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KRDO
April 27, 2018
RIFLE, Colo. - Update: The Colorado Bureau of investigation has issued the following tweet regarding the Amber Alert issued Thursday out of Grand Junction: "Shortly before 10:00pm, law enforcement officers located Raeanna Rosencrans at the Wal-Mart in Rifle. Raeanna is in the custody of lawÃâà...
9News.com KUSA
April 27, 2018
Four times an hour – or once every 15 minutes – someone in Colorado is placed in a 72-hour, involuntary mental health hold, according to data reviewed by 9Wants to Know. Nearly 35,000 people were placed on an involuntary mental health hold during fiscal year 2017, according to the Office ofÃâà...
CBS Denver
April 27, 2018
Rural Teachers Working Second Jobs, Struggling To Make Ends MeetThis week teachers from across Colorado are walking out of school and rallying at the state Capitol to protest a lack of school funding. Amber Alert Canceled: 12-Year-Old Girl Found Safe, Suspect At LargeThe frantic search for aÃâà...
The Denver Post
April 27, 2018
State mining regulators on Thursday rejected a bitterly contested push to blast a 239-acre gravel pit into wildlife habitat along Colorado's Front Range south of Colorado Springs, tilting toward protection of the environment in the face of development demands. Colorado's Mined Land Reclamation BoardÃâà...
The Denver Post
April 27, 2018
The 20-year-old man who was shot at a Colorado Springs Value Inn on Sunday has now died from his injuries. Charges against the suspected shooter David Rhoads, 38, have risen to first-degree murder, according to a statement from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. He also faces possession of aÃâà...
NPR
April 27, 2018
Colorado's largest school districts will be closed Friday to accommodate further teacher walkouts. Teachers are asking for better pay, more school funding and a protected retirement plan. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Email. Support CPR News. Stories like these are made possible by contributions fromÃâà...
CBS Denver
April 27, 2018
DENVER (AP) — Environmental groups have asked a federal judge to block oil and gas drilling at 53 sites on public land in western Colorado, saying the U.S. Department of Interior didn't fully analyze the risks to people and the climate. gettyimages 161318661 Environmentalists Sue Over WesternÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 27, 2018
Colorado teachers are protesting to call for higher salaries and increased funding for schools, prompting questions about why the state's booming legal ... Last year, for example, marijuana taxes sent to the Colorado Department of Education totaled $90.3 million, while the state budget included a total ofÃâà...
CNBC
April 27, 2018
The latest protests brought a wave of red-clad teachers to the Arizona state Capitol Thursday for a walkout that closed most of the state's public schools as teachers in neighboring Colorado staged a similar rally in Denver. Thousands of teachers were expected to march through Phoenix to demand a 20Ãâà...
The Denver Post
April 27, 2018
Holly, who used to head the operations of Anadarko Petroleum, the largest operator in the state, cited Colorado's regulatory environment as the reason for Whiting putting a “For Sale” sign on its Redtail holdings in Weld County. His comments came the day after a Colorado District Court judge dismissed aÃâà...
Rocky Mountain Collegian
March 17, 2018
The good news: bands never seem to skip over Colorado when touring. The bad news: bands never seem to skip over Colorado when touring. An overwhelming amount of concerts have been announced in the Denver area. With the rising ticket prices, it can be hard to pick and choose which ones to go to.
Chalkbeat Colorado
March 17, 2018
Two bills making their way through the Colorado General Assembly this session would remove another barrier for out-of-state teachers. To qualify for a Colorado license today, teachers must have had three years of continuous teaching experience. If those bills are signed into law, applicants would onlyÃâà...
CBS Denver
March 17, 2018
250 Homes Evacuated For New Colorado WildfireFor the second straight day, a wildfire has broken out south of Colorado Springs and forced people to evacuate. Good Samaritan Shoots Robbery Suspect At Grocery StoreAurora police say a good Samaritan shot a man who shot a woman during a robberyÃâà...
The Denver Post
March 17, 2018
From the cocktail hour, the scene shifted to the opera house stage, where Colorado Ballet principals Sharon Wehner and Yosvani Ramos performed the balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet.” Ten others from the company then danced to “Five Years Out,” a piece commissioned by Arrow Electronics andÃâà...
