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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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Aurora child sex assault suspect may have other victims, police warn
Aurora police want Denver metro parents to ask their kids about possible contacts with a man charged with child sexual assault and exploitation of a teenage boy.

Aurora police officer sentenced to home detention after pleading guilty to DUI, gun charges
An Aurora police officer has been sentenced to home detention after pleading guilty to charges of driving under the influence and prohibited use of a weapon while drunk.

Increased fire danger in Colorado high country Friday
High winds out of the southwest and low humidity will increase the fire danger in Colorado on Friday.

Denver weather: Isolated thunderstorms and rain with cool front ahead
Denver will have a few isolated rain showers Friday afternoon that could help cool things off after a streak of unusually warm weather.

Aurora police arrest Smoky Hill High School student for investigation of having a gun on campus
Aurora police arrested a Smoky Hill High School student on campus Thursday after he carried a gun with him to school.

Denver weather: Sunny with above normal temperatures
Sunny skies will help boost temperatures to more than 10 degrees above normal in Denver on Thursday.

Investigators say no one else involved in death of 2 men found at Mount Lindo Cemetery
Jefferson County officials announced the identities of two men found shot to death Tuesday morning in the Olinger Mount Lindo Cemetery and said they do not believe a third party...

Denver Zoo’s newest lion cub makes public appearance to chorus of “ahhs”
The Denver Zoo's newest lion cub made his first public appearance Wednesday morning on Predator Ridge to the adoration of hundreds of excited visitors, zoo officials said.

Westminster SWAT team shoots, injures suspect who police say pointed a gun at them
Westminster SWAT officers serving a search warrant by entering a home early Wednesday morning shot and injured a suspect after the man pointed a gun at them.

Denver weather: Sunny with mild, seasonal temperatures Wednesday
Denverites can enjoy some idyllic weather Wednesday with sunny skies and mild temperatures.