MAN ALLEGEDLY FATALLY STABBED BROTHER

A 31yearold Longmont man on Monday was fatally stabbed, allegedly by his brother, as the two men fought over a dog, police said. The dog had been stabbed earlier in the day.

At about 11:30 a.m., police were called to an incident in the 300 block of St. Francis Street on a report of two men fighting over a dog, according to a news release.

While en route, officers received an additional notice that one of the men had been stabbed.

Police said the pair were arguing over a dog, which had been stabbed earlier on Monday.

The victim was taken to Longmont United Hospital, where he died of his injuries. The dog, which was found near the scene, was dead.

The suspect has been identified as Daniel Lopez, 29, of Longmont. Police did not release the name of the victim, although he was identified as the suspect’s brother.

Daniel Lopez was taken to Longs Peak Hospital to be treated for injuries, which included a dog bite.

An investigation is ongoing.

Judge restores protections for grizzly bears, blocking hunts.

AU.S. judge on Monday ordered federal protections restored for grizzly bears in the Northern Rocky Mountains, a move that blocks the first hunts planned for the animals in the Lower 48 states in almost three decades.

The order came as Wyoming and Idaho were on the cusp of allowing up to 23 bears to be killed by hunters. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen had twice delayed the hunts, and his latest order blocking them was due to expire later this week.

Christensen ruled that the case was “not about the ethics of hunting” but about whether federal officials adequately considered threats to the species’ longterm recovery. In the judge’s view, the answer was no.

Federal officials say the hunts would have been the first in the Lower 48 states since 1991.

The ruling marks a victory for wildlife advocates and Native American tribes that sued when the Interior Department last year revoked federal protections for more than 700 grizzly bears living in and around Yellowstone National Park.

Greeley woman pleads guilty to role in murderforhire.

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» A 64yearold Greeley woman has pleaded guilty to her role in her brother’s shooting death.

The Greeley Tribune reports Carol Baker of Greeley pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit firstdegree murder in the August 2017 death of 59yearold Randy Baker.

Prosecutors say she facilitated a deal between her son and her sisterinlaw to kill Baker. She faces 20 to 30 years in prison when she is sentenced in January.

Baker’s son, Kelly Raisley, pleaded guilty to firstdegree murder and is serving a life sentence. Court records said he agreed to kill his uncle in exchange for $10,000 and a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Randy Baker’s wife, Kelly Lynn Baker, faces trial in January for firstdegree murder.

Court records say the victim had $123,000 worth of life insurance policies and his wife was the beneficiary.

Former Longmont teacher accused of “grooming” student sentenced to jailwork release.

A former Longmont teacher accused of “grooming” a student before entering into a sexual relationship with her was sentenced to jailwork release on Friday.

Kelly Burns, 50, will serve 90 days in jailwork release as well as seven years on probation in the sex offender intensive supervision program. He will also have to register as a sex offender.

Burns pleaded guilty at his arraignment in July to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a Class 4 felony. The guilty plea was made in exchange for prosecutors dropping the initial charge of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust, according to Catherine Olguin, spokeswoman for the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office.

Burns, who is married, worked at Silver Creek High School as a special education teacher when the victim in the case was a student from 2012 to 2015.

Girl, 17, dies in crash near Island Grove Park.

Greeley police announced Monday a 17yearold girl died from injuries she sustained in a twovehicle crash Sunday night near Island Grove Regional Park in north Greeley.

The girl’s name has not yet been released.

The crash occurred about 9 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of A Street, near the entrance to the Island Grove splash park. A Dodge Neon driven by a 17yearold boy was traveling west on A Street when it was Tboned by a Chevy Tahoe SUV that was exiting the splash park.

The girl was sitting in the front passenger seat. The boy was uninjured.