Update: Occasionally, we have to report bad news — and that’s what we’re bringing to you now. To whit: Justin Kraemer, the Wichita anchorman caught muttering “Let’s get the fuck out of here” line at the end of a recent newscast (see it below), isn’t coming to KOAA in Colorado…
Earlier this month, our crack (as opposed to on-crack) Schmuck of the Week team bestowed its honorific on Suzette Hall, a grandma officially accused of practicing cosmetology without a license, but also the target of colorful claims about topless barbering and more. The latest? Hall has now been slapped with…
Numerous members of the marijuana industry see the City of Denver as putting up obstacles to shops wanting to be open for the January 1 kickoff of recreational pot sales — a claim officials vigorously deny. But there’s one local organization that appears to be doing all it can to…
Earlier this week, we told you about controversy over CU-Boulder professor Patti Adler, who implied to students that she was being forced out at the university over a prostitution skit she included in her class entitled “Deviance in U.S. Society.” Since that post, and in the face of social-media protests…
The next chapter in our annual roundup of the year’s most memorable mug shots features what may seem on the surface to be an odd pairing: unknowns whose booking photos find them looking like hot messes and famous people who got the wrong sort of publicity — including at least…
Update: After the 1999 Columbine High School attack, law enforcers closely guarded most details, to the frustration of pretty much everyone. In contrast, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has been impressively transparent when it comes to the investigation into Friday’s shooting at Arapahoe High School, quickly correcting early misinformation and…
We’re still collecting comments on our interview with a spokesman of Mayor Michael Hancock denying that Denver is dragging its feet on the pot sales launch. The following reader cites a 2012 Hancock quote predicting huge problems if Amendment 64 passed before adding a zinger of his own…
Denver blog posts are all for togetherness during the holidays. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun writes about the partnership between Chipotle Mexican Grill and Pizzeria Locale. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels on the perpetual tardiness of new Bronco Jeremy Mincey. Colorado Pols previews “the first pointless GOP grandstand…
Both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Colorado Supreme Court have ruled that individuals can’t be jailed because they’re too poor to pay fines. But the ACLU of Colorado maintains that at least three local communities, and possibly a lot more, routinely do so. The organization has written the towns…
The video created by the national organization called Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America to mark the anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre on December 14 (see it below) counts 26 school shootings in the year after that tragic day in Newtown, Connecticut. But since the clip was…
If you think matchmakers are outmoded in the age of dating websites, think again. Michele Fields of Bon Jour Matchmaking Service is marking her 25th year of bringing people together the old-fashioned way. We asked Fields to offer some advice for those looking to find that perfect someone, and she…
As we continue our annual mug shot roundup, we point to an unexpected trend: This year, we received an unexpectedly high number of booking photos featuring people who definitely look worse for the wear. People who are bloody, bruised, in neck braces or, in one case, outfitted with an eye…
Update: Following Friday’s shooting at Arapahoe High School, Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson hinted that what some initially interpreted as a limited attack by gunman Karl Pierson, with librarian/debate-team coach Tracy Murphy as the single target, was actually a broader plot for death and destruction. Now, Robinson’s office has unveiled…
Last night, Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks succeeded in getting a majority of his colleagues to support a bill decriminalizing possession of one ounce or less of marijuana for those under age 21. Brooks stresses that the measure shouldn’t be interpreted as a sanction for young people to smoke weed…
The responses to our coverage of the Arapahoe High School shooting has been very emotional. Example: Many of those reacting to Brandon Marshall’s shots from the scene were struck by this pic of a law enforcer with an assault rifle, prompting a debate about the weapons in general. Here’s the…
Denver blog posts do it freestyle. On our Backbeat blog, Noah Hubbell counts down the year’s ten best rap lyrics, with Iggy Azalea, Kendrick Lamar and Yelawolf among those who made the cut. Predominantly Orange’s Steve Coulter on the Broncos’ key match-ups versus the Houston Texans. Coyote Gulch on water…
Patti Adler is a longtime professor at CU-Boulder. But whether she’ll continue at the school is unclear at this writing due to complaints over a prostitution skit included in her “Deviance in U.S. Society” class. Not since CU-Boulder’s long-running (and ultimately successful) effort to fire controversial professor Ward Churchill has…
As noted in our latest update about Friday’s shooting at Arapahoe High School, the national media continues to closely follow the tragic incident’s fallout — and even though it appears that Karl Pierson legally bought the weapon he used to critically injure fellow student Claire Davis, the attack has motivated…
Back in 2010, the folks at Condomania, a web-based condom retailer, came out with a list of states ranked by penis size (based on the size of condoms people from each one ordered), and Colorado placed 40th! Oh, the shame! This year, however, Condomania’s updated its list, and Colorado has…
Our annual roundup of mug shots for the year continues with pics of those who inked up before getting the chance to preserve their image for posterity. Some of those in the spotlight have modest tats — a teardrop here or there — while others obviously spent a lotta time…
The Friday attack on Arapahoe High School continues to reverberate not just across the Denver area but nationally, thanks to coverage from major media outlets across the country. The latest? Barbara and Mark Pierson, the divorced parents of shooter Karl Pierson, who took his own life after critically injuring fellow…
The inability of marijuana businesses to legally use banking services has been a problem in Colorado for years. But with recreational sales slated to start on January 1, the issue takes on even greater urgency — hence, the noteworthiness of a closed-door meeting last week in Washington, D.C., involving a…
