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• CSP Honors Trooper Jursevics At Douglas County Fair

  07-08-2016 22:55
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The Colorado State Patrol honored one of their own at the Douglas County Fair. Trooper Jaimie Jursevics was killed in November 2015 when she was struck by a drunk driver while investigating a crash on Interstate 25.
  On Sunday, people at the Douglas County Fair placed a rose in Jursevics’ memory on a CSP vehicle.
  (credit: Colorado State Patrol)
  Henderson pleased guilty to drunk driving and striking Jursevics. The 52-year-old retired colonel with the U.S.
  
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• Cyclist In Ironman Triathlon Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle

  07-08-2016 22:20
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– A cyclist died after being struck while riding in the Ironman Triathlon in Boulder on Sunday morning.The cyclist was struck at North Foothills Highway, or Highway 36, and just north of Broadway in Boulder just after 10 a.m. on Sunday.
  The cyclist was transported to Boulder Community Hospital.IRONMAN submitted this statement on Sunday afternoon: “We are deeply saddened to confirm the death of one of our athletes at IRONMAN Boulder. We are working with the Colora
  
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• 200+ Coloradans Missing, Cases Gone Cold

  07-08-2016 22:01
  
  By Howard NathanDENVER (CBS4)– More than 200 people in Colorado have gone missing, their cases gone cold. Dozens of bodies have been found in the state, but remain unidentified.
  Now, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has met with some of the families in hopes of finding new clues that could help bring closure and solve those cases.(credit: CBS)
  “I decided to take the reins in finding my father,” said McGlynn Nickel.
  Nickel was directed to NAMUS, the National Missing and Unid
  
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• Transportation Department Launches Spanish-Language Program

  07-08-2016 21:09
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Department of Transportation is launching a Spanish-language campaign aimed at reducing impaired driving.
  Department spokesman Sam Cole says it is part of an effort to reach Colorado residents with cultural and linguistic safety messages.
  The department says it wants to remind Hispanic Coloradans of the risk of DUI accidents.
  The campaign message is the same as other messages: don’t drink and drive, designate a sober driver and allow friends to intervene if
  
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• Cyclist In Ironman Triathlon Struck By Vehicle

  07-08-2016 20:28
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– A cyclist was struck while riding in the Ironman Triathlon in Boulder on Sunday morning.The cyclist was struck at North Foothills Highway, or Highway 36, and just north of Broadway in Boulder just after 10 a.m. on Sunday.
  The cyclist was transported to Boulder Community Hospital.Traffic was detoured around the accident northbound Hwy 36 from Broadway during the investigation and cleanup.It is unclear what led up to the accident or how badly the cyclist was injured.
  
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• Cyclist In Ironman Competition Struck By Vehicle

  07-08-2016 20:28
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– A cyclist was struck while riding in the Ironman Triathlon in Boulder on Sunday morning.The cyclist was struck at North Foothills Highway, or Highway 36, and just north of Broadway in Boulder just after 10 a.m. on Sunday.
  The cyclist was transported to Boulder Community Hospital.Traffic was detoured around the accident northbound Hwy 36 from Broadway during the investigation and cleanup.It is unclear what led up to the accident or how badly the cyclist was injured.
  
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• Jefferson County Safety Fair Has Something For Everyone

  07-08-2016 20:15
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The Jefferson County Safety Fair is Saturday and has something for everyone. This is the eighth year for the fair which focuses on safety ranging from ID theft to bicycle safety.
  CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann interviewed Cary Johnson with the Jeffco DA’s office about what the safety fair has to offer.
  “Our office believes with the threats just kind of escalating in our world, threats to our safety, to health and wellness, someone needs to be out t
  
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• Jefferson County DA Safety Fair Has Something For Everyone

  07-08-2016 20:15
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The Jefferson County District Attorney’s Safety Fair is Saturday and has something for everyone. This is the eighth year for the fair which focuses on safety ranging from ID theft to bicycle safety.
  CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann interviewed Cary Johnson with the Jeffco DA’s office about what the safety fair has to offer.
  “Our office believes with the threats just kind of escalating in our world, threats to our safety, to health and wellness,
  
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• Marlon Hairston Leads Rapids To 2-0 Win Over Whitecaps

  07-08-2016 19:47
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Marlon Hairston had a goal and an assist to help the Colorado Rapids beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 on Saturday night.
  The Rapids (11-3-8) rebounded after their franchise-record 15-game undefeated streak was snapped in a 5-1 loss at New York City last Saturday.
  Hairston opened the scoring in the 44th minute with a close-range finish on Marc Burch’s cross. It was Hairston’s third goal in his last four games.
  Dominique Badji finished Hairston’s
  
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• Parker Police Search For Indecent Exposure Suspect

