BOISE -- Emergency crews are on the scene of a two-vehicle accident on State Street and Hertford Way, just east of Glenwood Street.

Boise Police say a Jaguar and Jeep collided.  The cars were headed in opposite directions when one pulled into the path of the other.  What happened is still under investigation.

Police say there was a driver and two passengers in the Jeep, a driver in the Jaguar.  All of the occupants of both vehicles have been transported to the hospital with what appear to be non life-threatening injuries. 

Firefighters had to remove the roof of the Jaguar to extricate the man inside.  That took about 40 minutes. 

The crash happened just before 4:30 p.m. 

Traffic in the area is being diverted off State State and into local shopping centers.  Motorists are getting through, but it is slow going.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area, and use an alternate route.

BOISE -- The Broncos' proved themselves Monday night with their 33-30 win against Virginia Tech.  It was proof enough to rise in the rankings when it comes to the USA Today Coaches' Poll.

The blue and orange now sit behind Alabama, and Ohio State in the poll that has some pull when it comes to the BCS rankings.

In the Associated Press regular season poll, Boise State remains at number three, but did earn seven first-place votes.

Here are the results from both polls.

USA Today Coaches' Poll:

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State.
3. Boise State
4. Texas
5. TCU
6. Florida
7. Nebraska
8. Oregon
9. Iowa
10. Oklahoma
11. Wisconsin
12. Miami (Fla)
13. Virginia Tech
14. Penn State
15. Arkansas
16. LSU
17. Georgia Tech
18. Florida State
19. Georgia
20. Auburn
21. Utah
22. West Virginia
23. Arizona
24. Brigham Young
25. South Carolina

Associated Press regular season poll:

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Boise State
4. TCU
5. Texas
6. Nebraska
7. Oregon
8. Florida
9. Iowa
10. Oklahoma
11. Wisconsin
12. Miami (Fla)
13. Virginia Tech
14. Arkansas
15. Georgia Tech
16. USC
17. Florida State
18. Penn State
19. LSU
20. Utah
21. Auburn
22. Georgia   
23. West Virginia
24. South Carolina
25. Stanford

BOISE -- An Emmett Police officer and her roommate have each been charged with two felony counts of injury to a child after two young child where struck by a bullet during an accidental shooting in their home last month. 

Kim Judy, 30, and Whysper Rowden, 20, were arrested by Idaho State Police Tuesday morning.  Judy was booked and released from the Canyon County Jail.  Rowden was booked into the Gem County Jail, posted a $10,000 bond and was released. 

The case is being handled by the Ada County Prosecutor's Office due to a conflict of interest with the Gem County Prosecutor's Office.

Detective Sgt. Kim Judy was placed on leave last week pending the results of an internal investigation into the Aug. 6 shooting.  That investigation is expected to be completed soon.

Emmett Police Chief Steve Nebeker has said the shooting injured Rowden, and two of Rowden's children.

Investigators say Rowden's 3-year-old son somehow got a hold of Judy's 9mm service weapon and fired one shot that went through the boy's leg, through the hand of a 2-year-old and into Rowden's arm.

Both women are due in Gem County court on Sept. 14 for a preliminary hearing.

BOISE -- Two people were taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after a military truck rolled over on Interstate 84 east of Boise.  The accident was reported at 1:50 p.m.

Idaho State Police say the driver of a 3-axle transport truck was westbound in the right lane and drifted onto the shoulder.  He then over-corrected and crossed both lanes of traffic, causing the vehicle to roll over in the median.

The driver had to be extricated from the truck and was flown by Life Flight to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.  His injuries are unknown.

There were two passengers in the truck.  Both managed to get out, but were taken by ambulance to the hospital.  They have since been released.

The westbound interstate was reduced to one lane between exit 64 (Black's Creek Road) and the Boise Port of Entry.  Both lanes were reopened again around 3:30 p.m.

Police say traffic in the eastbound lanes was slowed by another accident on the interstate in that same area.  Eastbound traffic was limited to one lane for more than an hour.  Both lanes are open again.

