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Saturday, May 10th, 2025
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Good morning, Denver. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 10th of May.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Denver business owners are optimistic today as nearly complete construction on 16th Street Mall sets the stage for a busy summer. They plan to host events including a Memorial Day concert and a kick-off weekend from May 31 to June 1 — officials expect these steps to draw more customers despite some empty storefronts. Denver7
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Authorities dropped misdemeanor charges against three officers who failed to intervene in the 2022 fatal shooting of Christian Glass in Silver Plume after they made a training video on de-escalation* and one officer still faces charges, officials said. Sentinel Colorado
- ➤ Aurora police chased a suspect in a stolen Ford F-150 Raptor starting at 5:51 a.m. near Buckley Road and Dartmouth Avenue — the chase ended at 5:57 a.m. when the suspect crashed into another vehicle, injuring an officer and briefly blocking northbound lanes. Denver7
- ➤ Colorado Bureau of Investigation officials issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert on Friday for teen Navaeh Nightcrawler, 16, who was last seen on foot in the 4200 block of North Shoshone St. in Denver a day earlier. She has brown hair and eyes, stands 5-feet, 5-inches tall, and weighs about 140 pounds—if seen, call 911 or the Denver Police Department. Denver7
- ➤ Arvada Police are searching for the driver who fatally struck longtime resident James Aguilar in his wheelchair and fled on Wadsworth Boulevard near 53rd Avenue just before 2 a.m. Tuesday — a Good Samaritan stopped to help though the victim later died at a hospital. Denver7
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Colorado School of Mines senior Alexandra Nickle is graduating this year and leads educational tours at an old mine — now used to show mining history—in Idaho Springs. She has accepted a safe job at a molybdenum mine in Empire and hopes her work will inspire more young women to explore mining careers. Denver7
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ State agencies distributed nearly $48 million from Proposition 123 funds to 21 groups across the state to support affordable housing projects. In Denver, the Boulder Housing Coalition will use $430,000 to upgrade People’s Mansion for safety and accessibility—while other recipients plan larger developments including hundreds of affordable units with added amenities. Colorado Public Radio
- ➤ Colorado lawmakers left the Capitol without agreeing to revise or delay the AI law—set to go into effect on Feb.1—while tech companies warn the measure could slow business; Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez said he plans to reconvene stakeholders soon to build consensus as some lawmakers consider a special session. Colorado Public Radio
- ➤ On Wednesday, Denver city leaders took a step toward buying a building at 4280 North Columbine Street in Elyria-Swansea for the Roads to Recovery program—meant to help those with mental health and substance use issues—by presenting the plan to the council committee. The planned acquisition is priced at $3,741,875 with $241,875 in owner-funded improvements for safety and ADA upgrades, and it will soon go before the full city council. Denver7
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