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• Jefferson County To Host Meeting About Proposed Public Shooting Range

  30-05-2016 23:56
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Jefferson County will be hosting a community meeting on a proposed public shooting range on Tuesday.
  The county has been working on the plan since 2014. They want to put the shooting range in Arvada near Highway 93 and 82nd Avenue.
  The county will unveil a design for the range as well as the results of a recent noise study.
  The meeting is Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Ralston Valley High School in Arvada.
  
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• For Olympian Jared Ward, Bolder Boulder a final prep before Rio Olympics

  30-05-2016 23:51
  
  BOULDER — On Thursday, Jared Ward, wife Erica and their two children piled into their car and started an eight-hour drive from Provo, Utah, to Boulder for the Bolder Boulder 10K.
  It’s not exactly the travel accommodations expected for a bona fide member of the U.S. Olympic team, but Ward wanted it that way. There was a wedding reception in northeast Utah, friends to see in Rock Springs, Wyo., and he wanted his family to be a part of the magic of the Bolder Bo
  
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• CBS4 Viewer Captures Good Video Of Tornado In Northeastern Colorado

  30-05-2016 23:38
  
  PEETZ, Colo. (CBS4) – A tornado touched down near the northeastern Colorado town of Peetz in Logan County Monday afternoon.
  CBS4 viewer Jason Hawley captured video of the tornado that was reportedly on the ground for approximately 15 minutes.
  (credit: Shelly Peckham)
  According to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, there were three confirmed tornado touchdowns in the county.
  Wind speeds were clocked at 55 mph at the Sterling Municipal Airport. According to the sheriff’s office,
  
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• Logan County officials: Tornado touches down near Peetz

  30-05-2016 23:26
  
  Logan County officials said a tornado touched down near Peetz  Monday afternoon and destroyed a barn and damaged a home.
  It was unclear if the tornado caused any damage.via Denver7Joe McBride, the spokesman for the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, said the twister pulled a door off the house and also damaged power poles and knocked out electricity. Officials were working to determine how many homes lost power and estimated Xcel Energy wouldn’t be able to restore it until
  
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• Former USGA president Will Nicholson Jr. dies at 87

  30-05-2016 23:26
  
  Longtime Denver resident Will Nicholson Jr., one of just three Coloradans to have served as president of the United States Golf Association, has died. He was 87.
  Nicholson served as USGA president from 1980-81 and was selected to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame as well as the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame.
  The other Coloradans that have held the USGA presidency are Frank Woodward of Denver in 1915-16 and Judy Bell of Colorado Springs in 1996-97.
  Services for Nicholson are still pending.
  Will
  
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• Kenya Wins Men’s, Women’s Team Competition At Bolder Boulder

  30-05-2016 23:23
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Isaac Mukundi won the Bolder Boulder 10-kilmeter race Monday as he led Kenya to the international team crown.
  The women also captured the team title to give the country its second sweep at one of the nation’s largest road races.
  The Kenyans also won both team titles in 2001.
  PHOTO GALLERY: Bolder Boulder 2016
  Mukundi began to pull away late in the race and finished in 29 minutes, 12.14 seconds, edging Terefe Debela of Ethiopia. Team USA’s Diego Estrad
  
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• Fort Carson Soldiers Create Music Video To Honor Fallen Brothers & Sisters

  30-05-2016 23:11
  
  FORT CARSON, Colo. (CBS4) – Two soldiers at Fort Carson helped honor their fallen brothers and sisters on Memorial Day with a music video called “I’m Gonna Miss You.”
  The singing soldiers are members of a band. They said if they reached 100,000 views on YouTube they’d donate to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation.
  The video has been watched more than 220,000 times. The group also got a separate $25,000 donation. They say all proceeds will go to the foundation
  
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• Driver Killed In Single Rollover Crash In West Denver

  30-05-2016 22:27
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man was killed in a rollover crash in Denver early Monday morning.
  Police say a man driving south on Knox Court rolled his SUV and crashed at West 12th Avenue. He may have gone over a median, hit a sign and then a tree. The SUV ended up in a home’s front yard.
  (credit: CBS)
  The driver, whose name hasn’t been released, was thrown from the SUV. Nobody else was inside.
  Police say excessive speed was a factor in the crash.
  
