1 student dead, another arrested after shooting at Louisiana high school
GREENSBURG, La. (AP) — A student is dead and another is in custody after a shooting Tuesday at a high school in Louisiana. The St. Helena Parish…
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Oklahoma authorities work to find long-hidden ‘trophies’ that BTK serial killer gave locations of, sheriff says
By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma authorities are working to recover more “trophies” that BTK serial killer Dennis…
Continue Reading House passes bipartisan measures targeting Iran over death of Mahsa Amini, missile program
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House has overwhelmingly approved several measures targeting Iran for its human…
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1 killed, 1 hospitalized in crash on State Highway 33
A man was killed and another is in the hospital following a vehicle collision Tuesday at 12:11 p.m. on State Highway 33 at mile marker 103 in Fremont…
Continue Reading Aaron Rodgers is sidelined but the Jets will still make at least 3 more appearances in prime time
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets delivered record numbers for their season opener. Rodgers’ ill-fated Jets debut…
Continue Reading Defense attorney for BTK serial killer says his client isn’t involved in teen’s disappearance
PAWHUSKA, Okla. (AP) — The defense attorney for the BTK serial killer has insisted that his client was not involved in the 1976 disappearance of an…
Continue Reading 5 former police officers involved in deadly beating of Tyre Nichols indicted on federal charges
CNN, WMC, WHBQ, CITY OF MEMPHIS, DOJ, SHELBY COUNTY JAIL By Hannah Rabinowitz and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Five former Memphis police officers…
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Increased West Nile Virus cases, including death, confirmed in Wyoming
There have been 20 cases reported, including a death in an older adult Fremont County woman, among Wyoming residents so far this…
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Red Cross facing a national blood shortage
Donors of all blood types are urgently needed, and there is an emergency need for platelet donors and type O blood donors to make an appointment to…
Continue Reading National Book Awards drop Drew Barrymore as host after her talk show resumes despite strike
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Awards have dropped Drew Barrymore as the host for this year’s ceremony, a…
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How to heal from the high emotional costs of financial scams
TD Bank spoke with Dr. Traci Williams, a board-certified psychologist and certified financial therapist, on how to heal emotionally after a financial…
Continue Reading Video shows white sheriff’s deputy in upstate New York fatally shooting 2 Black teens in fleeing car
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general has released a video of an upstate deputy firing into a fleeing…
Continue Reading At least 10 Malian soldiers killed in latest attack in hard-hit northern region
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Authorities in Mali say at least 10 government soldiers were killed Tuesday during an attack by…
Continue Reading No identifiable relationship between deaths of 12 horses at Kentucky racetrack, investigation says
By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — An investigation into 12 horse fatalities at the famed horse racing track Churchill Downs found no causal…
Continue Reading New College of Florida under investigation for alleged civil rights violation
By Carlos Suarez, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Education says it’s investigating a complaint filed against New College of Florida…
Continue Reading McCarthy calls for formal impeachment inquiry into Biden amid pressure from conservatives
CNN By Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he is calling on…
Continue Reading Biden plan would overhaul 151-year-old mining law, make companies pay royalties for copper and gold
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is recommending changes to a 151-year-old law that governs mining for…
Continue Reading Biden plan would overhaul 151-year-old mining law, make companies pay royalties for copper and gold
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is recommending changes to a 151-year-old law that governs mining for…
Continue Reading Ex-NFL receiver Mike Williams dies 2 weeks after being injured in construction accident
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL receiver Mike Williams, who was injured in a construction accident two weeks ago and later put on a ventilator, died…
Continue Reading Larry Nassar survivor says Michigan State’s latest mess shows it hasn’t learned from past
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has stumbled from scandal to scandal, including the sexual abuse attacks…
Continue Reading Vaccine skeptics dominate South Carolina pandemic preparation meeting as COVID-19 cases rise
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vaccine skeptics got a lot of airtime at a Tuesday meeting of South…
Continue Reading Mississippi school district named in desegregation lawsuit is allowed to shed federal supervision
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A majority-Black Mississippi school district has received a judge’s approval to…
Continue Reading Wisconsin GOP to pursue nonpartisan redistricting to avoid having state justices toss maps
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican lawmakers are proposing a nonpartisan redistricting plan they want to…
Continue Reading Cyclone that devastated Libya is latest extreme event with some hallmarks of climate change
TAMMY WEBBER and ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Scientists say the Mediterranean storm that dumped torrential rain on the Libyan coast is…
Continue Reading ‘Rustin’ puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington, who…
