Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today.
1. SUPER BOWL TRAVEL TIPS
The Broncos are heading to the Super Bowl in New York, but if you plan to be there in person, . The good news is, there should be plenty of available flights and hotel rooms. Getting tickets, however, could be tricky.
2. INDIAN HILLS HOMICIDE
A in the foothills of Jefferson County late Monday night. Two people are dead and one other was airlifted. Deputies were still on scene Tuesday morning investigating the shooting.
3. BUILDING PUBLIC’S TRUST
It was a tumultuous year for the Denver Sheriff’s Department. But, after several high-profile misconduct issues, Sheriff Gary Wilson is and restore public confidence.
4. COLORADO GUN SALES
While Colorado politicians went head-to-head under the gold dome in 2013 over gun-control legislation, . More people tried to buy a gun in 2013 than in any year in the state’s history. Data also show that a very small percentage of background checks were rejected.
5. MOTHER TO STAND TRIAL IN SONS’ DEATHS
The is scheduled to get under way in Mesa County today. She’s charged with two counts of criminally negligent homicide and fatal child abuse after her two sons died of hyperthermia after Jensen allegedly locked them in a heated car.
6. WHY COLORADO BUSINESSES REMAIN CAUTIOUS ON HIRING
Executives at small and medium-size businesses in Colorado overestimated how well they would perform in 2013, r, according to a new survey. Denver Post business reporter Aldo Svaldi breaks down the numbers.
7. HOW CDOT PLANS TO LURE DRIVERS FROM I-70 PEAK PERIODS
Re-engineering is making a dent in congestion along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor, but to persuade motorists to at least delay getting on the road during peak travel times.
8. PRICIER NUPTIALS SPUR INSURANCE MARKET
With the cost of the average American wedding reaching about $26,000, from extreme weather, illness — even a sudden change of heart.
9. HOW A SNOWDEN TRIAL COULD PLAY OUT
Should Edward Snowden ever return to the U.S. and face trial, some , but the government wants to press ahead.
10. D.T. VS. RICHARD SHERMAN
Richard Sherman has been a trending topic online since sending the Seattle Seahawks into the Super Bowl, and then giving a memorable post-game interview in which he anoited himself the “best corner in the game.” As Denver Post sports columnist Benjamin Hochman writes, , who figures to have his hands (and ears) full.
