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• Treasury official says Harriet Tubman will go on $20 bill

  20-04-2016 23:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist who was born a slave, will stand with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin among the iconic faces of U.
  
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• Tubman Goes On $20, Hamilton Stays On $10 Bill

  20-04-2016 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist who was born a slave, will stand with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin as among the iconic faces of U.S. currency.
  The $20 bill will be redesigned with Tubman’s portrait on the front, marking two historic milestones, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced Wednesday. She will be the first African American on U.S. paper money and the first woman depicted in 100 years.
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• What's the cheapest way between Denver International Airport and Denver?

  20-04-2016 23:51
  
  What's the best way to get to Denver International Airport now that thenew A-Line is operational?
  
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• Dougco and state officials resolve dispute over student count

  20-04-2016 23:51
  
  Douglas County's school district willreturn $2.03 million to the state after a final agreement in a nearly year-long dispute over student seat time.
  
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• Bill on medical marijuana in Colorado schools clears second hurdle

  20-04-2016 23:46
  
  A bill that would require Colorado schoolsto allow medical marijuana on their campuses cleared another hurdle at the state legislature Wednesday.
  
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• Shine the miniature horse gets a new hoof thanks to CSU vets

  20-04-2016 23:45
  
  After an attack that left Shine the miniature horse with a mangled leg and hoof, CSU veterinarians fixed him up to run on rubber.
  
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• CSU's Temple Grandin elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  20-04-2016 23:44
  
  Colorado State University's Temple Grandin says she shook off criticismof her work aimed at thegentle treatment oflivestock, because she knew history was on her side.
  
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• Denver ranks 8th most-polluted due to ozone contamination of air

  20-04-2016 23:39
  
  Metro Denver ranked eighth most-pollutedwith ozone and Fort Collins 10th among U.S. cities in an American Lung Association reportWednesday —due to persistent emissions from cars and
  
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• Pot Smokers Fill Civic Center Park For 4/20 Rally

  20-04-2016 23:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Pot smokers gathered in Civic Center Park for the 4/20 rally on Wednesday for the annual marijuana celebration.
  Each year people gather at the park and consume cannabis. The haze in the park typically peaks at 4:20 p.m. but this year the haze started early.
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  Police officers were on standby to make sure no one got out of hand. According to Colorado law, consuming marijuana in public is illegal but on April 20, police allow
  
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• Student claims intimidation by Douglas County school board members

  20-04-2016 23:16
  
  A high school sophomore in Douglas County is demanding the resignations of two school board members after she said theytried to scare her out of holding a protest at Ponderosa High School
  
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• New security policy at Rapids games

  20-04-2016 22:57
  
  Major League Soccer adopted a new security policy this week in order to align with other North American sports leagues.        
  
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• Horse able to walk again with CSU's help

  20-04-2016 22:43
  
  With the help of Colorado State University's James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, a miniature horse is able to walk again with a specially-made prosthesis.        
  
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• CBS4 Honored With 2 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

  20-04-2016 22:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – RTDNA, the Radio Television Digital News Association, on Tuesday announced the winners of its regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and CBS4 Denver was honored in two categories.
  BREAKING NEWS: CBS4 entered a sample of work from the shooting at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs. It included clips of Jim Benemann anchoring rolling breaking news coverage with live reports from Karen Morfitt and Melissa Garcia on scene and Stan Bush at the hospital.NEWS DOCUMENTARY:
  
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• It’s Time To Register For The ‘Furry Scurry’ To Help The Denver Dumb Friend’s League

  20-04-2016 22:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Dumb Friends League’s annual Furry Scurry will be held on May 7. It’s the largest single dog walk in the country and CBS4 is a proud sponsor.
  Megan Rees with the Dumb Friends League stopped by CBS4 studios on Sunday and talked about how money raised from the fun event helps the organization.
  “The money raised from the Furry Scurry goes to help all the homeless pets of the Dumb Friends League. We take in more than 20,000 homeless pets every year,
  
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• Pregnant workers rights bill touted by Colorado lawmakers, activists

  20-04-2016 22:11
  
  Activist groups and the lawmakers sponsoring a bill seeking to protect pregnant Colorado women in the workplace urged support for the legislation on Wednesday as it begins its path through the
  
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• From Springs To Wyoming Line, Colorado Flunks Ozone Ratings

  20-04-2016 21:47
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Front Range from Colorado Springs to Greeley and Fort Collins gets a failing grade on ozone pollution, an annual report card on air quality said Wednesday.
  Eight Western Slope counties did a little better, with grades ranging from B to F, the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2016 report said.
  The Denver metro area was the eighth-worst city in the nation for ozone. Los Angeles remained the nation’s leader in harmful ozone pollution from car
  
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• Youth Life Without Parole Debated By Colorado Lawmakers

