Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. Download our , and apps for breaking news throughout the day.
1. ALMOST…
Should it happen again, do not fear a Super Bowl rematch. The Broncos have yet to beat the Seattle Seahawks while the two teams have sat atop the NFL the past two years. . And while the game was a classic, columnist Mark Kiszla writes that .
2. EDUCATION AS USUAL
All after a last week.
3. RAINY MONDAY
Showers in northeastern Colorado on Monday morning could give way to afternoon thunderstorms. Here’s .
4. CHERRY CREEK INTERSECTION CLOSED DOWN
Denver Public Works officials urge Monday commuters to take alternate routes to . The intersection will be closed until Tuesday morning as crews complete construction work there.
5. FOUR HORSES DEAD IN OVERNIGHT FIRE
in Lakewood overnight. An investigation is under way into what caused the blaze.
6. NASA’S MAVEN EXPLORER ARRIVES AT MARS
, the first dedicated to studying the upper atmosphere of the red planet.
7. “THE BEST-KEPT SECRET IN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY”
Based on hundreds of studies, Murray Straus says — a stance significantly at odds with longstanding parental practices.
9. COLORADO SEES INROADS IN CHILD POVERTY RATE
The child poverty rate dipped from 18.5 percent in 2012 to 16.9 percent in 2013. , with about 17,000 fewer children living in poverty, according to the Colorado Children’s Campaign.
9. GAS PRICES KEEP FALLING
, but the average cost of a gallon of gasoline in Denver was 18 cents higher than the national average on Sunday.
10. HOME SWEEP HOME
The Rockies closed out their home schedule with . But will it be wear purple pinstripes at Coors Field? Columnist Terry Frei writes that the .
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