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human. Five o'clock, Thursday morning on Colorado's morning news, 8.50 a.m., 94, 1 FM, and on the IHeart Radio app. Good morning. I'm Gina Gondack. Fox 31 pinpoint weather today. Chilly, cloudy, some periods of rain as well. Our high temperature will struggle to get out of the 40s, mid 40s for a high, overnight low, and the rain continuing low in the low 30s tonight. Rain tomorrow morning as well. Pretty much the spring like rain continues for much of the week before we see the sun peeking out for the weekend. Currently, it's 42 degrees in Denver. And there's plenty of precipitation to go around statewide this morning. The National Weather Services, Paul Schlotter, says there's a high chance of rain all day, but it won't really add up to much. We're expecting anywhere from a tenth to a quarter inch across the I-25 corridor, and maybe a little more on the west sides of the metro and especially south as you go towards Castle Rock, where they can see three to four-tenths of an inch. And he says it's expected to snow through tomorrow in the mountains. The best snow amounts will be a long I-70 above 7,000 feet and southward towards South Park, where anywhere from 4 to 12 inches of snow could fall. But it won't be enough precipitation to really chip away at the drought concerns very much. It'll keep the fire danger low through next week, though. We'll have more with Fox 31 meteorologist Jacob Woods coming up in about 20 minutes. Speaking of fire danger, Governor Pohl is scheduled to receive this season's wildfire outlook from the Department of Fire Prevention and Control. He's expected to speak alongside fire officials this morning at the DFP hanger at 11 a.m. Fire crews will also be doing a demonstration with some of their firefighting resources. Historic Denver nominating the home of former Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife Wilma for landmark designation. CEO John Deffield says the status allows buildings and their history to be protected. It goes to the Landmark Preservation Commission next week and then to City Council in June for final approval. He says the House has been home to some of Denver's biggest political decisions. Lawmakers and leaders across the country have plenty to say after the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Voting Rights Act, specifically how election maps are drawn. Louisiana's governor reportedly plans to delay the state's primary election set to take place next month so he can redraw the state's congressional map. This whole race... baiting race issue on the redistricting has been put to bed finally once in fall. The Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled that a recent Louisiana congressional map had illegally used race when drawing up a new majority black district. The justices writing that maps can only be challenged if they limit the power of minority voters intentionally. That's ABC's line in Moyes, Democratic Congressman Jason Crow slamming the decision saying that the Supreme Court just gave

Republicans, the green light to pursue more partisan gerrymandering. He called the decision disastrous and said it'll further corrode politics. The head of the U.S. Central Command says the naval blockade of Iranian ports has turned away at least 42 ships, cutting off the Iranian regime of about $6 billion. But President Trump could be growing restless that there hasn't been a breakthrough at the negotiating table. Axios reports CETCOM has prepared a plan for a short and powerful wave of strikes on Iran, likely including infrastructure targets in hopes of breaking the negotiating deadlock. But when asked Wednesday if he's considering more strikes, the president. did not commit, at least publicly. That's Fox's Madeline Rivera. It's the last day of Charles III and Queen Camilla's official state visit to the U.S. before leaving the British royal couple will attend a farewell event at the White House with President Trump and the First Lady. We'll then celebrate America's 250th birthday at a block party in Virginia, and then we'll visit Shenandoah National Park, where the king will focus on conservation and environmentalism. There's a brewing debate to the state legislature about condiments. Democratic state senator, Lisa Cutter, sponsoring a bill that would prevent restaurants from giving customers single use of utensils and condiment packets unless they ask for them. How many people have drawers full of soy sauce and chopsticks and ketchup and all the things that you never even use? Plastic cutlery. She tells Fox 31 it cuts down on waste, but some people say they should just get the condiments without asking for them. The bill is through the Senate. It now heads to the House. A man from Boulder back in jail after. Stealing a fire truck. Police say after being released from jail early Wednesday morning on a trespassing charge, 33-year-old Richmond Johnson drove off in a fire engine while crews were responding to a medical call at the jail. That led to a pursuit which ended in downtown Longmont when Johnson lost control and crashed. He then fled on foot before being arrested. He's facing numerous charges, including felony motor vehicle theft and felony vehicular eluding. The fire engine and several sheriff's vehicles sustained significant damage. Chad Bauer, K-O-A. Much easier drive across Westminster, thanks to City Road crews. Westminster Street Operations Superintendent Brock Hufford tells Fox 31 it's been a pothole-filling frenzy for the past couple of days. We have filled around 1,300 potholes so far. I'm estimating about 1,800 potholes will be filled through this week. He says it's their goal to drive every single street in the city looking for holes. Outlaw country singer David Allen Coe has died. Coe became famous in the 1970s for outlaw country songs like long-haired redneck and you never even call me by my name. His wife confirmed to the Rolling Stone that David Allen Coe passed away yesterday at the age of 86. No cause of death was given.

