Boebert Campaign Expects CD4 Recount

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s campaign expects a recount in the 4th Congressional District, where Democrat Eileen Laubacher still holds a narrow lead.

Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral, led by about 3,000 votes Friday, and the race remains uncalled. She leads in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Larimer counties, while Boebert leads on the Eastern Plains.

“We are investigating some very unusual voting patterns and expect this election to head to a recount, one way or another,” campaign attorney Scott Gessler said. He didn’t specify the patterns.

Laubacher’s lead is well above Colorado’s automatic recount threshold of 0.5%, though a candidate can pay for one. 

Counties must finish counting by Nov. 13, and Nov. 25 is the deadline to request a self-funded recount.

Lakewood Mourns Fallen Agent Nick Graham

Hundreds of people gathered Friday outside Lakewood police headquarters, leaving flowers, cards, and candles around the patrol SUV of fallen Agent Nick Graham.

A second memorial is growing at the RTD bus stop near West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard, where Graham, 33, was killed Thursday. Law enforcement agencies across Colorado have posted condolences.

Graham joined the department in 2019 and handled 322 cases, the biggest caseload on its major crimes team. His father recently retired from police work, and his mother worked in a crime lab.

“His accomplishments tell us what he did. The gratitude of those he helped tells us how much his service mattered,” Chief Philip Smith said.

The department is directing donations for Graham’s family and the three wounded agents to the Lakewood Police Employee Assistance Foundation. Funeral details are expected in the coming days.

Boulder Police Weigh JonBenét DNA Testing

Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn says his department is in talks with labs that could run forensic genetic genealogy on DNA from the JonBenét Ramsey case.

Redfearn, in his first interview about the case, spoke for an ABC News 20/20 special that aired Friday. He said police are re-interviewing suspects and testing new evidence.

Some samples are so small that one test could use them up, leaving nothing for better methods later. So police are holding off until they’re confident the technology will work, since they may have only “one shot at getting it tested,” Redfearn said.

The 6-year-old was found dead in her family’s Boulder home on Dec. 26, 1996. In 2008, touch DNA pointed to an unknown male, and prosecutors cleared the family.

Her half-brother, John Andrew Ramsey, is confident the killer will be identified. “It’s not a question of if, but when,” he told ABC.

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➤ Pagosa Springs: U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, and Republican Rep. Jeff Hurd toured flood damage in Pagosa Springs and Durango this week and pledged to fight for federal aid. They want to expand Gov. Jared Polis’ disaster request to cover Conejos County and others hit by the floods. (More)

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➤ Statewide: Voters rejected Amendment 86, a conservative-backed measure that would have required the independent redistricting commission and the Colorado Supreme Court to approve any mid-decade congressional map. It fell short of the 55% needed by about 8%. (More)

➤ Denver: Gov.-elect Phil Weiser named his first five hires, tapping Chief Deputy Attorney General Natalie Hanlon Leh as chief of staff and Kurt Morrison as deputy chief of staff. Lee Reichert, a former Molson Coors executive, will be chief legal counsel. Weiser takes office Jan. 12. (More)

➤ Fort Collins: City Council approved 2027 rate increases of about 9% across electric, water, stormwater, and wastewater service. Staff say the city’s rates will still fall mid-pack compared with Loveland, Greeley, Longmont, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. (More)

➤ Larkspur: A train struck a car stuck on the tracks near the Jellystone RV park Friday night, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. The driver got out in time, and no one was hurt. (More)

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➤ Air Force beat Army 24-21 at West Point to clinch its first Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy since 2022, as Evan Medders threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Simon Kibbee early in the fourth quarter. (More)

➤ Colorado lost 20-10 at Arizona State after trailing 17-0 at halftime, as Jake Fette became the Sun Devils’ first quarterback since 1996 to throw and catch a touchdown pass in the same game. (More)

➤ Colorado State lost a 64-38 shootout to No. 25 Boise State. The Broncos and Rams combined for more than 1,100 yards of offense. (More)

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➤ The Denver Broncos take on the Carolina Panthers today on the road, entering the game as three-point favorites and on a four-game win streak. (More)

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➤ Evan Dunn Day was Friday, Nov. 6, by proclamation of Gov. Jared Polis, two years after the Golden police officer and former Army Black Hawk pilot was struck and killed by a drunk driver while working a crash on Colorado 58. (See Report)

➤ Denvoid and the Cowtown Punks, Bob Rob Medina’s illustrated oral history of Denver’s punk scene from 1982 to early 1987, is back in print with 28 new pages. The reissue sells for $29.98 through Wax Trax. (More)

➤ Loveland Ski Area opened its 2026-27 season Saturday with nearly 1,000 vertical feet off Chet’s Dream and $60 adult lift tickets marking 60 years of snowmaking. Loveland Valley and the ski school open Nov. 20. (More)

➤ Colorado Springs gallery owner Clay Ross is cutting rent in half for more than 20 artists at downtown’s Look Up Gallery through his nonprofit, PRIMER. He hopes to raise $60,000 to extend the help to all 32 artists for a year. (Read Story)

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When do you usually take your first ski run of the season?

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2. December or later: 19%
3. Before Thanksgiving: 3%
4. Opening day: 1%

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