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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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Police seek 1998 Chevrolet Impala in connection with Englewood double shooting, death
Englewood police are searching for a 1998 Chevrolet Impala in connection to a shooting Sunday afternoon that left one person dead and a second seriously injured.

Denver weather: Scattered afternoon thunderstorms and rain showers possible
Denverites could get temporary relief from the heat Monday as clouds build and scattered rain falls in the afternoon.

A Colorado hunting camp owner illegally brought exotic sheep to ranch for clients to hunt
A 34-year-old Dinosaur, Colo., ranch owner illegally imported and possessed several exotic sheep species for his clients to hunt, including Mouflon sheep hybrids, Texas Dall sheep and Painted Desert sheep,...

Clear Creek tubing and swimming ban lifted, swift-moving water from snowpack melt remains
Belly boaters, inner-tubers and body surfers take note: you can now do your thing on Clear Creek in Jefferson County.

Motorcyclist killed in crash on eastbound 6th Avenue
A motorcyclist was killed late Thursday night on eastbound 6th Avenue near Interstate 25.

Denver weather: Hot with isolated afternoon rain showers
Although it may not be sidewalk egg frying hot, Denver is going to be sizzling Friday but luckily the skies will cloud up in the afternoon and a few rain...

Power company will pay Feds $1.3 million after igniting Beaver Fire
The San Miguel Power Association has agreed to pay the federal government $1.3 million for costs in fighting the 2010 Beaver Fire near Norwood.

One injured following shooting inside Conifer home; suspect in custody
Jefferson County deputies placed one person in custody following a shooting inside a Conifer home in which a person was injured and taken to the hospital early Thursday morning.

Denver weather: Sweltering heat streak will put temperatures in 90s for the next week
Come rain or shine, Denver is entering a weather heat streak that meteorologists in Boulder predict will put the Mile High City in the hot seat for at least a...

64-year-old hiker collapsed and died hiking in Boulder County
A 64-year-old man was hiking off-trial with his son Wednesday near the Winiger Ridge Trail in Boulder County when he collapsed and died.