Idaho Springs is planning for new opportunities to have visitors think of them as more than just a rest stop for a journey somewhere else -- but the destination itself.

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.

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 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.”

Northern Colorado will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Bears face Idaho. The teams play Thursday for the first time this season.

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.

Hawthorne shot 10 of 16 from the field against Eastern Washington, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range and he made 8 of 10 from the free throw line in the Bears’ 67-62 win. Hawthorne also

Northern Colorado will attempt to keep its eight-game win streak alive when the Bears take on Idaho. The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.

Wisne 6-10 2-2 14, Bloch 1-8 0-0 2, Denker 5-9 0-0 12, Reynolds 5-8 11-11 22, Rillie 8-10 2-2 19, McCreary 1-4 1-2 3, Shields 1-2 0-4 2, Jackson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-53 16-21 76.

The Idaho women’s basketball team, one of the best teams in the Big Sky Conference, hurt Northern Colorado all over the court Thursday night in a 68-57 victory at Bank of Colorado Arena.

A hound dog tracking a mountain lion was trapped on a Colorado cliff face for about a day until rescuers could reach her, photos show. Tiny the hound became stranded in the middle of the cliff face near the mountain’s summit on Jan. 1, Mesa County Search and Rescue said on Facebook.

After the California wildfires, other state governments are reacting to wildfire mitigation and related insurance coverage issues, proposing bills or announcing plans for action.