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NTSB gathering details on Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane hit and killed person in Denver
The National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday said it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit and killed a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff. The plane, which was heading to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at […]
Ethics panel finds probable cause in complaint against Rep. Mandy Lindsay
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A group of Colorado representatives on Monday found probable cause that Rep. Mandy Lindsay violated ethical guidelines by mismanaging Democratic House caucus funds, but they do not suspect her of any criminal behavior. The House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to make the probable-cause finding, which […]
Private universities in Colorado face state funding cuts, affecting 2K students
This story was first published at Chalkbeat Colorado. DENVER | Colorado lawmakers are pausing $14.1 million in state funding that flows to private colleges and universities through grants, work study, and graduate student aid, affecting about 2,000 students. The cut is one of many lawmakers made this year to pare back about $1.2 billion from the […]
Private universities in Colorado face state funding cuts, affecting 2K students
This story was first published at Chalkbeat Colorado. DENVER | Colorado lawmakers are pausing $14.1 million in state funding that flows to private colleges and universities through grants, work study, and graduate student aid, affecting about 2,000 students. The cut is one of many lawmakers made this year to pare back about $1.2 billion from the […]
Ethics panel finds probable cause in complaint against Rep. Mandy Lindsay
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A group of Colorado representatives on Monday found probable cause that Rep. Mandy Lindsay violated ethical guidelines by mismanaging Democratic House caucus funds, but they do not suspect her of any criminal behavior. The House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to make the probable-cause finding, which […]
Aurora cops say drones give crime-fighting a new advantage. Critics want regulation
AURORA | Last summer, Dr. P.J. Parmar and his friends noticed a drone frequently flying around Mango House in Aurora and the nearby Martin Luther King Library on East Colfax Avenue. At first, they had no idea who was flying the drone and why, but they felt like they were being watched. One day, Parmar’s […]
Buckley Space Force Base still flying high in Aurora’s economic orbit
EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this story referred to National Guard personnel incorrectly. AURORA | Buckley Space Force Base officials say the economic impact of the Aurora base is linked to a sizable $2.4 billion in area economic activity, although it’s about $200 million less than last year. The economic impact update and a […]
Teachers grapple with AI homework as students turn to chatbots for help
BROOMFIELD | Stephen Kelly, an anatomy and physiology teacher at Broomfield High School, first noticed AI in his classroom last year. “Students were working on a research project dealing with the immune system. And the projects that I got were really, really good. A little too good,” said Kelly. “And the students could not explain […]
Colorado lawmakers kill bill to fund childcare for low-income families
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. DENVER | More than 14,000 kids living in poverty across Colorado will continue waiting for a childcare slot after lawmakers this week sidelined a bill that would have created a state fund to help low-income families afford the rising […]
NTSB gathering details on Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane hit and killed person in Denver
The National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday said it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit and killed a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff. The plane, which was heading to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at […]