Pocatello Street Services shifted to winter hours today, starting weekday crews at 6:30 a.m. to clear snow and ice before morning commute traffic builds. Downtown drivers can look forward to restored traffic access on the West Benton Street bridge around mid-November, while crews target year-end completion for the Center Street Underpass.
On the field, Idaho State football pulled off a dramatic 34-27 road victory against Utah Tech after trailing 14-0 in the opening quarter. Despite being outgained by nearly 170 yards and never forcing a punt, the opportunistic Bengal defense secured four turnovers and scored the game's final two touchdowns.
Elsewhere in ISU athletics, former ASISU president Shane Ostermeier donated funds to improve transportation and support postseason opportunities for women's sports programs. Meanwhile, Bengal men's basketball opens its regular season tonight at Utah State, and cross country heads toward regionals following top-seven Big Sky Championship finishes.
In local housing, Bannock County logged 203 single-family home sales over the past three months, recording a median price of $374,000 and 73 days on the market. Upcoming community events feature the Gem State Diamond Classic pool tournament, which opens Tuesday at the Museum of Clean and continues through Sunday.
Pocatello's weather stays relatively quiet following a mostly sunny high of 45 degrees today, though patchy fog and an overnight low of 28 develop tonight. Commuters should watch for a slight 20 percent chance of rain and snow Wednesday morning, ahead of dry, sunny conditions warming afternoon highs to 56 by Sunday.