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• SB Lanes Of I-25 Closed In Castle Rock Nightly This Week

  26-04-2016 23:58
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– The southbound lanes of Interstate 25 in Castle Rock will be closed for the next two or three nights.
  The Colorado Department of Transportation crews will install sign bridges for Castle Rock Parkway’s road signs. It’s part of the North Meadows Interchange Project.
  Additional Information from CDOT:
  I-25 will be closed from Happy Canyon Road to Founders/Meadows Parkway from 11 p.m. Tuesday to 4 a.m. Wednesday, 11 p.m. 
  
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• Colorado Senate Hopeful Keyser Challenges Disqualification

  26-04-2016 23:52
  
  DENVER (AP) – Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Jon Keyser is challenging his disqualification from Colorado’s GOP primary.
  Keyser filed a petition in Denver District Court on Tuesday. He is seeking an order that the secretary of state place his name on the June 28 primary ballot.
  Keyser needed 1,500 signatures from registered Republican voters in each of Colorado’s seven congressional districts.
  Secretary of State Wayne Williams found that Keyser fell 86 signatures short in the 3
  
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• Colorado Suspends 911 Rulemaking Amid Safety, Rules Debate

  26-04-2016 23:48
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado utility regulators are postponing a plan to address 911 outages and security by expanding their authority over the emergency calls.
  The Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday indefinitely suspended the rulemaking effort. The governor’s office and lawmakers argued it risked overstepping powers granted by the Legislature during telecommunications deregulation in 2014.
  The rulemaking – and a bipartisan bill designed to stop it – fueled debate not only
  
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• Chipotle Posts First Quarterly Loss After Food Scares

  26-04-2016 23:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Chipotle posted its first quarterly loss as a public company as it fights to win back diners with free burritos following a series of food scares.
  The Mexican food chain says sales tumbled 29.7 percent at established locations during the first three months of the year. The company’s sales have been slammed since an E. Coli outbreak and norovirus cases that scared off customers starting at the end of October.
  Executives have sought to win back the trust of customers by
  
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• 4/20 Rally Rescheduled For May 21

  26-04-2016 23:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The 4/20 Rally postponed because of a winter storm has been rescheduled for next month.
  The event initially scheduled for the weekend of April 16 and 17 was postponed because of heavy rain and snow that fell in Colorado.
  The celebration has been rescheduled for May 21 in Civic Center Park.
  RELATED STORIES: Marijuana Legalization Story ArchiveOrganizers said Wiz Khalifa and Lil’ Wayne will perform. They were originally scheduled to perform at the rally.
  The rally h
  
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• Keith Thurman And Shawn Porter Hold Press Conference For Primetime Fight On CBS

  26-04-2016 23:24
  
  Bryan Altman
  Feb. 15, 1978 – That’s the last time two fighters squared off on CBS in a primetime slot. On that date, it was Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks meeting for the first time and it was Ali claiming the heavyweight crown from Spinks for the third time in his illustrious career. 
  Now, nearly 40 years later, on June 25th at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York, it will be welterweight champion Keith Thurman and challenger Shawn Porter shining in primetime on CBS a
  
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• Keith Thurman & Shawn Porter Hold Press Conference For Primetime Fight On CBS

  26-04-2016 23:24
  
  Bryan Altman
  Feb. 15, 1978 – That’s the last time two fighters squared off on CBS in a primetime slot. On that date, it was Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks meeting for the first time and it was Ali claiming the heavyweight crown from Spinks for the third time in his illustrious career.
  Now, nearly 40 years later, on June 25th at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York, it will be welterweight champion Keith Thurman and challenger Shawn Porter shining in primetime on CBS as boxi
  
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• 10,000 Strong Expected At This Weekend’s Walk MS Denver

  26-04-2016 23:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – This weekend thousands of Coloradans will show how they are stronger than multiple sclerosis at the annual Walk MS fundraiser.
  Walk MS Denver is the largest Walk MS event in the country and CBS4 is a proud sponsor. On Sunday MS patients Carlyn Shaw and Heidi Dominguez stopped by CBS4 studios to talk about how important the event is and how people can participate.
  Shaw was only 19 and in college when she was diagnosed with MS. She was experiencing numbness along the entire l
  
