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• CDOT Says Winter Travel In The I-70 Mountain Corridor Saw Improvements

  29-06-2015 23:57
  
  The Colorado Department of Transportation says improvements to the Interstate 70 mountain corridor reduced the number of crashes and delays last winter.
  
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• Mother of malnourished 3-year-old pleads guilty to child abuse

  29-06-2015 23:40
  
  A woman faces up to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to abusing her 3-year-old daughter, who was starved to the point that doctors were worried her organs could be permanently damaged.
  
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• Colorado committee members set to study school safety, youth in crisis

  29-06-2015 23:38
  
  Members of a new committee that will review how Colorado school districts can best handle students' mental health issues and keep schools safe were announced Monday by Gov.
  
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• Entire DU Basketball Court Needs To Be Replaced Due To Flooding

  29-06-2015 23:37
  
  The entire warped basketball court at the Ritchie Center at the University of Denver will have to be replaced.
  
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• Village at Wolf Creek opponents sue to undo Forest Service land swap

  29-06-2015 23:36
  
  A coalition opposed to a proposed village atop Wolf Creek Pass has sued the U.S. Forest Service to block an agency-approved land swap that connects the planned development with a major highway.
  
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• Parachute Couple Accused Of Killing Their Infant Daughter Arrested In Minnesota

  29-06-2015 23:36
  
  A Parachute couple wanted in connection with the death of their 4-week-old daughter have been arrested in Minnesota.
  
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• Aurora police shoot armed man

  29-06-2015 23:13
  
  Aurora police officers shot and wounded a man who refused to follow their orders to drop a gun on Sunday night.
  
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• New Sound Barrier Walls Going Up Along I-25 In Adams County

  29-06-2015 23:06
  
  The Colorado Department of Transportation held a ceremony to begin a construction project that will help silence the noise from Instate 25 in Adams County.
  
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• Map Game: Where is Nebraska?

  29-06-2015 22:54
  
   
  
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• Photos: Wenatchee wildfire burns through homes in Washington state

  29-06-2015 22:53
  A wildfire fueled by high temperatures and strong winds roared into a central Washington neighborhood, destroying properties and forcing residents of several hundred homes to flee, authorities
  
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• Mother In Malnourishment Case Pleads Guilty, Faces 10 To 16 Years In Prison

  29-06-2015 22:49
  
  A woman accused in the malnourishment and mistreatment of her daughter pleaded guilty to child abuse charges on Monday.
  
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• Coroner Confirms Body Of Missing South Platte River Tuber Found

  29-06-2015 22:35
  
  The body of a man who fell into the South Platte River while tubing last weekend has been found.
  
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• Nolan Arenado Named National League Player Of The Week

  29-06-2015 22:25
  
  Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has been named National League Player of the Week for the week of June 22-28, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.
  
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• This Week In Golf: Watson Tops Casey In Playoff To Win Travelers

  29-06-2015 22:17
  
  Bubba Watson’s driving adjustment proved key, as he bested Paul Casey in a two-hole playoff to take home the Travelers Championship.
  
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• Aurora theater shooting gunman seemed psychotic, doctors testify

  29-06-2015 22:08
  
  Four months after the Aurora theater shooting, the gunman was running his head into jail cell walls, refusing to eat or drink and behaving bizarrely, a psychiatrist testified Monday.
  
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• Session Kitchen to close July 12

  29-06-2015 21:55
  
  Session Kitchen will close July 12. (Photo by Hyoung Chang,)
  Session Kitchen will close next Sunday, July 12, despite the many rave reviews it received since opening in late 2013 on Old South
  
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• Theater Shooter: ‘I Took The Blood That Wasn’t Mine To Take’

  29-06-2015 21:44
  
  Aurora theater shooter James Holmes told a psychiatrist months after the shooting that he was in jail because he "took the blood that wasn't mine to take."
  
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• Denver Union Station a finalist for urban development award

  29-06-2015 21:18
  
  The redevelopment of Denver Union Station has been selected as a finalist in the Urban Land Institute's Global Award for Excellence competition.
  
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• Longmont-based group takes on RTD's lack of Northwest Line

  29-06-2015 21:15
  
  Two Longmont women have formed a group topressure the Regional Transportation District to get commuter rail forBoulder County, which was promised by 2017 but now may not be builtuntil after 2040.
  
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• Greece Map Game: Here are the results

  29-06-2015 21:11
  
   
  
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• New Denver charter school to open in Holly Square in Park Hill

  29-06-2015 21:06
  
  A charter elementary school will open this fall in Park Hill's Holly Square, an area long known for its gang activity, which has seen an influx of youth-oriented organizations recently.
  
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• Officer-Involved Shooting After Reports Of Man Waving Gun

  29-06-2015 21:00
  
  Aurora police responded to reports of a man with a gun shortly after 10:30 Sunday night.
  
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• Man Waving Gun Outside Bar Refuses Orders And Is ‘Subsequently Shot’

  29-06-2015 21:00
  
  Aurora police responded to reports of a man with a gun shortly after 10:30 Sunday night.
  
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• Lightning strike on Mt. Bierstadt injures at least 3

  29-06-2015 20:21
  
  A dog died and several people were injured when lightning struck about 500 feet below the summit of Mount Bierstadt on Sunday morning, according to the Clear Creek Sheriff's Department.
  
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• California Supreme Court overturns death penalty

  29-06-2015 20:20
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court has overturned the death penalty for a man convicted of murdering two store clerks during a string of armed robberies in Los Angeles County in 1993.
  
