Suspect Found Incompetent Arrested Again

University of Northern Colorado police on Wednesday arrested Debisa Ephraim, 21, for allegedly trespassing on campus and displaying a gun inside a residence hall.

Despite having no affiliation with the university, Ephraim has had multiple run-ins with campus police. UNC banned him from campus in 2021.

Earlier this month, Weld County authorities said a recent change to state law forced them to release Ephraim, who had been charged with attempted murder, because he was found incompetent to stand trial.

His release garnered national attention, including from Elon Musk and the late Charlie Kirk, and stoked an ongoing controversy over Colorado’s competency laws.

HOA Members Protest $20,000 Payment

Residents of Soaring Eagles Townhomes in Colorado Springs gathered for a protest on Monday after their homeowners association told them to pay $20,752.12 per unit to cover hail damage repairs.

The payments, tied to a severe 2024 hailstorm, represent a $3.1 million insurance deductible split among 150 homes. They’re due Oct. 1. After that, members could face liens, late fees, or an 18% interest payment plan.

Residents say the charges violate the HOA’s $10,000 cap on loss assessments and could put residents at risk of losing their homes. Some plan to take legal action.

In a statement, the HOA board’s attorney said the insurance landscape—not the board—is to blame, calling it a “statewide problem” driven by rising costs in an under-regulated industry.

CU Experiment to Collect Stardust

A University of Colorado Boulder project one decade in the making was launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday.

Developed at a CU Boulder lab, the Interstellar Dust Experiment (IDEX) is one of 10 instruments flying aboard NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, which will map and study the boundaries of the heliosphere.

Shaped like a large drum, IDEX will collect and analyze interstellar dust, or “stardust,” entering our solar system, as well as interplanetary dust shed by comets and asteroids.

Now that it’s launched, IDEX will travel 932,000 miles carrying a plaque with the names of 87 scientists, engineers, and students who worked on the project at CU Boulder.

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➤ Statewide: Colorado’s 2025 November ballot will ask voters to decide on two measures—one of which proposes a $95 million annual state tax increase on households earning $300,000 or more to fund free school meals. (See Details)

➤ Colorado Springs: A judge ruled that Robert Dear, charged with killing three people in a mass shooting at an abortion clinic in 2015, is still incompetent to stand trial, a decision likely to permanently stall his federal prosecution. (See Details)

➤ Denver Public Schools is launching an experimental safety program that will station gun-sniffing dogs at select schools’ sporting events. (See Details)

➤ Mesa County: Health officials announced that shrimp products involved in a national recall due to possible radioactive contamination may have been distributed to county stores. (See Details)

➤ Broomfield: A man arrested earlier this month for allegedly trying to kidnap a 17-year-old Arby’s employee has now been formally charged with kidnapping, assault, and drug possession, prosecutors said. (More)

➤ Boulder: A judge dismissed the city’s lawsuit challenging the Federal Aviation Administration’s position that the city must keep Boulder Municipal Airport open indefinitely. (See Details)

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➤ Pueblo’s historic high school football rivalry continues tonight as Central and Centennial meet in the 124th Bell Game, marking 75 years since the trophy bell was first introduced. (More)

➤ An online giving campaign by the Daniels Fund and Project Play Colorado raised $5.2 million in one day to support youth sports throughout the state. (More)

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➤ A 12-year-old inventor from Lone Tree was nationally recognized for inventing a drone-based tornado early-warning system. (See Details)

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