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Greeley voters demand a say on $1.1B entertainment district
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Greeley voters demand a say on $1.1B entertainment district

By Heather Willard | FOX31 DENVER (KDVR) — In April, Greeley City Council voted 5-2 in favor of building a new entertainment district, bringing an arena for the Colorado Eagles, a waterpark, apartments and retail space to the area, but now there are concerns about how the project was advanced. The project has two main portions: Catalyst, the city-owned project and entertainment district, will cost about $832 million, which will go toward three ice rinks, a hotel and a water park, among other costs; and Cascadia, the private residential and commercial area owned by The Water Valley Company. A Greeley City Council meeting held Sept. 2 had a lengthy public comment period, mainly focused on the Catalyst Greeley West project, that lasted for nearly an hour. Many who...
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Lone Tree residents push back on 343-home development proposal
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Lone Tree residents push back on 343-home development proposal

By Maddie Rhodes | Fox 31 DENVER (KDVR) — Many locals are worried about open space land after the city of Lone Tree announced a proposal to build hundreds of homes on land west of Interstate 25. The City of Lone Tree Government said staff are currently reviewing a proposal from Brookfield Residential and RidgeGate Investments for the “Mesa Tops” residential project, which would build a 343-home neighborhood on 392 acres of mesa land on the southern edge of Lone Tree.Traffic backs up after 80K pound construction equipment falls on I-25 The city posted the plans on Facebook for a residential project west of I-25. While this plan is currently just a proposal, many locals have already raised some concerns about the potential development in Lone Tree. The city said this project...
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Police could see pay hikes as Denver cuts other city jobs
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Police could see pay hikes as Denver cuts other city jobs

By Jared Dean | Fox 31 DENVER (KDVR) — About $200 million: That is how much money the city of Denver needed to make up for in the 2026 budget before widespread layoffs last month. “It already feels like the stuff that’s important isn’t getting funded. So, that makes me wonder, yeah, what stuff is getting shafted,” Denver resident Christian Greene said. An announcement last month came down from the mayor’s office that 928 would be eliminated. Of those, 171 came from layoffs, and the others were vacant positions. The city made about $100 million in cuts to its budget for next year. But a tentative deal between the city and leaders and the Denver Police Protective Association to increase police pay for the next three years is one step closer to being finalized. The cit...
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Teen arrested after violent attack leaves Aurora youth injured
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Teen arrested after violent attack leaves Aurora youth injured

By Jacob Factor | Fox 31 DENVER (KDVR) — A 15-year-old who attends Lester Arnold High School was arrested after he allegedly “viciously and randomly” attacked an Adams City High School student, Commerce City police said. Police in a press release Monday morning said the “violent attack” happened off school grounds on Thursday. The alleged attacker followed the victim to the 7400 block of Quebec Street, a few blocks from both schools, where the assault happened. “The victim courageously fought off the attacker but sustained serious injuries in the process,” police said. The suspect then left the scene on foot. Adams County School District 14 provided video surveillance of the suspect approaching the victim and fleeing the scene, and school staff immediately recognized the sus...
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Former sheriff: Aurora officers faced dangerous chaos over weekend
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Former sheriff: Aurora officers faced dangerous chaos over weekend

By: Gabrielle Franklin | FOX31 Denver AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Video of an officer-involved shooting was taken by someone nearby a traffic stop at the intersection of Interstate 225 and 6th Street in Aurora, Saturday night.   Rajon Belt, 37, is seen interacting with a police officer after getting out of a car that he allegedly crashed into two other vehicles during a DUI enforcement stop. “I noticed that it was a lot of chaos there because there was a wrecked car and there was some carnage in the road, and I also noticed that this suspect was continuously aggressive,” former Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said. Police said there was a gun on the scene, and that Belt appeared to be walking toward it before turning to the officer. Police said Belt did not have ...
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Law enforcement cracks down on expired tags with 300 stops across Colorado
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Law enforcement cracks down on expired tags with 300 stops across Colorado

by Nate Belt | Fox 31 ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Now is a good time to make sure your vehicle registration is up to date. A coordinated effort this week from multiple law enforcement agencies saw hundreds of tickets issued and a handful of arrests while cracking down on expired tags. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office led that operation, joined by Colorado State Patrol, Westminster, Brighton and Thornton Police Departments. For 12 hours on Wednesday, officers in those jurisdictions were out in full force.Armed carjacking suspect shot by police, arrested after firing at officers during pursuit “We just flooded the area, the whole county,” Nicole Narverud with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said. Looking for expired plates, some of which they found were multiple years old. N...
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Immigration arrest lawsuit dismissed against Mesa County deputy
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Immigration arrest lawsuit dismissed against Mesa County deputy

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 DENVER (KDVR) — A lawsuit filed against a Mesa County Sheriff’s Office deputy who may have shared information with federal agents that led to a 19-year-old Utah student’s arrest has been dropped. The case was filed by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office after Mesa County Deputy Andrew Zwinck allegedly shared details of a traffic stop in a group message that included members of Homeland Security Investigations, leading to the detention of Caroline Dias-Goncalves on June 5. Previous reporting: Mesa County Sheriff’s Office investigation finds ‘disturbing’ messages in drug chat Dias-Goncalves, 19, has no criminal record and was attending the University of Utah on a merit scholarship. In Colorado, local and state law enforcement and peace office...
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Colorado man sentenced to 7 years for trafficking women across state lines
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Colorado man sentenced to 7 years for trafficking women across state lines

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 DENVER (KDVR) — A 41-year-old man will spend seven years in federal prison after he recruited two victims to work for him as prostitutes and transported them between states. Walter Conwell, 41, was sentenced on Aug. 21 to seven years in federal prison, followed by eight years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to two counts of interstate transportation of an individual for prostitution. Neighbors shocked after man says he was stabbed while fishing at McKay Lake “Federal prison is the appropriate place for a man who somehow convinced himself it was okay to take everything from these young women and sell them for sex,” said United States Attorney Peter McNeilly in his office’s press release. “This case demonstrates our unwavering commitment to...
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Rising car costs take toll on Colorado families
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Rising car costs take toll on Colorado families

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 DENVER (KDVR) — For many, the monthly car bill is a fact of life, but for one Denver metro city, it’s a bit more of a financial weight than it is in most. Wallethub took a look at the median auto-loan balance of over 2,500 U.S. cities, noting that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest report on household indebtedness showed auto-loan balances increased by $13 billion in the second quarter of 2025. The organization used TransUnion data as of March 2025 to divide the median car-loan debt by residents’ income in each of the cities. The median income in each city was based on 2023 earnings of individuals over 15 years old who worked full-time, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The top cities where resident...
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Adams 12 asks taxpayers for $39.42M more in November vote
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Adams 12 asks taxpayers for $39.42M more in November vote

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 DENVER (KDVR) — The Adams 12 Five Star Schools Board of Education unanimously approved the placement of a $39.42 million mill levy override on the November ballot at the board’s Wednesday night meeting. “We know the state’s not going to have a lot of money to help us out for next year,” Superintendent Chris Gdowski said in the district’s announcement of the placement. “So if we don’t help ourselves here in Adams 12, next year will be another difficult year when it comes to cuts.” The mill levy override will help pay for ongoing operating expenses, such as additional staffing and academic programming for students; salaries for teachers and support staff; and investments in safety and security personnel. The district also noted that it ranks nearl...
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