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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s behalf next week as it considers an appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision finding former President Donald Trump ineligible for the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold during a news conference at her office in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) In an order Friday, the high court granted Griswold’s request for a 10-minute sliver of time for an attorney representing her office to speak during oral arguments. The justices also will hear from…

A Denver pastor accused of stealing $1.3 million from investors apparently attended a church conference in Zambia where he gave sermons on God and his cryptocurrency after missing a Monday court hearing. Rev. Eli Regalado is being sued by the Colorado Division of Securities for fraud after he sold millions of dollars in worthless cryptocurrency to investors, pocketing at least $1.3 million for himself, according to court documents. The Denver pastor appeared at Gifted Faith Ministry’s Glory Shift Conference in Zambia multiple days this week after arriving in the country Monday afternoon, when he was scheduled to be in court,…

A 13-year-old boy allegedly shot and killed a 60-year-old man on a bus because the man’s leg was blocking the aisle, Denver police said. The boy was arrested Thursday afternoon on suspicion of first-degree murder, the Denver Police Department said in a news release Friday. Officers responded to a shooting on a Transdev bus near the intersection of South Federal Boulevard and West Mississippi Avenue at 6:41 p.m. Saturday and found a man, later identified as Richard Sanchez, with a gunshot wound. Transdev is a contractor for the Regional Transportation District. Sanchez was taken to a local hospital and pronounced…

MOBILE, Ala. — The NFL Scouting Combine later this month is the biggest show in the league’s pre-draft process. It’d be impossible to find a more compact, nutrient-dense scouting environment, however, than the three days of practice here leading up to the Senior Bowl. More than 120 players. In pads and working through combinations of individual, skeleton and team drills and moving and hitting — though mostly not tackling. For the first time this year, juniors were allowed to attend. That led Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy to invite a bunch and end up with several talented ones. “Most…

An El Paso County deputy sheriff was arrested by Colorado Springs police on Friday on suspicion of assault, menacing and false imprisonment connected to domestic violence. Marie Lahoff, 33, was arrested and booked into the El Paso County Jail, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. She is charged with second-degree assault, third-degree assault, menacing and false imprisonment, all related to domestic violence, according to the agency. Lahoff was hired Oct. 11, 2021 and was assigned to the Detention Security Division. She has been placed on administrative leave. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox…

Colorado lawmakers are at work in the 2024 session at the state Capitol, which lasts from January through May. As legislators tackle issues including housing reform, tax relief, health care protections and recidivism, here are some of the bills we’re tracking. The bill tracker will be updated throughout the session. source

After more than a week of spring-like weather, snow is falling in Colorado once again this weekend. Rain and snow showers started in southwest Colorado near the Four Corners Thursday night, and are expected to spread to the northern mountains by Friday afternoon as the storm intensifies, according to National Weather Service meteorologists. Heavy snow Friday evening could overlap with ski traffic along Interstate 70 in the mountains. The majority of Colorado’s mountain passes are expecting 1 to 2 feet of snow, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. A winter storm warning and winter weather advisory go into effect…

Seventy-eight large-breed dogs were rescued from an unlicensed pet animal facility in Lyons on Wednesday, with 72 being transferred to shelters and rescues along the Front Range. The dogs — mainly Husky mixes and other cold-weather breeds — were recovered after the property tenant was evicted in December after operating a pet care facility for over a year without a license, according to NOCO Humane Director of Development & Community Relations Amanda Myers. “We are happy to report that the dogs appear to be both healthy and well-socialized with other dogs and people,” said NOCO Humane CEO Judy Calhoun in…

A bronze statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson that was stolen and destroyed in Kansas will be remade at a Colorado art foundry after a national outpouring of support. The statue of Robinson, the first Black player in Major League Baseball in the 20th century, was cut off at the ankles and stolen from a youth baseball league complex inside McAdams Park in Wichita, Kansas on Jan. 25. The statue’s burned remains were found in a different park on Tuesday morning and were not salvageable, according to the Associated Press. No arrests have been made in the case. Wichita police…

TORONTO — Only one of the four coaches who earned the chance to participate in the NHL All-Star Game a year ago is back at the midseason event, and he’s also the only one who had to replace two of the best centers in franchise history. Jim Montgomery won the Jack Adams Award last year after helping the Boston Bruins to an NHL-record 65 wins and 135 points in his first season with the club. The crazy thing is the former Denver University coach might be doing a better job in year two. The Bruins were expected to take a…