LANDOVER, Md. -- Kellen Moore and Boise State look as if they are going to be in this national championship chase for a while.

Moore hit Austin Pettis with a 13-yard touchdown pass with 1:09 left and No. 3 Boise State passed what might be its toughest test of the season, beating No. 10 Virginia Tech 33-30 on Monday night.

The Broncos (1-0) came to FedEx Field with their best preseason ranking ever and ran out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter, then had to rally themselves to extend their winning streak to 15 games.

Tyrod Taylor passed for 186 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 73 yards for the Hokies (0-1), who for the fourth straight season took a deflating early season loss.

As for the Broncos, even with 11 games left in the season, the debate will start about whether they should become the first team from a conference without an automatic BCS bid to play for a national championship if they go undefeated.

"Game 1, and that's what it is," said Chris Petersen, who improved to 50-4 as coach of Boise State. "We're just pleased to get out of here with a 'W.'"

Moore, the undersized Heisman Trophy contender, threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns. He led a five-play, 56-yard touchdown drive in the final two minutes — aided by a Virginia Tech personal foul penalty. After hitting Pettis on a quick slant for the winner, Moore sprinted to midfield with his hands raised high, waiting for a teammate to come and celebrate with him.

The winningest team of the past decade in major college football, Boise State yet again was forced to prove it was worthy of all the accolades — this time far from home on a field that was anything but neutral, packed with Hokies fans.

When it was over, they were taking a victory lap, exchanging high-fives with their fans who made the long trip.

BOISE -- The Boise State Broncos proved their spot at the big kids' table Monday night when they beat Virginia Tech by three points in the final minute of their season opener.

The win against Virginia Tech has got the nation talking.

Do the Broncos deserve to be in the national championship game if BSU wins its' remaining games and finishes undefeated?  The 33-30 win doesn't put them there, but the threat is more likely.

The headlines on most sports pages reflect the underdog's big win, and give them credit as a non-BCS team coming out on top as they fight their way to the national championship game.

If worldwide trending topics on Twitter are any indication, the Broncos are all the buzz.  BCS, Virginia Tech, Boise, and quarterback Kellen Moore were some of the most talked about topics Tuesday morning as people woke up with Bronco fever.

Monday night, ESPN College Football Analyst, Krik Herbstreit was even tweeting the Broncos' praises, "Boise State for the W. Kellen Moore + team more than proved themselves tonight. BCS buster? I certainly think so." And Tuesday morning, he continued, "Boise deserves to be in the BCS discussion. It's all about style points for the blue and orange. And hats off to VaTech for a heck of a game."

When asked if he thinks the Broncos gained anymore fans nationally from their win against the Hokies, Moore, says he 'doesn't know, and he doesn't care' but beating a team like that, should earn them a little respect, "I think you should gain a little respect beating Virginia Tech out here.  Playing a road game, having a heck of a game with them, fighting back and forth, it's an exciting game for us."

ESPN announced the big win over Virginia Tech is an instant classic.  The game will be replayed at 6 p.m. MDT on ESPN Classic Tuesday night.

The conversation won't end with the Broncos' Labor Day win.  The USA Today weekly coaches poll released Tuesday afternoon ranked the Broncos third, jumping them up two spots from where they sat at number five before.  This is the poll that helps to determine where the Broncos' stand when it comes to the BCS.

The Broncos' also remain at 3rd in the Associated Press Regular Season Poll.  They received seven first-place votes to hold their spot, just behind Number one Alabama, and Number two, Ohio State.

So what do you think?

BOISE -- Bronco nation has some pretty interesting and rowdy fans, but we want to know who the super fan is.

One big fan we'd like to introduce to you goes by the name "WAC Daddy."

If you've been to a bronco game, you've probably seen him, dressed in a flashy costume.  Or maybe you've seen on of his own bobblehead dolls.

I-T consultant by day -- unless that day happens to be game day.

Emilio has long been a fan of Boise State, ever since his college days there.

