EMMETT (KIVI TV) — A person continues to be lacking after falling out of his raft on the Payette River in Emmett Saturday close to the Washington Road bridge, in accordance with the Gem County Sheriff’s Division.
The sheriff’s division has been out looking for 21-year-old Everette Jackson since round 8 p.m. His household, who traveled all the best way from Louisiana, mentioned he went tubing on the river along with his girlfriend and was swept by a present after they missed their exit from the river.
“When it’s your member of the family, nobody goes to search for him such as you would search for him,” his niece Breon Lyons mentioned.
His household mentioned to know him was to like him and described him because the “sweetest individual” and one in every of life’s greatest blessings.
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“It hits totally different when it’s your member of the family,” his sister Kenya Lyons mentioned.
Meagan Jackson, Kenya Lyons, Breon Lyons, Keion Lyons. | KIVI Idaho Information 6
His household needed to wait till Monday to fly out to Boise resulting from dangerous climate within the Treasure Valley. As soon as the climate cleared out, they took the following flight out and landed in Idaho round 1 a.m. Tuesday.
“We have been so far-off in Louisiana to the place we couldn’t assist him. We weren’t there to assist him,” Breon mentioned.
With excessive flows and murky water, the sheriff’s division mentioned it’s laborious to see something within the river, however the search crew is utilizing jet boats, drones and a helicopter to look.
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“I’ve obtained two river boats out on the river looking out the banks as we communicate,” Gem County Sheriff Donnie Wunder mentioned. “We’ve obtained a few spotters who’re wanting up and down the financial institution as properly.”
Gem County Sheriff deputies are looking out the river utilizing jet boats. | KIVI Idaho Information 6
Everette’s household isn’t giving up hope and has spent the day strolling up and down the riverbanks in Emmett after touchdown in Idaho lower than 24 hours in the past.
“We’ve been out right here since about 8:30 a.m. simply patrolling the realm, checking the river and simply calling out for his identify simply attempting to hope to god to simply present us an indication,” his niece added.
Certainly one of his sisters Meagan Jackson says she was given an indication this morning whereas looking out.
“I used to be standing by the river and I mentioned ‘child boy please give me any signal’ and I walked the to rocks after I completed praying, and feathers fell out of the tree to the bottom, however I noticed no chook. I’m holding onto that,” she mentioned.
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The household began a GoFundMe to assist out with journey prices.
“He’s coming dwelling. We’re not stopping,” they mentioned. “There’s no, ‘OK I’ve obtained to go away.’ We’re going to discover him and we’re taking him dwelling. That’s it.
The Gem County Sheriff’s Division is urging the general public to steer clear of the river whereas they proceed this search. They warn that the fast movement excessive water degree and chilly water temperatures current life-threatening situations and it’s greatest to remain away from the realm.
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REXBURG—U.S. Highway 20 Exit 332 for University Boulevard in Rexburg will fully close starting Monday, September 30, for crews to complete final paving and striping operations. Work is not expected to take more than a few days, and the exit will be re-opened as soon as it is completed.
This closure was purposefully scheduled during Madison School District’s harvest break to least affect traffic. Detours include Exit 328 (Thornton), Exit 333 (Main Street) and Exit 337 (North Rexburg). After re-opening next week, construction work at Exit 332 will be minimal and off the roadway.
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Construction does continue at Exit 333, with one lane running in each direction. These projects to create safe and efficient diverging diamond interchanges at both Rexburg exits are still expected to be complete later this fall.
For more information about this project, visit https://itdprojects.idaho.gov/pages/us20rexburg. Drivers can also use the 511 app to see current status on this and other Idaho projects.
NAMPA, Idaho — Nampa had its inaugural Downtown Wine Fest in 2024. I met with people in the wine community to learn how the art is growing in Idaho.
Local wine lounge owner Andrew Medina told us, “I’m starting to see, the last two years, more people popping their heads in, more people walking the streets in Downtown Nampa on 13th Street, on 1st Street.”
