The man accused of killing a CU student 40 years ago is still on the run, somewhere… (Suspect Still Missing 40 Years Later :33) Investigators believe Thane Smika (SMYE-kuh) shot his roommate, Sid Wells, to death on August 1st, 1983. That case got a lot of attention because Wells had been dating actor Robert Redford’s […]
Flash Flood Warnings
The emergency alerts you get today, warning of potential flash floods, were created in the aftermath of one of Colorado’s deadliest disasters ever. 47 years ago this week, the state was just beginning to come to grips with the losses and devastating damage of the Big Thompson Canyon flood, that hit on the last night […]
Ft. Lupton Officer Fired
One northern Colorado police department has now fired the officer who put a woman in a patrol car, and left her to get hit by a train because the car had been parked on the tracks… (Ex Fort Lupton Cop vxr :33) Ex-Officer Jordan Steinke is out of the Fort Lupton Police, a week after […]
No Debit for Weed
You won’t be able to use a MasterCard debit card to buy marijuana in Colorado anymore… The company says because the sale of pot is still illegal nationwide, despite having been legalized in Colorado, those purchases can’t be allowed. MasterCard is telling banks to stop allowing cannabis buys on its debit cards. Businesses that sell […]
Space Command Stays in CO
After years of back and forth, the Biden administration decided Monday to keep the US Space Command in Colorado Springs instead of moving it to Huntsville, Alabama. Lawmakers here are celebrating the reversal of a past decision by ex-President Trump, but their Alabama counterparts don’t plan to stop fighting… (Space Command Stays in CS wrap […]
No Charges in Taser Death
The Larimer County District Attorney is saying a Sheriff’s deputy’s actions in one case earlier this year were wrong, but not criminal. It’s part of that prosecutor’s explanation for not charging the deputy who tasered a traffic suspect on I-25 back in February, just before that man fell into interstate traffic and was killed by […]
Storm Troubles
Just as forecast, the weather turned very stormy across much of Colorado from Monday into last night. Heavy rain and hail hammered large portions of the state for hours last evening, with power knocked out in some places, roads flooded in others… (Rough Wx Again :43) The high water was a big problem in Fort […]
AGs Reject Settlement
Attorney General Phil Weiser (wiser) has joined 21 other AG’s from across the nation in asking a federal judge to reject a 10-billion dollar settlement… (Weiser Rejects PFAS Deal wrap :50) It would’ve come from the big manufacturer 3M of Minnesota, after a suit in which it was found to have contaminated public drinking water […]
I-70 Projects
There’s expected to be a big travel issue along I-70 this week and next, just west of the Denver area… (I-70 Blasting and Delays :35) CDOT’s going to start some rock scaling and […]
Mountain Rescues
Rescue crews in the mountains stayed busy over the weekend, assisting three hikers who couldn’t make it down the trails on their own after going up… (Alpine Rescue- Work and Fundraiser :42) The Alpine Rescue Team says all those folks had gotten injured on trails. One of them was a child. Dawn Wilson speaks for […]