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Scientists invented cloud seeding in the 1940s and it’s been used in Colorado since the early 1970s, Andrew Rickert, manager of Colorado’s Weather Modification Program, said. Technology has improved and the practice has gained some momentum in Colorado.https://dpo.st/3JKQc7A 

Denver police are investigating two overnight shootings, including one that was fatal in LoDo.https://dpo.st/3qFYUwF 

Boulder wildfire update: Firefighters hope calming winds will help efforts to contain 122-acre NCAR fire:https://dpo.st/3qDIXqA 

“This is part of an ongoing smear campaign and effort to get rid of my client.”https://dpo.st/3qEo5zr 

Voicebox Karaoke didn’t want to leave RiNo.https://dpo.st/3tHHe5A 

“If we aren’t assessing kids, there is no possible way for us to determine what it is that they need and for us to figure out how to fill in their gaps.”https://dpo.st/3wFxCKE 

A man was shot dead overnight in Denver’s Lower Downtown.https://dpo.st/3uzOeRr 

The Environmental Protection Agency objected to the state’s proposed operating permit renewal for the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City and expressed concerns about how pollution from the facility impacts its low-income and mostly minority neighbors.https://dpo.st/3iFTY6k 

Nanda: Russia’s war spills to the Arctic with climate research the casualtyhttps://dpo.st/3qD9lRF 

Long football road brought Alex Singleton to Broncos, where he’ll compete for starting inside linebacker jobhttps://dpo.st/3DdUT7v 

Boulder police initially said about 1,200 residences had been ordered to evacuate due to the NCAR fire. By about 5:20 p.m., the evacuation area had grown to cover 19,000 people and 8,000 homes, according to the Boulder Office of Emergency Management.https://dpo.st/3qGucn7 

Grading the Week: A plea to Rockies manager Bud Black — free Connor Joehttps://dpo.st/36KLbgS 

How to make a truly great concha https://dpo.st/3Nodkv1  (via @nytimes)

DU Pioneers top Minnesota-Duluth to punch ticket to Frozen Four in Boston: https://dpo.st/35ddK67  by @MikeChambers

PHOTOS: NCAR wildfire burns southwest of Boulder:https://dpo.st/3IVwZzb 

PHOTOS: NCAR wildfire burns southwest of Boulder.https://dpo.st/3JHXSHH 

UPDATE: The NCAR wildfire evacuation area is “from NCAR to Baseline Road, east to U.S. 36, back down to Broadway, and straight west to NCAR again.” Pre-evacuation orders have been issued for the Eldorado Springs area.https://dpo.st/3LfQVy7 

Saunders: Rockies’ Brendan Rodgers, no longer a phenom, can still be a starhttps://dpo.st/36OJr68 

Toronto becoming the quietly booming tech town https://dpo.st/3IGntQg  (via @nytimes)

JUST IN: A wildfire is burning in Boulder and about 1,200 residences were ordered to evacuate on Saturday afternoon, according to the Boulder Police Department.https://dpo.st/3DlYpwL