04 20 26 ABC's Steve Roberts on Virginia's redistricting vote also City of Loveland's Economic Development Director Marcie Willard

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Passenger saw delays on the A-G and in-lines as RTD worked to get the car removed from the tracks. It's unclear why the vehicle was driven onto the train tracks. Today is April 20th, the 27th anniversary of the Columbine shooting. 13 students and teacher Dave Bernie Sanders died from the attack. The two attackers took their own lives. 420 cannabis celebrations today across Colorado, including thousands in Civic Center Park. The drug use comes with a warning from CEDOT, spokeswoman Tamara Rawlinson. It is against the law to drive under the influence of cannabis, as it is against the law to drive under the influence of alcohol. CEDAD says one in three fatal crashes in Colorado can be traced to impaired driving, and that two years ago, 45 driving deaths were because of impairment from cannabis only. Driving under the influence of cannabis carries the same penalties as an alcohol DUI. More affordable housing is going to Denver. City leaders are celebrating ongoing construction of a five-story apartment building in Globeville. Council member Darrell Watson. Unique development is unique in itself. Being built right here in Washington where we're having millions of dollars. of investments up and down to strip. The building will contain 170 units, a community-owned cafe and a new library. It's set to open next year. Some scary moments for passengers at DIA after a reported bomb threat prompted the evacuation of United Airlines flight. 200 passengers and seven crew members were de-plained and the Airbus A321 was screened and cleared of any threat. Passengers were given food and drinks while they waited to get back onto the aircraft. The flight was headed to Dulles in Washington, D.C. A United Airlines... flight that took off from Chicago O'Hare over the weekend was forced to land in Pittsburgh due to a potential security concern. You're going to slide down the flat. Slide down the flat. This was the chaotic scene for those aboard United Airlines Flight 292 Saturday as passengers and crew rushed to safety. Stay close to the few slides, slide down the flap. Deploying the emergency slides to the plane as rescue crews raced to meet them on the tarmac, 159 passengers and six crew members in all. The plane, which was traveling from Chicago to New York, was forced to make an emergency landing at Pittsburgh's airport over a reported threat with an unknown device. That's ABC's Alex Preciate reporting in Chicago. Two U.S. Army soldiers are in the hospital with serious injuries after a bear attack in Alaska. A spokesperson with the 11th Airborne Division stating, the soldiers were participating in a land navigation training exercise on Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson when they encountered the bear in a remote area. Both soldiers deployed. bear sprike during the attack, but sustained serious injuries and were taken to a hospital in Anchorage. That's ABC's Jacqueline Lee. In Temecula in Southern California this weekend, a hot air balloon carrying 13 people landed in the backyard of a home. The homeowner says he was watching TV when a neighbor knocked on his door and told him the balloon had touched down on his property. The pilot, he was masterful. He got it like right down inside, like directly into the backyard where there was nothing. uh like the balloon didn't catch on anything no one was injured

Yeah, he did a really good job. No one was hurt. The balloons pilot reported the wind had died and there was little fuel left forcing the emergency landing. Research is offering new insight into how smoking might raise the risk of dementia. A new study is helping explain the connection between smoking and brain disease. Researchers at the University of Chicago say nicotine may trigger a newly identified pathway between the lungs and the brain. They found specialized lung cells released tiny particles known as... exosomes in response to nicotine exposure. Those particles appear to interfere with how the brain regulates iron, a process essential for healthy nerve cells. The findings published in science advances could eventually lead to new therapies aimed at protecting the brain from smoking-related damage. Geongelosi, Fox News. And a critical vote that could influence the midterms that coming up next. But first, business and money news with the vendor and a growing rift between the United States and Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's strong economic ties to the United States were once his strength, but now they're a weakness that needs to be corrected. He addressed his nation Sunday and spoke about his government's efforts to strengthen the Canadian economy by attracting new investments in signing trade deals with other countries. He says the world is more dangerous and divided, and the U.S. fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depression. American Airlines is rejecting merger. with United Airlines, a combination of two of the largest U.S. network carriers would mark the biggest consolidation move in more than a decade, further tightening a domestic market already dominated by four similarly sized players, including international flights, United and American are the world's two largest airlines. And if they were to merge, it would likely create extra scrutiny from regulators, labor unions, and consumer advocates worry of higher fares and reduced competition, leaving the deal with slim chances of a... approval. La da da da da da da da Today does happen to be 420, and as of the latest data from the Colorado Department of Revenue through February of this year, legal weed is raised over $3.1 billion since legal recreational sales began in February of 2014. While cumulative revenue is still high, no pun intended. Annual revenue is on the decline from its 2021 peak of over $423 million. In fact, the Denver and Colorado weed market undergoing a significant downturn result. resulting in the closure of numerous dispensaries and even cultivation sites. As of early, 2026, the industry is experiencing a sustained recession with widespread and ongoing consolidation and reduction in the Denver area. The tax revenue is used for a variety of things from public school construction to funding mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and even law enforcement. Plus, the portion of the taxes is returned to cities and counties. You're up to date on the latest business and money news. I'm Neabender. I'm Kay. way. Let's take a look now at that morning drive with Jonathan Steele in the K-O-A traffic center.

