🌱 Child Shooter Sentenced + Market Opener + Daybell Update

Happy Sunday, Boise! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Boise.

Welcome to the Sunday edition of the Boise Daily. We start today with the story of a man with no chance of ever seeing freedom after a sentence of life in prison without parole. Your chance to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables is around the corner and your weekly Daybell update is here. In more sentencing news, a truck driver will be off the road a some time and Vandal fans rejoice-you are one of the top colleges in the nation.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cooler. High: 49 Low: 31.

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Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. A Horseshoe Bend man will never see life outside prison for killing an 11-year-old boy after he followed the victim's family home from a gas station. KTVB-TV's Katie Terhune reports 46-year-old Benjamin Poirier shot 40 rounds from a AK-47 into a family's trailer, killing Micah Pecyna as the fifth-grader hit inside. (KTVB)
2. Saturday, April 2 marks the opening of the Boise Farmers Market. The Idaho Press staff write both the Walk-thru and Drive-thru options will be ready to sell fresh fruit and vegetables this season. (Idaho Press)
3. The Boise Daily promised to keep you updated on the Chad Daybell/Lori Vallow Daybell case at least on a weekly basis. This week, Nate Easton of the East Idaho News reports Chad Daybell’s attorney argued Friday that his client’s murder trial should be held separate from Lori Vallow Daybell’s but prosecutors said having one trial will save money and is more efficient. (eastidahonews)
4. A semi-truck driver with a blood alcohol level nearly five times the legal limit was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his actions in an incident that killed 22-year-old Connor Holcomb in May, 2021. CBS2 news staff report Cecilio Camacho-Montoya will spend a minimum of seven years in prison before he will become parole eligible. (idahonews)
5. The Princeton Review recently released ratings for best colleges in 2022. KIDO-AM's Stephanie Gull breaks the news the University of Idaho, not Boise State, ranked in the top 8% of colleges around the country. (kidotalkradio)

From my notebook:

• Boise State University: "Have a happy and healthy spring break, Broncos." (Instagram)
• Boise Weekly: "Treefort on a budget If you have the funds to drop hundreds of dollars on passes, go do that. But if you are a student, or other budgetarily limited individual, Boise Weekly has compiled information to make sure you get the most out of the event." (Instagram)
• Boise Art Museum: "Visitors have been enjoying Mindfulness Moments at the Museum, painting with water on BAM’s Buddha Board wall. Thank you for sharing your project, @matanuskaj #boiseartmuseum" (Instagram)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "The next tough is approaching the region today. Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through this evening across much of the area." (Facebook)
• Zoo Boise: "Are you ready to have a ROARing good time this Spring Break? Zoo Boise is open all Spring Break from 10am - 5pm, with last admission at 4pm. Instagram user nata_reshem" (Facebook)

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