Author: Matt Kyle
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Former Penn State football player, fiancée, identified as victims in Highlands Ranch crash
A former Penn State football player was critically injured and his fiancée was killed after a driver rammed his truck onto the sidewalk where they were walking. The crash happened at about 10:30 a.m. on June 1. Authorities said a pickup truck left the roadway Wildcat Reserve Parkway near Willowbridge Way and struck three pedestrians,…
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Denver to pay additional $3M in settlements related to 2020 George Floyd protests
The City and County of Denver is set to pay out $2.87 million to 13 people who alleged the Denver Police Department violated their civil rights during the 2020 protests over the death of George Floyd. The payouts, approved by the Denver City Council on Monday, bring the total amount of money Denver has paid…
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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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Chalk art fills streets in downtown Denver
With summer underway, the neighborhood kids aren’t the only ones drawing on the sidewalk. This weekend marks the 24th annual Chalk Art Festival in downtown Denver. The festival has previously been held at Larimer Square, but for the past few years it has been held in the Golden Triangle Creative District, near the Denver Art…
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1 killed in house fire in Jefferson County
One person died Saturday morning after their house caught fire in Jefferson County. West Metro Fire said crews responded just after midnight to a duplex on Vivian Street, near 14th Avenue after a neighbor called 911 to report smoke coming from the garage. After firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the…
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Youth hockey coach in Highlands Ranch arrested on child sex abuse charges
A youth hockey coach in Highlands Ranch has been arrested and is accused of child sex crimes. Rory Nathaniel Mushlin, 40, of Colorado Springs, was arrested in Douglas County on Thursday. He faces charges of internet sexual exploitation of a child, obscenity, unlawful sexual electronic communication by a person in a position of trust and…
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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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Charges filed against suspect in fatal Highlands Ranch hit and run
The man accused of driving onto a Highlands Ranch sidewalk earlier this week and hitting three people, killing one, has been officially charged by the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Adam Robert Bauserman, 28, appeared via video conference in Douglas County Court Friday morning to hear the charges filed against him. Bauserman appeared from jail,…
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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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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,…