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• FBI Searches For Violent Bank Robbers

  09-11-2016 23:21
  
  By Tom Mustin
  DENVER (CBS4)– Two men stormed the KeyBank on South Colorado Boulevard on Monday and took off with some cash. Now the FBI has teamed up with police in hopes someone will recognize the suspects.
  C.J. Larkin spoke for her fellow neighbors after a violent robbery at the KeyBank near her Denver home.
  “That’s very scary.” she told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
  (credit: Denver Police)
  The men robbed the KeyBank at 2305 S. Colorado Blvd. about 10:15 a.m. Monday.
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• Nurse Accused Of Stealing Painkillers From Patients Faces Judge

  09-11-2016 23:18
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A former University of Colorado Hospital nurse accused of stealing vials of a potent painkiller and replacing them with other substances to cover it up appeared before a federal judge on Wednesday.
  Kacye Unruh was arrested at her home in Aurora after she was indicted on charges including tampering with a consumer product, deceitfully obtaining a controlled substance and making false statements.
  Kacye Unruh (credit: Facebook)
  Unruh, 30, allegedly stole the power paink
  
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• Deadly Shooting Near 16th Street Mall

  09-11-2016 23:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– One person was shot and killed and another person injured in a shooting near the 16th Street Mall on Wednesday afternoon.ALERT UPDATE: Champa closed from 15th to 19th while officers investigate double shooting. 1 victim has been pronounced at the hospital.
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) November 9, 2016
  Officers rushed to a shooting near 16th and Champa. Champa was closed from 15th to 19th during the investigation.Many nearby businesses were on lockdown during t
  
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• Woods Concedes In Hard-Fought Senate Rematch

  09-11-2016 22:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Republican state Sen. Laura Woods has conceded to Democrat Rachel Zenzinger in a hard-fought rematch in Denver’s western suburbs.
  Unofficial results indicate another tight race between them two years after Woods ousted Zenzinger by a few hundred votes. But Woods tells The Associated Press she called Zenzinger to congratulate her after determining there were not enough outstanding votes to overcome a slight deficit.
  Woods says that she has no regrets and that “it&
  
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• VA: Employee Emailed Veterans’ Personal Data To Himself

  09-11-2016 22:33
  
  DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is warning more than 2,100 veterans in eastern Colorado and parts of Kansas that their personal information may have been compromised.
  The department said Wednesday an employee emailed unencrypted documents including personal information to the employee’s personal email account.
  The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System says the information included the veterans’ full names, the last four digits of their Social Security num
  
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• 2 Target KeyBank In Robbery

  09-11-2016 21:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Two men stormed the KeyBank on South Colorado Boulevard on Monday and took off with some cash. Now the FBI has teamed up with police in hopes someone will recognize the suspects.
  (credit: Denver Police)
  The men robbed the KeyBank at 2305 S. Colorado Blvd. about 10:15 a.m. Monday.
  (credit: Denver Police)
  The suspects have been described as 6-foot, wearing black hoodies, black facial covering, one was wearing black pants the other in blue jeans, both wore pink gloves.
  The robb
  
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• Pickard, Avs Fall At Home To Coyotes

  09-11-2016 21:25
  
  Calvin Pickard stopped 21 shots for the Avalanche, who lost four of their last five.
  
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• Officer Struck In Face With Bullet During Gunfire Exchange With Suspect

  09-11-2016 20:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– It was a close call for an Aurora police officer involved in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect on Tuesday.
  Police in Aurora released a picture of the officer’s bullet wound on his face. The officer was shot during an altercation with a suspect in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood that stemmed from a deadly shooting in Aurora. That suspect was shot and killed.
  (credit: CBS)
  The officer suffered non-life threatening injuries. That officer not been identified but
  
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• Firefighters Rescue Cats, Dog From Apartment Blaze

