Thursday 080124
School bus routes are changing in Jerome and parents are not happy. The change will affect those students who walk a mile and a half or less to school. The district views them as walkers so they will not ride a bus. Some are concerned that the students who attend preschools and daycares before and after school.
Even though the Idaho Attorney General’s office has challenged the ballot initiative, they are preparing for the question to be part of the November elections. The Idaho secretary of state’s office are compiling arguments for and against Prop 1 the proposed ballot initiative that seeks to create open primary elections and ranked choice voting in Idaho. Voter pamphlets with the information will be distributed to about 850 thousand households.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has issued a health advisory for Cedar Creek and Salmon Falls Creek after harmful algal bloom was discovered in the reservoirs at a high volume. They are urging people to be careful in or near the water.
Spokane police have arrested a fugitive for an Idaho felony warrant plus a new charge of Possession of Meth. 41 year old Anthony Verbillis was found walking down the street near a suspicious car. Police found a container in his backpack that contained meth.
A former congressional staffer for Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has founded a political action committee to fight a ballot initiative seeking to remake the state’s election system. Jake Ball, a 48-year-old Meridian man said campaigners with Idahoans for Open Primaries “misled” him into signing the petition, assuring him it would return the state’s primary election to its former system. He said he didn’t realize the initiative, if implemented, would largely eliminate partisan primary elections.
A busy traffic area along I-84 near Nampa was blocked by police yesterday around noon, as authorities were involved in a standoff. 33 year old Jordan Lee Davis of Meridian led police on a short chase. A successful pit maneuver near Garity Boulevard brought the chase of the stolen car to an end but then they had to deploy tear gas. He was taken to a local hospital after he confirmed he had ingested illegal narcotics.
WEATHER
Today: Patchy smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Areas of smoke. Clear, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday: Areas of smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Friday Night: Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 93.
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