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Man arrested after hourslong standoff, shelter-in-place in Aurora

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:59 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Police issued a shelter-in-place for an Aurora neighborhood on Friday because of SWAT activity.Just before 10:30 a.m. Friday, the Aurora Police Department posted about a shelter-in-place for the Friendly Village community on the northeast corner of Airport Avenue and Colfax Boulevard.Police posted at 4:11 p.m. that SWAT and crisis negotiators were continuing to contact the barricaded man "in hopes of a peaceful resolution." The shelter-in-place remained in effect for those in the immediate area. 1 killed in Aurora double shooting Police said it was due to SWAT activity in the area as they attempted to execute a warrant. Police said the man is wanted on numerous felonies and was barricaded in a mobile home.At 9:37 p.m., Aurora Police posted: "A man has been taken into custody. He was transported to the hospital as a precaution before he will be taken to jail." The shelter-in-place was lifted.Officers evacuated directly affected residents and recommended anyon...

Fort Lupton rescue goat learning to walk on new prosthetics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:59 GMT

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) — Inside the OrthoPets clinic in Westminster, Dr. Martin Kaufmann is no stranger to fitting pets with prosthetics.The walls of the office are lined with photos of dogs and cats leaping in the air, many after learning how to truly walk for the first time. But Thursday, Kaufmann treated a very unique patient: a 6-month-old goat named Stanley. What is the black Colorado license plate and how much does it cost? The Olde Town Homestead Rescue Farm in Fort Lupton rescued Stanley shortly after he was born, missing portions of his back legs."We thought, this is a really tough rescue — he’s never going to walk his entire life," Victoria Shaughnessy said. "He’s been in his first set of prosthetics for three months now, and it’s night and day difference."A goat named Stanley is measured for prosthetic legs at OrthoPets in Westminster, Colorado on Sept. 13, 2023. (KDVR)On Thursday, Kauffman took careful measurements of Stanley, who is growing quite quickly.He'll need...

Aurora family's SNAP benefits stolen, card skimmer suspected

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:59 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A family in Aurora is warning others about having card information stolen without you even knowing.The family says they may have been the victims of a card skimmer, a device on card machines that steals your information when you swipe during a typical transaction. Poker game dedicated to beloved RTD bus stop stabbing victim The target was their food stamps, a necessity for this family. Each month, they get an allotment, and that accounts for their food budget that month.You can imagine their shock when it should have been renewed and their balance was zero."We can't prevent completely. We just live in a world where this is happening more and more, but we can try to protect ourselves," the mother said.That's the warning from the Aurora mother, who asked not to be identified. Her family receives SNAP benefits. Earlier this month they bought groceries, leaving a balance for the rest of September.'How could this happen?'"I tried to go back on Sunday, to get food...

Colorado Sports Night: Weekend wrap-up for Sept. 15

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes keep rolling, while it’s déjà vu for the Denver Broncos.It was a packed week, and now we are ready for some football!BIG GETLet’s take a look at what our "Colorado Sports Night" guests have to say on this week’s hot topics.The result was familiar, but is there improvement in the Broncos' offense after a season-opening 17-16 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders? Ryan Edwards from KOA Colorado believes he saw some building blocks — an eat-your-veggies type of game.The result was familiar, but is there improvement in the Broncos offense?Our Big Get @redwardsradio believes so - there were building blocks in the offense. An eat your veggies type of game.A complete breakdown and more tonight at 11 PM @channel2kwgn pic.twitter.com/yi8PZvRcnJ— Colorado Sports Night (@COSportsNight) September 12, 2023What keeps Sean Payton up at night after the Raiders loss? Will Petersen from 104.3 The Fan says special teams and dumb penalties. "It looke...

