Puffing case turns into assault charge

AURORA - One officer got more than he bargained for when he tried to enforce the "puffing" law in Aurora.

9 beers many Americans no longer drink

USA TODAY - Beer is not selling the way it used to. U.S. sales of the beverage declined in four of the past five years. Between 2007 and 2012, beer sales fell by 2.3%, or more than 4.8 million barrels.

January pot changes: Your questions

DENVER - Many of you are wondering what sort of laws will be in place come Jan. 1 when it comes to purchasing pot. We took some of your questions to Monday's Denver City Council meeting.

Thaw raises risk of bursting pipes

KUSA - We are really looking forward to the temperatures tomorrow and each day that follows this week.

Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Danielle Grant

TODAY: Partly cloudy and a little warmer with above freezing temps! Afternoon highs are forecast to be from 33 to 38 degrees.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold. Light winds. Overnight lows 3 to 10 degrees.

Mormon church explains past ban on black priests

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Mormon church has issued its most comprehensive explanation yet about its past exclusion of blacks from the priesthood.

Milli Vanilli bandit suspects arrested

KUSA - Two men suspected in more than 15 robberies around the metro area are in custody tonight.

Teen forced to hold Jesus sign in cold as punishment

AKRON, Ohio - On the corner of Brown and Lover's Lane, you could call it a sign - of tough love.

'Person of interest' in custody after Denver homicide

LAKEWOOD - Police determined that a suspicious death on Monday is actually a homicide.

Cold dis-comfort: Antarctica set record of -135.8

WASHINGTON (AP) - Feeling chilly? Here's cold comfort: You could be in East Antarctica which new data says set a record for soul-crushing cold.

Girlfriend wants charges dropped against Zimmerman

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - George Zimmerman asked a judge on Monday to change the terms of his bond so he can have contact with the girlfriend he's accused of assaulting.

Pricey French wine missing from Denver hotel

DENVER (AP) - Six bottles of a rare French wine that could fetch thousands of dollars on the black market were swiped from the wine cellar at a Denver Hotel.

Windsor plant focus of USDA recall

KUSA - USDA inspectors found rodents at a specialty meat and poultry business in Windsor. The organization has recalled 90,000 pounds of meat as a result.

Aron Ralston accused of domestic violence in dismissed case

DENVER - 9Wants to Know has learned Monday afternoon that Aron Ralston had his case dismissed in court.

18 LA sheriff's officials charged in jail probe

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Roughly three years ago, a man referred to in a federal indictment as "Visitor LF" went to Men's Central Jail to discuss his inability to visit his brother there. Instead, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy allegedly handcuffed him, took him to a break room with no windows or public access, and threw him against a refrigerator.

Colorado Gives Day: 24 hours to give where you live

COLORADO - Colorado Gives Day, the online giving event that raises awareness and donations for hundreds of Colorado nonprofits, is on Dec. 10.

14-year-old hunter shot through eye

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Russell Macdonald is no stranger to hunting, nor is his son Kaelan, but what happened to them last month out pheasant shooting, has changed that sport for them forever.

Flood victim hit again

GLEN HAVEN - She describes herself as "broken." A homeowner in Glen Haven who survived the September flooding now has a new weather-related problem.

6-year-old tries to save NASA

KUSA - A 6-year-old who dreams of being an astronaut for NASA has taken matters into his own hands by starting an online petition to try and save NASA.

Obama arrives in S. Africa for Mandela tribute

CENTURION, South Africa (AP) - The comparisons are perhaps inevitable. President Barack Obama and former South African leader Nelson Mandela each served as their nation's first black president, living symbols of struggles to overcome deep-seated racial tensions. Each was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.