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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the U. S. Department of Justice invite fifth graders to participate in the National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest to raise awareness and bring missing children home. The theme for the contest is “Bringing Our Missing Children Home,” and participants are encouraged to get creative to bring the theme to life. The grand prize winner will win a trip to Washington, D.

A former Rock Canyon and Legend High School teacher and coach was arrested on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child and indecent exposure, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Christen Cassic, 55, of Parker was arrested Tuesday, the sheriff’s office said in a post on X. Douglas County School District told families at Rock Canyon and Legend high schools about the arrest Wednesday, according to an email from Rock Canyon Principal Andy Abner. District officials have “no information or knowledge suggesting any DCSD student was involved in this matter,” Abner wrote. Cassic started working at Legend High School as an assistant coach in 2015, according to the district.

Sam Malinski didn’t need a heart-to-heart, in-depth meeting. He got the message. Malinski, a healthy scratch for the past three games, returns to the lineup Wednesday night in a pivotal Central Division showdown against the Winnipeg Jets at Ball Arena. “He’s back in because we just got a handful of games and he’s taken a break and had a reset,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said.

Denver city officials will strive to put 2,000 people in permanent housing this year as the city moves more people out of temporary shelters — a figure that’s double their original goal for 2025. The decision to boost the target came after internal conversations within the city government over the last month, said Cole Chandler, the deputy director of Mayor Mike Johnston’s city’s homeless initiative. “The reality is, we’ve always set big, audacious goals — not necessarily about what we think we can do, but what our community needs,” Chandler said in an interview.

Former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA analyst Yvonne “Missy” Woods (Photo courtesy of First Judicial District Attorney’s Office) A longtime Colorado Bureau of Investigation scientist who mishandled DNA testing in hundreds of criminal cases was charged with 102 felonies this week, the latest turn in a year-long scandal that has shaken Colorado’s court system and cost the state more than $11 million. Yvonne “Missy” Woods, 64, was charged Tuesday with 52 counts of forgery of a government-issued document, 48 counts of attempting to influence a public servant, a single count of perjury and a single count of committing a cybercrime, court records show. The most serious charge is the cybercrime count, which alleges she altered, damaged or interrupted data in a computer system in such a way as to cause more than $1 million in damages.

Denver International Airport officials on Wednesday announced record passenger and cargo traffic, maintaining a trajectory driven by growth in global connections that’s made it one of the world’s busiest airports. DIA handled 82.4 million passengers in 2024, a 5.8% increase over 2023, the latest airport data shows. Related Articles Colorado News | How cold did it get in Colorado during final hours of arctic blast?