours

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — John Square Jr.’s 17 points helped Cal State Fullerton fend off Idaho State 62-61 on Monday night for the Titans’ first victory of the season. Square added five rebounds for the Titans (1-4). Donovan Oday totaled 16 points and seven rebounds. Davis Bynum had 12 points. Jake O’Neil led the Bengals

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Jack Layne threw three touchdown passes to Mark Hamper, Cameron Pope kicked field goals of 50, 48 and 36 yards Saturday night and Idaho beat Weber State 31-24. Layne was 18-of-27 passing for 283 yards with and interception and Hamper finished with 187 yards receiving on eight catches. The Vandals (8-3,

Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns to set a school record for yards rushing in a season, and No. 13 Boise State beat San Jose State 42-21 on Saturday for its eighth straight win. Boise State (9-1, 6-0 Mountain West Conference) had a chance to

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Quarterbacks Kekoa Visperas, Jared Taylor and Michael Wortham rushed for a combined seven touchdowns and didn’t throw an incompletion in rolling to a 77-42 win over Idaho State on Saturday. The Eagles (4-7, 3-4 Big Sky Conference) scored touchdowns on all 11 possessions and piled up 704 total yards, a school-record

AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Mountain West Conference has concluded there was insufficient evidence to determine misconduct between women’s volleyball players from the Colorado State and San Jose State programs ahead of a match last month after a coach filed a Title IX complaint alleging the student-athletes were attempting to manipulate the

ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave, accepted the school board chair’s resignation and temporarily canceled classes in response to an uproar over the arrests of a teacher and former teacher on sexual abuse charges. The St. Helens Police Department said

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if an Idaho white supremacist gang member is convicted of killing a man while he was on the run after shooting officers in a plot to help a fellow gang member escape from prison. Nez Perce County Prosecutor Justin Coleman announced Thursday that the

Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday it is offering up to $25,000 as a reward for information about the suspect behind recent ballot box fires in Oregon and Washington state. Authorities believe a male suspect that may have metalworking and welding experience was behind three ballot drop box fires in Portland

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Javan Buchanan scored 16 points off of the bench to help lead Boise State past Corban 100-65 on Tuesday. Buchanan went 7 of 8 from the field for the Broncos (2-1). O’Mar Stanley added 15 points while going 5 of 12 and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and also

AP National Writer Undefeated Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while Tuesday’s poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi. Led by the Ducks, then Ohio State, the Big Ten captured four of the top five spots — a string interrupted only

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion bans told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to birth — and how they had to leave the state to get abortions amid fears that

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Nate Calmese scored 18 points as Washington State beat Idaho 90-67 on Monday night. Calmese added three steals for the Cougars (3-0). LeJuan Watts added 16 points while going 7 of 11 from the field while they also had 14 rebounds. Dane Erikstrup had 14 points and went 5 of 11

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane City Hall in Washington state was temporarily closed and a council meeting was canceled on Monday because of a security threat, officials said. Access to the building was temporarily halted over a security concern that appeared to be solely focused on City Hall, according to a statement from Spokane Police

The Associated Press national player of the week in college football for Week 11 of the season: Jalen Milroe, Alabama Milroe ran 12 times for career highs of 185 yards and four touchdowns and completed 12 of 18 passes for 109 yards in the Crimson Tide’s 42-13 win at LSU. Milroe’s 16 rushing touchdowns are

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Malik Thomas had 22 points in San Francisco’s 84-73 win against Boise State on Saturday. Thomas shot 8 of 13 from the field, including 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Dons (2-0). Marcus Williams added 20 points while shooting 6

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 209 yards and three touchdowns and No. 12 Boise State held off upset-minded Nevada 28-21 on Saturday night for its seventh straight victory. Boise State (8-1, 5-0 Mountain West, No. 12 CFP) remained in strong position among the Group of Five teams vying for the

