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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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Man dies following shooting at Aurora Circle K; police investigating as homicide
Police are investigating the Monday night shooting death of a man at an Aurora gas station and convenience store.

Denver weather: Sunny skies with temperatures reaching 70 degrees
Early morning frost in some areas will give way to warm temperatures and sunny. skies Tuesday in Denver.

Greg Zanis, who made crosses for the victims of Columbine, Aurora and other mass violence, has died
Greg Zanis, known by many as the “Cross Man,” died Monday after spending 23 years building wooden crosses for thousands of mass-shooting victims across the United States, including the 13...

Denver weather: Another slight chance of rain and thunderstorms Monday
Denver has a slight chance for rain and thunderstorms before 9 a.m. and after 3 p.m. Monday but the forecast calls for mostly sunny skies.

Denver weather: Bitter cold shatters 2 low temperature records Thursday and Friday
If you're wondering, you were right. It really isn't supposed to be this cold this far along into spring in Denver.

Colorado road conditions: Steady snowfall triggers winter weather travel alert
Weather forecasters issued a winter weather travel alert and have urged people to only venture out into snowy, slushy roads if it is essential.

Denver weather: Cold and misty with up to 4 inches of snow Thursday
Snow fall is 100% guaranteed Thursday with between 2-4 inches of accumulation possible in Denver.

Gas prices plummet in Colorado as demand drops across the country
Fuel prices in Colorado dropped to an average of $1.85 per gallon, as people cut work commutes, vacations and other travel amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Wheat Ridge police seek help in identifying shooter who killed juvenile
Wheat Ridge police are asking people who live near Panorama Park to check surveillance videotape for any signs of a disturbance that led to the shooting death of a juvenile...

Bitter cold shatters Denver’s morning low record for April 14
Icy cold temperatures shattered 87-year old morning lows for the second day in a row with a reading of 11 degrees Tuesday.