Okay, very good Monday, Tia. It looks good out here for us. No weather issues. Roads are dry, and it's a fast track so far. A little bit of traffic up north, I-25, including routes like I-76-2-70, but no slowdowns just yet. The east side looks good. Pena's 15 minutes to the airport from I-70, 2-25 wide open at 10 minutes through Aurora, and it's just got to look up in the high country, and roads are in pretty good shape there, too, especially I-70 up to the tunnels, and then beyond that point to veil. No hang-ups, no restrictions. Jonathan's deal on. K-O-A-8.50 a.m. and 94-1 FM. The avalanche strike first in their first round playoff matchup with the L.A. Kings, thanks to a 2-1 win at Ball Arena to take a 1-0 series lead. Logan O'Connor scored one of the goals for the abs. Coach Jared Bednar says it's a sweet moment for him, considering how long he was out after hip surgery at the end of last season. It's hard to measure the impact of a player on the defensive side of things, but he's been really good, and we know he can chip in on the offensive side of things. he did tonight, and I expected he'll continue to make an impact, so I'm really happy for him. Scott Wedgwood, 24 saves in his first career Stanley Cup playoff start. The teams are back on the ice for game two of the best of seven tomorrow night, puck drop at 8. Another edition of beating L.A. took place at Corse Field, with the Rockies taking two of the first three from the Dodgers getting a 9-6 win yesterday. In the seventh inning, they took the lead for good. Now Mickey Moniac, one for three with a Single and a run scored. First pitch swinging and first pitch crushing. Deep right center field, forget about it. The Rockies have the lead. It's in the bullpit. Zach Goodman, the call on K-OA, home run number six for Moniac. The Rockies, by the way, 9 and 13 to start the season. They racked up 42 losses before getting their ninth win of the season last year. This is a wrap-around series, so the last game is tonight. K-O-A coverage starts at 6. Nuggets are in action tonight for game two of their first round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Peyton Watson is out with a right hamstring strain, and Coach David Adelman shed some light on... what it would take to get him back on the court. Just trying to get him. to the proper standard to take the next step, which is a lot of box to check, you know, with the miles per hour thing, the stress test, all those things. So trying to get him to a physicality point during this week to give him a proper chance to come back to play. And coach said he hopes his team gets into a better flow offensively to start. Game two tips off at 830. Tyler Reddick takes the checkered flag at Kansas Speedway yesterday.