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Ty Johnson put up 30 points as UC Davis beat Idaho 79-75 on Thursday. Johnson also added seven rebounds and four steals for the Aggies (1-1). Pablo Tamba added 17 points while shooting 7 of 10 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line while they also had five

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Josh Cohen had 19 points and Saint Thomas hit a late 3-pointer to help Southern California hold off Idaho State 75-69 on Thursday night. Dylan Darling made both ends of a one-and-one following his layup to give Idaho State a 58-57 lead with 8:45 left to play. USC (2-0) moved back

Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming officials voted Thursday to proceed with selling a spectacular, pristine piece of state property within Grand Teton National Park to the federal government for $100 million and end decades of threats to sell it to the highest-bidding private developer. The 3-2 vote by the state Board of Land

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted the planned execution of an Idaho man on death row whose first lethal injection attempt was botched earlier this year. Thomas Eugene Creech was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Nov. 13 — roughly nine months after the state first tried and

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has already appointed three Supreme Court justices. In his second term, he could well have a chance to name two more, creating a high court with a Trump-appointed majority that could serve for decades. The decisive outcome spares the court from having to wade into election disputes. It

Republican Rep. Mike Simpson won a 14th term to a U.S. House seat representing Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District on Wednesday, defeating Democratic challenger David Roth. The district covers eastern and most of southern Idaho, including the city of Boise and the Idaho National Laboratory, a top nuclear research lab. Simpson served in the state Legislature

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Simpson wins reelection to U.S. House in Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District.

Republican Rep. Russ Fulcher was reelected to a U.S. House seat representing Idaho on Wednesday, defeating Democratic challenger Kaylee Peterson. Fulcher was first elected to the 1st Congressional District in 2018, filling the seat vacated by former Republican congressman Raul Labrador. Fulcher previously served nine years in the state Legislature, starting in 2005 when he

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Russ Fulcher wins reelection to U.S. House in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Alston Mason scored 14 points to lead Arizona State to a 55-48 victory over Idaho State on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. BJ Freeman added 12 points and eight rebounds for Arizona State. Joson Sanon chipped in 11 points. Mason and Sanon each made two of the

Former President Donald Trump won Idaho for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding four electoral votes to his tally. Idaho is deeply red, and the Republican presidential nominee has carried the state with more than 60% of the vote for the last several elections. The last time a Democratic presidential nominee won Idaho was

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Idaho.

AP National Writer A season full of surprises didn’t produce many when the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new 12-team playoff came out Tuesday. Undefeated Oregon got top billing. The selection committee liked Ohio State just a touch more than Georgia in its top 25 — the first of six

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Isaiah Brickner had 20 points in Idaho’s 94-60 win over NAIA-member Northwest (WA) on Monday. Brickner added eight rebounds for the Vandals. Jack Payne scored 14 points and added five rebounds and four steals. Kolton Mitchell went 5 of 7 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish

AP College Football Writer Oregon, Georgia, Miami and BYU remained the top four seeds in the The Associated Press College Football Playoff projection on Sunday, the final edition of the bracket before the CFP releases its first rankings of the season. Oregon, Georgia and Miami won over the weekend to hold their coveted seeds as

Associated Press During her nearly three decades roaming the snowy wilderness of the Teton Range, Grizzly No. 399 became a beloved mama bear with millions of parkgoers following her yearly adventures and her ever-growing family tree. Nature lovers are mourning the matriarch of the world-famous bear family after she was fatally struck by a vehicle

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 149 yards and two touchdowns, Maddux Madsen threw for 307 yards and four scores — both career highs — and No. 15 Boise State routed San Diego State 56-24 on Friday night for its sixth straight victory. Jeanty had his eighth straight 100-yard game to

San Diego State (3-4, 2-0 Mountain West) at No. 15 Boise State (6-1, 3-0), Friday, 8 p.m. ET (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Boise State by 23 1/2. Series record: Boise State leads 5-4. WHAT’S AT STAKE? National rushing leader Ashton Jeanty resumes his run for the Heisman Trophy and No. 15 Boise State continues

