Good morning, Denver.

A landslide struck Loveland Pass early Sunday morning and buried U.S. Highway 6 at mile marker 226, though no injuries or vehicle damage were reported.

The Colorado Department of Transportation said crews will clear the slide in two stages—first removing mud and silt from the travel lanes then cleaning the remainder once stability is confirmed.

After workers at three stores and a Denver distribution center walked off the job this weekend, union members in Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, and Longmont will vote to authorize a strike that could widen the action at stores in Estes Park, Fountain, and Pueblo—if months-long contract talks with Safeway continue to stall.

Downtown Denver business owners say the city removed their familiar signage and cited them for not meeting the zoning rules, forcing them to spend up to $16,000 on new signs—one owner plans to leave his building in January.

Aurora police said that a 3-year-old boy was shot Monday morning in a back room of his apartment and taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, while the boy's father left with another child and was later arrested in Colorado Springs on outstanding warrants—he is considered a person of interest.

On June 5, Mesa County Sheriff's Office withdrew from a federal communication group and began investigating a deputy after immigration officials detained University of Utah student Caroline Dias Goncalves near Fruita following a traffic stop — the officer reportedly questioned her accent. Body camera footage is set to be released later and her current immigration status remains unclear — authorities are reviewing the incident to ensure compliance with state law.

New at-home lead test kits that use UV technology and a chemical reaction to show lead in surfaces are now available for Denver consumers—but these tests may give false negatives and are not yet approved by federal regulators.

Industry leader Xander Terpstra said the kits are far more sensitive than common swabs, while local health officials advise using professional testing to confirm any concerns.

Gov. Polis and Rep. Pettersen said a GOP budget bill would cut Medicaid in ways that risk taking health coverage from hundreds of thousands and forcing rural hospitals to close — critics explained the changes could shift extra costs to consumers and add new bureaucratic delays.