Lowry: All signs point to Joe Biden’s corruption

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:59 GMT

The memo went out from the White House that there’s no evidence President Joe Biden did anything wrong regarding his son’s business dealings and, sure enough, the media is repeating the line.To the contrary, we already know that Biden was complicit in an inherently corrupt enterprise that centered on selling access to him when he was a high government official.Consider Burisma, the shady Ukrainian energy company that paid his son lavishly to serve on its board. At any point, Biden could have shut down this operation to use his son to get to him, and at any number of junctures, it should have been obvious — if it wasn’t from the beginning — what was happening. Biden did nothing and, in fact, played along.Burisma was founded by Mykola “Nikolay” Zlochevsky, who had to go on the lam after the government of Viktor Yanukovych fell in the Maidan Revolution. The new government of Petro Poroshenko put Zlochevsky under investigation.So, Burisma needed...

Editorial: Spending splurge caused exploding budget deficit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:59 GMT

The deficit — a problem almost no one cares about — is getting worse. Unfortunately, both a majority of political leaders and the public continue to prefer ignorance over potential solutions.In 2022, the U.S. federal government ran a $1 trillion annual deficit. Yes, you read that correctly. In just one year, the federal government spent $1 trillion more than it took in.That will soon be considered the good ole days. This year, the annual budget deficit is expected to double to around $2 trillion. It’s one thing for deficits to spike during a major national crisis — like the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic or a world war — or an economic downturn. The country hasn’t experienced those during the past year.That’s left some supposed experts mystified.“To see this in an economy with low unemployment is truly stunning. There’s never been anything like it,” Jason Furman, once a top economist in the Obama administration and now a Harvard economics professor, told The Washington Post. ...

Lucas: Voter ID laws don’t suppress election turnout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:59 GMT

In a month dedicated to the virtues of voter registration, it’s worth noting the success of voter ID, one of the few areas where the data and public opinion firmly align.State and local election officials nationwide are promoting National Voter Registration Month in September, established in 2002 by the National Association of Secretaries of State.As noted in my book, “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean Elections,” polls consistently show that about 60% of Democrats, about 70% of non-white voters support voter ID, and about 80% overall support voter ID.It’s only controversial among some in the political class, including President Biden, and certain special-interest groups such as the Brennan Center for Justice, the ACLU, and Stacey Abrams’ organization, Fair Fight Action.These opponents contend ID requirements, or practically any other election integrity law, are a barrier to voting. Even though credible research shows ID doesn’t deter turnout, it is, in fact...

Dear Abby: Hurt when sister keeps romance on the QT

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:59 GMT

Dear Abby: My sister likes a childhood friend of ours and is hiding the fact that they are together, even though everyone in the family already knows they are living together. She clearly doesn’t want me to know, and always finds a way to not be truthful with me.This guy and I were friends, but whatever my sister said to him made him cut our friendship off. I’m hurt that she needs to lie to me about their relationship, because it doesn’t matter to me. I’m happy she has found someone who makes her happy. She even has our mom covering for her. Should I say something, or just let it be? — Hurtful and Sad SisterDear Hurtful: Did you and your sister’s boyfriend ever have a romantic relationship? If the answer is yes, it may explain your sister’s strange behavior and your mother’s willingness to cover for her. Because the cat is out of the bag and “everyone” knows the truth, I see no reason why you shouldn’t talk to your si...

Louisiana governor candidates face off in debate highlighting abortion ban and police brutality

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:59 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, the early GOP front runner in the state’s governor race, attended his first major-televised gubernatorial debate Friday evening, opening the door to political attacks from a crowded room of candidates.With Louisiana’s election just a month away, the seven candidates hoped to break through the pack and appeal to voters ahead of the Oct. 14 open primary. The candidates outlined how they plan to address pressing issues and where they stand on some of the state’s most talked about topics, including the near-total abortion ban, crumbling roads and bridges, the property insurance crisis and the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene.The seven candidates who participated included GOP state Sen. Sharon Hewitt; Landry, a conservative backed by former President Donald Trump; Hunter Lundy, a Lake Charles-based attorney running as an independent; Republican state Rep. Richard Nelson; Republican state Treasurer Joh...

No winning ticket sold for Friday’s $10 million Lotto Max jackpot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:59 GMT

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $10 million draw.The jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 19 will be an estimated $15 million.The Canadian Press