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• 2 Horses Euthanized After Trailer Crash On Highway 14

  30-05-2016 22:17
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A pickup truck collided with a horse trailer on Highway 14 east of Briggsdale Monday morning, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
  The trailer was carrying horses and llamas. The State Patrol said two horses had to be euthanized because of the crash.
  A man was also flown to the Medical Center of the Rockies with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
  It’s not clear what caused the crash.
  
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• Augie Garrido, Texas Longhorns baseball coach steps down after 20 seasons

  30-05-2016 22:12
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Augie Garrido, the winningest coach in college baseball history, is out after 20 seasons at Texas.
  The decision Monday came after the Longhorns’ first losing season since 1998. Texas will miss the NCAA postseason for the third time in five years.
  The university said in a statement Monday the 77-year-old Garrido was “relinquishing his duties” as coach and will become special assistant to athletic director Mike Perrin. Garrido, who had one year left on
  
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• Commerce City’s Memorial Day Parade Featured 3 Grand Marshals

  30-05-2016 21:58
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – Commerce City honored Memorial Day with its parade on Monday.
  More than 100 organizations joined the 1 ½-mile parade. This year the parade had three grand marshals — Raymond Brionez, a World War II veteran; Homero Lopez, a Vietnam War veteran; and Arthur Saiz, who served 36 years in the Army.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  For the folks along the route the parade was a way to honor all service members.
  “Because freedom – a lot of people d
  
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• How Nuggets’ finances will influence their roster moves this summer

  30-05-2016 21:53
  
  The Nuggets are in good position to offer a big contract to a free agent this summer, but they’re not in great position. And they are basically in no position to offer two contracts worth more than $10 million unless they seriously finagle some things.
  So, if you want to project what they might do in the summer, follow the money.
  All of this is based on a $92 million salary cap, which is the projection that USA Today reported after obtaining a league memo sent to every team alerting t
  
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• Confident Jon Gray Settling In With Rockies

  30-05-2016 21:41
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Jon Gray has made 16 career starts, seven this season. He is settling in, becoming a more dependable member of the Colorado Rockies’ rotation. Gray’s next start will be Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds, and he will take the mound after a successful outing and an excellent learning experience in his last outing.
  It looked like more of the same Thursday when Gray started at Fenway Park and gave up a two-run homer in the first to Boston’s des
  
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• Hickenlooper, Canadian Official Observe Memorial Day At Fort Logan National Cemetery

  30-05-2016 21:29
  
  DENVER (AP/CBS4) – Gov. John Hickenlooper and a high-ranking official from Canada spoke at a Memorial Day service at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver.
  Canadian Gov. General David Johnston joined Hickenlooper and congressman Mike Coffman at the service on Monday.
  Rep. Mike Coffman (credit: CBS)
  Coffman is one of the few members of Congress who actually served in the military. He was in the Army, Army Reserve, Marine Corps and Marine Reserves, serving in both the Gulf and Iraq wars. Hi
  
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• Hikers Beware: Rattlesnakes Are Awake And Leaving Their Dens

  30-05-2016 20:39
  
  By Howard Nathan
  DENVER (CBS4) – Rattlesnakes are active this time of year, but there are steps people can take to make sure they don’t get bitten.
  CBS4’s Howard Nathan went to the Denver Zoo to get a close look at a rattlesnake. They’re out there on hiking and biking trails. It didn’t take long to find people on trails in Jefferson County to give their snake encounter stories.
  A rattlesnake at the Denver Zoo (credit: CBS)
  ”It had a little rattle on it?”
  
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• Truex Seeking Bigger Things After Charlotte Romp

  30-05-2016 19:40
  
  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) – Martin Truex Jr. believes big things are ahead, even bigger than his record run at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
  Truex ruled the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night, leading 588 of 600 miles to set a Sprint Cup record. It was his fourth career victory and first in nearly a year, although he’s come close in several other races.
  Truex thinks his single-car, west of the Mississippi program has the potential to win championships, like the very best teams in NASCAR.
  “This
  
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• Happening Tonight: Mars’ Closest Approach To Earth In Over A Decade

  30-05-2016 18:20
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – If skies cooperate tonight you can get a view of Mars as it makes its closest approach to Earth in 11 years.
  Close approach is when Mars and Earth come nearest to each other in their orbits around the sun which happens about every 26 months.
  Mars will be roughly 46.8 million miles away on May 30 and should be visible for most of the night.
  The red planet will be most visible around midnight when it reaches its highest point in the sky, about 35 degrees above
  