  20-04-2016 21:46
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s district attorneys are opposing a Senate bill to bring the state in line with U.S. Supreme Court rulings that life without parole sentences for youth offenders are unconstitutional.
  Colorado ended the no-parole sentencing practice in 2006. But about 50 inmates in state prisons are serving life without parole for first-degree murder and other crimes they committed as youth between 1990 and 2006 — an era that saw violent crime spike, and corresponding tou
  
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• CDOT Reminds Drivers ‘Don’t Drive High’ Especially On 4/20

  20-04-2016 21:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation wants to remind drivers that it’s not okay to drive while high on the day associated with marijuana, April 20.
  The Colorado State Patrol took the lead on enforcement while CDOT helped spread the safety message.
  CDOT’s campaign is called “Drive High Get A DUI” and has the message written on two cars to help spread the message as they drive around Civic Center Park. The cars will be followed by police.
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• Jack Graham qualifies for Senate primary

  20-04-2016 21:37
  
  Former CSU athletic director Jack Graham has qualified for the Colorado Republican primary for U.S. Senate.       
  
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• Some Denver museums free this weekend

  20-04-2016 21:30
  
  Mexico’s long celebrated Día del Niño -- or Children’s Day -- is April 30, but the party begins in Denver Saturday with free events at various arts and culture centers.         
  
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• Youth life without parole debated

  20-04-2016 21:18
  
  Colorado's district attorneys oppose a bill to bring the state in line with U.S. Supreme Court rulings that life without parole sentences are unconstitutional for youth offenders.       
  
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• BAC personal information bill considered

  20-04-2016 21:13
  
  A bill making its way through the state legislature would prevent personal information collected when a blood alcohol test is given from being considered public information.       
  
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• Jack Graham makes primary ballot; pressure builds for rivals

  20-04-2016 21:01
  
  Jack Graham is on the ballot for U.S. Senate —and by qualifying, the Republican candidate and former CSU athletic director has made it a little harder for his rivals to do the same.
  
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• Dish in a programming tussle with Viacom

  20-04-2016 21:01
  
  Dish Network Corp. subscribers could lose their ability to watch shows on the Comedy Central, Nickleodeon and TVLand networks as soon as tonight.       
  
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• Bill to grant access to personnel files

  20-04-2016 20:44
  
  Colorado House Democrats again are pushing a bill that would require companies to allow employees to inspect their personnel files once a year, but this time business leaders are not pushing back against it.       
  
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• Colorado brew pub chain expands

  20-04-2016 20:35
  
  A brew pub chain headquartered in Centennial has purchased a deli chain headquartered in Denver.       
  
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• Tech founders boxing in Boulder?

  20-04-2016 20:24
  
  An unlikely fitness craze has swept the Boulder tech scene.       
  
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• Why the train to Denver International Airport is named the "University of Colorado A-Line"

  20-04-2016 20:16
  
  News that the University of Colorado A-Line train to Denver International Airport will open to riders Friday has left some people wondering why the public university system would attach its name to a train that doesn't stop at any of its four campuses.
  
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• Rockies Acquire 1B Decker From Royals

  20-04-2016 20:05
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Colorado Rockies acquired first baseman Cody Decker from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash on Wednesday. He was assigned to Triple-A Albuquerque.
  Decker, 29, was hitting .278 with three home runs and five runs batted in over seven games with Triple-A Omaha this season.
  He signed with the Royals as a free agent after spending seven seasons in the San Diego system, including an eight-game stint with the Padres during which he went 0-for-11 last season.
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• Arapahoe Co. inmate says jailers broke his leg and failed to treat him

  20-04-2016 19:55
  
  A former inmate at the Arapahoe County jail has filed a federal lawsuit against the county claiming that deputies broke his leg and then failed to treat the leg for 43 hours.
  
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• Banking Woes Easing For Some Legal Pot Businesses

  20-04-2016 19:54
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a once-empty office in Oregon’s Department of Revenue headquarters, officials have created a mini-fortress.
  Recently hired workers sit behind bulletproof glass at a window inaccessible to the public. Police officers brought out of retirement roam the building with handguns on their hips. Security cameras monitor the hallways.
  The changes, paid for with a $3.5 million budget and prompted by the state’s newly legal marijuana industry, are similar to those th
  
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• Coca Mines agrees to pay $6 million in environmental clean-up costs

  20-04-2016 19:52
  
  Coca Mines has agreed to pay a $6 million settlement to federal and state environmental regulatorsfor expenses linked to hazardous waste cleanup costs near Creede.
  
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• Jack Graham Qualifies For Colorado GOP Senate Primary

  20-04-2016 19:51
  
  DENVER (AP) — Former CSU athletic director Jack Graham has qualified for the Colorado Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
  The secretary of state’s office said Wednesday that Graham’s campaign submitted enough voter signatures from each of Colorado’s seven congressional districts to make the ballot.
  Graham joins El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn in the June 28 primary. Glenn won 70 percent of delegate votes at the state GOP assembly earlier this month.
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• Ticket-holders for canceled 420 rally in Denver will receive refunds

  20-04-2016 19:35
  
  Organizers of the 420 Rally that was canceled last Saturday due to the weather on Wednesday will announce a process for those who bought tickets to get refunds, said Santino Walter, an organizer.
  
