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Falcons (6-4) at Broncos (5-5) When: Sunday, 2:05 p.m. MT Where: Empower Field at Mile High Stadium Radio/TV: 850 AM, 94.1 FM/FOX Broncos-Falcons series: Denver is 8-7 in 15 regular-season games dating back to 1970; the Broncos lost 34-27 in the last meeting, on Nov. 8, 2020, in Atlanta, and have dropped two in a row against the Falcons. In the spotlight: Atlanta’s biggest weakness could set up big day for Bo Nix Facing the Saints in Week 10, the Falcons did their best to apply pressure to quarterback Derek Carr.

Aurora police announced Friday that officer Michael Dieck did not violate department policy in May when he shot and killed Kilyn Lewis, who was unarmed and holding a cellphone. Dieck was cleared by a panel that included Aurora police officers and the IntegrAssure, the company hired to monitor Aurora’s compliance with mandated public safety reforms, which raised concerns last month about Dieck’s presence on the SWAT team and the team’s involvement in executing a Denver arrest warrant for the Black father of two. The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office previously declined to file criminal charges against Dieck in connection with the shooting. Police Chief Todd Chamberlain, who also participates on the department’s Force Review Board, said in a news release Friday that the department is continuing to review the functions of its SWAT team. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Jury acquits former Aurora officer of assault in on-duty police shooting, is hung on second count Crime and Public Safety | Colorado on track to see deadliest year for police shootings since 2020, data shows Crime and Public Safety | Armed man shot twice by Weld County sheriff’s deputy east of Greeley, police say Crime and Public Safety | Body-worn camera footage of Colorado Springs police shooting of armed, suicidal man released Crime and Public Safety | Man killed in Aurora police shooting was beating mother, holding her hostage, chief says “As with all department functions, we will ensure that the operations not only align with industry best practices, but also with our mission to make the city of Aurora a safe community to live, work and raise a family,” Chamberlain said. “The review is being done in the spirit of the principles of the consent decree including transparency, continuous improvement and accountability to our residents.” Lewis was wanted for attempted murder after allegedly shooting and wounding a man during what Aurora police described as a “rolling gunfight” in Denver.

The Colorado Avalanche will ice its healthiest lineup of the season Friday night, welcoming back three key forwards. But it wasn’t all good news at Ball Arena ahead of the club’s game against the Washington Capitals. Starting goaltender Alexandar Georgiev did not participate in the morning skate and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, the team announced. Justus Annunen will start against the Capitals.

Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles offices resumed normal operations Friday after a national outage prevented workers from issuing new driver’s licenses, permits and ID cards. Related Articles Colorado News | How to drive in snow and ice: A winter guide for newcomers, tourists and those who forgot Colorado News | Colorado DMV driver’s license appointments resume after statewide outage Colorado News | Opinion: Denver’s experiment for migrants and asylum-seekers isn’t cheap – but doing nothing might cost more DMV staff reached out to those impacted by the outage to reschedule appointments after the national Social Security Online Verification System stopped working, the agency said in a news release. Online driver’s license and ID card services were also unavailable because of a technical issue. The cause of the outage is still under investigation, state officials said Friday. This is a developing story and may be updated. Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

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