Happy hump day, Longmont! Life is full of defeat. Whether it’s the Colorado Rockies or Tom Cruise trying to win an Oscar, losing can be a constant for many. On this Wednesday, if you suffer the agony of defeat, just know, it could be worse. For example, on this day in 1916, Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland 222-0 in the most lopsided game in college football history.

Today — an emotional city council meeting, a plane crash leaves two dead, and a breakdown of how Longmont’s prep golfers fared in the state tournament.

Let’s dive in.

Roughly three dozen people arrived at Longmont City Council’s meeting last night to address a single topic that wasn’t even on the agenda: The shooting and death of Dariss Yearby at the hands of a Longmont Police officer.

Yearby’s mother, sister, godmother and several other speakers petitioned city council for about a half hour to take action to hold Longmont Police, and the officer who shot Yearby, accountable for his death.

The first speaker — who chose not to identify herself — requested that city council initiate an independent investigation into Longmont Police’s compliance with the newly passed Senate Bill 26-190, which restricts what law enforcement officers and agencies can publicly say about incidents involving police use of force.

Let’s rewind:

On August 10, three Longmont Police officers arrived at a home where Yearby was holding a woman by her neck while his right hand — which was concealed by a large brown handbag — pointed toward her neck.

The controversy:

Yearby’s family made several accusations:

Several speakers hailed the actions from the first three officers to arrive, and mainly focused their critique on the shooting officer.

“We’re not speaking bad about your officers, but you’ve got a rotten apple,” one speaker said.

Many of the speakers also praised Yearby’s character, citing his love for family, ambition, respect for others, and religious devotion. They said he was suffering from a mental health crisis and needed help.

“He wasn’t in control of himself. He didn’t have a hostage. He had a moment where he needed kindness,” the final speaker said.

An emotional response:

Mayor Susie Hidalgo-Fahring responded to the family’s pleas for justice with testimony of her own, saying she understands the plight of families with loved ones suffering from mental illness. Hidalgo-Fahring became emotional while sharing that her own son was diagnosed with autism and schizophrenia.

“My own son has taken out a knife on us,” the mayor said, and later conceded that there are “fractures” in Longmont.

“We’ve got work ahead of us and I admit that. And we have a commitment to do that. For Dariss and all of our kids who are struggling,” Hidalgo-Fahring said.

The incident remains under investigation by the Boulder County Investigation Team. For more on this case, read this breakdown from the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office.

To watch this portion of the city council meeting, click here and skip to the 2-hour, 27-minute mark.

Plane crash leaves two dead: Around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, a plane flew out of Longmont’s Vance Brand Municipal Airport. By 9:30 p.m., the plane had crashed south of Boulder and north of Eldorado Canyon State Park, per the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. It took until Monday at 10:15 a.m. for the crash site to be found, and until noon for rescue crews to reach the area. They found two dead individuals and no survivors. It’s unclear what caused the crash but the National Transportation Safety Board is leading an investigation. The Boulder County Coroner’s Office is conducting an independent investigation to determine the cause of death, and will release the victims’ names after family have been notified.

Another month of low rainfall: Longmont ended the month of September collecting just 0.32 inches of precipitation — far below the city’s historical average of 1.26 inches, per the National Weather Service. Rainfall was hard to come by this September in Longmont. Even when other cities like Denver saw a healthy downpour, Longmont was left out. For example, on September 25, Denver clocked 1.10” of precipitation while Longmont recorded a grand total of 0. There hasn’t been a single month in 2026 where precipitation totals have met their historical average in Longmont.

Construction begins on bridge rehab project: The City of Longmont has kicked off construction on the Hover Street bridge that crosses Oligarchy Ditch. The project off Hover and 20th will repair the joints at both ends of the bridge, replace the pedestrian railing, and replace concrete paving on the approach roadways. The city says the upgrades will improve the driver experience, fix sidewalk unevenness, and extend the life of the bridge. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each directions. The project is planned to be complete by next April.

It may not have been the storybook ending Longmont’s three best golfers had hoped for, but there’s a lot the student athletes have to be proud of.

Longmont High School’s Wyatt Bogue and Jayson Mitts, and Skyline High School’s Zack Lacrosse are all seniors with a wealth of experience in the Colorado high school state championship. This year, they were the only ones from Longmont high schools to qualify. But once the two-day tournament came to a close, all three left hoping they could’ve done more.

After day one of the tournament, both Bogue and Lacrosse were in positions to make a run at the top spot. Bogue was just three shots behind Bode Truman, the tournament’s eventual champion. Lacrosse was even closer to the front, just two shots behind Truman, and in a tie for 6th place overall.

In the rough:

But day two is where the struggles would begin. A disastrous fifth hole spelled doom for Lacrosse who needed 10 shots to complete a par-5. He would tally three more double bogeys that day.

Bogue had a more balance day 2, never scoring a double bogey or worse. But, seven bogeys and only one birdie or better, prevented him from making up more ground. Mitts recovered well on day 2 after a bumpy first round, improving his score by four strokes and sinking three birdies.

Aces in the hole:

Yesterday, was the culmination of a high-level prep golf career that many would, no doubt, salivate over:

Bogue and Mitts have known each other for most of their lives and developed an even closer friendship across four years playing together. In fact, it was Mitts who was initially the stronger golfer.

“He's improved a ton. His freshman year, he was shooting in the 100’s and now he’s better than me,” Mitts said of Bogue. “All four years, we’ve been really close.”

“He’s the reason I am who I am today,” Bouge said of his golfing relationship with Mitts. “He’s the reason I grinded and the reason I’m here now.”