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• Former pot officials launch consulting

  05-01-2017 23:47
  
  Two officials involved with the implementation of marijuana legalization in Colorado have launched a consulting firm that will serve entities wishing to "implement marijuana legalization responsibly and effectively," according to an announcement Thursday.       
  
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• Say Hello To The Flu In Colorado

  05-01-2017 23:43
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -Within the last week or so, it seems like patients are coming to the office by the busload.
  Headache, fever, chills, and cough.  Plus, a seemingly universal phrase of “I feel like I got hit by a truck.”
  The flu has arrived in Colorado with a bang, or may be a better way to put it is: with the need for a bed.  The CDC is reporting a spike on their official influenza monitoring site for the illness, with Colorado now running at a level higher than mo
  
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• Denver home-price gains slowed

  05-01-2017 23:43
  
  The average price of a home in metro Denver increased by 6.7 percent year-over-year in December, a smaller increase than in most of the two years prior, according to the latest data from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.       
  
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• Beer festival relocates after 16 years

  05-01-2017 23:42
  
  From 2001 to 2016, Laura and Bill Lodge built the Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival from a gathering of 200 people in a now-defunct Vail brewery to a nationally renowned magnet.       
  
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• Manufacturing outlook mixed, firm finds

  05-01-2017 23:38
  
  The manufacturing sector expects revenue to grow this year, despite a host of major challenges the industry will face.       
  
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• What colleges produce highest paid grads

  05-01-2017 23:36
  
  Colorado School of Mines produces the highest-paid graduates out of metro Denver colleges, with students bringing in median earnings of $75,700 — well above the national average pay for grads of $33,400.       
  
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• CO legislative leaders want cooperation

  05-01-2017 23:35
  
  Colorado legislative leaders, while firmly committed to finding solutions regarding affordable housing and transportation funding this year, remain divided on details for those plans and on other topics just six days before the start of the 71st General Assembly.       
  
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• 2 Colorado Kmart stores to close

  05-01-2017 23:33
  
  Two more Kmart locations will be closed in Colorado in the latest round of closures for the struggling retail chain.       
  
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• 7 named to Colo. Business Hall of Fame

  05-01-2017 23:32
  
  Seven of the state's business leaders were named today to the Colorado Business Hall of Fame by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain.       
  
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• Residential Plow Program Called ‘A Success’

  05-01-2017 23:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver Public Works says the first run of its new residential plow program was a success and it will continue to consider deploying small plows to Denver’s side streets when six inches of snow, or more, are forecasted.
  The previous policy, created about 10 years ago, sent plows out for emergencies only which meant there had to be more than a foot of snow in the forecast.
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  “We’ve called out the residential plows in the past when faced with very
  
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• M Uptown closes its doors

  05-01-2017 23:03
  
  The beloved M Uptown closed its doors for renovations this week, leaving many to wonder if the gay-friendly restaurant and entertainment hotspot will make a comeback.       
  
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• What If The NFL Were Like European Soccer And Had A Loan System?

  05-01-2017 22:43
  
  Tom Bogert, CBS Local Sports
  In European soccer, there are no trades and there is no draft. Players are developed through youth systems, some starting as young as eight years old, or they’re purchased from other clubs. Those are the two dominant methods of roster creation.
  There’s a third spear on this trident: the loaning system. It is exactly what it sounds like; the short-term transfer of a player with the view (typically) that they’ll be returned once the agreement is up in
  
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• New Army policy OKs soldiers to wear...

  05-01-2017 22:28
  
  Observant Sikhs and conservative Muslim women are now able to wear religious head coverings, thanks to a directive issued Tuesday that updates the Army's grooming and appearance regulation. Sikh soldiers also are allowed to maintain their beards, according to the update. Soldiers will still have to submit their requests for brigade-level approval, but the move opens up service to people who otherwise would have had to abandon cherished religious practices to serve. Since 2009, rel
  
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• Watch: Man Frees Friend Hanging Unconscious On Ski Lift

