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Burlington Boy Pleads Guilty To Killing Parents
BURLINGTON, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – A 13-year-old boy who prosecutors say was playing with toy trucks and planes right before he shot and killed his parents was sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention...
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Interstate 70 Chase Ends In Adams County Driveway
BYERS, Colo. (CBS4) – A suspected car thief is in custody after allegedly leading officers on a chase across five counties. The incident started at about 4 p.m. on Saturday. Officers tried to stop a...
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Rarest Of Colorado Tornadoes Have Happened 3 Times Since 1950, But 11 Times...
DENVER (CBS) – Killer tornadoes hit somewhere in the United States each year but they are rare in Colorado. Of the 2,023 tornadoes on record between 1950-2014 only three have been killers. One touched...
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Father Of Man Accused Of Killing Stepmom Wants Death Penalty For Son
BURLINGTON, Colo. (CBS4) – The stepson of a well-known veterinarian on Colorado’s Eastern Plains, and another man, are accused in her murder and appeared in court on Tuesday. The crime has left the...
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Eastern Colorado Resident Goes Missing, CBI Says It’s Suspicious
STRATTON, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says a resident of a small town on Colorado’s Eastern Plains has disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Authorities in Stratton say...
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11 Big Game Animals Killed, Left To Rot
SEIBERT, Colo. (AP/CBS4) — Wildlife officers say someone shot and killed 11 big game animals in eastern Colorado and left the carcasses to rot. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Thursday nine antelope...
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Failure To Activate: New Technology Could Help Eliminate Problems With Body Cams
By Mark Ackerman and Brian Maass DENVER (CBS4) – In 2017, police in Colorado have fatally shot 19 people. Yet, only seven of those 19 fatalities were captured by body cameras. Why aren’t we seeing more...
View ArticleSecession Vote Cleared For Ballots In Weld County
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) – It looks like Weld County voters will be casting ballots this fall on whether to pursue seceding from Colorado. The Greeley Tribune reports that Weld County commissioners...
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Denver 2A Marijuana Tax: Yes – 66,822 (69%) | No – 28,461 (31%) Denver School Board At Large: O’Brien – 44,568 (61%) |Kiley – 21,874 (30%) | Poston -6,909 (9%) Denver School Board District 2: C....
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6 Of 11 Colorado Counties Vote ‘No’ On 51st State
(credit: CBS) GREELEY, Colo. (AP) – Eleven rural Colorado counties delivered a divided vote on an effort to form a 51st state called North Colorado. A voter casts their ballot in Weld County on...
View ArticleCivil Air Patrol Helping Search For Missing Man On Eastern Plains
EADS, Colo. (AP) – Authorities are asking people in six counties on the Eastern Plains to be on the lookout for a man after his black SUV got stuck in a field. Clark Nelson called 911 Sunday night from...
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Don’t Be Caught Off Guard: Understand Severe Weather Watches & Warnings
It’s hard to believe that severe weather season is literally around the corner, especially since it was just in the teens and low 20s with snow! But we’re rapidly approaching the warmer, more humid...
View ArticleInitiative Seeks To Legalize Pot In Nevada
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A pro-marijuana group hoping to ride a wave of mounting acceptance for cannabis filed an initiative petition Wednesday seeking to legalize recreational pot use in Nevada. The...
View ArticlePrisoner Freed 90 Years Early Appeals Sentence
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado convict sent back to prison after being mistakenly released 90 years early says it was cruel and unusual punishment to put him back behind bars after he reformed his life. An...
View ArticlePolitical Questions Swirl Around Aurora Shooting Prosecutor
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — As a young man going through college on an ROTC scholarship, George Brauchler imagined he’d become Gen. George S. Patton, barking orders on the battlefield. But fellow officers...
View ArticleCheyenne County Tornado Earliest On Record During April In Colorado
DENVER (CBS4) – A dynamic spring storm on April 2 produced snow in Denver and the first tornado of the 2015 season in Colorado. NOW: @ChrisCBS4 in heavy snow, 28 degrees, along the Boulder Turnpike....
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Severe Weather Awareness Week: Understanding Watches & Warnings
DENVER (CBS4) – It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week across Colorado! This is a great time to review important information and safety tips to make sure you and your family are weather ready before storm...
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Colorado’s 2 Most Tornado-Prone Counties Aren’t Far From Denver
DENVER (CBS4) – Tornado sightings have been on the rise in the United States since modern records began in 1950. There could be a number of factors behind this, including increased public awareness and...
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A Late Freeze Doesn’t Necessarily Mean A Tame Winter
DENVER (CBS4) – A Freeze Watch has been posted for northeastern Colorado from 2-9 am Friday morning where lows are expected to reach 31-35 degrees along the South Platte River and adjacent plains....
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Scattered storms Continue Across the State Into the Weekend
By Ed Greene DENVER (CBS4) – Denver saw sunshine early, then hazy sunshine late, but not much in the way of storms. Those were confined to our southern and eastern border areas with a Flash Flood...
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Quadriplegic Theater Shooting Survivor Loves To Work Hard
CBS4 News is featuring a special series of reports this holiday season called the 12 Days of Christmas. The following story was written by CBS4’s Alan Gionet. If you’d like to help the SCI Recovery...
