State of Colorado
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New l-25 and Arapahoe lane set to open
DENVER - If your daily drive Engineer. includes Interstate 25 and "We expect the motorists Arapahoe Road, you know how should actually make it frustrating it can get. through a little bit faster," "If you don't come in there said Jesaitis. during the right time, you're That could take time, though. going to get bottle necked C-DOT is already anticipating and tied up," said Kris a few mishaps. Lenckriet, a taxi cab driver. "There will be some confusion Like many drivers, Lenckriet because people are use to has weaved in and out of going between the pillars and heavy traffic on the road for there's going to be an extra years, but there is relief on lane outside the pillars," the way. said Bullard. A third lane of traffic on The project took $2.8 million westbound Arapahoe will open to complete. C-DOT says this Wednesday night. A third is a temporary fix to ease eastbound lane opened a month congestion. They are looking ago. at a long term project to "Any extra lanes you can open redo the intersection in 10 up will help," said Ed years. Bullard, C-DOT Project
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Mother, 2 teens found dead inside Colo. Springs home
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - being investigated as A woman and two teenagers suspected homicides because have been found dead in a of trauma to the bodies. Colorado Springs home. He didn't elaborate. KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs Noblitt says it appears the reports that a man called man who called police is the police to the home Monday husband of the woman and afternoon. Police Sgt. Steve father of the children. Noblitt says thedeaths are No names have been released.
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Hit and run driver injures 2 in Lodo, family asks for public’s help
DENVER - Police say at about His brother, Rodney Albo, 2 a.m. on Sunday two people says Timothy has substantial were crossing the street at trauma to his head and is in 20th and Chestnut in LoDo, a coma. when a dark colored SUV hit He hopes someone will come them at a high rate of speed, forward with information that then took off heading west. will help police solve this Both victims were taken to crime. Denver Health Medical Center. "It would mean the world to An unidentified female is in us right now. It's very serious condition and 26-year- important to us," Albo said. old Timothy Albo is in According to police there critical condition. were some witnesses who left Albo's family spoke to FOX31 the scene before officers News on Sunday and said the arrived. Police are asking electrician was out with those witnesses to contact friends in LoDo. He was police. walking back to a friend's Anyone with information is place to spend the night when asked to call Crimestoppers the crash happened. at 720-913-STOP.
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All business as campaign heads for home stretch
THORNTON - With Congress our economic recovery." adjourning this week, Sen. As Bennet highlighted his Michael Bennet is back in commitment to small business, Colorado and already in full- the Colorado Business Journal time campaign mode. Friday endorsed his opponent, The Democrat, appointed to Republican Ken Buck. the Senate 22 months ago, has "He's placed a higher 80 campaign events scheduled priority than his opponent on over the next 31 days leading improving the plight of small up to the Nov. 2 election. business, which he correctly "Voters are about to be deems to be the engine of seeing a lot more of me," economic recovery," the Bennet said Friday, while magazine's editors wrote. touring Welby Gardens, a Buck's campaign also released small business just off a poll late Friday night Interstate 76 that grows showing him leading Bennet by flowers and plants for home eight points. garden retailers and The poll of likely voters landscaping companies. from McClatchy-Marist shows "Hopefully, they'll think Buck tracking at 50 percent that's a good thing." and Bennet at 42. Bennet's campaign tour of the It's the second poll this company's sprawling week showing Buck above the greenhouses Friday served as 50 percent mark, after a an opportunity to highlight Rasmussen poll Wednesday his commitment to helping showed Buck ahead of Bennet, small businesses grow not 51-44. just flowers but their bottom "Both the McClatchy-Marist line. numbers and the Rasmussen "For these businesses, the numbers are encouraging," difference between good times said Buck's campaign manager, and bad times is the money John Swartout." Ken has held you can borrow," Bennet said. a consistent lead since "If they can borrow money, winning the primary, and they can hire more people. Bennet can't break 45 percent. They can grow their business. " And that really is the key to
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Economic boost expected as conventions flock to Denver
DENVER - At a time when many Denver. cities are struggling to "In fact it's not just the attractconvention business, convention goers that bring Denver is about to finish up that businessto Denver but the year with ninemajor dozens of multi-billion medical conferences, bringing dollar corporations tens of thousands to the city whosemembers may come back forthe very first time. with their families." The American Academy of The changing face of the Family Physicians has 94,000 medical business now makes members and about11,000 are Denver anaffordable, here in Denver for their four attractive destination over day annual convention. Vegas or Hawaii. "This was the first time we "I love the 16th street mall came to Denver and I got to and the mall shuttle," said tell you ourpeople are Dr. ElisabethMock here from ecstatic about this city," Bangor, Maine, "And it just said Tom Pellet an official seems like everything ofthe American Academy of iswalkable and I really like Family Physicians," We'll be that I haven't had to take a back. " taxianywhere." They are the first of the "I think we should move back nine medical conferences that here, move here or something.. will hitDenver before the end .very nice,nice big city it's of the year. got everything I think you The conventions will bring can have," said Dr.Anita around 70,000 people to Keshwani from Des Moines, Denver during oneof the Iowa. slowest seasons for the The convention, and at least convention business three others, already has nationwide. plans to rebook here. "And the total amount of "When our visitors come in economic impact we're going they pay taxes which means to see comethrough this city that the averageresident will between now and the first pay less in taxes each year," week in December is goingto said Benedick from be 140 million dollars," said VisitDenver. Rachel Benedick of Visit