  05-01-2017 22:16
  
  ARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. (CBS4) – A random meeting of friends ended when one saved the other’s life.
  “Today I saved someone’s life,” Mickey Wilson posted to his Instagram page. “I think some strange forces were at work.”
  The Arapahoe Basin Ski Area confirms the incident, saying it happened at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
  Wilson was out then for a solo day at A-Basin when, he explains, fate intervened and he ran into some friends.
  While going up on th
  
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• 1 Backcountry Skier Found, Search For Teen Continues

  05-01-2017 22:14
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  LEADVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – CBS4 has learned that one backcountry skier has been found but the search continues for a teen still missing. The search for the two skiers began after they had not been heard from since Wednesday.
  Search teams were deployed to the backcountry near Turquoise Lake.
  CBS4 learned from sources that the adult was located and taken to the hospital. It is unclear the extent of injuries for that skier. The Office of Emergency Management has not confirmed
  
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• How slacklining saved a life

  05-01-2017 21:57
  
  Professional slackliner Mickey Wilson spends a lot of the time on the ski slopes – and performing on slack lines.       
  
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• Man gets 3 years for road rage incident

  05-01-2017 21:51
  
  AURORA – An Aurora man who threw a rake at a Jeep for speeding will spend three years in prison after a 16-year-old passenger was paralyzed in the incident.        
  
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• Man wanted for Sloan's Lake assault

  05-01-2017 20:57
  
  The Denver Police Department issued a sketch last month of a man who they say was responsible for an assault near Sloan’s Lake in broad daylight.       
  
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• Ryan: GOP To ‘Defund’ Planned Parenthood In Obamacare Repeal

  05-01-2017 20:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that Republicans would slash federal dollars for Planned Parenthood as part of the GOP effort to repeal the health care law.
  Ryan spoke a day after a special House panel issued a report criticizing the organization, which provides birth control, abortions and various women’s health services, for its practices regarding providing tissue from aborted fetuses to researchers. The Wisconsin lawmaker’s comments, while expected,
  
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• Latest Forecast: Snow Gradually Ending, A Frigid Night Ahead!

  05-01-2017 20:34
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A winter storm moving over Colorado Thursday morning has brought wildly different snow totals to the Denver region. The snow will decrease through the afternoon and will end completely by 5 p.m.. Then it just stays cold!
  Snow totals have ranged from 12″ in Boulder to 7″ in Northglenn to only 3″ in Highlands Ranch. The official snow total for Denver (as measured at DIA) was 4.0″.
  By mid-afternoon any snow lingering along the Fro
  
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• Medication offers hope for canine cancer

  05-01-2017 20:09
  
  Colorado State University is calling a newly approved lymphoma medication a breakthrough in canine cancer.       
  
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• A-Line Experiences More Problems, Delays To DIA

  05-01-2017 19:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – RTD says that the train to DIA is experiencing delays as long as 30 minutes.
  They sent out a rider alert that states the delays are a result of a switching problem near Pena Boulevard.A line has 30-40 min delays due to manual switch operation near Pena. Bus shuttles between Pena & DIA. https://t.co/m695EsgRy0 @DENAirport
  — RTD (@RideRTD) January 5, 2017
  Bus shuttles are currently running between 61st Avenue and Pena and the airport.
  
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• Record number of marriages in Denver

  05-01-2017 19:15
  
  If it felt like your entire Facebook timeline was filled with people getting engaged and married last year, you’re not just lonely – there’s actual data to back this up.         
  
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• WWE 2016 Review And 2017 Predictions

  05-01-2017 19:01
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  In a lot of ways, it’s sad to see 2016 come to a close for WWE. It was a revolutionary 12-month span that saw the return of the heir to the throne, the debut and triumph of a global talent that was never supposed happen and the abrupt retirement of a too-young legend. Then there was the unthinkable relationship between WWE and UFC and the slaying of a beast by a titan absent for a decade. The roster was divided, new championships were created while champions were destroyed
  
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• Colorado State Bounces By San Jose State, 76-71

  05-01-2017 18:58
  
  Jeremiah Paige and Prentiss Nixon both scored 18 points for the Rams.
  
