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Flock CEO says DCSO will regret swap

Flock says the sheriff's office always controlled access to its data.

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Flock Safety&#x27;s CEO says the Douglas County Sheriff&#x27;s Office is wrong to suggest it doesn&#x27;t own its Flock data before a planned switch to rival Axon.Catch up quick: Douglas County begins a 10-year, nearly $23 million contract with Axon next year, after citing issues over data ownership and other concerns with Flock, including last year&#x27;s Sandstone Ranch Open Space <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="camera exposure" data-vars-click-url="https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/colorado-news/douglas-county-flock-cam-compromised-leaves-camera-exposed/73-b2a2ce04-ccd5-47e0-a9e1-d64d39855886" data-vars-content-id="57e5b23b-2ea7-449b-b7bd-e9e840e55855" data-vars-headline="Flock CEO says DCSO will regret swap" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/colorado-news/douglas-county-flock-cam-compromised-leaves-camera-exposed/73-b2a2ce04-ccd5-47e0-a9e1-d64d39855886" target="_blank">camera exposure</a>.

DougCo's all-in bid for youth sports

New sports venues aim to draw tournaments and boost the local economy.

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Douglas County is coming for kids&#x27; travel ball, swim meet and basketball tournament weekends — plus their parents&#x27; hotel nights, meals and everything between.Why it matters: County-backed sports projects could turn our kid-heavy county into a regional youth sports hub.

Dear Colorado

Colorado's anniversary is a chance to think beyond celebration. Read why.

You live in America&#x27;s imagination.<ul><li>Your Rocky Mountains do much of the work — but so does your open sky, the frontier <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="myth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-myth-american-frontier-got-start-180981310/" data-vars-content-id="2b67b201-63f6-4cee-b5b7-34a13a21f1f4" data-vars-headline="Dear Colorado" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-myth-american-frontier-got-start-180981310/" target="_blank">myth</a>, the ski towns, the trailheads, the ranch gates, the breweries, the tech hubs and everything else that promises a better life somewhere higher and farther west.</li></ul>

DougCo towns pump brakes on drone delivery

Officials want answers on noise, privacy and safety before approving hubs.

Business

Parker and Castle Rock are likely among the nation&#x27;s first municipalities to pause approvals on drone-delivery hubs that launch retail orders from ground facilities into nearby neighborhoods.Why it matters: Back-to-back ordinances passed last week reveal a cautious approach from two fast-growing Douglas County communities better known for competing to attract retail convenience and sales tax dollars.

Colorado school turns to drones for active-shooter defense

The drones are intended to confront active shooters.

A Sterling Ranch charter opening next month could become Colorado&#x27;s first school to install drones intended to confront active shooters.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="John Adams Academy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.jaadougco.org/" data-vars-content-id="d2dfbd65-b455-40d0-8aad-b5f55c8cc9eb" data-vars-headline="Colorado school turns to drones for active-shooter defense" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.jaadougco.org/" target="_blank">John Adams Academy</a> is joining a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="growing national experiment" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbYKrKmxy6E" data-vars-content-id="d2dfbd65-b455-40d0-8aad-b5f55c8cc9eb" data-vars-headline="Colorado school turns to drones for active-shooter defense" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbYKrKmxy6E" target="_blank">growing national experiment</a> in high-tech school defense with a system called Campus Guardian Angel, which says it can buy police critical time in the early moments of an attack.

DougCo bucks Colorado Dems' leftward wave

Establishment Dems ran slightly stronger in DougCo.

