Student Arrested for School Threat

Arvada police on Tuesday arrested a student for allegedly making a threat toward Ralston Valley High School just hours after the shooting at Evergreen High School.

On Sept. 10, the student shared a Snapchat photo of a rifle, ammunition, and a magazine, captioned “Be ready rv.” The post prompted hundreds of Safe2Tell reports, and about 1,100 students skipped school the next day.

Officers contacted the suspect that night but found no evidence to substantiate a criminal charge at the time and deemed the threat not credible. The image was later traced to a French social media video from 2024.

Following a monthlong investigation, police gathered enough evidence to charge the student with interference with staff, faculty, or students of educational institutions, a class 1 misdemeanor. The student hasn’t been identified.

Colorado Asks SCOTUS to Reject River Lawsuit

Colorado asked the Supreme Court in a brief filed Wednesday to reject Nebraska’s lawsuit over alleged violations of the 1923 South Platte River Compact.

The lawsuit, filed in July, claims Colorado is blocking Nebraska’s attempt to build the Perkins Canal, which would divert more river water across state lines and could involve the seizure of Colorado land by Nebraska.

In the brief, Attorney General Phil Weiser called the lawsuit “speculative and premature,” noting Nebraska has “only just begun” to plan the canal and arguing the dispute is unfit for Supreme Court review.

The court hasn’t decided whether to accept the case. A decision is likely by the end of its 2025-26 session in June.

RTD Launches Detective Bureau

The Regional Transportation District officially rolled out its Transit Police Department Detective Bureau on Wednesday.

RTD-PD detectives will investigate crimes that occur on RTD’s trains, buses, and other property, which spans eight counties and 40 municipalities across the greater Denver area.

In the past, those crimes were assigned to different agencies depending on where they occurred. Riders say they’re optimistic that having cases handled in-house will lead to more accountability and safer rides.

The bureau is part of RTD’s overarching plan to reduce crime, which has also included providing safety shields to drivers and installing live cameras on buses.

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➤ Moffat County: Several residents reported seeing a strange balloon floating over the area on Tuesday. It was later confirmed to be a high-altitude weather research balloon launched in Arizona by a private company. (See Photo)

➤ Colorado Springs: A police K9 suffered multiple stab wounds while responding to a suspected burglary Wednesday. The dog underwent emergency surgery and survived, but remains in serious condition, officials said. (More)

➤ Southwest Colorado: The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a historic steam railroad and tourist attraction, partially closed this week as crews worked to clear the line of flooding and debris. (More)

➤ Rio Blanco County: Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed two livestock attacks by an uncollared wolf on Oct. 9 and 12. CPW attempted to kill a chronically depredating, uncollared wolf in August, but the animal was never recovered. (See Details)

➤ Fountain: Police warned the public about the risks of a viral social media trend, dubbed the “AI Homeless Man Prank,” after it resulted in a false emergency response to a resident’s home. (See Details)

➤ Statewide: Colorado plans to fully digitize all paper and analog land records, some of which date back to the 1860s, by 2026, possibly becoming the first state to do so. (See Details)

➤ Breckenridge: Wildlife officials reunited a moose calf with its mother after the calf became stuck in the bowl of a skate park Thursday morning. (See Photos)

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➤ Denver Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw was designated for return from injured reserve and has been practicing this week. He’s eligible to play this weekend if the team activates him to the 53-man roster. (More)

➤ The Colorado Rockies are replacing the grass at Coors Field for the first time since 2019. Most grass fields get replaced every two to five years, so the change is overdue. (More)

➤ Colorado’s athletic department was not fined by the Big 12 following its field-rushing last Saturday because it executed “field storm management procedures” correctly, according to a CU spokesperson. Deion Sanders said last week that fans would help pay for the fine if one were levied. (More)

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➤ Over 300 Comcast employees will be laid off when its West Division headquarters facility in Centennial closes on Jan. 1 as part of a company-wide restructuring. (More)

➤ UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, the state’s largest hospital, paused surgeries for a week in July after a health inspection found a backlog in cleaning surgical instruments, according to a newly released report. (See Details)

➤ Colorado remains the top state in the nation for brewery jobs, which account for 1 in every 475 jobs statewide, despite rising operational costs and mounting industry challenges. (See Details)

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➤ Four Mile Historic Park in Denver will host its annual Pumpkin Harvest Festival this weekend, utilizing all 12 acres of the park for pumpkin picking, wagon rides, a scavenger hunt, and other fall activities. (See Details)

➤ The DroneArt Show, billed as the longest drone show ever staged, will take place this weekend in Dacono, featuring live classical music, over 500 drones, and 45 minutes of choreographed flight. (See Details)

➤ Two Colorado hotels—Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs and the Brown Palace in Denver—are named on Historic Hotels of America’s list of the 25 most-haunted hotels. (See Hotels)

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What’s your favorite fall activity?

1. Carving pumpkins
2. Leaf peeping
3. Apple picking
4. Hayrides
5. Corn mazes
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Yesterday’s Results:

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1. Brought from home: 36%
2. Mix of both: 33%
3. Bought school lunch: 31%

Moffat County is named after what historical figure?

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