Monday, February 24, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1879, the Denver Telephone Dispatch Company opened for business, becoming the city’s first telephone service just three years after Alexander Graham Bell patented the device.

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Verdict Reached in Andrew Buen Retrial

Andrew Buen, the former deputy charged in the 2022 shooting death of Christian Glass, was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide by a Clear Creek County jury on Thursday.

Glass had called 911 when his vehicle became stuck on the side of the road in Silver Plume. After hours of non-cooperation with police, he brandished a knife, at which point Buen fired shots into the car.

Buen’s retrial began this month after his first trial ended in a partial hung-jury. He was originally charged with second-degree murder.

His sentencing is scheduled for April.

Jan. 6 Resolution Passes After Debate

The Colorado House of Representatives passed a Democrat-led resolution on Friday condemning President Trump’s pardons of those involved in the Jan. 6 events at the Capitol.

The resolution passed 41-23 along party lines after more than five hours of debate. It states, in part, that “pardons erode the rule of law and signal an acceptance of political violence.”

Multiple changes to the resolution’s phrasing were proposed by House Republicans, but all were rejected. In protest of the bill, Republicans sat facing away from the speaker while it was read.

GOP members criticized the resolution as “political theater,” calling it a distraction from real issues faced by Coloradans like the cost of living or the state’s $1 billion budget shortfall.

CU Develops Breath Sensor to Detect Illness

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) have developed a gas sensor that can detect illnesses by analyzing samples of human breath.

The Modulated Ringdown Comb Interferometry, or MRCI, works by shining a laser through a gas sample, creating a “fingerprint” based on the molecules present. During the pandemic, the team used a similar device to screen for COVID-19 with 85% accuracy.

MRCI is now being tested at Children’s Hospital Colorado to see if it can accurately distinguish between illnesses like pneumonia and asthma.

Researchers want to take the technique “even further,” hoping it will facilitate early detection of diseases like lung cancer and one day become part of “our daily lives.”

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➤ Denver: Andrew Duarte, a former Denver police officer, was killed in the line of duty while responding to a shooting at a Pennsylvania hospital on Saturday. (More)

➤ Statewide: Lawmakers are sponsoring a bipartisan bill, the Colorado Forensic Science Integrity Act, that would require the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to review past cases for misconduct in light of the Missy Woods evidence scandal. (See Details)

➤ Douglas County: A 2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year finalist, formerly a teacher at STEM School Highlands Ranch, has been arrested for kidnapping a student. (See Details)

➤ Grand County: Two avalanches occurred within hours of each other on Saturday, burying four people and resulting in one death. The fatality marked Colorado’s second avalanche death in less than a week. (More)

➤ Statewide: In a new memo, the Trump administration said it would reverse a hiring freeze for seasonal National Park Service employees, allowing Colorado parks to resume hiring ahead of the summer season. (More)

➤ Highlands Ranch: Six more people have been arrested on various charges in connection with the Feb. 8 shooting at entertainment venue Main Event. (See Details)

➤ Denver: The Department of Homeland Security has filed a response to a recent motion from Denver Public Schools (DPS) challenging a new immigration enforcement policy, arguing that DPS has not demonstrated any injury caused by the new policy. (More)

➤ Colorado Rockies prospect Zac Veen went viral on Saturday for hitting a monster 430-foot home run, then unleashing a bat flip so big he apologized to the pitcher afterward. (Watch Video)

➤ The Denver Nuggets saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday at the hands of Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers. Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon led the team with 24 points. (More)

➤ Colorado native Mikaela Shiffrin won her 100th skiing World Cup race on Sunday. Shiffrin’s 99th win came three months ago, but her quest for the elusive 100th mark was halted when she crashed while skiing in Killington, Vermont. (More)

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➤ The Lunar Trailblazer, a satellite built by the Lockheed Martin space division in Littleton, will be sent into lunar orbit on Wednesday to help study the presence of water on the moon. (See Details)

➤ A Parker restaurant owner says her business, the West Main Taproom and Grill, has become “collateral damage” in an ongoing property dispute between the neighboring Parker Hotel and its landlord. (See Details)

➤ Colorado rancher Kenny Rogers was elected policy division vice chair of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association at the 2025 Cattle Industry Convention last week. (More)

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➤ Shook Castle, a “modern castle” in the town of Sedalia, is on the market for $6.9 million. The castle features gothic design, lavish amenities, and 15 acres of property. (See Photos)

➤ A teen magician from Douglas County appeared on Penn and Teller: Fool Us, a national reality show where competitors try to fool the two world-renowned performers. (More)

➤ A Leonardo da Vinci museum, the “first and only” such museum in North America, has been granted approval to open in Pueblo this fall. (See Details)

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