And I'm Rob Dawson on K-OA, home of the Broncos, Rockies and Buffs, and KOA Sports today at 3. Colorado's morning news. 515 on Colorado's morning news. While a motorcycle rider has died after a weekend crash in Englewood, investigators say the crash happened just after midnight yesterday near West Dartmouth Avenue. The rider was reportedly traveling east on Dartmouth when a turning car hit the motorcycle. A rider died at the scene while the other driver was cited for careless driving causing death. Authorities are trying to determine why an all clear message intended for a small part of the city was instead sent to all of Denver. Police were called. to investigate an armed robbery near West Gunnison Drive in South Zunai Street on Saturday afternoon. A shelter in place was issued for the area until two suspects were taken into custody. The all-clear message was supposed to go just to the homes in the affected neighborhood, but was instead sent to the entire city. The police department is working with the Department of Safety to figure out what happened. It's 420, and the annual gathering at Civic Center Park will commence during Denver's Mile High 420 Festival. The event is around two decades. old and will feature a concert this year with Juicy Jay headlining and Houston rappers Paul Wall and Mike Jay Jones also performing. The festival will run from 2 to 9 o'clock today with tickets on sale for $25. This is the second year that people need to pay for entry to the festival. Our social media poll question today is, are you celebrating the unofficial holiday? Let us know on X at KOA Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation is also urging drivers to think carefully before getting behind the wheel after using cannabis. The agency says THC impairment is unpredictable and that even a low dose of cannabis can have a dangerous impact on driving. 45 traffic deaths in 2024 were blamed on a driver suspected of cannabis impairment. The message comes as some Colorotans prepare for today's events, including a mile high 420 festival in Civic Center Park. CDOT is also offering $10 Uber credits today to help people get home safely. The Trump administration's tariff refund system launches today. American importers will be able to access a portal used to issue refunds from the $166 billion that was paid by companies. The Supreme Court struck down those tariffs in February, ruling President Trump illegally sidestepped Congress when he enacted them. Consumers who paid higher costs on an imported product are not eligible for a tariff refund under this system, but individual companies may be issuing refunds in the future. You're up to date on Colorado's more. morning news. Let's take a look now at the Monday morning drive with Jonathan Steele and the K-O-A traffic center. That's a nice quiet start out here for us. Not much to contend with at all. So far, anyway, I-25 southbound, the ramp getting on to eastbound 270, just starting to slow a little bit. It's down to one lane there. It's an ongoing project, and it might back up a little bit and affect I-25. But so far, it's pretty light coming in from North Glen Thornton area. It's about 12 minutes to downtown to Colfax. We're 10 minutes between downtown to the Tech Center. You've got eastbound routes like six looking great, C-470, and all routes in between with no problems.

Jonathan Steele on KAA 850 a.m and 94.1 FM. 519 on Colorado's morning news. Well, Virginia is going to have a critical election this week, which could determine control of the House during the final two years of President Trump's second term. Democrats are pushing for a referendum, which would enable them to change congressional boundaries and add as many as four new seats. Joining us now on the Common Spirit Health Line is ABC News, political analyst Steve John Roberts. Steve, even if his vote doesn't go the way of the Democrats, how likely is it that they... win-back control of the House during this fall's midterms? Well, it is likely, Keenan, for several reasons. One is that there's a very clear historical trend here. In 50, I'm sorry, in 20 of the last 22 off your elections, the president's party has lost seats. 20 out of 22. So that's not a random number, right? And there are key reasons for that. And Trump is a very good example. A magnetic presidential candidate like Donald Trump or Ronald Reagan or Barack Obama. pull in a lot of marginal voters who get excited and get interested in politics. But during the off years without a big name at the top of the ticket, they don't show up. And so it's a very, very different electorate in off years than in presidential years. And the other problem, and we're seeing this very clearly with President Trump, is that all presidential candidates of both parties always make promises they can't keep. When Donald Trump promised, I'm going to bring prices down. Well, gas nationally is $4.4 this morning. He certainly has not brought prices down. He promised... to keep America out of wars. And now he's threatening, yet again, to blast the Iranian infrastructure if they don't come to the negotiating table. So this is a very clear pattern. And so the Democrats had the advantage going into this election term. And because of that, Trump initiated this. Civil War, really, over redistricting. It's been a very good traditional practice that you only change the boundaries of congressional districts every 10 years after the census and after you measure how people who've come into a state or left a state or moved around. And Trump just changed the whole system by encouraging Republicans in Texas to change the map. And they changed the map in such a way that could increase Republican seats by as many as five. Well, that triggered a backlash among Democrats. So in states like California, Democrats are hitting back, and they're changing the maps. And now Virginia, which has a newly elected Democratic governor and then Democrats in controlling both houses in the state legislature, they've now put on the ballot this referendum.

