Thursday, November 17, 2011

Afternoon Headlines: Occupy Denver protesters slow travel on 16th Street Mall



Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher finds "shocking example of poor oversight" in Public Works audit
Denver City Auditor Dennis Gallagher today released a 61-page audit that examines the Public Works change-order process — a process his office has deemed "broken."

Charges expected today in Wheat Ridge fatal SUV accident
Alcohol-related charges are expected later today related to an SUV crash in Wheat Ridge that killed two teens and critically injured two others.

Denver State booted from roster of possible new names for Metro
Whatever they decide to call Metropolitan State College of Denver in the future, we now know one thing: it won't be Denver State University.

Four indicted after female teacher allegedly sexually assaulted male student at El Paso County school
A grand jury indicted four people on Wednesday, after an investigation revealed that a female teacher at an El Paso School allegedly sexually assaulted a male student multiple times and three school officials failed to report the assault.


Mountain winter bookings up
Bookings for the ski and snowboard season continue a positive upward trend at mountain destinations throughout the western United States, according to the Mountain Travel Research Program.

Liberty Media combines Starz, Capital tracking stock groups
Liberty Media Corp. announced today that its board has voted unanimously to combine Liberty Starz and Liberty Capital tracking stock groups, a move that will bring together subsidiaries such as the Atlanta Braves and the Starz network.

Smucker recalls jars of chunky peanut butter distributed in Colorado
J.M. Smucker Co. is recalling thousands of 16-ounce jars of its Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter Chunky because of possible salmonella contamination.


Judge says Gessler's campaign finance changes unconstitutional
A state judge ruled Thursday that Secretary of State Scott Gessler exceeded his authority when he raised contribution limits for political issue committees that don't want to register their activities.

Hickenlooper discusses Colo. budget with lawmakers
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will talk to lawmakers Thursday about his budget proposal to cut K-12 education by $89 million and eliminate a $98.6 million property tax break next year for seniors.

Polis: What's next? Twinkies are vegetables?
Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, was fired up on the House floor Thursday, vehemently defending the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed rules to require more fruits and vegetables in school lunches.


Broncos had better hope their much-improved running game shines in prime time
The Broncos' running game was unimpressive the last time they played in prime time. That was their season opener, a 23-20 loss to Oakland on "Monday Night Football." Denver rushed for only 35 yards against the Raiders.

Cubs hire Dale Sveum as new manager
The Chicago Cubs announced Dale Sveum as their new manager on Thursday, hoping the Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach can help turn around the long-suffering franchise.

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw easily wins NL Cy Young
Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL Cy Young Award in a runaway Thursday.

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