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Mayo Clinic: Jackson has bipolar depression
Last Updated: 12:00 PM 08/13/12 - Doctors say Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is under treatment for bipolar disorder.
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Indiana fair remembers stage collapse year later
Last Updated: 11:45 AM 08/13/12 - Music will be silenced and rides stopped at the Indiana State Fair to honor the victims of a deadly stage collapse one year ago.
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Trinidad mayor resigns amid political turmoil
Last Updated: 11:14 AM 08/13/12 - Trinidad Mayor John Rino has resigned effective immediately over continuing political turmoil.
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Warm seawater forces Conn. nuclear plant shutdown
Last Updated: 10:00 AM 08/13/12 - Connecticut's nuclear power plant has shut down one of two units because seawater used to cool the plant is too warm.
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Crews repairing sinkhole near Cripple Creek
Last Updated: 9:44 AM 08/13/12 - Officials say State Highway 67 near Cripple Creek southwest of Colorado Springs is still closed after a sinkhole opened over a mine shaft under the roadway.
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12 states now have high obesity; Mississippi No. 1
Last Updated: 9:36 AM 08/13/12 - A new government survey shows 12 states now have very high obesity rates.
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Changes in store for NBC's 'The Voice' this season
Last Updated: 7:57 AM 08/13/12 - NBC's "The Voice" is adding a bit of thievery to its format.
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Colorado horse neglect cases rising
Last Updated: 7:43 AM 08/13/12 - Horse rescue ranches are reporting large increases in the number of neglected horses as people continue to struggle economically.
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iPhone helps crack Aspen theft case
Last Updated: 7:37 AM 08/13/12 - A Longmont woman has been arrested after police used an iPhone to help solve a theft case.
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Commission looking at wildfire mistakes
Last Updated: 7:18 AM 08/13/12 - A state commission is meeting Monday to hear from experts and residents about mistakes and cleanup efforts for the deadly Lower North Fork wildfire in March.
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Ryan to hold fundraiser, rally in Colorado
Last Updated: 12:19 PM 08/13/12 - GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's vice presidential choice is coming to Colorado for a fundraiser and a rally and Democrats say they're ready.
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Army says no danger from chemical depot explosives
Last Updated: 7:06 AM 08/13/12 - The federal government says no significant environmental damage would occur from the use of explosives at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot.
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Durango preps for USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Last Updated: 11:35 AM 08/10/12 - A speed bump in Durango is getting the boot as the city prepares for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.
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Kiss, Motley Crue give to theater shooting victims
Last Updated: 10:58 AM 08/10/12 - Motley Crue and Kiss are donating money to support those affected by the Colorado movie theater shootings.
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Family of Colorado shooting victim offers thanks
Last Updated: 10:52 AM 08/10/12 - The family of a man who was among 12 people shot and killed in a Colorado movie theater rampage is thanking the Aurora police chief and his staff for their "kindness and compassion" after the shooting.
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Westbound I-70 lanes closed in Colo. mountains
Last Updated: 9:22 AM 08/10/12 - The Colorado Department of Transportation is keeping both lanes of westbound Interstate 70 closed near Dotsero as crews work to clean up a truck accident.
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25 Rd. open again
Last Updated: 11:02 AM 08/10/12 - 25 Rd. is open again in both directions.
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Colorado Springs man brushes off SWAT team
Last Updated: 8:56 AM 08/10/12 - Colorado Springs police and El Paso County deputies had their hands full trying to arrest a suspect in a stabbing case.
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Dogs rescued from Colorado mountain
Last Updated: 7:41 AM 08/10/12 - Two dogs are safe after more than 20 rescuers pulled them off a Colorado mountain.
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'Son of Sam' killer: 'Take the glory out of guns'
Last Updated: 7:06 AM 08/10/12 - David Berkowitz says "society has to take the glory out of guns."
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Authorities say Aspenites prevent drug cases
Last Updated: 6:51 AM 08/10/12 - Federal authorities say they have to rely on wiretaps and other clandestine techniques because Aspen's small-town atmosphere and attitude toward the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration makes it nearly impossible to investigate drug cases.
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Business on 25 Rd. catches fire
Last Updated: 8:30 AM 08/10/12 - A structure fire on 25 Road broke out just before 6:00 AM this morning.
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'Weird Night of Science' brings home local inventor
Last Updated: 6:17 AM 08/10/12 - A group is coming together this evening, kicking off the weekend with “A Weird Night of Science." The John McConnell Math & Science Center is honoring their founder and namesake, and bringing home a young Grand Junction inventor to help with the honors.
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BLM Colorado oil, gas lease sale raises $102,953
Last Updated: 2:36 PM 08/09/12 - A Littleton-based company is the winning bidder for a single parcel that was offered in a quarterly auction of federal oil and gas leases in Colorado.
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Aurora schools, city bolster ties after shootings
Last Updated: 2:29 PM 08/09/12 - A partnership between Aurora Public Schools and city leaders is taking on new significance after the July 20 shootings that killed 12 people and injured 58 at a movie theater.