that if it passes and it gets through the courts, could give Democrats as many as foreign news seats in Virginia. And look, everybody, Keenan, knows this is a lousy idea that redistricting and gerrymandering have badly contributed to the polarization and partisanship in American politics. When voters in Colorado and everywhere else go to the polls in the fall, more than 90% of the voters. will be voting in congressional districts where the outcome is already settled because of the nature of the congressional boundaries. That is not healthy for democracy. Everybody knows it. But Trump created this war, and now Democrats are firing back. And the likely outcome tomorrow in Virginia is that Democrats will win this fight. But it's going to be close because there are a lot of Democrats who know it's such a terrible idea. Why has redistricting become such a political game? I mean, it seems like the two sides are constantly going back and forth. And you mentioned California and Texas over the past 15 months. We've seen that since the second Trump administration began. But now we're seeing it. Again, as we get deeper and closer to midterms, and it's not the first time this country has gone through that. No, I mean, gerrymandering is an ancient tradition. I mean, the phrase goes back to colonial America, right? People don't realize this. It was named for a governor of Massachusetts named Elbridge Jerry, and the state legislature created a district that looked like a salamander, and some newspaper wag created the term gerrymander, and that's where it comes from. So there's nothing new. This has been happening for 200 years in American politics. But it has gotten much more partisan, and also the tools, the computer tools now are so finely tuned that you can go almost block by block. in terms of creating new districts to favor one party or another. And, you know, it's interesting because both parties, Keenan, are using quotes from Barack Obama in their ads. And Obama has traditionally been a great foe of gerrymandering, and the Republicans are using a clip in their ads of Obama saying, you know, gerrymandering has contributed to partisanship, contributed to polarization.

He's right about that. And anybody who really thinks about politics knows that this trend is a really lousy idea. And you see it in Washington every day where the House of Representatives is so divided along partisan lines. It's just partisan warfare every day. And there are many reasons for that, including the nature of online information. But this is really, these new districts mean that. A large, large majority of Americans, when they go to the polls in the midterm elections next fall, they're already, in effect, disenfranchised. Their vote does not count because of these voting, because of these boundaries. And that is not a good idea for American democracy. That's ABC News, political analyst, Steve, Robert, Steve. Thanks for joining us. Let's take a look now at the Monday morning drive with Jonathan Steele and K-O-A Traffic Center. Yeah, it looks great. Just looked up in northern Colorado. Areas around Fort Susan Collins, Lublin Greeley looks good there. Here in town, of course, very quiet. We're starting to see a little slowing developing on 85 at 112th. That's ongoing construction. Highway 2 as well. We'll start to see some lane restrictions, if not already. But not enough traffic really to hold you up, but those will be two slow spots up to the northeast corner. You got I-25 still moving great. Boulder Turnpike's 25 minutes. Denver to Boulder. Panions of 15-minute commute to the airport. C470, roughly about 15 minutes between Ken Carroll and I-25. Jonathan Steele on K-A-850 a.m. and 94.1 FM. K-O-A news time is 530 on Colorado's morning news, 8.50 a.m. 94-1 FM and the I-Heart radio app. Kenan Dixon in for Tina Kotek today. Fox 31 pinpoint weather, a beautiful day ahead. Sunny in 80, 45 degrees overnight tonight and 82 again tomorrow. It's currently 49 degrees in Denver. The U.S. begins a new round of negotiations with Iran in hopes of ending its nuclear ambitions once and for all. A U.S. delegation will once again head to Pakistan for more negotiations with Iran. President Trump is pushing toward a deal, threatening to destroy power plants and bridges throughout the country if they fail to agree. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox News Sunday shared what he believes is the goal. A successful outcome is the threat of nuclear-armed Iran is over. The straits of Hormuz are open. Commerce and peace returns to the region. President Trump has accused Iran of firing on ships trying to get through the Strait of Hormuz, a violation of the ceasefire terms. Grinnell Scott.

