I just looked up at the clock, to see how much time I had left,” Mitchell said on the Vandals’ postgame radio show. “I knew I wasn’t passing the ball ... I just let it fly. Honestly, I didn’t think it was going in.

Idaho 68, Northern Colorado 57: Olivia Nelson collected a team-high 27 points and eight rebounds, and the Vandals (14-4, 6-1 Big Sky) built a double-digit halftime lead in a win over the Bears (8-10, 1-6) in Greeley, Colorado.

Northern Colorado Bears (14-6, 6-1 Big Sky) at Eastern Washington Eagles (6-14, 2-5 Big Sky) Cheney, Washington; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado faces Eastern Washington after Langston Reynolds scored 22 points in Northern Colorado's 77-76 loss to the Idaho Vandals.

Idaho is a really good team,” UNC coach Kristen Mattio said, adding Nelson is a dynamic player. “She did a good job of willing that team tonight to get that win.”

UNC’s loss snapped the conference-leading Bears’ 8-game winning streak dating to mid-December, and ended a 6-game winning streak to start the Big Sky Conference season.

Weld County is the latest of more than one dozen counties in Colorado to announce they will freeze their Colorado Child Care Assistance Program application process amid funding concerns.

Jim Emmett, a Northern Colorado resident, has had a family house in Magnolia Springs, Alabama, since the 1940s. He says he's never seen anything like this in his lifetime.

Eight people have been arrested and are facing drug trafficking charges in Northern Colorado and Wyoming. According to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, in April 2024 the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force received information about a drug trafficking organization led by a man from Johnstown.

Brendan Gallagher, a former Fossil Ridge High School teacher, allegedly sexually assaulted a child in his class.

Northern Arizona 75, Eastern Washington 63: Powered by Taylor Feldman and Sophie Glancey – the top two scorers in the Big Sky – the Lumberjacks (15-5, 6-1) handed the Eagles (6-13, 2-5) their third straight loss in Flagstaff, Arizona.

X-Games have returned to Buttermilk resort within the Aspen-Snowmass group, running through Saturday. Some snow is in the forecast, but the northern resorts are the main beneficiaries.

Led by Kolton Mitchell's 25 points, including the buzzer-beating 3-pointer, the Idaho Vandals defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 77-76 on Thursday night.