and Leonard Skinner mapping out a fall 2026 tour. New shows are in addition to the band's summer run with foreigner. The second leg of the tour begins in September in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and is scheduled to run through October the 4th in Highland, California. Tickets are on sale now. I'm Mark Mayfield. Unfortunately, so far, no Denver stops on the Leonard Skinner tour. You're up to date on Colorado's morning news. Taking a look at your latest business and money news, here's K-OA's Neabender. A new development is coming to the Thornton area near E470 in Quebec. The city council approved the conceptual site plan for a 72-acre parcel. Now it encompasses 19 vacant lots and it's being called parterre. It could be a mixed-use development with commercial space and residential use. Regardless, infrastructure has to be built. That means roadways, utilities, and even stormwater management on the property. It could be completed in about 2029. The Asia Center Development LLC says all redevelopment plans for the strip mall on South Federal Boulevard at Tennessee Avenue are in the exploratory phase to see what's possible on the property. Attorney Chong Li says he knows the tenants are worried. We want all of these tenants to be able to be part of that future as well. The center has decades of history. In fact, it's seen as a cultural hub for immigrant-owned small businesses. Now, many people are concerned about the plans to redevelop the area into a multi-story mixed-use property, saying it could very well threaten their history, their culture, and their businesses. Well, the price of Brent crude oil surged past $125 earlier this morning as stalled U.S. Iran talks. raised doubts over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a permanent end to the Iran War. Brent crude to be delivered in June jumped 6.2% to $125 to $1.305. Brent to be delivered in July rose 3.1% to $113.85. Benchmark U.S. crude climbed 2.3% to 10938 per barrel. Before the start of the war in late February, Brent Crude was trading right around $7. $90 per barrel. The Iran War is now on its ninth week. And as long as the Strait of Hormuz's closed, prices will continue to rise. By the way, a gallon of unleaded fuel here in Denver now, it's averaging 419 a gallon. You're up to date on the latest business and money news. I'm Neabender on K-OA. Take me a look at your early Thursday morning drive. We head to the K-OA Traffic Center and say good morning to Chris McLaughlin. Good morning. And depending on where you're at, you're going to be dealing with some wet pavement this morning. Looks like south of Hamden or so, we still have some splashback on the roadways. And especially if you're working your way further south over the Palmer Divide, very wet pavement there. Folks are actually slowing down. But back here to the heart of Denver, really your speeds are not impacted. And to the north, you have dry highways to deal with. So that is the good news there. And that is expected to. continue throughout the morning. So just be ready for some splashback and use some extra caution as you work your way around those roadways. They could get a little slick. I'm Chris McLaughlin on K-OA, 8.50 a.m. and 94-1 FM. K-O.A.'s Anthony Rodriguez joins us with sports since the Rockies are in Cincinnati taking on the Reds for game two of their series. One-0 pitch. Hunter hammers it.

