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Kirk Mitchell
Kirk Mitchell is a general assignment reporter at The Denver Post who focuses on criminal justice stories. He began working at the newspaper in 1998, after writing for newspapers in Mesa, Ariz., and Twin Falls, Idaho, and The Associated Press in Salt Lake City. Mitchell first started writing the Cold Case blog in Fall 2007, in part because Colorado has more than 1,400 unsolved homicides.
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Denver weather: Sunny and breezy in the city with up to 5 inches of snow in mountains
Denverites will get mostly sunny and breezy conditions on Wednesday while the mountains could accumulate as much as 5 inches of snow.

Denver man held for investigation of murder claims self defense
A 34-year-old Denver man being held for investigation of first-degree murder for shooting another person in a dispute over money is claiming self defense, according to a Denver Police Department...

Denver weather: Cloudy and mild in the city while light snow falls in the mountains
Denver will have cloudy skies and mild temperatures on Tuesday while the mountains will get up to 3 inches of new snow.

Remembering MLK: Thousands march in Denver’s 35th Annual Marade
Tens of thousands of people participated in Denver's 35th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Marade.

Aurora teen who killed man over an Xbox sentenced to 30 years in prison
A teen-age boy who fatally shot a 32-year-old man to rob as Xbox gaming system was sentenced as an adult to 30 years in prison.

Denver’s 35th annual Marade will feature man who guarded Martin Luther King Jr.’s body after assassination
Denver's 35th annual Marade begins at 9:30 a.m. Monday with speeches in City Park, and the march to Civic Center begins at 10:45 a.m.

Driver fires gun during Commerce City road rage chase
A shot was fired early Thursday morning after an argument near Kemp Elementary School in Commerce City turned into an automobile chase.

Aurora detectives solve 1996 cold case of woman stabbed in alley
While stabbing Tangie Lynn Sims, her killer cut himself and left his own blood in an Aurora alley in the fall of 1996. Ultimately, the blood helped police and other...

Rockslide mitigation near Idaho Springs will delay traffic on I-70 on Wednesday
Mountain travelers will be delayed on Interstate 70 on Wednesday as Colorado transportation employees conduct rockfall mitigation just east of Idaho Springs following a series of recent rockslides, state officials...

Jefferson County jury finds woman guilty in kidnapping, torture case
A Jefferson County jury found a 29-year-old Lakewood woman guilty for her role in kidnapping a woman believed to be a snitch, torturing her with cigarettes and injecting her with...