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1 killed in I-25 shooting; northbound closed at Alameda

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Northbound Interstate 25 was closed on Tuesday afternoon after a deadly shooting.A Denver Police detective on the scene told FOX31's Greg Nieto two people were shot, and one of them died. The second person was transported to a hospital. Both were males.I-25 was expected to remain closed while police investigate the homicide.Denver Police Department tweeted about the shooting at 3:17 p.m., saying it happened at northbound I-25 and 8th Avenue.Northbound I-25 was closed from Alameda Avenue to 8th.

'It just went south real quick': Witnesses detail shooting following Nuggets' win

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Thousands of people filled downtown following the Denver Nuggets NBA championship win Monday night, but while the crowd was there a shooting unfolded, injuring 10 people. "The energy was bright, everyone was having an amazing time," Zeon Winter, who witnessed the shooting, said. "I didn’t have any indication that was going to happen whatsoever." Winter was actually on a livestream when the gunfire began, and his camera caught the sound of several shots. “We thought it was just a lot of fireworks, then we realized it was shots coming near our direction. It was all just really instant," Winter said. Nikola Jokic is by far the lowest draft pick to win finals MVP Luis Arguelles, who said he was just feet from where the shooting happened, said when he heard the gunshots he ducked and waited until there was no longer a threat. “It was pop, pop, pop, pop, and I was like, that changed the whole mood real quick," Arguelles said. As of Tuesday evening, representatives wit...

Denver Nuggets celebration shooting is part of an area trend

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Nuggets celebration shooting in LoDo is part of a pattern. Denver Police are investigating multiple shootings that sent a total of 11 people to the hospital after thousands flocked downtown in celebration of the Denver Nuggets’ historic NBA Finals win. Police are working to determine a motive for the shooting but believe it is drug-related. 10 people shot in LoDo after Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals Denver has recently struggled with violent crime at the location where the shooting occurred. The area directly southeast of Coors Field is one of the heavier nightlife districts in the city, thick with bars, clubs and concert venues and within walking distance of sporting events and Union Station. According to a Denver Police Department database, the area bound by 19th and 22nd streets and Lawrence and Blake streets is among the city's densest concentrations of aggravated assaults from May 1 to the present, particularly if hospitals and jails are taken ...

Weld County farmer wants more sun, less rain

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:39 GMT

PLATTEVILLE, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado has been getting a lot of rain lately, and like most people say, “We need the moisture.” But according to a Weld County farmer, too much of a good thing is not good.Joe Miller, of Miller Farms, has been working the soil here all of his life. The 60-year-old will be the first to tell you all this H2O has had an impact on his farm. And it is not all good. "It needs sun. It's kind of like gas in your car. If you don’t put gas in, it doesn’t go. You don’t put sun in the crops, they don’t grow," Miller said.In any given year, Miller Farms will grow squash, peppers, onions, cantaloupe and sweet corn. This year, Miller said all this water has altered operations. When weather affects the farm, he says, it will affect your family.Farmers affected by weeks of rain and clouds Dave Carter is a volunteer manager for the Broomfield Farmer's Market and is well aware of the "too much of a good thing" scenario. "For produce folks right now, it's a challenge becau...

Car wanted in Broadway hit-and-run found

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Update 6:41 p.m. The vehicle was found, but no further information was released.Original story: A person in a stolen car allegedly struck a pedestrian on Broadway leaving them with serious injuries before fleeing the scene. Just after 10 p.m. Monday, Denver Police tweeted that they were investigating a hit-and-run crash at 4th Avenue and Broadway. 11 people shot downtown after Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals DPD said a driver in a stolen 2004 Acura TL allegedly hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.NOT PHOTO OF ACTUAL VEHICLE. Denver Police are looking for a similar white 2004 Acura TL that was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run at 4th and Broadway. (CBI)A Medina Alert has been issued for the car. It is described as:2004 Acura TL four-door sedanWhite in colorHas Colorado license plate CFHC16Has possible damage to the front passenger side DPD said the vehicle was reported stolen on June 11.The ca...