Goodbye into the second deck his second home run of the game. 7-0, Colorado. Call from our very own Zach Goodman is the Rockies add six more runs after that Hunter Goodman's second home run of the game and take down the Reds in blowout fashion 13 to 2. Tomo Yuki Sugano goes five and a third scoreless innings in the win and nearly every Rocky gets in the ribby column. Rockies will go for their second series win in a row later this morning. Coverage begins on K-OA at 10. 10 a.m. Mountain time. First pitch at 1040. My time here in Denver literally shaped me into the man that I am. To the best fans in the world in Broncos country, thank you so much for all your support for both myself and my family. Wednesday marked 10 years to the day that safety Justin Simmons was drafted to be a Denver Bronco. And a decade later, the four-time all-pro and three-time Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee officially called it a career. Being a Denver Bronco was more than... just a team. It was my heart, my home, and my story. Just want to be remembered as someone that gave us all and tried his best and I'll always be a Denver Bronco. Now as an NFL alum, Simmons tells Denver Broncos.com that he can't wait to go to the home opener and be a fan. The Nuggets are back on the hardwood tonight looking to once again extend their Western Conference first round playoff series with the Timberwolves after doing so in game five on Monday. Tip off of game 6 tonight in Minneapolis at 7.30 p.m. Mountain time with a potential game 7 in Denver on Saturday. Just two hours prior and 10 miles down the road in St. Paul, Minnesota is the matchup the abs are paying close attention to for their next opponent as the wild look to close out the stars up three games to two. I'm Anthony Rodriguez for K-O-A. Colorado's morning news. K-OA news time 517. After accusations, the funding was stalled, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says $400 million in aid to Ukraine. has been released. Pete Hegseth tells a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing the funding was released earlier this week. The aid was allocated as part of the National Defense Authorization Act passed last year. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell has said the funding was delayed and has criticized Pentagon officials. I'm Jim Rup. Meanwhile, President Trump sharing details about a recent phone call he had with Russian President Vladimir Putin. I suggested a little bit of a ceasefire and I think he might do that. He might announce something having to do with it. It's been over four years since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

An Aurora police officer continues to recover after he was stabbed in the head earlier this month. Officer Mark Moore left the hospital yesterday following multiple surgeries and weeks of rehab. He was attacked by a suspect armed with a knife back on April 9th as he responded to a mental health call on East Stanford Circle. Moore was able to fire his weapon while being stabbed, killing the suspect. A $5,000 reward is being offered for the safe return of a team missing in Douglas County. 17-year-old Taylor Fulte was last seen in Highlands Ranch on Tuesday, wearing a black t-shirt and baggy jeans, possibly driving a light blue Jeep Grand Cherokee with Colorado plates. Taylor is 5'9 with blue eyes and black hair that also has blue roots and green dyed on the sides of her hair. Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers. And new laws are hoping. to better protect pets and crack down on puppy mills. Governor Poll is signing two new laws yesterday. One bans pet stores in Colorado from selling dogs and cats and only allows them to host animal adoption events without fees and fixed animals. That will go into effect come 2028. The other law expands veterinary access in our state by allowing vets to prescribe certain medications in-house. Coming up, a rainy day ahead and even some snow for the higher elevations. We'll take a look in our forecast in just a few minutes. Taking a look at your early Thursday morning drive first, let's go to Chris McLaughlin and the K-OA traffic center. As far as the rain goes, really just impacting your drive further south over the Palmer Divide. If you are heading to or from Colorado Springs into the Tech Center, Denver area, may see some slower traffic on I-25 over a monument hill. But here in town, things are looking pretty decent as we get started on our Thursday morning. Really north of Hamden, your roadways are dry. So a normal commute there. It's just through the Tech Center, C470, 285, where you're going to be dealing with some splashback and wet pavement. impacting speeds right now, no accidents reported either, but just use some extra caution as you would with the wet roadways. I'm Chris McLaughlin on K-O-A, 8.50 a.m. and 94-1 FM. K-O-A news time 522. Tina Kotek on Colorado's morning news, our social media poll question for this morning. It is a dire need for the nuggets tonight. Fingers crossed, all goes well as they take on the Timberwolves. And our social media poll question, we're asking you. Do they win? It's a win or go home game as they'll take on Minnesota Timberwolves game six. And let's have a win for sure. You can engage with us on our social media platforms. Leave a talk back on the IHeart radio app. Also, did you hear about that Rockies game last night? Absolutely crushing the Reds 13 to 2 in Cincinnati. We'll have coverage of today's game. 10 o'clock. Our coverage begins this morning. We'll have more coming up as well with Arod in sports in just a few minutes. Kway News time 522. Tina Kotek on Colorado's morning news. Cooler.

