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Boise accused of defying Presidential Flag Order in social media post, city says it complied
Trump issued the proclamation on Sept. 10, after the shooting of Charlie Kirk. BOISE, Idaho — A social media post accused the city of Boise of defying a presidential order to lower flags following the death of Charlie Kirk, though city officials...

Idaho Special Olympics athletes to design NFL cleats for Colston Loveland
Chicago Bears tight end and Gooding native Colston Loveland is teaming up with Special Olympics Idaho, giving athletes the chance to design cleats he’ll wear in an NFL game later this season. The project is part of the NFL’s 'My Cause, My Cleats'...

Idaho Football: RB Cummings ruled out, Vandals to rely on Williams, Thomas for Week 4 vs. SJSU
MOSCOW, Idaho — The Idaho Vandals improved to 2-1 on the season with a impressive Week Three victory, beating Utah Tech 20-6, powered by a dominant rushing attack. Idaho rushed for 286 yards as a team, led by sophomore running back Art Williams,...

‘It’s so special’: Meet the man behind Boise State football’s ‘wow’ helmets
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Armando Villareal has always been drawn to broncos. Growing up in southwest Nebraska, Villareal owned a horse aptly named Bronco. Years later, in the mid-2000s, his father-in-law owned a burnt-orange 1973 Mustang Mach 1...

Miss the Jackpot Buffet? Cactus Pete’s Has a Big Surprise for Idaho Travelers
Sometimes you just need to get out of town. Vegas is often a quick, cheap destination to get to from the Boise Airport but you gotta go through the hassle of TSA lines and potential flight delays. The drive from Boise to Reno is longer than you’d...

USA: Female athletes, states to high court: Save women’s sports
(ZENIT News / Washington, 09.15.2025).- The states of West Virginia and Idaho, together with attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom, filed their opening briefs Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court in two cases about state laws that protect...

Indefinitely Doesn't Mean What You Think it Means in Idaho
It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone in Idaho anymore that we love the word ‘indefinitely’. We love the meaning of the word and we love the controversy it causes when we use it and someone doesn’t agree with our usage. That’s an argument that will...

Thomas Gase: Plenty of sports action this week
It’s officially the best time of year for sports. Major League baseball is winding down its regular season, the NFL and college football are now into the third and fourth weeks of play, and high school sports are about to begin league games. It’s...

Gase: Plenty of sports action this week
It’s officially the best time of year for sports. Major League baseball is winding down its regular season, the NFL and college football are now into the third and fourth weeks of play, and high school sports are about to begin league games. It’s...

‘Cancer on our society’: Social media, bots spread misinformation following Charlie Kirk shooting
OREM, Utah (KSL.com) — In the aftermath of last week’s fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox urged people to stay off social media and “spend a little time with our...

Boise State University takes a deep dive into deep learning with AI programs
Meet Vee, the Vibes Manager. “I make sure our team feels good and has fun even during deadlines,” said Vee. Vee the Vibes Manager, an artificial persona generated by AI. She’s an artificial persona created for a new Boise State University class...

College football Week 5: Game times, network TV schedule announced
On Monday, the majority of network television game times and network designations were finalized for the fifth full weekend of the college football season. All times eastern. ACC Friday, Sept. 26 Florida State at Virginia – 7 pm, ESPN Saturday,...

Don't Call It Jazz: Voluntary Breath with Idaho State Civic Symphony
I’m so honored to welcome two brilliant guests for a stimulating in-studio conversation. Dr. Elizabeth O’Donnell, chief neonatologist for the Portneuf Medical Center, and Dr. Nell Flanders, conductor and artistic director of the Idaho State-Civic...

Future Hall of Famer’s Son Joins Boise State Hoops Coaching Staff
It's about to be a big 12-months for Boise State athletics and the 'roller coaster' has already hit the tracks. While the football season is underway now and the future of the season is still very much up in the air, basketball season looms--for...

BYU-Idaho broke its record for fall enrollment for the second straight year. Here’s what’s happening
A record 6,500 new BYU-Idaho students knew how to find their classes on the first day of school today because school employees offered individual walk-your-schedule tours last week. BYU-Idaho’s incoming class set two school records: This is the...

Cowgirls defeat Idaho State
POCATELLO, Idaho – It’s a recipe that has worked quite a few times this season for the University of Wyoming soccer team. The Cowgirls play 90 minutes of stellar defense and let Alyssa Glover cook offensively. Glover netted her fifth goal of the...

AI startup in Boise seeks to keep technology open-source
A mere two-and-a-half years into the artificial intelligence revolution, the technology can be found everywhere as it helps reshape the world and how people function. And the speed at which AI is evolving is rapid to say the least. Cautious...

This Day In Sports: Aerial acrobatics are not enough
2018: One of the best days of Brett Rypien’s Boise State career was helped by some circus catches, but not so much by broken pockets. BOISE, Idaho — This Day In Sports…September 15, 2018: A highly-anticipated ESPN telecast turns into a one-sided...

Map Shows Most-Searched Music Genre By U.S. State – Only 5 Are Rock
Rock may still be present in the minds of people searching on Google, but it is far from being the most searched music genre in the U.S. In fact, a recent deep dive into each state's music-related search queries found that only five U.S. states...

North Idaho College instructor placed on leave after social media post criticizing Charlie Kirk’s gun control stance following his death
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — North Idaho College said Sunday it placed an instructor on leave after a social media post criticizing Charlie Kirk’s stance on gun control following the conservative commentator’s death. The college said the assistant...