Kumar Avoids Jail Time

One month before the 28th anniversary of JonBenét Ramsey’s murder, Netflix will premiere a three-part “Cold Case” documentary about the Boulder crime, which captivated the world and remains unsolved. “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?” debuts on Netflix on Monday, Nov. 25 — four weeks before the Dec. 25 anniversary of Ramsey’s 1996 murder.

Around the AFC Race is on. The Steelers bungled a prime chance to stay near the top of the conference standings when they lost 24-19 to Cleveland in the snow Thursday night and fell to 8-3. They’ve got a tough schedule with Kansas City, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Cincinnati twice still to go.

The Broncos are moving to prime time. In a first-of-its-kind move, Denver’s Week 16 game at the Los Angeles Chargers has been flexed from Sunday afternoon to Thursday night. That means the game moves from Dec. 22 up to Dec. 19. The NFL can’t force teams to play two Thursday night games on the road, meaning the Broncos signed off on the move from a Sunday afternoon game to prime time. As a result of the change, Denver will have less time to prepare for the Chargers after a Week 15 home game against Indianapolis, but more time going into its Week 17 game at Cincinnati. Related Articles Denver Broncos | Broncos’ rookie class, which Sean Payton predicted could be special, is starting to make its presence felt Denver Broncos | NFL picks: AFC race for the No.

A brown haze settled over the Front Range this week, leading the state to issue bans on indoor fires and to advise people to avoid driving as much as possible. Colorado public health officials also issued a warning that said moderate air quality could cause breathing difficulty for people with lung and heart disease.

DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of Colorado-based rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company. The deal was reliant on Dish bond holders agreeing to trade in the debt they held for debt in the new company, a swap that would have cost them about $1.6 billion, collectively. The retreat by DirecTV this week may end a years-long effort by the company to acquire both Dish and Sling after it announced the bid in September. DirecTV was looking to acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner, Englewood-based EchoStar, in a debt exchange transaction that included a payment of $1, plus the assumption of approximately $9.8 billion in debt.

A 17-year-old Lakewood girl with a developmental disability was safely located Friday morning after going missing Thursday afternoon, police say. Colorado’s Bureau of Investigation published an alert Friday morning asking members of the public to call police if they saw the teen. A few hours later, the Lakewood Police Department wrote in a social media post that the girl had been found. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.