Tribune news briefs for Jan. 14
Mountain lion attack
Colorado wildlife officials euthanized two mountain lions on New Year’s Day after they suspected the predators killed a woman in Larimer County.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said it is investigating after hikers reported seeing a mountain lion near a person who was lying on the ground around 12:15 p.m. on the Crosier Mountain trail. The victim was later identified as 46-year-old Kristen Marie Kovatch of Fort Collins.
The mountain lion was about 100 yards from the woman’s body. The hikers scared the animal away by throwing rocks at it. They tried to help the woman but couldn’t find a pulse, officials said.
Wildlife officials, deputies from Larimer County and Estes Park police responded to the area and used dogs to track the scent of the mountain lion. Officials found and euthanized two mountain lions.
Education accolades
Henry and Joshua Hedstrand of Monument were named to the Dean’s Honor List at Cedarville University, an evangelical Christian institution in southwest Ohio. Vivienne Carter of Monument was named to the dean’s list.
Giovanna Moffett, Dakota Roehrig, Jennifer Oliver, John Victor Burmeister and Michael Collins, all of Monument, along with Jessica Simer of Larkspur, were each named to fall 2025 president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University.
Summer Trythall of Monument was named to the South Plains College fall 2025 president’s list.
Amara Langstaff from Monument was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester at Slippery Rock University.
Gabriella Moraes and Illyse Siebert of Monument were named to the fall 2025 deans list at Texas State University.
Net growth
Colorado is the No. 23 growth state of 2025, according to U-Haul® Growth Index migration data analyzing one-way customer transactions from the past calendar year.
Colorado catapults 17 spots from its No. 40 ranking in 2024 to regain its status as a net-gain state with more U-Haul customers coming than going — a claim it has made five of the last six years.
U-Haul customers arriving in Colorado accounted for 50.1% of all one-way traffic in and out of the state.
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