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• Colorado Researchers Seeking Hail Reports Via Social Media

  26-04-2016 22:53
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – If you’re active on social media and enjoy following Colorado’s severe weather then you can help researchers with an important hail study this spring and summer.
  The University of Colorado at Boulder is teaming up with Bernard Meier, lead forecaster of the National Weather Service Office in Boulder, to collect information about hail via Facebook and Twitter.
  “The goal of the crowdsourced study is to help researchers better understand and for
  
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• Amazon Opening 1st Colorado Facility In Aurora

  26-04-2016 22:10
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) – Amazon’s first facility in Colorado will bring hundreds of jobs to the Denver suburb of Aurora.
  The Denver Post reported Tuesday that sealed packages will be sorted by zip code for delivery to local U.S. post offices at the Amazon sorting center just south of Denver International Airport. Amazon spokeswoman Ashley S. Robinson said in an email to the Post that the company is hiring hundreds for the center.
  Robinson said hiring has begun, but no opening date for th
  
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• New Housing Project Designed To Help Chronically Homeless

  26-04-2016 22:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A new housing project in Denver has been designed to help those who are chronically homeless. The Sanderson Apartments will house some of the city’s most vulnerable residents.
  Employees with the Mental Health Center of Denver broke ground on the new complex at Federal Boulevard and Alameda Avenue on Monday.
  The Sanderson Apartments housing project is designed to help the chronically homeless (credit: CBS)
  The three-story building will have 60 one bedroom apartments.
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• Tourists Spent $55 Million Near Mesa Verde National Park In 2015

  26-04-2016 21:52
  
  CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) – The more than 547,000 people who visited Mesa Verde National Park last year spent $55.4 million in nearby communities.
  A new report from the National Park Service shows that visitor spending also supported 814 jobs in the area.
  Park Superintendent Cliff Spencer says national park tourism is a “significant driver” in the national economy and a “big factor” in the local economy.
  The visitor spending report shows that the funds helped support nearl
  
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• Dozens Of Vehicles Vandalized With Messages Of Hate

  26-04-2016 20:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Residents of Denver’s Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood woke Tuesday morning to find numerous vehicles vandalized with spray paint and hate messages.
  Cars on South Grape Street and South Hudson Street, just north of Cherry Creek Drive, were painted with offensive words and phrases beginning at approximately 1 a.m.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Vandalism, break-ins and a lot of robberies,” said victim Greg Zuydhoek. “It happens usually in the middle of
  
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• Investigators Release Video Of Suspect Vehicles In Northern Colorado Shootings

  26-04-2016 20:24
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– Investigators released videos showing suspect vehicles during an update Tuesday into the unsolved shootings in Northern Colorado between April 22 and June 3, 2015 and clarified which shootings are connected.
  Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer and spokesman for the Northern Colorado Shooting Task Force David Moore released video surveillance of two suspect vehicles wanted in four of the shootings.
  (credit: Northern Colorado Shooting Task
  
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• Investigators Release Video Of Suspect Vehicle In Northern Colorado Shootings

  26-04-2016 20:24
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– Investigators released videos showing suspect vehicles during an update Tuesday into the unsolved shootings in Northern Colorado between April 22 and June 3, 2015 and clarified which shootings are connected.
  Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer and spokesman for the Northern Colorado Shooting Task Force David Moore released video surveillance of two suspect vehicles wanted in four of the shootings.
  “Shootings number one and two are
  
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• House Rejects Symbolic Measure Opposing Guantanamo Detainees

  26-04-2016 19:29
  
  DENVER (AP) — A symbolic measure in the Colorado Legislature to oppose the potential transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Fremont County has failed in the Democratic House.
  A House committee defeated the resolution Monday. It had no effect, but said that “Coloradans are overwhelmingly opposed to the transfer.”
  The measure was sponsored by a Senate Republican whose district includes facilities under consideration for Guantanamo transfers. The measure sailed through the Republ
  
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• Fort Collins Police Arrest Massage Therapist, Search For Other Victims

  26-04-2016 19:24
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Police arrested a massage therapist after one of his clients called police.
  Police arrested Marcos Duran on Monday for unlawful sexual contact and sexual assault.
  Police said Duran, a massage therapist employed my Miramont Lifestyle Fitness, was performing a massage for the female victim on the evening of April 11. The victim told police while Duran was massaging her leg, he began to touch her genitals.
  The victim told Duran to stop immediately and he complied.
  
