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• Vikings promote Kyle Sloter to roster

  16-09-2017 23:05
  Kyle Sloter became a fan favorite during the Denver Broncos preseason.        
  
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• Stolen SUV Pulled From Lake

  16-09-2017 22:53
  DENVER (CBS4)– A stolen SUV was pulled from Garfield Lake Park on Saturday.A man fishing discovered the submerged car. Dive teams were called in to search the vehicle. No one was inside. (credit: CBS)
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  Crews turned over the SUV to police so they could continue their investigation. (credit: CBS)
  
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• Colorado Sues Government Over Rocky Mountain Arsenal Site

  16-09-2017 22:29
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4)– The State of Colorado is suing the U.S. government over who should control the contaminated areas that remain at the former Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
  The arsenal stopped production of chemical weapons and pesticides in the early 80s. Cleanup was finished seven years ago and now much of the area has been turned into a wildlife refuge but many toxic compounds remain.
  (credit: CBS)
  Colorado says the potential for trouble is still there unless the property has proper
  
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• Suspect Steals Several Bicycles, Gets Away

  16-09-2017 21:52
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver hope someone recognizes a man wanted for stealing several bicycles.
  The man captured on surveillance video was spotted walking into a parking garage on Josephine Street on Aug. 31.
  (credit: Denver Police)
  Once inside, he broke into storage lockers and got away with several bicycles.
  Anyone with information regarding these crimes or recognizes the suspect in the sketch is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867). You can text to CRIMES (274637)
  
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• Police Hope To Catch Perfume Thieves

  16-09-2017 21:45
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver hope someone recognizes the couple wanted in a high-end perfume heist.
  The couple walked into the store on Sept. 9, grabbed several bottles of high-end perfume and cologne.
  (credit: Denver Police)
  Then they ran away.
  Anyone with information regarding these crimes or recognizes the suspect in the sketch is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867). You can text to CRIMES (274637) then title DMCS and enter your message or send an e-mail to metro-d
  
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• Steamboat Springs Donates Cars To Harvey-Affected City

  16-09-2017 21:19
  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Officials in Steamboat Springs say they’re donating six vehicles to a Texas city affected by Hurricane Harvey.
  Steamboat Today reports that the city of Steamboat Springs recently retired the vehicles once used by its public works department.
  Steamboat City Manager Gary Suiter contacted the Texas Municipal League after Hurricane Harvey, asking how the city could help a community affected by the hurricane.(Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)
  The organi
  
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• Convenience Store Clerk Attacked, Robbed, Then Fired

  16-09-2017 20:54
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A convenience store clerk who survived being attacked and robbed while working was fired from her job.
  Tonya Keller was working as the overnight cashier at a Western Convenience Store in Colorado Springs. Last weekend, a man ambushed her, tackled her to the ground and stole some cash out of the register.
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  Keller suffered minor physical injuries and called the police. A few hours later, she was fired.
  Tonya Keller (credit: CBS)
  “They told m
  
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• Private Plane Crashes Near Glenwood Springs

  16-09-2017 20:39
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A private plane carrying a family crashed near Glenwood Springs, killed everyone on board.The family of four, two adults and two children, were on the plane that was flying from Fort Collins to Utah.Early Saturday morning, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the plane and its route. The Civil Air Patrol and Classic Air were asked to assist in the search but due to low-hanging clouds the search was delayed.The last report of the plane w
  
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• Aspen Police Find Homeless Men Preparing Lobster, Lamb

  16-09-2017 20:30
  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — An Aspen police officer started a recent shift with a routine call: Checking on reports of smoke in a wooded area.
  But when Aspen Police Sgt. Rob Fabrocini arrived at the spot that’s a popular campsite for homeless people, he found two men with lobster tails, rack of lamb and salmon steaks loaded onto a small grill.
  Fabrocini told The Aspen Times that the men also had a 12-pack of Stella Artois beer to accompany their meal.(credit: CBS)
  Fabrocini, who joked that h
  
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• Dangerous Stretch Of Highway 9 Focus Of State Troopers

