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A woman was charged, stomped and kicked by a cow elk in Estes Park early Friday morning, the third elk attack in eight days in what Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials described as unprecedented behavior The woman was walking her dog on a leash near South St. Vrain and Stanley avenues when she startled a cow elk from about 20 yards away, state officials said in a news release Friday. The woman tried to run behind a tree for safety, but the cow elk knocked her to the ground and stomped and kicked her several times. The woman is “seeking medical treatment,” CPW officials said Friday.

By Jeff Anastasio, Denver7 An off-duty deputy who pleaded guilty to causing a multi-vehicle crash that paralyzed a 10-year-old girl was ordered to pay $3.2 million in restitution and sentenced to unsupervised probation. Related Articles Colorado News | Colorado public defenders call for funding to respond to CBI lab scandal Colorado News | Denver district attorney candidates square off in debate Colorado News | CBI analyst’s DNA misconduct leads to plea deal and lighter sentence for Boulder triple murderer, DA says Colorado News | New Colorado law adds $2 million in funding to legal aid organizations Colorado News | Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in Italy for accusing innocent man in roommate’s 2007 murder On July 15, 2023, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Jerold Taylor was accused of failing to slow down ahead of traffic stopped on I-70 near Genesse causing a crash that paralyzed Lucy Harris, 10. Taylor was not on duty or driving a sheriff’s office vehicle at the time of the crash and is still employed with the sheriff’s office on desk duty, according to a spokesperson. On May 10, the day his trial was scheduled to start, Taylor pleaded guilty to two charges of careless driving resulting in injury, which are misdemeanor charges. Read more at Denver7.com. Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

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The death of a man found dead in Denver early Thursday morning is being investigated as a homicide, police announced Friday. Officers responded to reports of a body and were on the scene of a death investigation in the area of West Byron Place and North Yates Street just after 1 a.m.

WASHINGTON — New vehicles sold in the U. S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday by the Biden administration. The final rule will increase fuel economy by 2% per year for model years 2027 to 2031 for passenger cars, while SUVs and other light trucks will increase by 2% per year for model years 2029 to 2031, according to requirements released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The final figures are below a proposal released last year.

Fox News host Bill Hammer played video of MSNBC host Joy Reid's confrontation with Rep. Byron Donald's over his Jim Crow remarks and then played Donalds' actual words which proved Reid's point succinctly. The point is that Donalds did say 'Black America was better off in the Jim Crow era because they voted more conservatively and made it seem like Black families thrived under Jim Crow.' Fox News played a video mashup. Reid: Is there a specific period between 1867 and 1968 that you thought was this golden era for black families or a time that was good for black families? Donalds: Joy, I never said that.