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‘We’re freedom-loving Americans,’ former Sen. Lundberg said after Larimer Co. GOP meeting protested
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‘We’re freedom-loving Americans,’ former Sen. Lundberg said after Larimer Co. GOP meeting protested

By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice It quite possibly is the strangest conversation former Colorado Sen. Kevin Lundberg has had in a while. As he walked into the Larimer County Republican Party monthly meeting last week, Lundberg briefly stopped at the door to engage with protesters to the meeting he was about to attend. "There were 8-10 people holding signs," he said, retelling the story during his weekly call with grassroots conservatives. "I greeted them pleasantly." One protester was holding a sign which read, "please support the Constitution," which struck Lundberg as odd. The protestors were being allowed their First Amendment freedom to assemble at the entry to the meeting. He responded to that protester that he agreed, and it was a reason he was going in to do the...
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University of Colorado offering master’s in artificial intelligence program
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University of Colorado offering master’s in artificial intelligence program

By Sarah Horbacewicz | CBS Colorado As artificial intelligence learns more about us, University of Colorado Boulder students will be learning about AI in one of the first dedicated master's degree programs in the field set to start this fall. Teaching a course about something that's changing just about as fast as you can create assignments isn't exactly easy, but a handful of schools across the country are doing just that. And the courses, along with AI itself, all stem from network engineering, a field that's exploding across the country and filling classrooms at the university. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Harvest Farm in Northern Colorado helps men overcome addiction and homelessness
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Harvest Farm in Northern Colorado helps men overcome addiction and homelessness

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado A farm in Wellington in Northern Colorado is celebrating its most impacting year of operation. The Harvest Farm, which is owned by the Denver Rescue Mission, helped a record number of men overcome addictions and find stable housing in 2024.  In 2024, 79 men graduated from the rescue mission's program. "Harvest Farm is a long term recovery program for men experiencing homelessness and battling substance abuse," said Kyle McPherson, program director. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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‘It’s government policy that is causing the problem in the first place’: Denver’s fix for restaurants criticized
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‘It’s government policy that is causing the problem in the first place’: Denver’s fix for restaurants criticized

By Deborah Grigsby | The Denver Gazette The Colorado Restaurant Association expressed skepticism of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's proposal to tack a service charge onto local restaurant bills, while the Denver Chamber of Commerce argued that adding the fee — and thereby raising prices — would discourage sales.    On Monday, Johnston told City Cast Denver, a popular podcast, that a 20% service charge added to restaurant bills — and then taxing the total amount — could help local restaurants offset the city’s higher minimum wage and promote what he called pay equity among tipped and non-tipped employees. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Women saved from frozen creek in Arapahoe County
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Women saved from frozen creek in Arapahoe County

By Sage Kelley | The Denver Gazette Two Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office deputies trudged through icy water Saturday morning to save the lives of two women who crashed after allegedly driving drunk. The county's dispatchers received a 911 call around 1 a.m. on Saturday with a person saying "please" but not responding to questions, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. Dispatchers were able to track the call to somewhere on South Lima Street between East Easter Avenue and East Arapahoe Road in Centennial. READ THE FUL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Denver auditor finds two strip clubs owe $14M in stolen wages
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Denver auditor finds two strip clubs owe $14M in stolen wages

By Carol McKinley | Colorado Politics, via The Denver Gazette Two of Denver's most popular strip clubs must pay $14 million in penalties and back pay over stolen wages in what Denver Auditor Tim O'Brien described as one of the most "extraordinary cases he's ever conducted." The clubs, he added, "violated almost every provision." Denver Labor Executive Director Matt Fritz-Mauer said that the allegations are "the tip of the iceberg" in an investigation leading to months of litigation ahead with RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc., a multimillion dollar adult entertainment company. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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March for Tina Peters is Saturday, March 1, in Fort Collins
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March for Tina Peters is Saturday, March 1, in Fort Collins

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Tina Peters, formerly the Mesa County clerk and recorder, rose to notoriety for her stance on election integrity, after facilitating a forensic image of Mesa County’s election management system prior to a ‘Trusted Build’ by the Colorado secretary of state. In October 2024, Tina Peters was handed a nine-year prison sentence following a conviction on seven charges, including three felonies, for attempting to influence a public servant, one for conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation and misdemeanors for official misconduct, duty violation and noncompliance with the secretary of state. Peters is currently serving her sentence in the Larimer County jail. Her backers are uniting for a show of support, hoping for justice...
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‘They say it was out in Kansas’: Denver International Airport celebrates 30th anniversary
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‘They say it was out in Kansas’: Denver International Airport celebrates 30th anniversary

By Justin Adams | CBS Colorado Thirty years ago, Continental Airlines Flight 34 left Stapleton International Airport as the last commercial flight to leave the airport. Overheard in the control tower, the pilot on the plane said, "We will miss this place. A lot of memories." Its replacement was an airport set in an area many locals couldn't find on a map.  "They say it was out in Kansas," said Stephen Lee, who is the Director of Emergency Management & Communication at Denver International Airport. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Nearly 100 cadets identified in investigation into honor code violations, U.S. Air Force Academy says
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Nearly 100 cadets identified in investigation into honor code violations, U.S. Air Force Academy says

By Sydney Isenberg | Denver 7 News The U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday said it identified nearly 100 cadets during an investigation into potential violations of its honor code. Academy officials said the cadets admitted to either cheating or tolerating cheating during a weekly knowledge test. The cadets who admitted to cheating received "punitive sanctions and rehabilitation actions," according to the academy. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7 NEWS
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Del Taco suddenly closes Colorado locations ‘until further notice’
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Del Taco suddenly closes Colorado locations ‘until further notice’

By Brooke Williams | Colorado Politics All Del Taco restaurants across Colorado closed suddenly on Thursday. Signs were posted on the doors alerting customers that, effective Thursday, “all Colorado Del Taco locations are closed until further notice.” Signs were also posted in the drive-through. “We thank you for your patronage, the memories we have created together, and wish you well,” a note from staff and management on a Del Taco door reads. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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