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — A winged creature from Oregon was crowned this year’s winner Thursday in an annual bat beauty contest put on by the Bureau of Land Management. On Halloween, which was also the last day of International Bat Week, a hoary bat with a feisty personality named “Hoary Potter” defeated “Lestat”, the western

Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A national campaign is backing ballot measures in six states to end partisan primaries, seeking to turn down the temperature in a polarized country by removing a process that gives the most active members of both major parties an outsize role in picking the country’s leaders. The $70 million effort

AP Sports Writer GRICIGNANO DI AVERSA, Italy (AP) — The football field immediately strikes the eye for visitors driving on an overpass approaching the U.S. Navy Support Site outside of Naples. An American football field in the middle of southern Italy. Turn past the pothole-filled local streets, get through the security gate, and the unkempt

AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises concerns about bird flu’s potential to become a human threat. The infection happened at a

AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 Conference will never be what it once was even after the efforts to rebuild it. “I never thought I’d see the Pac-12 fall apart,” Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle said. “I mean, what a freakin’ shame that is, but we are where we are.” That could be taken figuratively and

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — Police are investigating after the body of a baby girl was found at a southeastern Idaho hospital in a box meant for people to anonymously give up a newborn, officials said Monday. Police officers in Blackfoot, Idaho, about 250 miles (400 kilometers) east of Boise, responded Oct. 13 to a report

AP College Football Writer Oregon, Georgia and Miami remained the top three seeds in The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection on Sunday, with BYU overtaking Iowa State for No. 4. BYU, promoted to No. 9 in the AP Top 25 after it its win at UCF, moved past the Cyclones as the projected

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine presidential candidates will appear on Idaho’s ballot in the Nov. 5 general election, including Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and seven others running as independents or representing a minor political party. They will compete for the state’s four electoral votes in the race to

SEATTLE (AP) — A 15-year-old boy accused of killing his parents and three of his siblings this week east of Seattle tried to pin the slayings on his younger brother, but a sister who survived after playing dead escaped to a neighbor’s house and told police who really carried out the shootings, authorities said in

Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The death of the world’s most famous grizzly bear on a highway in western Wyoming has made an orphan of its cub, but biologists say the youngster’s chances of surviving — even with a chilly mountain winter coming on — are good. “High chances of survival going forward for

No. 17 Boise State (5-1, 2-0 Mountain West) at UNLV (6-1, 2-0), Friday, 10:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Boise State by 3 1/2. Series record: Boise State leads 9-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The winner takes a major step toward clinching a spot in the College Football Playoff. Boise State could lose and

Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A famous grizzly bear beloved for decades by countless tourists, biologists and professional wildlife photographers in Grand Teton National Park is dead after being struck by a vehicle in western Wyoming. Grizzly No. 399 died Tuesday night on a highway in Snake River Canyon south of Jackson, park officials

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades is killed in a Wyoming vehicle strike.

SEATTLE (AP) — A 15-year-old boy will be held pending charges in connection with the deaths of two adults and three young teenagers at a home east of Seattle, authorities said Tuesday. The teen waived his right to appear in court on Tuesday, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. A judge found probable

FALL CITY, WASH. (AP) — Law enforcement officials found five people killed in a shooting inside a home southeast of Seattle on Monday morning and took a teenager into custody, police said. Several people called 911 around 5 a.m. to report a shooting in Fall City, Washington, King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Mike Mellis said

AP College Football Writer Oregon took over as the No. 1 seed in The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection Sunday. The Ducks, coming off a 35-0 win at Purdue, moved to the top line as the projected Big Ten champion and new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25. Georgia’s win over

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Ty Pennington had 353 yards of total offense, Seth Cromwell scored twice in the fourth quarter and Northern Arizona edged Idaho State 30-26 on Saturday night. The Bengals led 23-16 entering the fourth quarter before Cromwell scored on a 1-yard run that tied the score. After Idaho State went back ahead

