PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIME
- Twin Falls Police are investigating a loud boom heard around 9:40 p.m. last night. Dozens reported the sound, some likening it to a mortar. Officers checked several areas, including a trailer on Terrace Drive, but so far, no source has been found.
- Sixteen people are displaced after a car crashed into a Garden City apartment yesterday morning, sparking a fire. Boise and Garden City fire crews rescued the driver and evacuated residents. The driver was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
ECONOMY & JOBS
- Idaho’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% from February to March, despite a shrinking labor force. Nonfarm jobs dipped slightly, with losses in healthcare, real estate, and education. Twin Falls saw a 0.4% job growth, the highest in the state.
- Gas prices in Idaho are dipping, with regular averaging $3.31 a gallon—down two cents from last week. AAA says falling crude oil prices are driving the trend, and more savings could be on the way.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
- Governor Brad Little has ordered all U.S. and Idaho flags flown at half-staff to honor Pope Francis, following a directive from President Trump. Flags will remain lowered until sunset on the day of the Pope’s interment.
- Teresa Borrenpohl has filed a tort claim against the Kootenai County Sheriff and a private security firm, alleging her constitutional rights were violated after she was forcibly removed from a February town hall. Criminal charges have since been filed against six men.
- Twin Falls will honor retiring Police Chief Craig Kingsbury with a celebration Thursday at 2 p.m. at City Hall. Kingsbury has served since 2016 and has 35 years in law enforcement. Capt. Matthew Hicks is expected to succeed him.
COURTS & TRIALS
- The jury is now deliberating in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial. Closing arguments wrapped up yesterday, with prosecutors alleging a murder conspiracy. Daybell called it a family tragedy, not a crime. Deliberations resume this morning.
SPORTS
- High School Baseball
- Gooding 8, Declo 1: Evan Mendoza and Eli Esterbrook combined for 12 strikeouts. Cougar Stockham and Cason Page went 3-for-4.
- Kimberly swept Filer: 16–6 and 21–11. Gunner Stringham hit a homer and had four RBIs; Filer’s Paxton hit a grand slam.
- Glenns Ferry 16, Gem State 4: Reynolds, Sanchez, and Traudt each had two hits and two RBIs.
- High School Softball
- Gooding 12, Declo 2 (5 innings): Mady Morris had three RBIs; Kaylee Silver struck out six.
- Kimberly swept Filer: 6–0 (Kelsey 2-hit shutout) and 5–2 (Addi Cann with two RBIs).
- Glenns Ferry 17, Notus 1 (5 innings): Taylor Martinez struck out 13; Peyton Stewart had four RBIs.
- College Sports
- Boise State Football: Signed Derek Ganter Jr., a standout DB transfer from Eastern Washington. Ganter had 95 tackles and was a Jerry Rice Award finalist.
- CSI Track & Field: Nine more national qualifiers after the Whitworth Twilight Meet. Top athletes include Lily Neff, Sage Lyon, Isabella Beilke, Kaleb Burnett, and Raivio Manzer.
WEATHER
- Today: Sunny, high near 64°F. Light variable wind becoming NW 5–10 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, low around 40°F. NW wind becoming SW after midnight.
- Tomorrow: Partly sunny, high near 65°F. SW wind becoming WNW.
- Thursday: 30% chance of morning showers, mostly sunny, high near 68°F.
- Friday to Monday: Scattered chances of showers and thunderstorms.
- Friday: 30% chance, high near 71°F.
- Saturday: 30% chance, high near 61°F.
- Sunday: 40% chance, high near 55°F.
- Monday: 30% chance, high near 58°F.
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