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Ranchers hit CPW with $580k in compensation claims for livestock impacted by wolves
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Ranchers hit CPW with $580k in compensation claims for livestock impacted by wolves

By Tracy Ross | The Colorado Sun Ranchers in Grand County hit Colorado Parks and Wildlife with a $582,000 bill for wolf kills and related impacts on cattle and sheep in the first year of reintroduction, and they are hoping the sum will convince the parks and wildlife commission to pause the next phase of the program at its meeting in Denver on Jan. 8.  The claims are from three producers and center around attacks on livestock in 2024. A breakdown includes $18,411.71 for confirmed attacks resulting in injury or death of cows, calves and sheep; $173,526.63 for yearling cattle, calves and sheep reported missing from ranches with a confirmed attack or death; $216,772.20 for cattle from said ranches taken to market with a lower-than-normal weight; $172,754.64 for lower conception rat...
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Fields: ‘If politicians won’t do it, the people still can’
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Fields: ‘If politicians won’t do it, the people still can’

By Michael Fields | Commentary, Denver Gazette Grassroots Coloradans made their voices heard in 2024. The year was marked by voters across the political spectrum demanding commonsense reforms to address real-world problems — including sky-high property taxes and soaring crime rates — that the far-left Legislature wanted to duck. It was a reminder to elected officials that the people are ultimately in charge. The citizen initiative process acts as a safety valve when the men and women we elect are disconnected from the everyday concerns and challenges facing their constituents. Too often legislators are ideologically resistant to reforms that are urgently needed. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are t...
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Evergreen Lake Plunge draws hundreds to frigid dip to start the New Year
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Evergreen Lake Plunge draws hundreds to frigid dip to start the New Year

By CBS Colorado New Year's morning drew hundreds of people for a longstanding tradition in Evergreen. The Evergreen Lake Plunge brought over 350 people to jump in a hole cut in the ice of the frigid lake. "I don't know. Why are we doing this? For fun," said one mom there with her two boys. Water temperatures hovered a few degrees above freezing as Evergreen Fire Rescue cut through the foot-thick ice to open a hole for the plungers. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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What to know about the 2025 National Western Stock Show Kick-Off Parade
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What to know about the 2025 National Western Stock Show Kick-Off Parade

By Morgan Whitley | Fox 31 News Get your best cowboy attire ready, the National Western Stock Show Kick-Off Parade is a week from Thursday. On Thursday, Jan. 9, at noon, downtown Denver will be flooded with boots, chaps, cowboy hats and cattle to usher in the 119-year-old Colorado tradition. Aside from the cowboys and cowgirls, an array of over 30 Longhorn cattle, horses and western wagons will trot down the streets of downtown Denver. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Livelsberger, 37, a Colorado Springs Army sergeant, found dead inside exploded truck in Las Vegas
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Livelsberger, 37, a Colorado Springs Army sergeant, found dead inside exploded truck in Las Vegas

By Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun Federal authorities have reportedly identified a Colorado Springs Special Forces soldier as the man suspected of driving a Tesla Cybertruck to the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas before it exploded. Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was killed inside the futuristic electric truck after it exploded, about 70 minutes after he arrived in Las Vegas, The Associated Press reported, citing unidentified law enforcement officials.  Livelsberger, who as a master sergeant, was assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and on approved leave at the time of his death, an Army spokesperson said Thursday.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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David Weiss, the terminated Jeffco chief of schools, found dead in Maryland
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David Weiss, the terminated Jeffco chief of schools, found dead in Maryland

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Two weeks after ex-Jefferson County Chief of Schools David Weiss was terminated, he is believed to have committed suicide, Fox 31 News is reporting. He was found dead following allegations he had been in possession of child sexual assault material. Weiss was terminated Dec. 19 during an investigation. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating Weiss, Fox 31 News reported. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the Washington, Md., Sheriff's Office on New Year's Day that a death investigation into Weiss was taking place, Fox 31 reported. He was visiting family there. Weiss spent 10 years with Jefferson County.  Previously, he was an elementary principal for five years and an assistant high school principa...
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FBI descends on Colorado Springs home as Cybertruck investigation continues
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FBI descends on Colorado Springs home as Cybertruck investigation continues

By The Gazette via The Washington Examiner Vehicles attached with the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrived at a townhouse complex in northeast Colorado Springs on Thursday morning as the investigation connected to an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside President-elect Donald Trump‘s Las Vegas hotel continued. One person died and seven others were injured on Wednesday when a Tesla Cybertruck that carried fireworks and camp fuel canisters caught fire and exploded in front of the hotel. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials told a news conference that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and they were working to get the body out. Seven people nearby had minor injuries and several were taken to a ho...
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First migrant caravan of 2025 heads from southern Mexico to U.S. border
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First migrant caravan of 2025 heads from southern Mexico to U.S. border

By Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby | Breitbart The first migrant caravan of 2025 began its journey from Southern Mexico, intending to reach the U.S. border prior to the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States. Between 2,000 to 2,500 migrants started the first caravan of 20205 in the southern state of Chiapas. The goal of the group is to walk to Mexico City to find alternate routes to reach the U.S. border and claim asylum. The caravan began early Thursday morning in the Bicentennial Park of Tapachula, Chiapas. Agents with Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) who spoke with Breitbart Texas revealed that the coordination for the caravan was carried out through social media messages and messaging applications, not posterboards and loudspeakers, as...
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Trump ally America First Legal warns sanctuary cities of violating federal law
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Trump ally America First Legal warns sanctuary cities of violating federal law

By James Morley III   | Newsmax America First Legal, a nonprofit with ties to President-elect Donald Trump, has sent letters cautioning sanctuary city mayors across the U.S. about the perils of violating federal immigration laws. Among those who received a letter included Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. The group's president, Stephen Miller, was a senior adviser in Trump's first administration and has been tapped to be Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy in the next administration. READ THE FULL STORY AT NEWSMAX
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