Five agencies help contain grassland fire near Sterling
Sterling – A fire burned an area of grassland 2.5 miles long and a mile wide Saturday before being contained, but no structures were threatened and no serious injuries reported.
Logan County emergency management coordinator Jon Rosenlund said in a news release that the fire began about 11:15 a.m. along Interstate 76, about 4 miles southwest of Sterling.
Firefighters from five area agencies fought the blaze. One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. The fire was contained by 3 p.m.
A cause had not been determined.
The fire burned more than 2 miles from the Sterling Correctional Facility and no evacuations were needed.
CARTER LAKE
Search on for tot who fell off back of boat
Berthoud and Loveland rescue workers were searching Carter Lake late Saturday for a 2-year-old who fell off the back of a boat.
The child was reported missing at 8:11 p.m. in the water about 300 yards from one of the lake’s dams, said Chloe McKinley, a spokeswoman for the Berthoud Fire Protection District.
A Flight for Life helicopter from Greeley was called to assist in a aerial search. Carter Lake is roughly five miles west of Berthoud.
DURANGO
Senator’s son to plead guilty to harassment
A son of state Sen. Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus, has agreed to plead guilty to harassment, a domestic-violence offense.
Andrew Christopher Isgar, 25, faces 15 months probation and must undergo a domestic violence evaluation if La Plata County Judge Martha Minot accepts the plea Aug. 15.
Isgar has denied assaulting his pregnant girlfriend, Kayle Smith-Anderson, 27.
A police affidavit alleges Isgar left a bruise on Smith-Anderson’s arm and slammed her head into the dashboard of a truck Dec. 23.
Officers noted a reddish mark on her forehead and a knot on the back of her head.
The fetus was not harmed, officials said.
LUSK, Wyo.
State looks at plans to handle mountain lions
Mountain lion numbers have increased significantly in Wyoming over the past 30 years, and it is time the state institutes a plan to manage the cat, state Game and Fish Department biologists said.
The department presented a draft of its first-ever mountain lion management plan to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission during its meeting Thursday and Friday.
Commissioners voted to release the proposed plan for public review and comment.
A final draft will be considered by the seven-member board when it meets in September in Casper.
The plan aims to sustain mountain lion populations where suitable habitat exists across the state, with varying levels of population densities, agency officials said.
Hunt-area management objectives will be developed and evaluated based on harvest data, and officials said mountain lions will continue to be managed in Wyoming through annual mortality quotas.
WINDSOR
Female moose hoofs it westward across Colo.
A female moose is causing a stir as she makes her way west through northern Colorado, according to 9News.
The Department of Wildlife has been tracking her progress.
The moose was first spotted in Weld County near the Wyoming state line.
Then she showed up about 40 miles away in Eaton, and she was recently spotted in Windsor.
Wildlife officers say they are keeping an eye on her and she is moving in the right direction.
The wildlife department says if you see a moose, it’s best to leave it alone because it can be dangerous.
PUEBLO
Man struck by car critically injured
A 73-year-old Pueblo man was critically injured late Saturday morning when an out-of-control vehicle struck him while he stood alongside a parked car.
The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.
Police said the accident occurred about 11 a.m. in the 200 block of Bridle Trail when 47- year-old Russell Swerdfeger was driving westbound and lost control of his vehicle, swiping a car parked on the side of the road.
The victim, whose condition police described as unstable, was not identified pending notification of relatives.
DENVER
Coors’ driver’s license revoked in DUI case
Beer baron Peter Coors’ driver’s license has been revoked by a hearing officer who ruled the executive had been driving under the influence of alcohol, officials said.
Hearing officer Scott Garber ruled Friday that Coors did not stop at a stop sign on May 28 and was driving intoxicated.
Coors, 59, said he had consumed alcohol before leaving a wedding, the Rocky Mountain News reported Saturday.
He faces a July 20 arraignment and has 30 days to appeal the revocation.
Coors was charged after an officer said Coors rolled through a stop sign a block from his home in Golden. In one breath test, he registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.088, slightly above the 0.08 limit in Colorado.
