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• Drones Okay Over Boulder County For Ag, Research

  12-04-2016 23:54
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Boulder County has changed its policy on the use of drones on open lands for scientific research and agricultural purposes on a case by case basis. The drones will be permitted in the capacity that meets those criteria.
  After hearing public input on a proposed change to the county’s drone policy Tuesday, commissioners voted in favor of the new policy in a 2-0 vote, with one member absent.
  Boulder County resident Trevor Ycas launching a drone
  
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• New Jersey Set To Cut Emissions Testing For Older Vehicles

  12-04-2016 23:33
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Just in time for the summer driving season, a new Christie administration policy will mean hundreds of thousands of drivers won’t have to line up at vehicle emissions stations across New Jersey.
  Beginning May 1, passenger vehicles from 1995 and older will no longer have to submit to tailpipe emissions tests, a move the administration says will affect only 200,000 vehicles in a state with 7 million. But the decision has angered some environmental groups who argue
  
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• Former Doctor Indicted After 2 Deaths In Illegal Prescription Distribution

  12-04-2016 23:31
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– A former doctor in Parker and two Denver metro area pharmacists have been indicted for illegal distribution of prescription drugs.Authorities have investigated their roles in the deaths of two patients.One pharmacist worked at a pharmacy inside Parker Adventist Hospital and the other inside Sky Ridge Medical Center.
  Investigators claim Stanley Callas and Scott Eskanos knowingly filled early refill prescriptions prescribed by Dr. John Littleford.
  Littleford was arreste
  
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• 14 Escape Duplex Fire, 1 Man Arrested

  12-04-2016 23:25
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – More than a dozen people escaped from a burning duplex in Lakewood early Tuesday morning that was intentionally set on fire. Police arrested an Aurora man who had been questioned about his possible involvement in the fire.
  The first call came in at 3:25 a.m. for the home at 5600 West 5th Avenue. When firefighters arrived, the front of the duplex was fully engulfed in flames, as was a vehicle parked in front of the building.
  (credit: CBS)
  Fourteen people were d
  
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• Max McCaffrey, 8 Other Locals Work Out For The Broncos

  12-04-2016 23:23
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Imagine growing up in Colorado rooting for the Denver Broncos while playing high school football. Then imagine after going off to play college ball to have the Broncos invite you to come back home and work out for them. For nine local prospects with NFL dreams, they don’t have to imagine it anymore.
  On Tuesday the Broncos hosted a Pro Day just for home-grown talent at the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse at UCHealth Training Center.
  (credit: CBS)
  Four or five years ago
  
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• Automakers Report Best US March Sales In 16 Years

  12-04-2016 22:39
  
  TOM KRISHER
  AP Auto Writer
  DETROIT (AP) — Most major automakers reported U.S. sales gains last month as stronger employment figures and consumer confidence drove the auto industry to its best March in 16 years.
  But the sales growth rate appeared to be slowing as brisk SUV and truck sales barely offset falling car sales. Some automakers had to raise discounts on cars or peddle more of them to rental companies. That could mean better deals for car buyers down the road.
  Overall, U.S. sales ro
  
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• Man Accused Of Embezzling From Atlanta Charter Schools Arrested In Colorado

  12-04-2016 22:25
  
  ATLANTA (AP) – A man accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from Atlanta area charter schools has been arrested in Colorado.
  Atlanta Police spokesman officer Donald Hannah said in an emailed statement Tuesday that the FBI Fugitive Task Force found Christopher Clemons in the Denver area and took him into custody.
  Authorities say Clemons launched The Latin Schools Foundation, which provided schools with application and start-up help. Investigators say Clemons allegedly charge
  
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• DU’s Leading Goal Scorer Danton Heinen Bolts For The Boston Bruins

  12-04-2016 22:12
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Pacific Rim line for the Denver Pioneers hockey team needs a new member after sophomore Danton Heinen has decided to turn pro.
  Heinen has decided to join the Boston Bruins organization, head DU hockey coach Jim Montgomery announced on Monday.
  Heinen led the Pioneers with 20 goals and 48 points as they made the Frozen Four for the first time in over a decade. He also led the team in goals the previous season.
  “We’re very excited for Danton to be signing with
  
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• Pretending Pet Is Service Animal Crime Bill Postponed

  12-04-2016 22:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– An effort to make it a crime to pretend a pet is a service animal has been placed on hold at the state Capitol.
  The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed the bill indefinitely on Monday.
  The bill would have made passing off a companion animal as a service animal a misdemeanor offense.
  The bill also applies to people who misrepresent themselves as trainers of service animals.
  Only dogs and miniature horses qualify as service animals. They are not required to have vests or docu
  
