12-year-old suspended after teacher spots toy gun during online class

A 12-year-old boy in Colorado reportedly got a five-day suspension for flashing a toy gun across his computer screen during an online art class, according to a report.

Ex-Justice Department lawyer will lead Elijah McClain probe

An investigation spurred by the death of a 23-year-old Black man after suburban Denver police stopped him last year will be led by a former Justice Department lawyer who oversaw its investigation of police in Ferguson, Missouri following the death of Michael Brown in 2014.

Squirrel tests positive for bubonic plague in Colorado

According to health officials, the squirrel is the first case of plague in The Town of Morrison, Jefferson County, which is about 17 miles southwest of Denver.

California advisory called off after authorities locate missing boy from Colorado

An "Endangered Missing Advisory" was issued Monday  in California to help find a 12-year-old boy who was last seen in Burbank after he was believed to be taken by his mother in Colorado was called off tonight as the boy and his mother were located.

Prosecutors: Frontline worker stole engagement ring, credit card from patient who died of COVID-19

A temporary frontline worker stands accused of stealing an engagement ring from a patient at an assisted living facility in Denver, Colo., who died of COVID-19. Prosecutors said Elizabeth Daniels, 29, also used the woman’s credit card to purchase a vehicle the day the woman passed away.

Colorado man wins $1M Lottery jackpot twice on same day

With a little bit of luck and persistence, a Colorado man has hit the jackpot twice after playing the same numbers for 30 years.

New Jersey man suffocates to death at Colorado resort after his jacket gets caught in ski lift

Officials say a skier appears to have suffocated to death at a Colorado resort after he fell through an opening in a chairlift seat and became caught with his coat wrapped around his head and neck.

Denver to end 30-year pit bull ban, require license for owners

The Denver City Council on Monday passed a measure to end the city’s 30-year ban on pit bull ownership and require a special license for the dogs.

Movie portraying Chris Watts’ murders of his wife, daughters coming to Lifetime in January

A new movie by Lifetime which is based on the grisly murders of Shanann Watts and her two daughters by their husband and father Chris will air on the Lifetime Movie Network on Jan. 25. 

‘King of dad jokes’: Colorado father takes over community sign with puns, goes viral

The small town of Indian Hill Colorado may only have a humble population of just over 1,000, but hundreds of thousands of people are flocking to the Facebook page for the town community center’s message board.

Colorado woman, 24, in heart failure creates bucket list after 3rd transplant is denied

A 24-year-old woman with heart failure who has been denied a third transplant is asking for help in completing a bucket list as her family prepares for the worst.

Thousands of tarantulas expected to crawl through Colorado in mass migration

Looking for the ultimate family getaway? Well now’s your chance to witness the great tarantula migration expected to kick off this month in Colorado.

Woman allegedly stole beloved dog from dying man who was having seizure in parking lot

A Colorado woman allegedly stole a dog from a dying man who was in the throes of a seizure in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven. She was arrested later for auto theft after the dog was found, police said.