  09-11-2016 20:49
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters rescued two cats and a dog from an apartment fire early Wednesday afternoon.
  The Colorado Springs Fire Department tweeted about the incident at the Antero Apartments in the 1400 block of Sandalwood Drive.Fire in 3rd floor apartment | fire knocked down and under control| PIO on scene will provide media interviews pic.twitter.com/5fcBZb56qe
  — CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) November 9, 2016
  The fire began on the third floor of the apartment comple
  
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• Trump Campaign Headquarters Vandalized For 3rd Time

  09-11-2016 20:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Donald Trump’s campaign headquarters in downtown Denver was vandalized for the third time. The latest vandalism were the words “NO” spray painted on the exterior of the brick building.
  (credit: CBS)
  The graffiti at the Trump campaign office located at 18th Avenue and Clarkson Street happened sometime between election night on Tuesday and Wednesday morning.
  (credit: CBS)
  Police in Denver told CBS4 no one had reported the vandalism by noon Wednesday. There we
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: Craig’s Courage- The Will To Live

  09-11-2016 19:47
  
  Watch Jennifer Brice‘s report on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.
  
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• Voters Approve Tax On Sugary Drinks

  09-11-2016 19:41
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Voters in Boulder approved a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks.It’s Colorado’s first tax that would add an additional tax on sugary beverages. The approved proposal will add a two cent tax for every ounce of sugary beverage.The measure passed 54 percent to 46 percent.The measure does not apply to diet sodas or 100 percent fruit juice.PHOTO GALLERIES: Election Day In Colorado | CBS4 Behind The Scenes
  The measure is aimed at reducing obesity. Mexico and France
  
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• High School Students Walk Out Of Class Over Trump Policy

  09-11-2016 19:36
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Some high school students in Boulder walked out of class on Wednesday morning in protest of Republican President-Elect Donald Trump’s policies.
  A few dozen Boulder High School students walked out of class, some carrying anti-Trump signs.
  Copter4 flew over Boulder High School students during a walk out on Wednesday (credit: CBS)
  There were also walk outs at MLK Early Ed School with some students crying over fears of deportation.
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  Copter4 flew over t
  
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• Wildfire Burns Near Franktown

  09-11-2016 19:33
  
  FRANKTOWN, Colo. (CBS4)– A small wildfire put out a lot of smoke as it burned Wednesday morning near Franktown.Franktown Fire tweeted an update on the fire that was burning on Arabian.
  2 acres on Arabian. Almost marked under control. Castle Rock, Elizabeth. And South Metro assisting.
  — Franktown Fire (@FranktownFire) November 9, 2016
  Two acres had burned. Several agencies were assisting in fighting the fire including Castle Rock, Elizabeth and South Metro Fire Rescue.It is unclear wh
  
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• No Majority Changes In Colorado Legislature

  09-11-2016 19:24
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s state legislature will stay split, with Republicans maintaining control of the Senate and Democrats retaining their House majority.
  Republican Kevin Priola defeated Democrat Jenise May in an Adams County Senate district currently held by Democrat Mary Hodge, who didn’t seek re-election.
  Priola’s win ensures Republicans will retain at least a one-seat majority in the 35-seat Senate.
  Democrats have retained their advantage in the state House. Democr
  
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• Man Convicted In Bizarre Road Rage That Left Teen Paralyzed

  09-11-2016 19:17
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– An Aurora man was sentenced this week for his role in a road rage incident that left a teenager paralyzed.Kenneth Duane Schlager was convicted Tuesday of felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor reckless endangerment for throwing a rake at a Jeep that was speeding down his neighborhood street.Police said Schlager, 61, was raking leaves in his front yard in the 2200 block of Fulton Street when he yelled at the car to slow down. The driver, Marcus Segura, turned aroun
  
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• Teen Escapes Would-Be Kidnapper

  09-11-2016 19:01
  
  BERTHOUD, Colo. (CBS4)– Deputies in Larimer County hope someone recognizes the suspect in the sketch wanted for trying to kidnap a teenager.Investigators say the 14-year-old girl was waiting for a friend to pick her up in the area of 8th Street and Hummingbird Place in Berthoud about 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4.
  That’s when an unknown white male approached her from behind and grabbed her by the arm. The suspect pulled her into the street and the girl broke free and was able to get away unhar
  
