Monday, March 24, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1834, John Wesley Powell was born. A soldier, ethnologist, geologist, and explorer of the American West, Powell is best known for leading an expedition in 1871-1872 that produced the first reliable maps of the Colorado River.

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Colorado Wolf Killed in Wyoming

U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services shot and killed a wolf that had traveled from Colorado to Wyoming and killed five sheep, officials confirmed Thursday.

On March 15, Wildlife Services responded to reports of sheep killings and found evidence of wolf depredation. Later that day, they killed the wolf thought to be responsible, which wore a Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) collar.

The wolf was one of 15 released in January as part of Colorado's reintroduction program. It came from an area with no wolf-livestock overlap, something CPW hoped would minimize depredation conflicts.

Though wolves in Colorado are protected by the Endangered Species Act, it's legal to kill them in much of Wyoming. Two others have been illegally killed in Colorado.

Judge Orders ICE Not to Deport Vizguerra

A federal judge issued an injunction on Friday to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from deporting Jeanette Vizguerra, the immigration activist detained by ICE last week.

Vizguerra's lawyers had filed a writ of habeas corpus and a petition for review with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging ICE's authority to detain and deport her. Friday's ruling prohibited Vizguerra's deportation pending a decision by the court.

ICE earlier stated that Vizguerra, who illegally entered the U.S. in 1997, "has a final order of deportation" and has already "received legal due process in U.S. immigration court."

Vizguerra is scheduled to appear in federal court on March 28. The judge says the case "raises complex issues" about the legality of her arrest.

UCHealth First in U.S. for Parkinson's Therapy

A UCHealth patient became the first person in the U.S. to receive a groundbreaking Parkinson's treatment on Friday, performed by doctors at the University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.

The treatment, known as adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS), expands on existing technology by allowing electrodes to adapt in real time using the patient's brain signals, providing more precise and effective symptom management.

On March 21, researchers successfully delivered the first aDBS therapy outside of a research setting in the U.S. to a 74-year-old UCHealth patient. Thanks to the advanced technology, the patient's tremors subsided within minutes.

Starting today, the treatment will be available at several centers in the U.S., including UCHealth. Patients who already have deep brain stimulators can reprogram their existing system in a matter of hours.

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➤ Aurora: The Adams County Sheriff's Office has arrested one of the two detainees who escaped from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a power outage last week. (More)

➤ Colorado City: A woman is facing charges related to the death of her mother after police say the mother, who had dementia, was attacked by her daughter's dogs while she was left home alone. (More)

➤ Statewide: Bird flu has been detected in 11 Colorado cats, according to the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The cases were linked to both raw pet food and raw poultry consumption. (See Details)

➤ Denver: Mayor Mike Johnston and his staff reportedly used Signal, an encrypted messaging app that automatically deletes messages, to discuss the city's migrant crisis—which some claim is "unlawful" given Colorado's open records law. (More)

➤ Grand Junction: The Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado dedicated a new memorial on Saturday for lives lost in the Gulf War and other 1990s-2000s conflicts. (See Details)

➤ Denver: Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hosted rallies in Denver and Greeley on Friday, drawing crowds of 34,000 and 11,000, respectively. (More)

➤ Fort Carson: Authorities arrested a soldier for allegedly taking home a block of C-4 military explosive and storing it in his house. (More)

➤ Colorado State lost 72-71 to Maryland on a buzzer-beater in Seattle, ending its NCAA run and extending Colorado's 56-year Sweet 16 drought. (More)

➤ Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić has now missed four consecutive games due to a left ankle impingement. The Nuggets are 21-32 all-time without Jokić in the lineup. (More)

➤ Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson scored a game-winning shootout goal on Saturday night to give the Avs a 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. (Watch Video)

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➤ Kangaroo Ranch, a Wheat Ridge studio that combines yoga with marsupial meet-and-greets, has put operations on hold while it awaits the city's approval for "exotic animal interactions." (See Photos)

➤ Del Monte Foods is recalling nearly 200,000 cans of Good & Gather Cut Green Beans sold at Target stores in Colorado and several other states. (See Details)

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➤ Colorado State University has declared the winner of Veggie Madness, a March Madness-style bracket pitting vegetables against each other in a Sweet 16 matchup. (See Results)

➤ Millions of fish eggs are being harvested from reservoirs by Colorado Parks and Wildlife to help stock the state's waterways for angling. (More)

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