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Man sentenced to 25 years for shooting at police post

DENVER – A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors who charged him with firing at a Denver police command post. Kairo Alejandres-...

DATE: Oct 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

No one hurt when plane makes hard landing near Denver

LONE TREE â€“ Colorado authorities say two people escaped injury when their small plane crash-landed into a grassy field southeast of Denver. The single-engine plane went down aro...

DATE: Oct 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Arapahoe Basin, Loveland ski areas set to open

Wolf Creek was first to open in Colorado this year

DATE: Oct 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Hickenlooper’s office labels ethics complaint a political stunt

DENVER — Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office on Friday called an ethics complaint filed against him a stunt aimed at influencing the November election. Gubernatorial spokes...

DATE: Oct 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s Safe2Tell program sees surge of suicide reports

Number now surpasses bullying as reason to contact program

DATE: Oct 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

Motocross headed to Florida for the first time since 1997

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. â€” Major motocross racing is headed back to Florida for the first time in 21 years. The 2019 schedule for the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship was announced...

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Pair caught hauling pot through Nebraska are imprisoned

KEARNEY, Neb. â€“ Two people caught hauling marijuana through Nebraska have been imprisoned. Buffalo County District Court records say 49-year-old Charlie Red, of Sedalia, Colorad...

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Records: Most new voters in New Mexico are independents

SANTA FE – State records show the biggest increase in New Mexico voter registration is among residents who declined to state a party affiliation. The Albuquerque Journal reports n...

DATE: Oct 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man gets public service for wildfire along Colorado River

GRAND JUNCTION – A man who admitted accidentally starting a wildfire that burned about 200 acres along the Colorado River has been sentenced to 80 hours of public service under a plea agreem...

DATE: Oct 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado man may face third charge after confronting hunter

ASPEN – A Colorado man who was charged after allegedly berating a hunter for legally killing a bear next door to his property may face a third charge related to the incident. The ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wyoming guide dead after bear attack; Florida hunter hurt

JACKSON, Wyo. — Wyoming authorities say a hunting guide has been found dead after he and a client were attacked by a bear. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports the body of 37-yea...

DATE: Sep 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Jaws of Life’ used to free bear with head stuck in milk can

ROSEAU, Minn. — Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to help free a black bear whose head was stuck in a milk can in northern Minnesota. Conservation officer Eric Benjamin wit...