temperatures and some much needed rainfall continue for the Denver metro area today, possibly even some snow for the high country. Joining us on the COA Common Spirit Health hotline with the latest is Fox 31 meteorologist Jacob Woods. Jacob, thank you so much for your time this morning. Appreciate it. Yeah, Gina, good morning. How are you doing? Doing pretty well. Hey, I'm curious about what we're seeing right now because we've had some wet days as of late. But I'm wondering if today we'll see the greatest rainfall. Is there any chances of some good measurable rainfall today? Yeah, there certainly is. I think that there are the potential here for portions of the front range to see the most precipitable system that we've had in terms of rain and or melted snow since really September. And September 23rd is the last time that Denver had more than a half inch of rain from one storm system. It's on the table for today, but I will say the caveat to this is the latest 12 hours. Those models have trended a little bit drier for Denver, still keeping most of the moisture over the Palmer divide in south towards Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Trinidad, Waltonburg. So that's a little bit of bad news that we didn't want to see. Unfortunately, a lot of our storm systems over the past several months have been trending drier once we get into the final 12 to 24-hour window before that snow and rain start. I still think up to a quarter of an inch, maybe three to four tenths of an inch at most here in the metro. That is a little bit drier than what we were forecasting earlier this week for potentially a half inch or more. But we could still see that. I'm a little skeptical now this morning with a lot of the snow and rain showers we're seeing over the Palmer divide. It might be the bulk of the action. And then we go into a break mid morning and then maybe bringing those rain, snow showers back into the afternoon. Of course, mostly just rain here in Denver. But the foothills above 6,500 feet, this is predominantly snow. And it's all good moisture. So we love to see it. Yeah, we'll take anything that we can get in the metro area or the high country, really, Jacob. But when we're looking at the high country, is it going to be a tricky travel on I-70? Are we going to see some pretty measurable snow throughout the day? We certainly will. And the winter weather advisory, of course, we know those around here's travel advisories as well. That will begin once we get to around 6 a.m. this morning, and I think most of the impacts along Interstate 70 and the Highway 285 corridor will start to settle in here for the afternoon. So I think after lunch, all the way into the overnight hours, really, really disruptive travel once you get... past Idaho Springs or maybe out towards the Bailey area if you're doing the 285 corridor. So we're talking around really 7,500 feet is where the worst impacts begin. And then once you climb up in elevation, of course, places like Georgetown and Bakersville, they're going to be seeing a lot of snow from this. And they could potentially see up to a foot of snow according to that winter weather advisory. And we would hope that that can come to fruition. But with the rain already trending a little drier forest in Denver.

I'm starting to wonder if some of the snow in the foothills may also underperform just a little bit, measurable snow regardless, whether we're looking at 5 to 8 inches or 8 to 12 inches. It will be good moisture, something we can measure, and one of the better storms that they've seen in these areas for quite some time. We've definitely seen some sprinkles in the metro area the past couple of days, maybe not anything really measurable. But, Jacob, have we seen any updates when it comes to our drought concerns? Are we moving in the right direction a little bit? So we actually just got our new drought monitor update this morning, and this is covering the weather and the analysis that we would have had from last Tuesday through this following Tuesday. So anything that fell over the past 48 hours was not accounted for in that drought monitor update, but we did not see any worsening conditions. On the other hand, we didn't see any improvement. So we're kind of putting a pause in the drought. It seems like we had enough moisture across the western slope through the high country and in the eastern plains over the past week. that it didn't make things better. It didn't make things worse. And for a while, we were really getting worse by the week. So at least we're starting to pause the drought right now. We're kind of holding steady with the conditions the way they are. And I think that's what we have to do first before we turn the table to more of an improvement. by week to week. So hopefully next Thursday's update, that will account for the moisture that we're getting up and down the I-25 corridor today, and that we will be able to see some improvements, I think, by next Thursday. And it sounds like we'll have a little bit of a break in the rain this weekend, but then pretty much back in the forecast come early next week. Yeah, as soon as we go into the first week of May, we are trending wetter than normal. The mountains will continue to get some rounds of light to moderate snowfall. And the next really good storm system that we're watching similar to this one is for next Wednesday and Thursday. So somewhere around May the 5th and the 6th is when we have another storm system models continuing to be consistent that we see more of these going into the middle of May. So this is good. We need it. And of course, the monsoon season already starting to trend a little bit wet than average. As we transition from a La Niña to an El Niño, these are very supportive of extremely wet June, July, August, September type period. So it's the news that we want to hear. Unfortunately, that drought is so bad in portions of the northwest plateau and on the flat tops it could take. several months before we can finally chip away at that level five out of five drought, the exceptional category up there. Severe drought conditions to extreme here in the Denver Metro. That will take a couple of months to chip away at the soonest. So we still for a little bit, but we have to start trending in the right direction, and I think we're starting to do that. Fox 31 meteorologist Jacob, Jacob. Appreciate your time. Thank you. Have a great day. Some great news from the Doug Coast Sheriff's Department. Just minutes after I gave the report, they now say that 17-year-old Taylor Fulte has been located and is safe. No other details have been provided at this time. Your newscast coming up next, but first, let's go to the K-OA Traffic Center with a look-year drive. Here's Chris McLaughlin.

