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Colorado State University’s corpse flower is preparing for a dramatic — and pungent — debut over Memorial Day weekend, marking the first time the 8-year-old tropical plant will fill the Fort Collins campus’s conservatory with the stench of decaying flesh.The flower came out of dormancy three weeks ago and began growing and shooting stalks, CSU officials said in a news release this week. The corpse flower, named Cosmo, grew more than 5 inches over the weekend.Experts predict Cosmo will bloom Sunday or Monday, releasing the strongest smell of rotting flesh for the first 12 to 24 hours. A corpse flower…

One more weekend is all you get if you want to ski Winter Park before it closes for the season.The resort hangs up its boots on Memorial Day, marking its second-longest season at 207 days, exceeded only by last year’s 211 days. Winter Park has recorded 406 inches of snowfall through the season, including five since Tuesday. Snow depth at the top of the mountain is more than five and a half feet, and mid-mountain depth is four and a half feet.Mary Jane Beach will hold a celebration event on Saturday.Arapahoe Basin officials announced on Tuesday that The Legend will…

Police and other first responders will be in and around Coors Field on Wednesday as the baseball stadium conducts an emergency exercise in conjunction with the city of Denver and the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Colorado Rockies officials said.The Denver Post reported earlier this year that Wednesday’s exercise will simulate “an attack on Coors Field,” according to an email sent to a Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management mailing list in February.The practice scenario involves a simulated explosion followed by an active shooter during a regular season Rockies game at Coors Field, the federal Cybersecurity and…

Due to spring snowstorms and high winds, Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park will not be cleared in time to open for Memorial Day weekend, the traditional target date for opening North America’s highest continuous paved road.Snow removal crews have been plowing since mid-April, according to a park news release, but weather in recent weeks has dealt them setbacks.“May storms with significant winds at higher elevations have hampered snow plowing operations,” the release said. “Plow operators this week have encountered additional snow accumulation, significant wind resulting in deep snow drifts, freezing cold temperatures and ice.”The snowpack in the…

Marc Johnson knows there’s no crying in baseball. Not quite yet, anyway.In his 52nd and final season as the Cherry Creek head coach, Johnson leads the Bruins into the Class 5A state tournament this weekend. With Cherry Creek again a favorite, he’s not letting the finality of his run as Colorado’s all-time winningest coach sink in as he goes for his ninth championship in his 23rd state tournament appearance.“I haven’t allowed that emotion to enter my mind, and the reason is because we have a job at hand,” Johnson said. “This is not easy. This is hard, and if we…

One hundred and one years ago, my Ute ancestors were forced to live within a barbed-wire camp in Blanding, a small town in southeast Utah.For six weeks, nearly 80 people were trapped in a cage, sleeping in tents and hastily constructed hogans. Only meager meals were provided, and the captors sometimes tossed food over the fence.Like the infamous Japanese American prison camps during World War II, the only crime my relatives committed was belonging to a group of people that the white majority deemed a threat. There was no due process for Japanese Americans or for the Utes.But while Japanese…

Aurora police Officer Egide Ndagije. (Photo via Aurora Police Department) A former Aurora Police Department school resource officer is facing criminal charges after allegedly sending inappropriate texts to a 16-year-old girl while he was still on the force, according to court records and the girl’s attorney. Egide “DJ” Ndagije, 26, was charged with three counts of official misconduct in March over allegations of wrongdoing that happened while he was working as the school resource officer at Aurora Central High School, court records show. An Aurora Police Department internal affairs investigation found that Ndagije took a photo of a girl without…

By PHILIP MARCELO (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team rested its case Tuesday in his hush money trial after calling just two witnesses and opting not to have the former president take the stand in his own defense.But despite what Hollywood courtroom dramas might suggest, that isn’t all that unusual, according to criminal defense lawyers and former prosecutors.The reason is simple: Prosecutors need to prove their case, while the defense only has to show there’s reasonable doubt their client committed a crime. And defense lawyers don’t necessarily need to call different witnesses to knock holes in a…

The Broncos will host a joint practice in Denver again this summer with at least one of their preseason opponents.The team confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Denver will host Green Bay for a joint practice session ahead of the teams’ Aug. 18 preseason game.That came after Packers head coach Matt LaFleur earlier in the day told reporters in Green Bay of the arrangement. Though Denver didn’t announce many details, LaFleur said the teams are slated for one practice instead of two.“I just love getting exposure to new systems, new challenges,” LaFleur said, noting the Packers have multiple joint practices scheduled for…

Kris Bryant is back. But will his injured back allow him to stick around?For the first time in more than a month, the Rockies’ first baseman/right fielder was back in the starting lineup Tuesday as the Rockies took on the Athletics in Oakland.Bryant started at first base and hit fifth.“This last month … sometimes I think you take being on the field for granted,” Bryant told Rockies.TV before the game. “So, now that I’m feeling good again, I’m just ready to have some fun and not take anything for granted. I’m super excited to be back out there.”To make room…