Fox News. And President Trump is facing growing pressure to end the war. President Trump had said that this would be over in four to six weeks, but we're entering week eight as polling shows most Americans disapprove of this war. We're told by a U.S. official that the president held a cabinet meeting in the situation room this weekend to discuss Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Oil futures are surging and stock futures are lower as markets react to the reality that the straight is now once again closed and they're There's no relief in sight for Americans at the gas pump. That's ABC's Salino Wang. A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck off the northern coast of Japan. It's prompted a tsunami warning with waves up to 10 feet expected to hit the main island. Tens of thousands of people have been told to get to higher ground. There is no tsunami expected for the west coast of the U.S. or Alaska. Police say a gunman in Louisiana has killed eight children, including seven of his own. The victims range from ages 1 to 12. Two other people, the mother and another woman were also wounded and are in critical condition. The suspect died after a police pursuit and is being identified as Shamar Elkins. Investigators did not say what started the violence, but are confident it was a domestic incident. This is one of the nation's deadliest mass shootings in more than two years. That's Fox is Ashley Strohmeyer. Investigators say Elkins fled the scene, carjacked a vehicle, and led officers on a chase. He was then shot and killed by a police. The search continues for a hunter who's been missing in the mountains. Caden's Sites was out hunting on Mount Chavano on Wednesday and didn't show up to his doctor's appointment, which set people off. Chafee County officials say crews have searched nearly 3,000 linear miles, but he is still missing. I'm Carrie Mack on K-O-A. The Pickin County Sheriff's Office says an injured backcountry skier has been rescued. The skier was in a group of four near Mace Peak. The injured skiers sent out a medical SOS yesterday morning. Mountain Rescue Aspen got to the skier and he was airlifted. to Aspen County Health. The state patrol is looking for a hit-and-run driver. It happens Sunday afternoon off Pierce Court in Portland in Littleton. That's just west of Pierce and south of coal mine. Troopers say a large, dark-colored SUV hit a 15-year-old riding a bike. Witnesses say the driver, a Hispanic woman, possibly in her 40s, stopped briefly to check on the juvenile, then left the scene. The teenager had serious injuries. David Kale, K-O-A. A man is safe after going the wrong way. in his 4-by-4 off 31st street in downtown ending up stranded on the light rail tracks in a shear har with Denver police when elderly motorist made a wrong turn over on 31st street onto the track he made his way over to the station where he like the car got disabled The man was helped out of the SUV. The incident closed down light rail for hours as they work to get the car off the tracks. It's not known if he'll face any charges for the mistake. A messap at Centennial Airport yesterday morning. We had a report of a Cessna 172 aircraft that went off runway 17 right at Centennial Airport. with one soul on board. Brian Willie with South Metro Fire says the pilot was treated at the scene for unspecified injuries and is okay. Centennial will investigate what caused the plane to leave the runway. State officials are warning 420 cannabis revelers today to not drive after using marijuana. C.D. spokeswoman Tamara Rawlison spoke with Fox 31. The impairment of THC can be.