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• Glenn Releases Statement, Formally Concedes In Senate Race

  09-11-2016 18:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Republican U.S. Senate challenger Darryl Glenn has formally conceded to incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet.
  Glenn, an El Paso County commissioner, ran a strong race against Bennet, who was re-elected to a second full term.
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  Glenn won more than 1 million votes and trailed Bennet by only 3 percentage points, according to unofficial results.
  In a statement released Wednesday, Glenn says that “though we were successful in starting a movement, we fell short in winning the
  
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• Supporters: Medically Assisted Suicide Provides ‘Peace Of Mind’

  09-11-2016 18:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Voters in Colorado approved a proposition to allow terminally ill people to end their own lives.Proposition 106 has passed, which means Colorado joins four other states, Oregon, Washington, Vermont and California as states with medically-assisted-suicide laws.
  It was one of the most emotionally-charged ballot initiatives for voters across the state.
  Proponents say it brings relief to people struggling with a terminal illness.
  “It’s up to the health care providers
  
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• Changes To Colorado’s Constitution Will Be Harder Now

  09-11-2016 18:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Voters have approved an amendment to Colorado’s constitution that will actually make it harder to add more amendments in the future.Amendment 71 passed by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent.Colorado’s constitution has more than 150 amendments with some of them conflicting and unconstitutional. The U.S. Constitution has 27 amendments.
  Amendment 71 changes two things: it requires 55 percent of voters, not 50 percent, to pass a constitutional initiative; and sign
  
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• Scott Tipton Defeats Gail Schwartz In Congressional Race

  09-11-2016 18:01
  
  CARBONDALE, Colo. (CBS4) – Incumbent Republican U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton will represent citizens of Colorado’s Western Slope for another term.
  Tipton defeated Democrat Gail Schwartz, a former state senator from Crested Butte, in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District by a margin of 55 percent to 41 percent.
  U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (credit: CBS)
  Tipton won a primary challenge to defend his seat, which he has held since he defeated Democrat incumbent John Salazar in 2010.
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• Supporters Say Minimum Wage Increase Benefits All Of Colorado

  09-11-2016 17:52
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Voters approved a minimum wage increase in Colorado that supporters say will come back to the community.
  Minimum wage will increase from $8.31 gradually to $12 by 2020.
  Proponents of Amendment 70 say the increase will lead to more fulfilled workers that will have a positive change in the community.
  “It isn’t like the money goes into the void to never be seen again. It comes right back to the community. It benefits the workers and reduces some of the government as
  
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• Here’s Why Trump Failed To Win In Colorado

  09-11-2016 17:46
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado was one of only a few battleground states that President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign poured a lot of resources into and went on to lose.
  Hillary Clinton won by a 47 percent to 45 percent margin.
  RELATED: In Victory Speech, Trump Vows To Unify A Deeply Divided Nation
  Suburban women and Latinos likely cost Trump in the Centennial State, according to CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd.
  CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd shows the map of Colorado counties w
  
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• Single-Payer Health Care Supporters Plan To Try Again

  09-11-2016 17:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Supporter of Amendment 69, the single-payer health care system that was rejected by voters, say they plan to try again.Proponents say they plan to try to figure out what happened that kept voters from getting on board.“I think because I’m a doctor I’ll sit down and do a post mortem, ‘What did we do wrong? What could we have done differently? What do we need to do to be successful and try this again?’” said State Sen. Irene Aguilar, MD.Amen
  
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• Plan For Cannabis Clubs Close To Passing In Denver

