1100 KNCC, news you can depend on. Former Republican congressman, Break Lopez, qualifying as an independent for the November ballot in the governor's race after gathering enough signatures. Lopez dropped out of the GOP primary earlier this year, later announcing he had left the Republican party to pursue an unaffiliated campaign. It's now a three-way race for the Third Congressional District, unaffiliated candidate, Clifton Brown, gathering enough signatures to qualify for November, Brown running against incumbent Republican Jeff Fert and Democrat, Dwayne Romero.
Brown's website says he detests both Republicans and Democrats and is campaigning on issues of ending war and universal health care. State health officials say Salmonella cases are rising this summer with reported infections reaching about double the usual July average. Nine News says residents are being told to watch for symptoms like fever, stomach cramps, and vomiting. Health officials say the cause of the recent rise in cases has not been identified.
Jefferson County School District is suing the Trump administration over threatened cuts of more than $50 million in federal funding because of district policies supporting transgender students. The Denver Post says district leaders want a federal judge to decide whether state or federal transgender policies take precedence. A broom field-based research aircraft is joining a first-of-its-kind NASA mission to study towering wildfire firestorm clouds. Denver 7 says scientists hope the research will improve forecasts and help firefighters respond to dangerous wildfire conditions.
Construction is moving ahead at Grand Junction's Community Recreation Center. City says crews have started filling the five St. Mary's pools. The center is expected to open later this fall.
I'm Libby Pelletier in the News Center.