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Man who shot at officer in patrol car dies after police shootout in Denver
DENVER | A man who shot at a Denver police officer sitting in a patrol vehicle Wednesday died after an exchange of gunfire, police said. The officer was shot three times in the torso but all the rounds were stopped by his bulletproof vest, Denver police chief Ron Thomas said. The officer was in “significant…
Man shot at Colfax hotel parking lot walks into hospital for treatment
“However, a walk-in gunshot wound was reported at a local hospital minutes after the shooting,” police said shortly after.
Denver picks Mike Johnston as new mayor amid mounting big-city problems
Denver has become the tech and business hub of the Mountain West but now faces problems similar to those in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Platonic co-parenting offers an alternate model for family building
“When the time came, we got everybody to meet everybody,” Farrow said of family and friends. “We invited them to ask all the difficult, awkward questions. There was the feeling that what we were doing was a bit odd, that it could be risky, that it could be dangerous. It really, really helped to get…
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Toon in Thursday
A look at the world Thursday through the eyes of political cartoonists from across the globe

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OAKES: Smoky Hill High School Hall of Fame coming for its 50th year
Interesting items and happenings in current Aurora prep sports, plus alumni news and more.
Nation and World
DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border
“I think the border should be closed. I don’t think we should have any of this,” DeSantis said. “But if there’s a policy to have an open border, then I think the sanctuary jurisdictions should be the ones that have to bear that.”
Colorado & region
Alabama senator says Space Command prefers Huntsville — not Colorado — for HQ; command won’t comment
The senator tweeted that Gen. James Dickinson “confirmed Huntsville is the preferred location of Space Command headquarters. Enough is enough, it’s time to bring U.S. Space Command home to Huntsville.”
Pro and College Sports
AP Source: Broncos agree to 1-year deal with Frank Clark after Browning surgery
A person familiar with the developments tells The Associated Press that the Denver Broncos have signed former Kansas City Chiefs pass rusher Frank Clark following a knee operation on third-year outside linebacker Baron Browning.
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Girls Soccer: 2023 All-Centennial League teams
Cherokee Trail, Eaglecrest, Grandview, Overland and Smoky Hill selections as well as others on the All-Centennial League teams for the 2023 girls soccer season.