If you’re a parent, you know the game. Kids will repeat something over and over again hoping you’ll eventually believe it. It may work at home, but it doesn’t work in public policy. The opponents of advancing education choice in Idaho like to use the state of Arizona as a billion dollar bogeyman.

Idaho was a tough out but proved to be not quite tough enough against Northern Arizona, which prevailed, 80-72, in a game where the Vandals trailed for the last 8:30 but got within four points of the Lumberjacks,

Idaho takes on the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks after Olivia Nelson scored 27 points in the Vandals' 68-57 victory against the Northern Colorado Bears.

Lori Vallow Daybell's motion to dismiss her Arizona case for lack of a speedy trial was denied by a judge, citing "extraordinary circumstances."

States are handing multimillion-dollar contracts to a handful of fledgling private companies to manage the rapidly growing, convoluted marketplace of school-choice programs. The process has been bumpy.

A Coeur d'Alene 10-year-old has been recognized for her plans to make lemonade out of prickly pears. And lemons, of course.

An Arizona judge has denied an effort by Lori Vallow Daybell to have one of her Arizona cases dismissed. Vallow Daybell faces two separate charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

Aware of her status as a true freshman on a team looking to defend its Big Sky championship, Kourtney Grossman entered this Eastern Washington women’s basketball season with the attitude that she would be happy for any playing time she could get.

In December, the judge approved Lori Vallow Daybell's request to represent herself. She recently asked to have one of her criminal cases in Maricopa County dropped.

Dairy farmers and agricultural organizations have opposed the program, saying it puts an unfair burden on employers and threatens one of the state’s most important industries.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticketholder in Arizona, who struck gold on Jan. 18, winning a $113 million jackpot. According to the lottery, only four tickets matched all six Mega Millions numbers in 2024 – the fewest jackpots won in a calendar year since the game began in 2002.