  07-08-2016 19:22
  
  By Andrea FloresPARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– Police are searching for the suspect of an attempted indecent exposure incident in Parker.
  Parents and residents at the Parker Hilltop Apartments complex are on high alert after a sketch revealed the man police say tried to expose himself to two young girls.
  Thursday afternoon, Parker police say a stranger approached two the unattended girls in broad daylight.(credit: Parker Police)
  “The girls were playing inside the park, and when they were leav
  
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• Blackmon Roars Out Of Slump To Beat Marlins

  07-08-2016 19:07
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Charlie Blackmon came roaring out of a mild slump Saturday night with a season-high-tying four-hit game and four RBIs as the Colorado Rockies parlayed a seven-run sixth inning into a 12-6 pounding of the Miami Marlins.
  Blackmon, hitless in 10 at-bats entering the game, finished a double shy of the cycle. The lopsided win did have a touch of history and drama in the final two innings when Ichiro Suzuki batted twice.
  Pinch-hitting in the eighth, Suzuki chopped a
  
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• 2 Killed, 2 Arrested In Quadruple Shooting

  07-08-2016 18:37
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Police arrested two people in connection with a quadruple shooting that left two dead in Adams County just after midnight Sunday.
  Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office rushed to the 5400 block of Sheridan Boulevard just after midnight Sunday. When they arrived, the deputies found four people shot.
  Two people were rushed to the hospital and two were deceased at the scene.
  Deputies were able to identify two suspects in connection with the shooting.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Warmer With A Few PM Storms

  07-08-2016 17:56
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Starting today we’ll say goodbye to our cool stretch of weather and to some of this humidity.
  A gradual warming and drying trend is underway.
  Highs in Denver will climb back into the upper 80s and lower 90s with the potential for mid-90s by Wednesday.
  The drying trend doesn’t mean we’ll totally get rid of the scattered afternoon showers and storms but the coverage should decrease and our worries over potential flash flooding shouldn’t
  
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• Latest Forecast: Some Morning Fog, Then A Few PM Storms

  07-08-2016 16:29
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – We have some locally dense fog out there this morning from metro Denver and extended to points north and east of the city.
  At times the visibility has been down to zero in Broomfield and at DIA!Starting today we’ll say goodbye to our cool stretch of weather and to some of this humidity.
  As we roll into the week ahead we’ll see a gradual warming and drying trend take place.
  Highs in Denver will climb back into the upper 80s and lower 90s with the p
  
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• Latest Forecast: Locally Dense Fog North & East Of Denver

  07-08-2016 15:17
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – We have some locally dense fog out there this morning, mainly to the north and east of downtown Denver.
  At times the visibility has been down to zero in Broomfield and at DIA!Starting today we’ll say goodbye to our cool stretch of weather and to some of this humidity.
  As we roll into the week ahead we’ll see a gradual warming and drying trend take place.
  Highs in Denver will climb back into the upper 80s and lower 90s with the potential for mid-90
  
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• Filmmakers shoot Netflix movie in Denver

  07-08-2016 08:16
  
  Rudy Martin spent decades coaching basketball at Columbine and Green Mountain High Schools. Now, he is helping make the filming of the movie Amateur look real for the audience.       
  
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• Siemian makes clear move to No. 1

  07-08-2016 05:58
  
  ENGLEWOOD--The wind was howling in South Bend, Indiana.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: New Week To Bring Warming Trend

  07-08-2016 03:22
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Say goodbye to our cool stretch of weather and to some of this humidity.
  As we roll into the week ahead we’ll see a gradual warming and drying trend take place.
  Highs in Denver will climb back into the upper 80s and lower 90s with the potential for mid-90s by Wednesday.
  The drying trend doesn’t mean we’ll totally get rid of the scattered afternoon showers and storms but the coverage should decrease and our worries over potential flash floodi
  
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• Tribute Planned At National Cemetery After Spat Between Trump, Khan

  07-08-2016 02:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man from Highlands Ranch plans to honor U.S. military members of the Muslim faith after their religion took center stage at the Democratic National Convention.
  Mike Sexton is asking people to come to Fort Logan National Cemetery in south Denver on Sunday morning. He’d like interested people to use something as simple as stones or colorful like flowers to decorate gravestones of fallen soldiers.
  (credit: CBS)
  The goal, Sexton says, is to say thank you to those who ha
  
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• Broncos’ Heuerman Sets Sights On Return From Lost Season

  07-08-2016 02:34
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Back on the field after a knee injury wiped out his rookie season, Denver Broncos tight end Jeff Heuerman is working to make his presence felt this season.
  Heuerman, the Broncos’ third-round pick out of Ohio State in 2015, has been a full participant in training camp practices and is looking forward to making his NFL debut Thursday, when the defending Super Bowl champions play their exhibition opener at Chicago.
  “It’s going to be my first game acti
  