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• Top 9 draft busts in Broncos history

  26-04-2016 19:14
  Sorry about this, Ted Gregory, but with the NFL Draft approaching, it's time to break out another Denver Broncos' all-time busts lists.       
  
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• Anonymous Benefactor Steps Up For Colorado Wolf Sanctuary

  26-04-2016 18:50
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — An anonymous benefactor has stepped in with a key donation for a northern Colorado sanctuary for displaced, abused and neglected captive wolves and wolf dogs.
  The Coloradoan reported Tuesday that the W.O.L.F. Sanctuary located west of Fort Collins had been raising money for a $152,500 down payment for a new home in northwestern Larimer County. The sanctuary was $85,000 short and closing in on a Thursday deadline set by the owner when it got an anonymous donation.
  
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• 6 Quarterbacks The Broncos Might Pick In The NFL Draft

  26-04-2016 18:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – For the Broncos and the option of drafting a quarterback, it’s likely not a question of if, it’s a question of when.
  That’s according to Broncos Coach Gary Kubiak, who said earlier this month that the team has been preparing to select a QB in the draft, which starts on Thursday.
  The team currently has only two quarterbacks on their roster: Trevor Siemian and Mark Sanchez, and it’s pretty standard for an NFL team to have at least four at the star
  
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• Police Investigate Dating Habits Of Murder Suspect

  26-04-2016 18:21
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Colorado Springs have taken a closer look at a murder suspect’s dating habits in Colorado and California after his girlfriend’s body was found inside a minivan in a storage facility.
  On Friday authorities were investigating the report of a missing person when they went to a public storage facility located at 4400 block of East Platte Avenue and found a body in a minivan inside one of the units.
  Julie Tureson (credit: El Paso County Sher
  
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• Denver Limits Pot Shops, Giving Dispensaries Permanent Lock

  26-04-2016 17:43
  
  DENVER (AP) — Denver’s 421 marijuana businesses now have a permanent lock on the industry.
  The Denver Post reports that the City Council voted Monday to make permanent an ordinance grandfathering existing retail shops and grow sites.
  The vote means that pot shops in Colorado’s largest city must have been licensed before recreational pot was legalized in 2012. Denver’s marijuana industry joined with parents’ groups and neighborhood groups to push for a permanent exte
  
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• Colbert, Corden Have Fun With Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’

  26-04-2016 17:42
  
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There’s been a lot of media buzz around Beyonce’s (aka “Queen B’s”) newest release, “Lemonade.” The platinum-recording artist’s sixth studio album dropped alongside an hour-long visual special on HBO earlier this week — covering topics from female empowerment to speculation on Jay-Z’s infidelity.
  While Bey’s album was a powerhouse for provocation, it also got sparked inspiration for some pretty invent
  
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• Colorado To Forecast 2016 Wildfire Season After 2 Mild Years

  26-04-2016 17:38
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado wildfire-fighting officials are preparing their 2016 forecast after two mild seasons.
  The director of the Division of Fire Prevention and Control and Gov. John Hickenlooper will announce the outlook Tuesday in Denver.
  Colorado enters this season after a wet winter. About a quarter of the state is abnormally dry but not in a drought.
  2014 and 2015 were comparatively easy for the state, averaging about 3,600 fires burning a total of about 39 square miles per year.
  In 2
  
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• Shooting Task Force To Release New Information

  26-04-2016 16:50
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – The Northern Colorado shooting task force is planning to release new information in the case Tuesday.
  The unit was assigned to this case when seemingly random shootings began a year ago. Four people were shot between April 22 and June 5, 2015 around the roads of Northern Colorado. One escaped without injury, one was shot in the neck but survived, and two were killed.
  One of the biggest leads is a 1970s orange pickup truck, which the task force shared with the publi
  
