Mile Highlights: Colorado's third wolf dies

🐺 A third wolf has died from the initial group of 10 released under Colorado's voter-approved reintroduction plan, marking the latest setback to the state's restoration efforts. It's unclear how the wolf died. (Colorado Sun)

🏈 Colorado State is joining the Pac-12 Conference in 2026 as part of an expansion that includes three other top athletic brands from the Mountain West: Boise State, San Diego State and Fresno State. (Axios)

🚨 An "active shooting" at a Broomfield apartment complex yesterday resulted in a hostage, a woman, killed and a suspected shooter taken to an area hosptial with injuries after a four-hour standoff. (Denver Post 🔑)

🚗 Catalytic converter theft in Denver has plummeted by 95% in the wake of new laws cracking down on the crime. (Denverite)