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Daily Digest: Colorado students score poorly on social studies, science tests, and 9 other stories

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The father of a 16-year-old Arapahoe County girl who was stopped in Germany with two other teens on her way apparently to join the Islamic State broke his silence in an interview with The Denver Post on Monday. and who helped the man bring his daughter home.

Colorado students scored dismally in new science and social studies test results released Monday, a sobering development as the state enters a new era of standards and tests meant to be more demanding. .

Colorado health-insurance consumers relying on tax credits will see their share of premiums rise an average of 77 percent next year if they keep the same plans, . While premiums overall in 2015, the way tax credits are calculated under the Affordable Care Act is creating challenges for Colorado consumers.

The former president, arguably the Democrats’ campaigner-in-chief these days, that U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner’s message — and that of the GOP — amounts to “Just vote your fears and your anger.”

A man was shot and killed Monday night in the parking lot of a Walmart store in unincorporated Arapahoe County. .

Arapahoe High School administrators deemed Karl Pierson a low-level risk despite a threat assessment that showed a “significant history” of violent behavior and that also noted his mother told staff he had a deep-seated anger toward others. .

Relatives of a Broncos fan who went missing during last week’s game are wondering how a man with no known health or personal problems could seem to vanish without a trace. .

Tucked among the soup bowls and brightly colored coffee mugs, investigators found a 2-foot-long handsaw on the top rack of the dishwasher. Between the teeth of the rusty saw, .

The Denver City Energy Project is targeting Denver’s 6,045 commercial and multifamily buildings of more than 10,000 square feet. The city estimates there are $1.3 billion in energy savings to be harvested from the buildings. .

As the Broncos and Patriots prepare to meet Sunday at Gillette Stadium in another game between the two that could determine AFC supremacy, it’s natural to wonder: Which team got the better cornerback? .

Jesse Paul: 303-954-1733, jpaul@denverpost.com or twitter.com/JesseAPaul

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