Yeah, just taking a look around the metro area, and depending on where you're at, depending on the road conditions. Now, we do have some wet pavement in the eastern and southern areas of the metro, slower traffic further south on I-25 over a monument hill. But here in town, the tech center drive still up to full speed. Just use some extra caution with that wet pavement. 225 is wet as well if you're heading out to the airport this morning. Now, the good news is if you're up in the northern suburbs, Northland, Thornton, Westminster, dry road conditions, a total. normal commute for you and no major accidents so far this morning on the entire metro area drive. So that certainly is good news. Up along I-70, if you are headed up to the higher elevations right now, is just taking a look. Looks like you have some wet pavement to deal with, but no snowpack on the roadways quite yet. So that is expected to change. It sounds like later on this afternoon. I'm Chris McLaughlin on K-O-A-8.50 a.m. and 94-1.m. Good Thursday morning, Gina Gondack on Colorado's morning news, 8.50 a.m., 94-1 FM and on the IHeart Radio app. Fox 31 pinpoint weather, chilly, cold periods of rain, high temperature in the mid-40s this afternoon. The clouds and rain will continue overnight as our temperatures will drop into the low 30s. Right now it is 40 degrees in Denver. A dreary day in store for our state, but the state does need any rain it can get after several months of drier than normal weather. The National Weather Services, Paul Schlatter, says Denver might muster only a quarter of an inch rain. It would just be a light rain throughout the day. We don't expect anything more than, you know, just light amounts as it falls. He says we still have a long way to go to catch up after so many months of below average precipitation. It's not enough to chip away at the drought, but it is more than enough to keep fire weather conditions away for at least several days, if not all the way until next week, which is a good thing. Shatter ads at mountains are getting a good dose of snow. The best chance along the I-70 corridor, above 7,000 feet, 4 to 12 inches of snow possible for some areas. The leader of Historic Denver, explaining why the home of former Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife Wilma will be up for nomination to be a historic landmarks. The designation allows city landmarks to be preserved and celebrated. Historic Denver CEO John Deffenbach says the home is a classic Denver square, typically a two-story box home built between 1900 and 1930. Really, the history within buildings is even more important in some cases. than the appearance of the building itself. Denver experienced an economic boom under the three-term mayor, while Wilma served six terms in the state legislature and worked as chief administrator for the U.S. Department of Labor under President Clinton. Connor Shreve, K-O.A. A Castle Rock family lost their home and their beloved pet after a preventable fire. Homeowner Chris James says he was taking a video call at home when he heard someone banging on his door. I opened the door, he said, your house is on fire, get out. I grabbed the dog. I had the cat for a moment, and then right as we were walking out,

The window broke in and the smoke alarms went off and that scared her off. Firefighters were able to save the cat, but she later died. The fire department says the fire was caused by a neighbor grilling during dry conditions and high winds. Governor Jared Polis signing two pet-related bills into law, one banning pet stores from selling dogs and cats. We want to make sure that the dogs that people adopt and buy are healthy dogs. They're not in bread with bad genetics. They can lead to a lot of costs and bad outcomes. This bill will help that occur. The other bill signed by the governor expands veterinary access by allowing vets to prescribe certain medications in-house and creating a drug donation program. There's a celebration or heartache over the Supreme Court's 6 to 3 decision to strike down Louisiana's redrawn congressional maps, depending on what side of the aisle people are on. The Louisiana maps included a second majority black district, and Nebraska Republican Senator Deb Fisher told Fox Business, It's not right. You're not supposed to racially gerrymander when you do redistricting. The court made that clear. I mean, it's a violation of the Voting Rights Act. Just hours after the decision, the Florida State Legislature passed a controversial new map pushing by Governor Ron DeSantis designed to flip up to four Democratic seats. The dissent claims that the ruling will weaken the Voting Rights Act protections against discrimination in redistricting. Democratic Congressman Jason Crow echoing those thoughts by saying eroding civil rights laws like the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court is attacking the right of every citizen to vote and make their voice heard. A hearing scheduled for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump at Saturday's White House Correspondence Dinner. Prosecutors will ask the judge to keep Cole Allen behind bars while he awaits charges on attempting to assassinate the president. In new court filings, prosecutors