He remembers going to games back in the 70s when a ticket into Bronco Stadium was not required.  But it wasn't until 2006 that Emilio took on a second personality.

His inspiration came from a baseball player.

Back in 2004, Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez struggled against the Yankees in a play-off game, and later commented that the New York team was his daddy.

Yankee fans ate it up.

"After that we started thinking about, well, we own the WAC basically.  Nobody beat us so we're the daddy, and I said why don't we just pimp it out and from then it caught on," said Emilio.

And the costume began to evolve.  It started with the hat, then the bling, grills, chain, beads, and the shoes.

Scott Hale tailgates with the WAC Daddy -- and acts as his bodyguard, "Everybody wants to stop and have their picture taken.  Everyone wants to stop and give you the thumbs up the high five."

That even happened a couple times during KTVB's interview.

While walking into the stadium, a young boy stopped the duo.  While walking out, grown men wanted their picture taken too.

During home games, you'll find Emilio in the center of the excitement in what he calls the south end zone blu-natic fringe.

Emilio is also hard to miss at away games too.

He attended both Fiesta Bowls, and has a front row seat for Monday's game against Virginia Tech.

You might think that Emilio is the number one super fan, but he begs to differ, "There's a lot more others.  There's some that are even more."

But none, perhaps, as recognizable.

Emilio even has three different bobblehead dolls of himself.

One of him in an orange costume, one in blue, and the other in white.

He's even working on two more costumes for this season, one requires a zoot suit, and the other is similar to a character from the movie "Avatar."

As for his nickname, WAC Daddy, he'll need a new one when the broncos jump to the mountain west.

We asked Emilio what that will be.

He doesn't know yet, but is working on some ideas.

HAYDEN LAKE, Idaho -- Two people from a Hayden Lake church camp were killed in a motorcycle crash.

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office says 64-year-old Virginia L. Acker of Pasco, Wash., and 40-year-old Gary E. Otterness of Onalaska, Wash., were found dead Monday night along Hayden Lake Road.

They had been reported missing after they failed to return Sunday evening to Camp MiVoden, which is described on its website at a Christian summer camp and retreat.

BOISE -- Boise Police are investigating after a Nampa man said he was robbed by three men after he responded to an Internet ad.

The victim says he was robbed in Boise Monday night when he showed up to buy an iPad that was listed for sale on Craigslist. 

Police say he had been communicating with the "seller" via e-mail for a couple days when he was asked to show up with several hundred dollars cash to buy the iPad.  He was to meet the seller on Lakeharbor Lane just off the 5000 block of W. State Street near an apartment complex.

When he arrived the victim saw a young man walk toward him.  Two other men quickly showed up behind the first man, both carrying handguns. The three men demanded the victim's cash and his cell phone.  The men were last seen running toward the apartment complex.

The victim went to a nearby business and called police.

Police say the first suspect is described as a light-skinned, young looking male who appeared to be in his late teens or early 20s, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-7, with a medium build, no facial hair, and wearing a black hoodie.

The other two suspects are also described as light-skinned, young looking males who appeared to be in their late teens or early 20s. They both appeared to be about 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 with grey scarves.

Anyone with any information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 343-COPS.

BOISE -- Boise Police are investigating a possible home invasion at a west Boise apartment Monday night.

Around 9 p.m. a woman who lives in an apartment on the 2900 block of N. Cole Road called police to say she came out of her bathroom and was surprised by a man in her bedroom.  She says the man threw her toward a wall and knocked her unconscious.  When she awoke, the man was gone.

Investigators found no signs of forced entry into the apartment.  Nothing appears to be missing from the apartment but some contents from the woman's purse.

The victim said the intruder was a dark skinned male, wearing a dark colored shirt, jean shorts and his face was covered.

She was taken to a local hospital for observation, and treated and released.

Police say this appears to be an isolated incident.

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 343-COPS.
 

BOISE -- Former Idaho governor, U.S. senator and Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne is taking over as the top lobbyist for the country's life insurers.

