High winds on way, restaurant moving, governor’s comments — what you may have missed

From a wind warning to a long-running Vietnamese restaurant’s relocation, the recent top Idaho Statesman headlines cover weather, politics, public safety and local business. Here’s a quick look at what readers are following.

• A wind advisory for the Boise area takes effect from noon to midnight Wednesday, May 13, with west winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts up to 55 mph expected. The National Weather Service warns the gusts could down tree limbs, cause power outages and make driving difficult for high-profile vehicles.
• Dong Khanh Vietnamese restaurant has closed its Boise location on South Broadway Avenue after opening in the city in 1991. The restaurant plans to reopen June 23 at 1584 S. Topaz Ave. in Meridian in a 2,857-square-foot space with capacity for 138.
• In a video posted to X, Idaho Gov. Brad Little called some supporters of GOP primary challenger Mark Fitzpatrick “straight racist” and said they “hate Mexican people.” Retired U.S. Border Patrol czar Greg Bovino criticized the comments as “textbook cheap-labor politics,” while Fitzpatrick called them outrageous.
• Boise police have gone 18 months without firing a gun at a suspect, down from six shootings each in 2023 and 2024. Both Boise’s police chief and Office of Police Accountability credit scenario-based training, behavioral health teams and expanded use of less-lethal tools such as pepper ball launchers, which were used 18 times in 2025 compared with twice in 2024.
• Vista Avenue has seen a sharp rise in serious injury crashes, with six in 2024 and four in 2025 — up from three in 2023 and two in 2022, according to the city of Boise. The Ada County Highway District plans an unrelated project starting in early 2027 to widen sidewalks, replace traffic signals and narrow lanes between Overland and Rose Hill Street.
• The Idaho Humane Society has stopped accepting free-roaming rabbits, citing an unsustainable influx. The organization has taken in about 68% more rabbits this year than during the same period last year and is on track for more than 1,000 free-roaming rabbit intakes.

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