• One day after the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Ill., the Dallas Cowboys announced a sponsorship with Black Rifle Coffee Company, which offers blends such as “Murdered Out” and “AK Espresso.”
• Residents of the 15-story Columbine Towers, which is low-income housing mostly for residents over age 70 or those with disabilities, have not had a working elevator in more than a week.
• A former Montrose funeral home operator, pleaded guilty to stealing and selling hundreds of human bodies and body parts.
• A driver caught on I-70 transporting a record 114 pounds of pure fentanyl powder cut a deal to continue his journey to Indiana to lead DEA agents to the drug “kingpins.” He immediately ditched the tracking device placed in his car and hasn’t been seen since.
• With mortgage interest rates climbing, many experts expect the housing market to cool. And that includes Denver-based Re/Max, which announced it will lay off 17% of its workforce by the end of the year.
• Two weeks after helping the Avs win the Stanley Cup, starting goaltender Darcy Kuemper appears on his way out. The team traded for New York Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev.
• U.S. Forest Service researchers have named Evergreen/Morrison as the state’s most at-risk areas for wildfires. Colorado Springs is second, Larkspur is third and Boulder is fourth.
• Tennis player Nick Kyrgios, who will play in Wimbledon‘s men’s finals Sunday, was ordered to appear in court in his native Australia to answer allegations that he assaulted his former girlfriend.
• Leaking fuel from actor Tim Allen’s yacht forced a marina and a nearby beach in northern Michigan to close over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
• Disneyland’s Instagram account wasn’t the happiest place on earth this week after a hacker seized control and posted content rife with racist and homophobic slurs.

So, who won the week?

• Colorado Mesa University named David Ludlam VP of Communications.
• Grand Junction named Sara Spalding Director of Communications & Engagement.
• New Denver Broncos QB Russell Wilson has the top-selling jersey in the NFL.
• President Joe Biden formally nominated DIA CEO Phil Washington as head of the Federal Aviation Administration.