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Denver Zoo adds 2 male Asian elephants to bachelor herd

DENVER – The Denver Zoo has added two male Asian elephants to its pachyderm bachelor pad. The Denver Post reports elephants Chuck and Jake are joining the current residents of Gro...

Las Cruces woman reports young son missing, misleads police

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A Las Cruces woman who reported her 4-year-old son missing over the weekend is accused of misleading police. They say 25-year-old Martha Alicia Guerrero-Rivas h...

Colorado’s Safe2Tell program sees surge of suicide reports

DENVER – Colorado’s program for parents, students and teachers to report potential school threats or violence has seen a substantial increase in reports related to suicide, surpassing bullyi...

New Jersey man missing in Rocky Mountain National Park

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A search continues for a 30-year-old New Jersey man missing in Rocky Mountain National Park in north-central Colorado. Ryan Albert of Marlton, New J...

Pair caught hauling pot through Nebraska are imprisoned

KEARNEY, Neb. – Two people caught hauling marijuana through Nebraska have been imprisoned. Buffalo County District Court records say 49-year-old Charlie Red, of Sedalia, Colorad...

3 Coloradans arrested in death of man found in Kansas field

FORT COLLINS – Authorities in northern Colorado have arrested three people in the death of a man whose body was found in a field in Kansas. The Coloradoan reports 26-year-old Em...

Amtrak plans to keep Southwest Chief train route running

DENVER – Amtrak says the Southwest Chief train route connecting Chicago to Los Angeles with stops in Colorado will stay in operation as is for at least another year. The Colorado ...

Former Colorado superintendent sentenced on child sex charge

GRAND JUNCTION – A former schools superintendent in western Colorado has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trying to hire what he thought was a 13-year-old child as a prostitu...

Public’s help sought to solve Colorado fish kill mystery

FORT COLLINS – Wildlife officials are asking for the public’s help to determine what caused thousands of fish to die in a northern Colorado river. The Fort Collins Coloradoan repo...

Balloon Fiesta’s mass ascension is canceled due to winds

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta canceled the morning mass ascension Sunday due to upper-level winds. They said balloons inflated but did ...

Regulators sue Colorado trucking company for discrimination

GREELEY – Federal regulators recently sued the Greeley-based trucking firm JBS Carriers, alleging it violated federal law by using pre-employment screening to reject job applicants on the ba...

Colorado trooper fired, women complained of behavior

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – A Colorado state trooper was fired after three women complained about inappropriate behavior after he arrested them for driving under the influence. Attorney...