  16-09-2017 20:15
  SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (CBS4)– A stretch of highway in the mountains has become dangerous over the past few years and now there’s a plan to make it safer.
  Over the past decade, every deadly accident on Highway 9 between Kremmling and Silverthorn has happened along the same 10-mile stretch. That stretch is notorious for speeding and other bad driving habits.That stretch of the highway has blind curves, short passing zones and frequent wildlife crossings, all which compound a problem that
  
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• Protesters Gather At Confederate Statue Rally In Richmond, Virginia

  16-09-2017 19:45
  RICHMOND, Vir. (CBS4)– Protesters defending Confederate statues surrounded a monument of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Vir. on Saturday morning. Counter-protesters also gathered there and far outnumbered the original protesters, forming a crowd of several hundred people.Organizers planned the “Heritage not Hate” rally to urge the city to keep Lee’s statue where it stands.Richmond is reevaluating the monument after the violent white nationalist rally in nearb
  
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• ‘Clay For Kids’ Event Benefits The Adoption Exchange

  16-09-2017 19:25
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The 14th annual “Clay for Kids” sporting clay event is set to kick off on Sept. 22 that will help benefit local children’s charities.
  The event is hosted by BluSky Restoration Contractors and features the sport of sporting clays, a form of clay pigeon shooting. A typical course has 10 to 15 different shooting stations over natural terrain.
  Every year BluSky raises funds to benefit children’s and family related charities.
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• Impersonator Muddles Race For Mayor In Loveland

  16-09-2017 18:55
  LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Officials say a woman has been impersonating a candidate for mayor in a Loveland but there’s little they can do about the situation.
  City of Loveland Spokesman Tom Hacker tells The Loveland Reporter-Herald that the city received a report of a woman claiming to be mayoral candidate Jacki Marsh this week.
  Marsh, Ward III councilor John Fogle and former council member Larry Heckel are bidding to replace the sitting mayor.The fountain in front of the Loveland Munic
  
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• This Little Piggy Went To Market? Deputies Find ‘Free Range’ Pig

  16-09-2017 18:45
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Deputies are hoping to find the owner of what they are calling a ‘free range pig.’
  The animal was found wandering on the side of the road near Kiowa-Bennett County Line Road 137 and County Line Road 50 on Saturday morning.
  (credit: Arapahoe County)
  The pig has been placed in a pen.
  Deputies figured the pig was going to the market and got lost.
  (credit: Arapahoe County)
  Anyone with information is asked to call the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Of
  
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• U2 Cancels Concert Due To Security Concerns

  16-09-2017 18:04
  ST. LOUIS (CBS4)– U2 has cancelled their concert in St. Louis because of security concerns.
  U2 released this statement on their website:Live Nation and U2 regrettably announce their St. Louis show scheduled for tonight, September 16, 2017 has been cancelled. Recording artists The Edge (L) and Bono of music group U2 (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  “We have been informed by the St. Louis Police Department that they are not in a position to provide the standard protection for our a
  
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• Latest Forecast: Fall-like Weather Takes Over

  16-09-2017 16:42
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – A big change in our September weather pattern is upon us this weekend. A fast-moving cold front brought in lots of cloud cover, cooler temperatures, rain and even mountain snow for Saturday morning.
  In the mountains light snow accumulated in many areas above 9,000 feet.
  The big thing you will feel in the Mile High City is the drop in temperatures. Highs will rise only into the low 70s for Saturday and Sunday.
  After a cloudy start on Saturday morning there w
  
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• Broncos Week 2 Injury Report: Darian Stewart, Ron Leary Questionable Against Dallas

  16-09-2017 15:54
  By Rick Brown
  Both the Dallas Cowboys (1-0) and the Denver Broncos (1-0) have a few injuries to report. That said, the few injuries they did report consist of key players on both teams that are listed as questionable, and their playing status is unknown. For Denver Broncos, Zach Kerr is listed as questionable, but was able to lightly participate in practice.
  Ron Leary was placed into the concussion protocol after his injury in Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. He is working d
  
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• The time I played Denver’s biggest mascots at ping pong in ’80s gear and won

