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Grand Junction raised woman becomes first Colorado Latina Chief Justice
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Supreme Court Justice Monica M. Márquez was sworn in Friday, July 26th, as Colorado’s new chief justice, making her the first Latina in Colorado’s history to hold the title of chief. Justice Márquez succeeds Justice Brian D. Boatright as chief justice of...
Telluride Gymnastics athletes prove their mettle at state
Telluride Gymnastics has had success after success this year. At the bronze and silver state meet in June at Colorado Gymnastics Institute in Aurora, the team’s 15 gymnasts brought home 11 medals and every gymnast placed. Now they’re preparing for the next season. “It was a really fun...
Banner Health Offers New Injection Treatments for Women to Provide Relief From Urine Leakage
Two providers at Banner Health are now offering Bulkamid injections, a new, minimally invasive treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Emilee Sandsmark, MD, and McKenna Li, DO, are two of only a few practitioners in the region offering this innovative procedure. SUI affects one in three women and causes unintentional urine leakage during activities such as coughing, laughing, sneezing, or exercising.
Three Colorado Bats Test Positive for Rabies
A viral disease so terrifying that Steven King wrote a horror story about it: Rabies can be deadly in animals and humans and it is transferred by either a bite or a scratch. Rabid animals can range from coyotes to raccoons, cats, dogs, and more. With how deadly the virus...
Fraud investigation snares insurance company employee, former Colorado police officer
A former insurance claims adjuster has confessed to stealing more than a quarter million dollars from her company by filing false auto insurance claims and pocketing the money. Colette Palin, 63, of Aurora, admitted to Travelers Insurance investigators that she issued 64 fraudulent claims payment to herself, 55-year-old Shawn Brassfield of Aurora, and 47-year-old Malee Lor, a former Henderson and Commerce City resident.Lor is a former Thornton Police Department officer, according to the Colorado Attorney General's Office which brought felony theft charges against all three last year.In total, Palin received $268,530 between 2018 and 2020 as a result of the fraudulent...
Mishandled bodies, mixed-up remains prompt tougher funeral home regulations
The headlines were the stuff of nightmares. One Colorado funeral home owner let the body of a woman decompose for two years in a hearse parked outside a house he rented, while hoarding the cremated remains of dozens of others inside. Last year, authorities discovered nearly 200 improperly stored bodies at another Colorado funeral home […]
Coloradans Told to Look Out for ‘Lost Pet’ Scam
Criminals in Colorado will seemingly go after anyone if it means a "quick buck." Here comes a scam being pulled on folks who have a lost dog or other pet. All these people are trying to do is reach out to their local community to see if anyone has seen their pet; criminals are taking that innocent search and using it against those people.
Goodbye Movie Rentals. All Redbox Locations In Colorado Shutting Down
From helping put Colorado Blockbuster Video stores out of business, to going out of business themselves. Goodbye Redbox, it was fun while it lasted. Colorado Redbox Movies & Video Game Rental Machines Going Away. Seems like now that long ago, a Friday or Saturday night could regularly consist of ordering...
Paxton native wins the 2024 "You Can Be A Star" singing competition
North Platte, Neb. - Twelve contestants from around the area made their way to the Lincoln County Fairgrounds Thursday afternoon to compete in the "You Can Be A Star" singing competition and Eben Rosentrater took home first place. Rosentrater is 21 years old and is a native of Paxton. He...
Sunday Forecast: Scattered severe storms possible
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The last three days have hovered in the low to mid 90s and it comes as no surprise that those temperatures have continued into this weekend. However, rain chances are steadily increasing with showers and storms expected to stay out west Saturday evening before transitioning to the east on Sunday.
Dr. Jeffery Gold wants to 'keep Nebraska competitive and growing' as he tours state as President of NU
OMAHA, Neb. — The new President of the University of Nebraska is kicking off a five-day blitz across the state. Dr. Jeffrey Gold took over as president on July 1. His statewide tour will start on Monday in Nebraska City, and will end in Scottsbluff. Gold said the conversations...
3 meteor showers expected to shoot through Nebraska skies in coming days, weeks
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska will get the chance to see not one, not two, but three meteor showers over the course of the next few weeks. KETV meteorologist Caitlin Harvey explained the showers will be best visible in places without light pollution. The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks on Aug....
Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society award 2 from UNL
Two with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center were among those awarded at the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society awards night on Wednesday, June 12, in Scottsbluff. Bijesh Maharjan and Extension Educator Gary Stone received the Commendation Award which recognizes SWCS members for service to...
Legislative maneuvering could complicate the path for Gov. Pillen’s tax proposal
LINCOLN — Some lawmakers sent a warning to Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday by voting to send the core of his property tax relief proposal to a more unfavorable committee than anticipated. The Revenue Committee is usually the destination for bills dealing with taxation and property taxes. All introduced bills and policy resolutions must […]
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