Education Jul 19 Ben Sasse, controversial University of Florida president, announces his resignation University of Florida president Ben Sasse plans to leave his position to focus on his family after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy. The former Nebraska senator was a controversial pick to lead one of the nation's top public universities…
Nation Jun 18 Shooter who killed 5 at Colorado LGBT club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes, avoids death penalty Federal prosecutors have focused on proving that the attack at Club Q — a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ people in the mostly conservative city — was premeditated and fueled by bias.
Nation Apr 27 Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with fatal ketamine overdose avoids prison A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison Friday and was sentenced to 14 months in jail with work release and probation in the killing of the Black man that helped fuel the 2020 racial…
Nation Mar 01 Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders He and a fellow paramedic who administered a sedative that contributed to McClain's death were convicted in December of criminally negligent homicide.
Politics Feb 22 Former Colorado police officer appeals conviction in Black man Elijah McClain’s death A jury convicted Roedema last October of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault. He was sentenced to 14 months in jail at a hearing last month in which McClain's mother called him a "bully with a badge."…
Nation Feb 05 Family of Black girls handcuffed, held at gunpoint by Colorado police reach $1.9 million settlement A Black woman and a group of young girls who were wrongfully forced out of their car, held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police in suburban Denver in 2020 have reached a $1.9 million legal settlement.
Politics Jan 10 Lauren Boebert’s former husband arrested on charges stemming from restaurant incident Police say the ex-husband of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was arrested on misdemeanor charges stemming from an apparent altercation with her at a Colorado restaurant.
Nation Jan 05 Former Colorado police officer who killed Elijah McClain gets 14 months in jail, avoids prison Among the three officers charged in McClain's 2019 death, Roedema was the only one found guilty. The judge had discretion to sentence Roedema to either probation or time in jail or prison.
Nation Jan 02 Police investigating gunman in Colorado Supreme Court break-in, unrelated to Trump case Colorado's justices have received threats ever since they ruled 4-3 last month that a rarely-used constitutional provision barring from office those who “engaged in insurrection” applies to Trump. Authorities, however, said Tuesday's incident appears unrelated to that case.
Nation Dec 23 Paramedics convicted in death of Elijah McClain for giving fatal ketamine overdose The jury on Friday found two Denver-area paramedics guilty of criminally negligent homicide following a weekslong trial in state district court. They could face years in prison at sentencing.