  16-09-2017 09:02
  
  I was staring down Miles, the Denver Broncos mascot. This point was going to be mine. I raised my ping pong paddle, mentally envisioning my serve while tuning out the taunts from the white horse.
  And I had to wonder: How did I let this happen?
  The day before, I had been talking with my editors about Ping Pong on the Plaza, an annual charity competition held outside Union Station that raises money for local nonprofits, hosted by the IMA Financial Group. We were throwing out story ideas when a co-
  
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• Trump administration works toward renewed drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

  16-09-2017 08:15
  
  The Trump administration is quietly moving to allow energy exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for the first time in more than 30 years, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, with a draft rule that would lay the groundwork for drilling.
  Congress has sole authority to determine whether oil and gas drilling can take place within the refuge’s 19.6 million acres. But seismic studies represent a necessary first step, and Interior Department officials are modifyi
  
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• Maryland case underscores fact that homicide is a top cause of death for pregnant women

  16-09-2017 08:08
  
  Montgomery County Police Department via APThis undated image provided by the Montgomery County Police Department shows Laura Wallen, left. Police in Maryland say Wallen, a pregnant teacher who was missing for more than a week, has been found dead in a shallow grave, and her boyfriend, Tyler Tessier, right, is charged with her slaying. Montgomery County police Chief Thomas Manger said at a news conference that she was found in Damascus, about 38 miles west of Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 20
  
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• Man gets life in prison for Colorado bar shooting that killed man, injured pregnant woman

  16-09-2017 07:34
  
  PUEBLO. — A jury has convicted a man in a bar shooting in southern Colorado that killed one man and injured a pregnant woman, who lost her baby afterward.
  The Pueblo Chieftain reports 39-year-old Damen Blake was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder for the July 17, 2014, death of 23-year-old Quincey Coats. Blake was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
  Prosecutors say he shot Coats and Coats’ girlfriend at a bar in Bessemer after an ongoing feud.
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• Police searching for assailant who detonated bomb in London subway car, injuring at least 29

  16-09-2017 07:18
  
  LONDON – Police in London were searching for the assailant who detonated a homemade bomb Friday that sent a scorching blast of flame and smoke through a London subway car, injuring at least 29 rush-hour commuters and sending panicked crowds scrambling for safety in what police called a terrorist incident.
  As of Friday evening, authorities had given no details on possible suspects. Security measures were tightened across London’s vast mass-transit network, and the government described
  
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• Trump says we’ve had “bigger” hurricanes. Experts say it’s not that simple.

  16-09-2017 07:03
  
  By Dino Grandoni, The Washington Post
  The back-to-back landfalls of two harrowing storms in Texas and in Florida have reignited both the scientific debate over the link between hurricanes and global warming and the political debate over what, if anything, to do to address climate change.
  So far, the only Republicans willing to engage in either have been moderates or those representing low-lying coastal districts vulnerable to sea-level rise and storm surges. Members of President Trump’s Ca
  
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• Environmentalists get win in U.S. coal-climate change lawsuit

  16-09-2017 06:54
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Handing a major victory to environmentalists, a court cast doubt Friday on a longstanding U.S. government argument that blocking federal coal leasing won’t affect climate change because the coal could simply be mined elsewhere.
  Environmentalists have been trying for years to block federal coal leases on climate-change grounds with limited success. The ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will require the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to provide more data
  
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• Key Equifax executives departing after huge data breach

  16-09-2017 06:44
  
  NEW YORK — Equifax announced late Friday that its chief information officer and chief security officer would leave the company immediately, following the enormous breach of 143 million Americans’ personal information.
  The credit data company — under intense pressure since it disclosed last week that hackers accessed the Social Security numbers, birthdates and other information — also released a detailed, if still muddled, timeline of how it discovered and handled the brea
  
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• Cassini was the mission of a lifetime for this NASA scientist. Now she must say goodbye.

