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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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Autistic girl found just 5 blocks from where last seen four days earlier, Englewood police say
Englewood police are asking for help in learning where a 17-year-old autistic girl had been staying for four days after she went missing on Monday.

Denver teen faces adult murder charges in fatal shooting of 16-year-old boy
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann filed a notice she intends to charge a 17-year-old boy as an adult in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy in April.

Aurora terrorist who conspired to set off bombs in New York City subway sentenced to time served
A former Denver International Airport shuttle driver has been sentenced for his role in Al Qaeda terror plots including building bombs with materials he bought in Aurora beauty shops to...

Aurora woman who “ended an argument by ending a life” sentenced to 50 years in prison
Because of Colorado's sentence reduction laws, the 50-year sentence a 35-year-old woman received in the shooting death of a man she owed money to won't nearly be enough.

Denver weather: Springtime warmth in the city until it’s cold again next week
Denverites can get outside and enjoy the sunshine Friday and through the weekend with blue skies overhead and temperatures climbing into the upper 60s and 70s. The weekend will be...

Two teens suspected of instigating Lookout Mountain riot isolated
Two teenagers believed to have sparked a riot involving eight juvenile residents at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center in Golden are refusing to cooperate in an investigation after four staff...

Denver weather: Warmer with isolated rain and thunderstorms
Denver will have sunny skies and warmer temperatures on Thursday, the first day of a continuing warming trend.

Box labeled “Inherited Trauma” that led to Lutheran Medical Center lockdown was empty, police say
The wooden box emblazoned with the words "Inherited Trauma" that led officials to place Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge on lockdown on Wednesday was empty, police said.

Hernia patient sues Colorado hospital after face-first tumble off operating table
An Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector went to a Colorado Springs hospital for a hernia operation but ended up requiring treatment for facial fractures after he fell face-first off...

Highlands Ranch fireman saves ducklings by descending into storm drain
The five squeaky yellow and brown ducklings seemed so fragile deep inside a Highlands Ranch storm drain that neighbors were worried.