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1. These guns will soon require a permit and training course to be legally purchased in Colorado

Starting Aug. 1, Coloradans will need to complete hours of safety training and obtain a permit to purchase a wide variety of semi-automatic guns. 

The new rules stem from Senate Bill 25-003, passed last year by Democrats in the state legislature, which bans the sale and manufacture of semi-automatic firearms that accept detachable magazines, such as AR- and AK-style rifles and pistols. 

The law provides a carveout for purchases for those who receive an eligibility card through their local sheriff’s office and who complete a training course offered by a certified firearms instructor. That will apply to hundreds of types of semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and gas-operated handguns, according to a 150-page draft list from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the agency tasked with implementing the program. 

— Robert Tann

2. Issue at graduation party prompts warning on penalties, enforcement and safety by Summit County Sheriff’s Office

A homeowner received a summons for contributing to the delinquency of a minor May 30 after Summit County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call at a party at her house, according to Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Mike Schilling.

Schilling said around 100 high school-aged people and several adults were at the party, and many of them were consuming alcohol. Parties with underage drinking happen more often during the summer, he said, and when the Sheriff’s Office is made aware of them, it responds with the goal of prioritizing public safety.

Deputies arrived at the May 30 party around 9 p.m. after receiving a report of a fight at the home in Blue River. Schilling said two parents were in a verbal argument stemming from one younger attendee drinking alcohol when they were supposed to be a designated driver. The conflict did not turn physical and no parties wanted to press charges, so deputies turned their attention to the party and illegally parked cars.

— Kyle McCabe

3. Arrest made in 28-year-old Frisco cold case regarding sexual assault, kidnapping

The Frisco Police Department and Colorado Bureau of Investigation have arrested a 67-year-old man in connection with a sexual assault and kidnapping case from 1998. 

Arnold Eugene Elisha made his first appearance in court Friday, June 5, according to a Colorado Bureau of Investigation press release. Bond was set at $2.5 million cash or surety.

On Feb. 6, 1998, a then-16-year-old was reportedly attacked and sexually assaulted in the stairway of a condominium complex in Frisco. DNA evidence was collected at the scene, but detectives couldn’t link the DNA to a suspect to the case until now, according to the release. Fifth Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum shared in court that new technology allowed investigators to identify Elisha as a suspect using the sample collected at the scene. 

“Subsequent testing of a DNA sample obtained from Elisha confirmed a match to the evidence collected in 1998,” the release states.

Elisha has been charged with four felony counts related to the incident: kidnapping in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, sexual assault in the first degree and sexual assault with a deadly weapon in the first degree. 

— Jessica Sachs

4. CDOT advises of incoming traffic impacts caused by Exit 203 project

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Zak Dirt are continuing work on the Interstate 70 and Exit 203 Interchange Project in Frisco. Work will go through the fall of 2027 with a planned winter hiatus. In the week starting Sunday, May 31, work will focus on two primary objectives — laying the foundations for the new bridge and beginning relocation efforts of Frisco’s main sanitary sewer line. A new line will be installed to support the upgraded infrastructure, which means retiring the old line when it is completed, according to a CDOT newsletter.

— Summit Daily staff

5. Federal officials deem powdery, white substance non-hazardous in Silverthorne Post Office case

The Silverthorne Post Office reopened in the morning Tuesday, June 2, after a federal team conclusively deemed a white powder leaking from a package as non-hazardous. 

The civil support team from Buckley Space Force Base confirmed at around 3:30 a.m. that the white substance reported Monday, June 1, by a postal clerk, posed no danger. 

No officials have specified the exact makeup of the substance. 

— Allison Moore