Axe missing after camper's brutal murder as killer remains at large
Dustin Kjersem was initially reported to have been killed by a bear — but officials soon discovered he was actually the victim of a brutal homicide.
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Dustin Kjersem was initially reported to have been killed by a bear — but officials soon discovered he was actually the victim of a brutal homicide.
Dustin Kjersem sustained "multiple chop wounds," including to his skull, an autopsy revealed. His killer has not been found.
Married missionaries Natalie and Davy Lloyd and nonprofit chief Jude Montis were killed amid intense gang violence in Haiti.
A former babysitter has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 2019 death of a man she was accused of disabling as an infant in 1984.
Sandra Hemme, whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, is now free — despite objections from Missouri's attorney general.
The Missouri Supreme Court rejected a petition to stop the execution of Brian Dorsey, a death row inmate, by lethal injection next month.
The FBI's data indicates a decrease in violent crime overall in communities across the country in 2023, compared to 2022.
Kevin Monahan, 66, was previously convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Kaylin Gillis.
Father Stephen Gutgsell, a priest at St. John the Baptist Church in Fort Calhoun, died after being assaulted at the church's rectory.
A Texas man who claimed his death sentence was based on false expert testimony has been executed for killing a man during a robbery in the 1990s.
Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo Sánchez received two life sentences after being found guilty in the grisly killing of his 27-year-old pregnant lover, Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz.
Police said the deaths were not related to two other incidents, including another homicide, that occurred overnight.
Attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year want cameras banned from his courtroom.
Experts believe the increases are a result of several factors, including social media, the COVID-19 pandemic and limited access to mental health services.
Samantha Miller, 34, died Friday in Folly Beach, South Carolina, while still wearing her wedding dress.
Jude Walton, 51, had been the commissioner of Ann Arbor's Independent Community Oversight Commission from 2018 to 2022.
The prosecutor said Stauch knew what she was doing when she stabbed her stepson 18 times, shot him and dumped a suitcase with his remains inside.
Lawyers for Murdaugh asked for the trip so that the jury can see the dog kennels near where his wife's body was found and the storage room where his son was killed.
The finding could help explain Lindani Myeni's bizarre behavior before the deadly 2021 confrontation with Honolulu officers.
The family's eldest daughter in 2020 detailed multiple assaults to authorities, including one where she said she was choked by her father.
A woman shot and killed two police officers at a Motel 6 in Bay St. Louis early Wednesday morning, state investigators said.
A 2019 Toyota 4Runner crashed into the store's plate glass window, killing one person and injuring 17 others.
"Evidence indicates that this was a targeted attack," police said.
Officials said all four students, who were found dead inside a home near campus on Sunday, are considered victims in the case.
A Connecticut jury has begun hearing arguments about how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for calling the massacre a hoax.
A man who pleaded guilty to charges in connection with stealing body parts from a mausoleum in October 2023 was sentenced to three years in the Colorado Department of Corrections on Friday.
There will be no criminal charges filed after the online leak of voting machine passwords that happened in the Colorado Secretary of State's Office.
Friday will be mild and dry with unseasonably warm temperatures. Daytime highs will reach into the upper-50s and low-60s which is 15 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year.
Millions of Medicare enrollees are likely to see relief in 2025 when a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug-spending goes into effect.
Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it. But why? An expert explains the likely reason behind this "evolutionarily ancient" act.
A man who pleaded guilty to charges in connection with stealing body parts from a mausoleum in October 2023 was sentenced to three years in the Colorado Department of Corrections on Friday.
There will be no criminal charges filed after the online leak of voting machine passwords that happened in the Colorado Secretary of State's Office.
Friday will be mild and dry with unseasonably warm temperatures. Daytime highs will reach into the upper-50s and low-60s which is 15 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year.
In late January, Back to the Future: The Musical will open in Denver at the Buell Theatre and tickets are already on sale.
Attorney Frank Azar, known under his registered trademark, "The Strong Arm," has settled a lawsuit against an Alabama-based firm that was paying Google to direct web search traffic to their website.
A government shutdown will impact federal workers and other services including travel across the US.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
Skiers and boarders in Colorado can skip traffic to the mountains by catching a ride on the Winter Park Express.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has the avalanche forecast.
The state has seen a number of departments grow in response to new Colorado commitments such as universal preschool and free school lunches.
The holiday spirit was alive at the annual Boys and Girls Club party where the Denver Nuggets brought joy to local kids. The club says they need more donations to make the season bright.
The Broncos missed out on a shot to end the second longest current playoff drought in the NFL with Thursday night's 34-27 loss to the Chargers.
Denver Broncos rookie running back Audric Estime scored his first career touchdown on Thursday Night Football.
The Charlotte Hornets' mascot appeared to award a fan a video game console, but the device was taken away when the cameras stopped.
The Denver Broncos Week 17 matchup against the Bengals is now scheduled for Dec. 28.
Millions of Medicare enrollees are likely to see relief in 2025 when a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug-spending goes into effect.
Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it. But why? An expert explains the likely reason behind this "evolutionarily ancient" act.
More than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year's Day, which would top the previous holiday-season high set in 2019, according to AAA.
Early Americans may have spent millennia sharing prehistoric savannas and wetlands with enormous beasts, research shows.
Biden's most recent climate initiatives are all but certain to be short-lived, mostly thanks to an obscure law that tends to come into play every four years.
There will be no criminal charges filed after the online leak of voting machine passwords that happened in the Colorado Secretary of State's Office.
The Biden administration is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers to the tune of $4.28 billion in what's expected to be the last such round before he leaves office.
Biden's most recent climate initiatives are all but certain to be short-lived, mostly thanks to an obscure law that tends to come into play every four years.
The state has seen a number of departments grow in response to new Colorado commitments such as universal preschool and free school lunches.
ICE deported more than a quarter-million unauthorized immigrants in fiscal year 2024, the highest tally in a decade.
Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it. But why? An expert explains the likely reason behind this "evolutionarily ancient" act.
Skin care is all the rage for teens and tweens these days, but be careful not to give products that could cause more harm than good.
Some 13 oz. bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips may contain an undeclared allergen, according to the snack company.
Sleep optimization, or "sleepmaxxing," is a popular trend among a younger demographic, but experts share a few words of caution.
Products sold as tabletop firepits, firepots, miniature fireplaces or portable fires for indoor use are "extremely dangerous," consumer agency warns.
Millions of Medicare enrollees are likely to see relief in 2025 when a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug-spending goes into effect.
More than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year's Day, which would top the previous holiday-season high set in 2019, according to AAA.
The Biden administration is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers to the tune of $4.28 billion in what's expected to be the last such round before he leaves office.
Workers at Starbucks stores in three cities plan to go on a five-day strike that could spread nationwide.
Some Coloradans are getting caught up in the insurance industry's ongoing efforts to find undisclosed drivers or "hidden drivers" who may be costing the industry lost premiums.
Some Coloradans are getting caught up in the insurance industry's ongoing efforts to find undisclosed drivers or "hidden drivers" who may be costing the industry lost premiums.
A 31-year-old financial analyst was surprised when his insurance company recently informed him that they were increasing his six month premium by $312 for another driver in his home, who he says does not exist.
The state's budget crisis means Colorado families who fought for access to a critical autism therapy now have more work to do.
Last year, 999 claims were made related to damage caused by the roadway in Colorado and nine were paid out.
Shannon Lofland, a veteran deputy in the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, resigned this week amid a department internal investigation into her performing in adult videos, jobs she says she took "out of desperation."