Author: Matt Kyle
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Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper arrested again on new charges
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested Thursday night about one week after facing separate charges of domestic violence. The Parker Police Department arrested Cooper at 6:17 p.m. on a charge of domestic violence and he was booked at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office detention facility, according to jail records. He also faces misdemeanor charges of harassment and violation…
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Polis signs road safety law for breathalyzer tests after crashes
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Thursday that establishes a new protocol for crash investigations. Under the law, police officers are required to offer a voluntary breathalyzer test after every crash involving a death or serious bodily. The law is known as Magnus’ Law, named after Magnus White, a champion cyclist killed near…
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Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper arrested on domestic violence charges
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested and faces charges of domestic violence. Cooper, 28, was booked into the Douglas County Jail early Friday morning, according to jail records. He faces two charges of domestic violence and one charge of criminal mischief between $300 and $1,000. Cooper was scheduled to appear in court Friday morning.…
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U.S. Department of Education threatens to pull JeffCo Public Schools’ funding over trans student policies
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The U.S. Department of Education issued a warning letter to JeffCo Public Schools on Wednesday, threatening to pull federal funding over alleged Title IX violations relating to the district’s policies on transgender students. In March, the department’s Office for Civil Rights said a nine-month investigation revealed that “male students” occupied 61 spots on girls’ sports…
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First 2026 Colorado case of West Nile Virus in a human reported in Jefferson County
The first case of West Nile virus in Colorado in 2026 has been reported in Jefferson County. Jefferson County public health officials announced on Tuesday that a resident of the county had contracted the virus, which is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Most people who contract WNV do not feel sick, health…
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Arvada woman charged with murder after her teen daughter dies from alcohol abuse
An Arvada woman has been charged with murder after authorities said she supplied her 16-year-old daughter with alcohol for a prolonged period, leading up to her death. Arvada Police Department officers were called at about 8:15 a.m. on March 9 to the 6400 block of West 85th Avenue on reports of an unresponsive teenage girl,…
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Rideshare passenger dies after two-car crash in Aurora
A rideshare passenger died after a crash in Aurora on Monday. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Laredo Street, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department. A Toyota Rav4 ran a red light at the intersection and collided with a sedan that was being…
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Pedestrian jumps fence at Denver International Airport, hit by plane, dies
A person was killed after they jumped a fence at Denver International Airport and was hit by a plane during takeoff. The plane’s crew, a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles, reported hitting someone at about 11:20 p.m. Friday night. The crew reported an engine fire after the incident. Denver Fire responded and…
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Boulder firebomber sentenced to 2,000-plus years in prison
The man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails into a crowd of pro-Israel marchers in Boulder that killed a woman and injured 29 others pleaded guilty Thursday to more than 100 state charges and was sentenced to life in prison, plus another 2,000 years in jail. 2,128 years — to be exact. Boulder County District Court…
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Evergreen High School shooting report sheds light on possible motives
Roughly eight months after a shooting at Evergreen High School that left two students critically wounded and the shooter dead, a report released this week offered clues into the latter’s frame of mind and shed light on possible motives. Authorities have yet to establish a definitive motive in the shooting. Desmond Holly, 16, entered the…