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• Tim Howard Blasts MLS, Rapids After Suspension

  21-04-2017 23:45
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard blasted his team and Major League Soccer on Friday, asking for heightened security in light of his verbal altercation with a fan that resulted in his three-game suspension.
  Tim Howard of the Colorado Rapids stands in the goal against the FC Dallas at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on July 23, 2016. (credit: Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
  Howard was suspended and fined an undisclosed amount last week for profane language toward a fan duri
  
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• Giants Pitcher Madison Bumgarner Suffers Injuries In Colorado Dirt Bike Accident

  21-04-2017 23:40
  
  DENVER (AP) — Giants ace left-hander Madison Bumgarner was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his big league career Friday after a dirt bike accident that sent him to a hospital with bruised ribs and a sprained joint in his pitching shoulder.
  Madison Bumgarner (Photo Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)
  San Francisco announced Bumgarner’s injury Friday, a day after the accident occurred during an off day in Colorado. The Giants said Bumgarner is out of the hospital and resti
  
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• New Documentary Shows 1992 LA Riots As You’ve Never Seen Them Before

  21-04-2017 23:17
  
  April 29th, 1992 was the day that four LAPD members were acquitted for the use of excessive force in the arrest of Rodney King after a high-speed chase down the streets of Northern Los Angeles. Following this decision, riots broke out in Los Angeles, throwing the city into chaos and causing destruction and turmoil of historic proportions.
  On Sunday, April 23rd at 8:00 PM (ET/PT) the Smithsonian Channel will air a documentary called The Lost Tapes: LA Riots, from Executive Producer
  
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• Mayor Of Eastern Plains Town Faces Felony Menacing Charge

  21-04-2017 22:39
  
  KIOWA, Colo. (CBS4) – The mayor of Kiowa is facing charges for allegedly pointing a gun at his son earlier this month.
  Arrest documents say Larry Perreault was drunk when he threatened his 18-year-old son during a family trip to see a movie. They had reportedly gotten into a fight over how much he drank.
  The Elbert County News reports it happened near Elizabeth.
  Perreault faces multiple charges, including felony menacing, reckless endangerment and harassment.
  Perreault is out of jail on bo
  
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• Trump Jr.’s Prairie Dog Hunt In Montana Prompts Backlash

  21-04-2017 22:14
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. will be targeting more than just Montana’s Republican voters on Friday and Saturday when he helps Greg Gianforte campaign for an open U.S. House seat.
  Donald Trump Jr. campaigns in Fort Collins in November 2016. (credit: CBS)
  A prairie dog hunt is also on the agenda for the four-city tour for President Donald Trump’s son and Gianforte, a technology entrepreneur up against Democrat Rob Quist in the May 25 election for the seat vacated by Int
  
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• Semi Rollover Causes Traffic Backups In Loveland

  21-04-2017 22:07
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – A semi rolled over in Loveland on Friday morning and forced a closure of Highway 34 at Interstate 25 that lasted several hours.
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  The truck rolled over at 9 a.m. It was carrying a boring machine.
  It took more than an hour for emergency crews to get the truck uprighted, and there were big backups on Interstate 25 due to exit/onramps being blocked during the operation.
  
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• Keidel: How Are We Supposed To Feel About Aaron Hernandez?

  21-04-2017 21:58
  
  By Jason Keidel
  It’s rare for an athlete’s death to be so coated in controversy, or clashing impulses.
  What are we supposed to feel about Aaron Hernandez? Sadness? Sympathy? Horror? A cocktail of each?
  The moral compass doesn’t direct his way, because he never had one.
  But the timing is odd. To kill yourself days after you’ve been acquitted of a double-murder. And while the murder charge that put you in prison is currently under appeal. When you’d just see
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Few More Showers Possible, Clearing For The Weekend

  21-04-2017 20:55
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4)– Rain and snow will keep flowing in parts of Colorado through the afternoon and evening. Denver could still get a few showers through the afternoon and evening, but it doesn’t look like anything super heavy. A few thunderstorms are possible on the plains.
  The video below shows clouds above downtown Denver on Friday morning. In some parts the clouds are moving in different directions.
  A few snow showers could continue in the high country through Saturda
  
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• ‘Hops For Homes’ Fest Helps Habitat For Humanity Craft A Home

  21-04-2017 20:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Attention beer enthusiasts interested in helping a good cause: tickets are still available for a fun event this weekend that helps Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.
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  A total of 21 Colorado breweries will be featured on Saturday at the Hops for Homes Craft Beer Festival. It takes place at the Great Divide Bottling Hall on the 3400 block of Brighton Boulevard.
  The first session of the festival runs from noon to 4 p.m. and the second session runs fro
  
