Two Cherry Creek schools were placed on secure status after a 17-year-old drove erratically through a Cherokee Trail High School parking lot; police searched and no injuries were reported.

A 41-year-old Summit County man died after rear-ending a tractor-trailer on westbound I‑70 near Frisco; the Colorado State Patrol is investigating.

Two people were hospitalized after a shooting near Federal Blvd. and Colfax Ave. in Denver; officials released few details as police investigate.

The American Red Cross will open an evacuation center at 6 p.m. tonight at Grace Place Church in Berthoud, county officials said.

Denver approved a $225,000 settlement after officers mistakenly stopped a couple at gunpoint and fired at their car in RiNo.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered Monday for Sedona Hills north of Carter Lake after a vegetation fire. Evacuees are being directed to Jax Mercantile at Wilson and Highway 34.

Police released images after a May 5 robbery on the 500 block of 16th Street. Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is offering up to $2,000 for tips.

Denver police are investigating an outdoor death in the 3300 block of N Forest Street. The medical examiner will determine cause and officials are asking for tips.

A bullet fired inside an Aurora apartment traveled through the floor and wounded a neighbor; the upstairs resident faces a second‑degree assault charge.

Victor declared an emergency after an unexpected outage and ordered residents not to drink or use tap water; crews are testing the system.

Denver police are investigating an early‑morning stabbing at 29th and Glenarm. Detectives are asking witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers or the department.

A delivery driver reportedly fell asleep and drove into a Highlands Ranch home on Wedgewood Drive; the sheriff's office says no residents were hurt and the driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

A loaded gun magazine was found on a Frontier flight at Denver International Airport; passengers were deplaned, rescreened and largely rebooked the next morning.