Author: Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post
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Police union calls for Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s resignation
The Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, in a letter to Gov. John Hickenlooper, is calling for the resignation of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, along with a state investigation into allegations of “corruption and unethical behavior” in the city’s Department of Public Safety. “Denver is at a crossroads in its public safety decision making. With the…
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Colorado man missing after weekend camping trip; search ongoing
Searchers are looking for a 43-year-old Craig man who is overdue from a camping trip. Scott Burke was supposed to return home Saturday, “but no one has seen or heard from him since he left Friday,” according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. Burke was reported to have gone camping in the North Desert or…
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Biologists to conduct aerial surveys on Colorado prairie dog populations
Colorado biologists plan to get a bird’s-eye view of prairie dog populations. Low-flying airplanes will skirt over the Eastern Plains between Sept. 14 and Oct. 1 to conduct aerial surveys, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced in a news release. The agency said residents and hunters in the northeast and southeast regions of the state should…
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Gov. Hickenlooper rappels skyscraper to raise money for cancer research
Gov. John Hickenlooper put aside a self-professed fear of heights and rappelled from the rooftop of a downtown Denver skyscraper Thursday to help raise money for the Cancer League of Colorado. Hickenlooper, donning an orange Broncos jersey, went “Over the Edge” of 1600 Glenarm Place, a 32-story, 384-foot tall residential tower on the 16th Street…
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UPDATE: Two Highlands Ranch boys reunited with families after reported as missing
Update: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a tweet that the two boys were found unharmed and have been reunited with their families. — Two Highlands Ranch boys were reported missing Tuesday, after getting off a bus and not making it home. The boys, Jeremy Liebe, 12, and Jameson Hall, 7, got off a…
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Bear chases cyclist in Waterton Canyon; area closed to public
Public recreation in popular Waterton Canyon was shut down Friday after a bear chased a bicyclist. No one was injured in the encounter. Still, Denver Water and Colorado Parks and Wildlife decided collectively to close the canyon to the public as a safety precaution. “With the increased bear activity and high volume of visitors to…