Zombie Ice has soapy to sweet foam party experiences for upcoming National Foam Party Day

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:39 GMT

Grumpy people need some foam action to brighten up their day.Here is Alex lathered up in some smiley soapsuds. Where’s the party foam people at?Ready to have a foam-plastic great time?Carlos Fierro, Owner: “June 15th is National Foam Party Day. So there’s a day for everything right? So we deserve a day as well. They’ll be having some burgers, some hotdogs, some refreshments It’s like a kick-off for summer.”And this is a party you can see a mile away because there’s.Carlos Fierro: “A lot of foam! You will see at least 5 to 6 feet of foam. And people will be crazy diving in it. Running around in it. It will be fantastic.”Jessica Sanchez: “These kids are enjoying it. They’re enjoying their summer. As soon as they see the foam, they come running, they come jumping in, clearly.”From soapy to sweet “zombie ice event experience” has options.Carlos Fierro: “We have our Zombie Ice truck which has foam c...

Amazon plane crash: Oldest sister praised for ‘heroic role’, search continues for missing rescue dog Wilson

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:39 GMT

(CNN) — The oldest of four children who survived a plane crash in the Amazon jungle has been praised for her “heroic role” in keeping her siblings alive throughout the ordeal, their grandfather said, as search efforts turn to locating Wilson, a missing search and rescue dog who kept them company.The Mucutuy children, ages 1 to 13, survived in the dense jungle for more than a month when their plane crashed on May 1 – killing their mother Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia as well as the pilot and another passenger.In clips shared online by the Colombian Defense Ministry, the children’s grandfather Narciso Mucutuy detailed how 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy cared for her younger siblings during the traumatic ordeal.“When she looked and saw that her mother was dead, she saw the foot of her youngest sister and she pulled them out,” he said.“The baby Cristin survived because of her older sister feeding her slowly from the bottle until the bottle ran out,” he said...

‘Smartphones’ for sharks: Scientists upgrade sensors to keep track of Cape Cod’s white sharks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:39 GMT

Scientists monitoring the white shark population in the waters off Massachusetts’ Cape Cod are attaching improved sensors, including cameras, to the predators to help scientists keep track of their whereabouts and to keep beachgoers informed and safe, researchers said Tuesday.The program comes just as tourists are filling up hotels and rental properties on the Cape for the summer — and white sharks are returning in greater numbers to feed on the region’s abundant seals.Interactions between white sharks and humans are rare. But the risk is still there. There have been five in Massachusetts since 2012 — three of them classified as bites, one of which was fatal, said Greg Skomal, the state Division of Marine Fisheries shark expert.“So as a result, we’ve intensified our research off the Cape to study various aspects of white shark behavior,” Skomal said.For more than a decade, the fisheries division and the nonprofit Atlantic White Shark Conservancy...

Live updates | Trump returns to New Jersey golf club

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:39 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Follow along for live updates on former President Donald Trump, who made his first court appearance Tuesday after being indicted on 37 charges related to the mishandling classified documents. The indictment marks the first time in U.S. history that a former president faces criminal charges by the federal government he once oversaw. ___TRUMP ARRIVES TO CHEERS AT BEDMINSTERDonald Trump has arrived back at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.The former president is scheduled to give his first speech since pleading not guilty to charges of keeping classified documents and blocking the government’s efforts to get them back.News helicopters thumped overhead as the sun set over the rolling greens at Bedminster.The arrival of Trump’s motorcade was met with cheers. Many people rushed to get pictures. Several hundred supporters and club members were packed onto a patio, many wearing red “Make America Great Again” hats.Guests included former Justi...

Trump pleads ‘not guilty’ to 37 felony charges, slams ‘sham indictment’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:36:39 GMT

The day started with a suspicious package alert, then a historic arraignment, a stop at a Little Havana eatery after and a rally at a New Jersey golf club where Donald Trump slammed what he called a “sham indictment.”It was an unprecedented day in American history.“Not guilty,” former President Trump said around 3 p.m. in answering to 37 counts leveled against him by the government he once led, before placing his immediate future into the hands of Judge Aileen Cannon in a Miami federal court. The 42-year-old has been a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida since 2020 when she was appointed by the former president.“This is a day that will go down in infamy … and threatening me with 400 days in prison” is a “heinous abuse,” Trump said at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ, just before 9 p.m.“I had every right to have these documents,” he added, citing former President Bill Clinton’s...