Two Tennessee businessmen were among the four people killed when a plane crashed in the Colorado mountains near Steamboat Springs on Friday, according to the Routt County Coroner’s Office.

A Douglas County deputy was fired after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, assault, careless driving and obstructing a peace officer, the sheriff’s office said.

If the Nuggets don’t at least reach the NBA Finals, it would represent a bigger missed opportunity than the Broncos falling to the Patriots in the AFC Championship.

The University of Denver is projecting a $20 to $30 million revenue shortfall for the 2027 fiscal year and foreshadows “necessary reductions” ahead in a memo sent to DU employees this week.

“Our ag producers are in a tenuous situation,” Amanda Laban, the markets division director for the Colorado Department of Agriculture, told state lawmakers.

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Restauranteur and investor Nicolas Medina will open Cenizas, a new Mexican restaurant concept at 3900 Tennyson St. in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood.