104th North Photo: Coal Creek (Courtesy of Friends of Coal Creek)

[ Boulder County News ]

The state and BNSF reached a $333M deal to take the next step forward in bringing passenger rail service to Broomfield, Louisville, Boulder, Longmont and Loveland.
The Sundance Film Festival is expected to bring thousands of visitors to the area and Boulder wants to be prepared. The City Council unanimously approved a resolution that would allow residents to sublease their homes expressly to those out of town visitors attending the festival.
A Superior woman was struck by lightning while out for a late evening walk. First responders revived her and she is now in critical condition.
Officials in Erie have been accused of participating in discussions to lease, or sell outright, the town’s mineral rights. These deliberations have been held in Executive Sessions which have excluded public interactions and input.
Ranked choice voting may still appear on the ballot in Lafayette this November. After seeing the debate for that type of election change play out in neighboring communities, city council members said they are willing to discuss options to put in front of their residents.
A disaster was averted in Eldorado Canyon State Park when rescuers intervened to save a group of three climbers who had lost their way. Drone reconnaissance and traditional rescue team skills were combined to help return the stranded team to safety.
Sara Loflin was removed from her role as PTSA Treasurer at Meadowlark School in Erie. At issue was the unauthorized removal of $70,000 from the PTSA fundraising account. Although the funds have been returned, the incident is currently under police investigation.

[ State ]

If you were a graduate of the Academy Driving School in Colorado Springs you might have just lost your license. The Colorado DMV said that nearly 500 drivers would have to retake their driver’s test because of fraud charges at the school.
According to a recent poll, the majority of voters in Colorado approve putting limits on cell phone and social media use among minors.
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released their revised final 2025 jobs report. It showed a loss of just over 11,000 jobs through the end of 2025.
XCEL has proposed a new rate structure that would require data centers, and other users of high amounts of electricity in Colorado, to pay higher rates.
In order to more precisely understand what the dry winter weather will mean for the state, SNOTEL measured mountain snowpacks and compared the results to historical data. They found the snowpack to be at 24% of where it should be at this time.

[ National News ]

Three people were killed and 14 were injured in a mass shooting at an Austin, Texas bar. The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.
Pam Bondi was fired as U.S. Attorney General. Deputy Attorney general Todd Blanch was installed in the role on a temporary basis.
Four astronauts aboard the Artemis II spacecraft travelled further from Earth than any human before them. They would circle the moon and successfully return to Earth.
The complete Epstein Files still have not been released, breaking federal law.

[ International News ]

Hungarian Prime Minister lost his reelection campaign and was ousted from a role he held for sixteen years.
Scientists in England announce that they have successfully tested a lab?grown oesophagus. They believe this will help people regain normal swallowing functions.
Iran and the United States met for ceasefire talks. After 21 straight hours, Vice President Vance announced that no agreement was reached.
The Wireless festival in London was cancelled because the headliner would not be present. The British Home Office banned musician Kanye West from entering the country due to his past remarks.

[ Small Talk ]

“No fear”

Pope Leo (?!) said he had “no fear of the Trump administration” after the president came after him on social media.

“We’re fighting wars. We can’t take care of day care.”

President Donald Trump during an Easter luncheon speech where he also said it wasn’t possible to take care of Medicaid and Medicare.

“Unprecedented”

How the KOAA 5 weather team described Colorado’s March weather.

“Tonight, truth prevailed over lies.”

Newly elected Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said after the results of the election came in.

“Copy Moon joy”

The happy response from Mission Control to Artemis II’s astronaut Reid Wiseman’s description of what the crew was seeing.

[ In the Numbers ]

$3.82

Current average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Boulder. That’s up $.78 for a year ago.

$50,000,000,000

Estimated to-date cost of the attack on Iran.

The number of appellate court judges who ruled for Yellow Scene in our winning court case against the City of Boulder!

The Denver University men’s hockey team won its’ 11th National Title beating the University of Wisconsin 2-1.

8,000,000+

It is estimated that over eight million people attended No Kings protests in March. There were over 3,000 events held in all fifty states.

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