Wednesday, October 16, 2013

@Denverheadlines 10/17

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Thursday
Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. Slight chance of a shower late. High near 50F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday night
Rain and snow showers in the evening, transitioning to light snow overnight. Low 29F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precip 70%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.
50° F29° F
10 C-2 C
Sunrise: 7:11 am    Sunset: 6:16 pm    Moonrise: 5:32 pm    Moonset: 5:47 am
  • Dave Matthews, The Fray, Big Head Todd and The Monsters along with members of the Lumineers and DeVotchKa will perform live at a concert for flood relief.  The concert is Sunday, Oct. 27 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 6 p.m. All proceeds from the concert will go directly to  LiveUnitedColorado.org.
  • An organization that gave away free marijuana cigarettes as a way to protest possible taxes in Colorado has filed an unusual campaign finance report, after a watchdog group said the pot qualified as a campaign contribution.
  • The Park County Sheriff's Office says Hantavirus is suspected in the death of a 29-year-old deputy. Deputy Joseph Edward Ybarra Hamilton died on October 14, 2013. The Sheriff's Office says Deputy Hamilton, 29, was in good health and his death came as a surprise. Investigators are zeroing in on Hantavirus as a possible cause of his death
  • The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office bomb squad searched Chatfield High School Wednesday after a report that someone who lives with students had a bomb at home.
  • Two Colorado cantaloupe farmers plan to plead guilty under a deal with federal prosecutors in connection with the 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people in the nation's deadliest case of foodborne illness in a quarter century.
  • Longmont's third fiber-optic election since 2009 is also its first not to attract massive opposition spending by the telecommunications industry.  
  • The Colorado Department of Transportation says 120 state bridges need repair after flooding last month.  The department said Wednesday it has completed inspections of 411 bridges on the state highway system that were potentially impacted by flooding in northeast and eastern Colorado. The department said no bridges were completely destroyed.  The remaining 291 are currently open with no need for repairs.
  • Police have arrested a man after a deadly shooting in the North City Park neighborhood.  The shooting occurred inside a home near 28th and Adams Street on Tuesday.  Police arrested Zachary Cooper, 27, in connection with the shooting. He’s being held on investigation of first-degree murder.
  • Groups opposing four anti-fracking measures have campaign contributions of $606,205, 99.7 percent of which came from the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, reports filed by Tuesday show.
  • Government shutdown deal includes a provision that would allow Colo. to get the money it needs to repair roads.
  • Walmart appears to have unknowingly violated city code in advertising the opening of its new grocery store in Boulder.
  • Wanted man with forehead tattoo runs from police in his underwear in Fort Collins
  • A teenager killed in Adams County after an extortion attempt went bad was shot four times, according to an autopsy report
  • Arapahoe Basin Ski Area is already open, and Loveland Ski Area opens Thursday!
  • Longmont police, aided by a SWAT team, arrested a 25-year-old man Wednesday morning on suspicion of second-degree kidnapping.
  • A bomb squad commander testified Wednesday that he was so concerned about the possibility of finding explosives in the car of Colorado theater shooting defendant James Holmes that he ran when he spotted a green laser