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• CSU Lifesaver Who Used CPR: ‘It’s Different On A Human’

  21-04-2017 19:33
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A Colorado State University senior is back in Colorado and speaking to fellow students for the first time about how he saved a woman’s life while working as an intern out of state.
  Shane Wilson (credit: CBS)
  Shane Wilson and his friend Amber were working out when Amber suddenly collapsed. Her heart stopped and she wasn’t breathing.
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  Wilson was able to use the CPR training he learned at CSU to keep her alive until paramedics arrived.
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• Animal Adventure Park To Do Live Interview With CBS Denver

  21-04-2017 19:32
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – Animal Adventure Park owner Jordan Patch will talk live with us on Monday.
  The interview will happen exclusively on our Facebook page at approximately 7:15 a.m MT, 9:15 a.m. April’s Time, or about 2:15 p.m. BST for our friends around the world.
  While we have a bunch of questions of our own, we can’t do it alone. We need your questions, too, so please send them to us here on Facebook.
  We’ll choose a handful ahead of time to ask Jordan,
  
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• Colorado To Tighten Petition Verification For Candidates

  21-04-2017 19:12
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado is tightening requirements for the petitions gathered by would-be political candidates.
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  A bill that passed the Senate 34-0 Friday sets a signature-verification procedure for those ballots. It says the state has to check signatures against an existing voter database, instead of just verifying names and addresses.
  The upgrade was inspired by last year’s Senate primary, when forged signatures were found on some petitions from a Republican seeking to
  
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• Prince Fans Mark Anniversary Of Music Superstar’s Death

  21-04-2017 18:54
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For Prince fans, the one-year anniversary of his shocking death from an accidental drug overdose will be a time for sadness and celebration.
  It was a year ago Friday that the music superstar was found dead at Paisley Park, the suburban Minneapolis recording complex where he lived.
  At Paisley Park, which has been turned into a museum, a full four days of events are on tap, ranging from concert performances by Prince’s former bandmates to panel discussions. Fans who
  
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• NFL Draft: A Look At Who The Broncos Might Choose With Their 10 Picks

  21-04-2017 18:21
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Broncos have 10 picks in the NFL Draft, including No. 20 in the first round next Thursday in Philadelphia.
  Denver Broncos General Manager John Elway (credit: CBS)
  It has been an offseason filled with speculation that the Broncos would pursue quarterback Tony Romo if he was released by the Cowboys. All along, the Broncos’ braintrust said they were comfortable with Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch battling for the job, and that’s what will
  
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• Sugary Drinks Cause Aging In Brain And Poor Memory, Study Finds

  21-04-2017 17:53
  
  (CBS) – We all surely know of the health ramifications for excessive soda drinking by now. The sweet, sugary drinks may taste great, but aren’t optimal for teeth nor body fat.
  Now, studies have shown even worse potential perils to consuming artificially flavored drinks. They also can lead to brain shrinkage, accelerated brain aging and memory loss, as well as an increased risk of stroke and dementia, according to a pair of studies led by the same team.
  These studies, one centered aro
  
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• Man Robs Bank Wearing Motorcycle Helmet

  21-04-2017 17:48
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aurora are searching for a bank robber who was wearing a motorcycle helmet when he robbed a bank.
  (credit: Aurora Police)
  The crime took place on Thursday morning at the BBVA Compass at 22795 East Aurora Parkway, near Gartrell Road.
  The thief also had on a green reflective vest, and he jumped up on the bank’s counter and demanded money.
  (credit: Aurora Police)
  No weapon was used in the incident.
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  Aurora police released the followi
  
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• Unemployment Rate Falls To Record Low In Colorado

  21-04-2017 17:27
  
  DENVER (AP) – Unemployment rates fell to record lows in Colorado and three other U.S. states last month after months of steady job creation nationwide.
  (credit: Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)
  The Labor Department says unemployment rates fell in 17 states in March and were mostly unchanged in 33. Employers added a significant number of jobs in just three states last month and cut them in four. Employment was mostly unchanged in the other 43 states. Hiring nationwide was weak in March but stron
  
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• Broncos may draft a tight end early

  21-04-2017 17:03
  
  KUSA—There were 20 NFL tight ends who had at least 50 catches last season.       
  
