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Colorado wildlife officers kill gray wolf linked to attacks on 22 sheep
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials on Friday killed a gray wolf that attacked 22 sheep on the Western Slope since last summer, agency officials said.
After Parks and Wildlife agents “lethally removed” the uncollared gray wolf in Routt County, agency officials were able to confirm it was the same wolf that attacked livestock in Rio Blanco County in 2025 and early 2026.
Most recently the wolf attacked two sheep in Routt County on Wednesday and Thursday, state officials said in a news release Saturday.
Agency leaders did not specify whether all of the sheep attacks were fatal, and spokesperson Luke Perkins said more information will be included in a final report published on Parks and Wildlife’s website.
Ranchers tried to deter the wolf by sending out range riders, using livestock guardian dogs and “scare devices,” having herders present with the sheep and applying for non-lethal hazing permits, state officials said.
The ranchers worked with the wildlife agency to use “all viable and reasonable non-lethal tools and techniques” to stop the attacks, Parks and Wildlife Director Laura Clellan said in a statement.
“The decision to pursue lethal actions is never an easy one, but the circumstances around this wolf’s repeated depredation history made this a difficult but necessary decision,” Clellan said.
The wolf was originally part of the Copper Creek Pack but has not been part of the pack since September 2024, state officials said.
Colorado’s handling of gray wolf reintroduction has remained in the spotlight since voters approved the measure in 2020.
Parks and Wildlife’s reintroduction efforts are being reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which received tens of thousands of public comments about the program as of last week. One comment came from a Western Slope rancher who said her employee killed a wolf in March as it was running toward cows and calves.
The state previously rejected her application and appeal for a lethal take permit, she said.
State officials also are spending more money to reimburse ranchers for wolf attacks than is allocated to the program, approving more than $1.3 million in claims compared with $875,000 set aside as of this spring. The agency has said it has the money to pay for future claims.
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When is Denver going to hit 100 degrees?
For Denverites watching the weather forecast creep toward triple digits, there may be a few more weeks reprieve before temperatures on Colorado’s Front Range hit 100 degrees.
“So far this year we’ve had three 90-degree days, and we average at least one 100 degree day almost annually in Denver, so we’re just waiting to see that heat really build,” said Greg Heavener, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Boulder office. “It doesn’t really look like in the next week or 10 days we’re going to get there.”
Hitting 100 degrees this early in June isn’t unheard of in Denver — the city’s earliest daily record high to hit 100 degrees was June 11, 2022, according to NWS data. But the three hottest June days on record all hit 105 degrees later in June in 2012 and 2018.
“Usually we see heat peak in late June and early July,” Heavener said. Humidity from the monsoon season, which typically starts later in July, may keep things a little cooler as the summer progresses, he added.
Denver’s most recent 100-degree day was July 9, the only time the weather hit triple digits at Denver International Airport in 2025, according to the weather service.
Unlike lower elevations in Colorado, seeing multiple 100-degree days is relatively rare in Denver, NWS data shows. Even having two can earn a spot on the agency’s list of the greatest number of 100-degree days in a year.
The top spot belongs to 2012, when Denver recorded 13 days of 100 degrees or hotter. That’s the same year Denver saw a five-day streak of 100-degrees or hotter in late June. Two other heat waves tying the No. 1 spot happened in July 2005 and 1989.
Folks hoping for an early cool-down from the coming El Niño will be disappointed, Heavener said. The weather pattern doesn’t have much of a connection to summer weather in Colorado, and its influence is more pronounced in the fall and winter months.
On the flip side, Denverites who want to bake in the sun even sooner can take a road trip south or west on Wednesday, when forecasters expect temperatures to exceed 100 degrees in Grand Junction, Pueblo and La Junta.
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Crews battling structure fire just east of Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Firefighters from Falcon and Cimarron Hills are responding to a structure fire east of Colorado Springs Friday night.
Just after 8 p.m., the Cimarron Hills Fire Department said crews were responding as automatic aid for the fire located at the 5000 block of Luther Road, near Marksheffel Road and Stetson Hills Boulevard.
Few details are available as of the time of this writing; this article will be updated as we learn more.
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Your Larimer County guide to the 2026 Colorado primary election
How to register to vote in Colorado
There are three ways to register to vote in Colorado: online, by mail or in person.
The Colorado primary election is June 30.
The primary election will determine party nominees for the November election, and multiple seats with ties to Larimer County have contested races on the Democratic ballot or Republican ballot.
The Coloradoan has conducted candidate questionairres in the four contested races specific to voters in Larimer County.
Find links to our coverage below. This story will be updated as additional content is published.
Larimer County treasurer and public trustee
Two candidates are running for the Democratic Party nomination for Larimer County treasurer and public trustee: Conor Duffy, a finance professional and Poudre School District school board member, and Joann Ginal, a former state senator who represented Fort Collins in the Colorado legislature.
The winner of the primary will face Republican Steve Olson, a former Loveland City Council member.
Colorado House District 51
Two candidates are running for the Republican Party nomination to represent House District 51 in Loveland: Amy Parks, a communications professional who temporarily served as district representative in 2022, and Nancy Rumfelt, a financial professional and Thompson School District board member.
The winner of the primary will face Jacki Marsh, a Democrat and the former Loveland mayor.
Use this tool to find out if you live in House District 51.
U.S. House Congressional District 2
Two candidates are running for the Republican Party nomination to represent the 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives: Christina Blunt (Ducommun), a business owner and single mom, and Kelley Anne Dennison, a massage therapist.
The winner of the primary will face Rep. Joe Neguse, the Democrat who currently represents the district.
See what congressional district you live in by searching your address using this tool.
U.S. House Congressional District 4
Two candidates are running for the Democratic Party nomination to represent the 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives: Eileen Laubacher, a Navy veteran and National Security Council official, and Jenna Preston, a clinical psychologist. Preston is running as a write-in candidate, which means anyone who wants to vote for her will have to write her name in on the blank space provided on the ballot.
The winner of the primary will face Rep. Lauren Boebert, the Republican who has represented the district since early 2025. Prior to that, Boebert was the 3rd Congressional District representative.
See what congressional district you live in by searching your address using this tool.
What about other races on 2026 Colorado primary ballots?
Every other non-statewide race on the Democratic and Republican ballots is uncontested in the primary.
Who can return ballots in the 2026 Colorado primary election?
Remember that anyone who is registered as a Republican or Democrat can return only their party’s ballot.
Unaffiliated voters may choose which of those ballots to return, but only one can be returned. If both are returned, neither will be counted.
Two other parties are holding primary elections, with the Libertarian ballot including just candidates for secretary of state and the Unity ballot including just candidates for governor. Those ballots can only be returned by party members.
Voters registered for a party without a primary will not receive a ballot.
Other Colorado primary election content to check out
When is the Colorado primary election?
The primary election is June 30, 2026. Bookmark this story so you can find our latest content as you get ready to turn in your ballot.
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