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• Ray: Broncos Ready Once Again ‘To Show Panthers Who The Better Team Is’

  26-04-2016 16:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Broncos No. 1 defense lost some players to free agency in the offseason, but many of the returning members of the squad don’t think they’ll miss a beat when the new season starts.
  Count linebacker Shane Ray among those folks.
  “We have a lot of guys coming back on defense that are ready to contribute,” Ray said on Xfinity Monday Live. “I think we have nine of our 10 starters coming back and we have a lot of young guys such as me, Shaq Barret
  
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• Offensive Vandalism Spray Painted Across Denver Neighborhood

  26-04-2016 14:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Residents of Denver’s Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood woke Tuesday morning to find numerous vehicles vandalized with spray paint.
  Cars on South Grape Street and South Hudson Street, just north of Cherry Creek Drive, were painted with offensive words and phrases.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  It’s unclear exactly how many vehicles were hit, though at least 10 were counted. Spray paint vandalism was also seen on the street, on a garage door, and on a trai
  
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• Walk MS

  26-04-2016 13:09
  
  Apr 30, 2016 - this annual walk raises money to support the National MS Society. You can choose the accessible one mile or three mile route that loops around beautiful Ferril Lake in City Park.
  
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• Fans Irked As 5 Rockies Called Out On Strikes, Pirates Win 6-1

  26-04-2016 06:58
  
  DENVER (AP) – Matt Joyce hit a three-run homer, Jeff Locke threw six scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Monday night in a game that was briefly delayed by rain.
  Locke (1-2) allowed five hits as he bounced back from a clunker in his last outing. He struck out a season-high eight, including five on called third strikes.
  That drew the ire of the Rockies, who weren’t too pleased with home-plate umpire Lance Barrett’s low strike zone. Manag
  
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• Gonzalez To Give Gift To Girl He Hit Falling Into Stands

  26-04-2016 06:30
  
  DENVER (AP) – Carlos Gonzalez has found the perfect “I’m sorry” present for the little girl he accidentally hit in the head when the Colorado Rockies right fielder crashed into the stands.
  And no, he maintained, it’s not a pony. Although, Gonzalez would pretty much buy her anything she wanted.
  “I do have a little surprise for her and she’s going to love it,” Gonzalez said Monday before the Rockies opened a four-game series with Pittsburgh.
  He would
  
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• 2 Men Step Up, Make Sure Kids In Rough Neighborhood Can Play Ball

  26-04-2016 05:49
  
  By Tom Mustin
  DENVER (CBS4) – Baseball season almost never happened for a group of kids in one Denver neighborhood. It’s a part of town that might need youth sports the most, so two men stepped up and made sure the kids could play ball.
  The crack of baseball bats echoed outside of Denver’s Swansea Rec Center.
  CBS4’s Tom Mustin interviews Coach Jason Dycus (credit: CBS)
  “It’s a rough neighborhood, but there are good people here,” Coach Jason Dycus told CB
  
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• Trial Begins For Mom Who Allegedly Gave Edibles To Son Who Jumped From Window

  26-04-2016 05:32
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – The trial of a Northern Colorado mother accused of buying and selling a marijuana-infused brownie to her son’s teenage roommate and telling him to lie about where he got it is underway in Fort Collins.
  Julieane Jablonski, 39, is charged with illegally transferring marijuana concentrate and witness tampering stemming from an April 2015 incident. Police say Jablonski’s then 19-year-old son Austin Essig consumed the edible marijuana
  
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• Group Says It’s Not Just RTD’s Train To DIA That’s Too Expensive

  26-04-2016 05:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The new Regional Transportation District A Line commuter train from downtown to Denver International Airport is operating to the delight of many, but demonstrators interrupted the opening ceremonies Friday in a protest over price.
  It costs $9 to ride the A Line, which is good for all day. But some say compared to other cities, that price is too high. The protesters also say it’s not just the new train to DIA that they have a problem with and the ceremony for the new A
  
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• Woman Loses Everything To Burglars, Police Arrive 44 Minutes After Call

  26-04-2016 04:42
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Denver police officials are looking into the 44-minute officer response time to a devastating break-in.
  Vandals broke into a woman’s home in northeast Denver Friday night, causing significant damage and stealing thousands of dollars in cash and valuables.
  (credit: CBS)
  A neighbor called police to report the burglary in progress at 9:21 p.m. Officers responded on scene at 10:04 p.m. The suspects got away, leaving the homeowner with big losses.
  