include a selfie. Allen took of himself in the hotel room minutes before the attack. The 31-year-old is seen smiling with at least one knife strapped to his body as well as a leather bag with ammunition. Prosecutors say that shortly before Making the pictures, Alan visited a number of websites confirming the president's presence at the dinner. That's Fox's Chandley Painter. And timed reservations for El Dorado Canyon State Park resumed this week. Starting Friday, they're required to enter the park on Saturday, Sundays, and holidays. Park visitors can also use the free Eldo shuttle to enter the park without a vehicle reservation. It will be available starting Memorial Day weekend, operating on Saturday, Sundays, and holidays of various pickup locations in Boulder County. Timed entry reservations for El Dorado Canyon State Park can be made 30 days in advance through cpw shop.com. Chad Bauer, K-O-A. You're up to Dayton, Colorado's morning news. K-OA's Nia Bender joining us with the latest check of Business and Money News.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made it very clear he's not going anywhere just yet. After the Fed once again held interest rate steady, Jerome Powell says he plans to remain on the board of governors even as he prepares to hand over the chairmanship to Kevin Warsh next month. He says he does plan to maintain a low profile as governor, but it will be the first time since 1948 that a Fed chair has stayed on at the end of their chairmanship. Redevelopment plans for the Asia Senate. at Federal and Tennessee of business owners in the strip mall on edge. The attorney for the Asia Center Development LLC, Chong Li, says that he wants all of the tenants there to be involved. The central question has been simple and consistent. How do we honor the history and culture of this place? And how do we continue it in a way that creates legacy and heritage that we can all be proud of? City Councilwoman Floor Alvidra says the community should be engaging with the developers. What has been submitted is an early concept for discussion. And that's why we're here. That means that now is the time to engage, not panic or be divisive and not to have misinformation. The group plans to engage with the community and business owners moving forward. They also say they plan on holding a public town hall meeting fairly soon. Well, Costco is making some changes to its $1.50 hot dog combo at its stores. It is the first time they've made any kind of changes in about 40 years. Don't worry, the price isn't changing. But your drink option actually is. Instead of getting a 20-ounce refillable fountain drink, you can actually switch it out for a 16.9-ounce bottle of Kirkland water. They believe it's a great option for people who don't drink pop or they want a resellable bottle. You do still have to have a Costco membership to get one of those deals. You're up to date on the latest business and money news. I'm Neabender on K-O-A. Chris McLaughlin joining us with the chat of our early Thursday morning drive in the K-OA traffic center. Yeah, really no big delays so far on your commute. Now you will be dealing with some puddling and splashback in certain areas of the metro, seeing that mostly to the south and to the east side through Aurora, especially further south as you get towards Ridgegate Parkway, Castle Pines, and down towards Colorado Springs. You do have some heavier showers, which has created more splashback. Up to the north, things looking good. No problems through Thornton, North Glen, just building traffic right now on southbound I-25 like we normally see. we are accident-free, so overall looking pretty decent out there. I'm Chris McLaughlin on K-O-A, 8.50 a.m. and 94-1 FM. K-OA's Anthony Rodriguez. Joining us with Sports is the Rockies and Cincinnati again taking on the Reds. 1-0 pitch.

Hunter hammers it. Goodbye. Into the second deck, his second home run of the game. 7-0, Colorado. Call from our very own Zach Goodman as the Rockies adds six more runs after that Hunter Goodman's second home run of the game and take down the Reds in blowout fashion 13 to 2. Tomo Yuki Sugano goes five and a third scoreless innings in the win, and nearly every Rocky gets in the ribby column. Rockies will go for their second series win in a row later this morning. Coverage begins on COA at 10 a.m. Mountain Time. First pitch at 1040. My time here in Denver literally shaped me into the man that I am. To the best fans in the world and Broncos country, thank you so much for all your support for both myself and my family. Wednesday marked 10 years to the day that safety Justin Simmons was drafted to be a Denver Bronco. And a decade later, the four-time All-Pro and three-time Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee officially called it a career. A Denver Bronco was more than just a team. It was my heart, my home, and my story. Just want to be remembered as someone that gave us all and tried his best. And I'll always be a Denver Bronco. Now as an NFL alum, Simmons tells Denver Broncos.com that he can't wait to go to the home opener and be a fan. The Nuggets are back on the hardwood tonight looking to once again extend their Western Conference first round playoff series