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• Darian Stewart Signs 4-Year Extension With Broncos

  26-11-2016 23:59
  
  DENVER (AP) – Darian Stewart proclaimed himself the “final piece of the puzzle” when he joined Denver’s “No Fly Zone” secondary last year.
  On Saturday, he solidified that standing with a four-year extension that runs through 2020. The NFL Network said it was worth $28 million with $17.5 million guaranteed.
  “Thrilled he’ll be a Bronco for 4 more yrs!” tweeted general manager John Elway , who lauded the “physicality, leadership & toug
  
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• Broncos extend Stewart for 4 more years

  26-11-2016 23:18
  
  ENGLEWOOD—Darian Stewart nabs three turnovers in one game and before he plays in another, the Denver Broncos give the safety a four-year contract extension worth $7 million per year.       
  
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• Family: ‘Because Of Someone’s Stupid Choice, Our Brother Is Now Gone’

  26-11-2016 23:01
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) – The community of Windsor rallied behind the family of Kyle Nackos after he was killed in a suspected wrong-way DUI crash Thanksgiving morning.
  “Windsor is missing someone tonight. But we have an angel in Heaven protecting us,” one family member said.
  Kyle Nackos (credit CBS)
  “(Kyle) always put a smile on your face, no matter what was going on,” said Tiffany Nackos, Kyle’s sister. “He would always make you laugh.&r
  
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• Depleted Nuggets Fall To Thunder 132-127 In OT

  26-11-2016 22:32
  
  Russell Westbrook scored 24 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 132-127 on Friday.
  
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• DU Hockey Fans: Please Donate A Toy At Saturday Night’s Game

  26-11-2016 22:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4’s partners at the University of Denver are collecting toys for the CBS4 Care 4 Colorado Toy Drive Saturday evening.
  The toys benefit the kids at the Boys and Girls Clubs Of Metro Denver.
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  DU hosted some club members recently at a basketball game. The kids got to display the flag during halftime.
  Saturday evening’s collection will happen before the hockey team takes on Wisconsin.
  Collection bins will be at each of the
  
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• Trooper Killed In Crash Was Husband, Father Of 2

  26-11-2016 18:16
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A community is mourning the loss of a state trooper killed in the line of duty Friday afternoon.
  Trooper Cody Donahue, an 11-year Colorado State Patrol veteran, was struck and killed at about 1:30 p.m. while investigating a traffic accident on Interstate 25 two miles south of Castle Rock.
  “Cody was a really good kid, a good family man,” said Major Steve Garcia of the Colorado State Patrol.
  Trooper Cody Donahue (credit: Colorado S
  
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• Latest Forecast: Winter Storm Warning Mountains And Change For Denver

  26-11-2016 17:22
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – One more mild day before a cool change with a chance for snow. Satellite images are showing a deep storm system beginning to blast into the west coast with rain and mountain snow over California, Washington and Oregon. This storm system will flow into Colorado overnight Saturday into Sunday.
  This next cold front will bring lots of snow to our mountains in the next 24 hours. In our mountains along and east of the Continental Divide, in spots like Summit Coun
  
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• 7 WRs not a crowd with Marlon Brown

  26-11-2016 16:55
  
  ENGLEWOOD - Let the record show Marlon Brown is not dependent on Gary Kubiak.       
  
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• CSP Trooper killed in crash on I-25

  26-11-2016 06:34
  
  A Colorado State Patrol trooper was hit and killed on Interstate 25 Friday afternoon while investigating another crash.        
  
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• Millions #OptOutside on Black Friday

  26-11-2016 06:06
  
  Millions of Americans ditched shopping for the outdoors Friday to mark the second year of the #OptOutside campaign.       
  
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• Elderly man run over by tractor dies

  26-11-2016 05:59
  
  Authorities say an elderly Boulder County man was found dead after he was run over by his tractor on his property, where he lives alone.       
  
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• Severance teen killed in head-on crash

  26-11-2016 05:58
  
  A Severance teen was killed and a Windsor teen seriously injured when their car was struck by a wrong-way driver early Thursday on Interstate 25 near Erie.       
  
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• Denver kicks off holiday season

  26-11-2016 05:54
  
  The City and County building lit up for the holiday season Friday at the 9NEWS Light the Lights celebration.       
  