Continue Reading In recording, a Seattle police officer joked after woman’s death. He says remarks were misunderstood
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police…
Continue Reading King of Morocco visits earthquake patients at Marrakech, kissing one on head and donating blood
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is showing solidarity with his suffering nation as it counts the dead from a powerful…
Continue Reading CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week
By MIKE STOBBE and LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writers Americans may soon be able to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. Advisers to the Centers for…
Continue Reading More about culture than competition, HBCU classics are like a family reunion in the Black community
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — HBCU college football classics have become a staple in the Black community. They are a…
Continue Reading Women in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma sue over abortion bans after being denied care
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More women across the U.S. filed lawsuits on Tuesday challenging abortion restrictions…
Continue Reading Ukrainian pilots could be flying F-16s in three months, Air National Guard head says
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — The U.S. could have the first Ukrainian pilots trained on F-16…
Continue Reading Judge finds Iowa basketball coach’s son guilty of misdemeanor in fatal crash
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The teenage son of University of Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery was found guilty of failure to yield to a…
Continue Reading Serial killer and former police officer Anthony Sully dies on death row at a California prison
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer turned serial killer who was on death row after being convicted of murdering six…
Continue Reading FBI investigates cybersecurity issue at MGM Resorts while casinos and hotels stay open across US
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino operator MGM Resorts International says resorts are open despite a cybersecurity issue that led to the shutdown of its…
Continue Reading Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press New data shows that the number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. continued to fall through the…
Continue Reading Ex-NFL Media journalist sues the league, alleging long-standing institutional discrimination
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer A former NFL Media journalist is accusing the league of refusing to address what he calls long-standing institutional…
Continue Reading A Russian warplane crashes on a training mission. The fate of the crew is unknown
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has announced that one of its warplanes crashed during a training mission in southern Russia without specifying…
Continue Reading Looking for a refill? McDonald’s is saying goodbye to self-serve soda in the coming years
NEW YORK (AP) — Say goodbye to refilling that Coke. McDonald’s is getting rid of self-served soda. The Chicago-based fast food chain plans to…
Continue Reading Virginia library faces potential shutdown over funding after children’s books are challenged
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) — A Virginia library that traces its roots to the 18th century could soon be shuttered…
Continue Reading Second Wisconsin Republican announces bid to take on Sen. Tammy Baldwin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A second Republican with little name recognition is entering the U.S. Senate race to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy…
Continue Reading Hawaii health officials warn volcanic smog known as vog has returned during latest eruption
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Health officials are warning the public about air-quality hazards from the latest…
Continue Reading With thousands of child care programs at risk of closing, Democrats press for more money
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are pushing for a new round of money to keep the nation’s child…
Continue Reading How Libya’s chaos left its people vulnerable to deadly flooding
By JACK JEFFERY LONDON (AP) — A storm that has killed thousands of people and left thousands more missing in Libya is the latest blow to a country…
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Enrollment up at BYU-Idaho
Brigham Young University-Idaho students began their first day of the fall semester…
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Bannock County 9/11 community commemoration
It has been 22 years since the 9-11 terror attacks that changed the…
Continue Reading How an extramarital affair factors into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One of the questions that hangs over Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial…
Continue Reading 5 former officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols are now also facing federal charges
By ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal…
Continue Reading Defense Department awards $20.6 million to support nickel prospecting in Minnesota and Michigan
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Department of Defense has awarded $20.6 million to developers of the proposed Talon…
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Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear is doing well but has long recovery ahead, family says
The family of a Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off his lower jaw says he is doing well at a hospital in Salt Lake City but has…
Continue Reading 5 former police officers involved in deadly beating of Tyre Nichols indicted on federal charges
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Five former Memphis police officers involved in the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols…
