For the first time Tuesday, the public heard from the police officer who left a woman in a Colorado squad car, that got hit by a freight train last year… (Steinke In Court wrap :49) The victim survived the impact, but with some serious injuries. The trial of Fort Lupton Officer Jordan Steinke (STINE-key), who […]
Fundraiser Theft
The man from Castle Rock who took more than a hundred thousand dollars from a fundraiser to pay for ex-President Trump’s “border wall” will spend 5 years in federal prison… (Douglas County Man Convicted :40) A judge in New York sentenced Timothy Shea to that term Tuesday, and ordered him to pay millions back for […]
Bobcat Kitten Litter
A Boulder County wildlife rehab center now has some very cute, but still wild, unusual guests these days… (Hoping to Keep Cute Baby Bobcats Wild wrap :53) A litter of bobcat kittens was recently found in Louisville (LEWIS-ville), in need of care after being orphaned when their mother was hit and killed by a car. […]
Bus “Break Check” Plea
A school bus driver who slammed on the brakes to in his words “teach the kids a lesson,” pleaded guilty Monday to a reckless endangerment charge… (Bad School Bus Driver wrap :41) With that plea, Brian Fitzgerald avoids dozens of child abuse counts, that were fairly clear on video, as he literally shook up some […]
CSP Hit by Drunk Drivers
Colorado State Patrol Chief Matthew Packard said Monday, that weekend incident where 2 CSP cars were crashed into could’ve been much worse… (CSP Cars Hit wrap :31) 230725 M Packard- injuries not deaths :06 Q:…losing their lives… That, after not one, but 2 suspected drunk drivers slammed into CSP cars that were pulled over to […]
Heat and Storms
Much of Colorado’s been feeling the big heat this summer, but there’ve been big storms too, and there were again Monday… (Hot to Dangerous CO WX vxr :41) Monday was Denver’s hottest day of the year so […]
Xcel Strike Looming
The potential labor action we’ve told you about against the state’s biggest utility, Xcel Energy, could start any day now. The union representing Xcel workers says the vote to walk out could come as soon as tomorrow… (Potential Xcel Strike Looms wrap :45) After months of negotiation, 23 meetings, and some 150 different proposals, the […]
Sports Headlines
Good news for the Broncos– running back Javonte (juh-VAHN-tay) Williams will avoid getting put on the injured reserve list before training camp, because his surgically-repaired knee has been judged by doctors as ready, some 300 days after he tore an ACL. The team says Aaron Patrick, who also suffered an ACL tear last season, is […]
Unemployment Identity Troubles
Thousands of Coloradoans are reportedly in limbo, trying to prove they’re real people in order to gain state unemployment benefits they’re owed… (Back Jobless Payments wrap :47) At least one of those people says they’re finally getting some help. The state says it’s trying to work through a backlog of claims that got flagged by […]
Police Trial – Train Hits Car
Trial is due to begin today, for one of the police officers who left a woman locked in a patrol car in northern Colorado, where it ultimately got slammed into by a train… (Car on Tracks Case :41) The incident happened almost a year ago, back in September. Jordan Steinke (STINE-key) of the Fort Lupton […]