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• Denver Police Investigating Shooting Near CrossFit On Federal Boulevard

  26-04-2016 04:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday evening that left a person injured.
  The shooting occurred in a parking lot near a CrossFit in the area of 20th Street and Federal Boulevard just before 6 p.m.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  One person was transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds that aren’t considered life-threatening.
  ALERT: #DPD investigating a shooting at 20th & Federal. 1 party transported with gws, non life threatening. No
  
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• Broncos Sign Veteran TE Garrett Graham With Experience Under Coach Kubiak

  26-04-2016 03:56
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos on Monday announced they have signed tight end Garrett Graham to a one-year contract.
  Graham, in his seventh year, has played his whole career with Houston — four of them under Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak when he was head coach of the Texans.
  Garrett Graham (credit: Getty Images)
  Graham’s career stats include 100 receptions for 1,059 yards with a 10.6-yard average and 10 touchdowns.
  Graham played college ball for Wisconsin and hau
  
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• Von Miller dances to Michael Jackson

  26-04-2016 03:46
  
  When Von Miller learned he was dancing to Michael Jackson on Monday night’s episode of “Dancing with the Stars,” he jumped up and down and exclaimed “Michael!” over and over.       
  
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• Aurora Police Need Help In Investigation Of Attempted Sex Assault On Teen

  26-04-2016 03:42
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aurora would like the public’s help in their investigation into an attempted sexual assault on a teen girl in early April.
  According to police, around noon on April 7 a 15-year-old girl was walking on the west side of Sable Street when she was approached by a man driving an SUV who asked her how old she was.
  “(The) suspect identified himself as ‘Chris’ and grabbed the victim placing her into the back seat. The suspect got out of fron
  
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• Rockies Reinstate Nick Hundley From Disabled List

  26-04-2016 02:00
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Rockies reinstated catcher Nick Hundley from the disabled list and optioned struggling right-hander Jordan Lyles to Triple-A Albuquerque.
  Hundley has been out since mid-April with a concussion. He was in the starting lineup Monday as the Rockies opened a four-game series against Pittsburgh.
  In other moves, the team recalled righty Scott Oberg from Albuquerque and optioned catcher Dustin Garneau to the Isotopes.
  Manager Walt Weiss said the reason for sending down
  
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• Presidential Primary Proposal Clears 1st Colorado Hurdle

  26-04-2016 01:52
  
  DENVER (AP) – A plan to return Colorado to a presidential preference primary has cleared its first hurdle at the state Legislature.
  A House committee voted 5-4 Monday to set up a primary vote for 2020. Unaffiliated voters could choose to vote in a party’s primary as long as they indicate a preference, which would then be scrubbed after the vote.
  That falls short of a truly open primary, in which voters could cast ballots in whichever party they choose, without indicating a party pref
  
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• Grand Junction Man Gets At Least 15 Years In Girl’s Beating Death

  26-04-2016 01:47
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to killing his Utah girlfriend with a shovel when they were both teenagers will serve at least 15 years in prison.
  The judge called the beating over a mistaken pregnancy unspeakably vicious as he handed down the sentence to 18-year-old Darwin “Christopher” Bagshaw in Salt Lake City on Monday.
  Darwin “Christopher” Bagshaw (credit: Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office)
  The mother of 15-year-old Anne Kasprzak s
  
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• Jon Keyser Fails To Make Colorado GOP Senate Primary

  26-04-2016 01:30
  
  DENVER (AP) – Former Colorado state Rep. Jon Keyser, once considered a front-runner to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet this fall, failed to gather enough petition signatures to make the Republican primary ballot, the secretary of state’s office said Monday.
  Keyser’s campaign said it will appeal the decision in Denver district court.
  “We are confident that we secured the necessary number of signatures to appear on the ballot and we will be pursuing legal acti
  
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