Open Thread - Republicans Love Russians

University of Denver hockey fans can now buy a fun reminder of the team’s historic season to set on the shelf. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a series of DU hockey bobbleheads on Friday to commemorate the Pioneers’ record 10th NCAA national championship. Related Articles College Sports | DU defenseman Sean Behrens signs three-year entry-level contract with Avalanche College Sports | DU hockey’s Massimo Rizzo, Shai Buium sign entry-level NHL contracts College Sports | Keeler: DU goalie Matt Davis has new goal for Pioneers hockey in 2025.

His answers to questions in media availabilities have been viral sensations ever since he bragged about his ability to dominate any activity to local sports broadcaster Marney Gellner for a “Wolves +” podcast. His highlights are just as enthralling, dating back to his epic dunk over then-Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe. Since his rookie season, everything Anthony Edwards has done has screamed superstar.

Entertainment company Meow Wolf on Friday announced a sixth location for its surreal art installations, naming Los Angeles as the latest to join Denver, Las Vegas and others. The Santa Fe-based company, which started in 2008 as a loose New Mexico artists’ collective, has scaled up rapidly in recent years by opening or planning five other locations, including Denver’s, which opened in 2021. “Opening new exhibitions is the key to creating sustainable jobs for our artists, not to mention growing our ever-expanding Meow Wolf Universe,” the company said in a press statement.

A second suspect has been arrested on murder and robbery charges in the November shooting death of a Wheat Ridge antique and jewelry store owner. Michael McCormack, 50, was arrested Wednesday by Wheat Ridge officers and charged with second-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, aggravated robbery and motor vehicle theft by the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office, officials announced Thursday. McCormack is the alleged accomplice of Charles Shay, who was arrested and charged with murdering Peter Arguello in January.

A fundraising dinner for the Jefferson County Republican Party slated to feature South Dakota governor and vice-presidential hopeful Kristi Noem has been canceled because of safety concerns amid fallout from her admission in a new book that she killed a family dog over behavioral issues, party officials announced Friday. The cancellation also comes amid new criticisms of Noem’s book “No Going Back,” as experts dismiss two meetings the governor claims to have had with world leaders — including North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and French President Emmanuel Macron — as “dubious” if not outright impossible, The Dakota Scout reported Wednesday. The timing of inviting Noem to speak at the group’s annual fundraiser dinner set for Saturday evening seemed perfect when the Jefferson County GOP reached out in January, as it was just prior to the release date for the governor’s new book, party chair Nancy Pallozzi said in a statement released Friday. Noem was elected as the first female governor of South Dakota in 2018 and “is on President Trump’s short list for Vice President,” organizers wrote on an event page that has since been taken down. “We had no prior knowledge of the contents of the book when we invited her,” Pallozzi stated. In late April, Noem began to receive backlash over a section in her soon-to-be-released book where she described killing her 14-month-old dog over behavioral problems. The incident took place 20 years ago, but Noem’s retelling sparked criticism from Republicans, Democrats and dog experts alike, the Associated Press reported. In the past few days, numerous threats and death threats have been made to the party, the Denver West Marriot and to the South Dakota governor and her staff, Pallozzi stated Friday. Related Articles Politics | Colorado legislature: Senate advances transit-centric density bill aiming to spur residential development Politics | Measure limiting truckers from left lane on parts of I-70 moves toward governor’s desk Politics | Colorado legislature: Lawmakers have a lot left to do as oil and gas deal advances, police whistleblower bill sputters Politics | It’s do-or-die time for a water pipeline Thornton says it needs to keep home construction alive Politics | Northglenn to file ethics complaint against state Sen.

By David Tanis, The New York Times The tips of deciduous trees are showing the barest tinge of green, and flowering fruit trees are in full bloom. A neighbor’s forsythia has come to life, bulbs are busily doing their thing. Spring has arrived. At farmers markets on the West Coast, where I reside, peas and fava beans are showing up, and just last week, a few stalls were selling asparagus.