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Colorado Tornado Outbreak Produces 14 Twisters In 90 Minutes
By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – The National Weather Service in Boulder says preliminary data from Monday’s Memorial Day tornado outbreak shows a total of 14 tornadoes touched down between 5:00 pm and...
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Eastern Plains Hit With 14 Tornadoes; 7 In Washington County
By Danielle Chavira COPE, Colo. (CBS4) – The Washington County’s Emergency Management Office revealed the damage left behind by a number of tornadoes that tore through the town of Cope. Damage from...
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Sexual Abuse Survivor Gives Back To Help Others, Educate Victims, Adults
By Michael Abeyta DENVER (CBS4)– Kim Creger teaches adults about sexual abuse. It’s a cause that means a lot to her. She is a survivor of sexual abuse and assault. “My abuse started when I was five...
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‘All The Rules Have Changed’: Gary Hart On Politics Today
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Gary Hart has had quite an eventful life. “Oh, boy!” he laughed. “Yes, I think that may be the understatement of the day. Much, much more eventful than I ever...
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Broncos Support Shield 616, Provide Life-Saving Gear To First Responders
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– The Denver Broncos have signed up to help support law enforcement across Colorado. Broncos linebacker Von Miller spearheaded the partnership with Shield 616 out of Colorado...
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Severe Storms Produce Large Hail, Weak Tornado Near Denver
DENVER (CBS4) – An unusually strong June cold front blasted through Colorado Saturday afternoon helping produce strong to severe thunderstorms with large hail. Some of the storms reached as high as...
View ArticleCrews Are Searching For A Missing Hiker In Saguache County
SAGUACHE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Crews are searching Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point near Crestone for a missing hiker. Those mountains are two 14,000-foot peaks in Saguache County. Co-workers...
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Search And Rescue Crews Find Missing Saguache County Hiker
SAGUACHE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A hiker who went missing during a hike between two 14,000 peaks In Saguache County has been found dead between the two mountains. Tyler Cline’s body was found Thursday...
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Hiker Disappears After Summiting Pair Of 14ers
CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — A helicopter, an airplane, and a dozen searchers on the ground picked over high country terrain for the second day Thursday in an effort to find a hiker descending from...
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Crews Continue Search For Overdue Hiker, Air Force Officer
CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Search and rescue crews tried again on Sunday to find a missing hiker. Dan Wallick, a 41-year-old lieutenant colonel in the Air Force from Salida, hasn’t been seen or...
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Hiker Dan Wallick Found Dead After Climbing 2 Colorado Mountains
(CBS4) – Search crews say they have recovered the body of Dan Wallick, a 41-year-old hiker who went missing after summitting two 14ers in southern Colorado. Wallick spent part of his youth in Colorado...
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Sunday’s Tornado Outbreak Pushed Colorado’s 2019 Twister Count To 42
DENVER (CBS4) – An outbreak of severe thunderstorms hit northeast Colorado Sunday afternoon producing up to 4.5 inch diameter hail, damaging wind gusts and six tornadoes. Localized flash flooding was...
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Colorado Weather: Grapefruit-Sized Hail In Otis Ties State Record
DENVER (CBS4) – Severe thunderstorms hit northeast Colorado on Sunday afternoon, producing everything from heavy rainfall with flash flooding to tornadoes and massive hailstones. In northeast...
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Colorado Weather: Twin Tornadoes Touch Down In Yuma County
DENVER (CBS4) – An early round of severe thunderstorms developed across northeast Colorado on Tuesday prompting a tornado watch and several warnings. A severe storm in Yuma County produced twin...
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Eastern Plains Still Recovering From Snowstorm’s Power Outage
KIT CARSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — Approximately 3,600 residents are still without electricity since a wind-driven snowstorm blew down power lines Saturday in eastern Colorado. A dispatcher at K-C...
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Drone Task Force Looking For ‘Command Vehicle’ On Colorado’s Eastern Plains
MORGAN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Mysterious drone sightings remains a mystery on Colorado’s Eastern Plains. Monday, more than 70 local, state and federal officials met in Brush to talk about findings and...
View ArticleHearing Held For Burlington Boy Accused In Parents’ Killing
BURLINGTON, Colo. (AP) – A preliminary hearing was held behind closed doors for a 12-year-old boy accused of killing his parents and wounding his two younger siblings at their home in Burlington. The...
View ArticleMore Time Granted In Burlington Murder Case
BURLINGTON, Colo. (AP) – A judge has ruled there’s enough evidence to try a 12-year-old Burlington boy in the slayings of his parents. But still to be determined is whether he’ll face those charges as...
View ArticleDenver Detective Heads To Court After DUI Arrest
DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 Investigators have learned a police detective from Denver will head to court on charges of driving under the influence. Before his arrest, Karon Price was recorded driving more...
View ArticleBurlington Boy Faces 9 Charges In Parents’ Deaths
BURLINGTON, Colo. (AP) – New documents released Monday in the case of a 12-year-old Colorado boy accused of fatally shooting his parents and wounding two siblings show prosecutors filed nine charges...
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