➤ Lake City: The Elk Fire grew more than 1,000 acres in a day to 5,117 acres. Hinsdale County evacuated the San Juan Springs subdivision immediately and put nearly all of Lake City on pre-evacuation alert. (More) ➤ Statewide: Advance Colorado's "right to natural gas" measure qualified for the November ballot with 146,165 valid signatures. Initiative 177 would add a right to buy and sell gas into the state's constitution. (More) ➤ Glenwood Springs: City Council voted 6-1 Thursday to sue the landlord of a building where ICE runs a short-term detention facility, arguing it violates city zoning. The city revoked the permit in April over hold times; ICE denies exceeding its 12-hour limit. (See Details) ➤ Statewide: The DEA has seized 3.2 million fentanyl pills across its four-state Rocky Mountain Division this year, including 500,000 in a single Western Slope operation in May. Agents seized 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine division-wide last year. (More) ➤ Park County: A man drowned Thursday afternoon after his kayak flipped in high winds on Eleven Mile Reservoir. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said he was wearing a life jacket, but that it didn't fit properly. (More) ➤ Statewide: New sports betting limits take effect Wednesday, Aug. 12. Senate Bill 26-131 caps bettors at six deposits a day and bans credit cards for funding accounts. Sponsors called it consumer protection; critics warned it pushes gamblers to offshore books. (See Details)
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