According to a statement from the American Council of Life Insurers, Kempthorne will succeed former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating as chief executive officer and president of the group.

Kempthorne and his staff will advocate for more than 300 legal reserve life insurer and fraternal benefit society member companies.

The Washington, D.C.-based group says Kempthorne, who was elevated to Interior secretary by President George W. Bush in 2006, "will be a tremendous asset in advocating for an industry that plays a vital role in Americans' lives."

Early in his career, Kempthorne was a lobbyist in Idaho for chemical maker FMC Corp.

He'll take the post Nov. 3.

GARDEN CITY – The small kitten who was abused physically, and with chemicals has died.

The kitten, named Raisin, died at about 6 p.m. Monday at the Northwest Animal Companions' Clinic.

Raisin was found by Danielle Stem on Thursday, being kicked around by teenage boys.  Stem took Raisin to the vet, where she was found to have chemical burns in her eyes, mouth, and throat.

Troy Jackson, the Northwest Animal Companions Executive Director, said they aren't positive what kind of chemical was poured into Raisin's mouth and eyes, but it could have possibly been bleach.

Over the weekend, Raisin's prognosis was a little brighter.  The kitten's foster family told the clinic she had began opening her eyes, and sitting up on her own.  She was even eating food from a syringe.

Donations for her care had been pouring in, and a reward for the capture of her tormentors continued to grow.

That reward is now up to $3,600 and is still available even though Raisin has died.

If you have any information about Raisin's abuse, please call 429-6600, extension 8.

BOISE -- A truck driver from northern Idaho is $250,000 richer after finally checking his Mega Millions lottery ticket.

Idaho Lottery officials say Allen York of Rathdrum had been carrying the winning ticket around for the past three weeks.  He finally stopped by his local store, Korner Stop, to check the winning numbers.

“I had just been carrying my tickets around in my wallet,” confessed York. “So, they checked it, told me I was the big winner, and then I left and went straight back to work.  I thought they were joking with me!”

After the store made him sign the ticket, York left it in Rathdrum with his wife Teresa who kept it in a night stand.  Allen claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters in Boise Tuesday.

For their part in selling the winning ticket, Korner Stop in Rathdrum received a $20,000 bonus from the Idaho Lottery.

The Yorks plan to pay off some bills and Allen is going to buy a new trailer for his business with his winnings.  The couple immediately left for a vacation in the Pacific Northwest after picking up their winning check.

York is the first Idaho Lottery player to claim $250,000 on Mega Millions since the game debuted in January. One Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 sold in Coeur d’Alene in April remains unclaimed.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- As Idaho school districts begin the 2010-11 school year with fewer classroom days due to budget cuts, many are worried about the effect it will have on student achievement.

The Twin Falls School District is cutting eight days of classroom instruction -- four full days and four half days.

Twin Falls Superintendent Wiley Dobbs tells The Times-News the district knows the cuts are going to hurt, and they are trying to minimize the damage as much as possible.

Gauging the effect of budget cuts statewide will be difficult, because school districts aren't all cutting the same number of days and won't have the same number of hours of instruction.

WASHINGTON, DC - Boise State is no longer the underdog.

In the past 15 years or so, the Broncos have been building an amazing program brick by brick. It started with a strong "magic carpet" season with Pokey Allen in the mid-90s, continued with coaches like Koetter & Hawkins - then exploded under the leadership of Chris Petersen.

As the program continued to grow, the team has been the perpetual underdog. The little guys from the little conference in the little city in the middle of nowhere.

Now, talk of a run at a national title is very real. Boise State has to plow through a season that has very few obstacles -- and if they do, the team is likely headed back to Phoenix for a third bowl game in the Valley of the Sun. But this time, they won't be celebrating with bags of Tostitos -- instead they will be seeking a championship ring.

