🌱 Freeway Shooting + Vallow Daybell Opening Statements + Home Nurse

Hello, everybody. I'm here with your fresh copy of the Boise Patch newsletter, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening in town. Including updates on...

• The median price of a home is Boise is at a two-year low.
• A new program in Boise offers new moms the chance for a nurse to stop by and assist in a number of ways.
• Prosecutors in the Lori Vallow Daybell case open the week stating the case is about "money, power and sex."

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Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. Interstate 84 was closed east of Micron for nine hours after an officer involved shooting. KTVB-TV staff report an Ada County deputy encountered a man walking on the interstate at around 2 a.m. A struggle took place, and the deputy was seriously injured. The man involved in the incident is dead with few details released on how he died. The interstate was closed until 11:25 a.m. due to the incident. (ktvb)
2. The jury was sworn in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial which started Monday. EastIdahoNews reporter Nate Eaton continues to provide updates on what took place during opening statements. Prosecutors opened stating the case is about "money, power and sex." Prosecutors also state Vallow Daybell used a rating system of light and dark for people and used "casting" to expel demons and if unsuccessful, people were turned to zombies. In the defense opening statements, Vallow Daybell is described as a good mother and states the defendant was not present when her children were murdered. The victim's grandmother takes the stand and states Vallow Daybell failed to contact her son for a period of 58 days after she entered into a relationship with Chad Daybell. (eastidahonews)
3. A new baby in the house is a difficult adjustment for a new mom. The IdahoCapitalSun's Audrey Dutton writes Boise now has a program where low-income new moms are able to have a nurse visit the home to help out. The Nurse-Family Partnership program matches up to 25 families per nurse and studies of similar programs show less child abuse and neglect, fewer ER visits for children, fewer arrests of the mothers and other positive signs. (Idaho Capital Sun)
4. There are Boise companies out there looking for you. Boise Patch offers this week's job board including positions in customer service, a personal assistant at a local church, sales and a cheese shredder. (Boise Patch)
5. If you waited to purchase a home in Boise until now, you will pay less than just one year ago. BoiseDev editor Don Day writes home prices in the capital city are at their lowest level in two years — since April of 2021. In Ada County, the average time to sell a home stands at 72 days. (boisedev.com)

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Today in Boise:

• The Boise Public Library hosts Music and Movement Tuesday morning. (10:30 AM)
• The Household Hazardous Waste Collection site for Tuesday is the Cole and Ustick Library. (Noon)
• The Art Source Gallery presents an exhibit from Steph Teeter, endurance horseback rider and April’s featured artist Tuesday. (5:00 PM)
• The Boise City Council convenes Tuesday evening. (6:00 PM)
• Billboard blues artist Joanne Shaw Taylor will perform at the Egyptian Theatre Tuesday evening. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "BREAKING: Boise just hit 70°F for the first time this year, following yesterday's first 60°F of the year! These rollercoaster temperatures will continue this week as a cold low pressure arrives." (US National Weather Service Boise Idaho via Facebook)
• Boise Contemporary Theater: "Opening next week: Last Show of 25th Anniversary Season — New season coming your way — don't miss our Grande finale! https://mailchi.mp/bctheater.org/opening-next-week-last-show" (Boise Contemporary Theater via Instagram)
• Boise Blues Society: "MM always has an entertaining story to tell along with his down-home Delta Blues, w finger picking and slide guitar and wonderful original as well as classic blues tunes." (Boise Blues Society via Facebook)

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