Friday, August 29, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1958, the U.S. Air Force Academy opened its permanent campus in Colorado Springs.

Looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend? Here's a list of events happening across the state, from Water World's last weekend to the largest hot air balloon festival in Colorado.

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DU Scales Back DEI

The University of Denver is scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to comply with new directives from the Trump administration.

On Aug. 19, DU leaders said the school will end several programs, including race-based scholarships and DEI training for staff, in response to a Department of Justice memo issued in July.

The memo clarified the DOJ's stance that certain DEI practices constitute unlawful discrimination and warned that schools with such practices could lose federal funding.

In response, DU's Student Bar Association approved a resolution of no confidence in several administrators, including Chancellor Jeremy Haefner.

Gas Spill Becomes State's Largest

A refined gasoline pipeline spill in La Plata County is now estimated at 97,000 gallons, making it the largest in Colorado since the state began tracking such spills in 2016.

The spill occurred Dec. 5, 2024, southeast of Durango, prompting residential evacuations. Enterprise Products, the pipeline's owner, initially reported the spill at 23,000 gallons, but revised the figure after state and tribal officials questioned the accuracy of the original estimate.

Benzene and other contaminants have leaked into the ground, posing health risks. State data indicates the nearby Animas River has not been affected, though monitoring continues.

Enterprise says it's recovered more than 20,000 gallons as part of a state-ordered corrective action plan.

Three Bear Cubs Rescued in Durango

Colorado Parks and Wildlife rescued three orphaned bear cubs found roaming around Durango last week.

One of the cubs was filmed wandering through a local restaurant. See the video here. Another cub reportedly wound up at a local middle school.

CPW said the cubs became separated from one another because "humans chased them around" while trying to take photos, making the capture of all three "incredibly difficult."

The cubs were taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Del Norte, where they'll gain weight, socialize with other cubs, and eventually be released into the wild.

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➤ Mesa County: Alexander Zwinck, the sheriff's office deputy accused of assisting ICE in a June 5 immigration arrest, announced he will resign on Sept. 1 amid a lawsuit filed by Colorado's attorney general. (See Details)

➤ Boulder: Run for Their Lives, the group targeted in a June 1 firebombing attack, will no longer publicly advertise its weekly walks due to escalating antisemitic harassment. (See Details)

➤ Statewide: Flags will fly at half-staff through Sunday by order of President Trump and Gov. Polis, honoring victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. (More)

➤ Pueblo: Investigators found a total of 24 bodies and multiple containers of bones and human tissue in Davis Mortuary, a funeral home co-owned by the county coroner. (See Details)

➤ Rocky Mountain National Park: Annual closures of certain areas, implemented to accommodate the elk mating season, will go into effect Sept. 1 and last through Oct. 31. (See Details)

➤ Colorado Springs: Police arrested a man wanted for impersonating a federal agent after he barricaded himself inside a home with two small children. (More)

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➤ The Colorado Buffaloes kick off their football season tonight against Georgia Tech. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. on ESPN. Full betting lines and additional details at the link. (More)

➤ Additionally, Colorado State opens its season Saturday at Washington. Kickoff is at 9 p.m. on BTN. The Rams enter as 21.5-point underdogs. (More)

➤ The Colorado Avalanche will appear in 17 nationally televised games next season, the most of any team in the NHL. (More)

➤ Denver Broncos wide receiver Marvin Mims left Wednesday's practice with a groin injury, but the team is "not overly concerned" at this time. (More)

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➤ Northern Water halted several contracts and is scaling back its two-dam supply project in Larimer County after costs jumped from $2 billion to $2.69 billion, prompting its largest customer, Fort Collins-Loveland Water District, to pull out. (See Details)

➤ Pilot, a North American truck stop chain, opened a new travel center in Hudson. The new stop features four self-checkouts, public laundry, spacious restrooms, and a Cinnabon. (See Details)

➤ Claire's, a piercings and teen fashion accessories retailer, announced it will close nearly 300 stores nationwide, including five in Colorado, by Sept. 7. (More)

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➤ Top-ranked competitive eaters will go head-to-head at the Colorado State Fair this Saturday in the World Slopper Eating Championship. Sloppers are open-faced cheeseburgers smothered in Pueblo green chile, a southern Colorado favorite. (See Details)

➤ The most expensive house for sale in the U.S.—an 18-bedroom, 19,500-square-foot lakeside mansion in Aspen—just hit the market for $300 million. (See Details)

➤ Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns, a Halloween lights festival with more than 7,000 jack o'lanterns, will return to Hudson Gardens in Littleton on Friday, Sept. 19. (See Details)

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