  16-09-2017 06:38
  
  PASADENA, Calif. — Linda Spilker checks the clock: 12:04 p.m. As the NASA scientist sits in this crowded conference room on the Caltech campus, the aging Saturn orbiter Cassini is flying past the moon Titan for a final time. The maneuver on Monday will give Cassini the gravitational tug needed to sling it straight into Saturn’s atmosphere, where it will vaporize amid roiling clouds of dust and gas.
  There’s no turning back now. Spilker’s life’s work is officially doo
  
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• Expert declares qualified end to water crisis in Flint

  16-09-2017 06:32
  
  DETROIT — An expert who has warned about dangerous lead levels in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water declared on Friday a qualified end to the crisis.
  Virginia Tech researcher Marc Edwards made the announcement at a news conference two years to the day after standing in front of City Hall with residents and other researchers to highlight serious lead contamination problem in the financially struggling industrial city’s water supply.
  Edwards acknowledged the symmetry of the situat
  
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• Former City Councilman Hopes For Return Of Stolen Harley, Wife’s Ashes

  16-09-2017 06:31
  By Jeff Todd
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A Colorado Springs man is hoping people can help find his stolen Harley, and more importantly, the container with his wife’s ashes inside that was part of the bike.
  “What I really want is my wife back,” said Tom Gallagher.
  (credit: Tom Gallagher)
  He had left his 1972 Harley Davidson Electra Glide at a friend’s house on West Vermijo Avenue because they were working on it. Then in the middle of the week the friend called to
  
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• Chatwood’s Arm, Bat Lead Rockies Past Padres, 6-1

  16-09-2017 06:17
  DENVER (AP) — Tyler Chatwood pitched into the sixth inning and drove in his first runs of the season, Nolan Arenado homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 on Friday night.
  Colorado remained 2 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee and moved 3 1/2 games ahead of St. Louis for the second NL wild card. The Cardinals lost to the Cubs on Friday, and the Brewers beat Miami.
  DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 15: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates and points towards a su
  
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• 87-Year-Old Climber Breaking Records At Devil’s Tower

  16-09-2017 06:05
  By Stan Bush
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– Devil’s Tower in Wyoming is 800 feet of a nearly straight wall. It is one of climbing’s most iconic challenges. Rob Kelman says he needed to complete it one more time.
  “You have all sorts of emotions from being elated to thoroughly frightened,” says Kelman, who is 87 years old.
  Devil’s Tower (credit: Rob Kelman)
  Kelman made it to the top on Monday with the assistance of a professional guide. It was a 5-hour journey up sheer
  
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• Denver’s Mayor In London During Terrorist Attack

  16-09-2017 05:37
  By Dominic Garcia
  LONDON (CBS4)– Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and his Denver delegation are safe following an attack at a train station in London. The group was overseas on building business relationships and enhancing security with London officials.
  Hancock says they had just arrived at the London stock exchange when they learned of the bomb attack. It happened at the Parsons Green London Underground train station. The blast injured at least 29 people, many suffering from “flash bur
  
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• Cherry Creek Safeway Store Closes After 50+ Years

  16-09-2017 05:20
  By Shawn Chitnis
  DENVER (CBS4)– Safeway announced Friday they will close their longtime Cherry Creek location later this year after the management team at the shopping center decided not to renew the store’s lease.
  “I was very sad,” said Sharon Rosen, a longtime customer. “Very sad and disappointed because I’ve lived in the area, in Cherry Creek, for almost 20 years.”
  (credit: CBS)
  Safeway said in a statement they were notified by the property management
  
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• Jefferson County’s ‘Most Wanted’ Is Child Abuse Suspect

  16-09-2017 05:01
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A child abuse suspect is being called Jefferson County’s Most Wanted. Joshua James Gonzales is wanted for child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.
  Gonzales, 21, is believed to have seriously injured a toddler. Investigators say the incident happened on Monday in the 1400 block of S. Pierson Street in Jefferson County.
  Joshua James Gonzales (credit: Jefferson County)
  The incident was not reported to law enforcement until Thursday. That’s wh
  
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• Hall Of Famer TD, Reggie Rivers Share Broncos Running Back Moments

  16-09-2017 04:35
  DENVER (CBS4)– Terrell Davis and Reggie Rivers shared some memories from their running back days for the Denver Broncos.Rivers and NFL Hall of Famer TD laughed about their time together on the Broncos, which overlapped for a brief time. NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis and Former Denver Bronco Reggie Rivers (credit: CBS)
  “You didn’t even know how to line up!” said Rivers. “If I hadn’t told you, ‘TD, stand right here’ and now you’re in the Hall
  
