Today is April 4, 2024, and here’s what you need to know:

The wolves officially reintroduced in Colorado last December – or one of them – killed a calf in Grand County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed Wednesday.

The report of the kill was made on April 2.

A livestock producer contacted the state agency, which conducted a field investigation and confirmed the calf had been killed by a wolf, based on “multiple tooth rake marks on the calf’s hindquarters and neck, and hemorrhaging under the hide,” all consistent with an attack by the apex predator.

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife report said wolf tracks were found nearby. The agency’s statement did not identify the wolf. The agency also did not say how many wolves were involved.

This is the first report of a wolf killing livestock in Grand County since the state released the wolves in December.

Human trafficking, particularly of children, has been a hot and divisive topic at the state Capitol this year.

But a bipartisan group of lawmakers has found a way of putting more teeth into the state’s laws by agreeing to a compromise that meant giving up a major provision but ultimately securing a proposal’s passage.

On Tuesday, the Senate decided to withdraw their objections to changes the House made to Senate Bill 35 and send it on to the governor for signing, despite misgivings from some over changes made by the House to the measure.

But that vote came with strong words directed at the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, including a claim that the organization is hurting victims in Colorado.

Denver officials have – for “several months” – implored arriving immigrants who illegally crossed the southern border to leave Colorado’s most populous city for more “opportunities” elsewhere in the country.

Their transportation to other destinations would be paid at taxpayers’ expense.

Jordan Fuja, a spokesperson for Mayor Mike Johnston, declined, though, to say exactly when officials began strongly encouraging the immigrants to consider resettling anywhere else in the United States.

“As has been our practice for several months, encouraging onward travel to destinations where newcomers may have support networks or better opportunities will continue to be a critical part of our long-term strategy to ensure the greatest opportunity for success for both newcomers and the City of Denver,” Fuja said in an email to The Denver Gazette.

A bill introduced in the Colorado House seeks to include “prone” restraint in the state’s legal definition of excessive physical force. If passed, it would require officers who employ the technique to promptly transition the individual to a “recovery position” to facilitate normal breathing.

Critics of the technique say it should be abolished due to elevated risk of asphyxiation and death, while proponents say it is the safest way for law enforcement to handcuff noncompliant individuals.

House Bill 1372 also would require law enforcement agencies to implement, post, and train officers on protocols regarding prone restraint and what to do if an individual is injured. The state’s Peace Office Standards and Training (POST) Board will be tasked with developing a training program and disseminating it to law enforcement agencies.

As the city of Aurora takes strides forward with its regional homeless navigation campus, officials held two meetings in March to gather feedback from community members and business owners in the surrounding areas.

Once established, the navigation campus will consolidate services for homeless people in one location – a model similar to that of the Colorado Springs Rescue Mission. The center will be the culmination of a year-long exploration by city officials who also traveled to Texas, where they researched strategies to reduce homelessness.

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman said he expects the campus to be fully operational by early 2025.