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Colorado&#x27;s ultra-progressives flexed mega muscle in Tuesday&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Democratic primary" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/46386963.6162/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL2RlbnZlci8yMDI2LzA2LzMwL3doYXQtdG8td2F0Y2gtcHJpbWFyeS1lbGVjdGlvbi1uaWdodC1jb2xvcmFkbz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2FyYXBhaG9lJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/69c18dc28177a460b901870aB35bfb510" data-vars-content-id="3e970913-d6a8-4e9f-a58c-f7fe9f96771b" data-vars-headline="DougCo bucks Colorado Dems&#x27; leftward wave" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/46386963.6162/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL2RlbnZlci8yMDI2LzA2LzMwL3doYXQtdG8td2F0Y2gtcHJpbWFyeS1lbGVjdGlvbi1uaWdodC1jb2xvcmFkbz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2FyYXBhaG9lJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/69c18dc28177a460b901870aB35bfb510" target="_self">Democratic primary</a> — <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="beating establishment candidates" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/07/01/colorado-democratic-primary-results-takeaways?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_arapahoe&amp;stream=top" data-vars-content-id="3e970913-d6a8-4e9f-a58c-f7fe9f96771b" data-vars-headline="DougCo bucks Colorado Dems&#x27; leftward wave" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/07/01/colorado-democratic-primary-results-takeaways?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_arapahoe&amp;stream=top" target="_self">beating establishment candidates</a> up and down the ballot.Zoom in: But <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Douglas County" data-vars-click-url="https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Douglas/126612/web.345435/#/summary" data-vars-content-id="3e970913-d6a8-4e9f-a58c-f7fe9f96771b" data-vars-headline="DougCo bucks Colorado Dems&#x27; leftward wave" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Douglas/126612/web.345435/#/summary" target="_blank">Douglas County</a> — long a GOP stronghold — wasn&#x27;t as hostile to those Democrats as the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="state overall" data-vars-click-url="https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/126592/web.345435/#/summary" data-vars-content-id="3e970913-d6a8-4e9f-a58c-f7fe9f96771b" data-vars-headline="DougCo bucks Colorado Dems&#x27; leftward wave" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/126592/web.345435/#/summary" target="_blank">state overall</a>.

Why some first-time voters get ballot cure notices

Need a ballot cure? Your vote can still count.

Douglas County expects about 60,000 ballots to be returned Tuesday, but some first-time voters may find Election Day isn&#x27;t their final step.The big picture: The county clerk&#x27;s office expects Tuesday&#x27;s rush to push returned ballots past 100,000 since voting began earlier this month.

1-minute voter guide: Democratic race for 4th Congressional District

Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral, has built a major fundraising edge.

Two Douglas County Democrats are making <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="different cases" data-vars-click-url="https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/09/candidate-qa-colorado-1st-congressional-district-4/" data-vars-content-id="a6365788-4645-4639-b480-e38bd4d5fe38" data-vars-headline="1-minute voter guide: Democratic race for 4th Congressional District" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/09/candidate-qa-colorado-1st-congressional-district-4/" target="_blank">different cases</a> for how to challenge U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado&#x27;s 4th Congressional District, setting up a primary that&#x27;s as much about strategy as ideology.The big picture: Former Republican and retired Navy Rear Adm. Eileen Laubacher, 57, enters the primary&#x27;s final weeks as the favorite, backed by a military resume, national profile and fundraising edge in a district that anchors much of Colorado&#x27;s Republican base.

Dem AG candidates clash over experience, leadership, Trump

The candidates traded attacks over qualifications and management records.

Politics

Democratic hopefuls for Colorado attorney general sparred in Parker on Thursday night over who has the experience — and temperament — to serve as the state&#x27;s top law enforcement officer during the second half of President Trump&#x27;s term.Why it matters: All eyes were on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/01/23/jena-griswold-colorado-democratic-attorney-general-race-2026" data-vars-content-id="1d4efdf7-0c2e-4f68-b1f4-28836e1622bd" data-vars-headline="Dem AG candidates clash over experience, leadership, Trump" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/01/23/jena-griswold-colorado-democratic-attorney-general-race-2026" target="_self">Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold</a>, who has skipped more candidate forums and debates than her lesser-known rivals.

Lone Tree rises after decades of planning

New parks, housing and retail are pushing RidgeGate into its next era.

After 25 years of planning, Lone Tree is seeing major development across <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="RidgeGate" data-vars-click-url="https://ridgegate.com/" data-vars-content-id="0a102223-4def-402c-934b-02b32d2b833b" data-vars-headline="Lone Tree rises after decades of planning" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ridgegate.com/" target="_blank">RidgeGate</a> — the massive mixed-use district that city leaders hope will become the south metro&#x27;s next urban center. Why it matters: Hundreds of acres surrounding RidgeGate&#x27;s light rail stations are now primed for offices, housing, hotels and entertainment projects — giving Lone Tree one of the region&#x27;s largest remaining transit-oriented development corridors.

Douglas County schools brace for pivotal summer decisions

Funding, growth and policy shifts will shape DCSD's future.

Education

Douglas County School District superintendent Erin Kane heads into a consequential summer with decisions that will shape 2026-27 and beyond.State of play: As the academic year winds down, Kane is juggling school consolidations, new construction and a potential tax ask — all against a shifting political landscape. The next few months could determine how the district is structured, staffed and funded long-term.

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Dear Colorado