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• Smoke Scare On Top Of Downtown Denver Hotel

  05-01-2017 18:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Black smoke poured out of the top of the Sheraton in downtown Denver.
  With firefighters spotted walking on top of the hotel, it appeared the building was on fire.Greg Pixley with the Denver Fire Department confirms there was no fire, though.
  Instead the smoke poured out of the Sheraton after a generator was started on the roof.
  A representative with the hotel says they were testing their backup generator.
  The smoke could be seen across much of Denver.
  The hotel is loca
  
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• Deputy injured in crash returns to work

  05-01-2017 18:38
  
  The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputy who nearly died in a car crash responding to a child murder in February heads back to work Thursday.       
  
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• Why this snow was a good thing

  05-01-2017 18:28
  
  It’s a cliché you’ll often see in TV news when it snows: “we need to the moisture.”       
  
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• Heavy Snow Raises Avalanche Danger In Colorado Mountains

  05-01-2017 18:17
  
  DENVER (AP) — Heavy snow and strong winds have raised the avalanche danger in much of Colorado’s high country.
  The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says some areas have seen several feet of new snow while others have received less than a foot by Thursday morning. Berthoud and Monarch passes had to be shut down so crews could reduce the chance of avalanches there.
  Dome Mountain (credit: CAIC)
  Schools near many of the state’s ski resorts in Eagle and Summit counties are clos
  
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• Frontier last for on-time performance

  05-01-2017 17:41
  
  In a new ranking of the world's low-cost airlines for 2016 on-time performance, Frontier Airlines finished dead last.       
  
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• CO cybersecurity company raises $6M

  05-01-2017 17:34
  
  Louisville-based cybersecurity firm Swimlane said it's raised $6 million in a Series A round of funding.       
  
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• Snow Totals Vary Across The State

  05-01-2017 17:31
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A wide variety of snow totals have been reported throughout Colorado Thursday morning.
  Heavy snow bands moved over locations such as Boulder with almost a foot of snow but essentially missed other areas like Highlands Ranch were they reported 3 inches. Meanwhile this will be one of the largest snow storms of the season for the mountains.RELATED: Latest Forecast: Snow Decreases Through The Morning, Temperatures Remain Frigid
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• 2 Denver parking operators to merge

  05-01-2017 17:28
  
  A new report ranks Denver International Airport 14th in the world among major airports for on-time flight arrivals and departures.       
  
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• CO mission chosen by NASA

  05-01-2017 17:20
  
  A Colorado-born project to map six unusual asteroids near Jupiter is one of two space missions to asteroids NASA will fund to further scientific understanding of the early solar system.       
  
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• Snow totals are coming in!

  05-01-2017 17:15
  
  It took a little bit for you to get out of bed Thursday morning, (that's okay, we'll forgive you), but now that you are awake we're really seeing how much snow has fallen around Colorado! Good news for us, the totals are matching the forecast!        
  
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• Search Underway For Backcountry Skiers

  05-01-2017 17:14
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  LEADVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – Search teams are being deployed to the backcountry near Turquoise Lake looking for two skiers who have not been heard from since yesterday.
  Betty Benson with Lake County says they are requesting citizens to stay out of the area for now so crews can look for the skiers without confusing with other tracks and traffic.
  The request comes after several posts on social media asking for volunteers to come help, Benson says that is not what the incident c
  
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• The National Western Stock Show

  05-01-2017 17:05
  
  The National Western Stock Show runs from Jan. 7 to the 22. Get information about tickets and events, including the rodeo and mutton bustin' here.
  
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• Fatal stabbing in Lakewood

  05-01-2017 16:55
  
  An altercation outside of a Lakewood convenience store turned deadly Wednesday night, police say.       
  
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• More Than 100 Flights Canceled At DIA

  05-01-2017 16:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – More than 100 flights have been canceled at DIA due to the winter weather.
  Denver International Airport spokesperson Heath Montgomery says the airlines have reported approximately 145 flight cancellations today.
  Most of the cancellations are smaller commuter aircraft that serve regional and mountain communities as opposed to the larger craft.
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  Overnight, the airport received approximately 3 inches of snow. More was falling and is expected through the morning.
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• DIA: Snow cancels 145 flights

  05-01-2017 16:44
  
  The delays and cancelations are starting to pile in at Denver International Airport ahead of the storm expected to slam the metro area starting Wednesday night.        
  
