Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1997, a massive on-ice brawl—dubbed Fight Night at the Joe—erupted between the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena, fueled by a previous on-ice incident between the two teams during the 1996 Western Conference Finals.

Today in Top Stories, we're looking at a billion-dollar idea to reduce traffic in Colorado's I-70 mountain corridor by letting semi-trucks take the train. If you've ever wanted to ride a train through the mountains yourself, we recommend the record-holding railway journey featured in today's Trivia.

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Second Street Gang in Two Weeks Dismantled

Phillip Baca Sr., leader of the west Denver "Few But Plenty" gang, took a plea deal on Monday and will face 33 years in prison for ordering and encouraging dozens of drive-by shootings between 2019 and 2022.

The District Attorney's office says the shootings targeted rival gangs, but innocent bystanders "who had nothing to do" with the feuds were often the victims.

Baca was one of 11 members of the gang indicted in 2022 and the last to plead guilty. Per his plea deal, he'll receive a 33-year sentence on June 27.

This is the second west Denver gang the DA's office has dismantled in as many weeks, with the leader and last indicted member of the street gang 2D$ accepting a 95-year sentence in a plea agreement last Monday.

DNA Retest Challenges Murder Conviction

The attorney for Michael Clark, a Boulder man found guilty of murder in 2012, has filed a motion to overturn his conviction based on new DNA testing that challenges the original evidence.

Clark's lawyer alleges his conviction was based on misleading testimony by former Colorado Bureau of Investigation analyst Missy Woods, who faces felony charges related to DNA misconduct that impacted more than a thousand cases.

In Clark's trial, Woods testified that DNA found on a lip balm tube at the crime scene narrowed down the potential suspects, and did not rule out Clark.

In light of the investigation into Woods, the DNA sample was independently retested. While the new test doesn't exonerate Clark, it does provide limited support for his exclusion as a suspect.

Proposal Would Shift I-70 Truck Traffic to Rail

Brad Swratzwelter, a retired train conductor, is spearheading a proposal to alleviate congestion on the I-70 mountain corridor by transporting semi-trucks via the rail line that runs parallel to the interstate.

The plan involves loading semi-trucks and drivers onto flatbed trains near each end of I-70, allowing drivers to rest in sleeper cars while the train carries them over the Rockies. Austria uses a similar system over the Alps.

According to Swratzwelter, this would not only alleviate traffic and improve safety but also provide economic benefits to the state, which loses millions to I-70 closures caused by trucking accidents.

Swratzwelter believes the project would cost around $1 billion. His next steps are to conduct feasibility studies and get legislative support.

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➤ Statewide: Senate Bill 25-003, a measure to ban the manufacture and restrict the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms, passed the House of Representatives on Monday. It will be voted on again in the Senate before reaching Gov. Jared Polis' desk. (See Details)

➤ Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy Phillip Peterson is credited with saving lives in Canyon, Texas earlier this month when a historic dust storm resulted in a 38-car pileup on the interstate. (See Details)

➤ Lakewood: Police are looking for two suspects who stole between $22,000 and $40,000 worth of air conditioning units on South Wadsworth Boulevard. (More)

➤ Douglas County: The school district has recommended three elementary schools be consolidated in the 2026-2027 school year based on "extensive analysis to address declining enrollment." (See Details)

➤ Boulder County: The abandoned old sugar mill near Longmont caught fire early Tuesday morning. The fire was contained by about 12:30 p.m. (See Details)

➤ Aurora Public Schools has launched the state's first health science high school, a magnet school designed to prepare students for careers in healthcare via college-level courses and hands-on experience. (More)

➤ Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokić is expected to return "at some point" during the team's upcoming five-game homestand. The Nuggets, playing without Jokić, fell to the Chicago Bulls 129-119 on Monday night. (More)

➤ The Colorado Buffaloes will host an NFL showcase on April 4, where players will participate in drills in front of NFL scouts. The NFL Network will cover the day-long event with a two-hour broadcast live from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (More)

➤ The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team will play the Republic of Ireland at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City this summer. (More)

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➤ Regulators have begun issuing licenses for the state's first psychedelic healing centers—experimental mental health facilities in which psilocybin mushrooms are consumed under supervision. (See Details)

➤ Picklr, a nationwide pickleball franchise, plans to open a new 32,600-square-foot indoor facility at the former Big Lots in the Central Park Shopping Center this fall. (See Details)

➤ Bodega DEN recently opened at Denver International Airport. Besides travel necessities like sandwiches and snacks, it also features souvenir alien plushies, a gargoyle, and a floor covered in $2,000 worth of pennies. (See Photos)

➤ Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers opened a new restaurant in Aurora on Sunday, bringing the steakburger chain to two locations in the city and 35 statewide. (More)

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➤ Antiques Roadshow, a long-running PBS series where experts appraise personal antiques and collectibles brought in by the public, is now airing three episodes filmed at Denver Botanic Garden's Chatfield Farms—its first Denver-area stop in 15 years. (See Details)

➤ The Carnegie Medal, North America's highest honor for civilian heroism, was awarded to a Rifle man who saved the lives of three people involved in a head-on highway collision. (See Details)

➤ A Boulder woman reconnected with her high school prom date 35 years later by donating a kidney that helped save his life. (See Details)

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