A 17-year-old girl died on Friday after being shot in Aurora on April 20, according to a Monday news release from the Aurora Police Department. The shooting happened around 1 a.m. April 20 near the 1000 block of South Blackhawk Street , police say. The teen was critically injured and taken to a freestanding urgent care center and then a hospital. She died from her injuries Friday afternoon, according to the release. The Arapahoe County Coroner has not yet publicly released the victim’s identity. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Second murder trial scheduled in Christian Glass killi ..read more

The legality of Aurora’s $80 million purchase of a farm and its water rights is disputed by leaders in southeastern Colorado, who say the deal violates a two-decade-old agreement to stop the booming suburban city from using water meant for crops. Aurora city officials on April 18 finalized the deal to buy a 5,475-acre farm and its water rights in rural Otero County. The city will lease out the property for farming most of the time, though it can draw on the water rights to fill its reservoirs three out of every 10 years under the terms. Now home to about 400,000 people, the state’s third-large ..read more

Tattered Cover, a trailblazer among the country’s independent bookstores and part of the Denver community for more than a half-century, could have new owners as early as this summer, according to the CEO guiding the chain through bankruptcy reorganization. Brad Dempsey, who took over as CEO in July, filed an amended reorganization plan Friday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Denver. He said non-disclosure agreements have been signed with various interested parties and the company is vetting prospective buyers. “I’m very comfortable that we have really solid interest in this and it ranges from ..read more

Elijah McClain (Courtesy of McClain family) BRIGHTON — Former Aurora paramedic Jeremy Cooper was sentenced Friday to 14 months of jail with work-release and four years of probation for his role in the killing of Elijah McClain nearly five years ago. “The life of Elijah McClain mattered, and matters,” District Court Judge Mark Warner said as he imposed the sentence. “It’s almost unthinkable, the way things rolled out and the facts and circumstances in this case.” Cooper, 49, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in McClain’s death. He faced up to three years in prison. Work-release pro ..read more

Regis Jesuit High School dedicated its swimming pool during a ceremony in honor of Missy Franklin, a 2013 alumna and six-time Olympic medalist Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2024. According to a press release about the event from Regis Jesuit, “This year the school marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of its Girls Division and has been celebrating the Wisdom of Women as its theme, making the pool naming for an extraordinary alum whose character and achievements reflect the school’s mission and values especially fitting. Missy is the first female graduate to be extended such an honor.” Memb ..read more

Parents of students at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora are demanding an independent investigation into the school’s response to the attempted kidnapping of a child last week. A group of parents penned a letter to the Cherry Creek School District superintendent and board members calling for an immediate third-party review of the incident that they wrote, “raised serious concerns about the safety of our children while under school care.” Aurora police arrested Solomon Galligan, a 33-year-old man and registered sex offender, about three hours after he allegedly went to the school o ..read more

An Aurora school is closed Tuesday because of a break-in, according to the Aurora Police Department. A staff member reported the apparent burglary and vandalism at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy at 5 a.m., police say. Classes were canceled Tuesday for the police investigation and clean up, according to the academy. “There was significant damage done throughout our building. Due to the level of damage and because police need to investigate, we are unable to have school today,” Ryan Adams, the academy’s principal, said in Tuesday letter to Aurora West parents. Related Articles Crime a ..read more

A 33-year-old registered sex offender tried to kidnap a Black Forest Hills Elementary School student during recess Friday, according to an Aurora Police Department arrest affidavit. Solomon Galligan was arrested Friday evening, just over three hours after he allegedly walked onto school grounds holding a white blanket and tried to kidnap a child. Aurora police responded to a suspicious incident at the school — located at 25233 E. Glasgow Drive — at 2:22 p.m. Friday, according to an arrest affidavit. School staff showed police security video of a man, later identified as Galligan, walking up to ..read more

A man who fell into the Aurora Reservoir Monday after his boat capsized has died, according to Aurora police. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Brush fire in Eastern Arapahoe County is now out Crashes and Disasters | Wildfires burn at Air Force Academy, Fort Carson on Colorado’s second day of Red Flag warnings Crashes and Disasters | Car drives through Aurora home, causes gas leak Crashes and Disasters | Person trapped in garbage truck compactor rescued by Aurora firefighters A boat about 9:30 a.m. overturned near 2800 East Reservoir Dam Road, landing the man in the water, the Aur ..read more

An Amber alert for a 6-year-old girl has been canceled after the young girl was found, according to Aurora police. Police have taken a suspect into custody with the help of the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities did not provide any other information about the suspect or circumstances surrounding the search, citing an ongoing investigation. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued the alert Sunday night at about 10:26 p.m., asking people to be on the lookout for a Black girl with black braided hair and brown eyes who was last known to be wearing a rainbow jacket. The alert stated t ..read more