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Video shows trooper being ‘ambushed’ while parked along highway, State Patrol chief says

Authorities believe a 32-year-old Thornton man saw a Colorado State Patrol trooper parked along a median as a โ€œtarget of opportunityโ€ before he slowed down and fired multiple rounds from a semi-automatic pistol at the trooperย through his window, striking the trooper in his arm.

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Gaines: Progressive press slathers bias on Venezuelan gang story

I feel sorry for the residents of the Aurora apartment complex dealing that have ended up in the national spotlight as part of the Venezuelan gang story as of late.ย  Besides living in what seems like crappy conditions, they have all unwittingly become a bone to be fought over.ย  I agree with Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, as he recently told the Colorado Sun, when he says that he feels this whole situation โ€œโ€ฆ has been exploited for political gain.โ€

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Denver’s Initiative 309 slaughterhouse ban impacts national lamb supply chain

As J. Paul Brown of Ignacio, Colo., gets ready to bring his sheep back to the lowlands for the fall roundup, he contemplates the impact of Denverโ€™s Initiative 309, which singles out the largest lamb processing plant in Colorado for closure.ย  He worries that, if passed, the state has yet again, compromised the domestic food chain.

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