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Mountaintop View 8-16-24 Helmet communication set to begin, why Nelson chose BSU, and other news and notes from Thursday
As we celebrate the last weekend without college football games until early 2025 (does that make this weekend Week Minus -1?), today’s edition is fresh with football news across the conference. We start with a new rules change on the field and end with a new rules change in Fresno that will put a crimp in gameday tailgating while other juicy content in between. Enjoy!!
Grizzly bear trapped and relocated in Island Park area
After consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) relocated an adult male grizzly bear on Aug. 13, 2024. Wildlife Services set a trap for the animal after the death of a domestic calf near Highway 20 and the Buffalo River that was determined to have been killed by a grizzly bear. An 11-year-old male grizzly was captured that evening as it returned to the kill site. The bear was identified as a known individual...
Prep football preview: Skyline redemption tour underway
IDAHO FALLS — Redemption can be a great motivator. It’s not a word taken lightly around the Skyline football program, which has been a 4A powerhouse with five state titles in the past eight seasons. But having its three-year title run snapped last year by conference foe Hillcrest...
Boise Rescue Mission will add 58 more beds for homeless women and children
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — On Saturday, Aug. 17, the Boise Rescue Mission Ministries' Next Step Transitional Living Facility at City Light will re-open and serve an additional 58 homeless women and children. The dormitory was initially added in 2009, and since the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been utilized for...
University district proposal will go to Coeur d’Alene City Council
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — City planning and zoning commissioners unanimously recommended this week that the city council create a “university zoning district” encompassing North Idaho College’s campus. In January, the Coeur d’Alene City Council tasked city staff with investigating the need to update the comprehensive plan...
Graduate student investigates the danger hotter, drier climates pose to cloud mountain forests
Sandra Velazco, an Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Ph.D. student at Boise State, was lead author on an article studying how climate change impacts cloud mountain forests. Another Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Ph.D. student, Andri Zaiats, and College of Arts and Sciences faculty members Jodi Brandt and Trevor Caughlin are among Velazco’s international team of coauthors. The article, titled “Hotter, drier climate influences tropical tree cover loss and promotes bracken fern dominance within arrested successional patches in Andean Cloud Forests,” was published in Biological Conservation in August 2024.
Boise Library trustees reject request to deem Bible ‘harmful to minors,’ restrict access
On Wednesday, the Boise Public Library’s Board of Trustees rejected a request to designate a version of the Bible as adults-only material. Trustees considered the request under Idaho House Bill 710 that took effect on July 1. The bill requires libraries to relocate any book deemed “harmful for minors” upon Board review to a restricted section only accessible by adults.
W. Bench church hopes to build apartments for those ‘close to going into homelessness’
A church on the West Bench may build a set of apartments for community members who are “close to going into homelessness.”. Mountain View Church of the Brethren on N. Cole Rd., south of Ustick, owns a triangular piece of land behind the church building that has long stood vacant. The church has applied with the City of Boise to rezone the two-acre lot to build a new three-story apartment building with 27 units.
Local gynecologist urges patients to consider risks of using tampons
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Local gynecologists expect to answer more questions about tampon usage from their patients as they meet for regular checkups following a study finding measurable levels of 16 different metals in the period products. " We may not have the definitive evidence linking the presence of...
ESPN FPI projections for every game on Boise State's schedule
ESPN released its FPI preseason rankings for the upcoming season last month and Boise State football came in at No. 48 on the list. Based on those metrics, Boise State was the highest ranked MWC team and highest ranked team outside of the Power-4 Conferences. Boise State football has a...
Chris Petersen, Kellen Moore, and Leighton Vander Esch Return to Boise
Three of Idaho's most popular sports personalities have recently returned to Boise, sparking excitement in our state. We continue to support athletes and coaches who've played at our great universities, such as Boise State and the University of Idaho. It's a testament to our area that former players and coaches return to the Treasure Valley, bringing renewed energy and enthusiasm.
A cell tower at 60,000 feet – Experimental balloon floated above West Mountain Complex
Floating in the stratosphere thousands of feet above the West Mountain Complex fires is an experimental high altitude balloon carrying equipment to provide cell phone service to firefighters on the ground. The Thunderhead Balloon, operated by the Sioux-Falls, South Dakota firm Aerostar, launched from Baker City, Oregon on Aug. 4.
Look for hazy sunshine today with highs in the upper 80s
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — It should be a day of hazy sunshine around the Treasure Valley. Air quality will likely improve today after yesterday's trough of low pressure stirred the atmosphere and broke up the smoke layer.Highs will be in the upper 80s today. High pressure will strengthen over...
SADDLE BRONC RIDER CHASE BROOKS IS AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD WITH A WIN AT CALDWELL NIGHT RODEO
CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug 14, 2024) – Saddle bronc rider Chase Brooks arrived at the Caldwell Night Rodeo on Wednesday night anticipating his matchup. He was well acquainted with Calgary Stampede’s horse Y.U.R Friskey. The random draw that matches cowboys with bucking horses had their names together last March at Rodeo Houston and before that during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December in Las Vegas.
BLM announces next steps on public lands conservation rule
The Bureau of Land Management is clarifying its controversial Public Lands Rule, which puts conservation on equal footing with traditional land uses. The BLM released guidance documents last week to instruct its state and field office managers across the West how to carry out the new rule, which officially went into effect in June.
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