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• Grass Fire Breaks Out In Windy Conditions In Louisville

  29-01-2016 23:42
  
  LOUISVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – Just before noon Friday several fire departments responded to a grass fire that was putting out a smoke in Louisville.
  (credit: North Metro Fire Rescue District)
  It took firefighters about 40 minutes to get the fire under control. It burned approximately 5 acres on Campus Drive east of Monarch High School.
  Emergency crews had to close 96th Street for about an hour between Dillon Road and Northwest Parkway while they fought the fire.
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• Deputies searching for suspect impersonating cop in El Paso County

  29-01-2016 23:37
  
  The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect impersonating a police officer on Friday, officials said.
  
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• Police probe ties between Craigslist pot rip-offs in Longmont, Fort Collins

  29-01-2016 23:35
  Longmont and Fort Collins police are investigating aconnection between the robberies Sunday of people who had advertised marijuana on Craigslist.
  
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• CDOT Crews Prepping For Upcoming Snowstorm

  29-01-2016 23:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews are preparing for the next snowstorm moving into Colorado.
  The latest forecast has snow beginning to fall in western Colorado on Saturday, followed by the mountains, Front Range and Eastern Plains on Sunday.
  “Some of our crews are already on snow-shift (alternating 12-hour shifts), with others crews going onto snow-shift as the storm develops and moves into their respective areas,” said CDOT’s Director
  
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• Denver sporting goods giant lays off 100 at its corporate office

  29-01-2016 23:16
  
  DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL - Sports Authority, the Englewood-based sporting goods retailer, this week laid off approximately 100 positions at its corporate office, the company confirmed Friday.        
  
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• SB 50 Golden Team: 1970s Steelers Steal The Show

  29-01-2016 23:14
  
  By Frank Cooney
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – In celebration of the previous 49 Super Bowls, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selectors chose the “Super Bowl 50 Golden Team,” which is led by eight members of the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise.
  Appropriately, Steelers coach Chuck Noll leads this mythical team. Significantly, although the Steelers played in eight Super Bowls, all their selections come their 1970s-era dynasty that won four Super Bowls in a six-year stretch starting wi
  
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• St. Louis tech company expands, adds jobs in Denver

  29-01-2016 23:12
  
  A St. Louis technology integration company expanded to Denver on Friday, opening a downtown office where it plans to hire 70 people this year and expand to as many as 250 employees.World Wide Technology Inc.        
  
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• Nick Kasa Finds Home With Broncos Just Before Super Bowl

  29-01-2016 23:05
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Last Sunday, Nick Kasa was like any other fan of the Denver Broncos.
  On Super Bowl Sunday, he’ll be one of the Denver Broncos.
  The tight end, out of football since the spring, got a phone call while sitting in the stands last weekend, watching the Broncos beat New England in the AFC title game.
  He dropped his phone and cracked the screen — that’s another story — but when he finally restored his service, he learned the Broncos wanted to sign h
  
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• Fight breaks out at home during Broncos watch party

  29-01-2016 23:03
  
  Deputies with the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office responded to a home in unincorporated Arapahoe County after a fight broke out at a viewing of Sunday's Broncos game.        
  
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• Denver Restaurant Week menus out — why the lower number of participants?

  29-01-2016 22:53
  
  DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL - About 200 restaurants will participate in the 2016 Denver Restaurant Week, featuring $30-fixed price menus that offer multi-course meals.        
  
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• LISTEN: Fitz Talks Super Bowl, Amends Pro Bowl

  29-01-2016 22:51
  
  In the latest episode of The Jason Fitz Show, Fitz talks championship defenses, changes to the Pro Bowl and how he was wrong.
  