  09-11-2016 17:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – All the votes aren’t in yet, but it appears a majority of Denver voters will approve a plan to allow some marijuana use in bars and restaurants.Ballot initiative Denver 300 would allow some use of pot in such establishments.
  RELATED STORIES: Marijuana Legalization Story Archive
  The proposal would required marijuana establishments to be 21-and-older and would include a ban on smoking marijuana indoors (patrons could use edibles or vaporized marijuana indoors).
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• Vote To Remove Slavery Reference Tight In Colorado

  09-11-2016 17:11
  
  DENVER (AP) — The vote on whether to amend the Colorado constitution to remove a reference to slavery as a punishment for a criminal conviction is tight but not all counties have reported their results yet.
  The constitution currently prohibits slavery or involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime — wording proponents of the amendment say is outdated. They say the amendment is a symbolic statement, and removing the reference to slavery reflects fundamental values of freedo
  
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• Trump Vows To Unify A Deeply Divided Nation

  09-11-2016 16:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to unify a deeply divided nation, having scored a stunning victory backed by extraordinary support from working-class America.
  The tough-talking New York billionaire claimed victories in the nation’s premier battleground states, but his appeal across the industrial Midwest — Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, in particular — sealed a victory that defied pre-election polls and every expectation of the political establis
  
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• In Year Of Seismic U.S. Shifts, Colorado Resists Big Changes

  09-11-2016 16:42
  
  DENVER (AP) — In a topsy-turvy U.S. election, Colorado voters stayed the course Tuesday and avoided big changes in many top races.
  Colorado chose a Democrat for president for the third consecutive cycle, and returned an incumbent senator and all seven members of Congress to Washington.
  Perhaps the biggest change endorsed by Colorado voters Tuesday was a measure to help the terminally ill access life-ending drugs. Proposition 106 had performed well in polls and didn’t dominate debate
  
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• Clinton Supporter Stephen King Is ‘Shutting Down’

  09-11-2016 16:37
  
  BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The bitter defeat in the presidential race has many supporters of Democrat Hillary Clinton shell-shocked.
  Republican president-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech during his election night event in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City. Donald Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
  Among them is Stephen King.
  King, the bes
  
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• Voter Support Of Marijuana Reaches New High

  09-11-2016 15:37
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Voter support for marijuana legalization reached a new high as California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational pot, joining Colorado and three other states and Washington, D.C., with similar laws.
  Voters in Florida, North Dakota and Arkansas passed medical marijuana measures, pushing the number of states with such laws past two dozen.
  The California vote makes the use and sale of recreational cannabis legal along the entire West Coast and gives legalization ad
  
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• Latest Forecast: Warm And Dry Today, Cooler Weather Ahead

  09-11-2016 15:32
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A ridge of high pressure will be parked directly over Colorado on Wednesday. This will allow for unseasonably warm temperatures statewide. After a chilly start to the day, temperatures will warm up quickly. Highs in the Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Greeley areas will be in the lower 70s. The record high for November 9 in Denver is 76° set in 1927. That record seems safe.
  A cold front approaching Idaho Wednesday morning will travel southeast and e
  
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• Summit County Voters Approve Workforce Housing Fund

  09-11-2016 15:27
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Voters in one Colorado resort community have voted yes to pay for more affordable workforce housing through an increase to sales tax there.
  Preliminary results Tuesday night show the measure passed by voters in Summit County — it will raise about $7.8 million per year through a 0.6 percent sales tax that would sunset after 10 years, according to housing authority officials.
  According to data provided by the county, the most recent needs a
  
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• Amendment 72 Defeated, Colorado Voters Reject New Tobacco Tax

  09-11-2016 15:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A proposal on the ballot to raise the tax on a pack of cigarettes in Colorado to $2.59 has been rejected.
  (credit: CBS)
  Amendment 72 was defeated by a margin of 54 percent to 46 percent.
  The amendment was the most expensive statewide measure on the Colorado ballot this year. It was supported by many health groups and supporters ran ads in favor of it, while tobacco company Philip Morris spent more than $16 million in advertising to fight it.It has been 12 years since the la
  
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• Nuggets Lose To Grizzlies At The Buzzer

  09-11-2016 15:00
  
  Denver guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who scored a game-high 23 points, appeared to have made the winning basket with 7.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter but the Nuggets lost to Memphis 108-107.
  
