News, Sports & Weather – 11/12/2024

Several vehicles collided along I-84 near Bliss yesterday afternoon. The pileup was in the westbound lanes of travel slowing traffic. Just before 6 pm the crash scene was cleared. Meanwhile crews reported a significant traffic delay yesterday just after noon in the eastbound lanes of I-84 near milepost 171 between Jerome and Twin Falls. A semi-truck blocked the lanes of travel. No one reported injuries.

Fire crews in Twin Falls were called to the scene of a home that had filled with smoke yesterday morning. Just before 11 workers cleaning the duct system called the report in. Fire crews found somehow small toys had been sucked into an air vent and onto the furnace.

In September 2024, home prices in Idaho were up 2.6% compared to last year, selling for a median price. According to the Idaho Housing Market overview oTn average, the number of homes sold was up 5.1% year over year and there were 2,428 homes sold in September this year, up 2,310 homes sold in September last year.

Children in foster care, including extended foster care for youth aged 18-20, can fish in Idaho for free. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game rolled out the program that provides a free fishing license for foster children and one parent. The program will start in 2025.

As Idaho drivers start gearing up for Black Friday sales, they may find themselves with a bit more spending money. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular in the Gem State is $3.20, which is eight cents less than a week ago, 25 cents less than a month ago, and 59 cents less than a year ago. The national average currently stands at $3.08 per gallon.

A Pocatello teacher is being investigated over social media comments following President Elect Donald Trump’s election win last week. Screen shots from Lori Lombard’s posts show her wishing an unwanted pregnancy on a supporter of his.

Samson Allen, the young man who went viral after a Meridian Police officer body-slammed him onto the ground and knelt on his neck, was in court Friday. Prosecutors are reportedly trying to have all of the footage of the arrest, minus two minutes, disallowed from court. The defense wants all of the footage made available.

SPORTS

In men’s college basketball, Boise State returns home to face Corban on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at ExtraMile Arena. The game is set to tip off at 7 p.m. Corban comes into the game looking to rebound after two early losses. The NAIA program last faced Boise State in 2012, a matchup the Broncos won decisively, 105-49.

A series of Washington State runs in the second half was enough to help defeat the Idaho Vandals, 90-67 in the 279th edition of the Battle of the Palouse series on Monday night in Beasley Coliseum. The Vandals trailed by four points with 17:26 remaining in the second half before the Cougars used a 17-4 run to help build separation, and later delivered a 13-2 spurt to help put the game out of reach. The Vandals return to the court on Saturday, November 16 for a road test against BYU at noon.
The Idaho State men’s basketball team took on Southern Oregon University in Reed Gym for their home opener of the 2024-25 season last night, defeating the Raiders by a final score of 87-63. The Idaho State men’s basketball team will be back in the road for the next three games in a row, traveling to the west coast to take on the University of San Diego on Saturday, November 16th at 1 p.m., Cal State Fullerton on Monday, November 18th at 8 p.m., and UCLA on Wednesday, November 20th at 9 p.m.

Boise State junior Ashton Jeanty was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week for the sixth time this season. The tailback ran for 209 yards and three touchdowns on a career-high 34 carries, leading the Broncos to a 28-21 victory over Nevada.

The volleyball season is over and the several athletes have been named from Southern Idaho. Emerson Heatwole from Kimberly was named the player of the year. The coach of the year is Melissa Edwards also from Kimberly.

WEATHER

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

News, Weather & Sports – 11/11/2024

Idaho legislators will return to the Idaho State Capitol in Boise in December to elect party leadership teams, appoint committee chairpersons and make committee assignments for each of the 105 legislators. Organizational sessions take place every two years, following a general election.

Two Idaho residents have been sent to prison for possessing child porn. 42-year-old Twin Falls resident Shane Pruett was sentenced to 6 and a half years in prison. Caldwell Attorney Richard Hammond will spend 10 years behind bars.

The Idaho Supreme Court is deciding who must cover the costs of preparing court transcripts for indigent defendants on appeal a decision complicated by the state’s recent overhaul of its public defense system. Idaho transitioned to a new public defense system, consolidating 44 county-level state public defender’s offices into one statewide office. Before the reform, counties paid for these transcripts.

With all votes in Idaho counted, Republicans are set to increase their supermajority in the Idaho Legislature by three seats. Once election officials finished counting ballots results showed that incumbent Sen. Rick Just, D-Boise, and incumbent Reps. Ned Burns, D-Bellevue, and Nate Roberts, D-Pocatello, were defeated by Republican challengers.