Continue Reading NY Philharmonic gets $40 million gift that endows Gustavo Dudamel’s job as music director
NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming music director Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the New York Philharmonic at its spring gala on April 24, the orchestra said…
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New garage in Pocatello allows you to work on car
A new auto repair shop is giving people the opportunity to do work on their own cars.…
Continue Reading Guatemalan authorities raid electoral facilities, open boxes of votes
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Agents from Guatemala’s Attorney General’s office have opened dozens of boxes of votes and photographed their contents in…
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BLM concludes Black Mountain, Hardtrigger, Sands Basin wild horse gather
The BLM gathered 229 wild…
Continue Reading Pulitzer officials expand eligibility in arts categories; some non-U.S. citizens can now compete
NEW YORK (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize Board has revised its longtime rules on eligibility for many of its arts awards and will now allow those not…
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Rigby man sentenced for lewd conduct with child under 16
A Rigby man was sentenced on Aug. 30 on a felony charge of lewd conduct with a child under…
Continue Reading Montenegro police probe who built underground tunnel leading to court depot holding drugs, and why
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police in Montenegro have launched an investigation after an underground tunnel was discovered leading from a key…
Continue Reading What’s ahead now that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has launched an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.…
Continue Reading Bea Romer, Colorado first lady who championed state-funded preschool, dies at 93
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado first lady Bea Romer, who helped establish public funding for preschool to help the state’s…
Continue Reading For HBCUs, the bands are about much more than the show to the Black community: ‘This is family’
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — It’s almost 10 p.m. and still a sweltering, sticky 95 degrees when Texas Southern’s Ocean of…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill Mexico Attorney General’s delegate to southern state of Guerrero
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen have killed the representative of Mexico’s Attorney General’s office in the…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Bahrain prisoners suspend hunger strike as crown prince to visit United States
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of prisoners have suspended their monthlong hunger strike in Bahrain just ahead of a visit of the…
Continue Reading France’s Foreign Ministry says one of its officials has been arrested in military-run Niger
PARIS (AP) — France’s Foreign Ministry says that one of its officials has been arrested in military-run Niger, and is calling for his immediate…
Continue Reading Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Rescue teams in Europe are frustrated that Morocco did not throw open its doors to more outside…
Continue Reading Manhunt for the escaped Pennsylvania killer draws hundreds of officers to small township where he’s believed to be armed with a rifle
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The Pennsylvania manhunt for an escaped convicted killer has escalated and shifted focus to a small…
Continue Reading Supporters of Native activist Leonard Peltier hold White House rally, urging Biden to grant clemency
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders are rallying outside the White…
Continue Reading Panel finds no single factor in horse deaths at Churchill Downs. More screening is suggested
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer A report from horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at…
Continue Reading Site for the first atomic blast opens for one day in October – here’s how to go
By Kathleen Bangs, CNN (CNN) — It’s one thing standing in line to watch the blockbuster film “Oppenheimer.” It’s another thing entirely…
Continue Reading A timeline of the escape and manhunt for convicted Pennsylvania killer Danilo Cavalcante
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The manhunt for a convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail outside Philadelphia has come to an end…
Continue Reading Inflation woes persist for small businesses as they struggle to hire
America’s small businesses felt gloomier in August as they continued to struggle with inflation and hiring qualified workers, according to a survey…
Continue Reading US sanctions Lebanon-South America network accused of financing Hezbollah
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United States has slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and…
Continue Reading CDC recommends updated Covid-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Everyone ages 6 months and older should get an updated Covid-19 vaccine, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Helping mothers and babies survive childbirth is a personal goal, says Melinda French Gates
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Several low cost and low tech interventions would increase the chances of mothers and their babies…
Continue Reading Alabama walk-on football player arrested on sodomy charge
WEAVER, Ala. (AP) — A walk-on member of the Alabama football team has been arrested on a charge of second-degree sodomy. Freshman defensive back…
Continue Reading Gun-rights advocates protest New Mexico governor’s order suspending right to bear arms in public
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor has ignited a firestorm after she suspended the right to…
Continue Reading With COVID-19 cases on the rise, should students take extra precautions?
