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Bike Champion Killed

A teenage cycling champion from Boulder died over the weekend, after a driver hit him during a bike ride home… (Late Teen Cyclist                                             :21) USA Cycling says 17-year-old Magnus White was training for the World Championships to be held in Scotland next month, then simply riding home, when he was hit by a car.  White […]

Questionable Trail Activity

Investigators in 3 Colorado counties are now looking into claims of what’s being called “creepy” behavior by men on hiking trails… (Alleged Creeps Along Trails                                 :44) So far, detectives think they’re dealing with 3 different people.  Wheat Ridge Police told reporters Sunday they arrested a man after getting calls about someone touching himself on a […]

Car v. Train Ruling Expected

Later today, it should be known whether the Fort Lupton Police officer who left a woman in a car that got  smashed by a freight train, will go to prison… (Steinke Ruling Expected vxr                                      :31) Closing arguments were made Thursday in the trial of Jordan Steinke (STINE-key).  Video from that night last September shows Steinke […]

Strasburg Crop Fire

It took crews from half a dozen rural fire departments to put out a blaze at a farm Thursday… (Strasburg Crop Fire vxr                                  :16) It happened just north of Strasburg on the northeastern plains.  Firefighters said the flames started in a wheat field, during the harvest.  A piece of ag equipment is said to have […]

Back to Big 12

It’s not just a rumor anymore–  the announcement is in, that the University of Colorado really is re-joining the Big 12 Conference in 2024… (CU Rejoins Big 12 wrap                              :49) The Big 12’s press release on CU coming again to the league was only 2 words long–  “They’re back.”  The return of the Buffs to […]

Wildfires Increasing

Firefighters are dealing with more wildfires across the state… (Newest State Wildfire vxr                                    :26) They say several new fires seem to have been caused by lightning strikes.  What’s said to be the fiercest one at the moment, is burning about 10 miles south of Crested Butte, racing down a ridge between the Squirrel and Mill […]

No Charges for I-25 Death

A deputy will not be disciplined, after he tased a man in the middle of I-25 earlier this year, and that suspect was hit and killed by a car.  His family’s calling for more to be done… (No Charges in I-25 Death wrap                             :45) The February incident seemed to start routinely, when 28-year-old Brent Thompson […]

Amber Alert

It’s been more than 24 hours that a Colorado baby has been missing.  Police believe 2-month-old Elsy Ardolino is with her parents, but is not safe with them… (Missing Baby vxr                                                 :39) First responders sent multiple Amber Alerts about that situation Wednesday… you might have gotten one.  The family’s car was found in Aurora, but […]

Campsite Remains Identified

Those badly decomposed human remains discovered earlier this month at a remote Gunnison County campsite have now been identified… (Gunnison Remains Identified                                    :45) The Gunnison County Coroner’s Office tells a Colorado Springs TV station that those victims had been Springs residents, 42 and 41 year old sisters Rebecca and Christine Vance, and Rebecca’s 14-year-old son, […]

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