Tag: 9news
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Swastika displayed along I-70 prompts criminal investigation
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Thousands of drivers traveling east toward Denver on Saturday morning were confronted with a sight that was impossible to miss: a massive swastika spread across a hillside near the Morrison exit on Interstate 70. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it is investigating the incident, officials calling the display a “vile,…
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Denver museum’s missing bison returns after more than 60 years
DENVER — For decades, museumgoers and staff have traded theories about what happened to one of Colorado’s oldest museum residents — a 650-pound bison mount that vanished from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Former employees passed the legend down to new hires. “We always knew we had five bison in our founding collection,”…
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9NEWS sues Aurora Police for access to full body camera footage of fatal police shooting
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The Denver Gazette’s news partners 9NEWS filed a lawsuit against Aurora Police Tuesday morning, arguing the department must release the full and unedited body camera footage of a fatal police shooting. For more than four months, 9NEWS has requested unedited body camera footage of last May’s fatal shooting of Kilyn Lewis. There are no open…
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Remains identified as woman who went missing last May
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DENVER — Skeletal remains that were found near Cherry Creek in October have been identified as an Indigenous woman who was last seen in May. The Denver Medical Examiner’s Office said on Friday that the remains had been found near Cherry Creek Drive South and South Holly Street about 3 p.m. Oct. 28. The Medical…
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Jeffco Public Schools employee fired amid active criminal investigation
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A Jeffco Public Schools employee was fired amid a criminal investigation. The school district confirmed that Director of Schools David Weiss was terminated from his position on Thursday. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said it is conducting an investigation into Weiss. The school district and sheriff’s office both said they could not provide any additional…
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Arielle Orsuto leaving 9NEWS sports department
A familiar face is leaving the 9NEWS sports department and heading to Seattle. Arielle Orsuto this week announced her departure from the Denver-based Tegna station. “This will be my last week in Denver and at 9NEWS,” Orsuto wrote in a social media post on X. “While this city and this team have been my absolute…
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Firefighters extinguish commercial building fire in Jefferson County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Firefighters responded to an abandoned commercial building fire in Lakewood early Friday morning. West Metro Fire Rescue first sent a social media post on X about the fire near West 13th Avenue and Chase Street at 2:50 a.m. Friday. Crews took a defensive position to…
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Data shows more people are getting abortions in Colorado – the most since 1985
Medical professionals administered 14,154 abortions in Colorado in 2022 — the most in the state since 1985. More abortions were performed on people coming into the state for the procedure, according to a 9Wants to Know review of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment data. Aurea Bolaños Perea, spokesperson for the Colorado Organization for Latina…
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Deputy involved in Christian Glass call hired by nearby Georgetown Police
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The deputy seen on body camera video standing on the on the hood of Christian Glass’ SUV during a controversial law-enforcement response last summer is back on the streets as a police officer. Tim Collins resigned as a Clear Creek County deputy in July, about…
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Denver Public Schools won’t publicly release photographs of guns the district has confiscated
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Public Schools has refused to make public photographs of guns confiscated by the district – contending that releasing them could undermine safety practices, aid potential school shooters and create “panic” and “confusion.” The decision came amid questions about school safety in the wake of…