🌱 Car Collides With Train + Bookstore Employee Stabbed + Space Trash

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Boulder Daily. Follow along for everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town, including updates on...

• CU scientists are working to clean up junk that's orbiting earth.
• Monarch High School offering students support that were impacted by Marshall Fire.
• Vehicle collides with train near the Diagonal Highway.

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Friday's weather: Mostly cloudy. High: 44 Low: 31.

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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

1. Barnes and Noble bookstore employee stabbed by customer. On Thursday afternoon, an employee at the Boulder Barnes and Noble was stabbed after a confrontation with a customer. The worker was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. (FOX31)
2. CU Boulder scientists are helping keep space clean. Scientists and engineers at the University of Colorado are working on ways to mitigate risks of damage to space craft that are circling the earth and developing technologies that can track and remove space debris. Even designing spacecraft and satellites to be more resistant to collisions. (9News)
3. Wellness center at Monarch High School helping students with the fallout from the Marshall Fire. The center is providing resources and referrals and other support services, such as financial assistance or housing support for students and their families who have been directly affected by the fire. (FOX31)
4. Vehicle collides with train near 63rd and the Diagonal Highway. A vehicle collision with a train occurred near Boulder on Wednesday evening, resulting in one hospitalization and severe damage to the vehicle that was struck. (Out There)
5. Fracking is making the front range's air quality worse than believed. A new study shows that production of fossil fuels in Colorado is contributing more ozone pollution in the Front Range region than all auto emissions combined. (CPR)

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Today in Boulder:

• Women's Early Morning Run and Coffee: January Coffee. (7 a.m.)
• Boulder Job Fair: CU Campus. (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
• Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation: Boulder Shambala Center. (Noon-1 p.m.)
• Laboratory Tour: NCAR. (Noon-1 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Take the City of Boulder's 2o23 Trail Challenge. You love hiking, right? Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks challenges you to hike every single trail in the city's 155-mile system this year as part of the 2023 Trails Challenge. (Boulder)
• Explore downtown by taking the self-guided walking mural tour. (Downtown Boulder)
• Monthly Farmside Shabbat hosted by JCC. Celebrate the songs and traditions of Shabbat in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment, and explore the farm at Boulder Jewish Community Center. (Boulder JCC)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right. I'll see you soon! — Brad K. Evans

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