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• The case for DeMarcus Ware

  02-03-2016 23:38
  
  KUSA—Don’t fill the gut with spicy food before reading this because it may be difficult to digest.
          
  
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• 2 Young Women Hide, Escape From Suspect In SWAT Situation

  02-03-2016 23:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man suspected of attempting to steal a vehicle prompted a SWAT response in Denver after barricading himself in a residence Wednesday afternoon.
  Denver police investigated an attempted auto theft in the 1200 block of Mariposa Street just before noon. Shortly after, one male suspect was found to be barricading himself in a home in the 1300 block of Lipan Street.
  Two young women were in the home attending a Bible study called AMP when the suspect entered. They told CBS4&rsqu
  
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• Colorado Should Move To Presidential Primary, Parties Agree

  02-03-2016 22:46
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado Democrats and Republicans have tentatively agreed to push for changing the state’s system of choosing presidential candidates to a primary election, instead of a caucus.
  The agreement came after a raucous caucus night on Tuesday in which party faithful in both camps complained about the current system of thousands of precinct meetings to start choosing presidential candidates.
  Democratic caucuses across the state were filled to capacity, with some leaving rathe
  
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• Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Gets Life In Prison

  02-03-2016 22:39
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) – A man convicted of killing his girlfriend at a motel in Adams County has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  A judge handed down the punishment for Joshua Thomas Bohl in Brighton on Wednesday.
  In November, jurors convicted him of a first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Jayme Hosier.
  Prosecutors say he killed Hosier and left her body while he went to stay with his ex-girlfriend in Fort Lupton. He called police two days later c
  
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• Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini, Sam Hunt To Perform At ACM Awards

  02-03-2016 22:36
  
  By Radio.com Staff
  The ACM Awards have announced a second round of performers.
  Related: Dierks Bentley Preps to Host ACM Awards in Hilarious Video
  Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, and Sam Hunt are all slated to take the stage.They join an already impressive list of performers including Cam, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line.
  The ACM Awards air live from MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3rd at 7:00pm MT on CBS.
  
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• Environmental Protection Of Colorado River Called Disjointed

  02-03-2016 22:29
  
  DENVER (AP) – Environmental protection for the Colorado River – the lifeblood of the Southwest – is disjointed and too often gets a low priority in the management of the waterway, independent researchers said in a new report.
  Four, multimillion-dollar conservation programs do valuable work but would have more impact if they treated the entire 1,450-mile river as a single, integrated system, the report said.
  “We can have something different and better than the existing pat
  
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• Suspects Identified In Brazen Carjacking, High-Speed Chase

  02-03-2016 22:23
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – What started as a robbery and brazen carjacking in Grand Junction Tuesday night ended in Glenwood Springs following a high-speed chase along Interstate 70, according to authorities.
  The chase ended after authorities used stop sticks twice, disabling the carjacked vehicle.
  (credit: KREX-TV)
  A man and women inside were arrested at exit 116 without incident, according to Garfield County Sheriff officials.
  The suspects have been identified as d
  
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• Rockies Preparing To Be Without Reyes For Extended Period

  02-03-2016 22:09
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – The Colorado Rockies began their exhibition schedule Wednesday facing the possibility they’ll be without starting shortstop Jose Reyes for a large portion of the season.
  New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman agreed Tuesday to a 30-game suspension, discipline stemming from an October incident involving his girlfriend. Chapman’s suspension suggests Reyes could face more severe discipline.
  Chapman wasn’t charged in an incident involving his girlfri
  
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• Businesses Upset After 3rd Flooding Due To Water Main Break

  02-03-2016 21:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Some Denver business owners are upset after another water main break has led to flooding in their stores in the Hilltop neighborhood.
  A water main burst on Wednesday morning, forcing Holly Street to close between 3rd and 6th avenues.
  (credit: CBS)
  Once in 2008 and again in 2013 businesses near 3rd Avenue and Holly Street flooded. Denver Water says those breaks were due to bad pipes. Last year crews replaced an entire section of piping along Holly, but according to Denver Wa
  
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• Relive Super Bowl 50 Championship With Broncos Movie

  02-03-2016 21:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos have partnered with the NFL and Cinedigm to release ‘Super Bowl 50 Champions: Denver Broncos’ on Blue-Ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD.
  The movie will be available for purchase beginning Tuesday, March 8. It recaps the Broncos’ 12-4 season and playoff run to win Super Bowl 50, the team’s third World Championship.
  Fans can revisit the Bronco’s journey from the beginning of the season to the final win over the Carolina P
  
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• Air Force Academy Cadet Arrested In Boulder Sex Assault

