Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Thursday, May 15, 2014.
1. DO NOT PASS “GO”
Former Arapahoe County Sheriff after allegedly flouting probation rules following a felony drug conviction and serving only 17 days in jail. Reporter Kirk Mitchell . The Denver Post Editorial Board is sounding off on Sullivan’s legal woes, saying ” .”
2. OPRAH VS. NUCLEAR PHYSICIST
A hiking-trail dispute between an 86-year-old nuclear physicist and Oprah Winfrey . “I don’t care if Oprah is a neighbor, but if she is going to cut off access to trails, I don’t find that acceptable,” retired physicist Charles D. Goodman said.
3. COMPROMISE ON LOCAL CONTROL OF OIL AND GAS?
Eleven proposed ballot initiatives now in the works would give cities and counties more control over drilling and increase the required distance between rigs and houses. Gov. John Hickenlooper and major players in the energy industry and business interests met this week seeking middle ground, .
4. REPORT: MINORITY STUDENTS WRONGED
Issues at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine “warrant immediate attention” according to a new report out Wednesday. Among the concerns is .
5. POLICE SEARCH FOR WHITE DODGE
Police are night at 8:45 p.m. at East Colfax Ave and Ulster Street. Meanwhile, in Aurora, . The crash sent three people to the hospital.
6. WHERE DID A CUFFED SUSPECT GET A GUN?
Denver Police Chief Robert White said at a news conference Wednesday that somehow, after a cruiser arrived at a Denver police station parking lot, but didn’t hit anyone.
7. A DAY TO REMEMBER
Obama , which leads people on an unsettling journey through the terror attacks, today before it opens to the general public on May 21.
8. ONE DRESS, THREE WAYS
With calendars rapidly filling up, you’d have to have a bottomless bank account to show up to every wedding, graduation and evening soirée swathed in something new. The good news is that .
9. ORLANDO FRANKLIN’S VERSATILITY
Between the Broncos’ star-power, free-agent haul in mid-March and their solid, if less splashy, draft selections last week, . Meanwhile, wide receiver . And columnist Mark Kiszla ponders .
10. TULO GETS TOSSED
On the way to a Royals’ 3-2 victory over the Rockies and a two-game series sweep, shortstop after he yelled what looked to be “that’s terrible” from the dugout. Meanwhile, manager .
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