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• Thursday Night Breakdown: Ravens, Browns In AFC North Battle

  09-11-2016 14:02
  
  By Danny Cox
  In the NFL, there is truth in the phrase “every game counts.” Not every game holds an equal amount of importance as far as the playoffs are concerned, but every team in the NFL is looking to win each and every week.
  This week’s Thursday Night Football matchup featuring the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns is no different. The Ravens are looking to stay atop the AFC North. The Browns are seeking their first victory of the season. Which team will count one
  
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• Thinking About Moving To Canada?

  09-11-2016 07:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Some threatened to move to Canada should Donald Trump win the presidency.
  While election results have yet to become official late Tuesday evening, that’s got us asking: how easy would be to move to Canada if you don’t like who won?
  CBS Chicago looked into it, and apparently it’s not as easy as it sounds, packing up the family and driving north.
  They filled out a questionnaire, got rejected, tried again, and still got the same result.
  Still, that hasn&
  
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• California, Massachusetts Approve Recreational Marijuana

  09-11-2016 06:57
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California and Massachusetts voters approved measures allowing recreational marijuana Tuesday, handing the legalization movement a huge victory in the nation’s most populous state and giving it a toehold in the densely populated Northeast.
  Voters in seven other states also considered proposals to expand legal access to the drug, which is still forbidden by the federal government.
  A preliminary exit poll conducted for The Associated Press and television networks by
  
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• Clinton Wins In Colorado, But Loses Presidential Race

  09-11-2016 06:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Despite a strong push in Colorado in the final months of Campaign 2016, Donald Trump was defeated by Hillary Clinton in the Centennial state.
  Trump went on to win the national race, however.Clinton pulled some television advertising in Colorado in the summer and didn’t make nearly as many appearances in the Centennial State as Trump. That was because her campaign apparently felt confident in her chances here.
  PHOTO GALLERIES: Election Day In Colorado | CBS4 Behind The
  
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• Changing Demographics Worked In Bennet’s Favor

  09-11-2016 06:39
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet won re-election Tuesday, defeating a dogged Republican challenger in Darryl Glenn, who was vastly out funded and struggled to make his bedrock conservatism appealing to centrist voters.
  Until recent weeks, Colorado’s Senate race mostly was a sleeper — a far cry from a bitter 2014 race in which Republican Cory Gardner ousted incumbent Sen. Democrat Mark Udall, whose attempts to tie Gardner to restricting women’s he
  
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• Amendment 70, Minimum Wage Ballot Initiative, Passes

  09-11-2016 06:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The minimum wage in Colorado is going up.
  Voters have passed a measure that will increase it gradually to $12 by 2020.Amendment 70 was one of the most contentious ballot measures in the state during Campaign 2016. Supporters rallied for it at the capitol in Denver and the U.S. Labor Secretary came to Colorado to show his support.
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  It was approved by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent.
  The state’s minimum wage is currently $8.31. It will rise to $9.30 pe
  
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• Pickard, Avalanche Fall To Coyotes 4-2

  09-11-2016 06:12
  
  Nathan MacKinnon and Rene Bourque scored for Colorado. Calvin Pickard stopped 21 shots for the Avalanche, who lost four of their last five.
  