KUNC
March 17, 2018
People these days, the Colorado Springs Republican said, admit to him that they generally don't keep up with the news. “They kind of just go around in a fog," Liston said. "I hate to say that, but they don't get news and what little they get is by drips and drabs from wherever they get it -- from a news blog, andÃâà...
KKCO-TV
March 17, 2018
High winds are blowing across dry grasslands in southern Colorado where a wildfire has destroyed an unknown number of homes. National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Petersen said sustained winds were blowing 20 to 30 miles per hour (32 to 48 kilometers per hour) Friday. Gusts were reachingÃâà...
The Denver Post
March 17, 2018
Let's clear the air: Marijuana users in Colorado need places to consume. It's been a flaw in the state's legalized recreational marijuana experiment since the day pot shops opened on Jan. 1, 2014. The result has been flagrant use in public that is both a violation of state law, which bans public consumption,Ãâà...
The Denver Channel
March 17, 2018
Due to the dry conditions, the National Weather Service issued fire warnings Friday for most of Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle, southern Kansas, northeastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado and southeastern Missouri. Oklahoma Forestry Services has already requested and received firefighters andÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 17, 2018
A wildfire that started on a Colorado Army post has jumped the post boundary and destroyed an unknown number of structures. March 16 ... Army Col. Ron Fitch said infantry and helicopter units were training for an upcoming deployment when the fire broke out at Fort Carson outside Colorado Springs.
NavyTimes.com
March 16, 2018
In this Thursday, March 15, 2018 photo, preparations are under way for the commissioning of the U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarine PCU (pre-commissioning unit) Colorado (SSN 788) at the naval submarine base in Groton, Conn. The submarine will be the USS Colorado and begins service Saturday, March 17,Ãâà...
The Know
March 8, 2018
As the McGrath family plows through the final preparations for Sunday's Runnin' of the Green, the race with an Irish lilt that serves as the unofficial kickoff to the Colorado running season, it is constantly reminded of the one thing missing this year. Race founder Terry McGrath wanted nothing more than toÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
March 8, 2018
DENVER – A bill that would allow the concealed carry of a handgun without a permit or training passed the Colorado State Senate on a party-line vote on Thursday. 18 Republicans voted in favor of the bill while 16 Democrats and one independent voted against it. The bill would allow anyone who legallyÃâà...
Complex
March 8, 2018
Colorado paved the way to a greener, chiller future when it became the first state (alongside Washington) to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Since then, the state has enjoyed literally millions of dollars in tax revenue, and a number of states have followed suit in legalizing weed. Now, ColoradoÃâà...
The Denver Channel
March 8, 2018
DENVER – It will be a spring-like in Colorado through Friday and then a bit cooler. Tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the 30s along the I-25 Corridor and teens to low 20s in the mountains. Warm and dry weather can be expected again for Friday with highs in the 60s for lower elevations and in theÃâà...
The Denver Post
March 8, 2018
A man was killed early Thursday after driving around a curve at more than 100 mph while being chased by an El Paso County Sheriff's deputy. The crash, which occurred just before 3 a.m., shut down westbound Woodmen Road at Tutt Boulevard and the southbound Powers Boulevard off-ramp toÃâà...
The Denver Post
March 8, 2018
But three months later, they got married. For 64 years, they were inseparable – even as they took their final breaths in their Colorado Springs home. Carol died first, then Jim about 16 hours later on March 3. Carol was 83, and Jim was 85. “We feel like it's destiny they left together,” Connie O'Murray, theÃâà...
The Denver Post
March 8, 2018
Four Colorado lawmakers are bringing to the White House their ideas on punishing so-called sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. Thursday's meeting with the White House Domestic Policy Council follows the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging California laws thatÃâà...
Source
March 7, 2018
The Colorado Knowledge Bowl Association its holding its division championships in the Lory Student Center March 12-13. The academic competition for Colorado high school students is a Jeopardy-like game in which participants are asked a total of 570 questions over two days on topics ranging from artÃâà...
The Know
March 7, 2018
McCardell's wife and distilling partner, Amy McCardell, added that the whiskey (like their Soiled Doves Vodka and Mayday Moonshine) is made with all Colorado ingredients — “non-GMO white corn from the Mountain Utes and barley, malt, wheat and rye from the Colorado Malting Company in Alamosa,”Ãâà...
