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Colorado state Sen. Janice Marchman on Thursday called for state investigators to review the death of a University of Colorado Boulder student that coroner’s officials ruled as suicide. Courtesy of University of Colorado PoliceUniversity of Colorado student Megan Trussell. (Courtesy of University of Colorado Police) The death of Megan Trussell and the following investigation by the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office raised several concerns and exposed potential gaps in Colorado’s laws and policies, Marchman wrote in an email to Attorney General Phil Weiser. Marchman, who represents portions of Boulder and Larimer Counties in Colorado’s District 15, said she’s heard from constituents…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis directed state employees to turn over information on sponsors of undocumented children to federal immigration authorities, despite protests that the order violated state laws limiting cooperation, according to a lawsuit filed by a senior official. Scott Moss, a director within the state Department of Labor and Employment, alleged in the suit filed Wednesday evening that Polis personally decided to comply with an administrative subpoena from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. The subpoena was part of “investigative activities to locate unaccompanied alien children” and to ensure they were being cared for, according to the lawsuit.…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Army leaders on Wednesday defended spending as much as $45 million to add a parade to the service’s 250th birthday celebration on June 14 in Washington, saying it will help boost recruitment, as Congress members argued that the money could be better spent on troops’ barracks or other priorities. Members of the House Armed Services Committee also said they are concerned that the Defense Department is shifting about $1 billion from a variety of accounts — including base housing — to cover the costs of shoring up the defense of the…

The driver in a crash along Interstate 25 near Mead that closed the roadway for 11 hours on May 29 appeared to be drowsy, according to a Colorado State Patrol crash report. The report doesn’t specify whether the southbound driver was asleep or fatigued in the crash that happened at about 3:10 a.m. between exit 243 at Mead and southbound exit 250 at Berthoud. The driver was cited for careless driving causing bodily injury, which is a misdemeanor traffic offense, according to state law. The semitrailer carrying office supplies was traveling southbound on Interstate 25 near milepost 247 when it…

A multi-vehicle crash involving two semitrucks has closed Interstate 70 in both directions near the Eisenhower Tunnel, and there is no estimated time for the road to reopen. Westbound lanes are closed at the Eisenhower Tunnel and eastbound lanes are closed at Mile Point 205, according to a Colorado State Patrol news release. Initial reports revealed that a semitruck traveling westbound on I-70 collided with another semitruck at about 3:03 p.m. Wednesday three miles east of Silverthorne at Mile Point 209, causing both vehicles to enter eastbound lanes and roll over. One of the semis struck other vehicles. Emergency services…

A federal judge this week put a preliminarily hold on the Trump administration’s potential plans to withhold about $600 million in transportation grant funding from Denver because of the city’s politics. U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein agreed with Denver and dozens of other cities and counties involved in a lawsuit. She ordered two preliminary injunctions and said the cities are likely to win their case challenging the constitutionality of the administration’s threats. “One need not conjure the most extreme cases of bridges collapsing and train derailments to understand instinctively that maintaining the health of the systems … is…

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene with the NBA Finals on tap. Among the topics discussed: Speaking to reporters twice in the span of a few weeks, Nuggets President and Governor Josh Kroenke made it clear he thinks the answers to Denver’s problems are internal. Then he backed that up by officially hiring interim coach David Adelman as head coach. How much pressure does that put on Adelman to get the team back to title contention? Do Kroenke’s words mean we can expect another internal hire for…

By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s big bill in Congress would unleash trillions in tax cuts and slash spending, but also spike deficits by $2.4 trillion over the decade and leave some 10.9 million more people without health insurance, raising the political stakes for the GOP’s signature domestic priority. Republican leaders in Congress, determined to muscle the sweeping package forward, had little to say after the analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. GOP senators spent time at the White House for what one called a robust afternoon discussion with Trump. “We’re committed to making…

More than a dozen skunk kits were born in a spring baby boom at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs last month, zoo officials announced Sunday on social media. Two mother skunks, Isabel and Padfoot, each gave birth to a litter of seven “stinking cute” babies that arrived exactly two weeks apart, according to the zoo’s post. “That’s fourteen tiny bundles of cuteness keeping their paws full,” the zoo wrote in a post on Facebook announcing the baby skunks’ arrival. Isabel’s outdoor-themed litter of five girls — Acadia, Roosevelt, Katamai, Sequoia and River — and two boys, Kenai and Theodore,…

It was hard to see in a row of businesses along Colorado Boulevard, especially if you’re keeping an eye on the clogged traffic in between 8th and 9th avenues, but the Congress Park Taproom has been serving beers, whiskey and trivia since 2016. But on Tuesday, the cozy bar at 833 Colorado Boulevard announced on social media that it is closing for good. “With heavy hearts, we announce our last day pouring will be Wednesday, June 11,” the post reads. “We appreciate the love and support the neighborhood has shown us over the last 9 years. Coming to this decision…