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Allard next chancellor of CSU system?

Outgoing Sen. Wayne Allard would oversee the Colorado State University campuses in Fort Collins and Pueblo.

Approval delayed for design guidelines

The Denver Landmark Preservation Commission Tuesday declined to approve design guidelines proposed for Civic Center until changes were included, rather than signing the document before fixes were made.

RTD adopts record $1.35 billion budget

The RTD board on Tuesday adopted a record $1.35 billion budget for 2009 that ramps up spending on the FasTracks program and incorporates a fare increase in January.

Blazes burn 10 acres

Three fires Tuesday night near Titan Parkway and Santa Fe Drive blackened about 10 acres.The fires were contained about an hour after they were reported by a motorist, at 7:04 p.m.

Death was a murder, Aurora police say

A 27-year-old man found dead in his apartment this month was murdered, Aurora police said Tuesday.

Deadline arrives for final ballot tallies

County election workers were expected to complete their counts of provisional ballots late Tuesday night to meet the statutory deadline, according to the secretary of state's office. Nearly 51,000 provisional ballots were cast on Nov. 4 and during the two weeks of early voting, according to secretary of state spokesman Richard Coolidge. Most of them were expected to be accepted and added to the final vote tally, but figures were not available Tuesday night.

Crane driver dies in Greenwood Village

The driver of a runaway mobile crane died Tuesday after he swerved to miss a pickup driven by a co-worker then was pinned by the 18-ton rig before he could jump free.

3 Titan Road blazes probed

South Metro Fire Rescue officials are investigating three brush fires that broke out shortly after 7 on Tuesday night.

Girl, 17, shot during Thornton park drug deal

A drug deal gone bad led to the shooting of a 17-year-old girl Tuesday night near a park in Thornton, police say.

Two teens arrested in shooting of Douglas deputy

The pair are also suspected in an armed robbery, burglaries and auto thefts in the Castle Rock area.

Weather: Signs of winter in the air after today's heat wave

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas — in the forecast and at City Hall. Denver's City and County Building is decked out in red-and-green Christmas lights as residents brace for a blast of winter weather tonight. Above, workers check the light display on the Denver City and County Building early this morning.

Teen driver killed in rollover next to home in Aurora

The accident occurred about 3 a.m. on Tallyn's Reach Parkway near East Arapahoe Road, police said.

Secretary of state applicants

Twenty people have applied to replace Republican Mike Coffman as secretary of state. Gov. Bill Ritter and an advisory group are expected to choose a replacement in late December.

Chilly weather expected to follow record-setting high

Denver's balmy high of 78 degrees Tuesday beat out the old record of 74 degrees set for the date in 1995.

Hospitals lack tools to handle some obese patients

The health problems of obese people aren't funny, and neither are the suggestions that they be tested in MRIs meant for hippopotamuses, says a Colorado researcher.

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