North America’s largest wildlife overpass opens between Denver, Colorado Springs
North America’s largest wildlife overpass is now open for animals to safely cross Interstate 25 in southern Douglas County, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The $15 million Greenland Wildlife Overpass is designed to connect wildlife habitats to both sides of I-25, preserve open space and...
Las Vegas man pleads guilty to kidnapping Colorado girl
A Las Vegas man who police say drove more than 700 miles in his roommate’s car to kidnap a 14-year-old girl he met online pleaded guilty Monday, according to court records.
Man sentenced to 96 years in prison after teen’s body found on bike trailer
BOULDER, Colo. — The man arrested in connection with the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found on a bike trailer was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder. On July 14, 2024, police received a call about an abandoned bike trailer on Goss Street near Canyon Boulevard and 18th Street. When detectives...
Box truck driver arrested after deadly multi-vehicle crash
A box truck driver was arrested in connection with a deadly multi-vehicle crash that took place on Tuesday.
Weds Blogcast: Gov Polis; Data center power; Humane Denver; Wiles interview
If you live in northern Colorado or the Denver metro area, be prepared... Potential high winds, currently forecast more across northern Colorado, including Boulder, and maybe across the Denver metro today may lead to preemptive power outages. I note these sentences from the Axios piece:. The shutoff is expected to...
Man sentenced after killing 2 people along South Platte River Trail in 2023
A man convicted in the killings of two people along the South Platte River Trail in 2023 has been sentenced to prison.
Lawsuit alleges dating apps recommended rapist to women across Denver after reports
A new lawsuit alleges that several dating app companies continually recommended a rapist to women.
Coke Bottler Announces Plans for $475M Colorado Plant
A Utah-based Coca-Cola bottler plans to replace its decades-old plant in Denver with a new production facility in Colorado Springs, local economic development officials announced. Swire Coca-Cola USA plans to spend $475 million on the new 620,000-square-foot plant, which will make over 230 “beverage options” for more...
Survivors sue dating app giant claiming it enabled Colorado rapist’s attacks
A coalition of law firms filed a lawsuit against the dating app Hinge after a Denver cardiologist was convicted of using the app to find, drug and rape women over the span of several years.
Community College of Aurora gets state grant to expand free textbook resources
AURORA | Opposing banned books is critical, but free books is the focus of an Aurora college librarian working to offer not just classes, but degrees free of hefty book costs. The Community College of Aurora has secured $34,700 in state grant funding to expand its use of free, open educational resources, college...
