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Ricochet Mounted Archers perform at the Equus and Overture in Nampa

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October 20, 2024

Ricochet Mounted Archers perform at the Equus and Overture in Nampa

NAMPA, Idaho — The Equus and Overture is an important fundraiser for the Idaho Horse Park Foundation at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. At this event, they raise money through auctions, hand out awards, and dazzle the audience with a number of different demonstrations.

One of those demonstrations included the Ricochet Mounted Archers — this group of ladies fires an arrow at a target while riding their horses. Karen Sibernagel Danley started this group and that also features an interesting story.

“It was an exciting decision during COVID in 2020 — a few of my friends said ‘teach us mounted archery’,” said Karen. “We can socially distance and not worry about it so that was actually how mounted archery started here in the Treasure Valley.”

Mounted archery also led Karen on an interesting adventure as she traveled to Mongolia in 2023 to compete in the Spirit Games and also be a part of the support crew for Team USA in the world championships.

“The roots of mounted archery is in Mongolia with Ghengas Khan and it was fascinating to be in Mongolia,” said Karen. “There is also a lot of history with women in archery.”

This all-female team dazzles in their performance which includes Sianna Gable and her horse Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sianna has a passion for jumping so she incorporated that into the routine after she learned archery from Karen.

“Karen just came out to my house and taught me a lot on all my other horses and I eventually got this guy to come out and do it,” said Gable. “He’s great, he really is.”

The Equus and Overture’s theme this year was horses and all that jazz. Karen really enjoyed that aspect of performing their routine while the band played ‘Jump, Jive and Wail.’

Sianna Gable on her horse Obi-Wan Kenobi

“This is really fun because we put the music together with the horses and the archery,” said Karen.

At the event, Jon and Tanya Roeser were honored as the horsemen of the year by the Idaho Horse Park Foundation.

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“All hands on deck” for Idaho’s annual potato harvest

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November 24, 2024

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“All hands on deck” for Idaho’s annual potato harvest – CBS News

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In Idaho, harvest season means some high schools offer students a two-week “spud break,” when they help farmers get their potatoes out of the ground and into the cellar. And in some cases, their teachers join in. Correspondent Conor Knighton reports.

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Cold front comes into Idaho after a rainy week

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November 24, 2024

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Cold front comes into Idaho after a rainy week

It was a rainy week with intense showers passing through the Treasure Valley. Sunday is expected to be clear but cooler weather and more precipitation is on the way.

I got to capture a phenomenal rainbow coming into the station today after some of the rain we saw on Saturday clear out.

The start of this wee will see some more rain on the way for Boise. Twin Fall will see their precipitation arrive between Monday and Tuesday with chances of rain snow/ mixes and possible accumulation.

A cold front will move in this week dropping temperatures. 40’s will turn into 30’s for the Magic and Treasure Valley’s. Mountains will expect a cool down as well. Thanksgiving is looking like a clear day though for most parts of Idaho.

Colder is coming this week, make sure to bundle up!

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Idaho teen, 18, arrested after dead newborn found in hospital’s Safe Haven baby box

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November 23, 2024

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Idaho teen, 18, arrested after dead newborn found in hospital’s Safe Haven baby box

An Idaho teen is behind bars after a dead baby was found in a hospital drop-off box meant for the anonymous surrender of newborns.

Angel Newberry, 18, was arrested in Twin Falls more than a month after medical officials found the dead baby girl wrapped in a blanket with her placenta still attached in the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Grove Creek Medical Center in Blackfoot, authorities announced Friday.

“The Safe Haven Baby Box is intended to safely and anonymously allow custodial parents to surrender a newborn under 30 days old without legal repercussions, provided the child is unharmed,” the Blackfoot Police Department said in a social media post.

“Unfortunately, the placement of a harmed or deceased infant is not protected under the system of Idaho law.”

Hospital staff immediately responded to an alarm on Oct. 13 indicating a baby had been placed in the box — making the disturbing discovery that the newborn had been dead long before she was abandoned, according to Safe Haven Baby Boxes.

Idaho law only allows for the surrender of an infant who is unharmed.

“We are heartbroken,” Safe Haven Baby Box founder Monica Kelsey said last month.

“Let this be clear: this is an illegal, deadly abandonment.”

The accused teen was charged with failing to report a death to law enforcement officials and the coroner, police said.

Additional charges could be filed as the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the baby’s death is ongoing.

She is being held at Bingham County Jail.

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