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Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS - Forty firefighters fought for almost an hour to get a three-alarm fire under control early Tuesday morning.

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.

9Wants to Know: Denver's top 10 worst bike racks for thefts

DENVER-A police bike theft database obtained by 9Wants to Know reveals the worst back racks targeted by thieves.

Fort Collins woman pleads guilty to killing ex-husband

FORT COLLINS - A Fort Collins woman pleaded guilty Monday to brutally stabbing her ex-husband to death after initially telling police she'd arranged for a stranger to attack him.

Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Becky Ditchfield

TODAY:  Partly cloudy, breezy and mild with isolated afternoon showers. Afternoon highs will be from 64 to 70 degrees.

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

Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and those numbers were expected to climb, officials said Tuesday.

25 deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history

KUSA - On day number two for tornadoes in Oklahoma, 9NEWS continues to gather information on the massive tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday.

How to help Oklahoma tornado victims

NBC NEWS - The loss of life, and the devastation, in Oklahoma City after a monster tornado ripped through the area, is heart-wrenching, as is the damage done to other areas in America's heartland because of tornadoes. Here's how you can help:

Missy Franklin graduating from high school

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Olympian Missy Franklin has graduated from high school.

$5 million made available for Eisenhower Tunnel

FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - New legislation is making $5 million available to install a fire suppression system in the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70, but it's unclear how the rest of the $25 million system will be funded.

Police release image of Pleasures robbery, shooting suspect

KUSA - Aurora police released an image of a man who shot a clerk during a robbery of Pleasures adult store on South Havana Sunday. 

Prepare now before a tornado hits

DENVER - In the wake of Monday's deadly tornado in Moore, Oklahoma - the Red Cross is urging people in Colorado to study up on what they should do if a tornado were to strike locally.

Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

NEW YORK (AP) - It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.