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The Idaho Statesman published a range of stories over Memorial Day weekend, from a Boise State University road-renaming survey to a fatal cyclist crash verdict. Here’s a rundown of the key news from the holiday weekend.
- Boise State University’s campus survey on renaming West Cesar Chavez Lane drew nearly 2,500 responses, with Huerta Lane ranking first among faculty and staff. The university instead forwarded Friendship Lane, Peregrine Lane and Campus Lane to Ada County as finalists.
- Court filings and videos in a civil lawsuit shed new light on an alleged river stabbing involving Boise County Commissioner Darrell “Lindy” Lindstrom. The Beard family alleges Lindstrom stabbed a minor during an August 2025 confrontation on the Payette River, while Lindstrom claims he was trying to disarm mother Abby Beard.
- Utah-based Zao Asian Grill plans to move into the former Deli George space at 220 S. Broadway Ave. in Boise. Deli George left the location after a significant lease price increase, the general manager said at the time, and has since reopened on West Front Street.
- An Ada County jury convicted Cameron Watson of leaving the scene of an accident after she struck and killed 67-year-old cyclist Ross Masson on North Black Cat Road in Kuna. Watson, who drove about a quarter-mile before turning around, faces up to five years in prison at her July sentencing in the felony case.
- Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford, who opposed mandatory ICE cooperation legislation earlier this year, plans to voluntarily sign a 287(g) warrant service officer agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Clifford said the program will streamline placing detainers on people already in custody at the jail.
- The Boise Airport plans to widen a taxilane to accommodate a larger Micron corporate jet, with the chipmaker reimbursing the city for the cost. Micron is also planning to build a 43,200-square-foot hangar at 1250 W. Gowen Road to store and maintain its corporate aircraft.
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