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• Residents Sworn In As Citizens During Taste Of Ethiopa Event

  07-08-2016 02:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A dozen residents of Denver’s Montbello neighborhood were sworn in as U.S. citizens on Saturday.
  The special ceremony took place in the afternoon during the fourth annual Taste of Ethiopa at Parkfield Lake Park.(credit: CBS)
  Ethiopian culture was on display with food, music, dancing, and art.
  (credit: CBS)
  Rep. Mike Coffman, a Republican who represents Colorado’s sixth Congressional district, welcomed the new citizens in his keynote speech.
  “Congratulation
  
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• Human case of West Nile in Weld County

  07-08-2016 02:15
  
  A Greeley resident has the first confirmed human case of the West Nile Virus in Weld County in 2016.The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment says the 32 year old is recovering at home. A second case of WNV is still under investigation in the Johnstown area.       
  
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• New Production Of ‘Phantom’ Has Some Big Differences

  07-08-2016 02:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A new production of “Phantom of the Opera” opens on Aug. 25 at Denver’s Buell Theatre, and audience-goers will notice some differences from the original musical.
  You might say Phantom is ingrained in the walls of the Buell and performance halls like it across the world. So how dare they tinker with the show?
  Seth Skylar-Heyn is part of a team of professionals who felt that they could. The associate director and executive producer of the show said that &ldq
  
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• Fighting for those who fought in Vietnam

  07-08-2016 01:53
  
  Greeley man's mission to put a face to every Weld County hero killed in the Vietnam War has helped Colorado reach an important milestone.       
  
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• Saunders: Rockies putting together best rotation in franchise history

  07-08-2016 01:52
  
  The Rockies are about to enter their Golden Age of starting pitching.
  In some places — baseball hotbeds such as Boston, New York, St. Louis and Los Angeles come to mind — that statement could get me locked up for blasphemy. Or at the very least get my baseball writers’ card revoked.
  But hear me out.
  The Rockies’ current rotation is young (for the most part), talented and appears up to the difficult challenge of pitching at Coors Field. There is optimism and a continuity w
  
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• Botanic gardens gets 'stinky' surprise

  07-08-2016 01:51
  
  KUSA - There's a new 'Little Stinker' at the Denver Botanic Gardens. A corpse flower bloomed overnight and will be on display Saturday and Sunday.       
  
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• Jhabvala: In cannabis conversation, athletes’ voices carry most weight

  07-08-2016 01:00
  
  The conversation started like most others I’ve had in the last year.
  “Hello. I’m Nicki Jhabvala. I’m a reporter for The Denver Post and I’m writing about cannabis and the NFL.
  “Can we talk?”
  I reached out to Eugene Monroe in March while researching and reporting a series on pain management in the NFL. I knew about his involvement in a local campaign for cannabidiol (CBD) research and awareness. I knew he was an active player (at the time), so his voice c
  
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• Hope Solo comes up big for 200th cap, U.S. beats France

  07-08-2016 00:59
  
  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — Hope Solo was unaffected by the Brazilian boos as she made her 200th international appearance.
  Solo came up big as the United States fought off France 1-0 on Saturday in an Olympic group match at Mineirao Stadium. Carli Lloyd scored the lone goal for the Americans.
  Solo became the first goalkeeper, male or female, to reach the 200-cap mark in international play. She also became just the 11th U.S. player to reach that number of appearances.
  Despite the milestone, So
  
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• Emails of city council members published

  07-08-2016 00:56
  
  The city of Loveland is publishing the emails of city council members.       
  
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• Broncos hope Talib can start practicing

  07-08-2016 00:41
  
  The return of Aqib Talib is near.       
  
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• Uber Expands Rider Sharing Program In Denver

  07-08-2016 00:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Uber is making it easier and cheaper for customers to rove around the Denver metro area.
  The company is extending its Uberpool program to the Denver Tech Center.
  The pool option lets riders share their car with another customer and split the cost of the trip.
  Uber hopes it leads to less traffic and less pollution.
  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said in a prepared statement that “by sharing a ride, our residents can save money and save the environment while helping to re
  
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• Colorado State Rams may not have Deonte Clyburn all season

  07-08-2016 00:20
  
  Fort Collins — Colorado State senior linebacker Deonte Clyburn could miss the entire 2016 season because of blood clotting, coach Mike Bobo said after practice Saturday,
  Clyburn learned before spring camp that he had an issue and has been receiving medication ever since. He recently was tested and the results came back negative, meaning he must remain on the medication. It also means he can’t have contact.
  “It will be another three months before he gets tested again,” Bob
  
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• Tacolandia To Take Place Aug. 14 In Denver

  07-08-2016 00:18
  
  Some of the best tacos in Denver will be available for the foodie event at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Get more information at westwordtacolandia.com or watch CBS4's interview with the organizer.
  
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