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Ballpark Denver General Improvement District funded by residents to keep community safe, clean

The Ballpark Denver General Improvement District became the fifth improvement district in Denver when it was established through a special election back in November 2024. Nearly 90% of the district’s homeowners and residents chose to tax themselves in order to make the area they live and work in safer and cleaner.

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HB 1192 would add financial literacy to state’s high school graduation requirements

Some Colorado lawmakers want financial literacy to be a requirement for high school graduation. Only about 25% of Colorado school districts require a personal finance course to graduate, according to the Colorado Department of Education. Denver Public Schools is one of the districts.

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Hwy. 34 reopens in Weld County after potential pipe bomb investigated during traffic stop

Highway 34 was closed in Weld County early Wednesday morning after Colorado State Patrol troopers investigated a possible pipe bomb inside a vehicle during a traffic stop. Shortly after 6 a.m. the highway reopened and the 40-year-old driver was arrested for suspicion of DUI.

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Parker widow to lobby for stricter penalties for careless driving at Colorado State Capitol this week

A Parker widow turned street safety advocate is taking her fight to the Colorado State Capitol this week. On Wednesday, she plans to lobby for changes to state law, including stricter penalties for careless driving.

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‘They say it was out in Kansas’: Denver International Airport celebrates 30th anniversary

Thirty years ago, Continental Airlines Flight 34 left Stapleton International Airport as the last commercial flight to leave the airport. Overheard in the control tower, the pilot on the plane said, “We will miss this place. A lot of memories.”

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