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• Castilla, Hejduk Among Inductees Into Colorado Sports Hall Of Fame

  20-04-2016 19:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Former Colorado Rockies Vinny Castilla and former Colorado Avalanche star Milan Hejduk were among those inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.Castilla was one of the original members of the franchise. Vinny Castilla (credit: CBS)
  Hejduk is the fifth Avs player from the Stanley Cup teams to get the call to the all, joining Sakic, Forsberg, Roy and Foote.
  “It’s a special honor to be inducted with the previous names, big hockey names and other names in othe
  
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• Denver pot biz has second recall over pesticide-tainted weed

  20-04-2016 19:27
  
  A Denver marijuana business is facing its secondrecall in four months over concerns its products are tainted with pesticides not approved for use on cannabis.
  
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• Denver holds public meeting April 26 to discuss affordable housing

  20-04-2016 19:25
  
  Denver officials will host a public meeting on Tuesday to discuss the city's affordable housing policy proposals, resources and services.
  
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• What's going on around Denver for 4/20?

  20-04-2016 19:23
  
  While massive celebrations aren't expected in the Denver area for this year's April 20 marijuana holiday, a handful of events — including a Snoop Dogg concert —are scheduled to
  
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• Colorado receives $285,000 grant for at-risk youth programs

  20-04-2016 19:09
  
  Colorado has received a grant of $285,000 in cash and technical assistance from the University of Utah Sorenson Impact Center to fund early intervention services for at-risk youth who receive
  
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• Avalanche system work could cause delays on I-70

  20-04-2016 19:08
  
  A helicopter and trucks will carry supplies to Loveland ski area Thursday for routine maintenance on the Gazex avalanche prevention system, possibly causing traffic delays.
  
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• Seniors Learn They Can’t Return Home After Damaging Fire

  20-04-2016 19:05
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4)– More than 100 seniors will not be able to return home after a damaging fire ripped through their apartment complex in Littleton.
  They learned the news on Tuesday night and many are worried they have no where to go. They also must get their belongings out of the Southview Place Towers quickly.
  (credit: Littleton Police)
  “When I leave here I’m going to get me a cup of coffee and that will help me think a lot better,” said John Lewis
  
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• Report: Pollution in Denver improves

  20-04-2016 19:03
  
  The city is slightly less polluted than it was a year ago, according to the American Lung Association.        
  
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• Denver police ID man accused in DUI crash with patrol car that sent officers to hospital

  20-04-2016 19:02
  
  Denver police have identified the 23-year-old man facing a list of charges after he allegedlyslammed into the back ofa marked patrol vehicle early Monday before fleeing on foot.
  
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• Ask Dr. John: Zika virus and traveling

  20-04-2016 18:59
  
  Dr. John Torres from Premier Urgent Care answers your questions every week.        
  
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• Goose lays eggs in a pot for 4/20?

  20-04-2016 18:50
  
  Well, it may seem ironic a goose decided to lay her eggs in a pot at Civic Center Park around 4/20.       
  
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• Rock Slide Closes I-70 Frontage Road In Clear Creek County

  20-04-2016 18:44
  
  EMPIRE JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4)– The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed the north side of the frontage road for Interstate 70 east of Empire Junction in Clear Creek County because of a rock slide.
  Crews said there is more unstable rock remaining above the roadway on the north side of County Road 308.
  The slope above the road is saturated and unstable which makes it unsafe for rock scaling crews to mitigate further potential rock fall risks.
  CDOT said with warmer weather in the
  
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• Aurora theater shooting trial cost taxpayers at least $3 million

  20-04-2016 18:32
  
  Jailing, evaluating and prosecuting the man who committed the Aurora movie theater shooting cost taxpayers at least $3 million, but the final expense of one of the mostly closely watched court cases in Colorado history may never be known.
  
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• Prosecutors won't charge teens embroiled in Colorado Springs sexting investigation

  20-04-2016 18:23
  
  Prosecutors will not charge a handful of Colorado Springs middle and high school students who were investigated by policefor sharing a nude photo of a juvenile.
  
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• Mount Rainier photo to become stamp

  20-04-2016 18:04
  
  The photo, comprised of 200 images, will celebrate Mount Rainer as the 13th of 16 Forever Stamp images to be revealed as part of the National Park Service’s 100th Anniversary.       
  
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• Peter Kostis On Valero Texas Open: ‘Favors The Strategist’

  20-04-2016 17:58
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  One of the oldest events on the PGA TOUR, starting in 1922, the Valero Texas Open is long on tradition, but not at this spot on the schedule. After three years of being played before the Masters Tournament, the event has been pushed back to mid-April. It also has been played in May some years.
  The Valero Texas Open has featured some of the lowest scoring in TOUR history — including Tommy Armour’s TOUR record 254 in 2003 at La Cantera. But that hasn’t
  
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