Denver Public Schools is considering whether to ask voters to approve a $44 million mill levy override in November’s election as part of an effort to raise money for the city’s schools.

A man shot and killed by Denver police while carrying what appeared to be a rifle in a south Denver backyard was actually carrying a BB gun, department officials said Wednesday.

A local teacher arrested during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on the Auraria campus is suing Denver police and campus leaders for violating her civil rights, including freedom of speech and assembly, according to a complaint filed in federal court this week.

Three climbers were rescued on Sunday after they lost their route in Eldorado Canyon State Park when night fell.

Denver police kept the partygoers detained for nearly an hour until a supervisor arrived and ordered the officers to leave, the lawsuit alleges.

Olvin Carcamo-Meza, the driver accused of killing two people and injuring two others in a high-speed Aurora crash, took a deal Tuesday and pleaded guilty to assault, court records show.

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