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Substitute teacher gives 8th graders unwanted lesson on sex
DENVER - Denver Police are teachers in," she said. "When investigating whether a we came outside there were a middle school teacher who lot of people crying and allegedly made lewd comments scared and shaking." to his students broke the law. The instructor was in his Anjelica Najera, an 8th first day of substitute grader at Manny Martinez teaching at Manny Martinez Middle School, said the School, a charter school next unidentified instructor to West High School. The engaged in sexual talk during school is run by Edison a language arts class on Learning, an educational Wednesday. management company. "He was talking about how An official with the company many people he's done and if admitted the instructor had the guys have done anyone yet, uttered lewd comments and " said Najera. "He would talk taken photos of students. He to the guys saying how many said the teacher will no girls he had sex with and all longer be welcome at the of that." school. She said the teacher also Denver Police said an arrest pointed his cell phone camera is not likely, at least not at some of her classmates. yet. "He would take pictures of "We have a lot of work to do, the students and then he " said Police Department would stand over the girls Spokesperson Sonny Jackson. looking over them," Najera "We've got to see what the said. "When everybody saw him allegations might be. Some of take the videos, they would the students aren't even here hide their heads." for us to talk to at this She said the man also point...so we need to talk prevented students from with all of them to make sure leaving class at the end of we have a complete picture of the day. what transpired." "He tried to lock us in and he wouldn't let the other
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Littleton couple accused of abusing adopted son
LITTLETON, Colo. - Two Both Christine Arnold and her Littleton parents are behind husband, Randal Arnold, were bars, being held on suspicion interviewed. They told police of beating their adopted son the child had injured himself unconscious, and starving him. by banging his head against On September 12, Christine the wall. Arnold called 9-1-1 from her But both were taken to jail Littleton home, saying her suspected of child abuse. son had fallen down some They go to court Thursday to stairs. But first responders be advised of the charges saw "bruises and abrasions against them. all over his body," and Investigators determined that quickly alerted police. the principal at the child's Investigators found a belt school, Columbine Hills buckle that matched the U- Elementary, actually called shaped bruises all over the police and social services child's body, and made before when the child came to another discovery -- the 6 school with stitches in his year old boy was "severely lip. malnourished." It is unclear why no action Even though the child had was taken at that time. weighed 31 pounds prior to Jefferson County Schools did his adoption, at age two, he not return our call seeking only weighed 30 pounds at the their comment. hospital.
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Serial killer case may impact Colo. Attorney General’s race
DENVER - FOX31 News has sources describe as-- a learned that the FBI has been secret summit conference. It back out to the former house was held on June 20, 2003. of convicted serial killer The FBI, DEA, Denver Police Scott Lee Kimball, searching and the top four people in for evidence in other murder Suthers' office were there. cases. Insiders say Denver Police Sources say the FBI was on were skeptical, but Suthers' the Broomfield property in office prevailed and once the past few months. The new again Kimball was set free. information raises new Within the next few months, questions as to what Attorney he killed Kaysi McLeod and General John Suthers, who was his uncle, Terry Kimball. US Attorney at the time, knew His family believes he tried about the way his office and to kill his own son and the FBI were handling Kimball, investigators believe he who was acting as a paid tortured and killed another informant when at least four young woman. Yet the next murders occurred. month, Suthers' team was back It was the tragic death of a in court telling the judge, 16-year-old Boulder County who was increasingly girl, Brittney Chambers, "troubled" over the way which launched the Kimball was being handled, investigation the ultimately that they had him on "a very led to Suthers and the FBI tight leash." unleashing the serial killer "Well, he wasn't on a tight on the Colorado community. leash. As far as we can tell Operation Green Clover was an from looking at the records, investigation into an really, nobody was paying international ecstasy ring. attention to anything that For Suthers, it was one of was happening," says Boulder the biggest cases in his District Attorney Stan office. For Kimball, it was a Garnett. get out of jail free card. Garnett's office finally put "We had what we called a plan. Kimball behind bars for four The plan was to deceive the murders. Today, Garnett is FBI and we did that," Kimball running against Suthers for told us in a jailhouse Colorado Attorney General. interview. Garnett says he's never seen Kimball told Suthers' team a case handled as poorly as and the FBI that he could the way Suthers' team handled give them information about Kimball. the drug ring. He told us he "Enormous risks were being was conning them, but they taken and as far as we