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A 10-state E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has killed one person in Colorado and sickened at least 26 others in the state, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday.The CDC reported 49 people have gotten sick nationwide and 10 needed hospital care, including one child who suffered severe kidney complications. All of the people sickened reported eating at McDonald’s, and “most” said they ate Quarter Pounders, the federal health agency said.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said the person who died was “older” and had underlying health conditions, but did not identify…

The best part of Aaron Gordon’s contract extension to Michael Malone was the timing.More than a month after point guard Jamal Murray signed a max extension with the Nuggets, this was the team’s last order of business to complete before opening night. Gordon’s four-year, $133 million agreement Monday signified a triumphant end to Denver’s heavily scrutinized offseason and a transition into basketball season. Now, Denver can tip off the 2024-25 season Thursday (8 p.m.) with its four best players under contract for the next three years.No more lingering roster uncertainty, at least for the time being.“I’m ecstatic,” Gordon said Tuesday…

Interstate 70 reopened in both directions in Aurora after a four-vehicle crash that sent two people to the hospital, according to the Colorado State Patrol.Troopers responded to the crash at approximately 4:30 p.m. near mile 290, said Trooper Sherri Mendez.The highway was closed in both directions until approximately 6 p.m., though drivers were using the shoulder to get around the crash, Mendez said.The drivers of two of the vehicles were taken to the hospital with injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation.This is a developing story and may be updated.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — During Colorado’s winter sports media day on Monday in Boulder, CU women’s basketball coach JR Payne was, predictably, asked about the shift from the Pac-12 to the Big 12.Payne was raised on the West Coast, played collegiately on the West Coast, and has spent her entire coaching career in the west, with Boulder counting as the easternmost location of her journey. As part of her response to the conference move, Payne noted that the bulk of her best friends in the coaching profession are in the west. West Coast basketball essentially is all Payne has known.But…

The Denver City Council on Monday cleared the way for Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche owner Stan Kroenke to build new skyscrapers on the expanse of parking lots around Ball Arena where those teams play.The council also ensured those teams will stay on Kroenke-owned land in central Denver for another quarter century.The ability to construct buildings as tall as 30 or 40 stories around the arena is a critical component of plans to greatly expand downtown Denver. That density will provide room for up to 6,000 new apartments and condos in a city desperate for more housing, according to Matt…

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 22, the 296th day of 2024. There are 70 days left in the year.Today in history:On Oct. 22, 1968, Apollo 7 returned safely from Earth orbit, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.Also on this date:In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas.In 1928, Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American system of rugged individualism” in a speech at New York’s Madison Square Garden.In 1934, bank robber Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was shot to death by federal agents and local police at a farm near East…

A 33-year-old man was sentenced to 54 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide in a Pueblo West crash that killed an Aurora grandmother, her grandson and a Denver man.Kohen Kyle was initially charged with first-degree murder, vehicular homicide, DUI vehicular homicide and child abuse resulting in death after he crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a Honda CRV carrying Jesus Guerrero-Lopez, 48; Marie Quintana, 56; and Quintana’s 12-year-old grandson on Aug. 23, 2023.Guerrero-Lopez lived in Denver and Quintana lived in Aurora, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office.Investigators estimated he was traveling at more than…

HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell is expected to be out four to six weeks with a broken thumb, a person close to the situation said Monday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Raiders have not made an announcement.The person also said the injury to O’Connell, expected to be placed on injured reserve, wasn’t as bad as originally feared because of the location of the break in his throwing hand. O’Connell will go for a second opinion, the person said.Coach Antonio Pierce said at his news conference that he didn’t have…

Sports Column is out.The bar at 1930 Blake St., which opened in 1995, closed at the end of September. It had been a popular spot during baseball season because of its proximity to Coors Field, which debuted that same year.“As Downtown Denver began to grow and change, Sports Column struggled to remain relevant with the changing clientele in the area,” Dominic Roybal, the final operator of Sports Column, wrote in an email. “The nightlife crowd began to desire a more refined experience.”Roybal owns the Refinery — the bar next door to the former Sports Column — as well as two…

The Colorado men’s basketball team still has plenty of goals ahead in the 2024-25 season.The Buffaloes certainly want to prove the Big 12 Conference coaches wrong after getting selected 15th in the 16-team league’s preseason poll, and CU hopes to surprise a few of the league’s powerhouses along the way.Yet a glimpse of the future of the CU men’s basketball program was on display during Saturday’s exhibition matchup against Pomona-Pitzer.It was a good workout but hardly a significant test for the Buffs, who cruised to a 95-62 victory. Whether or not there’s a chip on the team’s collective shoulder, there…