This has been a week unlike any other. I've been fortunate enough to be at each of Boise State's bowl games over the past decade. This was something else -- 2500 miles from home in a city with history around every turn. Bronco fans not only got to witness an incredible football game, they stood at the feet of Abe Lincoln, strolled the Reflecting Pool and mugged for pictures in front the White House. Kids, adults, families and Bronco fans of every stripe got the experience of a lifetime. To cap it with a thrilling, nail-biter of a game in a spectacular stadium was just icing (incredible sugar-filled double fudge icing) on top of a pretty great cake.

A few years ago, billboards popped up in San Diego that read "Wherever the Broncos go, the nation will follow." The team could play a game in just about any corner of the US, and thousands - perhaps tens of thousands - of fans would be there.

Underdog or not -- get ready for one heck of a season. Go Broncos.

BOISE -- The Western Athletic Conference has named Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore and place kicker Kyle Brotzman among its top players from week one games.

The conference also selected Fresno State defensive tackle Logan Harrell its top defensive player for notching four quarterback sacks and a forced fumble in the Bulldogs' 28-14 win over Cincinnati Saturday.

Moore is the WAC's top player on offense after leading the No.3 Broncos on a late scoring drive to beat tenth-ranked Virginia Tech 33-30 on a national stage Monday night.

Moore threw a 13-yard TD to Austin Pettis with 1:09 remaining.

He finished with 215 passing yards and three touchdowns.

Brotzman made two of three field goals in the game, including a 47-yarder in the second quarter, the longest kick in the conference on opening weekend.

BOISE -- Former Bronco running back Ian Johnson is now a member of the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.

Johnson was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad in 2009, but was let go by the team on Monday.

One day later, Johnson was picked up by the Cardinals.

Of all of his exploits on the field as a Boise State Bronco, Johnson is perhaps best known for scoring the game winning two-point conversion with the Statue of Liberty Play during the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.

Johnson is also known for his surprises.  Immediately after the 43-42 win against Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, the running back got down on one knee and popped the question to his girlfriend, Broncos' cheerleader Chrissy Popadics.

PORTLAND -- Fans turned out at Portland's PGE Park Monday afternoon for the last baseball game of the Portland Beavers, before the stadium is remodeled for Major League Soccer.

And the team was able to mark the day with one last victory, beating Las Vegas 6-5.

Team owner Merritt Paulson expressed some regret Sunday that he didn't do more to keep the Portland Beavers in town.

In an open letter published Sunday on his team's website, Paulson predicted the Beavers will come back to town.

The day was filled with nostalgia, from old friends to the first pitch. Alexis Bishop tossed out the game ball, just as she did in 1956 when the team moved to then Multnomah Stadium.

The Beavers have come and gone in the past. But PGE Park is undergoing renovation into a soccer-only facility for what will be Major League Soccer's Portland Timbers.

Given the lack of space elsewhere in the region for Triple-A Baseball, the Beavers' departure is starting to look permanent.

"Merritt Paulson may have done a great of looking around but I still think he and Sam Adams and the rest of the people could've done more," said fan JT James.

Those two parties did try to replace Memorial Coliseum with a new Beavers stadium before a failed attempt to locate it at Lents Park in Southeast Portland.

Both times, Paulson blamed special interest groups and a lack of political fortitude for the failures.

An effort to bring the Beavers to Beaverton also failed.

But in the letter Sunday, Paulson said "my biggest regret is my failure to better mobilize baseball fans as a political force to keep Beavers baseball in Portland."

"It's the last game that we're ever going to be able to see here," said John Kimberling, buying tickets at the box office before Sunday's game, the second-to-last of the season. "I've been coming to these games since I was a kid."

Some fans are still upset to see their century-old baseball team leaving PGE Park in order to make room for Major League Soccer.

"It's a baseball town," said Beavers fan Bud Ransom. "I don't think you should have soccer in this town."

Even the normally chipper snack vendors are having trouble cracking a smile.

"It is hard for me to act a little bit enthusiastic knowing the end's coming I've got a job to do," said Victor Salazar. "Bring baseball back to Portland, please."

"It's kind of sad," said young Ethan James about the situation.