with the Timberwolves after doing so in game five. on Monday. Tip off of game six tonight in Minneapolis at 7.30 p.m. Mountain time with a potential game seven in Denver on Saturday. Just two hours prior and 10 miles down the road in St. Paul, Minnesota is the matchup the abs are paying close attention to for their next opponent as the wild look to close out the stars up three games to two. I'm Anthony Rodriguez for K-O-A. Colorado's morning news. COA News Time 546. The Denver Sheriff's Department says one of their recruits died following a training at the academy. Recruit Dorber Mulba fell ill after a physical training session on Tuesday. He was taken to the hospital where he died yesterday morning. The death investigation is now underway. Mulba was said to graduate from the Academy in May. Today is the last day to apply for funding from Colorado's low-income energy assistance program, also known as Leap. It helps people cover the cost of their winter heating bills. Nearly 120,000 Coloradoans have applied for supports from the federally funded program this season. To qualify, you must have an income of up to 60% of the state median income. You can receive assistance once per season. Today is the final day of their U.S. tour for Charles III and Queen Camilla after a busy visit in New York City yesterday. The King and Queen began Wednesday laying flowers at the 9-11 Memorial, then made separate stops. Queen Camilla at a literacy event at the New York Public Library, a place she called... One of the world's greatest libraries. and somewhere I've always wanted to visit. The King, meanwhile, made stops to discuss trade and the issue of food insecurity. That's Fox's Gernal Scott. Today, the British royal couple will be attending a farewell event at the White House, celebrate America's 250th birthday at a block party in Virginia, and then visit Shenandoah National Park. And a tech CEO claims an AI tool wiped out all of his company's data.

in just nine seconds. The AI had deleted Pocket OS's entire production database. The company was able to restore the data, but only to the most recent backup from three months ago. It comes as experts raise the alarm about the growing power of AI. Earlier this month, Anthropics said, what of its new models, Mythos, placed in a secure environment with no internet access, managed to break out. Elon Musk predicted that artificial intelligence would be smarter than humans as soon as next year. That's ABC's Sophie Fleigh. Coming up next, a look at the Fed's latest decision and the state of the economy. We'll have that conversation in just a minute. Taking a look at your early Thursday morning drive first, let's go to Chris McLaughlin in the K-OA Traffic Center. A soggy drive on portions of I-25. I'm seeing that through Lone Tree and the Tech Center, working your way up towards Colorado Boulevard. Now, once you get further north through the Thornton-North Glen area, roadways are dry, so that is good. But we do have the normal building traffic on southbound I-25 heading towards the Boulder Turnpike. I-70, just some pockets of wet pavement. Overall, it's a good drive as well. Speeds are up, and even where it is wet, folks are taking it easy, but speeds are still at posted limiter. So no major issues, no additional drive time needed at this point anyway. Your 6th Avenue drive-thru, Lakewood, looking good, and no problems on C-470. I'm Chris McLaughlin on K-O-A, 8.50 a.m. and 94-1 FM. KOA news time 549. Gina Gondack on Colorado's morning news. We see the current stance of monetary policy as appropriate to promote progress toward our maximum employment and 2% inflation goals. Based on rising inflation and uncertainty from the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, the Federal Reserve, leaving interest rates unchanged. And Fed Chair Jerome Powell will stay on at the central bank even after his term as chair ends next month. Joining us on the KOA Common Spirit Health Hotline with the latest is iHeart radio national correspondent rory o'neill rory appreciate your time as always well pretty much as expected we saw the fed hold its key inflation rate steady but i think one of the big eye openers was maybe the unusually divided that we saw with the dissenting votes from from some of the fed officials right there is some dissent on the panel and it's mixed opinions really because one of the issues is with the spike in energy prices that we've seen since the war began in iran There are concerns that we might be on another path toward inflation. And the Fed is mandated to do two things. Keep inflation low. The target is 2%. We're at about 3.3%, and haven't been able to get below that for a while, I might add. And then to keep employment high. Well, the U.S. economy has not been producing jobs for the past 18 months, only unemployment staying where it is now in a good number because... there are no more migrants coming into the country. And a lot of them are leaving. So that's been helping the employment outlook. And now there's less optimism that we might see rate cuts this year. But the new guy in charge, when he starts next month, he may have a different opinion. Let's talk about that new guy. What do we know so far about Kevin Warsh?

