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Love triangle blamed in Denver toddler slaying

A love triangle may have been at the center of a weekend shooting that left a 2-year-old boy dead, according to court records released this afternoon. Noah Crookham was shot to death Sunday morning as his father apparently tried to get him out of danger. Earl Ryan, 40, above, is accused of first-degree murder.

Grandview High gets one-day recess after SUV hits building

Grandview High School will reopen for all activities Tuesday after an SUV accident forced a one-day closure.

Legislator wants audit to see if immigration law is being enforced

State Rep. Steve King is asking for a legislative audit of a bill passed in 2006 that prohibits government entities in Colorado from adopting or allowing so-called sanctuary policies toward illegal immigrants.

Parker woman, sister-in-law drown in Hawaii

A Parker woman was among three tourists who drowned in the waters off the Hawaiian island of Kauai on Sunday

Edwards man sought in attack on woman

Police are looking for an Edwards man who allegedly attacked a woman with a hammer and knife and forced her to drive around with him for more than three hours before letting her go.

Police report finding missing 13-year-old

A 13-year-old with mental and physical disabilities who wandered away from a group home in Denver on Sunday was found at about 8 p.m.

Police investigate the 'why' in mysterious Grand Junction murders

The gunman in Saturday's shootings was identified as 22-year-old Stefan Alexander Martin-Urban of Lakewood. He died Sunday afternoon of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Icy roads trigger accidents, snarl morning commute

Crashes have closed roads and tangled travel across the western metro Denver this morning.

Columbus Day closures

2-year-old boy shot to death

A 2-year-old boy killed by gunfire Sunday morning at his home in Congress Park may have been the unintended victim of a dispute involving his parents and a man who lived in the basement.

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Police seek motive in shooting of four in Grand Junction

Former Mesa State College President Mike Gallagher sped to the hospital with his gravely wounded friend, Linda Fine, while both of their spouses lay dead, or dying, in the Fines' front yard in north Grand Junction, police said during a news conference Sunday.

I-70 shut down by crash for 7 hours

Eastbound I-70 across Vail Pass reopened Sunday afternoon after a seven-hour shutdown because of a crash involving a tractor trailer and icy road conditions.

Freeze warning in Denver after midnight

The slow, steady soak of rain that drenched the Denver metro area should start to let up by Columbus Day, although the National Weather Service has a freeze warning in effect between midnight and 9 a.m. Monday.