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• Thankful for another practice

  26-11-2016 04:54
  
  While many high school students spent Thanksgiving break relaxing with their families, a select few were counting their blessings on the gridiron.       
  
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• Broncos Week 12 Injury Report: Denver Healthy For Kansas City Chiefs Matchup

  26-11-2016 03:48
  
  By Rick Brown
  The Denver Broncos (7-3) head into this week’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs (7-3) with only one player ruled out for Sunday’s game. A calf injury to long snapper Casey Kreiter is severe enough that he will miss the game on Sunday. In place of Kreiter, the Broncos signed Thomas Gafford. To make room on the roster, Denver cut NT Darius Kilgo. Other than this roster move, the week has been relatively quiet and the Broncos defense will be getting back key p
  
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• Broncos Week 12 Injury Report: Denver Completely Healthy For Kansas City Chiefs Matchup

  26-11-2016 03:48
  
  By Rick Brown
  The Denver Broncos (7-3) head into this week’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs (7-3) with only one player ruled out for Sunday’s game. A calf injury to long snapper Casey Kreiter is severe enough that he will miss the game on Sunday. In place of Kreiter, the Broncos signed Thomas Gafford; to make room on the roster, Denver cut NT Darius Kilgo. Other than this roster move, the week has been relatively quiet and the Broncos defense will be getting back some
  
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• Keidel: Chiefs Still Looking For Respect In AFC West

  26-11-2016 02:53
  
  By Jason Keidel
  While Thanksgiving weekend is known for equal helpings of food and football, not all of this year’s NFL games remind you of mom’s divine stuffing and endless leftovers.
  Except, perhaps, a delicious game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos, a game that deserves to be played before your sprawling spread of turkey and sides, but will instead kick off Sunday night.
  Since the game is at Denver, the Chiefs will face the twin burdens of the thin air and the
  
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• Fire closes Cherry Cricket

  26-11-2016 02:35
  
  The Cherry Cricket is closed following a fire at the restaurant late Wednesday night.       
  
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• Aurora woman finds 'KKK' painted on door

  26-11-2016 02:34
  
  A woman in Aurora is speaking out after someone spray painted racial slurs and the letters for the KKK on her apartment door.       
  
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• Details on Chatt. bus crash victims

  26-11-2016 02:06
  
         
  
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• Friends Remember Victim Of Fatal Wrong-Way Crash

  26-11-2016 02:00
  
  By Jamie Leary
  WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) – It was early Thanksgiving morning. Nash Rider, 16, and Kyle Nackos, 19, were headed back from a concert. It was just after 3 a.m. when a Jeep, driven by Alex Rodriguez, 25, of Fort Lupton, slammed into Rider’s Subaru.
  Kyle Nackos (credit CBS)
  Rodriguez was driving the wrong way down Interstate 25 near Highway 7. Colorado State Patrol believe he was drunk. The impact of the crash crushed the Subaru and killed Nackos. It nearly killed Rider as wel
  
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• State Trooper Struck, Killed By Truck While On Duty

  26-11-2016 01:56
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – A Colorado State Patrol trooper was struck by a truck and killed while he was on duty and outside his vehicle on Interstate 25 Friday afternoon.
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  The crash took place at 1:30 p.m. south of Castle Rock near Tomah Road north of Larkspur. Trooper Cody Donahue was investigating a crash at the time with another trooper when he was killed.
  Trooper Cody Donahue (credit: Colorado State Patrol)
  Authorities said they expected to make an arrest of the driver o
  
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• Latest Forecast: Another Mild and Dry Day to Begin the Weekend

  26-11-2016 01:41
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – A beautiful day after Thanksgiving with sunny skies and our high in Denver reaching 63 degrees – 15 degrees above normal fro this time of year!And we’ll do it all over again on Saturday: mostly sunny skies with a high back into the lower to mid 60s.Sunday will be about 10 degrees cooler under partly cloudy skies and maybe a few isolated showers.Should be good football weather for the Broncos on Sunday evening, with highs dropping into the 30s for mos
  
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• Another Mild and Dry Day to Begin the Weekend

  26-11-2016 01:41
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – A beautiful day after Thanksgiving with sunny skies and our high in Denver reaching 63 degrees – 15 degrees above normal fro this time of year! And we’ll do it all over again on Saturday: mostly sunny skies with a high back into the lower to mid 60s. Sunday will be about 10 degrees cooler under partly cloudy skies and maybe a few isolated showers. Should be good football weather for the Broncos on Sunday evening, with highs dropping into the 30s for
  
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• AAA cautions parking lot driving safety

  26-11-2016 01:38
  
  Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season and shoppers have their different philosophies for making it through the day.       
  