Well, we know that, you know, just like Jerome Powell, this is the appointee of President Trump. Remember, Trump put Jerome Powell in place six years ago. But we've gotten indications he's going to be more aggressive in some of these rate cuts. But that may have been his line before Iran began. Because these disruptions in the energy markets, as we're seeing oil spiked over 125. dollars a barrel overnight gas prices now you know that prices we haven't seen in four years uh 4 30 a gallon is now the average that's going to be inflationary and that may force the fed uh to try to raise rates to control it yeah u.s crude oil prices now around 104 a barrel still very high and Jerome Powell's term is set to end on may 15th rory but it sounds like he's not really going anywhere anytime soon Right. So he's going to give up the title of chair, but he's going to stay on the Fed Board of Governors. So he's still going to be lurking there, but not in his role as chairman. That's unusual. But Jerome Powell says he's doing this because the Trump administration and the Justice Department launched an investigation into him over renovations at the Treasury, at the Fed buildings. And that was, they said last week, no, we're going to close that investigation. Unless something pops up and power wants guarantees that nothing's going to pop up and that this probe and inquiry are completely over. He says if you get that guarantee, he'll leave totally. Anything else we should keep an eye on when it comes to just economy, any other economic factors that we should be monitoring, even when the markets open and how they respond to keeping inflation rate steady. Yeah, well, we did get news from the UK, but they're also holding their rate steady, so that shows that they're pretty much in a similar boat. We did get some of the earnings numbers from the Magnificent 7, or at least some of those big companies. There was tech giants that really have been propping up Wall Street now, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, all of them having a solid quarterly earnings, all of them making big investments and seeing payoffs in cloud computing and AI, while also simultaneously. making big announcements about job reductions. Yeah, we'll continue following the latest with that. IHeart Radio National correspondent. It's Rory O'Neill. Rory, thanks for your time, as always. Thanks, Gina. And right now, following Dow Futures, pretty much we're seeing futures up. Dow futures up 297 points, S&P up 28 points, NASDAQ futures up around 130. As I mentioned, oil prices continue to remain high. As Rory mentioned, we're about 430 a gallon, according to AAA, and U.S. crude oil prices are around $104 a barrel. KOA news time 557. Wrapping up the show here on Colorado's morning news, our social media poll question for this morning. It is a dire need for the Nuggets tonight as they take on the Timberwolves in game six. Got to win or go home. So we're asking you, do you think the Nuggets survive tonight? You can engage with us on our social media platforms. Ross Kaminsky is a...

Galloped. Galloped. For a verb. Galloped? Sure. I was like trying to think of a past tense. You sprinted yesterday, so you can't actually sprint today. I was trying to think of a verb that could maybe go for a basketball game too, and then I blanked. Anyways, Nuggets. What do you think? I think they can. You think they can. And yesterday, when, was it yesterday? You and Keenan were talking about this yesterday the day before. And I actually went to look at the online betting odds. And the nuggets were actually favored to win the series when they have to win both games and the other guys only have to win one. But they're favored. I don't know. We'll see. We'll see. I'm rooting for them. I think we all are. And I think it is, I think it's possible. I think they like to come down to the wire every once in a while, make us sweat a little bit. And then it's funny because the ads are just kind of sitting there being like, all right. Who's going to be ready? And I always wonder about those really long breaks. If you sweep a series and the other guys play a long time, you know, how does it work during that break? Gina and I have a ton of stuff to talk about today. Gina booked a really interesting guest, the Wildfire Division Director at the National Fire Protection Association. That's Michelle Steinberg. And she's going to join us in about half an hour talking about wildfire protection. And I think that horrific... Marshall Fire kind of reminded Coloradans or taught Coloradans that fire can be a problem even in places where you don't think it can be. So that's going to be very interesting. And then perhaps on the other side, maybe putting out a fire, although that's not the main purpose. At 8 o'clock, we're going to talk with a guy who's been on the show once before. His name is Parker Cardwell, and he's the chief operating officer of a company called Rainmaker Technologies, and they do cloud seating to make it rain or snow. But it's not without a lot of questions surrounding it. So we're going to do that ton of other stuff to talk about. Oh, some lady, there's... Gina, there's some lady going to show up like in the 7 o'clock hour with some weird Kentucky food. That is vegetarian. What's her name, Randy Cromwell? Something like that. Yeah. She was just like, I'm going to crash your show tomorrow. And I'm like, okay, go for it. All right. Randy Cromwell's going to be here around 730 bringing something that I never heard of before called Benedictine, which I went to look up. And she also said mint juleps are terrible. And we had a debate over that. Oh, you've had one? Yeah, I don't think they're terrible. All right.

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