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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — As far as Peyton Manning is concerned, wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders isn't the only offensive reinforcement summoned to help Denver get another crack at winning the Super Bowl. Manning suggested Ryan Clady is almost like a free agent acquisition since he...

DENVER (AP) — Authorities say three people are hurt after an explosion at a marijuana growing operation in Denver. Investigators say the explosion happened Wednesday while the people were using butane to extract the intoxicating chemical THC from the marijuana plant. Denver Fire...

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — School officials in northern Colorado are asking parents to take care with their newly legal recreational marijuana, after fourth graders were caught dealing the drug on an elementary school campus. John Gates, director of safety for Weld County School District...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Dave Heineman is hoping to lure military veterans to Nebraska with a campaign touting good jobs for vets. "The Good Life for Veterans" campaign seeks to attract military veterans and their families from other states to Nebraska. The initiative is a...

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado bill to expand industrial hemp production has said through the state Senate and now heads to the House. Senators voted 35-0 Wednesday to expand the number and size of farms growing hemp, marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin. The measure would allow...

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The Snowmass Village Town Council will wait until October to discuss its lease with an Aspen dog-sledding operator facing animal cruelty charges. The mayor of Snowmass Village refused to allow an audience member to speak about the ongoing controversy surrounding...

DENVER (AP) — A new poll suggests that Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper has a comfortable lead over his potential Republican challengers, backed by support from women and unaffiliated voters. The poll from Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-ih-pee-ak) University released Wednesday said that 52...

FRUITA, Colo. (AP) — A man has been injured after an early-morning fire engulfed a house and a car in Fruita. Lower Valley Fire Department fire chief Frank Cavalari says the fire started in the front of a duplex Wednesday and spread to the other residence, causing smoke, water, and...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Boulder rescue crews carried down a 26-year-old climber who injured his ankle while climbing in Eldorado Canyon State Park on Tuesday. Two climbers called authorities after one person suffered a possible broken ankle while climbing. The injured climber was...

DENVER (AP) — Teapot Dome, the Wyoming federal oil reserve that was at the root of a 1920s political scandal, is up for sale, this time to the highest bidder. The Denver Post reports (http://tinyurl.com/ldjgbg2) the U.S. Department of Energy has hired Denver-based Meagher Energy...