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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: Fog could impact commute before sun breaks through
Fog mostly in the northern and eastern parts of the Denver metro area could slow traffic down Monday morning for the commute.

Lakewood woman charged with first degree murder in husband’s shooting death
A 39-year-old Lakewood woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of her husband.

Severe storm brings flash flooding to south metro Denver, hail in the foothills, mudslide along I-70
A severe storm has caused hail to pile up on Floyd Hill and prompted a mudslide at the top of Clear Creek Canyon, leading the Colorado State Patrol to close...

Vandals mar DIA’s “Blucifer” sculpture with orange graffiti
Vandals have marred the behemoth sculpture of a reared-up and ready-to-spar mustang near Denver International nicknamed "Blucifer" because of its blue color and glowing red eyes.

Denver weather: Scattered severe storms with large hail, 60 mph winds and heavy rain possible
A few severe storms could bring large hail, 60 mph winds and heavy rain to the Denver area on Friday.

Hurricane Dorian continues to cause cancelled flights at DIA
As Hurricane Dorian batters the southeastern coast of the U.S., airports in Florida and South Carolina have canceled six incoming and outgoing flights with connections to Denver International Airport on...

Woman stabbed in downtown Denver, suspect in custody
A woman was hospitalized after she was stabbed early Thursday morning in downtown Denver.

Denver weather: Scattered thunderstorms and rain Thursday night
Sunny skies will push temperatures in Denver toward the mid 90s before scattered rain showers could help cool things off late Thursday night.

1 killed, 1 injured in West Denver double shooting
Police are investigating a double shooting in West Denver late Wednesday night that left one man dead and second person seriously injured, a police tweet said.

You get some motivation! And you get some motivation! Oprah’s “wellness tour” is coming to Denver
Have your own personal "aha moment" with Oprah herself.