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• Bennet Declares Victory Over Glenn In Colorado U.S. Senate Race

  09-11-2016 06:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet declared victory over Republican challenger Darryl Glenn on Tuesday night despite Glenn maintaining that he would not concede the race until all the votes were counted.
  Bennet said he will be proud to represent Colorado in the U.S. Senate for a second term.
  “You live in the most dynamic and beautiful state in the United States of America,” said Bennet.Sen. Michael Bennet (credit: CBS)
  Bennet, a Democrat and the former superintendent
  
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• SCFD Funding Extension Approved

  09-11-2016 05:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Voters in Arapahoe, Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties have approved extend the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District for another 12 years.
  The measure was approved by a 63 percent to 37 percent vote.
  The SCFD has been around for 30 years, and supporters say that more than 14 million people, 4.2 million of them kids, attend SCFD funded programs each year.
  LINK: Scientific and Cultural Facilities District
  One-tenth of 1 cent on eve
  
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• Proposition 107 Passes, Presidential Primaries Will Be Restored In Colorado

  09-11-2016 05:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado voters have approved a proposal that will increase the state’s influence in presidential races.
  Proposition 107’s passage by a vote of 64 percent to 36 percent means the state will do away with presidential caucuses and replace them with primary elections. The state will return to having primaries in 2020, and they will be held before the month of March.The primary push came after Democrats and Republicans alike grumbled about last March’s preside
  
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• Colorado Voters Approve Medically Assisted Suicide Measure

  09-11-2016 05:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado voters have approved a ballot measure that allows terminally ill patients to take life-ending drugs.Proposition 106 has passed, which means Colorado joins Oregon, Washington, Vermont and California as states with medically-assisted-suicide laws.
  It passed by a margin of 65 percent to 35 percent.
  Millions were raised by both supporters and opponents of the ballot initiative.
  The law will require that a mentally competent patient have a six-month prognosis and get tw
  
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• Michael Bennet Declares Victory Over Darryl Glenn In Colorado U.S. Senate Race

  09-11-2016 05:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet declared victory over Republican challenger Darryl Glenn on Tuesday night despite Glenn maintaining that he would not concede the race until all the votes were counted.
  Bennet said he will be proud to represent Colorado in the U.S. Senate for a second term.
  “You live in the most dynamic and beautiful state in the United States of America,” said Bennet.Sen. Michael Bennet (credit: CBS)
  Bennet, a Democrat and the former superintendent
  
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• Coffman Claims Victory In Congressional District 6 Race

  09-11-2016 05:12
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Rep. Mike Coffman has been elected to a a fifth term in Congress.
  Rep. Mike Coffman claims victory on Election Night. (credit: CBS)
  The Republican defeated former state Senate President Morgan Carroll, a Democrat, in the race to represent the voters of Colorado’s most ethnically diverse congressional district.
  Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, which covers parts of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, is about 20 percent Latino. It also has also become hom
  
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• CBS News: Clinton Wins In Colorado, National Presidential Race Still Too Close To Call

  09-11-2016 05:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Despite a strong push in Colorado in the final months of Campaign 2016, according to CBS News projections, Donald Trump has been defeated by Hillary Clinton in the state.Clinton pulled some television advertising in Colorado in the summer and didn’t make nearly as many appearances in the Centennial State as Trump. That was because her campaign apparently felt confident in her chances here.
  PHOTO GALLERIES: Election Day In Colorado | CBS4 Behind The Scenes
  She ended up
  
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• Single-Payer Health Care System Rejected, Colorado Votes Down Amendment 69

  09-11-2016 05:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A large majority of Coloradans aren’t ready for a single-payer health care system.Amendment 69, or ColoradoCare, was rejected by voters by a margin of 80 percent to 20 percent. It would have created the first such system in the country.If it had passed, Colorado would have opted out of the Affordable Care Act and replaced it with a health care plan paid for by a payroll tax.
  PHOTO GALLERIES: Election Day In Colorado | CBS4 Behind The Scenes
  Employers would have had to
  
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• Pueblo Vote Count Delays 3rd Congressional District Results

  09-11-2016 04:51
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4)– Democrat congressional candidate Gail Schwartz’s campaign will wait until the voter issues in Pueblo are resolved before moving forward.
  Schwartz’s camp is hopeful for a win over incumbent Republican Scott Tipton in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.
  Gail Schwartz (credit: CBS)The tally of votes coming from Pueblo County have been delayed because of ballot issues. Those votes likely will not be counted until Wednesday or Thursday.
  Early results s
  
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