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• Stable Full Of Horses Becomes Engulfed By Flames

  08-01-2017 23:34
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – The owner of horses near Pueblo West is credited with saving his animals after noticing his stable was engulfed in flames.
  According to Brad Davidson with the Pueblo West Fire Department, the started just after 9 a.m. on Sunday. The owner noticed the flames and acted quickly to rescue his horses.
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  “There was just enough breeze to aid the fire’s
  
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• Horse Owner’s Quick Action Save Animals From Burning Stable

  08-01-2017 23:34
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – The owner of horses near Pueblo West is credited with saving his animals after noticing his stable was engulfed in flames.
  According to Brad Davidson with the Pueblo West Fire Department, the started just after 9 a.m. on Sunday. The owner noticed the flames and acted quickly to rescue his horses.
  (credit: Salena Lopez/KKTV)
  “There was just enough breeze to aid the fire’s growth,” said Davidson, according to KKTV in Colorado Springs.
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• Bank robber arrested in Westminster

  08-01-2017 21:45
  
  A convicted back robber was arrested Friday night.        
  
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• National Western Stock Show Returns To Denver With Big Crowds

  08-01-2017 21:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s a Denver tradition which started more than 100 years ago — the National Western Stock Show — which opened its doors again on Saturday.
  CBS4’s Dillon Thomas caught up with some excited guests and found out about the venue’s possible future.
  “It is a great spectacular show. It is fun to be here,” a man said.
  Opening day is a tradition for Jeff and Aidan Nesheim.
  “We always try and come the first weekend,” Jeff Nesheim
  
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• ‘A Line’ Train To DIA Experiencing Delays On Sunday

  08-01-2017 20:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Regional Transportation District announced the A Line commuter line to Denver International Airport was experiencing delays on Sunday.
  RTD said because of “switching issues” the train was delayed about 30 minutes.
  Those traveling to DIA to catch a flight should plan accordingly.
  “We apologize for the inconvenience,” RTD said in a statement.
  
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• John Elway: Kyle Shanahan A ‘Very Bright Coach’

  08-01-2017 20:25
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Two down and one to go for John Elway in his search for Gary Kubiak’s successor.
  The Denver Broncos general manager tweeted Saturday that he “spent the morning with Kyle Shanahan in Atlanta. He’s very bright coach who’s had a tremendous year and has a great future.”We spent the morning with Kyle Shanahan in Atlanta. He's a very bright coach who's had a tremendous year and has a great future.
  — John Elway (@johnelway) January 7, 20
  
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• Trials For Brothers Charged In Lottery Scandal Delayed

  08-01-2017 20:19
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Trials for brothers charged with ongoing criminal conduct in Iowa for allegedly fixing lottery games, including in Colorado, to collect jackpots have been delayed.
  District Court Judge Bradley McCall entered an order Wednesday moving the trial for Eddie Tipton to July 10. His trial had been scheduled to begin Feb. 13.
  Tommy Tipton and Eddie Tipton (credit: Polk County Sheriff’s Office)
  His brother, Tommy Tipton, a former Texas justice of the peace, was facing
  
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• Balance of Power: The mayor of Trumptown

  08-01-2017 20:13
  
  EADS, Colorado— 9NEWS took a trip this past week to Kiowa County, which shares a border with Kansas.Why? Kiowa county is the "Trumpiest" county in Colorado. Donald Trump won 85.1 percent of the vote here.We'll profile the voters here on a special edition of Next with Kyle Clark at 9pm Sunday on Channel 9.As part of that story, we sat down with Joe Shields, the mayor of Eads (the seat of Kiowa County.)He shared his perspective on what made Kiowa county the friendliest place in Colorado...&n
  
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• Spike Of Flu Cases In Colorado, More Than Most States

  08-01-2017 19:30
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there’s a spike in flu cases, with Colorado running at a higher level than most states in the U.S.
  Dr. Michelle Barron with the University of Colorado Hospital says Colorado’s flu season started in October. Since then, a CDPHE report shows more than 300 people have been hospitalized for flu-like symptoms.
  “You could argue that Colorado has been seeing cold spells, so people are more close
  
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• 5th Annual Preschool Showcase

  08-01-2017 19:12
  Denver families can find out how to access tuition support and meet quality-rated preschools in the Denver area during the fifth-annual Preschool Showcase.
  
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• Amber Alert for 2 Englewood kids

  08-01-2017 19:02
  
  An Amber Alert for two children was issued in Englewood Sunday morning.        
  