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• Deputies Search For Suspect After Man Shot While Driving In Canon City

  12-04-2016 21:57
  
  CANON CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies in Fremont County are investigating after a man was shot while driving in Canon City on Saturday.
  According to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, a 31-year-old man said he was driving in the northern part of Canon City when he heard a loud “bang.”
  “One of his vehicle windows was shattered, and the victim realized that he was injured. The victim was able to drive to the hospital to seek medical help,” the sheriff’s of
  
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• Children Found Inside Car Street Racing On I-25

  12-04-2016 21:50
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The driver arrested during an alleged street racing incident on Interstate 25 has been charged with child abuse charges after two children were found inside the vehicle.
  Deputies with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office were notified of two vehicles racing on I-25 about 9:16 p.m. on Saturday.
  A deputy watched a red 2015 Ford Mustang and another vehicle that looked similar to a Kia Soul engaged in what appeared to be a speed contest in the northbound lanes of I
  
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• Broncos visiting with QB Paxton Lynch

  12-04-2016 21:28
  
  An outdoor practice field was all that separated some longshot local prospects from projected first-rounder Paxton Lynch.       
  
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• Denver Police Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting

  12-04-2016 21:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver investigated an officer-involved shooting in downtown Denver on Tuesday afternoon that left one suspect dead.
  Police tweeted out an update on the investigation at 14th and Bannock.BREAKING: DPD on scene of a Officer involved shooting at 14th Bannock pic.twitter.com/7yY89e1uAD
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) April 12, 2016Officers were trying to serve a warrant on a bank robbery suspect while he was in a car. He stopped somewhere in the 1300 block
  
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• Rock Slide Closes Highway 6 Through Clear Creek Canyon

  12-04-2016 19:53
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– A rock slide closed Highway 6 through Clear Creek Canyon on Tuesday.
  The rock slide happened a few miles west of Golden on Tuesday morning. The rock slide closed Hwy. 6 between Golden and the Highway 119 junction near Black Hawk.Copter4 flew over a rock slide that closed Highway 6 west of Golden in Clear Creek Canyon on Tuesday (credit: CBS)
  Copter4 flew over the rock slide where the rocks had fallen and completely covered one lane of traffic.No one was trapped and no
  
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• Colorado Moving To Create 1st Pot Courier Licenses

  12-04-2016 19:30
  
  DENVER (AP) — A first-of-its-kind license for marijuana couriers is nearing approval in Colorado.
  The state House gave preliminary approval Tuesday to creating a new “marijuana transporter” license under the pot-regulating agency.
  Colorado already has 12 marijuana courier companies, which fill out shipping manifests to move pot from growing warehouses to store shelves. The couriers are currently classified as marijuana “vendors,” a broad category which includes othe
  
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• Man To Appear In Court After Woman’s Body Found In Home

  12-04-2016 19:20
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)– The man arrested after police discovered a woman’s body stuffed inside a trunk hidden in a closet is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
  David Wayne Batty will appear before a judge on charges of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse.(credit: CBS)
  Homicide detectives were called to the multi-family home on the 1400 block of 9th Ave in Greeley on March 16 and arrested Batty, 53.
  The woman has been identified as Tonya Lei Webster, 47.
  What led investigat
  
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• Colorado Man Sentenced For Stealing Nebraska Sheriff’s Office ATVs

  12-04-2016 18:54
  
  NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A 37-year-old Colorado man has been given one to three years in a Nebraska prison for stealing two all-terrain vehicles and a trailer from a sheriff’s department.
  Online court records say Richard Keith, of Evans, Colorado, was sentenced Monday in Lincoln County District Court. He was given credit for 235 days already served. Keith had pleaded no contest March 21 to a felony theft charge after Lincoln County prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge of crimina
  
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• US Wind Energy Output Hit Record In ’15, Industry Group Says

  12-04-2016 18:52
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — An industry group says wind energy generated a record 191 megawatt-hours of electricity last year, enough for 17.5 million homes.
  The American Wind Energy Association said Tuesday that wind produced 4.7 percent of the nation’s electricity in 2015. It says coal generated 33 percent and natural gas slightly less than that.
  The association released the statistics at a Vestas Wind Systems turbine plant in Brighton, Colorado near Denver.
  Texas remains No. 1 for wind
  
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• Horizon Middle School Students Win National Competition To Help Wounded Veteran

