
Settlement creates new limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say lets landlords drive up prices
Ten states — including Colorado — had joined the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit. Those states were not part of Monday’s settlement, meaning they can continue to pursue the case in court.

Colorado Rockies promote Warren Schaeffer to full-time manager
The team announced his promotion from interim manager on Monday.

Chauncey Billups, NBA coach and CU Buffs grad, pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case
The Hall of Famer will be arraigned in a federal court in Brooklyn on Monday.

CU Athletic Director Rick George, who hired Deion Sanders, to step down at end of academic year
George plans to move into an advisory role to the chancellor and serve as director of athletics emeritus.

Solar storms bring colorful northern lights to unexpected places in the US, including Colorado
Space weather forecasters confirmed that storms reached severe levels on Tuesday, triggering vibrant northern lights as far south as Kansas, Colorado and Texas.

Rockies hiring Paul DePodesta from NFL’s Browns to run baseball operations, AP source says
The Colorado Rockies are hiring Paul DePodesta from the NFL’s Cleveland Browns to run baseball operations. A person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press about the decision, which has not been officially announced.

Trump nominates former New Mexico lawmaker to lead Bureau of Land Management
President Donald Trump nominated a former lawmaker from New Mexico to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands that are concentrated in Western states.

Judge rejects plea deal for funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies
On Monday, family members of the deceased will argue that the deal’s 15- to 20-year sentence isn’t enough.

Coroner’s report on 6 deaths at Weld County dairy points to toxic gas exposure
The five men and a teen died in a confined space at Prospect Ranch near Keenesburg in August.

Congress shielded gun companies from lawsuits. Some blue states think they’ve found a loophole
Many of the new laws follow legal theories from a lawsuit filed against gunmaker Remington by families of Sandy Hook victims.

Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules
Colorado was one of the sixteen Democratic-led states that challenged the Education Department’s decision.

Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada
Most of those states — including the Yellowstone region states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming — have said they don’t want to be part of Colorado’s reintroduction.

The NBA hoped to begin its season on a strong note. Now it faces a gambling scandal
“This is not how we want to start the season in the NBA,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said.

NBA coach and CU Buffs grad Chauncey Billups charged in sprawling sports-betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
Billups was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last year.

Weather balloon collision likely caused emergency landing for United Airlines plane flying from Denver to LA
The collision fractured layers of the plane’s windshield but did not result in a loss of cabin pressure.

Here’s why former Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson called Denver coach Sean Payton ‘classless’
“Classless… but not surprised….Didn’t realize you’re still bounty hunting 15+ years later through the media.”

