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🌄 Here’s what you need to know as we head into the weekend, with the latest headlines from around the Magic Valley, high school sports, college action and your weekend weather forecast.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the deadly shooting of 21-year-old Diego Sanchez of Caldwell.
Police say the teenager was taken into custody Thursday in connection with Wednesday’s shooting on South Kimball Avenue. Sanchez died from multiple gunshot wounds.
The investigation remains ongoing.
A man accused of firing multiple rounds at an occupied home in Twin Falls is facing charges.
Police say Anthony Alvarez fired at a home on Trotter Drive on August 1st following an earlier confrontation. Investigators say Alvarez was later arrested in Washington on September 9th.
Twin Falls leaders are moving forward with plans for a permanent memorial honoring the three people killed in the August 1st In-N-Out shooting, along with others affected by the tragedy.
Victims’ families, survivors, first responders and community members are expected to help shape the memorial.
The Idaho Community Foundation has contributed $20,000 to help launch the project.
Idaho voters will decide November 3rd whether the Legislature should have exclusive authority over legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana and other psychoactive substances.
Under the proposed constitutional amendment, a yes vote would remove the issue from the citizen initiative process, while a no vote would leave the current process unchanged.
Authorities spent part of Thursday night searching for 8-year-old Christian Vanbergen of Mountain Home.
An Endangered Missing Person Alert was issued during the search, but authorities have since canceled the alert.
Three more people have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old Casey Rayburn at a Boise house party earlier this month.
Six people have now been arrested in the investigation. Keigan Blagburn faces aggravated battery with a deadly weapon enhancement, while two others face charges of harboring a fugitive.
The Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating 37-year-old Jayme Elizabeth Holstine, also known as Jayme Esparza.
She is wanted on a felony charge of exploiting a vulnerable adult. Her bond has been set at $100,000.
Friday night means football across the region, and there is plenty of action on the schedule. 🏈🔥
The big local matchup has Minico and Burley opening Great Basin Conference play in Rupert at 7 p.m.
Both teams enter the game at 2-2 and are coming off a bye week. Burley will be looking to end a long drought against Minico, with its last win in the series coming back in 2004.
Other games tonight include:
🏈 Lighthouse Christian at Camas County
🏈 Twin Falls at Canyon Ridge
🏈 Dietrich at Castleford
🏈 West Side at Declo
🏈 Raft River at Glenns Ferry
🏈 Mountain Home at Jerome
🏈 Valley at Murtaugh
🏈 Hagerman at Oakley
🏈 Carey at Richfield
🏈 Buhl at Wood River
All of those games are scheduled for 7 p.m.
There was plenty of soccer action Thursday night.
On the boys' side, Burley beat Minico 8-2, Sun Valley Community School edged Wendell 1-0, Mountain Home rolled past Skyview 15-0, and unbeaten Jerome remained unbeaten with a 2-1 victory over Twin Falls.
On the girls' side, Burley shut out Minico 5-0, Sun Valley Community School beat Wendell 5-0, Wood River defeated Canyon Ridge 4-1, and Twin Falls blanked Jerome 9-0.
Saturday brings another busy schedule, including:
⚽ Twin Falls at Burley
⚽ Canyon Ridge at Thunder Ridge
⚽ Mountain Home at Caldwell
⚽ Jerome at Wood River
⚽ Teton at Buhl
⚽ Sugar-Salem at Wendell
In volleyball Thursday night, Burley defeated Canyon Ridge three sets to one.
The Bobcats won 25-21, 18-25, 25-8 and 29-27.
Valley also picked up a three-set sweep of Gooding.
Friday night, Sugar-Salem visits Kimberly at 6:30 p.m.
The Battle of the Best Tournament also gets underway at Madison, featuring Bear Lake, Timberline, Wood River and Madison. Tournament play continues Saturday.
Both College of Southern Idaho soccer teams are coming off shutout victories over Colorado Northwestern.
The CSI men won 4-0, with four different players finding the net. The Golden Eagles outshot Colorado Northwestern 33-4.
CSI will host 17th-ranked Snow College Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
The CSI women also earned a shutout, winning 3-0. They will host Snow College Saturday at 11 a.m. in Jerome.
The Boise State Broncos wrap up nonconference play Saturday when they travel to Western Michigan.
Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Mountain Time, with the game airing nationally on ESPN2.
The game will be the first meeting between the two programs.
Boise State is coming off a strong rushing performance against South Dakota. Dylan Riley ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns, while Sire Gaines added 102 yards.
Quarterback Maddux Madsen enters the game with 610 passing yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions through three games.
Boise State opened Pac-12 play with a 3-1 victory over Gonzaga Thursday night.
After dropping the opening set 26-24, the Broncos came back to win the next three sets.
Sydney Dreves led Boise State with 14 kills and 22 digs, while Kendall Hastings recorded a career-high 10 blocks.
Idaho State also picked up a victory Thursday, sweeping the University of Idaho in Moscow.
The Bengals won 25-19, 25-23 and 25-13.
Idaho State returns to the road Saturday against Eastern Washington in Cheney.
Idaho men's basketball head coach Alex Pribble has received a three-year contract extension that will keep him with the Vandals through the 2030-31 season.
The extension follows Idaho's first NCAA Tournament appearance in 36 years.
The Vandals finished last season 21-15 and won their first Big Sky Tournament championship since 1990.
Idaho soccer returns home Friday night to host Gonzaga at 7 p.m. inside the P1FCU Kibbie Dome.
The Vandals enter the match at 6-2-1 following a 2-0 victory over UC Davis. Idaho has won four of its last five matches and has recorded six shutouts this season.
The Gonzaga match wraps up Idaho's nonconference schedule.
Friday starts partly sunny before turning sunny, with a high around 82 degrees. 🌞
It will also be breezy, with wind gusts approaching 30 miles per hour.
Friday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 47.
Saturday brings a significant cool-down, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 68.
Sunday remains mostly cloudy with a high around 73.
Then sunshine returns Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures near 70 degrees. 🌤️
🌞 Friday: High 82, partly sunny then sunny, breezy
🌙 Friday Night: Low 47, partly cloudy
☁️ Saturday: High 68, mostly cloudy
☁️ Saturday Night: Low 48
🌥️ Sunday: High 73, mostly cloudy
🌞 Monday: High 69, mostly sunny
🌞 Tuesday: High 70, sunny
🌞 Wednesday: High 72, sunny
🌞 Thursday: High 73, sunny
From the Minico-Burley rivalry in Rupert to a packed schedule of high school soccer and volleyball, CSI action, Boise State football and Idaho college sports, Southern Idaho has plenty happening this weekend.
And after a warm, breezy Friday, temperatures will cool off noticeably for Saturday before sunshine and warmer temperatures return early next week.
Stay tuned to Kat Kountry 106 for more local news, sports, weather and everything happening across Southern Idaho! 🎙️📻🤠