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USDA unveils steps to fight food stamp fraud
Last Updated: 2:25 PM 08/09/12 - The Agriculture Department has come out with new steps to fight fraud in the federal food stamp program, which has taken central stage as Congress struggles to come up with a long-term farm policy bill.
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Lawyers: Colo. shooting suspect is mentally ill
Last Updated: 2:03 PM 08/09/12 - Attorneys for the suspect in the Colorado movie theater shootings say their client is mentally ill.
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Peace Corps to help victims in molestation case
Last Updated: 1:50 PM 08/09/12 - The Peace Corps has voluntarily agreed to contribute $20,000 to a fund for four girls sexually abused by a former volunteer while serving in South Africa.
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Report warned that Loughner condition was fragile
Last Updated: 1:02 PM 08/09/12 - A psychological report released Thursday warned that while Jared Lee Loughner was competent to plead guilty in the Tucson mass shooting, he remained severely mentally ill and his mental condition could deteriorate under the stress of a trial.
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Slaying suspect convicted of witness tampering
Last Updated: 12:18 PM 08/09/12 - A man accused in the death of his ex-wife's suspected lover and of trying to kill a judge and attorney involved in his divorce case has been convicted of witness tampering.
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News orgs seek Colorado shooting records in court
Last Updated: 11:49 AM 08/09/12 - News media organizations will go before a judge to seek access to court documents in the Colorado theater shooting case.
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Penn State trustees to meet over NCAA penalties
Last Updated: 11:35 AM 08/09/12 - Penn State trustees will meet this weekend to consider whether to ratify the school's consent decree with the NCAA that imposed penalties for how the university handled the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
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Obama attacks Romney at rally in Pueblo
Last Updated: 11:27 AM 08/09/12 - President Obama is wrapping up his swing across Colorado with tough attacks on challenger Mitt Romney.
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Va. college student dies in Colo. hiking accident
Last Updated: 10:10 AM 08/09/12 - A Virginia Commonwealth University student has died in a hiking accident in Colorado.
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Results flat for new Colorado school tests
Last Updated: 9:49 AM 08/09/12 - Results from Colorado's new statewide public school tests show little student improvement over previous years.
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Federal government offering new oil, gas leases
Last Updated: 9:26 AM 08/09/12 - The federal Bureau of Land Management is offering nearly 1,000 acres for oil and gas leases in Colorado.
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Aspen Ducky Derby back on track
Last Updated: 9:20 AM 08/09/12 - Aspen's Ducky Derby is back on track after water providers agreed to help keep the event afloat.
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2 people shot during smoker store robbery attempt
Last Updated: 9:10 AM 08/09/12 - Colorado Springs police say two people were shot during an attempted robbery at a tobacco store.
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Authorities detain 10 in human smuggling probe
Last Updated: 8:59 AM 08/09/12 - The Colorado State Patrol has turned 10 people over to immigration officials after they stopped an SUV and two people ran from the vehicle.
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Hickenlooper calls Walker to discuss Sikh shooting
Last Updated: 2:10 PM 08/08/12 - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has called Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to talk about Sunday's shootings at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee that left seven people dead including the gunman.
Anthrax confirmed in dead cow in northeast Colo.
Last Updated: 1:44 PM 08/08/12 - The Colorado Department of Agriculture says a cow that died in Logan County in northeast Colorado had anthrax, and about 50 other dead cattle at the same ranch may have been exposed.
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Obama: Romney would take health care back to 1950s
Last Updated: 1:33 PM 08/08/12 - President Barack Obama says Republicans who want to repeal his health care overhaul want to take the country back to policies more suited to the 1950s than to the 21st century.
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Suspect in child sex case is former NV BLM chief
Last Updated: 1:52 PM 08/08/12 - The former head of the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada is facing charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old relative.
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Careful black bear raids Colorado chocolate shop
Last Updated: 12:30 PM 08/08/12 - A bear in a candy store is nothing like a bull in a china shop. At least not this one.
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Auto companies meet in OKC for natural gas plan
Last Updated: 12:01 PM 08/08/12 - Officials with several automobile manufacturers are meeting in Oklahoma City to discuss a request for proposal from nearly two dozen states for the nation's auto makers to produce natural gas-powered vehicles for state fleets.
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Jury confirms fugitive slit own throat
Last Updated: 11:14 AM 08/08/12 - A coroner's jury is confirming that a Colorado fugitive committed suicide in a Montana motel room as police attempted to arrest him.
Obama to emphasize women's health, economy in Colo
Last Updated: 1:38 PM 08/08/12 - President Barack Obama plans to emphasize women's health issues and the economy during his two-day campaign visit to Colorado.
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Romney backers rebut President Obama
Last Updated: 10:08 AM 08/08/12 - Mitt Romney's supporters are on a Front Range bus tour to try to steal the spotlight from President Obama's visit to Colorado.
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Colorado cities say local economies improving
Last Updated: 9:56 AM 08/08/12 - Colorado communities say local economies are improving, but some say they are still falling behind.
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Man facing $300 fine after baby birds beaten
Last Updated: 9:21 AM 08/08/12 - A man is facing a $300 fine after 60 baby birds were beaten with a pipe.
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