can bought his story hook, line tell, nothing was and sinker. accomplished and a lot of bad Even though a Montana judge happened," Garnett says. had earlier determined He says neither Suthers nor Kimball was a danger to the the FBI has even bothered to community, Suthers signed apologize to the families of court documents that paved Kimball's victims. the way for Kimball to be set "Nobody's been accountable. free to work and get paid as Everyone kind of shrugs and a confidential FBI informant. says 'well it wasn't my fault. "I never gave them any useful '" information," Kimball says. "A problem like this comes up Within days of being set free, and John Suthers and everyone Kimball killed Leann Emery. else just shrugs and says The next month, he killed well I didn't know anything," Jennifer Marcum. A couple of Garnett says. months later, he was arrested Suthers did not want to on an out of state warrant comment on camera. But he for crimes committed there. says he stands by an earlier Kimball played another get- statement where he said, "I out-of-jail card and told had no meetings about the them he had information about case and I have no Marcum's murder. recollection of any FOX31 News has learned that involvement in the case." Suthers' team called --what
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Carmelo Anthony: ‘I’m here today’
DENVER - Denver Nuggets All- Besides New Jersey, star forward Carmelo Anthony Philadelphia and Golden State appeared at the team's media emerged as potential trade day press conference Monday partners during the weekend and says he's ready for the according to reports. start of training camp. It Reports say the focus of opens tomorrow with a lot of Denver's interest in a trade talk involving Anthony. potential deal with Anthony sat down and answered Philadelphia is Andre questions wearing his Nuggets Iguodala who played great for jersey. "I'm here man, I'm Team USA in the World here today. Practice starts Championships this summer. tomorrow and we'll go from The Nuggets are also taking a there," he said when asked look at Stephen Curry of about a potential trade. Golden State. He insisted that he's a Denver has said the team is Denver Nugget player right interested in New Jersey now. "I'm here to focus on rookie Derrick Favors, the training camp and basketball third pick in this year's NBA tomorrow." Earlier Monday, J. draft. The proposed deal R. Smith posted "He back!" on involves four teams that Twitter, along with a picture would also bring Utah forward of Anthony. Andrei Kirilenko to the It has been reported during Nuggets along with a couple the off-season that Anthony of first round draft choices. wanted to be traded. "I never The Nuggets' new management said I wanted to be traded. I team of Masai Ujiri and Josh never once said anything Kroenke began entertaining about trade talk," he said offers for their superstar during the midday news after he declined to sign a conference Monday. three-year, $65 million Reports during the weekend extension that's been on the said a multi-team deal that table since June. would've sent Anthony to New "Right now, I'm leaving my Jersey was on hold, and the options open," Anthony said Nuggets were looking into Monday. other possibilities for a trade.
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Campaign pushes to unseat Larimer Co. judges for prosecuting innocent man
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. - Tim isolated," he said. Masters wrongfully spent 10 But he wouldn't have been years in prison and without able to live with himself-- DNA evidence overturning his knowing he could have made a murder conviction; he'd have difference. spent the rest of his life "If it happens that easy to there. Tim Masters, could it not Now a push is on to unseat happen just as easy to my son the two judges who improperly or your son. And if the prosecuted his case. system is broke it needs to The Committee for Judicial be fixed. And in this case, Justice is working to get it's terribly broken. And no Larimer County residents to one that can fix it wants to vote against retaining do anything about it." District Judges Jolene Blair But voting out Blair and and Terry Gilmore in November. Gilmore is one small way "A young man named Tim toward repairing it. Masters was put in a cage for "In my mind, it's not what 10 years for a crime he did they did. In my opinion, it's not commit, based on very what they haven't done. They shoddy evidence. In fact, no have not accepted any evidence," said Troy Krenning, responsibility, any who is heading up the accountability. Most campaign. egregious is they haven't It is this injustice that offered an apology," said fuels the former Fort Collins Krenning. cop and now attorney to hold Krenning says what's worse is those accountable for very Peggy Hettrick's real killer damaging, irreparable wrongs. has roamed free for 23 years. The prosecutors at the time-- Masters says he doesn't want now judges--hid evidence that to make this issue about him. would have helped Masters at He wants the focus to be on his murder trial. what these now judges did "This isn't about Terry when they prosecuted his case. Gilmore and it's not about "It's up to the voters to Jolene Blair. To me, it's a consider whether or not to question about the integrity keep judges on the bench who and character of the criminal do not acknowledge their own justice system in Larimer mistakes," said Masters. He County," said Krenning. says he doesn't want it to be There are yard signs, bumper a "Tim Masters crusade stickers and a website that against two judges." read: "Remember Tim Masters: Typically, voters skip the No on Judges Blair and ballot where they vote judges Gilmore." in our out. Krenning strongly believes And since 1990--just seven they have to go--even though out of nearly 1,000 judges they've been friends for more have not been retained. It's than 20 years. pretty uncommon. "It would have been easy, and But Krenning suspects this it was easy for many to time it's different. simply look the other way and For more information visit move on, assume the system www.judicialjustice.org. worked, or if didn't, it's
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