unpredictable and even a low dosage of it could have dangerous impacts on your driving. CDOT says one in three fatal crashes in Colorado can be traced to impaired driving and two years ago 45 traffic deaths were caused by impairment from cannabis only. Driving under the influence of cannabis carries the same penalty as an alcohol DUI. A neighborhood in North Central Denver is getting more affordable housing. City leaders are watching construction of a five-story, 170-unit apartment building in Globeville. District 9, Councilman Darrell Watson. We didn't forget the communities to make sure that you can live and stay here for a generation, not just this generation, but for seven generations. The building will contain... a community-owned cafe and a new library, and it's set to open next year. A boost to the Loveland economy and how they're attracting businesses. We take a look now at the business news with Mia Bender, and parking is always a big thing. More than 400 parking spots are going to be available as a new parking garage is being built at the National Western Center. The project broke ground earlier this month on the west side of the campus. It's slated to be open in time for the 2027 National Western Stock Show. The owner of 801 Chop House sits at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The high-end chain operates a total of eight restaurants across the country. The finding comes as the American beef industry faces a supply crisis of historic. proportions. The U.S. cattle herd is falling to a 75-year low. Americans are facing an increase in beef costs, leading to a 16% increase in steak to 1273 a pound, and ground beef increasing to 686 per pound last month. The finding is the latest in a long string of restaurant bankruptcies over the past few years. It reflects changing consumer dining patterns due to inflation, the rising cost of operating restaurants like escalating food prices, increased labor costs. and even higher rent expenses. It's 420. While Colorado is experiencing a downturn in weed sales, Mitz still raised $3.1 billion since recweed became legal back in 2014. Annual revenue is on the decline from 2021. It reached a peak of $423 million. In fact, the Denver and Colorado area is seeing a closure of numerous dispensaries and cultivation sites. You're up to date on the latest business and money news. I'm Neabender. on K-O-A. Let's take a look now at the Monday morning drive with Jonathan Steele and the K-O-A traffic center. Yeah, looking good out here this morning. Monday's typically very quiet on the start. Not much traffic to contend with, but I am seeing some slight slowing on I-25 southbound, the ramp to eastbound, 270. The ramps backing up ever so slightly, actually. Looks like that Highway 85 stretch coming down out of Henderson right through 112 is backing up a little bit. Highway 2 also at 96th Avenue, a little bit of a slow spot. But that's really about it, I-25 between downtown of the Tech Center right at 10 minutes. Jonathan Steele on K-A.

8.50am and 94.1 FM. The ads start their quest for another Stanley Cup with a win in the first round of the playoffs against the L.A. Kings 2-1, the final are Terry Lekanin and Logan O'Connor. The goal scores. This game was chippy right from the get-go, especially in the third period with Kail McCarr and the crosshairs of some battles. And Gabe Landiscah, coming to help him out, something head coach Jared Benner loves to see. Good. togetherness from our group. I would expect nothing less from our captain. I think it's part of his DNA and part of a lot of our guy's DNA that they're not, you know, there's a line that they expect that you can't cross. Golly Scott Wedgwood gets his first career Stanley Cup playoff victory. Game two is tomorrow night at ball arena puck drops at 8. The Rockies have a chance to take three of four from the best team of the majors. The LA Dodgers after winning game three of the series yesterday nine six and they poured it on against the dodgers bullpen three one pitch base hit to right field edie julian will score two On to third goes Brenton Doyle, Edward Julian, a three RBI day. It's eight for Rockies. And Jack Corrigan, the call on K-OA, three runs in the seventh, three runs in the eighth for the purple and black. Rockies, Dodgers one more time. K-O-A coverage at six tonight, first pitch at 6.40. Now, we know the Rockies were historically bad last year, but they never had an 11 game losing streak, and that's what the New York Mets are in the middle of. Rockies traveled to New York later this week. It'll be interesting to see if the Mets still have Carlos Mendoza managing them by the time Colorado gets there. Nuggets are on a 13-game winning streak dating back to the regular season. Game two of their playoff series with the Minnesota Timberwolves is tonight, and head coach David Adelman hopes for a quicker offensive start than game one. Our team in general offensively didn't really have a good rhythm until probably middle of the second. You know, we made shots in that quarter, but we also looked like ourselves. Early, very disjointed and just not us. Peyton Watson is out with a right hamstring strain and Nuggets Timberwell's tip at 830. Matt Fitzpatrick wins the RBC Heritage in a playoff. And I'm Rob Dawson on K-A, the home of the Broncos, Rockies, and Buffs, and K-O-A sports today at 3. Colorado's Morning News. 545 on Colorado's morning news. Authorities are trying to determine why an all-clear message intended for a small part of the city was instead sent out to all of Denver. Police were called to investigate an armed robbery near West Gunnison Drive in South Zunai Street on Saturday afternoon. A shelter in place was issued for the area until two suspects were taken into custody. Then the all-clear message was supposed to go out to just the homes in the affected neighborhood but was instead sent to the entire city. The police department is working with the Department of Safety to figure out what happened.

