- Several Colorado counties have announced fire bans as the state enters wildfire season. Stage 1 Fire Restrictions prohibit some combustive activities, like starting an open fire, smoking, or setting off fireworks. Fire bans have been enacted in areas such as Summit County, Eagle County, La Plata County, Pitkin County, and San Juan National Forest.
- A reprieve from the heat wave is still a couple days away.
- The owner of Town Center at Aurora and Mesa Mall in Grand Junction has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
- On top of the sweltering heat, some Colorado residents will have to deal with smoke from a fire in Utah.
- Colorado is in for a prolonged heat wave. Denver and parts of the Western Slope are expecting to see several days of over 100 degree weather.
- According to city officials, there is a severe lack of affordable housing units available for workers — and that’s preventing businesses vital to the town’s livelihood from staying open.
- The university will award scholarships to five students, each able to cover up to $8,164 of the student’s remaining tuition after other financial aid. If an in-state student receives the whole amount, it would be enough to cover an entire year of school.
- If you got the COVID vaccine in Colorado but are unsure whether there's a record of it in the state's database for the $1 million drawings, there’s now a hotline to help.
- Sunday’s dramatic win over Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League Final was huge for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team and its supporters. A bigger victory could be coming for the host city, though, when FIFA officials choose hosts for the 2026 Men’s World Cup.
- Mesa County Public Health will award two $500 cash prizes every week through the end of July. There will also be a grand prize.
- Todd Saliman, CU senior vice president and chief financial officer, will temporarily succeed Mark Kennedy, who was censured in April by the Boulder faculty assembly for a “failure of leadership with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion.”
- The variant’s presence was first discovered in Colorado in early May, when five people in Mesa County tested positive. Garfield County is the second county in the state to detect the strain.
- Housing in Summit County is extremely limited, and what is available is often unaffordable to most residents.
- Plague, the disease that swept through most of Europe in the 14th century, has been discovered by health officials in several Colorado Springs squirrels and one domestic pet. That may sound like a cause for concern, but don’t worry.
- NASA has not officially awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin, but the company still sees value in designing the vehicles now.
- After an especially breezy weekend on Colorado’s Eastern Plains, the wind has died down and the sun has risen. The National Weather Service recorded 15 tornadoes over the weekend, according to NWS Boulder meteorologist Kari Bowen.