  02-03-2016 20:18
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — An Air Force Academy cadet has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a woman last year in Boulder.
  Boulder police said Wednesday that 21-year-old Jack Warmolts was arrested at the academy and was being held at the Boulder County jail.
  Jack Warmolts (credit: Boulder County)
  Police say the assault happened last April in the University Hill neighborhood near the University of Colorado on a night when the alleged victim was with a group of cadets, includi
  
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• Small Plane Crashes In El Paso County

  02-03-2016 19:18
  
  PALMER LAKE, Colo. (AP) — Authorities are responding to a small plane crash in El Paso County.
  The crash happened Wednesday morning near Palmer Lake but no other details have been released.
  (credit: Carolyn Cronk)
  The town is near the Air Force Academy but the school told The Gazette of Colorado Springs that the plane isn’t one of its aircraft. The academy isn’t flying planes Wednesday partly due to strong winds.
  (© Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
  
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• Sports Authority Announces Bankruptcy, Store Closures

  02-03-2016 17:20
  
  DENVER (AP/CBS4)  – Sports Authority is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  The retailer said Wednesday that it plans to close or sell about 140 stores and two distribution centers, in Denver and Chicago.
  (credit: CBS)
  The closures will take place over the next three months. In the Denver metro area, those closing include the Boulder store at the 29th Street Mall, the Denver sports castle store, and the Greenwood Village store.
  The Englewood, Colorado, company has 4
  
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• Dierks Bentley Preps To Host ACM Awards In Hilarious Video

  02-03-2016 17:03
  
  By Radio.com Staff
  Dierks Bentley will co-host the ACM Awards with Luke Bryan, and he’s taking the gig seriously.
  Related: Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney to Perform at ACM Awards
  In a humorous new promotional clip Bentley signs Whitesnake’s “Here I Go Again” in the shower, practices his envelope opening skills, and gives himself a pep talk.
  Radio.com recently caught with Bentley who told us about working with his co-host Bryan.
  “You know Luke, h
  
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• Water Main Break Forces Road Closure In Denver

  02-03-2016 17:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A water main broke in Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood on Wednesday morning, forcing a road closure.
  The break is located at the intersection of East 3rd Avenue and Holly Street, and Denver police closed Holly from 3rd to 6th avenues.
  (credit: CBS)
  The flooding water and mud from the water main break caused damage to a salon near the intersection.
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• Denver Named No. 1 Best City To Live By U.S. News & World Report

  02-03-2016 16:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – U.S. News & World Report released on Wednesday their rankings for Best Places to Live in the USA, and two Colorado cities made the top five.
  The best place to live in the country this year is Denver, Colorado. They say Denver has come a long way since its Wild West days and start as a mining hub, now known for its progressive atmosphere and fitness fanatics.
  Denver metro area’s population is listed at 2.6 million, many of whom are out-of-state transplants. Mi
  
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• Bernie Sanders’ Colorado Win Underscores Party Divide

  02-03-2016 16:51
  
  DENVER (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ big Colorado win over Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s presidential caucuses underscored a sharp divide between party elites and the voters. Top donors and elected Democrats here almost universally backed Clinton — but the throngs packing precinct causes disagreed.
   
  Voters line up for the Democratic presidential caucus on Super Tuesday at North High School in Denver on March 1, 2016. (credit: JASON CONNOLLY/AFP/Getty Images)
  Waving Sanders
  
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• Man, Woman Arrested After Carjacking And High Speed Chase

  02-03-2016 16:17
  
  By Matt KroschelGLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – What started as a robbery and brazen carjacking in Grand Junction Tuesday night ended, police say, in Glenwood Springs following a high speed chase along Interstate 70.
  The chase ended after authorities used stop sticks twice, disabling the carjacked vehicle.
  (credit: KREX-TV)
  A man and women inside were arrested at exit 116 without incident, according to Garfield County Sheriff officials. Their names have not yet been released.
  The pursuit
  
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• 30 Players: Blake Snell Next In Line Out Of Rays’ Starting Pitcher Factory

  02-03-2016 16:02
  
  By Rich Arleo 
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day.
  Blake Snell, Starting Pitcher, Tampa Bay Rays
  2015 season (Minors): 25 G, 23 GS, 134 IP, 1.41 ERA, 1.022 WHIP, 53 W, 163 SO, 53 BB
  It seems as though every year, the Tampa Bay Rays churn out a new stud starting pitcher. From James Shields and David Price to Chris Archer and Alex Cobb, the Rays’ farm syst
  
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• Nuggets Face Visiting Lakers, Kobe Bryant’s Hoping To Play

  02-03-2016 15:44
  
  Kobe Bryant hopes to play against the Nuggets after missing the Lakers' last two games with a sore left shoulder.
  