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Jack Wagner threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns to lead Idaho to a 34-29 victory over Cal Poly on Saturday. Wagner’s 21-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Dwyer stretched Idaho’s lead to 34-16 with 6:11 remaining. Bo Kelly tossed a 4-yard touchdown pass to Giancarlo Woods to pull Cal Poly to

AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Thursday the forfeitures that volleyball teams are willing to take to avoid playing San Jose State is “not what we celebrate in college athletics” and that she is heartbroken over what has transpired this season surrounding the Spartans and their opponents.

AP College Football Writer Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty was a unanimous selection and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter occupies two first-team positions on The Associated Press midseason All-America team released Thursday. Miami’s Cam Ward was the runaway winner for top quarterback, the SEC held down four of the five spots on the offensive

Associated Press Three states are renewing a legal push to restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone, including reinstating requirements it be dispensed in person instead of by mail. The request from Kansas, Idaho and Missouri filed Friday would bar the drug’s use after seven weeks of pregnancy instead of 10 and require three in-person

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state’s longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt several months ago. A judge issued a death warrant for Thomas Eugene Creech Wednesday morning, one day after the Idaho Department of Correction announced it had

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt in February.

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will begin using central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest or arm for executions by lethal injection if attempts to insert standard IV lines fail, the Idaho Department of Correction announced Tuesday. Using a central venous line — which involves threading a catheter through deep veins until

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho revamps execution chamber so doctors can access deep veins after failed lethal injection attempt.

AP Sports Writer The University of Nevada has made it clear that its Oct. 26 volleyball match against San Jose State will go on as scheduled after the team’s players released an independent statement saying they would “refuse to participate in any match that advances injustice against female athletes.” Four teams had previously canceled games

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Dante Chachere accounted for six touchdowns and more than 400 yards of offense to lead Portland State to its first victory of the season in a 42-38 win over Idaho State on Saturday night. Portland State (1-5, 1-2 Big Sky Conference) capped the scoring with Chachere’s 21-yard touchdown pass to Eric

No. 17 Boise State (4-1, 1-0 Mountain West) at Hawaii (2-3, 0-1), Saturday, 11 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Boise State by 20½. Series record: Boise State 15-3 WHAT’S AT STAKE? Boise State has its sights set on a spot in the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff and can’t afford

Associated Press Sheriff’s deputies in Washington’s Kitsap County frequently get calls about animals — loose livestock, problem dogs. But the 911 call they received recently from a woman being hounded by dozens of raccoons swarming her home near Poulsbo stood out. The woman reported having had to flee her property after 50 to 100 raccoons

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A court order that says hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they violate a Texas abortion ban will stay for now, the Supreme Court said Monday. The decision is another setback for opponents of Texas’ abortion ban, which for two years has withstood multiple legal challenges,

AP College Football Writer Texas’ return to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday also gave the Longhorns the top seed in The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection, which now features two SEC head-to-head meetings in the first round. The Longhorns would be the No. 1 seed as the Southeastern Conference

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Kobe Tracy passed for 425 yards and three touchdowns, Jeff Weimer has 12 receptions for 236 yards and a TD and Gabe Panikowski kicked a 24-yard field goal as time expired Saturday night to help Idaho State beat Cal Poly 41-38. Christian Fredericksen caught nine passes for 120 yards

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 186 yards and three touchdowns on 13 first-half carries, Maddux Madsen passed for 256 yards and three TDs and No. 21 Boise State beat Utah State 62-30 on Saturday night in the Mountain West opener for both team. Jeanty became only the eighth FBS running

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Freshman quarterbacks Nick Josifek and Jack Wagner each threw touchdown passes and Idaho beat Northern Arizona on Saturday in a contest that featured a pair of top 25-ranked teams in the FCS. Idaho took the lead for good and made it 13-7 when Nate Bell ran it in from 13 yards