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1. ‘A pillar of our community’: Longtime Glenwood Springs police officer puts down his badge after 40 years of serving the public 

When asked what the inner dynamics of the Glenwood Springs Police Department are like, many officers may use the word “family.” After all, some members of the tight knit team have weathered the best — and the worst — together for decades. 

On Monday, one of the longest-serving officers in the department, Lt. Bill Kimminau, will say goodbye to his work family, retiring after 40 years of loyal service to the city.

Kimminau’s identity has long been intertwined with his profession. He began his career in public service as a volunteer at the Glenwood Springs Fire Department in 1982 before spending four years as a fire inspector and investigator from 1985-89. 

-Julianna O’Clair 

2. Garfield County Corner releases identities of those killed in crash  Tuesday on 1-70

The names of the three people killed in Tuesday’s fatal crash on Interstate 70 were released by the Garfield County Coroner’s Office in a Thursday news release. 

The crash that closed I-70 Westbound for over five hours occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m., Tuesday morning just east of New Castle at mile marker 106. All three are believed to have died due to blunt force trauma.

The deceased were identified as 84-year old female New Castle resident Dawn Ingrid Triplat; 81-year-old male, and 79-year-old female Highland, Ut. residents Richard and Teddy-Jo Headrick. 

-Staff report 

3. Two arrested after gunfire prompts police response in New Castle 

Two men were arrested Monday after a reported exchange of gunfire led to a police standoff in New Castle and a shelter-in-place alert for nearby residents.

New Castle Police responded to the 6200 block of County Road 335 around 6:35 p.m. after multiple reports of shots fired. Officers confirmed gunfire at the scene and requested backup.

According to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, two men had barricaded themselves inside a home. The All Hazards Response Team, operating from an armored BearCat vehicle, was deployed to help safely extract the suspects.

-Staff report 

4. PHOTOS: Colorado Rocky Mountain School celebrates 2025 graduating class 

There couldn’t have been better weather during the 2025 Colorado Rocky Mountain School graduation ceremony on Saturday morning on the CRMS campus. Mount Sopris sat beautifully in the background without a cloud in sight as the 2025 graduating class were celebrated by friends, families, faculty, and more. Graduating seniors played music and were told to “swing for the fences” in a touching ceremony on Saturday morning.

-Jaymin Kanzer

5. Man shoots moose in self-defense during encounter in Colorado 

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding the public to be aware of potentially aggressive cow moose while recreating outdoors during calving season following three conflicts in Grand, Park and Routt counties. At least one person was trampled in each attack.

Cow moose give birth to calves in late spring and early summer and can become more aggressive toward perceived threats to their young during this time. Cows will hide their calves to protect them from predators, but will remain nearby.

Over the course of three days, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers responded to three human-moose encounters, including one in Grand Lake, where a cow moose and her calf died as a result.

-Meg Soyars Van Hauen and Emily Gutierrez, Sky Hi News