  12-04-2016 18:32
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Students at Cherry Creek’s Horizon Community Middle School have won a national competition for designing and creating an artificial limb for a veteran who lost a leg.
  Their efforts were so impressive they first won a statewide contest before they were named one of the five grand prize winners at the national competition out of more than 4,100 contestants. The competition is sponsored by Samsung.
  The challenge was to create a solution using STEM (science, t
  
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• 14 Escape Duplex Fire, 1 Man Questioned

  12-04-2016 18:30
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – More than a dozen people escaped from a burning duplex in Lakewood early Tuesday morning. Arson investigators were at the home. One man was questioned in connection with the fire.
  The first call came in at 3:25 a.m. for the home at 5600 West 5th Avenue. When firefighters arrived, the front of the duplex was fully engulfed in flames, as was a vehicle parked in front of the building.
  Fourteen people were displaced from the home. According to the American Red Cro
  
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• Teen Dies After Car Surfing In Rifle

  12-04-2016 17:59
  
  By Matt KroschelRIFLE, Colo. (CBS4)– A Western Slope teenager has died following a reported car surfing accident in the small town of Rifle.According to city officials the unidentified 17-year-old was riding on a car driven by another teen in a Walmart parking lot when he fell off. He was airlifted to St. Mary’s Hospital.
  It happened just after 10 p.m. on April 1, but over the weekend the teen died from his injuries.
  The teen driver was cited for careless driving resulting in injury.
  
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• Former Bronco Montee Ball Arrested Again

  12-04-2016 17:25
  
  ELKHORN, Wis. (AP) — Former NFL and Badgers running back Montee Ball has posted bond following a weekend arrest in southern Wisconsin.
  Ball was taken into custody Saturday in Walworth County where he was accused of violating terms of his bond on battery and disorderly conduct charges. Police were called to a Whitewater bar where witnesses said he was drinking. His bond conditions prohibit him from drinking or being in a bar.
  Felony charges accuse Ball of grabbing the neck of a former girlf
  
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• Aqib Talib Warned Brock Osweiler About Leaving Broncos For More Money

  12-04-2016 17:16
  
  Bryan Altman
  Before he made the decision to sign with the Houston Texans to the tune of four years and $72 million ($37 million guaranteed), Brock Osweiler was ordained as the heir apparent to Peyton Manning in Denver.
  But the Broncos’ decision to bench Osweiler for Manning in Week 17 didn’t sit well with the 25-year-old quarterback, who decided to depart Denver for greener pastures, both literally and figuratively.
  While it’s hard to blame Osweiler for cashing in when he
  
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• Motorcyclist Died From Injuries Suffered In Crash With Car

  12-04-2016 16:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The intersection of East Alameda Avenue and South Monaco Parkway was shut down Sunday night for a crash investigation. One person was killed.
  A motorcyclist and car collided at approximately 10:15 p.m. The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and died at the hospital.
  #TRAFFIC UPDATE: Last night's auto vs motorcycle crash at Monaco & Alameda has been declared fatal. #Denver #cotraf
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) April 12, 2016There is not yet a cause
  
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• 14 Displaced In Duplex Fire, Investigation Underway

  12-04-2016 16:43
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – More than a dozen people escaped from a burning duplex in Lakewood early Tuesday morning. Arson investigators were at the home.The first call came in at 3:25 a.m. for the home at 5500 West 5th Avenue. When firefighters arrived, the front of the duplex was fully engulfed in flames, as was a vehicle parked in front of the building.
  Fourteen people were displaced from the home.
  A family member said he was awake at the time and heard footsteps followed by a loud e
  
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• Deadlock Kills Dispensary Moratorium Proposal After Packed Public Hearing

  12-04-2016 16:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It seemed marijuana shops started popping up the moment pot was legalized in Colorado. There are now almost 100 dispensaries in the city of Denver alone — the same number of Starbucks, McDonald’s, Taco Bells and King Soopers combined.
  A proposal was introduced to stop any new dispensaries from opening in Denver, and the city council spent all of Monday debating the idea.
  Warehouse after warehouse can be seen in industrial lots on every block, each occu
  
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• Theater Shooting Victim’s Mom Thanks Law Enforcement, Victim Advocates

  12-04-2016 16:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A woman who lost her son in the Aurora theater shooting thanked first responders, prosecutors and victims’ advocates from Arapahoe County on Monday.
  Theresa Hoover, mother of A.J. Boik, said thanks in an event inside the Denver Crime Lab Auditorium to everyone who tried to help her son. Boik died in the massacre inside an Aurora movie theater in 2012.
  A.J. Boik (credit: CBS)
  The gathering was part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
  “Our families were
  