CBS Denver
March 7, 2018
One of two inmates who escaped from a jail in southern Colorado has been found. Categories: News Local News KCNCTV. More KCNCTV. Younger Voters More Involved In Republican CaucusThe precinct captain in Jefferson County was a 23-year-old student from Metro State University. A Wave Of Change RollingÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
March 7, 2018
DENVER -- Three Colorado high school students are headed to Washington, D.C. this week for the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high schoolers. It's a huge honor. Alumni include 13 Nobel Prize winners. Two of the finalists are seniorsÃâà...
The Denver Post
March 7, 2018
Cary Kennedy wins Colorado caucus vote in Democratic governor's race. Kennedy, the ... Cary Kennedy, former Colorado State Treasurer as well as a former Deputy Mayor and Chief Financial Officer of Denver, is a candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 election on Sept. 21, 2017 in Denver.
Naples Daily News
March 7, 2018
CLOSE. Check out the video footage of a Colorado man who got involved in a bar fight while holding his 4-year-old daughter. ... DENVER — Deputies in Colorado hope the public can help identify a suspect involved in a bar fight that endangered a 4-year-old girl's life before sending a man to the hospital.
The Denver Post
March 7, 2018
GRAND JUNCTION — Attorneys have agreed to a plea deal in the case of a Colorado man accused of keeping a woman chained in his basement and treating her as a sex slave over the course of several months. The Daily Sentinel reports that Claude Lee Wilkerson pleaded guilty on Tuesday to counts ofÃâà...
The Denver Post
March 7, 2018
COLORADO SPRINGS — A man whose body was found under a bridge in the Colorado Springs area froze to death while high on methamphetamine. The Gazette reports 43-year-old Marshall Reed was found dead in Fountain on New Year's Day. Investigators say he got wet trying to cross a creek andÃâà...
The Denver Channel
March 7, 2018
DENVER – We are finally getting a break from the wind! Today will be a warmer day with plenty of sunshine for most of Colorado. Some high clouds will drift into the western half of the state later in the day, but Denver should enjoy mostly clear skies. Highs will be in the mid-50s for the Denver Metro AreaÃâà...
KTVQ Billings News
March 3, 2018
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado in Colorado Springs accidentally sent out emails to more than 11,000 applicants Thursday, which implied recipients had been accepted to the university. Denver affiliate CBS4 obtained a partial screen shot of the email that was sent out.
The Denver Post
March 3, 2018
Conservative pundit Ann Coulter pundit, will be speaking at the University of Colorado later this month. Conservative student organization Turning Point USA has invited Coulter, who will be speaking from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on March 21 in the Chem 140 classroom on the Boulder campus. “Please joinÃâà...
KKTV 11 News
March 3, 2018
CONEJOS COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - Two men are on the run from authorities and a Colorado sheriff's office is hoping the public can keep an eye out for them. The Conejos County Sheriff's Office sent out an alert Friday evening for the two escapees. At about 4:30 in the morning Kyle Pauley, 31, andÃâà...
KKTV 11 News
March 3, 2018
According to the Colorado Department of Corrections, the minimum sentence he would have faced was 316 years. McFadden, 46, appealed his 2015 conviction, claiming pre-trial delays violated state laws for a speedy trial. In June 2017, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in his favor and threw out hisÃâà...
WAPT Jackson
March 3, 2018
Numerous female representatives in Colorado's state House took their turns at the podium to come out as victims of sexual harassment or abuse in an emotional debate that culminated with the expulsion of the second U.S. state lawmaker accused of sexual harassment since the #metoo movementÃâà...
The Know
March 3, 2018
2018 is a landmark year to celebrate some of Colorado's most venerable road races, as the Bolder Boulder, Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon and Evergreen Town Race all mark their 40th years. The events trace their roots back to the running boom that swept across America in the 1970s,Ãâà...
CBS Denver
March 3, 2018
Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Mike Porras says more big cats may be following deer into lower elevations since there has been some heavy snow in the high country, which pushes the deer to lower elevations. CPW reminds residents who live in mountain lion country to be vigilant and keep yourÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 3, 2018
That stands in marked contrast to areas of the U.S., primarily in the South, where live release rates in some areas can dip as low as 30 percent — seven in 10 are euthanized, even healthy animals that would be highly adoptable in Colorado. Warmer year-round weather conditions allow stray pets to moreÃâà...