Local winery Veer Wine Project opened in 2016 and has grown quickly, opening two locations since the founding of the label in 2016.
“People moving here that know wine because of the industry of the states that they came from.”
(Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
Yet another sign of Nampa’s growth. 2024 marks the city of Nampa’s inaugural Downtown Wine Festival. Just around the corner from Lloyd Square Park is Swirl Wine Shop & Lounge. Andrew Medina opened Swirl nearly three years ago.
“What has the change and growth look like in the patronage look like for you in that time?” I asked.
Medina responded, “I’ve already had a nice following working out at the wineries for the last 10 years. Now I’m starting to see, the last two years, more people popping their heads in, more people walking the streets in Downtown Nampa on 13th Street, on 1st Street. With more businesses opening up you’re just seeing more traffic down here.”
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It’s not just small business doing well in Nampa. Idaho wineries are beginning to make it big. Idaho Wine Commission data shows the number of wineries in the Gem State have grown 25% since 2017 to 65 total wineries. The workforce nearly doubling, and they expect it to continue.
The IWC sent me a message saying, “Most people don’t know that Idaho settlers first planted wine grapes and produced wine here in the 1860s, and today we have more than 65 wineries. The Idaho Wine Commission envisions significant growth in both the number of wineries and the quality of Idaho wines over the next 5 to 10 years. The state’s unique climate, with its high desert conditions and distinct terroir positions Idaho wines to continue standing out in the local and national market.”
Notoriety has been bolstered by consistent awards at local and national wine competitions, positive reviews in prominent wine publications and word-of-mouth from tourists and locals discovering Idaho’s wine industry. The growth of wine tourism in Idaho has further helped elevate the state’s reputation. As more wine lovers visit the state and share their experiences, Idaho wine has steadily built its presence in the market, and its reputation as an emerging wine region continues to gain momentum.”
“This is amazing for a town the size of Nampa to be able to sponsor a prestigious kind of event,” said wine festival guest Kathy Lacina.
Idaho is beginning to put itself on the map with vintners.
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Lacina adds on, “It’s actually starting to make a name for itself. We have begun to have some really outstanding wineries and wine selections.”
And Idaho has the data to back that up. Local winery Veer Wine Project opened in 2016 and has grown quickly.
“It’s been a lot of growth very quickly and then [we] opened the Caldwell tasting room in 2021 and expanded to Garden City just this spring in March we opened there so lots of rapid growth,” Veer Operations Manager Cheyenne Zumstein explained.
“It’s totally changed with the population growth. People moving here that know wine because of the industry of the states that they came from,” Medina concluded.
COEUR D’ALENE — When sheriff’s deputies were called to the northern Idaho home of distraught former state trooper Dan Howard, something didn’t seem right. Howard told investigators he found his wife, Kendy Howard, dead in their bathtub with a gunshot wound to her head.
Howard told police his wife took her own life. There was a gun found in the bathtub, though there were no prints or DNA that connected it to the trooper.
The case will be the focus of “48 Hours” this Saturday in a program entitled ‘The Bathtub Murder of Kendy Howard.’
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“From the beginnings, it looks odd,” Kootenai County sheriff’s detective Jerry Northrup tells correspondent Peter Van Sant.
Deputies on the scene noticed things out of place. A packed duffle bag was ready to go, and a clothes dryer was running full of clean bath towels. Howard also appeared to have recently showered and changed his clothes.
“Dan knows things that most normal people, ordinary people, don’t know,” says retired Kootenai County Sheriff’s Det. Sergeant Ken Lallatin. “Things like killing someone and staging it to look like a suicide.”
Two years after Kendy Howard’s death, Howard was charged with her murder.
“48 Hours” airs Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9-10 p.m. MDT on CBS and streams on Paramount+.
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Watch a preview of the episode in the video player above.
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