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• 2016 NHL Playoffs: Western Conference Preview

  12-04-2016 16:16
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  The slate has been wiped clean. 1,230 NHL regular season games – 82 apiece for each of the NHL’s 30 teams – are now, ultimately, irrelevant as we head into the 2016 NHL Playoffs where anything can happen. No. 1 seeds can fall, No. 8 seeds can hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup and unlikely heroes can and will emerge to spur their team to dramatic victories over the course of the next two months. 
  So now that the first round series’ are set, l
  
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• Students Get Search-And-Rescue Experience Inside Burning Building

  12-04-2016 16:03
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – Students learning the basics of firefighting put their new skills to use this week.
  Students in the Douglas County School District enrolled in a program called Fire Science had to do a search-and-rescue scenario inside a burning building on Monday.
  The students trained all year for the experience at the South Metro Fire Rescue Training Center in Parker.
  Student Evan Davros told CBS4 has plans to become a firefighter after he joins the military.
  “It’s a gr
  
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• Rockies Shortstop Jose Reyes’ Domestic Abuse Charge Gets Dropped

  12-04-2016 15:25
  
  HONOLULU (AP) – A Hawaii judge has approved dismissing a domestic abuse charge against Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes.
  Deputy Maui Prosecuting Attorney Kerry Glen said Monday that the judge signed off on the move but will give prosecutors about two years to refile charges if Reyes’ wife cooperates.
  Glen says it’s impossible to move forward with prosecution without cooperation from Reyes’ wife, who refuses to speak with prosecutors.
  Jose Reyes (credit: Maui Police D
  
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• Rockies Face Giants Tuesday Night In Denver

  12-04-2016 15:16
  
  Rookie shortstop Trevor Story will try to keep the historic start to his career going -- while masking the club's pitching woes -- when the Rockies host the San Francisco Giants in a three-game series beginning Tuesday.
  
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• 14 Displaced In Duplex Fire, Arson Under Investigation

  12-04-2016 15:12
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A fire at a duplex in Lakewood early Tuesday morning displaced 14 people and caused road closures.
  The first call came in at 3:25 a.m. for the home at 5500 West 5th Avenue. When firefighters arrived, the front of the duplex was fully engulfed, as was a vehicle parked in front of the building.
  A family member said he was awake at the time and heard footsteps followed by a loud explosion. Neighbors agree there was some kind of boom.
  (credit: CBS)
  West Metro Fire
  
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• Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Crash With Car

  12-04-2016 14:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The intersection of East Alameda Avenue and South Monaco Parkway was shut down Sunday night for a crash investigation.
  A motorcyclist and car collided at approximately 10:15 p.m. The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries.
  There is not yet a cause for the collision, but it is the second serious crash in the area since Sunday.
  
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• What’s In Your Wine? More Than Just Grapes

  12-04-2016 06:00
  
  By Mark Ackerman
  DENVER (CBS4) – Ingredient labels are mandatory on food, beverages and in Colorado, even marijuana. But what’s in your wine is often a mystery to consumers.
  Current regulations only require wine makers to disclose if sulfites used to preserve wine are present.
  (credit: CBS)
  As wine tasters try the finest wines at Balistreri Vineyards north of Denver, they are assured what’s produced is 100 percent natural.
  “All we do is crush fresh handpicked grapes,&rdqu
  
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• Another ‘Sexting’ Scandal Investigated At A Colorado School

  12-04-2016 06:00
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Bear Creek K-8 in Lakewood is the latest Colorado school to launch a sexting investigation after administrators learned last week of inappropriate pictures of students circulating among other students.
  “As soon as we heard a rumor that this might be happening we started interrogating students, trying to get information,” Diana Wilson, Chief Communications Officer for Jefferson County Public Schools, told CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann.
  
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• Documents: Planned Parenthood Shooter Wore Bullet-Resistant Vest Made Of Coins, Tape

  12-04-2016 05:49
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A judge released several key documents Monday night in the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting last November.
  Three people were killed and nine others injured when a gunman opened fire at the clinic.
  Robert Dear being arrested (credit: CBS)
  Unsealed search warrant requests reveal the admitted gunman, Robert Dear, was injured by police during the incident. Dear wore a homemade bullet resistant vest made out of silver coins and duct
  
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• Denver council wrangles over pending apps in marijuana industry caps

  12-04-2016 05:16
  
  The Denver City Council on Monday night was set to debate several amendments that could quash pending license applications when the city sets location caps on marijuana stores and grow houses.
  
