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FOX31 gun show 'terrorist' report called a hoax

ADAMS COUNTY - Serious questions are emerging about a recent report on FOX31 claiming a gun company executive was wrongly flagged as a terrorist and "interrogated" by Adams County Sheriff's deputies.

Oklahoma twister a top-of-the-scale EF-5

MOORE, Okla. - The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph.

Police union says staffing levels 'dangerously low'

DENVER - The Denver Police union says staffing levels are "dangerously low" and people are waiting hours for an officer to respond to some calls.

Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Kathy Sabine 

TONIGHT:  Partly cloudy, light winds and cool. Overnight lows will be from 39 to 44 degrees. 

WEDNESDAY:  Partly cloudy and warmer in the morning and early afternoon.  Isolated thunderstorms are likely after 2 p.m.  Morning lows will be from 42 to 47 degrees, afternoon highs from 71 to 78 degrees.

GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Republican National Committee chairman are distancing themselves from conservatives who suggested in recent days that President Barack Obama could face impeachment for the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service.

Dunlap execution decision could come soon

DENVER - 9Wants to Know investigators have confirmed Governor Hickenlooper could announce Wednesday his decision on whether to stop the execution of Nathan Dunlap.

Bear euthanized in Boulder after ransacking two homes

BOULDER - A bear broke into two homes and paid with its life Tuesday.

Denver at risk of losing thousands of trees

DENVER - Denver city forester Rob Davis says the city is at risk of losing thousands of the trees that make up our beautiful urban canopy. 

The promise of riches and precious jewels

It got the attention of the Today Show in February and the rush for gold began.

Brad Pitt: No friends, happy family, odd 'condition'

USA TODAY - Brad Pitt is featured in some 22 photos for the June/July Esquire magazine (on newsstands May 31) and says he's never "known life to be any happier."

Woman finds dog alive in tornado rubble

MOORE, Okla. - US rescue teams launched a massive hunt for survivors Tuesday after a tornado tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City, causing chaos and leaving dozens dead, including children.

Lakewood police search for missing woman

LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a developmentally disabled adult that walked away from her residence after a disagreement at home.

Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51

MOORE, Okla. - A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday. At least 51 people were reported killed.

Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.

Jodi Arias asks for life term; jury deliberates

PHOENIX (AP) -- Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

Investigators look for man who tried to lure girl

LARIMER COUNTY - Larimer County Sheriff's deputies were called to Carrie Martin Elementary School in Loveland around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon on the report of a man trying to pick up a young girl.

Tornado shelters common in NE Colorado

WRAY, Colo. - In the last ten years, there have been more than 500 tornadoes reported in Colorado. It's estimated there are 60 per season.

Apple CEO defends tax tactics at Senate hearing

USA TODAY - Apple CEO Tim Cook went to Washington on Tuesday and calmly defended the tech giant from a scathing Senate panel's report that concluded the company famed for its iPhones and iPads had become similarly infamous for corporate tax avoidance.

Warrant issued for woman accused of posing as landlord

LAKEWOOD- An arrest warrant for a woman accused of scamming people out of rent deposits has now been signed by a judge. 

Technology can impact brain development in good, bad ways

ARVADA - Kim Myers teaches kindergarten at Allendale Elementary in Arvada. She is proud to use iPads, laptops, and an electronic whiteboard to help her kids learn with the latest tool at a young age.