Fans are trying to get over the loss. They have one more game Monday before saying likely-permanent goodbye. After that, the team's fate is unknown.

There is an idea on the table to move the team to Escondido, California.

There, the San Diego Padres Major League Baseball team is reportedly looking to buy their affiliate Beavers for around $20 million.

The Beavers could end up in Escondido, California if a new proposal there plays out. Those talks are ongoing.

Here's Paulson's final paragraph, hopefullly not an epitaph, in his Sunday letter to fans:

Tomorrow, Beavers baseball comes to an end at PGE Park. But, like the ever hopeful and optimistic Cubs fan that I am, I predict baseball will return to Portland or the Portland area one day. You can count me as someone willing to help make it happen. But to succeed, it will require organized and enthusiastic fans making their voices heard and visionary local and state political champions unwavering in the face of inevitable vocal opposition.

DENVER -  A wind-whipped wildfire sent flames roaring through a rugged canyon in the Colorado foothills, forcing hundreds of people to flee and destroying dozens of homes - some that belonged to the firefighters themselves, authorities said early Tuesday.

Firefighters were waiting until sunrise to count the exact number of houses that have burned, said Brett Haberstick of the Sunshine Fire Protection District.

The blaze broke out Monday morning in Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder and rapidly spread across 5 1/2 square miles or 3,500 acres. Erratic 45-mph gusts sometimes sent the fire in two directions at once.

Crews managed to save the historic town of Gold Hill, including an old West grocery store and structures once used for stagecoach stops. But firefighters in the area had to relocate their engines and equipment several times to avoid the flames.

"The fire moved too quickly and was much more active than anticipated," Haberstick said.

Despite the fire's destructive advance, no injuries have been reported, although some residents told of narrow escapes.

"I just drove through a wall of flames," Tom Neur told KDVR-TV. "The bumper is melted off in the front of the van."

Neur's wife, Anna, left earlier, and the couple reunited at temporary shelter. They said their house was destroyed.

"I don't care about the house," Anna Neur told her husband. "I'm just glad you're OK."

Fire managers said 1,000 homes had to be evacuated from the canyon and surrounding areas. Four belonging to firefighters were destroyed. Those firefighters were allowed to leave to attend to their families and personal affairs, said Laura McConnell, a spokeswoman for the fire management team.

More than 100 firefighters were on the scene on Monday, and the winds quieted enough by late afternoon to allow three tankers to drop more than 40,000 gallons of fire retardant along the leading edge of the fire.

The winds pushed the fire through three canyons where pine trees have been left prone to fire by disease, drought and beetles that burrow under the bark of pine trees, fire managers said. Such beetles have killed more than 3.5 million acres of trees in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming.

"We haven't had any rain there for almost a month. Maybe more than a month," said Craig Douglas, who lives north of the fire and received a knock on the door from a sheriff's deputy at about 8 p.m. on Monday. "The humidity the last couple of days has been in the single digits, so it was a fire waiting to happen."

The cause of the fire was unknown, and officials said it was too early to say how much, if any, of it was contained.

"It's very rocky, hilly, mountainous terrain," said Boulder County sheriff's Cmdr. Rick Brough.

Video from KUSA-TV showed at least one home engulfed in flames.

"There is ash falling from the sky," David Jones told The Denver Post from his home in Gold Hill, where about 250 people live. "We're getting out of here."

Officials said one fire vehicle was destroyed by the blaze.

Some ground crews remained at the fire through the night. At least four more aerial tankers were requested to join the fight Tuesday morning.

More than a half-dozen dirt roads that thread the narrow canyons were closed.

A billowing, white plume of heavy smoke was visible for miles before sunset. County health officials advised residents to stay indoors if the smoky air became irritating.

The Boulder County alert system malfunctioned for about two hours Monday afternoon, leaving authorities unable to send automatic calls telling residents to evacuate. Officials said it began working again later.

The Red Cross set up an overnight evacuation center at the Coors Events Center on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. Douglas and about a dozen others were there early Tuesday.