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• Police Search For Rifle Stolen During Party That Poses ‘Public Safety Threat’

  12-04-2016 05:14
  
  GLENDALE, Colo. (CBS4) – Police need help finding a rifle that was stolen during a party at a home in Glendale two weeks ago.
  The gun is a Knight’s Armament Rifle with Serial No. KM909090 that has an optical sight on it. Police said 200 rounds of ammunition also were taken.
  Police say the party was attended mostly by Denver East High School students.
  “(The) rifle along with optical sight and ammunition pose a public safety threat,” police said in a statement.
  Additional I
  
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• 1 In Custody After Burglary & Chase In Aurora, Another On The Run

  12-04-2016 05:02
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Copter4 flew over a stolen Jeep full of stolen goods Monday afternoon after Aurora police got a call about a burglary on Nucla Way.
  Officers spotted the suspects in a stolen vehicle and followed them to East Colfax Avenue and Sable Street.
  (credit: CBS)
  The suspects fled but one of them was caught. The other man is still on the run. He’s described as being a Hispanic male in his late teens last seen wearing a red and white jacket.
  Update: 2nd susp @large. Susp
  
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• Planned Parenthood gunman said he was upset over "selling of baby parts"

  12-04-2016 04:50
  
  The man accused of killing three people at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood told a woman in the clinic's parking lot that she "shouldn't have come" there that day, according to court documents released Monday.
  
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• Watch Xfinity Monday Live With Rockies Analyst Ryan Spilborghs

  12-04-2016 04:35
  
  See video from Monday night's CBS4 Sports show!
  
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• Von Miller dances as Prince Charming

  12-04-2016 04:24
  
  It’s no shirtless dance to Phil Collins, but Von Miller nevertheless charmed the heck out of ladies everywhere with his week four performance on "Dancing with the Stars."       
  
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• Boulder Police Target Intersections For Annual ‘Heads Up Campaign’

  12-04-2016 03:54
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Boulder are stepping up enforcement of the city’s traffic laws as part of the second annual Heads Up Campaign, meant to keep pedestrians and bicyclists safe on the road.
  University of Colorado campus police and officers from city’s police department are targeting different intersections each day starting Monday. They are issuing warnings and writing tickets to drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists who fail to follow crosswalk
  
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• Colorado lawmakers wrestle with old mines polluting streams

  12-04-2016 03:42
  
  State legislationaimed at helping government deal withinactive mines contaminating waterways advanced Monday, a step toward cleanups at sites that cannot qualify fora federal Superfund
  
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• Inmates under investigation for disturbances at Larimer County jail

  12-04-2016 03:20
  
  The Larimer County Sheriff's Office reported late Monday a series of disturbances at its jail that involved at least eight inmates whose actions were described as "inciting a riot."
  
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• Medical Pot-In-Schools Bill Clears Colorado Legislative Hurdle

  12-04-2016 03:18
  
  DENVER (AP/CBS4) – Colorado schools would be forced to allow students to use medical pot under a bill that cleared its first hurdle Monday at the state Legislature.
  The bill updates a new law that gives school districts the power to permit medical marijuana treatments for students under certain conditions. Patient advocates call the law useless because none of Colorado’s 178 school districts currently allows such use.
  “This is not about two kids smoking a joint between cars in
  
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• Medical marijuana for kids at Colorado schools wins committee OK

  12-04-2016 03:09
  
  Schools in Colorado would be required to allow parents to provide medical marijuana treatment to their children on school grounds under a bill that won approval in a state legislative committee Monday.
  
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• Ivanka And Eric Trump Won’t Be Voting For Their Father In NY

  12-04-2016 02:55
  
  ROCHESTER, New York (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s children may be among their father’s most loyal cheerleaders. But only one of his three oldest children will be able to vote for him in next Tuesday’s Republican primary in New York.
  New York City voter registration records show that neither Ivanka Trump nor her brother Eric Trump registered with the Republican Party in time to cast their ballots for their father under the state’s arcane vot
  
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• DMV Appointment Selling A Step Closer To Being A Crime

  12-04-2016 02:55
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado is one step closer to outlawing a scam that has targeted immigrants.
  A state Senate committee on Monday approved a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to sell government services without government authorization.
  The bill is inspired by a scam in which people reserve – or say they’ve reserved – appointments with the Division of Motor Vehicles. They then sell the slots to immigrants seeking state driver’s licenses.
  The state allows immigrants
  
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• Sheriff: Summit County Jail inmate in hospital after suicide attempt

  12-04-2016 02:16
  
  An inmate of the Summit County Jail was in critical condition at a Denver area hospital Mondayafter a suicide attempt.
  
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