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is seeking federal approval to end a pandemic-era program that let Medicaid pay family members to care for people with disabilities. Idaho’s largest state government agency that runs Medicaid, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, says the costs and enrollment levels for the Family and Personal Care Services program have risen sharply, alleging that abuse of the program contributed to rising costs.

Today is veterans’ day. There will be a ceremony this morning at 10 hosted by Idaho Home health and hospice. The celebration will be at the Canyons Retirement community.

SPORTS

The 12th-ranked College of Southern Idaho Men’s Basketball Team dominated from start to finish behind a long ball barrage, beating Monroe College 96-75 Saturday to take third in the Battle for the Boot sponsored by Title One and Rocky Mountain Agronomics. The Golden Eagles will be back in action next week when they host the Physicians Immediate Care/North Canyon Medical Invitational Friday and Saturday.

The 11th-ranked College of Southern Idaho struggled to find offense Saturday, falling 56-42 to second-ranked Northwest Florida State. The Golden Eagles are 3-1 with two top 25 wins and will have a week off before hosting the Coca Cola Invitational.

Boise State Heisman candidate Ashton Jeanty rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Broncos past Nevada, 28-21, in front of the sixth-largest crowd at Albertsons Stadium on Saturday. Jeanty’s historic performance marks the eighth three-touchdown game of his career and the sixth time he has rushed for over 200 yards. Boise State will visit San Jose State on Saturday, Nov. 16. The contest will kick off at 5 p.m. MT and will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

The Idaho State Bengals snapped a 40-year losing streak in Ogden, taking down the Weber State wildcats 43-35 to bring the newly re-minted Train Bell Trophy back home to Pocatello. The Idaho State Bengals men’s basketball team will be back in Reed Gym for the first time of the 2024-25 season, hosting Southern Oregon University tonight at 7 PM. This will be the first-ever meeting between Idaho State and Southern Oregon.

Rosie Schweizer scored a career-high 23 points and tied her career high with 13 rebounds, and Idaho vandals dominated the boards, fell to Washington State 71-60 in a hard-fought battle Sunday afternoon at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman. They are back in action Wednesday against NAIA opponent Walla Walla U. The game is set to tip at 6 p.m.

In local high school state playoff action, The Kimberly Bulldogs went for two in overtime and it was a decision that paid off as the Dawgs topped Fruitland 27-26 in overtime to move onto the 4A state football semifinals. In another state game, Skyline Downed Twin Falls 35 to 14.

WEATHER

Veterans Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. East wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Rain, mainly after 11pm. Low around 36. West wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

News, Sports & Weather – 11/08/2024

Fish and Game officers say 13 hunters are facing 114 charges after investigation indicated the group didn’t have tags for Game management unit 54’s-controlled hunt. A group of men were identified on a series of hunting trips in 2023 in the South Hills, just north of the Nevada border in southern Twin Falls County.

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News, Sports & Weather – 11/07/2024

63-year-old Carlton Crawford the truck driver who has been charged with vehicular manslaughter after crashing into a stalled vehicle on I-84 between Jerome and Twin Falls was in court yesterday. A 33-year-old Twin Falls woman was on the phone with 911 asking for assistance around 5 am Tuesday when the crash occurred. She died at the scene.

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News, Sports & Weather 11/06/2024

As part of yesterday’s conservative red wave, Republicans were poised to expand their supermajority in the Idaho Legislature based on unofficial results from the 2024 general election.  Idaho Republicans were on the verge of gaining five legislative seats and adding to the GOP’s robust supermajority.   Idaho Democrats, meanwhile, were looking at coughing up five legislative seats and seeing their influence in Boise diminished again.

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News, Sports and Weather 11/05/2024

Today Idahoans are heading to the polls to make their voice known. In order to vote you will need a valid drivers license, ID card, passport or federal ID.  You must be at least 18 years old, be a US citizen and an Idaho resident for at least 30 days.  It it may be well into Wednesday before Idahoans know the outcome of a statewide ballot issue like Proposition 1 or the closest legislative races.

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News, Sports & Weather 11/04/2024

Idaho’s early voting turnout has already exceeded the total ballots cast in the May primary, with high participation expected to continue through tomorrow. Any absentee ballots that have not been turned in yet will need to be dropped off in person at an official ballot drop box or at your local county elections office.  Polls will open at 8 a.m. tomorrow.

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News, Sports & Weather 11/01/2024

Governor Brad Little and State school superintendent Debbie Critchfield are encouraging school districts to adopt policy’s that restrict the use of cell phones in schools. The Phone Free Learning Act” hope schools will have a policy in place by the end of this school year and offers districts that adopt a policy a $5,000 one-time award.

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