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• Search Is On For Person Who Spray Painted Racial Slurs On Home

  26-11-2016 01:29
  
  By Andrea Flores
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – An Aurora community is showing support for a woman after her home became the target of a possible hate crime.
  Tuesday night, Ari, who only wishes to be identified by her first name, was at home with her teenage daughter when a neighbor notified them of some disturbing news.
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  Racial slurs, including the n-word, were spray painted on the door while they were home.
  “They taped a note to the door that also said, ‘Watch your back
  
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• Broncos sign longsnapper Gafford

  26-11-2016 01:20
  
  ENGLEWOOD - There is more to handing an NFL longsnapper job than snapping long.       
  
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• Aqib Talib Decides To Join Twitter

  26-11-2016 01:11
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib has given in and joined Twitter.
  “I want to put a warning out there; he does not have filters,” Denver defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said with a chuckle. “You can follow him, but he doesn’t have a filter.”
  Talib posed in a new Hermès hat Friday while encouraging people to retweet that photo and follow him.21 21!!! First tweet!
  — AqibTalib21 (@TheRealTalib) November 25, 2016
  “You wea
  
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• Arts Students Get Lesson From Broadway ‘Jersey Boy’

  26-11-2016 01:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4) If the goal is a Broadway stage, if the endgame is a professional acting career, the question is how do you get there from a high school stage? In part, you talk to the people who’ve done it.
  “Jersey Boys” (credit: DCPA)
   
  “You guys are in a great position being in a performing arts school and learning all the stuff, the back stage stuff, the acting, everything that goes on,” Frank J. Galasso said to group of students at the Denver School of the A
  
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• Broncos-Chiefs Rivalry Dates Back To The Days Of The AFL

  26-11-2016 01:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The winner of this Sunday’s Chiefs-Broncos AFC West matchup can set its sights on pursuing a division crown, while the loser might have to scramble for a wild card.
  Broncos practice before the Chiefs game. (credit: CBS)
  Both teams enter the game in Denver at 7-3. The Broncos, coming off a bye, had won seven in a row in the series that dates back to when the Chiefs were the Dallas Texans in the old American Football League.
  Kansas City marched into Denver and took the
  
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• Suspect Released From Hospital After Fatal Wrong-Way Crash

  26-11-2016 00:55
  
  By Jamie Leary
  WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) – It was early Thanksgiving morning. Nash Rider, 16, and Kyle Nackos, 19, were headed back from a concert. It was just after 3 a.m. when a Jeep, driven by Alex Rodriguez, 25, of Fort Lupton, slammed into Rider’s Subaru.
  Kyle Nackos (credit: CBS)
  Rodriguez was driving the wrong way down Interstate 25 near Highway 7. Colorado State Patrol believe he was drunk. The impact of the crash crushed the Subaru and killed Nackos. It nearly killed Rider as we
  
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• Omogbo Scores 18 As Rams Defeat Southeastern Louisiana

  26-11-2016 00:42
  
  The Rams were victorious in the game at Moby Arena in Fort Collins Friday afternoon.
  
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• Colorado State Trooper Struck, Killed By Truck On I-25

  26-11-2016 00:11
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – A Colorado State Patrol trooper was struck and killed by a commercial motor vehicle on Interstate 25 Friday afternoon.
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  The crash took place at 1:30 p.m. south of Castle Rock near Tomah Road north of Larkspur. The trooper was investigating a crash at the time.
  The Douglas County Sheriff’s office is investigating the death.
  The northbound lanes of the highway were closed as an extensive investigation was launched. It isn’t expected to reo
  
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• Training Kicks In For Former Firefighter After Neighbor’s Unit Catches Fire

  26-11-2016 00:00
  
  By Shawn Chitnis
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A neighbor acted quickly to help others at his apartment complex on Tuesday when a fire burned in a unit just a couple doors down from him. Days later, he’s sharing his story with CBS4 while some families are still cleaning up from the mess the fire created.
  (credit: Michelle Nelson)
  Around 9 a.m. that day Christian Anderson was outside his apartment when he heard a smoke detector go off. He knocked on the door but there was no answer.
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