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Denver is suing to keep armed ICE agents from the polls while its governor wrestles a 510 pound sumo champion.
Denver is suing to keep armed ICE agents away from the polls, and Governor Polis made headlines by taking down a 510-pound sumo wrestler. Denver Police have reopened 13 cases tied to a disgraced crime lab analyst, school board members accused of slurs are demanding their own investigation, and a century-old Colfax dive bar received a last-minute save. Plus, Alterra is moving into the old Denver Post building, a dead Macy's is being converted into 358 apartments, and an 18-mile bus line just got a green light.
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Local News
Denver said goodbye to ShotSpotter, hello to driverless Waymos, and maybe hello to Garth Brooks in disguise at a honky tonk
Denver is ditching ShotSpotter, its gunshot detection system, as the city prepares to go quiet on the technology, while driverless Waymo vehicles are hitting Denver streets and Amazon is making a major bet on Aurora. Voters are souring on Mayor Johnston, a walkout turned into a shoving match, and a man with a rubber knife rattled the mayor's security detail. Plus, two new spots opened, Flat Six Coffee and Tiny Rino Treat House, and the Grizzly Rose may have hosted Garth Brooks performing incognito.
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Denver People
Denver's drought got so bad neighbors filed 6,000 sprinkler tip offs and the city handed out $7,250 in fines
Denver's drought got so bad that neighbors filed 6,000 sprinkler tip-offs and the city handed out $7,250 in fines. Denver's top lawyer faces a second ethics complaint in two days, a Colorado rocket maker is blasting toward Wall Street, and Denver's $175 million street project received a failing grade. Plus, new restaurants Soda Club, Hearth Patisserie, and 85°C Bakery Cafe are opening, Santa Fe Drive is getting a $29 million glow up, and Denver's historic concert hall is selling naming rights to survive.
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