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• Furniture Row’s Martin Truex Jr. Dominates Coca-Cola 600

  30-05-2016 05:03
  
  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) – Martin Truex Jr. has won the Coca-Cola 600, dominating the long NASCAR race in a record-setting fashion.
  Truex led for 392 of the 400 laps in wrapping up his first Sprint Cup win of the season. The pole winner broke a 49-year-old race record for most laps led, replacing the mark set by Jim Paschal in 1967. He also set a new NASCAR record by leading 588 miles.
  CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 29: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Toyota, and Jimmie Joh
  
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• Rockies Give Up 8 Doubles In 8-3 Loss To Giants

  30-05-2016 02:39
  
  DENVER (AP) – Hunter Pence had three of a record-tying eight doubles for San Francisco, and the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Sunday.
  Pence’s double in the eighth helped the Giants equal a mark accomplished four times since the Giants moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season. Denard Span hit his first homer since April 4 as part of a 17-hit attack.
  Johnny Cueto (8-1) allowed two runs – one earned – and six hits to become the first Giants pitcher to win at le
  
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• Fallen Heroes Honored At Colorado Freedom Memorial In Aurora

  30-05-2016 01:43
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – People across Colorado are remembering military members who were killed in action.
  Four members of the submarine, the USS Colorado, returned home to Denver on Sunday, one day before Memorial Day 2016.
  (usscoloradocommittee.org)
  The members took part in a special ceremony to raise the United States flag over the Capitol building.
  CBS4’s Melissa Garcia caught up with people honoring fallen heroes at the Colorado Freedom Memorial in Aurora near B
  
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• ‘Honor Bell’ Brings More Dignity To Funerals For Veterans

  30-05-2016 01:39
  
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver foundation is hoping to bring more honor and dignity to many of the funerals for veterans at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
  “I was waiting for the military guard to show up. They never did,” said Louis Olivera, a former Army Ranger and the Executive Director of the Honor Bell Foundation. “Right then and there I said, ‘We’ve got to do better for our veterans.’”
  (credit: CBS)
  Olivera realized the government was cu
  
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• ‘Honor Bell’ Adds More Dignity To Funerals For Veterans

  30-05-2016 01:39
  
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver foundation is hoping to bring more honor and dignity to many of the funerals for veterans at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
  “I was waiting for the military guard to show up. They never did,” said Louis Olivera, a former Army Ranger and the Executive Director of the Honor Bell Foundation. “Right then and there I said, ‘We’ve got to do better for our veterans.’”
  (credit: CBS)
  Olivera realized the government was cu
  
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  30-05-2016 01:11
  
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• Woman Completes Run Across Colorado To Benefit MS Research

  30-05-2016 01:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Colorado runner ended her 180-mile journey across the state on Sunday.
  Kaitlyn Morgan started last week in Steamboat Springs. She ran a marathon a day before ending in Denver’s Civic Center Park Sunday morning.
  (credit: Kaitlyn Morgan)
  (credit: Kaitlyn Morgan)
  Morgan ran to benefit multiple sclerosis research. She also wanted to honor her father who was diagnosed in 2010.
  “I’m doing this because MS has no cure and MS needs a cure … my dad has MS a
  
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• Kitten Still Has 8 Lives Left Thanks To Eagle County Firefighters

  30-05-2016 00:51
  
  EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – There was a happy ending to an animal rescue in Eagle County on Saturday.
  Eagle River Fire Protection District firefighters saved a kitten that was trapped underground in a utility vault. Crews don’t know how the kitten got in there or how long she’d been stuck.Eagle County Animal Services checked out the kitty to make sure she was okay.
  One of the firefighters that took part in the rescue is adopting the kitten.
  
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• Gov. Hickenlooper Defends Supporting Hillary Clinton On ‘Face The Nation’

  30-05-2016 00:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper was on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday morning. He talked about why he still supports Hillary Clinton even though Bernie Sanders won the Colorado Democratic caucuses.
  Face the Nation host John Dickerson asked, “You are superdelegate. We talked to Bernie Sanders earlier in the show and he said that superdelegates from states that he won should go along with him. So he won Colorado. Are you going to take his advice and vot
  
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