State regulators ignored repeated warning signs that owners of a sled dog operation busted in December because of starving dogs had previous problems with thin and starving animals, a CALL7 Investigation found.
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Denver's 7 KMGH-TV is awarded the prestigious Alfred I. duPont- Columbia University Award for the Call7 Investigation "33 Minutes to 34 Right." The duPont is the broadcast news equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize and is regarded as the highest honor in electronic journalism.
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A CALL7 Investigation discovered the Denver Police Department misleading the public when it released erroneous information about an attempted chemical attack on a union office building.
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Mayor John Hickenlooper promises changes in response to a CALL7, 30-minute special that found communication problems and delayed ambulances to the December plane crash.
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For nearly three years, the CALL7 Investigators have been reporting on major problems within Colorado's child welfare system, specifically mistakes and mismanagement by the Denver Department of Human Services. Despite promises to improve case management and child safety, two more children who were part of the DDHS system have died.
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The Thornton liquor store called the largest in the world is facing the possible loss of its liquor license after state investigators said they found numerous violations of state liquor code, CALL7 Investigators learned.
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Legislators are calling for a new audit of the Colorado Mental Health Institute - Pueblo after a CALL7 investigation raised questions about how the hospital records patients' deaths.
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A judge who for more than a year oversaw involuntary medication cases at the Pueblo state mental hospital is married to the assistant attorney general who provides legal advice for the institution.
A judge who for more than a year oversaw involuntary medication cases at the Pueblo state mental hospital is married to the assistant attorney general who provides legal advice for the institution.
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The nominee for U.S. attorney withdrew her name Monday because of a political controversy about whether she violated the law in helping Gov. Bill Ritter get elected.
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The Highlands Ranch man indicted on drug and explosives charges pleaded guilty to the drug charges in exchange for prosecutors dropping weapons counts.
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The state judicial department is changing the way it monitors lawyers paid to represent mentally ill patients after a CALL7 investigation questioned whether the patients’ rights were protected.
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Following a Call7 Investigation, sweeping changes made in how State Judicial Department monitors lawyers representing mentally ill patients at state hospitals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released its review of Colorado's child welfare system and the results are consistent with the repeated findings of the CALL7 Investigators in Denver.
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The CALL7 Investigators have confirmed the FAA is investigating a Nov. 23rd incident where two passenger jets nearly collided in the airspace over Colorado. Sources told CALL7 Investigator John Ferrugia the two planes merged on Air Traffic Control radar at the same altitude and in the same moment.
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The Aurora man federal prosecutors suspect of planning terrorist attacks will not be represented by his original attorney, CALL7 investigators have learned. More Video
A 76-year-old grandmother who had flown from Kiev to Denver was found by her family, sitting alone in a wheelchair, next to a baggage carousel at Denver International Airport. The elderly woman's family said she had suffered a stroke and was abandoned.
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The CALL7 Investigators have learned there are hundreds of Colorado drivers who never lost their licenses even though they have killed someone in a crash. Those drivers were handed a four-point traffic ticket and it takes 12 points to lose your license.
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In a letter obtained by the CALL7 Investigators, the embattled nominee for U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado defended her actions during the 2006 gubernatorial campaign. Stephanie Villafuerte vehemently denied breaking any federal law.
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Two Colorado congressmen spent more than $100,000 each of taxpayer money last year to mail constituents fliers that critics say are really a way to bolster their campaigns, a CALL7 investigation found.
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The custodian who was placed in charge of the Colorado Humane Society said the non-profit shelter will close on Jan. 1. The fate of the animals still living at the shelter has yet to be determined. More Video
Pinnacol Assurance, which has been under fire for luxurious travel and expensive meals after a CALL7 investigation, announced Thursday that its board voted to oppose bills that would limit the company’s reserves and add outside directors to the board.
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Congress is well known for holding federal agencies, private companies and athletes accountable, but a CALL7 investigation found some Colorado lawmakers do not want to be accountable for how they spent taxpayers’ money.
