Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, April 21, 2014.
1. A MELLOW 4/20 IN DENVER
Tens of thousands of people browsed, danced, hula-hooped and puffed at , putting up a collective smoke cloud at 4:20 p.m. that quickly dissipated in the breeze. On the whole, authorities reported no major problems, and Denver Post editorial board member . In Boulder, the .
2. OBSERVATORY PARK MURDER SUSPECT IN COURT
The Observatory Park man accused of killing his wife while she pleaded for help on a call with a 911 operator is expected in Denver District Court on Monday. Richard Kirk faces one count of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, 44-year-old Kristine A. Kirk. .
3. 4-YEAR-OLD DIES IN HOUSE FIRE
Investigators will be at a home in Brush on Monday morning to determine the . “There is no outward suspicion of foul play,” the sheriff’s office said in a media release.
4. RED ROCKS DISPUTE BREWING
A has now drawn Jefferson County into the controversy, just as the iconic venue kicks off its summer concert season. The Morrison town board will meet Friday with at least one Jefferson County commissioner to explore options.
5. RTD SIMULATOR
With the Regional Transportation District’s increasing expansion and the need to add more drivers, RTD is . In other transportation news, here’s of RTD’s new West Line.
6. BOSTON READY FOR SECOND-LARGEST RACE
Amid tight security, one year after a terrorist attack turned this sporting event into a tragedy.
7. HOW A 16-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA BOY LANDED IN HAWAII – AND TROUBLE
A runaway, stowaway teen , passed out for most of the trip.
8. BRONCOS GET BACK TO WORK
For the first time since that awful performance against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII, the to begin the first phase of the offseason.
9. A COORS FIELD CLASSIC
In a classic Coors Field scorcher, the veteran Phillies got home runs from Ryan Howard (who went 4-for-5 with three RBIs) and Jimmy Rollins (3-for-4, two RBIs) to in a 4-hour, 8-minute marathon. Meanwhile, and gaudy batting average.
10. AVS VS. WILD
With the over Minnesota, and Game 3 set for Monday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the team didn’t practice Sunday before convening to catch a chartered flight to the Twin Cities area. But the news of the day came when Avalanche coach Patrick Roy indicated that in St. Paul. And finally, reporter Mike Chambers takes a look at .
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