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Man Burned In Explosion and Fire At Mead Manufacturing Plant

Last Updated: 3:02 PM 05/16/08 - One person has been airlifted to a hospital following a small explosion and fire at a chemical manufacturing plant in Mead. (Full Story)
Group: Air Pollution Threatens Mesa Verde
Last Updated: 2:53 PM 05/16/08 - A national conservation group lists Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park as one of 10 national parks most threatened by existing and proposed coal fired power plants. (Full Story)
Security Breach Halts Denver Airport Checkpoints, Trains
Last Updated: 9:33 AM 05/16/08 - Denver International Airport officials say a security breach prompted a brief shutdown of passenger-screening checkpoints and trains between the main concourse and boarding gates. (Full Story)
Initial Report: Plane's Engine Sputtered Before Fatal Crash
Last Updated: 9:09 AM 05/16/08 - A passenger who survived a plane crash near Black Hawk has told investigators the engine began sputtering before the aircraft tumbled to the ground, killing the pilot. (Full Story)
Oil Industry Expects Battles Over Polar Bear Listing
Last Updated: 10:49 AM 05/15/08 - The oil industry is bracing for courtroom battles to try to maintain its stake in the Alaskan oil fields now that the interior department has listed polar bears as a threatened species. (Full Story)
Seattle Professor Accused Of Soliciting Minor in Colorado
Last Updated: 7:46 AM 05/15/08 - Authorities say a Seattle University associate professor of Military Science has been arrested in Canon City,Colo., accused of several crimes related to soliciting a child for prostitution. (Full Story)
Colo Senate Candidate Yanks Ad; Mt. McKinley No Pikes Peak
Last Updated: 7:36 AM 05/15/08 - Mount McKinley is no Pikes Peak, at least in Colorado political circles. (Full Story)
Court Hears Utah Man's Claim To Cut Of Howard Hughes Estate
Last Updated: 2:07 PM 05/14/08 - A Utah delivery man is taking his claim for a share of Howard Hughes' estate to a federal appeals court in Denver. (Full Story)
Colorado Senators Split On Oil Reserve Shipments
Last Updated: 8:11 AM 05/14/08 - Colorado's senators have split on temporarily suspending oil shipments to the federal emergency reserve, with democrat Ken Salazar voting “yes” and republican Wayne Allard casting the lone “no” vote.
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Couple Accused Of Treating Workers As Indentured Servants

Last Updated: 8:06 AM 05/14/08 - The husband and wife owners of a sushi restaurant are accused of allegedly treating two their workers as indentured servants and withholding over $100,000 in wages.
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N.M. Man Sentenced to 48 Years to Life in Durango Sex Attack
Last Updated: 2:42 PM 05/13/08 - A New Mexico man has been sentenced to 48 years to life in prison in the brutal sexual assault on a woman who died from the attack. (Full Story)
Colo. `Personhood' Measure Backers Submit 130,000 Signatures
Last Updated: 2:38 PM 05/13/08 - Supporters of a measure defining a fertilized human egg as a person say they have gathered 131,000 petition signatures in hopes of getting it on the Colorado ballot. (Full Story)
Boy, 6, Hurt After Falling From Trailer, Getting Hit By It
Last Updated: 8:58 AM 05/13/08 - The Colorado State Patrol says charges are pending after a 6-year-old boy fell off of a trailer at his family's Livermore farm and hit the ground. (Full Story)
Higher Education Construction Gets Financial Boost
Last Updated: 8:52 AM 05/13/08 - Governor Bill Ritter says higher education will get a one-time boost of about $200 million in construction money from a new law governing oil and gas revenue. (Full Story)
Colorado Springs Dad Pleads Guilty to Negligent Child Abuse
Last Updated: 8:43 AM 05/13/08 - A Colorado Springs father accused of locking his children in a basement is being ordered to take anger management classes and perform community service after pleading guilty to a single count. (Full Story)
Gradual Snow Melt Eases Flood Concerns In Southern Colorado
Last Updated: 3:40 PM 05/12/08 - Authorities say flood concerns have eased in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado because of a steady runoff from gradually warming weather. (Full Story)
Colorado's Unemployment Benefits Go Paperless With Visa
Last Updated: 2:48 PM 05/12/08 - Colorado has begun paying unemployment benefits with a visa debit card instead of a paper check. (Full Story)
 Boy, 11, Has Minor Injuries After He's Run Over By Winnebago
Last Updated: 10:45 AM 05/12/08 - An 11-year-old boy is recovering from injuries suffered after authorities say he rode his bicycle through a stop sign and was run over by a Winnebago in Boulder. (Full Story)
Greeley Schools Won't Let Parent See Bus Surveillance Video
Last Updated: 10:03 AM 05/12/08 - Greeley school officials say rivacy laws prevent them from letting a parent see a surveillance videotape after his son was disciplined for a fight on a school bus. (Full Story)
Denver Police Officer Arrested on Assault Charge
Last Updated: 2:49 PM 05/09/08 - A Denver police officer has been arrested on a second-degree assault charge after being accused of using excessive force against a 16-year-old boy. (Full Story)
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