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• Lindsey Vonn Ends Season Early With Hairline Fracture

  02-03-2016 15:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Olympian skier Lindsey Vonn is ending her season early because of a knee injury.
  Vonn crashed during a race in Andorra last week, suffering a hairline fracture to her knee. She had to be taken away on a sled.
  Lindsey Vonn of the USA competes during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women’s Super Combined on Feb. 28, 2016 in Soldeu, Andorra. (credit: Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
  Vonn lives and trains in Vail, and is currently leading the World Cup sta
  
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• Medina Alert Issued After Hit & Run

  02-03-2016 14:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police are calling on the public’s help in the search for a vehicle involved in a hit and run.
  A woman was hit at Park Avenue West and Tremont Place at approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday.
  Denver Police said the accident resulted in serious bodily injury to the female victim.
  There is no suspect description at this time, but a Medina Alert was issued for the vehicle believed to be involved: a 1998 gray Lincoln sedan, with Colorado license plate QKI-285.
  The car may have dama
  
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• Avs Lose Key Matchup To Wild, Suffer Blow To Playoff Hopes

  02-03-2016 07:45
  
  It was the Wild who took a big step toward the playoffs Tuesday, beating the Avalanche 6-3 with a trio of third period goals.
  
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• Avs Knocked Out Of Final Playoff Spot In 6-3 Loss To Wild

  02-03-2016 07:45
  
  It was the Wild who took a big step toward the playoffs Tuesday, beating the Avalanche 6-3 with a trio of third period goals.
  
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• Utah State Breaks Away To Beat Air Force 78-65

  02-03-2016 07:37
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Chris Smith and Jalen Moore scored 23 points each and Utah State broke away through the second half to defeat Air Force 78-65 on Tuesday night.
  Smith drained five 3-pointers and Moore four, including a trey late in the first half that sparked an 8-0 run to intermission. Smith and Darius Perkins hit back-to-back 3s early on the second half as Utah State built a 10-point lead, which grew as large as 18 (66-48).
  Moore’s first-half 3-pointer boosted the Agg
  
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• No. 22 Colorado State Women Beat Fresno State 68-55

  02-03-2016 07:33
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Jamie Patrick scored 21 points, and Ellen Nystrom had 16 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help 22nd-ranked Colorado State beat Fresno State 68-55 Tuesday night and secure the Rams’ third-straight outright regular-season Mountain West Conference title.
  Colorado State is the first team in MWC history to win three outright conference crowns in a row.
  Keyora Wharry hit 7 of 12 shots and finished with 16 points for the Rams (27-1, 17-0), who have won a
  
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• Miller lands "exclusive" franchise tag

  02-03-2016 06:17
  
         
  
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• Porn In Denver Firehouse Contributes To $75,000 Payout

  02-03-2016 06:00
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4) – The City of Denver has paid a former female firefighter $75,000 to settle her claims after she said she experienced repeated sexual harassment on the job. She says that included finding pornographic magazines which she believes were intentionally left around the firehouse so she would see them.
  “Virtually every firehouse has some amount of porn in it,” said Mari Newman, who represented Denver firefighter Camilla VonBurkhardt in her legal action ag
  
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• Buffs Player Who Survived Theater Shooting Aims For NFL

  02-03-2016 05:55
  
  By Tom Mustin
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Inside the Landow Performance Center in Englewood, Jordan Murphy is pursuing his NFL dreams.
  “I don’t think you can measure heart, and you can’t measure work ethic. That’s something I bring to the table,” Murphy told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
  Despite facing long odds, the former University of Colorado player is driven by a life-changing event. On July 20, 2012, Murphy and three friends went to the midnight showing of &ldq
  
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• Sanders Defeats Clinton In Colorado’s Democratic Caucuses

  02-03-2016 05:24
  
  DENVER (AP) – Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton on Tuesday in Colorado’s Democratic presidential caucuses, a nonbinding poll that nevertheless gives the Vermont senator an important boost in his quest for the Democratic nomination.
  Sanders generated an impressive turnout among young adults at the precinct caucuses, especially in Denver and Boulder, where lines of voters surrounded some precincts more than an hour after caucusing began. Most of Colorado’s Democratic Party
  
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• Neighbors Concerned About Lack Of Parking For Micro-Apartments In Curtis Park

  02-03-2016 04:57
  
  By Mark Taylor
  DENVER (CBS4) – A micro-apartment complex is planned for metro Denver, this time in a historic neighborhood.
  A developer wants to turn two empty lots in the Curtis Park neighborhood into 56 micro-apartments of about 320 square feet each. The units are planned for the empty lots in the area of 32nd Avenue and Stout Street, which is currently an abandoned tire lot.
  (credit: CBS)
  The units would carry a rent of approximately $900 and a potential answer to Denver’s sky-hig
  
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• Colorado Woman Gives Birth To 2nd Leap Year Baby 12 Years Later

  02-03-2016 04:23
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – The odds of it are nearly impossible, but a Colorado woman gave birth to her second Leap Year baby.
  Giovanni Ginn was born on Feb. 29, 2004 — and then on Monday mother Jennifer Ginn gave birth to little Antonio at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge.
  The hospital shared a picture of the happy family with CBS4.
  