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• Firefighter Falls 20 Feet Through Skylight While Checking Building’s Roof

  29-06-2015 20:17
  
  The firefighter was taken to the hospital with severe injuries after falling through a vacant building's skylight.
  
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• Wildfire On Dinosaur National Monument Property Estimated At 400 Acres

  29-06-2015 19:46
  
  Firefighters are battling a wildfire that broke out on Saturday in Moffat County near the town of Dinosaur.
  
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• Children evacuated from school bus after tire catches fire

  29-06-2015 19:30
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say 40 children have been safety evacuated from a school bus that caught fire on a freeway in San Diego.
  
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• Colorado’s High Court Blocks School Voucher Program

  29-06-2015 19:29
  
  The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a school voucher program in suburban Denver violates the state constitution because it provides funding for students to attend religious schools.
  
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• Player Style Files: Brian Dozier Enjoying Life Of Baseball, Hunting

  29-06-2015 18:48
  
  Twins second baseman Brian Dozier discusses his childhood idol Derek Jeter, his passion for hunting and his hidden talent.
  
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• Man convicted in sledgehammer slayings is sentenced to death

  29-06-2015 18:35
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents by beating them with a sledgehammer has been sentenced to death.
  
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• Report: Colorado human services violated rights of disabled in body checks

  29-06-2015 18:09
  
  Colorado human services officials violated the "privacy, dignity and respect" of people with disabilities —disregarding state policy and federal law —during body checks to determine whether residents at state-run group homes had been abused, the state public health department said Friday.
  
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• Denver's Farmland Partners acquires Michigan blueberry farm

  29-06-2015 18:06
  
  Farmland Partners Inc., a Denver-based real-estate investment trust that owns more than 115 farms in 10 states, purchased a blueberry farm in Michigan for $1.2 million, officials announced Monday.
  
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• Ototo to open this August on Old South Pearl

  29-06-2015 18:03
  
  Ototo is back, opening its doors again this August with a new concept and menu inspired by Toshi Kizaki's recent travels to Japan.
  
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• Katy Perry is the Highest-Paid Female Celebrity in the World

  29-06-2015 17:43
  
  Katy Perry definitely doesn't have to worry about paying her rent, that's for sure.
  
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• Daily Digest: Colorado honey-bee die off hits 38 percent, plus 9 more stories

  29-06-2015 17:04
  
  Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events,the Denver weather forecast,Denver traffic information, and the stories that will be talked about on Monday, June 29, 2015.
  
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• Boys Hear Explosion, Jump From Grandfather’s Burning Boat

  29-06-2015 16:52
  
  Three boys from Fort Lupton were getting ready to go boating with their grandfather on Friday evening when the vessel burst into flames.
  
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• SpaceX launch ends in failure as rocket breaks apart

  29-06-2015 16:32
  
  An unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies and the first-of-its-kind docking port to the International Space Station broke apart Sunday shortly after liftoff.
  
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• Frontier Airlines pulls out of Delaware's New Castle Airport

  29-06-2015 15:50
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Frontier Airlines has pulled out of New Castle Airport nearly two years after its first flight from Delaware.
  
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• Updated: Colorado Rockies Misery Index

  29-06-2015 15:24
  
   
  
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• Certain Positions In Fantasy Baseball Require Quality Backups On Your Bench

  29-06-2015 14:11
  
  What are the thinnest positions in fantasy baseball? Catcher? The infield positions of second base, shortstop and third base? All of the above? Yes, depth is better in the outfield and first base positions, so when you think about which players to stash on your bench, think about the ones with multi-position eligibility. They may not be the most productive on a day-to-day basis, but they have the capability to be very valuable to your team's chances of winning.
  
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• Firefighter Falls 20 Feet While Checking Building’s Roof

  29-06-2015 13:17
  
  he firefighter was taken to the hospital with severe injuries after falling through a skylight of the vacant building.
  
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• Officer-Involved Shooting After Reports Of Man Waving Gun Around

  29-06-2015 12:47
  
  Aurora police responded to reports of a man with a gun shortly after 10:30 Sunday night.
  
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• Win Tickets To Train & The Fray With Matt Nathanson!

  29-06-2015 12:30
  
  Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Train and The Fray at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 18th.
  
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• The Legacy of the Historic June of 2015

  29-06-2015 08:53
  
  The two major progressive movements that became real change this month will have a lasting effect on our political future.
  
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• Troopers hunting escapees scrambled to save 1 they captured

  29-06-2015 07:55
  
  MALONE, N.Y. (AP) — Some of the same state troopers who spent three weeks hunting down two escaped killers found themselves scrambling to get the lone survivor to a hospital, hoping to make him well enough to share the tale of how the pair managed to escape and stay on the run for so long.
  
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• NC prisons spokeswoman: Escaped inmate back in custody

  29-06-2015 07:45
  
  LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate who escaped from a North Carolina prison has been recaptured.
  
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• Theater shooting trial leads to concerns about mental illness, stigma

  29-06-2015 07:16
  
  The Aurora theater gunman and his attorneys are fighting for a verdict ofnot guilty by reason of insanity.
  
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• As Martin Truex Jr. Stays Fast, Furniture Row Racing Looks To Bolster Resources

  29-06-2015 07:00
  
  In a NASCAR world filled with Goliaths, Furniture Row Racing is a David.
  
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• Ben Carson wins conservative straw poll in Colorado for second year

  29-06-2015 06:50
  
  For the second year in a row, Ben Carson was top vote getter in the presidential straw poll at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver Sunday.
  
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