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Tuesday
Sunny to partly cloudy. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High 96F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday night
Isolated thunderstorms early, becoming clear after midnight. Low 63F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
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- The founder of Boobies Rock! was in court Monday facing a civil lawsuit by the state attorney general. In a 13 minute hearing, Shryock testified he is the founder of Boobies Rock! and agreed to shut down the business. Facing legal challenges in nine states, Shryock may have to pay back profits from Boobies Rock! and two other companies, The Se7ven Group and Say No 2 Cancer. Under his agreement with the state, Shryock has four days to shut down his companies.(KUSA)
- Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to impose a tax on recreational marijuana to cover the costs of the coming industry that would be roughly akin to the tax burden on a pack of tobacco cigarettes. But marijuana advocates fear excessive taxes could destroy the whole idea around voter-approved Amendment 64 and keep recreational pot users in the black market. No tax decisions have been decided yet. In November, Colorado voters will be asked to approve a 15-percent excise tax plus a 10-percent statewide sales tax on all retail pot purchases. (DP)
- A man is in critical condition after being shot in West Denver Monday afternoon and officers think the shooter may have stolen multiple vehicles to get away. The shooting occurred at 14th Avenue and Newton Street. Police said the victim was shot while sitting in a parked car and the suspect stole another vehicle and fled. (KCNC)
- Police say a 22-year-old man died when the car he was working on fell off the jacks. The accident happened at Carrera's Tire Shop, in Colorado Springs. Investigators say the man was working under the back of the vehicle when it rolled on a grade, causing the car to fall off the jack stands. The man was trapped under the car. Police aren't sure how long he was there before someone found him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.(KRDO)
- A judge says the parents of the man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others at a Colorado movie theater can sit in on his trial. Judge Carlos A. Samour previously granted a request from James Holmes’ attorneys to sequester witnesses at his trial that is set to start in February, but his attorneys wanted an exception for Holmes’ parents. Prosecutors didn’t object, and the judge granted the request Monday. (AP)
- Matt Russell, the Denver Broncos' director of player personnel, was arrested on DUI charges over the weekend after police say he hit two cars in Summit County -- one of them a Breckenridge police car. (KMGH)
- The director of the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division is retiring, at a time when the embattled division is taking on the task of regulating the state's new recreational marijuana industry.(DP)
- Colorado Springs Utilities wants public comment on whether to shut down the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant southwest of downtown or keep it running for another 20 years. The city department, which provides electricity to the residents of Colorado Springs, has organized a Drake Task Force and launched a newsletter and website to gather feedback. (DBJ)
- New mining claims will be barred from about 303,900 acres of federally owned land in six states, including Colorado, for 20 years under a decision by the Bureau of Land Management. The decision, announced Friday, formalizes and extends a two-year deferment, instituted in 2011, in new mining claims on federal land that’s considered ideal for big solar energy projects. (DBJ)
- The Aurora City Council Monday night voted to continue its photo red light enforcement system despite claims by some that the system does little to improve traffic safety and is just a money maker for local governments.(DP)
- The town of Superior approved an agreement Monday with the Colorado Department of Transportation for construction of a pedestrian underpass under McCaslin Boulevard, just south of U.S. 36.(DC)
- Tyler Chatwood pitched into the seventh inning and Wilin Rosario stroked a two-run double to send Colorado over the Padres, 4-2, in San Diego's 10th consecutive defeat.(GC)
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