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• Rockies Celebrate 2007 World Series Team

  16-09-2017 04:20
  DENVER (AP) — Todd Helton walked toward the batting cage at Coors Field wearing his old No. 17 and exchanged a bear hug with Nolan Arenado.
  Mentor and pupil, together again. But while Arenado’s focus is on the team’s current quest for an NL wild card, Helton was on hand for a bit of nostalgia, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Colorado’s 2007 NL Championship team.
  “When they called me I couldn’t believe it had been 10 years,” Helton said. “It
  
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• Brush Fire Burning In Highlands Ranch Seen For Miles

  16-09-2017 02:29
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4)– Large plumes of smoke from a brush fire burning in Highlands Ranch on Friday night could be seen for miles.
  The smoke billowed from the fire burning near the Highlands Ranch Law Training Center. A brush fire burning in Highlands Ranch (credit: Brian Shumsky)
  Fire crews from South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the fire which was burning near dozens of homes. A brush fire burning in Highlands Ranch (credit: Brian Shumsky)
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• Latest Forecast: Abrupt Change To Fall Weather This Weekend

  16-09-2017 01:57
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s the last Friday of Summer 2017 and it sure felt like it. Highs climbed into the mid-80s around Denver.
  Hopefully you were able to get out and enjoy the warm temps because it’ll feel much different this weekend thanks to a strong cold front.
  While the main weather story with this system will be the cool down, we can’t rule out scattered showers, some of which could mix with or change to snow above 10,000 feet early Saturday.
  If you are m
  
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• Abrupt Change To Fall Weather This Weekend

  16-09-2017 01:57
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s the last Friday of Summer 2017 and it sure felt like it. Highs climbed into the mid-80s around Denver.
  Hopefully you were able to get out and enjoy the warm temps because it’ll feel much different this weekend thanks to a strong cold front.
  While the main weather story with this system will be the cool down, we can’t rule out scattered showers, some of which could mix with or change to snow above 10,000 feet early Saturday.
  If you are
  
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• CBS4 Sports Poll: Which game will be the closest tomorrow?

  16-09-2017 01:15
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• Dangers Linger As Florida Recovery Picks Up Momentum

  16-09-2017 01:08
  MIAMI (AP) — Nearly a week after Hurricane Irma walloped Florida, the recovery mission picked up momentum as more people had electricity and schools made plans to reopen.
  Still, the dangers lingered, mostly in the form of noxious gas from generators serving those who still didn’t have power. North Carolina reported its first Irma-related death on Friday after a man died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and two more people died in Florida from the dangerous fumes, including a woman in
  
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• Former St. Louis Officer Acquitted In Killing Of Black Man

  16-09-2017 01:03
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A white former police officer was acquitted Friday in the 2011 death of a black man who was fatally shot following a high-speed chase, and hundreds of demonstrators streamed into the streets of downtown St. Louis to protest the verdict that had stirred fears of civil unrest for weeks.
  Ahead of the acquittal, activists had threatened civil disobedience if Jason Stockley were not convicted, including possible efforts to shut down highways. Barricades went up last month aroun
  
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• Boy Poked By Syringe Needle Near Playground

  16-09-2017 00:58
  By Melissa Garcia
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– An entire community is outraged after a little boy was poked by a hypodermic needle near a playground in Fort Collins.
  The 4-year-old boy was picking up pinecones near a tree just feet away from playground equipment at Lee Martinez Park when he saw a syringe and pricked his hand while picking it up, according to a Facebook post by the boy’s mother.
  More than 1,000 people had commented on the post.
  Lee Martinez Park is a busy recreational
  
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• Prosecutors Drop Charge Against Denver Broncos Owner’s Son

  16-09-2017 00:02
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado prosecutors have dropped an effort to revoke probation for the son of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen after a drunken driving arrest.
  California authorities arrested John Bowlen in July after allegedly going more than 100 mph on a highway.
  The incident prompted Colorado probation officials to issue an arrest warrant, accusing Bowlen of violating probation for a 2016 harassment conviction for allegedly pushing his girlfriend.John Bowlen (credit: Glendale Police)
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