Stories from Tuesday, May 11, 2021

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Authorities say they are trying to determine what prompted a young girl to open fire at a rural Idaho middle school, one of the few school shootings in which the suspect is female. The shooting happened around 9 a.m. Thursday, when police say the girl pulled a handgun out of her backpack and shot two other students and an adult custodian before she was disarmed by a teacher and held until police arrived. ...

BOISE, IDAHO. After receiving education budgets from the House and looking at a comprehensive budget,the Idaho Senate swiftly advanced meaningful tax relief, ,on May 10,2021, passing a Tax Relief bill (H 380) by a vote of 27-8. The legislation saves Idaho taxpayers more than $160 million by cutting tax rates for individuals and businesses and provides a tax rebate of $220 million. ...

BOISE, IDAHO — May 10, 2021 — The Idaho State Tax Commission’s Boise office will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 17 – the day income tax returns are due. The Boise office is at 11321 W. Chinden Blvd. – on the State of Idaho Chinden Campus...

I would like to acknowledge a staff member from Mountain Home Jr. High School, for her kindness and concern for the wellbeing of my grandson. Last week he had need of the paramedics and in their quick course of action had to cut off his favorite hoodie and that upset him A LOT. AJ Kohler was there and took note of the logo on the front and on her own time and expense traveled to Salt Lake to replace the sweatshirt...

May 7, 2021 Boise –Today Reclaim Idaho filed suit in the Idaho Supreme Court to strike down Idaho’s recently enacted anti-initiatives law as unconstitutional. The Committee to Protect and Preserve the Idaho Constitution—a committee of distinguished Idaho lawyers—is serving as a plaintiff in the case alongside Reclaim Idaho. ...

Melvin Ray Shangle, 84, passed away on May 7, 2021 at his home in Boise with his wife and sons by his side. He was born in Mountain Home Idaho on August 27, 1936. He graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in Architecture in 1962. He married to Ann Fowler Schultess on March 10, 1961. ...

Ann Fowler Shangle (Schulthess),82, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, May 10 2021. She was born on January 2, 1939, in Longview, Washington. She attended and graduated from Washington State University. She married Melvin Ray Shangle on March 10, 1961 and had three children Theresa, Clifford, and Alan. They resided in Boulder Colorado, Butte Montana, Salt Lake City Utah, and San Jose California before settling in San Diego California. They moved to Boise Idaho in 1991...