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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.

Denver weather: Hot with chance of rain, thunderstorms Wednesday and Fourth of July

July 3, 2019 at 7:44 a.m.

Afternoon rain could cool off what is expected to be a hot day in the Denver metro area, with temperatures reaching a high of around 91 degrees.

The lights of an ambulance illuminate a Longmont Police Officer as the Colorado State Patrol investigates a fatal crash involving two vehicles near Francis Street and Colo. 66 on Wednesday.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer Dec. 30, 2015

Suspect arrested in auto-pedestrian crash on Denver’s East Colfax Avenue

July 3, 2019 at 3:44 p.m.

A man was struck and killed Wednesday morning in an auto-pedestrian collision in east Denver, police said.

RTD’s A-Line back on schedule after pedestrian collision

July 3, 2019 at 7:02 a.m.

RTD's A Train has temporarily closed for a Denver police investigation after a train collided with a pedestrian overnight.

A portrait of Andra Davis, a former Broncos linebacker, from Oct. 6, 2015.

Charges dropped against former Broncos linebacker accused of choking Regis Jesuit assistant coach

July 3, 2019 at 5:57 a.m.

All assault charges have been dismissed against former Denver Broncos linebacker Andra Davis following a December fracas in which he was originally accused of assault and assault and battery against...

Man struck and killed in Lakewood while trying to rob another person, police say

July 2, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

A man in Lakewood was fatally struck by a driver early Tuesday morning as he chased a would-be robbery victim onto West Colfax Avenue, police said.

Still image from a video of a bear in a car near Aspen Park, Colorado in July 2019.

Independence Day campers beware: Bears can smell your fruity hand sanitizer five miles away

July 2, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Colorado wildlife officials released a cautionary video of a black bear that managed to open a vehicle parked at Aspen Park early Tuesday morning and shred the inside of the...

Police lights, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Photo

Man who killed woman in 135-mph hit-and-run crash gets 30 years in prison

July 2, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

Tyler White, 27, was discovered dancing nude in Denver City Park after causing a fatal 4-car crash while going 135 mph has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The Colorado Department of Transportation will hold open houses and telephone town halls to answer questions on transportation funding.

Southbound I-25 completely reopened after semitrailer spills sheet metal on highway

July 2, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

Southbound Interstate 25 is partially closed just north of 84th Avenue during rush hour Tuesday morning after a semi-tractor trailer spilled a load of sheet metal onto the highway.

Coffee craving gone awry? Driver crashes car into Colfax 7-Eleven, flees scene

July 2, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

At this stage it's unclear why a driver slammed their car into a 7-Eleven early Tuesday morning on East Colfax Avenue - they didn't hang around to explain.

The skies over Denver turned dark in the afternoon on Friday, June 5, 2012 and with the threat of lightning, Elitch Gardens had to shut down many of their rides, including the Ferris wheel.

Denver weather: Hail, heavy rain possible on Tuesday; 90s by Fourth of July

July 2, 2019 at 6:48 a.m.

Strong thunderstorms, heavy rains, minor flooding and quarter-sized hail are possible on Tuesday.

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Denver weather: Hot with chance of rain, thunderstorms Wednesday and Fourth of July

Suspect arrested in auto-pedestrian crash on Denver’s East Colfax Avenue

RTD’s A-Line back on schedule after pedestrian collision

Charges dropped against former Broncos linebacker accused of choking Regis Jesuit assistant coach

Man struck and killed in Lakewood while trying to rob another person, police say

Independence Day campers beware: Bears can smell your fruity hand sanitizer five miles away

Man who killed woman in 135-mph hit-and-run crash gets 30 years in prison

Southbound I-25 completely reopened after semitrailer spills sheet metal on highway

Coffee craving gone awry? Driver crashes car into Colfax 7-Eleven, flees scene

Denver weather: Hail, heavy rain possible on Tuesday; 90s by Fourth of July