Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, April 24, 2014.
1. IT’S A DEAD HEAT
Colorado’s U.S. Senate race between Republican Cory Gardner and Democrat Mark Udall is virtually tied, according to a new poll that shows . The poll was released a day after a conservative group .
2. A TRAGIC MATTER OF A MINUTE
Twenty-three seconds after Kristine A. Kirk told a 911 operator her husband was trying to grab a handgun from a safe, the woman’s screams ended with the sound of a gunshot. — down to the second — of what Kirk was telling a 911 operator during a call that lasted nearly 13 minutes.
3. MORE INFO ON CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT
Defense attorneys for a man accused of stabbing five people to death in a Denver bar who was in the bar when the stabbings began.
4. RED-LIGHT PHOTO BAN TRICKY FOR HICK
With a little more than six months until Election Day and poll numbers much improved, Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper appears to be in a comfortable position as he seeks a second term in office.But as the legislature comes to a close, .
5. SOME TAP DANCING
Colorado’s licensing laws allow new breweries to open on-site tasting areas that operate much like bars, but without much local red tape. While most brewery taprooms are greeted with welcoming arms and thirsty customers, owners of a handful have .
6. SMOKERS ARE SMOKERS
It doesn’t matter what they’re smoking — tobacco or marijuana. Smokers are smokers. And in the view of Smoker Friendly, they’re all potential customers. The Boulder-based smoking purveyor is after 23 years of primarily serving the tobacco market. In other news, .
7. 15 YEARS AGO TODAY
He was intelligent; a gifted athlete. Milan Hudson was handsome. He worked for a time as a clothing model in Denver. But his life would slowly decay until one day his body was found in an alley on the 1400 block between York and Gaylord streets punctured with 10 knife wounds. Denver Post reporter examines .
8. METRO DENVER CRIME BLOTTER
Teenage angst? Police were called to a school in Aurora after a fight broke out during an attempted mediation in the dean’s office. That’s just one of the this week.
9. MORE POWER TO YA
While the Avs and their coach remain an upbeat group trying to enjoy the playoff experience, there was a more urgent atmosphere around the team on Wednesday. Of particular urgency to coach Patrick Roy is . Meanwhile, the Wild learned for his knee-on-knee hit on Tyson Barrie. And here’s why columnist .
10. TIME TO PLAN YOUR WEEKENDS
The , and it opens in prime time again, this time against the Indianapolis Colts. Here’s a look at the Broncos’ five prime time games, and when they’ll have their rematch against the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. And speaking of the Super Bowl, here’s .
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