🌱 Tax Deadline + Robie Race Conditions + Boise Summer Activities

Hello again, everybody! It's Saturday in Boise and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in our community. Today's issue includes news about...

• Day 10 of the Lori Vallow Daybell trial saw more testimony regarding possessed persons, a husband discovering his wife is having an affair, and a life insurance policy being changed.
• The Race to Robie will start and end with a band with a little ice and snow in the middle.
• If you are in panic mode due to the upcoming tax deadline, there are organizations in Boise willing to help.

But first, today's weather: Partly sunny. High: 64 Low: 45.

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Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. Friday marked the end of the week and day 10 in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial in Boise. EastIdahoNews reporter Nate Eaton again posted updates throughout the day from the trial. Early in the morning, the prosecution provided a text message from Vallow Daybell's husband, Charles Vallow, stating he knew of the affair between Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell and stating he was taking their son to Texas. He further stated he was contacting Daybell's then wife, Tammy. Ten days later, Charles Vallow was shot and killed. When Vallow Daybell discovers she is not the beneficiary to Vallow's insurance, she calls it "a spear thru my heart." According to a late morning witness, Vallow Daybell told others to move to Rexburg as other countries were going to invade the United States, but Rexburg would be spared. Vallow Daybell also told the witness her son's service dog was being used by evil spirits. The trial will not meet Monday, April 17 but will resume Tuesday, April 18. (eastidahonews)
2. If you are one of the lucky runners with an entry into the toughest half marathon in the northwest, KIVI-TV's Steve Dent provides conditions for the upcoming 45th Race to Robie Creek. Runners are warned to watch for snow and ice on the downhill side and returning this year is bands at the start and finish of the race. (Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls)
3. An Ada Country Sheriff's Deputy remains hospitalized after an incident on Interstate 84. CBS2 news staff report the deputy has undergone numerous surgeries on his injuries. The deputy responded to a call of a suspect walking in traffic. When the deputy attempted to grab the suspect, the man turned and stabbed the deputy multiple times. (Idaho News)
4. Our windy, cold spring conditions cannot last forever. When the sun does make an appearance, KIDO-AM's Nikki West offers suggestions on five activities to do with kids around Boise. Included is a trip to Table Rock, a visit to Zoo Boise and a walk along the Greenbelt. (KIDO Talk Radio)
5. This year, the deadline for filing your taxes is Tuesday, April 18. The IdahoCapitalSun's Mia Maldonado reports at least two organizations are offering help for Idahoans who may need to file their taxes last minute and those who need an extension or have tax-law questions. And if you wait until the last minute, the Idaho State Tax Commission announced Wednesday that it will offer curbside tax filing for last-minute people in the Boise area. (Idaho Capital Sun)

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Today in Boise:

• The Idaho Humane Society Adoption Center will be one of the many vendors this Saturday at the Family Pet Expo. (9:00 AM)
• Meridian will host their Main Street Market Saturday morning. (10:00 AM)
• The Hilton Garden Inn is the site for the Treasure Valley Orchid Society's 39th Annual Show & Sale Saturday morning. (10:00 AM)
• There will be many activities as the Boise WaterShed celebrates Earth Day Saturday. (10:00 AM)
• The Lounge at the End of the Universe presents Flynt Flossy & Turquoise Jeep featuring Zero Saturday evening. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Boise Police Department: "We can’t do our jobs without you! Thank you to the 'first’ first responders, our dispatchers, for the work you do to help keep people safe." (Boise Police Department via Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "The weather roller coaster continues! Valley temperatures on Sunday will warm into the 70s and drop back into the 50s next week with chances of rain (snow in the mountains). High pressure will build over our area this weekend." (US National Weather Service Boise Idaho via Facebook)
• Boise State Public Radio: "It's a sad day for us here at Boise State Public Radio. Our longtime program director, Paul Stribling, is retiring from his decades-long career in public radio." (Boise State Public Radio via Facebook)
• Boise Parks and Recreation: "Please use caution near the Boise River in the coming days." (Boise Parks and Recreation via Facebook)
• Zoo Boise: "Great news! Zoo Boise recently received a $5,000 grant from the Gladys E. Langroise Advised Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation! These funds will be used to help incorporate art into our zoo education programs." (Zoo Boise via Facebook)

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