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• Man Killed After Shooting Outside Of Strip Club

  08-01-2017 18:53
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – There was a heavy law enforcement presence investigating an overnight shooting at the Players Club on Federal Boulevard in unincorporated Adams County.
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  The shooting occurred early Sunday morning. Surrounding businesses were blocked off with crime scene tape and employees were unable to get to work as scheduled.
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  Federal had been shut down for several blocks for investigation. It reopened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday except for stretch of
  
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• Chaparral celebrates 2012 hoops team

  08-01-2017 18:27
  
  At some point, during any game, the clock becomes the bigger opponent. Every moment, down to the final tenth of a second, can alter the outcome.       
  
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• Amber Alert: 2 Boys Missing, Mother May Have Drug Abuse History

  08-01-2017 18:26
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Englewood are searching for two boys who were in the care of a grandparent and reportedly were taken away in a car by their biological mother, who doesn’t have custody over them.
  The incident happened Sunday morning at 4922 South Galapago Street.
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  Joseph Dinapoli (credit: CBI)
  The boys’ names, ages and descriptions are as follows:
  – 8 year old Johnny Dinapoli, brown eyes, brown hair, 3-foot-6, wearing black sweatpants and u
  
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• Latest Forecast: Hurricane Force Winds Coming To The Mountains

  08-01-2017 17:18
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – We are watching the jet stream deliver a huge pipeline of moisture and wind into the northern and central Rocky Mountain region. This will bring warm, chinook winds to the Denver metro area along with heavy snow and hurricane force winds to the mountains and higher foothills.
  Despite a steady stream of clouds over the Eastern Plains temperatures should warm in many locations in and around the Denver metro area into the 40s to near 50 degrees for Sunday.
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• Hurricane Force Winds Coming To The Mountains

  08-01-2017 17:18
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – We are watching the jet stream deliver a huge pipeline of moisture and wind into the northern and central Rocky Mountain region. This will bring warm, chinook winds to the Denver metro area along with heavy snow and hurricane force winds to the mountains and higher foothills.
  Despite a steady stream of clouds over the Eastern Plains temperatures should warm in many locations in and around the Denver metro area into the 40s to near 50 degrees for Sunday.
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• Amber Alert Issued After 2 Boys Taken From Home

  08-01-2017 16:49
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Englewood are searching for two boys who were in the care of a grandparent and reportedly were taken away in a car by their biological mother, who doesn’t have custody over them.
  The incident happened Sunday morning at 4922 South Galapago Street.
  (credit: CBI)
  The boys’ names, ages and descriptions are as follows:
  – 8 year old Johnny Dinapoli, brown eyes, brown hair, 3-foot-6, wearing black sweatpants and unknown shirt
  – 12 year o
  
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• Warmer in Denver, windy in the foothills

  08-01-2017 16:20
  
  Warmer weather has returned to the metro-area, but high winds could plague the foothills for the next few days, according to the National Weather Service.
  A high-wind watch is in effect for the foothills until midday Monday,  Mike Baker, NWS meteorologist, said on Sunday.
  “There is going to be some wind today, but the stronger winds will be late tonight and tomorrow,” Baker said. “It looks like a pretty windy week.”
  A stream of moisture and strong wind is heading eas
  
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• 1 man killed in Adams County shooting

  08-01-2017 15:56
  
  The Adams County Sheriff's Office says one man was killed in an overnight shooting.       
  
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• 2 Rescued By Dive Teams After Attempting To Save Dog From Icy Water

  08-01-2017 12:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Dive teams performed a water rescue at Washington Park Saturday afternoon.
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  Witnesses said a dog went into the icy water and then two people went in to try to rescue the pup. They ended up needing help and a dive team pulled to them to safety. The dog was also rescued.
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  “If your dog goes into the water the best thing to do is keep your eyes on the animal and call 911 immediately. Do not go into the water, do not go on the ice. That ice looks
  
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• Seen: Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale

  08-01-2017 09:00
  
  By Joanne Davidson, Special to The Denver Post
  There was so much to see at the Red Carpet Reception that served as the official opening of the 2017 Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale: spectacular landscape and wildlife paintings from artists from as far away as Germany; sculptures by such greats as Kenneth Bunn of Denver, Kent Ullberg of Corpus Christi and  Pati Stajcarof Golden; intricate pieces of fabric art by Rob Watt of Denver and Ellie Beth Scott from Lamy, N.M.; and the terrific We
  
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• Nuggets Get Blown Out By Oklahoma City 212-106

  08-01-2017 08:54
  
  The Oklahoma City big men wore down the undermanned Nuggets in a 121-106 victory at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
  
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• Nuggets Get Blown Out By Oklahoma City 121-106

  08-01-2017 08:54
  
  The Oklahoma City big men wore down the undermanned Nuggets in a 121-106 victory at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
  
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• Frei: Avalanche deals to salvage season? Too late now.