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A Boulder family hired 1st Choice Moving & Storage and literally put their life's possessions in the company's hands. Now all of their belongings are gone.
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The CALL7 Investigators uncovered a loophole in car registrations that some Coloradans were exploiting because it was cheaper to pay the tickets than to pay for registration. The city of Denver is closing that loophole.
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Gov. Bill Ritter promised a hiring freeze last year to help bridge the budget gap, but a CALL7 investigation found that as many as 2,300 employees were hired during the “freeze.”
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Gov. Bill Ritter’s staff determined projects like building remodeling, e-mail marketing and paperless board meetings would disrupt an essential state function if the contracts were cut to solve the state's budget crisis, a CALL7 Investigation found.
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A CALL7 Investigation, that showed workers in medical marijuana clinics coaching potential customers on how to obtain a "Red Card," was used in a Denver city council briefing on Monday, where city leaders discussed ways to regulate the booming business.
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A Pueblo attorney who represents mental health patients is under investigation by the state after a CALL7 investigation questioned whether she properly represented a patient.
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An earache, $50, and eight minutes of a doctor's time was all that was needed to obtain a medical marijuana certificate from the state of Colorado.
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The Pueblo District chief judge will require mental health patients to appear in person to ensure they understand proceedings and are voluntarily waiving their rights to have hearings in medication cases.
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Many Colorado mental health patients, some of the most vulnerable people in the state, are being represented by an attorney who has more than 200 patients annually and may not have conferred with a client who later died after questionable care at the state mental hospital, a CALL7 Investigation found.
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On Thursday, Oct. 22, the CALL7 Investigators aired a special report from inside Denver Health Medical Center, focusing on the current state of the health care system in a large, publicly funded hospital.
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The state’s top transportation official gave his managers bonuses despite state rules that prohibit performance payments to the highly paid officials, a CALL7 investigation found.
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The CALL7 Investigators have learned that FBI agents have visited Denver-area landscaping suppliers and companies where terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazi either purchased material or inquired about employment.
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Hundreds, possibly thousands of the nation's box girder bridges, have wood construction forms still inside. Experts say those forms could accelerate corrosion and prevent the complete visual inspection of a bridge's interior.
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A governor’s committee report on child protection recommended a centralized state hotline for child welfare cases and a fully funded state training academy for caseworkers.
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The Colorado Department of Human Services will review the case of an infant who was sent home and died while under the scrutiny of the city human services department.
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Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said he didn’t know if the deaths of two children who received questionable oversight by his Department of Human Services were managed properly.
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The case of a premature baby who died less than two days after leaving the hospital was reported to the Denver Department of Human Services, but city child protection workers did not provide assistance that might have saved the child’s life, a CALL7 investigation found.
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For the past two years, the CALL7 Investigators have been reporting on the preventable deaths of a number of children under the watch of Denver Human Services. Now, the CALL7 Investigators have found more questionable decisions by Human Services that could have contributed to the death of a child.
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Three years after their daughter was killed by an armed intruder at Platte Canyon High School, the parents of Emily Keyes are gaining national attention for a school safety program called the "Standard Response Protocol."
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CALL7 Investigators have uncovered information that could call into question the credibility of Najibullah Zazi, the man being interviewed by federal agents in connection with an international terrorism investigation, and Zazi’s stated reason for traveling to and from Pakistan.
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The president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 7 has hired relatives at high salaries, and former employees said he fired people after they had questioned union spending on certain food, liquor and trips, a CALL7 investigation found.
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In a time of severe budget cuts and state employee furloughs, the Colorado Department of Education spent tens of thousands of dollars for new furniture, pricey plasma televisions and expensive dinners, a CALL7 investigation found.
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It's touted as one of the most high-end condominium complexes in the Denver area, but the CALL7 Investigators discovered the developer of The Landmark in Greenwood Village cutting corners on the project. Now, Zack Davidson's company has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration suspected that a former strip club owner was a major Ecstasy dealer in Denver since 2001, but scrapped the investigation for “political reasons,” a DEA agent testified Monday.
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State Improves Monitoring Of Lawyers In Mental Health Cases