Blue Origin had a successful launch yesterday as its new Glen Rocket blasted off from Kate. Canaveral Space Force Station, but it hit a snag. It was carrying a commercial communications satellite that it put into the wrong orbit, making it entirely unusable. And how useless satellite was the largest civilian antenna ever put into orbit. No word on how much it cost. But the company behind it said it's fully insured. It was the third launch for the New Glen Rocket and the first to reuse the rocket's first stage. A man is facing charges in California after allegedly buying expensive Lego sets and replacing the pieces with... pasta. The Irvine Police Department says Jarrell Augustine stole high-end Star Wars and Marvel Lego sets. He then replaced the Legos with pieces of dry pasta, sealed the boxes back up and returned them to stores. He was able to get refunds from Target stores, making around $34,000 back before he was caught. Augustine is linked with dozens of similar cases in at least four other states. The Super Mario Galaxy movie is once again collecting coin at the box office. The sequel made 35 million. billion in its third weekend of release to continue to hold the top spot. It's earned over $350 million domestically and almost $750 million globally since being released. Project Hell Mary continued its strong run in its fifth weekend, earning just over $20 million to claim second. Lee Kronin's The Money debuted third, making just under $14 million. Robots are getting better. A Chinese robot. named Lightning, one-a-half marathon Sunday in Beijing in an event that saw humanoid robots compete against real humans. Lightning completed the 13-mile race in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by nearly seven minutes. It's a big improvement over last year when the fastest robot took two hours and 40 minutes. That's the latest on Colorado's morning news. Let's take a look now at the Monday morning commute with Jonathan Steele in the K-O-A traffic center. Yeah, we're starting to see a little bit of a delay with that ramp from southbound 25 to eastbound 270. It's kind of stacking up a little bit there. The ramp itself is jamming, although it's getting busy coming down out of Thornton anyway. So I might want to add a little bit of time there. I-76 westbound to southbound. That ramp also backing up a little bit. Other than that, we've got good buildup, just about anywhere else. Some slowing on I-70 eastbound getting on to Peña, but no delay to the airport at this hour. 225 is about a 10-minute commute through Aurora. Jonathan Steele. K-O-Aaped at D-A-M and 94-1 FM. 548 on Colorado's morning news. Well, the city of Loveland is getting a boost with a Danish company bringing its aerospace business to northern Colorado for expansion into the U.S. Multicut will bring with it new jobs, adding to the already established lineup of aerospace and defense companies choosing to work in Colorado. This is all happening during a challenging time for the state. Businesses leave Colorado under regulatory pressures. I talked with Loveland's economic development director, Marcy Willard, about how this can spur more economic growth for the region. We're really excited to welcome them to the city of Loveland, of course, honored to have them join our community. A great addition to our ecosystem around high tech and innovation. Of course, this is a super opportunity for not only quality jobs that comes with advanced manufacturing, but their private investment.

And so we see them as a fabulous addition to what we're doing, but also they serve as an asset for us to leverage our continued work in advanced manufacturing. And of course we have a targeted campaign and work right now around aerospace and aviation. So it all comes together to really provide a great. asset and great opportunities for continuing to grow our economy in the city. Exactly what does this do for the economy? How many jobs are created and how much does this actually spur the industry and that aerospace growth in the city of Loveland? Well, we anticipate upwards of 80 jobs. These are jobs that pay higher than the average county wage. We also find that jobs in advanced manufacturing have a great what we call a multiplier effect. So they support many other jobs within the communities. So that's really important. Again, the private investment is valuable to the city, but they also serve as an attraction mechanism for other similar companies, so other aerospace companies, see an ecosystem they can be a part of, but it also brings other supply chain partners. that can serve several of these companies as well. Why is it so important for the state of Colorado to continue to attract these aerospace companies? Obviously, we've seen the news about Space Command and that moving to Huntsville, but still the ability to... retain and attract more of these businesses here in Colorado? And why is this the place that they want to come? Well, we still feel like we have a very fertile environment for business in Colorado. We have one of the top workforce concentrations and level of education in Colorado. And so what we see in many cases is they need the... engineering and high tech and software development, materials development. And we certainly have an amazing ecosystem around workforce and education in Colorado. Obviously, people want to be part of a high tech system. They want to be part of an economy where they have others in their industry to be supported. That could be around ideas. That could be around innovation. materials, shared technologies, shared supply partners. And so once you have an established industry like we do in aerospace in Colorado, then again, that serves as a magnet. We've seen a number of companies leave the state of Colorado. Obviously, Palantir, the biggest name to do so this calendar year. The Colorado Chamber released a report showing, I believe, 98 companies since 2019. Some of these larger businesses taken about 13,000 jobs outside of the state of Colorado because of what they cited as regulation issues.