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• Broncos Fans Get Ready To Rally This Weekend

  29-01-2016 22:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Broncos fans are getting ready to show their support for their team at Super Bowl 50 this weekend.Denver Broncos fans will gather along the west side of Civic Center Park at 1 p.m. Sunday.Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants fans to celebrate with special guests, music and fun for an hour and a half.
  Denver Parks and Rec tweeted a list of special guests who will be attending the rally.
  Join @MayorHancock for a #Broncos fan rally in Civic Center Park this Sun. @ 1:00PM! #GoBron
  
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• Broncos Fan Get Ready To Rally This Weekend

  29-01-2016 22:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Broncos fans are getting ready to show their support for their team at Super Bowl 50 this weekend.Denver Broncos fans will gather along the west side of Civic Center Park at 1 p.m. Sunday.Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants fans to celebrate with special guests, music and fun for an hour and a half.
  Denver Parks and Rec tweeted a list of special guests who will be attending the rally.
  Join @MayorHancock for a #Broncos fan rally in Civic Center Park this Sun. @ 1:00PM! #GoBron
  
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• Former Denver cop's kidnapping, sexual assault convictions upheld

  29-01-2016 22:15
  
  Aformer Denver police officer accused of kidnapping and sexual assault in 2010 had his conviction upheld, officials said Friday.
  
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• Bernie Sanders supporters from Colorado headed to Iowa

  29-01-2016 22:01
  
  Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, greets supporters during a visit to his Iowa campaign headquarters on June 13.
  
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• Craigslist prank goes wrong: Woman does not have koala

  29-01-2016 21:58
  
  A Longmont woman, it turns out, was not giving away a koala.        
  
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• For "Grease: Live" on Fox, Coke is the word

  29-01-2016 21:37
  
  GREASE: LIVE: (L-R): Keke Palmer, Kether Donohue, Julianne Hough, Andrew Call, Carly Rae Jespen, Carlos PenaVegaAaron Tveit, David Del Rio, Jordan Fisher and Vanessa Hudgens in GREASE: LIVE
  
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• Owners of Cheapertaxes LLC convicted of conspiracy to defraud IRS

  29-01-2016 21:19
  
  A Denver man was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the IRS and false statements, officials said Friday.
  
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• Could Approaching Snowstorm Rival Denver’s Last ‘Footer’ From February 2012?

  29-01-2016 21:19
  
  By Dave Aguilera and Chris Spears
  DENVER – The last time Denver saw a foot of snow in one day was on Feb. 3, 2012.
  That storm was known as the Groundhog Day storm and it lasted for nearly three days.
  Feb. 2, 2012 – 1.5″Feb. 3, 2012 – 12.5″Feb. 4, 2012 – 1.9″
  Steven Knabe, 18, snowboards in Tantra Park Feb. 3, 2012 in Boulder. (Photo by Dana Romanoff/Getty Images)
  Denver’s final snow total came in just under 16 inches.
  PHOTO GALLERY: Record Breaking
  
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• US to collect equal pay data from all big employers

  29-01-2016 21:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought to showcase progress on his watch on closing the pay gap for women while keeping up the pressure on business, Congress and individuals to tackle an issue he said was still far from being solved.
  
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• Historic Fruitdale school in Wheat Ridge eyed for housing

  29-01-2016 21:10
  
  The historic Fruitdale school may become home to a 16-unit, multi-familypropertyas developer Hartman Elynegotiates details on loans and grants from the city and Wheat Ridge Housing Authority.
  
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• Fence Jumper Arrested At Denver International Airport

  29-01-2016 21:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A runway was closed for a short time Friday morning at Denver International Airport after someone reportedly climbed over a fence on the airport’s south perimeter.
  Authorities captured that person shortly after the incident and they were taken into custody.
  The incident took place near the row of rental car businesses, about two miles from the main terminal. According to multiple rental car employees, the suspect tried to steal a car from one of the businesses first.
  
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• Grass fire breaks out in Boulder County

  29-01-2016 21:00
  
  Firefighters battled strong winds as they worked to put out a brush fire behind Monarch High School.        
  
