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Silverman: Kyle Clark deserves our thanks for standing up to bullies

Kyle Clark is on the frontlines battling disinformation, detractors and Donald Trump’s big election lies. The 9News’ anchor is Colorado’s most watched and trusted broadcaster.  Clark is sharp, experienced and can separate truth from nonsense. He’s got superior verbal and writing skills that provide hard-hitting commentaries and prolific tweets to his 155,000 followers.  Clark is […]

Posted inCrime and Courts, News

Denver judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against 9News anchor Kyle Clark following Jan. 6 attack

A judge threw out a Colorado man’s defamation claim against a 9News anchor Monday finding that there was no evidence that the journalist included false information in his broadcast or that he acted “with actual malice,” according to his ruling.  The lawsuit, which was filed in Denver District Court, was dismissed after the judge ruled […]

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Judge lets prosecutors drop murder charge against ex-Denver TV station guard

A judge has granted a request by prosecutors to drop a second-degree murder charge against a former television station security guard who shot and killed a pro-police demonstrator following protests in downtown Denver in 2020. The Denver Post reports that District Judge Brian Whitney granted the request on Monday to drop the charge against 32-year-old Matthew Dolloff. […]

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DA to drop murder charge against Denver TV station guard

Prosecutors plan to drop a second-degree murder charge against a former television station security guard who shot a pro-police demonstrator following protests in downtown Denver in 2020. Matthew Dolloff’s attorney, Douglas Richards, said the Denver District Attorney’s Office informed him by phone Thursday that prosecutors would dismiss the charge at a pre-trial hearing March 21. […]

Posted inNews, Wildfire

Three people are missing — and presumed dead — after Marshall fire, Boulder County authorities now say

Three people are missing — and presumed dead — after the Marshall fire swept through Boulder County, authorities said Saturday, a day after they said all missing persons had been accounted for and that no one had died in the disaster. “We unfortunately believe these are going to turn into recovery cases,” Boulder County Sheriff […]

Posted inClimate, Coloradans, Environment, News, Water

Climate change isn’t coming in the future, it’s already here. This is how it’s impacting your everyday life.

When Virginia Iglesias goes climbing in Eldorado Canyon or skis the Gore Range, she tries to block out all the big data she collects as a researcher for the University of Colorado’s Earth Lab climate change section. But it’s hard to ignore. The wildfire smoke and ozone choking her climbing friends and obscuring the views […]

Posted inSun Investigation

Colorado may toughen probes into institutional child abuse claims following Colorado Sun/9News investigation

A state child welfare committee will consider changing the way allegations of institutional abuse are investigated at residential centers for troubled kids, following news reports about a chronic runaway problem that resulted in two deaths.  Two state lawmakers, meanwhile, are vowing to strengthen mental health treatment for children and compel the state child welfare division […]

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Former 9News security guard pleads not guilty to murder in fatal shooting of Lee Keltner

By Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press A former television station security guard pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the shooting of a pro-police demonstrator following protests in downtown Denver. Matthew Dolloff, 31, appeared with his attorneys virtually in district court in connection with the death of 49-year-old Lee Keltner. Judge Brian Whitney said […]