Author: Kirk Mitchell
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Douglas County School District accused of forcing two ill teachers into retirement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The family of a teacher who was fired after asking for an intermittent leave to fight a recurrence of cancer and a special-education teacher who was forced to retire after needing a portable oxygen tank…
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Tornado watch issued for Denver area amid severe afternoon storm
The National Weather Service in Boulder has issued a tornado watch for much of the Denver metro area and the Eastern Plains. The watch, issued at 12:40 p.m., is in place for Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedwick, Washington and Weld counties. The watch will be in place until 8 p.m. Brisk winds, large hail,…
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Body found in Chaffee County investigated as possible homicide
A person hunting for antlers in the Trout Creek Pass area reported finding human remains. Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze indicated Wednesday that foul play is under consideration. Spezze said the body was found recently by someone searching for antlers that are shed by elk and antelope this time of the year. He declined to…
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Colorado youth prison warden charged with corruption, remains on job
The warden of a medium-security prison for juveniles has been issued criminal summonses for three counts of official misconduct but continues to run the Pueblo facility nearly four months later. Also, Rafael Cisneros, who works for Warden Michael Anthony Romero at the Youthful Offender System, has also been charged with misdemeanor counts of official misconduct…
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New details emerge three years after murder of Colorado prisons chief
Three years after Colorado’s prisons chief was gunned down on his doorstep, two former top law enforcement officials who investigated the case say the killing was part of a conspiracy involving members of a white supremacist prison gang. But neither the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office nor local prosecutors have yet done what federal officials…
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Vail Pass reopens after hundreds stranded on I-70
Vail Pass was reopened early Tuesday after numerous accidents caused by white-out conditions triggered a closure of Interstate 70 for several hours. Travelers were offered shelter in the Vail Town Council Chambers after I-70 was closed around 9 p.m. Monday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The highway was reopened nearly five hours later, according…
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Police investigate Denver man’s death after bouncer put him in chokehold
A 23-year-old Denver man died early Tuesday morning after life support was removed. The man had been in a coma since a bar bouncer put him in a chokehold on Saturday, his family said. Life support was removed at around 4 a.m. for Sammy Joe Pickle II, according to Bridgette Kimball, 45, the mother of…
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Northern Colorado police shoot, kill suspect who fired a gun
An Evans police officer shot and killed a man who fired a weapon at police early Thursday morning, authorities say. The name of the deceased suspect has not been released. No officers were harmed in the confrontation, said Cmdr. Chad Harding, Evans police spokesman. Police received a call at about 1:20 a.m. about a suspicious…
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Denver police investigate officer-involved shooting
Denver police are investigating an officer-involved shooting at 35th Avenue and Lowell Street Monday afternoon in which a police officer was injured. The officer’s injury is not considered life-threatening, according to a Denver police tweet. This story will be updated as new details are available. Read more at denverpost.com. Colorado Springs police and El Paso…
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Colorado woman shot and killed in California police chase
A 25-year-old Conifer woman was fatally shot and a Golden man has been arrested after the man allegedly tried to ram a police officer in a stolen car during a high-speed chase in El Cajon, Calif., authorities say. Kelsey Rose Hauser has been identified as the deceased person. A dog also died in the shooting…