  08-01-2017 08:37
  
  The Avalanche likely would need to have the best record in the league for the final three months to make the playoffs. That isn’t happening.
  Suddenly, this went from talking about possible moves to salvage the season to conceding that’s impossible and that it’s time to move on.
  The collapse was so resounding, so complete, this was like Christmas sneaking up. All of a sudden, you’re at the mall on Christmas Eve and asking the post office if it has a “Get it ther
  
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• Buffs Fall To No. 17 Arizona 82-73

  08-01-2017 08:02
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — On offense and defense, Arizona’s Kadeem Allen was the difference in the No. 17 Wildcats’ 82-73 victory over Colorado on Saturday night.
  “Tonight was about Kadeem Allen,” Arizona coach Sean Miller said. “He was an amazing player. That was one of the best games I’ve seen a guard play since I’ve been at Arizona.”
  The senior scored a career-high 18 points, including 3-of-3 shooting from 3-point range, and turned in a strong
  
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• Working-class mind-set fueled Duran’s historic rise to House Speaker

  08-01-2017 08:01
  
  At a Democratic National Committee meeting late last year in Denver, party leaders took a brief break from diagnosing what went wrong to listen to a few success stories.
  One of them was Crisanta Duran.
  At age 36, the rising star of the Colorado Democratic Party had just been elected the state’s first Latina Speaker of the House. Colorado, she reminded party leaders, had just voted for Hillary Clinton, elected Michael Bennet to the U.S. Senate and expanded the Democratic majo
  
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• The top-10 issues facing Colorado lawmakers in the 2017 session

  08-01-2017 08:01
  
  Colorado state lawmakers begin the 2017 term Wednesday with a daunting to-do list and divided chambers in a volatile political era.
  The General Assembly — with a Republican-led Senate and a Democratic-controlled House — ended in gridlock in May with unresolved questions about how to improve the state’s roads, put more dollars in classrooms and boost the economy.
  The 2016 election returned a split legislature that will face the same questions this year with t
  
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• Players to watch in the 2017 Colorado legislative session

  08-01-2017 08:01
  
  One hundred lawmakers and dozens of lobbyists will arrive at the state Capitol on Wednesday for the start of the 2017 legislative session. But a handful will help set the tone and agenda.
  Here is a look at key players to watch during the 2017 session:
  Ramsay Scott, The Colorado IndependentSen. Kevin Grantham of Canon City speaks to the GOP faithful at an Election Night watch party in Denver. Grantham was elected Senate President Thursday. Joining him on stage: Sens. John Cooke of Greeley, R
  
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• Community Food Share brings food to the hungry in Boulder and Broomfield

  08-01-2017 08:01
  
  In Boulder and Broomfield counties, one in eight people are food insecure, lacking access to enough food for an active and healthy lifestyle.
  This means, “making decisions between buying a fan belt for your car, shoes for your kid who might be getting picked on at school or food,” said Dennis Spraetz, a veteran volunteer at the OUR Center, a food bank in Longmont, which receives food from Community Food Share.
  Dennis Spraetz, a volunteer with Our Center, loads cans of
  
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• Aspen Skiing Co. experiments with tiny house project for seasonal workers

  08-01-2017 08:01
  
  By Scott Condon, The Aspen Times
  Aspen Skiing Co. has joined the tiny-house movement.
  Skico purchased six “trailer coaches” this fall for about $100,000 each and placed them last week at its Aspen Basalt Campground in the midvalley. Seasonal workers were scheduled to move into the residences — each with around 500 square feet — by this weekend. If they prove to be suitable, Skico might buy more of them from a Colorado manufacturer.
  The tiny houses are the first splash mad
  
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• Suspect shot, killed in Northglenn

  08-01-2017 06:17
  
  A suspect who rammed into an officer’s patrol vehicle after an attempted kidnapping in Northglenn was shot and killed by police on Saturday.        
  
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• Thief pockets fossil from rock shop

  08-01-2017 06:13
  
  Someone in Fort Collins might have received a twice-stuffed stocking stuffer of Prehistoric proportions.       
  