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• Best Ways To Celebrate Earth Day 2017 In Denver

  21-04-2017 17:00
  
  Coloradans are particularly avid users and supporters of the great outdoors in one of the most outdoorsy states in the country.
  Daniel Sa Juan, left, and his classmate Kevin Villa, work to keep their community of Edgewater clean in celebration of Earth Day. (file photo credit: RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  With so much natural beauty to protect and cherish, it makes sense that there are dozens of events throughout Denver to celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and pull people out to do
  
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• Litter Strewn All Over Civic Center Park Morning After 4/20 Rally

  21-04-2017 16:58
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Cleanup is underway in Civic Center Park After some people got into trash bags left over from Thursday’s 4/20 rally and threw trash all over the grass and sidewalks.
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  So far it’s not clear who made the big mess, but an organizer of the rally said he is taking responsibility for it.
  “The park had been picked up last night. All the trash had been placed in about 74 big trash bags and I believe last night, from what I hear from Parks and Rec, we
  
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• Latest Forecast: More Rain Showers Today, Mountain Snow Gradually Ending

  21-04-2017 15:47
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Periods of rain will continue for Denver and the Front Range on Friday with the best chances in the morning. Then a smaller chance for rain showers will continue through the afternoon and likely through the evening as well. Meanwhile temperatures will be much cooler compared with Thursday with highs in the upper 40s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins.
  In the mountains, snow showers are possible through Friday night with 1-4 inches of additional
  
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• One Critically Hurt In Overnight Apartment Fire

  21-04-2017 15:03
  
  GUNBARREL, Colo. (CBS4) – One man is in critical condition after an early morning apartment fire in Gunbarrel.
  The call started as a domestic disturbance, coming into emergency dispatchers just after 3:30 a.m. Friday. When Boulder County authorities got to the 4600 block of White Rock Circle, they reported the inside of the apartment was on fire.
  Several people were evacuated, and firefighters saved a man from inside the apartment.
  Those displaced have been moved to a nearby community cent
  
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• RTD’s A Line Celebrates 1 Year Of Operations

  21-04-2017 07:55
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4)– Saturday marks one years since the RTD’s A Line opened for operation from Union Station in downtown Denver to Denver International Airport.
  A 90-day federal waiver that allows the A Line to operate, expires on April 30. RTD has announced they will apply for an extension.
  (credit: CBS)
  The A Line’s freshman year was filled with trials and tribulations.
  “It’s been a long year for us,” said RTD Spokesperson Nate Currey.
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• Arson Charges Filed In Highway 285 Fire

  21-04-2017 06:55
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Arson charges have been filed against one man accused of starting a fire near homes in Jefferson County last month.
  The North Turkey Creek Fire along Highway 285 spread dangerously fast, came within feet of five homes and took the work of six fire agencies to extinguish. It burned nearly 10 acres on March 22.
  North Turkey Creek Fire (credit: CBS)
  North Turkey Creek Fire (credit: CBS)
  Eight homes and businesses were advised to evacuate. One outbuilding and t
  
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• Pot Sales Help Send Students To College

  21-04-2017 06:14
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Marijuana is a $1.3 billion industry in Colorado and the taxes are helping fund college.
  Pueblo County is one area that benefits from marijuana tax money. Now it will do something that’s a first: begin distributing pot-funded scholarships to college students.
  “I don’t think without this scholarship I could continue my education without taking out loans and worrying about how to pay it back,” said Colorado State University freshman Janet Calzadillas.
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• ACLU, Police Agree On Denver’s Sanctuary City Policy

  21-04-2017 06:02
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4)– Some American Civil Liberties Union supporters find themselves in an awkward place – agreeing with the Denver Police Department. At least when it comes to the policy to not aid federal authorities arresting undocumented immigrants.
  On Tuesday, ACLU members plan to meet with Denver Police Chief Robert White where they’re expected to praise his work and hope to build community support for the policy.
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  “You’re already doing a lo
  
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• RTD’s A Line Gets Ready To Celebrate 1 Year

  21-04-2017 05:55
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4)– Saturday marks one years since the RTD’s A Line opened for operation from Union Station in downtown Denver to Denver International Airport.
  A 90-day federal waiver that allows the A Line to operate, expires on April 30. RTD has announced they will apply for an extension.
  (credit: CBS)
  The A Line’s freshman year was filled with trials and tribulations.
  “It’s been a long year for us,” said RTD Spokesperson Nate Currey.
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• Plan To Improve Roads Will Likely Be Decided By Voters

  21-04-2017 05:44
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Any plan to improve Colorado roads will likely be decided by voters as lawmakers continue to struggle to find a solution for expanding and improving our state’s crumbling roads and bridges.
  Although neither side says they’re abandoning all hope, it doesn’t look good.
  Copter4 flew over the state Capitol (credit: CBS)
  The bill being debated asks voters to approve a tax increase for roads across the state.
  “What I would ask to anyone who is voting agains
  
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• Broncos 2017 NFL Schedule Released