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• Images Show Person Of Interest In Peoria Street Homicide

  29-01-2016 20:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Surveillance images have been released by police that show a man considered a person of interest in a deadly Denver shooting last weekend.
  Varnell Jenkins, 29, was shot and killed outside a business plaza at 4660 Peoria Street in Denver on Jan. 23. The shooting took place shortly after 5:30 p.m.
  Varnell Jenkins (credit: Denver Police)
  Police aren’t saying what the involvement of the man in the images might be, but they are hoping anyone who knows who he is will call t
  
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• Students rally for National School Choice Week

  29-01-2016 20:55
  
  Hundreds of students celebrate choice on the West Steps of the State Capitol        
  
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• Austrian Police: Colorado Woman Found Dead In Her Flat Suffocated

  29-01-2016 20:43
  
  VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police say that a 25-year old American woman whose body was found in her Vienna apartment suffocated.
  But they declined to say Friday what led to her suffocation pending continuing investigations and results of toxicological tests expected within the next few days.
  U.S. authorities have identified her as Lauren Mann from Paonia, Colorado.
  Police and firefighters who forced open her door Tuesday evening found the half-naked body on a mattress in the bedroom. Mann had
  
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• Crews fight fire on Fort Carson

  29-01-2016 20:28
  
  Plumes of smoke can be seen from a fire burning on Fort Carson near Colorado Springs.        
  
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• Two charged in connection with Grand Junction teen's dumped body

  29-01-2016 20:24
  
  Two men have been charged in connection with a GrandJunction teenager whosebody was found in a suitcasein western Colorado, officials said.
  
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• Safe2Tell tip leads to high-school threat investigation

  29-01-2016 20:19
  
  An anonymous tip given to the Safe2Tell led to an investigation at Horizon High School in Thornton.        
  
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• Broncos fan rally to go on 'snow or shine' in Denver Sunday

  29-01-2016 20:18
  
  The city of Denver is throwing a Broncos rally in advance of next month's Super Bowl, and you're invited.
  
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• Grass Fires Break Out In Windy Conditions In Louisville, Broomfield

  29-01-2016 20:15
  
  LOUISVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – Just before noon Friday several fire departments responded to a grass fire that was putting out a smoke in Louisville.
  (credit: North Metro Fire Rescue District)
  The fire is located near 96th Street and Dillon Road, east of Monarch High School.
  (credit: North Metro Fire Rescue District)
  Road closures were expected due to the firefight, according to a Boulder County Sheriff’s tweet.
  Windy conditions were being felt across the Front Range on Friday. Gusts as
  
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• 2 fraudulent tax preparers spend $140K on luxury cars

  29-01-2016 20:15
  
  Two people were indicted after being caught running a fraudulent tax preparation business in Colorado.        
  
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• Manning, Newton Interviews To Be Featured On THE SUPER BOWL TODAY

  29-01-2016 19:57
  
  By Danny Cox
  On Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos will be battling it out to take home the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl 50, but there is a lot more to it. This “golden game” is a landmark moment for sports and will go down in history as one of the most iconic moments in football.
  Everyone hopes that the game will be as competitive and exciting as they’re anticipating it to be, and the Broncos and Panthers are surely going to compete to their fulles
  
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• Best shows in Colorado this week: Bryson Tiller, Inner Oceans, Grace Potter

  29-01-2016 19:50
  
  Grace Potter will play music off her first solo album, "Midnight," at the Boulder Theater on Feb.
  
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• 3 great entrepreneurial resources for military vets

  29-01-2016 19:44
  
  Increased access to technology and funding are fueling an entrepreneurial renaissance of sorts. In fact, according to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurship, small business activity is on the rise in 49 of the 50 U.S.        
  
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• 3 easy ways to show your millennial employees you care

  29-01-2016 19:42
  
  With the Millennial generation becoming the largest demographic in the U.S. workforce, employers are looking for new and exciting ways to engage them.        
  
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• Why I never wanted to go into business, why I love it now

  29-01-2016 19:40
  
  I grew up wanting to be a psychologist or a journalist.        
  
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• Jeffco Deputy Injured In Shooting Still In Hospital, Identity Released

  29-01-2016 19:22
  
  AURORA, Colo (CBS4) – A Jefferson County deputy who was shot outside an apartment building in Aurora while he was off duty remains in the hospital, but his coworkers say his recovery process is going well.
  (credit: CBS)
  On Friday the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of the deputy, who has been with the department for more than 10 years. They say Deputy Jose Marquez has undergone two surgeries and is in the intensive care unit.
  “We are very positive about
  
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• Big worry for Super Bowl Sunday: Drunk drivers

  29-01-2016 19:21
  
  When the Denver Broncos last played in a Super Bowl two years ago, drinking violations soared.        
  