What gives you the confidence in the city of Leveland, but more broadly in the state of Colorado, to still have that pretty fertile business environment where the state can attract these companies, even with some of these regulatory issues? Certainly. And certainly it is a concern. We follow all of those issues at the state level. We have local organizations and regional organizations in our area that work to advocate and support. you know a fertile business environment and regulations and policies that support business i think we are starting to see some evidence that we need to pay attention to and we need to make sure that we continue to grow and continue to support our businesses because again we have an outstanding base and that's the best place to build from we don't want to lose that and so it's important that the private sector continues to drive this conversation. It can't just come from government and those of us operating in policy and concerns with our local economies. It needs to come from private stakeholders, and I think they are coming together, and I think their voices are heard. So I think it's promising what we're starting to see, and I think the state will listen because it is incredibly important with the future of the state in this area. As far as Loveland's concerned, we pride ourselves in really individual. support of our businesses and tailoring our tools and resources to what they need to be successful. This can be from workforce development, helping them set up shop as they navigate tenant finish or site development. We pair them with additional state and local resources like tax credits, foreign trade zones and things like that. So certainly we need to work holistically at the state level, but we really pride ourselves. in providing outstanding local resources and that specialized customer service to help the companies that locate in Loveland want to stay and grow within our community. That's City of Loveland Economic Director, Marcy Willard, talking about the new company coming to the city. 558 on Colorado's morning news 420 here and Jimmy Sangenberger filling in for Ross Kaminsky this morning. We asked you on social media this morning. It's 420. Are you celebrating the unofficial holiday? Only three votes coming in so far at KOA, Colorado on X. Let us know on the polls, but two of you saying, no, you're not one saying yes at Civic Center Park. An interesting holiday, obviously Civic Center Park, a big deal to have that whole event and a big concert today. It's the second year that they're charging people to get in $25, obviously 21 and older for that official celebration. Juicy Jerome Powell Wall, Mike Jay Jones will be there performing. And yeah, it should be interesting. Jimmy, anything on 420? Are you a, I guess? Have you ever celebrated 420? No, I have never done so. And now personally, I have no desire to do it. But, you know, it is that day. In fact, it didn't even click until you just said it, that it is the 420. And here we are. I will probably avoid downtown like the plague today. I think that's what's going to happen for me. Well, the traffic would be even worse there.

Well, there always is, and the stench that goes along with it is a little bit strong. I mean, you always smell it everywhere, but it is especially strong on a day like today downtown when so many people have said, you know what, I'm going to partake. So with that and the traffic altogether, good idea, I think, to avoid downtown if you can. Coming up, Ross on the news with Tina Kotek, Jimmy Sangenberg filling in, and Kenna Dixon filling in for Gina. If you're someone who's tracking your sleep, your steps, and your macros, then you already know that what you eat is kind of everything. You should also know that Sprouts Farmer's Market can help make eating for longevity easier. Sprouts has all the high-quality, nutrient-dense, organic foods and cutting-edge supplements you need. So whether you're focused on protein, gut health, or optimizing how you feel day-to-day, it's all there. And here's what no other grocery store can offer. An in-store wellness expert to help you find exactly what you need. So whether you're after longevity or on any other health journey, it's easier at Sprout's Farmer's Market.