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Kansas man wanted in Kiowa County double homicide killed one and hid both bodies, police say

A Kansas man who is wanted in connection with the deaths of two women in Kiowa County ran one of them over and hid both their bodies, police allege.

The scene of Zach Gifford's April 2020 killing at the hands of Kiowa County's then undersheriff and a sheriff's deputy.

The woman who pleaded guilty to beating her 8-year-old great-nephew to death in October has been sentenced to 36 years in prison in Denver District Court.

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Great-aunt sentenced to 36 years in prison for beating 8-year-old Denver boy to death

One person died Monday morning and another is in the hospital after an overnight shooting in Denver, police said.

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Woman killed in overnight shooting in Denver

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Denver police shot armed man who refused to follow orders for four minutes, video shows

The 32-year-old man was shot twice by Denver police and has since been released from the hospital, Cmdr. Matt Clark said at a news conference Thursday.

Denver Police Department

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Woman riding in car struck by DPD officer will receive $145,000 city settlement

The Denver City Council approved a $145,000 settlement Monday with a woman who suffered a concussion and other injuries in a vehicle crash with a Denver police officer's SUV.

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Family alleges UCHealth cut off Indigenous patient’s hair, then lied about it

The family of an Indigenous man receiving care at UCHealth alleges staff cut and disposed of their his hair -- which goes against sacred Native American practices -- and then lied about it.