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Afternoon Headlines: Tortoises as art in Aspen, Broncos are tops in Madden, plus 8 more stories

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Here’s a rundown of the biggest stories of the day for Wednesday, August 6, 2014. Download The Denver Post app for and for breaking news 24/7. For a daily sports fix, download our new Denver Post Sports app for and .

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Just your average “” story. Nothing special.

Five years ago, Jason Lauve rolled out of the Boulder County Justice Center in his wheelchair, balancing on his lap an assortment of marijuana that had just been returned to him by sheriff’s deputies. The case he had just won would become a defining moment in the history of marijuana regulation in Colorado that would ultimately culminate in Amendment 64.(Meanwhile over at The Cannabist, a man is , despite the vendor telling him there was no marijuana in the treat.)

from Denver Post developer Joe Murphy is possibly the best way to introduce this story, but I’ll give it whirl. The list of discipline cases at the embattled Denver Sheriff’s Office includes, among more serious fare, a cupcake fight. .

Mike Klis tomorrow against the Seattle Seahawks, Joe Nguyen and Mile High .

Christopher David Sullivan, 37, faces 46 criminal counts related to a July 23 foothills crime spree, including a sex trafficking charge related to the teenage girl accompanying him, in which he allegedly stole multiple vehicles, and broke into a least one home, while leading authorities in pursuit.

A Walsenburg woman , according to police. Marissa Jackson, 26, was charged with one count of child abuse resulting in death.

Vacationers of a certain stripe rejoice: Frontier Airlines announced a new nonstop Denver to West Palm Beach route among 10 new routes introduced by the Denver-based airline.

Can you imagine a sandwich so tasty that Elvis Presley once flew across the country in the middle of the night to eat it? Would your imaginary sandwich be an full loaf of sourdough bread filled with peanut butter, strawberry jam and a pound of bacon? Quiet the rumbling of your stomach and the quaking of your arteries and .

Investors in Sean Mueller’s Ponzi scheme, one of the most high profile fraud cases to hit Colorado, could soon receive $10 million, according to a settlement request filed in Denver District Court.

The Rockies continue to master the art of .

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