Who Had the Worst Week?

• An Ethiopian Airlines flight overshot its destination when both pilots fell asleep.
• A Colorado Department of Corrections captain “with an overwhelming foot fetish” just cost Colorado taxpayers $300,000.
• Raise your hand if you had Colorado as the cocaine capital of the country. I mean, sure Aspen helps, but who figured we’d beat Florida, New York and California for highest per-capita use of the drug.
• The Denver District Attorney did something incredibly rare this week – she opened a grand jury investigation into three officers involved in a recent LoDo police shooting that injured a suspect and six bystanders.
• Witnesses are blaming former Denver Bronco Aqib Talib for inciting the brawl at a youth football game in which his brother allegedly shot and killed a man. Amazon, which has hired Talib as an analyst for its new NFL Thursday Night Football package, has been verrrrrrrrry quiet about the incident so far, but I’d imagine it will quietly drop him before the season starts.
• Denver-area Kia and Hyundai owners are having a tough time getting insurance because of how often the car brands are stolen.
• Randy Gradishar, a leader on the Denver Broncos’ 1970s Orange Crush defenses, was again snubbed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• A federal judge ordered Walmart, CVS and Walgreens to pay $651 million in damages to two Ohio counties for their roles in the opioid crisis.
• People named “Issac” and “Chole” lead the list of those who file with the Social Security Administration to change their names. Not surprisingly, the two most common new names: “Isaac” and “Chloe.” Apparently, a shocking number of new moms and dads misspell baby names on birth certificates.
• Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Rodolfo Castro was suspended for one game by MLB after his cellphone fell out of his back pocket while sliding into third base during a game.
• Why actress Anne Heche died twice last week.

So, who won the week?

• Ramonna Robinson of GroundFloor Media | CenterTable was named a winner of the 2022 Denver Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business awards. Joining her were Jordan Blakesley of B Public Relations, Cori Streetman of Barefoot PR, and Jenna McMullin, the VP of Communications at Lockheed Martin.
• American Airlines has ordered 20 supersonic jets from Denver’s Boom Supersonic, with an option for 40 more. The jets are still in the concept phase.
• The whimsical “singing sinks” at the Denver Art Museum are back after a five-year hiatus.
• The Denver Broncos have the eighth-best chance to win the Super Bowl, according to betting site FanDuel. That’s quite a jump from the past few seasons.
• Country music station KYGO-FM remains Denver’s top-rated radio station.
• Alma, Colorado, reported the state’s first 2022-2023 season snowfall. As you might imagine, it was just a dusting.