Summer has ended and kids are back in school. However, COVID-19 cases are on the rise, along with key metrics like hospital…
Continue Reading Roy Kidd, who guided Eastern Kentucky to 2 NCAA Division I-AA football championships, dies at 91
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Roy Kidd, who coached Eastern Kentucky to two NCAA Division I-AA football championships in a Hall of Fame career, has died. He…
Continue Reading Child poverty in the US jumped and income declined in 2022 as coronavirus pandemic benefits ended
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when…
Continue Reading Infowars host Owen Shroyer gets 2 months behind bars in Capitol riot case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Infowars host Owen Shroyer has been sentenced to two months behind bars for joining the…
Continue Reading Pope’s Ukraine peace envoy heads to China on mission to help return Ukraine children taken to Russia
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, is heading to China on the fourth leg of a mission to return Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Houston Rockets’ Kevin Porter Jr. fractured girlfriend’s vertebrae in NYC assault, prosecutors say
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend at…
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Wilson Boat Ramp schedule update
Now through Sunday, Sept. 24, the Wilson Boat Ramp will have normal ramp…
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ISU Physics’ Haunted Science Lab earns $10,000 grant
The Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 grant to the department’s annual Haunted Science…
Continue Reading Jets QB Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon, AP source says
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon, according to a person familiar with the diagnosis, and the…
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Harmful algal bloom identified in Island Park Reservoir
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is issuing a health advisory for Island Park Reservoir, urging caution when recreating in or near…
Continue Reading Missouri clinic halts transgender care for minors in wake of new state law
By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri clinic will stop prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex…
Continue Reading Former No. 1 tennis player Simona Halep gets 4-year ban in doping case
LONDON (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been suspended from professional tennis for four years for doping violations. The…
Continue Reading Over 3 years after it was stolen, a van Gogh painting is recovered but with some damage
BRUSSELS (AP) — A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been recovered more than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was…
Continue Reading Popular nasal decongestant doesn’t actually relieve congestion, FDA experts say
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose…
Continue Reading Rhino kills zookeeper and seriously injures another in Austria
By Inke Kappeler and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — A zookeeper in Austria has died and another has been seriously injured after being attacked by a…
Continue Reading Vatican opens up a palazzo built on ancient Roman ruins and housing its highly secretive tribunals
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has opened the doors to one of Renaissance Rome’s most spectacular palazzos in a show…
Continue Reading NASA astronaut Frank Rubio breaks US record for longest spaceflight
By The Associated Press NASA astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight. Rubio surpassed the U.S. record of 355 days…
Continue Reading Her gun violence plan is probably unconstitutional. This governor is doing it anyway
CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Is it better to do nothing or to do something many people are positive will be struck down by…
Continue Reading Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suspending state gas and diesel taxes again
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor is suspending state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel. Gov. Brian Kemp declared a…
Continue Reading McCarthy signals a Biden impeachment inquiry ahead, but first he must pass a bill to fund government
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is expected to endorse moving ahead with an…
Continue Reading Escaped Pennsylvania prisoner now armed with a stolen rifle and ‘extremely dangerous,’ police say
CNN, WPVI By Nouran Salahieh and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The convicted killer who escaped from an eastern Pennsylvania prison nearly two…
Continue Reading Top Hamas leader in Beirut in a bid to stop clashes at Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp
By FADI TAWIL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — A top Hamas leader arrived in Beirut to push for an end to clashes in…
Continue Reading Apple expected to unveil the iPhone 15. Here’s what to expect.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday during what has become an annual late…
Continue Reading Cruise ship with 206 people has run aground in northwestern Greenland, no injuries, no damage
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew has run aground in northwestern Greenland.…
Continue Reading Spain’s Andalusia region will expand the Doñana wetlands park. Critics applaud but want more action
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The government of Spain’s southern Andalusia region plans to expand a prized national…
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