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In a remarkable turn of events, Bryan Hooper Sr., a Minnesota father, has been exonerated after serving 27 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. His wrongful conviction was based on false testimony that has since been recanted, leading to his release from Stillwater Correctional Facility. What Happened Bryan Hooper was wrongfully convicted of the murder of 77-year-old Ann Prazniak in 1998. His conviction was largely based on the testimony of Chalaka Young, a key witness who later admitted to being responsible for the murder. Hooper, who had spent nearly three decades in prison, walked free on…
article Image provided by the Aurora Police Department AURORA, Ill. – Aurora police recovered three loaded guns — two of them stolen — during a late-night traffic stop last weekend that also led to weapons charges for two teenagers. What we know: Investigators with the Aurora Police Special Operations Group stopped a 2022 Nissan Sentra just before 11 p.m. on Aug. 30 near Route 30 and Route 31 in Montgomery after observing multiple traffic violations, according to police. The car was occupied by five people. During the stop, officers found a loaded handgun in the backpack of a 17-year-old passenger,…
CHICAGO – Gusty winds take center stage today, but that’s not the only player. Yesterday I discussed the return of wildfire smoke to our sky and it is certainly evident now. As I was refueling this morning, I noticed how orange the moon was in the sky and that is due to the smoke. The amount of haze will be diminishing during the day. Chicago weather forecast What to expect: We had some sprinkles as expected overnight and they are done. In the wake of that weak system we will see partly cloudy skies and breezy conditions through the day.…
All-star Denver chef Carrie Baird is used to being the center of attention. She has been a contestant and judge on Top Chef, a reality TV show about cooking. She also owns two Denver restaurants, which she took time from Thursday to teach students at Smoky Hill High School one of her most popular recipes, fancy toast. It’s what she will be serving at the Grand Tasting at the Denver Wine + Food Festival on Saturday. The students from Smoky Hill will be there to help her prepare it for that day. “We’re just going to be helping prep and…
A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on people’s smartphones during a nearly decade-long period of intrusions. The verdict reached Wednesday in San Francisco federal court followed a more than two-week trial in a class-action case covering about 98 million smartphones operating in the United States between July 1, 2016, through Sept. 23, 2024. That means the total damages awarded in the five-year-old case works out to about $4 per device. Google had denied that it was improperly tracking the online activity of people who thought they had shielded themselves with privacy controls. The…
Advocates for more affordable housing units in Denver are floating the idea of what’s known as a “Ghost Tax” or VHT- vacant home tax- on Denver landlords as a new way to raise money to create more affordable housing in Denver. These kinds of taxes or fees are imposed on landlords whose properties are vacant and not rented for an extended period of time- typically about six months. They are used as a tool in a handful of American cities and Canada to encourage property owners to rent or sell their homes and thereby increase the stock of affordable housing.…
On Tuesday afternoon, a crowd of Colorado School of Mines students was drawn to the sound of a car ignition just outside the Labriola Innovation Building. They came to see a fancy Porsche and its driver, a fellow Mines alum named Sabre Cook. “In this perfect moment, with the vehicle you have, you can achieve anything,” she told CBS Colorado when asked about what was special about driving. There are multiple levels of racing, from Formula One to NASCAR to lesser known venues like the Porsche Tour. While Cook doesn’t feel like she’ll be racing in Monaco or Talladega anytime…
American businesses could be owed tens of billions of dollars in refunds for tariffs they paid on foreign goods. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has collected more than $200 billion in tariff revenue from American businesses of all sizes from October through August 24, according to agency data. Of that, more than $70 billion comes from payments of country-based tariffs that a federal appeals court recently ruled President Trump lacked the authority to impose. Industry-specific tariffs, such as steel and aluminum levies, are unaffected by Friday’s ruling. The court on Friday ruled that President Trump unlawfully invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers…
Denver chefs get to step outside of the box for the Denver Food + Wine Festival this weekend. This year, 50 chefs from across the metro area are participating. Each will create a small plate or bite for the Grand Tasting as part of the festival. This event is as fun and creatively challenging for the chefs as it is delicious for the attendees. “I’m planning on just grilling some shrimp with the head on, and I’m planning on dressing it with our house made XO sauce,” said MAKfam Chef Ken Wan. Wan is ready for the challenge. He’s excited…
Emergency services at a hospital in Northern Colorado will soon end. Staff at McKee Medical Center have been notified that the emergency room department at the Loveland hospital will be closed later this year. The hospital’s owner, Banner Health, told CBS News Colorado this decision comes as they have seen a drop in patients each year for the last four years. Banner announced they will stop offering emergency services at McKee effective Nov. 5, 2025. They say only 25% of McKee’s hospital beds were being used. That is why Banner plans to transform the campus into a specialty hospital that…