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• Mike Klis discusses Von Miller's...

  02-03-2016 04:15
  
  After the Broncos couldn't come to an agreement with Von Miller long on a long term contract, they hit him with the "exclusive" franchise tag today. Mike Klis discusses what this means for Miller and the Broncos.       
  
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• Bill Preventing Use Of Red Light Cameras In Neighborhoods Passes House

  02-03-2016 04:14
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A bill that would limit the use of red light cameras passed out of the state House on Tuesday.
  The bill would not allow the cameras on local streets or in neighborhoods but would still allow them in school and construction zones and on major streets.
  The exceptions were made after Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed a red light camera bill last year.
  The bill is now headed to the Senate.
  
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• The case for Brock Osweiler

  02-03-2016 04:07
  
  KUSA—Where  it gets  interesting  for  the Denver  Broncos,  where  it  gets strange and  maybe  even ugly is if Brock Osweiler becomes a free agent and signs with another team.
  If that happens? As they might say in Osweiler’s home state of Montana: “Shiver me timbers!”
  Denver is trying to avoid a potential catastrophe by recently submitting a contract proposal to Osweiler.       
  
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• Suspect In Attempted Bank Robbery Quickly Caught

  02-03-2016 04:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police made an arrest shortly after an attempted bank robbery Tuesday morning.
  Police say a man went into the U.S. Bank on East Colfax Avenue near Krameria Street and handed the teller a note demanding money and then took fled in a vehicle. Police caught him not too long after the robbery several blocks away.
  The suspect’s ditched clothing (credit: CBS)
  The suspect ditched some of his clothes on his way out of the bank hoping police wouldn’t recognize him
  
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• Report: Dick’s Sporting Good Could Buy Out Sports Authority

  02-03-2016 03:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Troubled retailer Sports Authority and could end up selling its stores to Dick’s Sporting Goods, according to Bloomberg Business.
  Sources familiar with the situation told Bloomberg that’s just one of several options being considered.Sports Authority is closing three Denver metro area stores, including the Sports Castle in downtown Denver.
  Bloomberg reports the company will likely file for bankruptcy any day.
  
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• CU Faculty Member Accused Of Raping Former Student

  02-03-2016 03:47
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A faculty member at the University of Colorado in Boulder is on paid leave after being accused of rape.
  Jacob Vanderpauye is a drum instructor for African dance classes at CU. Boulder police say he took a former student home from a bar in January and sexually assaulted her.
  Jacob Vanderpauye (credit: Boulder Police Department)
  “She agreed to go home with the suspect because she was too intoxicated to get home safely. Once at the suspect’s apartment,
  
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• First Cases Of Zika Virus Detected In Colorado

  02-03-2016 02:22
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Zika virus has arrived in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed two Colorado cases of the mosquito-borne virus. Both individuals had traveled to a Zika-affected country and both have recovered.
  CDPHE will not provide information about specific cases but says Colorado is likely to have more cases of Zika in the coming year.
  The kind of mosquitoes that spread the Zika virus through their bites don’t live in C
  
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• House Member: Colorado Mine That Fouled Rivers Breached On Purpose

  02-03-2016 02:09
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS4) – The Republican chairman of a congressional panel investigating a 3-million-gallon spill of toxic wastewater from an inactive Colorado gold mine said Tuesday the mine was purposely breached by a government cleanup team.
  The assertion by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop of Utah contradicts claims by the Obama administration that the cleanup team was doing only preparatory work at the Gold King Mine.
  Once it was breached, wastewater loaded with l
  
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• Councilman Calls For Denver Parking Enforcers To ‘Use Judgment’

  02-03-2016 02:00
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver City Council member is urging Denver’s parking enforcement agency to “use some judgment” when it comes to giving out parking tickets that came into question in a CBS4 investigation.
  “I want to make sure any of these situations that are confusing to the public are straightened out,” said councilmember Wayne New.
  A CBS4 investigation earlier this week showed how Denver parking agents are repeatedly citing drivers for parki
  
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• Colorado’s Caucuses Focus On Democratic Presidential Race

  02-03-2016 00:36
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado plays a relatively minor role in the presidential nominating process, but Democratic supporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were urging fellow party members to attend the thousands of neighborhood straw polls that are Tuesday night’s caucuses.
  The nonbinding caucuses will give momentum to the Democratic victor in this battleground state come November.
  Clinton organized early with 10 state field offices and the endorsement of most state Democratic Part
  
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