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• CBS Sports’ Bill Cowher Breaks Down Dolphins-Steelers Wild Card Game

  05-01-2017 16:41
  
  Bryan Altman
  Football fans, rejoice: Wild Card Weekend is upon us. This weekend boasts an impressive set of games to kick off the playoff proceedings, including Sunday’s 1:05 p.m. ET showdown on CBS between playoff stalwarts, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Miami Dolphins, who are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
  The Steelers are heavy favorites over the visiting Dolphins, who enter the contest with a glaring question mark at quarterback. Starter Ryan Tannehil
  
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• Ski Area Closes Due To Conditions

  05-01-2017 16:37
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  SALIDA, Colo. (CBS4) – Due to avalanche danger and CDOT mitigation work, officials at Monarch Mountain Ski Area near Salida have closed for the day.
  US Hwy 50 is closed while crews do avalanche mitigation.
  Monarch officials say they received 19 fresh inches of snow in the last 24 hours.
  The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued a Avalanche Warning for large portions of the high country, they are discouraging backcountry use due to the unstable snow conditions.
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• Colorado Ski Area Closes Due To Conditions

  05-01-2017 16:37
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  SALIDA, Colo. (CBS4) – Due to avalanche danger and CDOT mitigation work, officials at Monarch Mountain Ski Area near Salida have closed for the day.
  US Hwy 50 is closed while crews do avalanche mitigation.
  Monarch officials say they received 19 fresh inches of snow in the last 24 hours.
  The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued a Avalanche Warning for large portions of the high country, they are discouraging backcountry use due to the unstable snow conditions.
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• South Dakota Ends Denver’s Win Streak At 6 Games, 75-69

  05-01-2017 15:46
  
  DENVER (AP) — Trey Burch-Manning pulled down a rebound and scored to gain the lead for good and Matt Mooney led with 23 points as South Dakota held off Denver 75-69 on Wednesday night, ending the Pioneers six-game winning streak.
  Mooney sank five of six free throws in the last 19 seconds for South Dakota (11-7, 2-1 Summit League).
  Denver (9-6, 1-1) had grabbed a 65-64 lead on a Daniel Amigo basket with 2:16 left, but after South Dakota’s Carlton Hurst missed a 3-pointer, Burch-Mannin
  
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• Latest Forecast: Snow Decreases Through The Morning, Temperatures Remain Frigid

  05-01-2017 15:34
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A winter storm moving over Colorado Thursday morning has brought wildly different snow totals to the Denver region. The snow will decrease through late morning and should end completely by noon. Then it just stays cold!
  Snow totals through 7 a.m. on Thursday have ranged from 12″ in Boulder to 7″ in Northglenn to only 3″ in Highlands Ranch. The official snow total for Denver (as measured at DIA) was 3.5″ as of the last report.
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• Officers Return To David Puckett Search Area To Say Goodbye

  05-01-2017 15:23
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities in Aurora say the body found in an icy pond on Tuesday is that of six-year-old David Puckett.
  Shortly after receiving the confirmation dozens of officers would return to the search area simply to say goodbye.
  David Puckett (credit: Aurora Police Department)
  Aurora police Chief Nick Metz was among them.
  “How do you not become emotionally involved when it involves a child,” he said.
  Less than 24 hours earlier Chief Metz and more
  
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• Nuggets Look To Snap Losing Streak Against Visiting Spurs

  05-01-2017 14:56
  
  The Spurs will try to follow up one of their best efforts of the season when they visit the Denver Nuggets on Thursday.
  
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• Avs Continue Skid, Drop 5th Straight

  05-01-2017 14:54
  
  Calvin Pickard, making his sixth straight start in net, did his best to keep the Avalanche in the game by making 34 saves.
  
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• Regis hockey defeats Valor

  05-01-2017 07:36
  
  The Regis Jesuit ice hockey team is still undefeated, after shutting out Valor Christian 6-0 Wednesday night at Family Sports Center.       
  
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• Coronado out skates Mullen for shut out

  05-01-2017 06:45
  
  LITTLETON -- The Coronado Cougars out skated the Mullen Mustangs on Wednesday night, winning the one-on-one battles all over the ice.        
  
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