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• Several avalanches just west of Golden

  08-01-2017 06:04
  
  The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is reporting evidence of several avalanches just west of Golden.       
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin could end World Cup’s 50th season one of the youngest “overall” winners

  08-01-2017 05:50
  
  Since the first World Cup ski race was held half a century ago, a handful of Americans have achieved international stardom by winning the tour’s “overall” season title — Phil Mahre, Tamara McKinney, Bode Miller and Vail’s Lindsey Vonn. But when its 50th season concludes in March with the prestigious World Cup Finals in Aspen, EagleVail’s Mikaela Shiffrin could add another historic achievement in a career that has her on pace to surpass them all.
  The World
  
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• Mailman and dog form special bond

  08-01-2017 05:46
  
  Mailmen and dogs aren’t supposed to get along.       
  
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• Returning Troy Terry stays hot, scores two goals with three assists in Pioneers’ rout of Sun Devils

  08-01-2017 05:38
  
  Troy Terry’s first game back with the University of Denver didn’t go to a shootout Saturday night.
  But the Pioneers won anyway, routing the fledgling Division I hockey program from Arizona State for the second straight night, this time taking a 6-1 victory over the Sun Devils at Magness Arena.
  Terry, the sophomore forward from Highlands Ranch whose shootout heroics lifted the United States to wins over Russia in the semifinals and Canada in the finals of the World Junior (under-20) C
  
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• Officers Shoot, Kill Attempted Kidnapping Suspect

  08-01-2017 05:05
  
  NORTHGLENN, Colo. (CBS4)– An attempted kidnapping suspect was shot and killed on Saturday night by a Northglenn police officer.
  Officers were called to Carmela Lane on a report of an attempted kidnapping about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. When they arrived, they made contact with the suspect who was in a stolen vehicle at 10701 Pecos Street.The suspect rammed the officer’s patrol vehicle and officers fired, striking the suspect.The suspect was rushed to Denver Health Medical Center where h
  
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• Winter Park Express makes first trip

  08-01-2017 03:13
  
  The Winter Park Express completed its first roundtrip of the season from Denver's Union Station to the base of Winter Park Resort.       
  
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• Colorado One Step Closer To Supersonic Transit With Hyperloop

  08-01-2017 02:35
  
  By Melissa GarciaDENVER (CBS4)– Colorado is one step closer to a supersonic transport system with the Hyperloop One, which would zip passengers and cargo along the Front Range at more than 700 mph.
  That speed would translate into a five-minute trip from Denver to Boulder.
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  The Colorado Department of Transportation is one of 35 semi-finalists in a global competition, and one of two semi-finalists in Colorado, for the new technology which would provide a safer and faster commute
  
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• Jackknifed Semi Shuts Down I-70 Saturday Morning

  08-01-2017 02:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A jackknifed semi shut down westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at York Street early Saturday morning.The westbound lanes of I-70 were closed for several hours during the investigation. (credit: CBS)
  It is unclear what caused the crash or how seriously anyone was hurt.The crash happened just after 9 a.m. Saturday. Westbound lanes reopened at 11:30 a.m.
  
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• Police Welcome Community Feedback On Use Of Force Policy

  08-01-2017 01:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Police Department is revising its use of force policy. The department released a draft of the new policy in hopes of receiving public feedback about the changes.
  The policy changes come after demand from Denver residents to change traditional policing techniques.
  Denver Police Chief Robert White said the new decision-making model includes a threshold of whether to apply force, such as when it’s necessary to shoot at a moving vehicle.
  The department is accept
  
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• Terry Rejoins Pioneers, Butcher Sets Example For Team

  08-01-2017 01:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Troy Terry joins the University of Denver Pioneers after he made a name for himself scoring four shoot-out goals in wins over Russia and Canada as Team USA won gold at the World Juniors.
  Terry rejoined his DU team on Saturday and will play with the team against Arizona State University.While Terry leads the Pioneers in goals this year, it is defenseman Will Butcher who leads the team in points with four goals and 14 assists. Troy Terry #20 of Team United States celebrates wi
  
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• CSU Sticking With Quarterback Nick Stevens

  08-01-2017 00:34
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado State University is sticking with quarterback Nick Stevens.At the end-of-the-year news conference on Friday, Rams head coach Mike Bobo announced the senior will be the starter for spring ball and the starter for fall camp. Nick Stevens (credit: CBS)
  Stevens briefly lost the job to CSU freshman Colin Hill but then Hill got hurt. Stevens stepped in to take over and help the Rams win four of their final five games.“I told Nick after the football game
  
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• FBI: Gunman Flew To Florida Specifically To Attack Airport

  08-01-2017 00:00
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida appears to have traveled there specifically to carry out the attack, authorities said Saturday, but they don’t know why he chose his target and have not ruled out terrorism.
  Authorities said during a news conference that they had interviewed roughly 175 people, including a lengthy interrogation with the cooperative suspect, 26-year-old
  
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