Boebert Wins Protection Order Against Accuser

A Weld County judge on Thursday granted Rep. Lauren Boebert a temporary protection order against the man who accused her of affairs with three staffers.

The judge found David Wheeler posed a credible risk of harm and ordered him to stay at least 100 yards from the congresswoman. Wheeler, a North Carolina activist, founded the American Muckrakers PAC.

His complaint also alleges Boebert arranged a $200,000 payment to a former aide. House Ethics Committee rules can’t officially accept complaints against candidates within 60 days of an election, and Wheeler filed his last week.

Boebert denies the allegations, calling them politically motivated and “filthy garbage.” She says she has never had a sexual or romantic relationship with any staffer.

Wheeler says his sources are ready to testify under oath, and that he’ll file a defamation lawsuit against Boebert on Oct. 1 in Weld County.

Englewood Freshman among Ole Miss Deaths

The University of Mississippi has identified Aidan Hamilton, an 18-year-old freshman from Englewood, as one of two students found dead Monday.

The other was Robert Strang, a 20-year-old junior from Atlanta, and the two were found in separate locations. “Aidan was a bright, wonderful young man who was taken too soon,” Hamilton’s family said.

Investigators found packaged kratom, an herbal substance with opioid-like effects, at both scenes. Officials say there’s no confirmed link between the deaths.

Toxicology results are still pending. Mississippi’s public safety commissioner said investigators can’t rule out foul play until testing is complete.

Colfax Bus Lanes Open Sunday

RTD buses start running in East Colfax Avenue’s new center lanes between Broadway and Colorado Boulevard early Sunday.

The 15 and 15L routes will stop at new center stations about six blocks apart, with buses every four to five minutes. Regular traffic drops from two lanes to one in each direction.

Business districts along the stretch counted 30 closures and 29 openings since construction began in October 2024. The project director says this segment opened more than a year ahead of schedule.

Reactions are mixed. One rider called it “a breath of fresh air,” while a nearby resident predicted people will “avoid Colfax altogether.”

Work continues farther east, with the full line to I-225 in Aurora expected around the end of 2027.

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➤ Aurora: A Denver judge ruled this week that Children’s Hospital Colorado complied with an order to resume offering puberty blockers and hormones to minors seeking sex changes, though the doctors who prescribe them still refuse, citing federal pressure. The hospital welcomed the ruling, and the families plan to appeal. (More)

➤ Weld County: Commissioners voted 3-2 Wednesday to approve the $1.67 billion Chalk Bluffs Energy Project, which calls for 79 wind turbines and more than 2,200 acres of solar panels in the north of the county. Several residents spoke against it at the hearing. (More)

➤ Pueblo: Colorado Parks and Wildlife proposed new July-through-December temperature standards for the Arkansas River below Pueblo Dam, saying the river can’t consistently meet current cold-water limits. The change aims to protect the trout fishery and keep the Pueblo State Fish Hatchery running. (More)

➤ 6th Congressional District: Rep. Jason Crow, D-Aurora, a former Army Ranger, unveiled the COMBAT Care Act, which would let the U.S. military team up with foreign militaries to study battlefield trauma care from recent wars. An identical provision is in both chambers’ defense bills. (More)

➤ Grand Junction: The city’s long-planned Community Recreation Center opened Friday with five pools, a climbing wall, a three-court gym, and an indoor walking track. (More)

➤ Denver: A federal judge dismissed a Missouri-based group’s lawsuit claiming errors in Colorado’s voter rolls made election results unreliable, ruling it failed to show a violation of federal law. United Sovereign Americans has until Oct. 8 to file a second amended complaint.(More) 

➤ Statewide: Starbucks is closing at least seven Colorado stores, including locations in Colorado Springs, Denver, Grand Junction, Lafayette, and Wheat Ridge, among 250 closures in the U.S. and Canada. The company said the stores weren’t meeting financial or customer-experience goals. (More)

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➤ Colorado women’s soccer, ranked No. 13, upset No. 10 West Virginia 2-0 Thursday in Boulder, snapping the Mountaineers’ 22-match regular-season unbeaten streak. (See Recap)

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Will Starbucks closures keep you from a Pumpkin Spice Latte this fall?

1. Sadly, yes
2. No, my Starbucks isn’t closing
3. No, I’ll find another Starbucks
4. I don’t drink those

Yesterday’s Results:

Will you be celebrating Oktoberfest this year?

1. Nope, never have: 38%
2. No, not this year: 28%
3. Maybe, we’ll see: 26%
4. Yes, can’t wait: 8%

How many different steps on the Colorado State Capitol’s west staircase have been marked as exactly one mile above sea level?

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