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Children's Museum In Denver To Close For 10 Days Due To Angry Reactions From Visitors Over Mask PolicyThe Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus will be closing for the next 10 days due to the behavior of some guests who have been objecting to the museum’s mask policy.
Leaders In Colorado Take Up Conversation About Fire Resistant Building CodesThe Marshall Fire is starting new conversation about building more fire resiliency into homes.
'Add More Light': Colorado's Jewish Community On Alert Following Distribution Of Hateful FliersAs anti-Semitism rises throughout the country, Colorado’s Jewish community is witnessing hate speech in their own neighborhoods.
Colorado Weather: Eastern Colorado Gets Buried In Rush Hour StormEastern Colorado got buried with snow on Tuesday. The backdoor cold front gave Denver measurable moisture and buried parts of the eastern plains with over two feet of snow!
Cold, Icy Weather Forces Some COVID-19 Testing Sites To Close Or Delay OpeningThe Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced several COVID-19 testing sites will close or start late on Wednesday, Jan. 26.
More Financial Assistance Available For Homeowners Displace By Marshall FireMoney from a new $2 million relief fund is now available to any homeowner displaced by the Marshall Fire.
Boy Killed In Aurora Fire Named As Abner 'Choco' Salmeron, Jr.The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office confirmed the name of the young boy who died in a large apartment fire in Aurora.
Barry Morphew Allowed To Visit Daughters In Gunnison, Judge RulesBarry Morphew, the man accused of murdering his wife, will get to visit his adult daughters in Gunnison, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
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WATCH: Musician Andy Thorn Shows Off Outdoor Banjo Playing Skills In Heavy Colorado SnowThe vast majority of musicians that live on Colorado's Front Range prefer to practice inside when the snow starts dumping, but there are always exceptions.
Investigators: Burning Remnants Of Underground Coal Mines Are Possible Cause Of Marshall FireInvestigators with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office are considering a number of possible causes of the Marshall Fire, but a new possibility emerged late last week - that the remains of turn-of-the-century coal mines which have been slowly burning underground for decades may have reached the soil surface and ignited the destructive blaze.
Sticker Shock: Coloradans Question High Natural Gas BillsColoradans have reported a significant increase in due payments when it comes to their electricity, propane and natural gas.
Health
Children's Museum In Denver To Close For 10 Days Due To Angry Reactions From Visitors Over Mask PolicyThe Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus will be closing for the next 10 days due to the behavior of some guests who have been objecting to the museum’s mask policy.
Aurora To Hand Out 25,000 KN95 Masks At Public LibrariesAurora will be offering 25,000 KN95 face masks at six public libraries over the course of the next two days.
Denver Recreation Centers To Hand Out Free KN95 MasksStarting Monday, Denver residents can get up to five free masks at rec centers around the city.
Sports
Rockies First Baseman Todd Helton Not Elected To Hall Of FameTodd Helton will have to wait at least one more year for his shot at baseball immortaily.
Avs Beat Blackhawks 2-0, Extend Record Home Streak To 16The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday night to extend their franchise-record home winning streak to 16 games.
Lakewood Police Use Snowstorm As Opportunity To Throw Shade At Buffalo Bills DefenseMany Broncos fans across the Denver metro area are not so excited to see their dreaded rivals the Chiefs back in the AFC Championship Game, and that apparently includes members of the Lakewood police force.
CBS4 Investigates
'Credibility Definitely In Question': New Video Raises Concerns About Traffic Stop Of Commerce City Police ChiefDashcam video from a Utah Highway Patrol car of a speeding stop of Commerce City Police Chief Clint Nichols in 2020 is raising questions about Nichols' account of what exactly happened.
'You Just Have No Rights Once They Tow Your Car': State Lawmakers Target Predatory Towing In New SessionTwo state representatives are hoping their new, proposed bill, will put the brakes on Colorado towing companies.
COVID Testing Lab Under Investigation Received $115M In Federal Tax Dollars For Allegedly Unsafe, Unreliable TestsA federal agency and attorneys general in multiple states are investigating alleged fraud of a COVID-19 testing company -The Center for Covid Control - which has three locations in Denver.
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'The Amazing Race' Resumes After COVID Forces A 19-Month HiatusSeason 33 of “The Amazing Race” has already been a wild ride and it’s only just begun. The Race started filming in 2020 but was forced to take a 19-month hiatus due to the coronavirus. On Wednesday, Jan. 19 the teams will gather in Switzerland to restart the race after the longest pit stop in the show’s history.
Denver Public Schools SchoolChoice Open Enrollment UnderwayDenver Public Schools "schoolchoice" open enrollment is underway.
Three Tips To Help You Keep Your New Year's ResolutionsNew Year’s Resolutions can be easy to set but keeping them usually proves to be a challenge. According to a CBS News poll, 29% of Americans made at least one resolution this year. Certified Health Coach Erica Ballard has a few tips to help you keep your resolutions this year.
Eye On Earth
How Climate Change And Construction Contributed to 'Domesticated Firestorm' That Was The Marshall FireCBS4 Meteorologist Ashton Altieri is among the TV meteorologists who gathered for "Operation Sierra Storm" to discuss weather and climate-related topics like hurricanes and tornadoes. This year that conference also included our devastating wildfires.
Outflow At Lake Powell Reduced As Reservoir's Water Level Drops Closer To Critical StageThe U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday a planned reduction in the amount of water released from Lake Powell as low amounts of water come into it during the winter months.
Amid Drought, Snowmaking Operations Statewide Use About 2.2 Billion Gallons Of Water, But It's Just A Drop In The Bucket Compared To Other IndustriesWith the abnormally dry, warmer weather this year, some ski areas have really felt the pinch.
