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Kieran Nicholson
Kieran Nicholson covers breaking news for The Denver Post. He started at the Post in 1986, at the old building on 15th and California streets. Nicholson has covered a variety of beats including suburbs, courts, crime and general assignment.
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“South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert” will be held in August at Red Rocks
“South Park,” the animated comedy series, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this summer with a concert at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre.

Box of human heads stolen from parked freight truck in Denver
A box stolen from a truck in northeast Denver contained human remains, police said.

Colorado’s Shambhala Mountain Center files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The Shambhala Mountain Center in Larimer County filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week as it restructures debt in the wake of financial struggles brought on by the pandemic,...

DA in southern Colorado fails to uphold crime victims’ rights, AG says
The Colorado Attorney General's Office on Wednesday announced that a state board has found that the District Attorney’s Office of the 12th Judicial District has violated state law regarding crime...

Westbound I-70 lanes reopened near Eisenhower Tunnel after multi-vehicle crash
The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel were closed Friday after a crash involving multiple vehicles, according to Colorado State Patrol.

University of Colorado Boulder to start spring semester remotely due to COVID, impacts of Marshall fire
The University of Colorado Boulder will begin the spring 2022 semester remotely on Jan. 10 with in-person instruction scheduled to resume on Jan. 24, campus officials announced Friday evening.

Longtime unidentified murder victim of serial killer in Alaska is identified as a Colorado native
A cold case victim, known for 37 years as Horseshoe Harriet, of a serial killer in Alaska, has been positively identified as a Colorado native.

Boulder-based weather nonprofit pays $2.4 million to resolve federal fraud allegations
The Center for Severe Weather Research, a Boulder-based nonprofit organization, has paid $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in fraud related to grants it received from three federal...

Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting at moving vehicles on U.S. 36
A man who fired shots at moving vehicles in Adams County in an unprovoked road rage incident was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison.

“He wanted to tell people’s stories”: Jim Sheeler, Pulitzer-winning Rocky Mountain News reporter, dies at 53
James "Jim" Sheeler, a Pulitzer Prize winner for the Rocky Mountain News and journalism teacher who is remembered for his gifts as a deeply empathetic reporter and storyteller, died last...