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Littleton bus aide accused of assaulting disabled students appears in court, faces 10 additional charges

Arapahoe County prosecutors on Friday filed an additional 10 charges against a Littleton Public Schools bus aide who they allege repeatedly physically abused nonverbal autistic kids as they ...

DATE: May 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Littleton school bus aide accused of beating nonverbal autistic boys during rides

A Littleton school bus assistant repeatedly abused at least two severely disabled boys during trips to and from a school for kids with autism and developmental disabilities, police said, and...

DATE: Apr 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado going before the U.S. Supreme Court will test state’s stalking laws

Does it matter if someone intended their speech to be threatening?

DATE: Apr 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A look behind at Colorado’s decentralized system of coroners who investigate death every day

In some counties, coroners are voted in, while in others, they're appointed. Not all are forensic pathologists themselves.

DATE: Jan 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado attorney general candidates disagree about why crime is rising

Incumbent Democrat Phil Weiser is facing a challenge from Republican Arapahoe County District Attorney John Kellner

DATE: Oct 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Stressed out, busy moms say microdosing mushrooms makes life easier and brighter

Researchers caution they are ‘experimenting on themselves’

DATE: Aug 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado tops in bank robberies in 2021; some blame fentanyl

And about 40% of bank robbers get away with it

DATE: May 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crime continues to rise in Colorado, state data shows

Violent crime increases 17% between 2019 and 2021

DATE: Mar 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coroner met with Aurora police before Elijah McClain’s cause of death was determined

Cozy working relationship raises concern for law enforcement reform advocates

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Speedy trials or pandemic protections? Colorado faces a court logjam

Thousands of proceedings have piled since jury trials were halted

DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Defendants outnumber the convicted in some rural jails

Colorado Public Radio DENVER – As state and local officials grapple with a jail overcrowding crisis across the state, some advocates are urging state judges to be more liberal abo...

DATE: Apr 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

ICE says enforcement is now done by the book

Immigration advocates see it differently

DATE: Feb 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News