Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | | |
| | | | | A Colorado State Patrol trooper was injured early Wednesday morning while trying to catch a wrong-way, suspected drunken driver on Interstate 25, according to the agency. | | | | | One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition after falling through the ice at Sand Creek Park on Tuesday night, Aurora officials said. | | | | | Eastbound Interstate 70 was closed near Eagle after a crash on the highway, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. | | | | | Douglas County students and parents told investigators that Christopher Ballard touched students inappropriately, showed them pornography and made them run around naked, according to court records. | | | | | The number of Colorado drivers ticketed for speeding in designated “slow zones” near schools and construction sites is increasing, state patrol officials said Tuesday. | | | | | Trevondus Estes, the man accused of attacking employees at Denver and Lakewood massage businesses, was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison, according to court records. | | | | | The person who shot the bald eagle, when caught, will face a $100,000 fine, a year in prison or both under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. | | | |