  21-04-2017 05:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The complete NFL schedule has been released, and the Denver Broncos now know the dates and times of what has determined to be the hardest schedule in the league.
  Cornerback Aqib Talib of the Denver Broncos and Brandon Marshall combine to tackle running back Spencer Ware of the Kansas City Chiefs in November in Denver. (credit: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
  After a 2016 season in which the Broncos came close but failed to make the playoffs for the first time in six years, the
  
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• Hanging Lake Trail Could Be Too Popular

  21-04-2017 05:00
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– The U.S. Forest Service is trying to decide how to proceed with overcrowding and bad behavior on one of Colorado’s most popular hiking trails: Hanging Lake.
  The trail in Glenwood Canyon has been targeted by hikers who leave behind graffiti, trash and dog waste.
  (credit: U.S. Forest Service)
  Now, there’s a campaign on Instagram to shame those who don’t treat the wilderness with respect.
  “There are waterfalls up here are just magestic.
  
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• Columbine Victims Remembered 18 Years Later

  21-04-2017 04:41
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The Columbine shooting victims were remembered Thursday, 18 years after the deadly shooting at the high school.
  There was no school so students and teachers could take part in community service projects.Columbine High School (credit: CBS)
  People visited the shooting memorial in Clement Park near Columbine High School where they placed flowers on the memorial.
  Each year 13 white crosses are also placed in the park, one for each victim, 12 students and a teach
  
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• Lawmakers Reach Compromise On Sexting Bill

  21-04-2017 04:33
  
  DENVER (AP) – State lawmakers have reached a compromise on a bill that makes consensual sexting by teenagers a civil infraction. Currently underage sexting is a felony.
  The bill allows prosecutors to file more serious charges when intimidation is involved or images are shared without permission.
  (credit: CBS)
  “If we can’t do anything else at the state House here in Denver, we ought be able help our kids and our young kids across the state with this new technology and this new p
  
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• University Police Department Tweets Funny 4/20 Jokes

  21-04-2017 04:21
  
  AMES, Iowa (CBS4) – The Iowa State University Police Department played up Thursday’s unofficial 4/20 holiday in a funny tweet.You've heard of speed traps?We have weed traps pic.twitter.com/TP7ir4qg1h
  — IowaStateU Police (@ISUPD) April 20, 2017
  The department has been spreading a message of unity and togetherness for the last several days on their Twitter page by using donuts as an incentive for students and faculty to be nicer to each other.
  The Ames Police Depar
  
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• Police Settle Racial Profiling Lawsuit

  21-04-2017 04:10
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado Springs has settled a lawsuit over a traffic stop in which a black man was pulled from a car by police officers. The city will pay out $212,000 to two brothers who claim they were racially profiled by officers.The American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the lawsuit on the brothers’ behalf, called it a case of “driving while black.”
  Ryan Brown, who is black, recorded the stop after he and his brother were pulled over in March.
  
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• Thousands Toke Up At 4/20 Festival

  21-04-2017 03:15
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4)– It was billed as the world’s largest and free marijuana festival. Thousands turned out in Denver’s Civic Center Park to celebrate on Thursday, the day known as 4/20.
  While recreational and medical marijuana are legal to sell in Colorado, consuming it in public is not. Large electric signs put up by the city reminded people of the law.
  (credit: CBS)
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  Those warnings didn’t seem to have much of an effect as thousands brought and
  
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• Animal Adventure Park To End April Livestream Friday Afternoon

  21-04-2017 02:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The time has come, and after more than two months of giraffe goodness, Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York will bring down their live stream of April the Giraffe on Friday.
  We’ve been there from the beginning, bringing her to millions of you all around the planet. We’ve laughed together, we’ve gotten to know one another, and we’ve all collectively wondered just when the heck she was going to deliver.
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• Denver Broncos release 2017-18 schedule

  21-04-2017 02:51
  
  The Denver Broncos play a bunch of home games early. Then they play a bunch of road games early.        
  
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• Right On Schedule: Rain Pours Into Colorado…Snow Higher Up

  21-04-2017 02:33
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – On Thursday the high temperature reached officially at the airport and the downtown location was 64 degrees – just about normal for this time of year – then that much need rain arrived on during the afternoon. This next storm will bring cooler temperatures as well as rain for lower elevations and snow for the high country. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 6pm on Friday for portions of the northern and central mountains for 4-8 inche
  
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• Latest Forecast: Right On Schedule: Rain Pours Into Colorado…Snow Higher Up

  21-04-2017 02:33
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – On Thursday the high temperature reached officially at the airport and the downtown location was 64 degrees – just about normal for this time of year – then that much need rain arrived on during the afternoon.This next storm will bring cooler temperatures as well as rain for lower elevations and snow for the high country. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 6pm on Friday for portions of the northern and central mountains for 4-8 inches
  
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