
Colorado casinos have the best April ever
Colorado casinos had $71 million in revenue in April because of games like poker and black jack.

By Ben Markus

Marijuana transport companies in jeopardy? If they store it, yes
The Marijuana Enforcement Division says any dispensary using these transport services may be putting their license in jeopardy.

By Ben Markus

New Colo. law cracks down on medical pot cultivation, prescriptions
The bill directs state health authorities to set new guidelines for doctors who recommend pot for “severe pain.”

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Aurora theater shooting evidence took police 9 days to catalogue
There were so many shotgun shells, ammo magazines, and bloodied pieces of clothing that investigators ran out of evidence markers.

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Denver hotel occupancy rate down
Fewer tourists filled Denver hotels in March, down more than 4 percent compared to the same month last year for an occupancy rate of 72 percent.

By Ben Markus

‘Gut feeling’ kept Holmes’ neighbor from entering apartment
James Holmes rigged his apartment to explode as a diversion to draw law enforcement away from the theater shooting.

By Ben Markus

Molson Coors Brewing blames falling global demand for revenue decline
At the same time, the company still posted a profit of about $81 million to start the year. But there are deep underlying problems. Craft beer is clearly hurting all big brewers, […]

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Felony DUI bill nears final approval
Right now, Colorado is among five states where repeatedly convicted drunken drivers face only misdemeanor charges.

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Theater shooting trial judge: Jury can hear more graphic testimony
His lawyers say they concede he’s the shooter. And they argued all this gruesome evidence will unfairly turn the jury against him.

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Testimony: ‘Pandemonium’ in Aurora theater after shooting; movie kept playing
“There was gas in the air, tear gas, you might call it. Hit you immediately. Teared up, mucus formed, burned your face, burned your skin,” Sgt. Gerald Jonsgaard said.

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Theater shooting trial: What we learned from the first witnesses
Can we tell yet, what the strategy of the District Attorney’s office is? And, why call so many witnesses to detail what happened?

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Questions of insanity, death at heart of Aurora theater shooting trial
The trial of James Holmes begins with opening statements Monday, nearly three years since he killed 12 people and injured 70.

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Marijuana advocates say Colorado’s medical policy hurts patients
Under the policy, doctors who write more than 3,500 recommendations for pot in a year will be referred to the Heath Board for discipline.

By Ben Markus

Meet George Brauchler, the man prosecuting Aurora theater shooter James Holmes
District Attorney George Brauchler is seeking the death penalty against James Holmes. Some question why he won’t accept a long-standing guilty plea.

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Meth use, up in Colorado, has police and outreach groups scrambling
In Denver and Aurora, arrests for meth possession are up more than 140 percent since 2010, nearly 682 combined arrests last year. That’s helping push treatment centers to capacity.

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Jury finalized for Aurora theater shooting trial
It took months to whittle down an unprecedented jury pool of nearly 10,000 people.

By Ben Markus