Sam Klomhaus
@samklomhaus.bsky.social
reporter for the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser have filed a motion asking that a lawsuit by Mesa County alleging some laws related to law enforcement sharing immigration information with feds are too vague to be enforced be dismissed. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Polis, Weiser ask for Mesa County ICE information lawsuit to be dismissed
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser have asked for a lawsuit filed against them by Mesa County to be dismissed.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser have filed a motion asking that a lawsuit by Mesa County alleging some laws related to law enforcement sharing immigration information with feds are too vague to be enforced be dismissed. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
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internet crashes under the sheer weight of all 4 billion men on earth posting ”same” “same brother“ “hell yeah” “he’s me for real”
October 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
internet crashes under the sheer weight of all 4 billion men on earth posting ”same” “same brother“ “hell yeah” “he’s me for real”
Two people detained by ICE in Grand Junction, including a 19-year-old Utah woman whose case made national news, have joined a lawsuit alleging ICE is detaining people in Colorado without probable cause. www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/19-...
19-year-old detained in Grand Junction sues ICE over over arrest
A woman who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Mesa County after being stopped by the Mesa County Sheriff's Office near Loma in June is a plaintiff in
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October 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Two people detained by ICE in Grand Junction, including a 19-year-old Utah woman whose case made national news, have joined a lawsuit alleging ICE is detaining people in Colorado without probable cause. www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/19-...
A psychologist who examined a woman accused of murder in Grand Junction for competency cast doubt on the process at a hearing Wednesday, saying her evaluation was done too far before the hearing to be of any use. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Expert calls competency process 'useless exercise'
An expert witness in a competency hearing Wednesday questioned the way competency is determined through courts, citing the changing nature of mental health symptoms.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A psychologist who examined a woman accused of murder in Grand Junction for competency cast doubt on the process at a hearing Wednesday, saying her evaluation was done too far before the hearing to be of any use. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
The man behind the wheel in a crash that killed three people, including his partner and two CDOT workers, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Man sentenced to 30 years in crash that killed 2 CDOT workers
The man who was behind the wheel in a vehicle that killed three people, including two Colorado Department of Transportation workers, was sentenced to 30 years in the Department of
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October 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The man behind the wheel in a crash that killed three people, including his partner and two CDOT workers, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
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/to the tune of "Buffalo Soldier" Michelob Ultra
September 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
/to the tune of "Buffalo Soldier" Michelob Ultra
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Well listen I understand why the parents who opt to send their children here might feel ill-equipped to provide them with financial literacy.
At this $65,000 a year AI-driven school, there are no teachers.
Students study for two hours a day using apps and personalized lesson plans and spend their afternoons on life skills such as financial literacy.
Students study for two hours a day using apps and personalized lesson plans and spend their afternoons on life skills such as financial literacy.
For $65,000 a year, a teacher-less AI private school comes to Virginia
At Alpha School, a new private school in Northern Virginia, students will study for just two hours a day using adaptive apps and personalized lesson plans.
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August 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Well listen I understand why the parents who opt to send their children here might feel ill-equipped to provide them with financial literacy.
An intoxicated man waving a skateboard caused a breeze Airways flight from Virginia to Los Angeles to divert to Grand Junction Wednesday, according to police. www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/bre...
Breeze flight diverted to Grand Junction after altercation
A Breeze Airways flight from Norfolk, Virginia to Los Angeles was diverted to Grand Junction Wednesday after an incident involving an unruly passenger..
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August 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
An intoxicated man waving a skateboard caused a breeze Airways flight from Virginia to Los Angeles to divert to Grand Junction Wednesday, according to police. www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/bre...
It's still unclear what Grand Junction City Council plans to do regarding the traffic patterns on 4th and 5th Streets. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
More discussion on 4th and 5th, Council to vote again
City Council is up in the air on moving forward with a plan it approved in May to adjust the Fourth and Fifth streets pilot program, with some council members
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August 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It's still unclear what Grand Junction City Council plans to do regarding the traffic patterns on 4th and 5th Streets. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
A trial date has been set for a man accused of assaulting a Grand Junction TV reporter in December. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Trial set for man accused of strangling TV reporter
A man accused of bias-motivated crimes after allegedly attacking a TV reporter in a Grand Junction TV station’s parking lot will have his case decided by a jury.
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August 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A trial date has been set for a man accused of assaulting a Grand Junction TV reporter in December. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
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I tagged along with @bennet.senate.gov as well as county commissioners, BLM staffers and conservation leaders for a float down the Gunnison River on Monday, an excursion highlighting the impacts of the proposed GORP Act that would affect 700k+ acres of public lands.
Sen. Bennet floats Gunnison River to learn more about GORP Act impacts
HOTCHKISS — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet spent his Monday morning floating the Gunnison River, joined by multiple county commissioners, Bureau of Land Management staffers and conservation organizations.
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August 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I tagged along with @bennet.senate.gov as well as county commissioners, BLM staffers and conservation leaders for a float down the Gunnison River on Monday, an excursion highlighting the impacts of the proposed GORP Act that would affect 700k+ acres of public lands.
