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Good morning, Colorado.

Today’s going to be another windy one. And while that means you could lose your hat while walking into work today, I’m more concerned about the critical fire danger looming across our state (sorry). Plus, an incoming cold front will force those gusty winds to suddenly shift directions by midday, potentially making a challenging situation for our firefighters if a fire does happen to spark.

Let’s all pitch in and do our best to keep our state safe today. Now, let’s get reading.

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Olivia Prentzel

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THE NEWS

BREAKING: Denver to build women’s soccer stadium, 14-acre entertainment area at redeveloped Santa Fe Yards. Denver’s new women’s professional soccer team will have its own venue starting in 2028 when a 14,500-seat stadium opens as part of a 14-acre complex at Broadway and Interstate 25.

OUTDOORS

A remote southwestern Colorado town has carved itself into a snowboarder’s paradise

About a third of the guides at Silverton Mountain are snowboarders — an uncommonly high ratio for backcountry operations — and most of the time they are guiding skiers. (Cam Hammond, Silverton Mountain)

“There’s a stereotype, almost, that snowboarders can’t do this sort of work of guiding and patrolling and avalanche control. I feel like we’ve shown that it can be done.”

— Silverton Mountain guide Rob Roof

Silverton Mountain was built by snowboarders to provide some of the best expert-level skiing in the country. And as the best riders from around the world continue to flock to the rogue ski hill, they’re pushing the boundaries of what kind of work a snowboarder can do. Jason Blevins looks into how Silverton is carving its way along the cutting edge of the sport.

Colorado budget gap largely unchanged in pivotal March forecasts, even as recession risks grow

State Rep. Shannon Bird, D-Westminster, listens Monday as Legislative Council Staff presents its March revenue and economic forecast to the Joint Budget Committee at the Colorado Capitol in Denver. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)

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The odds of a recession in Colorado within the next year, according to the Office of State Planning and Budgeting.

You know it’s going to be a rough couple of weeks when the good news from the important midsession economic forecast is that the $1.2 billion budget shortfall didn’t get any bigger. Brian Eason breaks down the latest numbers that will be informing lawmakers’ slicing and dicing of the budget for the rest of the session.

Revenue from Colorado’s popular retro license plates is supposed to go to people with disabilities. Lawmakers may have other plans. With Colorado facing a more than $1 billion budget shortfall, lawmakers are weighing whether money like the plate fees that support disability services should be redirected to blunt cuts to education and Medicaid. Colorado is projected to save money covering abortions for Medicaid, Child Health Plan Plus recipients. Democratic lawmakers are trying to close the gap between the cost of the procedure by letting safety net programs pay for abortions. Colorado water project funding is drying up. Here’s what lawmakers are doing about it. Under Senate Bill 40, a nine-member panel would examine new options to replace severance tax money that is collected on nonrenewable resources, such as oil and gas and some minerals, and is highly variable.

WILDFIRE

Critical fire danger expected for southeastern Colorado as “damaging” winds meet dry land

“Damaging” winds out of the west, with gusts up to 65 mph, are forecast across the San Luis Valley, the southern Interstate 25 corridor and across the Eastern Plains today, according to the National Weather Service’s office in Pueblo. Olivia Prentzel digs into how the strong winds and dry winter are colliding to create a risky day.

Wildfire in Larimer County 100% contained; evacuations west of Berthoud lifted. One house and two outbuildings were destroyed as strong winds fueled the fire, officials said.

IMMIGRATION

ICE detains Colorado immigrant rights activist whose efforts to avoid deportation by hiding in church made headlines

Jeanette Vizguerra raises her fist in solidarity with the hundred of Marchers in Denver, Colorado, on June 24, 2018 (Credit Image: © Tyler Tomasello/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)

Jeanette Vizguerra, who was first targeted for deportation in 2009 after being pulled over in Arapahoe County, was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people after she hid from efforts to deport her in the First Unitarian Society church in Denver for more than three years. She is now being held in Aurora’s immigration detention facility operated by GEO Group.

MORE NEWS

Former Wyoming legislator Cyrus Western picked to run EPA Region 8 office in Denver. The new administrator, who grew up in Wyoming, says it is his honor to implement President Trump’s “pro-energy, pro-middle class agenda” Fact Brief ☀️ Does the average Denver restaurant server make less than $40,000 a year? Yes. Waiters and waitresses in the Denver metropolitan area make on average $39,170 annually, labor data shows.

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THE COLORADO REPORT

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Colorado’s entry in the March Madness for high school mascots. Having grown up with a dad who coached two high school sports, I spent a lot of time at track meets and volleyball tournaments. I know my Colorado high school mascots. And while my personal favorites in the state — the Brush Beetdiggers, the Rocky Ford Meloneers and, of course, the Fort Collins Lambkins — did not make it to this bracket, maybe the Colorado Rocky Mountain Oysters of Carbondale can ride the shock factor to an early win over the Dayton Dust Devils. Voting ends on March 24. — Sports Illustrated Rob Salazar sues Glendale over land deal for 10-acre entertainment district. The developer behind a project anchored by Alamo Drafthouse is suing Glendale for breach of the contract that said the enclave would sell Salazar 5 acres of the land in phases, paying $1 for each phase as infrastructure milestones were reached.— BusinessDen ? Ladies-only ski festival with naked lap readies for fifth year in Glenwood Springs. As Tiney Ricciardi put it: “Boot Tan Fest is a sun’s out, buns out celebration of womanhood, coming to Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Springs April 10-12.”— The Denver Post ? Aurora allows police to pursue stolen-car suspects despite studies exposing danger. Contradicting decades of national research, Aurora’s police chief has eased restrictions on when officers can chase criminal suspects, allowing for car pursuits linked to stolen vehicles and drunken-driving suspects.— Sentinel Colorado

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REVIEW

“Play of Shadows” introduces a monster and a worthy adversary

In a novel written from multiple points of view, author Barbara Nickless immediately puts the reader in the mind of a monster — the Minotaur — in “Play of Shadows,” a 2024 Colorado Authors League award winner for mystery. A bit later in the excerpt we experience the world through the eyes of her protagonist, Evan Wilding, a professor who happens to be a dwarf with a skillset suited to deciphering complex clues to track down killers. This is the third in Nickless’ series featuring a cadre of crimefighters.

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Interview with the author. Nickless explains how her interest in Greek mythology, inspired in childhood by her mother, merged with her observations about international politics to lead her to the plotline for “Play of Shadows.” Those influences, combined with knowledge about the psychology of killers gleaned from research for previous books, created a (metaphorical) “marriage made in hell.” Listen to a podcast with Barbara Nickless.

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