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• Colorado WWII Paratrooper Dies After Brief Reunion With Wife

  29-01-2016 19:09
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A World War II paratrooper from Colorado who was initially denied permission to move into the same nursing home as his wife has passed away after a brief reunion.
  Elmer Melchi, who had cancer, died in a hospice care center in Pueblo on Thursday, a week after June Melchi, who has dementia, was brought to visit him there. He was 92.
  After Elmer Melchi’s health worsened on New Year’s Eve, the Veterans Administration denied the family’s request to allow h
  
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• Watch the Super Bowl commercial teaser starring Denver's T.J. Miller

  29-01-2016 19:07
  
  NEW YORK — TheSuper Bowl is a little more than a week away, but advertisers are going strong online, offering up celebrity laden teasers well ahead of the game — including one
  
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• 2 men charged in connection to Colorado teen's body found in suitcase

  29-01-2016 18:39
  
  WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Two men have been charged in connection to a Colorado teenager whose body was found cut up and hidden in a suitcase.
  
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• Road reopened after at least one person injured in Denver crash

  29-01-2016 18:36
  
  At least one person is seriously injured after a crash in Denver's Jefferson Park neighborhood, police said Friday morning.
  
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• Struggling Families Searching For Options After Fire At Transitional Shelter

  29-01-2016 18:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Jeff Wakeland and Dwanda Shadden had been staying at the Denver Catholic Worker House on Welton Street for only a month when they woke up to smoke billowing from the hallways.
  “I felt the door and there was heat. I could feel that,” Wakeland told CBS4 from a temporary hotel room on Thursday night. “Then I opened the door and the smoke — it was just black.”
  Thefire on Thursday morning destroyed a home that has been providing emergency housing fo
  
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• Fan Essentials: Best Super Bowl Comeback Ever

  29-01-2016 18:30
  
  Tom Bogert, CBS Local Sports
  When the lights went out in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome during Super Bowl XLVII, the Harbaugh Bowl (or the Harbowl, for those who prefer to eliminate as many letters as possible), it was quite fitting. Baltimore were trouncing San Francisco 28-6 in the third quarter. Lights out, game over, everyone have a safe trip home.
  But when the lights restarted, the fortunes of the 49ers did, too. The Niners cut the deficit to five points then had the ball just seven yards away
  
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• Denver Broncos – The Other Super Bowl Team

  29-01-2016 18:22
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Despite the national spotlight almost squarely on Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers, there actually are two teams in Super Bowl 50.
  Carolina deserves the top billing, with the top player and the league’s top record beaming from the marquee. Cam Newton has turned into the Terminator, morphing into the dual-threat many thought Colin Kaepernick would become. And the way they vaporized the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship should impress any football devotee.
  But bef
  
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• CBS To Air First-Ever Live GRAMMYs Red Carpet Show

  29-01-2016 17:36
  
  CBS announced today that it will air its first-ever live red carpet show prior to the GRAMMY Awards broadcast.
  The new special, “GRAMMY Red Carpet Live,” will be hosted by Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Fraizer co-hosts of “Entertainment Tonight,” and Shad Moss, a.k.a Bow Wow, of “CSI: Cyber.”
  The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. MT. The red carpet special will begin an hour
  
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• Body camera video shows Parker officer's harrowing ice rescue of teen

  29-01-2016 17:28
  
  A Parker police officer's body camera captured his harrowing rescue of a teenwho had fallen into an icy retention pond earlier this month.
  
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• Search For Broncos Supporter In Carolinas Turns Up 1 Brave Fan

  29-01-2016 17:19
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CBS4) – Michelle Thomas may be the bravest person in the Carolinas.
  A CBS4 crew traveled to Charlotte to try to find Broncos fans in Panthers country leading up to Super Bowl 50, and they found one. That was it … just one. Thomas was the only Broncos fan willing to go on camera.
  But what a fan! Thomas isn’t from Denver and has never lived in Colorado, but she has been to more Broncos games than most Coloradans. She says she picked the team as her favorite in 1
  
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