Mesa County has declared its intention to sue Gov. Jared Polis and AG Phil Weiser over a law preventing local law enforcement from sharing information with ICE. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Mesa County to sue Polis, Weiser over sharing of immigration information
The Mesa County Commissioners approved the filing of a lawsuit against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Gov. Jared Polis seeking an injunction stopping the enforcement of a state statute
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August 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Mesa County has declared its intention to sue Gov. Jared Polis and AG Phil Weiser over a law preventing local law enforcement from sharing information with ICE. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Five Mesa County Sheriff deputies have been disciplined in relation to a group chat that was sharing information with federal immigration authorities. www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/5-s...
5 Sheriff's deputies disciplined for sharing immigration information
Four Sheriff's deputies have been disciplined in relation to a Signal chat that was sharing information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a manner the Colorado Attorney General's Offic...
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July 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Five Mesa County Sheriff deputies have been disciplined in relation to a group chat that was sharing information with federal immigration authorities. www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/5-s...
The Mesa County Commissioners have declared a local disaster emergency for the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw fires. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Local disaster emergency declared for wildfires
The Mesa County Commissioners on Tuesday declared a local disaster emergency for the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw fires burning near Gateway.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Mesa County Commissioners have declared a local disaster emergency for the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw fires. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed a lawsuit against a Mesa County Sheriff's deputy involved in a traffic stop that led to ICE detaining a 19-year-old college student from Utah. www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/col...
Colorado AG sues deputy involved in detention of Utah student
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed a lawsuit against a Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy who cooperated with federal immigration enforcement during a June 5 traffic stop that led to
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July 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed a lawsuit against a Mesa County Sheriff's deputy involved in a traffic stop that led to ICE detaining a 19-year-old college student from Utah. www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/col...
Last week the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of a firmer prosecutor charged with misleading officials. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Appeals Court affirms guilty verdict for former prosecutor who misled officials
The Colorado Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a former deputy district attorney in Mesa County who was convicted of misleading officials at the behest of a friend
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July 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Last week the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of a firmer prosecutor charged with misleading officials. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
A paraplegic former inmate at the Mesa County Jail is suing the county alleging he injured his spine transferring himself between his wheelchair and the toilet because the cell he was in wasn't ADA compliant. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Paraplegic former inmate sues Mesa County
A former inmate at the Mesa County Detention Facility has accused the county of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act in the detention facility after suffering a spinal cord injury
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July 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A paraplegic former inmate at the Mesa County Jail is suing the county alleging he injured his spine transferring himself between his wheelchair and the toilet because the cell he was in wasn't ADA compliant. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
A woman who was part of a ballot forging scheme in Mesa County last October received a deferred conviction yesterday after prosecutors said she wasn't the main actor in the scheme. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Ballot forger sentenced Tuesday
A woman who conspired with a former postal worker to steal and alter ballots during the 2024 general election was sentenced to probation and community service Tuesday.
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July 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A woman who was part of a ballot forging scheme in Mesa County last October received a deferred conviction yesterday after prosecutors said she wasn't the main actor in the scheme. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Tuesday's "Distro" distribution event in downtown Grand Junction is settling in to its new location and has added mental health services to its offerings. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Distro adjusting to new location, expanding services
Tuesday’s Distribution Day, also known as Distro Day, event that hands out food and other necessities to people marked its third event since moving to the Downtown Vineyard Church at
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July 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Tuesday's "Distro" distribution event in downtown Grand Junction is settling in to its new location and has added mental health services to its offerings. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Mesa County sent an email to all its employees last week saying the county is accepting voluntary buyouts. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
County seeking 'voluntary' buyouts as part of budget reduction effort
Mesa County is seeking voluntary buyouts from staffers as a way to address a projected budget shortfall in 2026, according to documents obtained by The Daily Sentinel.
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June 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Mesa County sent an email to all its employees last week saying the county is accepting voluntary buyouts. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Mesa County is out about $100,000 after a payment that was supposed to go to a contractor went to a "bad actor" instead. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
County loses $100,000 after falling victim to scam
Mesa County is out a total of about $100,000, the victim of a scam.
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June 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Mesa County is out about $100,000 after a payment that was supposed to go to a contractor went to a "bad actor" instead. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
A postal worker who stole ballots and delivered them after being forged was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Prison time for postal worker who stole ballots
A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier who stole 19 ballots in October has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A postal worker who stole ballots and delivered them after being forged was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
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AI in the wild? This tray tissue I was given at a restaurant is full of errors and hallucinations…!
June 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Charges were dropped against a woman accused of trafficking $3.2 million in fentanyl and meth after issues came up during discovery. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
Charges dropped against woman accused of drug trafficking
One defendant in a high-profile drug bust on Interstate 70 won’t be facing charges.
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June 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Charges were dropped against a woman accused of trafficking $3.2 million in fentanyl and meth after issues came up during discovery. www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
The Mesa County Commissioners have ratified a letter asking for a pause on Colorado's wolf re-introduction efforts www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...
County Commissioners ask CPW to pause wolf reintroduction
The Mesa County Commissioners on Tuesday ratified a letter to Colorado Parks and Wildlife alleging CPW has not sufficiently partnered with rural Colorado during the state’s wolf reintroduction process...
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June 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Mesa County Commissioners have ratified a letter asking for a pause on Colorado's wolf re-introduction efforts www.gjsentinel.com/news/western...