Children Taken in Protective Custody After Friend Eats Marijuana

(BOISE, Idaho) -- A Boise woman’s children have been taken into protective custody a week after one of their 11-year-old friends got sick from eating marihuana while visiting the woman’s home.

On April 23, an official at a local school contacted Boise police, telling them that the school nurse was treating a child who had become sick after eating a substance, which was later identified as marijuana.

Officers began to investigate, and found that the child had obtained the drug from a home on West Malad Street. While searching the home on Sunday, they found four children, ages 5-11, and drug paraphernalia. The children were under the care of a babysitter at the time.

Police contacted Idaho Health and Welfare officials, and the children were taken under protective custody.

The Idaho Statesman reports that on Monday, the children's mother, identified as Lindsey Rinehart, protested on the Capitol steps.

Rinehart, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, claims Boise police targeted her because she favors legalizing medical marijuana. She is a leading advocate in the state, according to The Idaho Statesman

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Boise Police Identify Motorcyclist Killed in Weekend Crash

(BOISE, Idaho) -- Boise Police have identified a man who was killed in a motorcycle crash on Saturday.

Austin Laughlin, 23, of Garden City, was killed. Police say he died from blunt force trauma due to injuries sustained in the crash.

The crash happened on Warm Springs Avenue near Starcrest Drive. Witnesses tell police three individuals riding motorcycles were headed east on Warm Springs Avenue when they entered  a curve and two of the motorcycles collided with each other. Laughlin and another rider were thrown from their motorcycles.

Laughlin was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other rider was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.

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Allegedly Drunk Driver Passes Out Behind the Wheel

(BOISE, Idaho) -- Boise police arrested an intoxicated woman on Saturday morning after she allegedly passed out behind the wheel of her vehicle while the car was idling in the middle of the street.

Kelly L. Baker, 38, was found unconscious in her car on Spring Mountain Drive. Police conducted several field sobriety tests, which Baker failed.

Baker was taken to the Ada County Jail, where police say she blew a .17/.18, which is well above the legal limit.

A check through Boise City Records found that Baker had prior DUI convictions, meaning this one would be a felony.

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City's Website Gets Facelift; Residents' Opinions Welcomed

(BOISE, Idaho) -- The City of Boise is giving its website a facelift, and it's inviting local residents to play a part in the process.

The City announced Monday that it has launched a project to revamp the design and navigation of its website, CityofBoise.org. As part of the process in coming up with the redesigned website, the city is encouraging residents to take part in a survey, to let designers know what sort of changes they would like to see in the new design.

The survey can be accessed by clicking here, and will be available through 11 p.m. Sunday.

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Man Loses Home, Dog in Blaze

(BOISE, Idaho) -- A west Boise man lost his home, most of his possessions and his dog in a fire on Saturday night, the Idaho Statesman reports.

The fire in the trailer home broke out in the kitchen around 8:30 p.m., according to Boise Fire Battalion Chief Jim Gross.

The resident, a man in his thirties, was not home when the fire broke out. He was not injured. His dog was in the house, however, and it perished in the blaze.

Gross says that the house was full of personal items and the floor was in disrepair, so it was difficult for firefighters to combat the flames. He called the trailer “a total loss.”

Boise Fire Burnout Fund and the Red Cross of Idaho are giving the resident assistance now that the fire has left him without a home.

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