-- hodgkin's and glenwood springs. >>> this cost $417 million to build, but it's nearly 60 million bucks less than the original cost estimates. the plant will undergo months of testing before it officially >>> ranching and conservation haven't always gone happened in hand. however 9news reporter maya rodriguez and photojournalist tom cole take us to a place in el paso county where ranchers are helping preserve a place for colorado's grassland birds. >> reporter: on 1,500 acres near the palmer divide. >> we're kind of an island left here in the black forest. >> reporter: sits the kiowa creek ranch where there's total. >> reporter: cows, pigs. >> hi. >> reporter: turkeys, chickens and sheep, all sharing the same space with other more wild creature. >> we have an amazing raptor population through here. >> reporter: dan laurens and adrian larue are the rancher here. >> we see a lot of migratory they're called. i call the audubon society and ask what they are. >> reporter: they've partnered with audubon rockies on a pilot program called the conservation ranching initiative. it looks to

inside this apartment south glenwood springs last friday. >> we do have a lot of evidence. there's still an investigation ongoing. fired those deadly shots behind bars now. gustavo olivia telles is the victims ex-boyfriend. and the father to that 3-year- old who witnessed the shooting according to police. >> we don't know a lot about the suspect. mr. oliva -- olivo tell us does appear to be an illegal or does not have status in the country. >> reporter: cbs4 learned olivia telles had an active domestic violence warrant after talking to show sal is in her face which the earlier. >> our sheriff's office and mesa did an excellent job. in getting this case investigated and making an arrest. most immediately. >> reporter: authorities tracked their suspect to grand junction where he was arrested by a s.w.a.t. team on saturday. prosecutors also charging this woman, michelle castillo, with accessory to murder, she was with the alleged gunman and told police she bought the m.o. now, that first-degree murder charge comes with the possibility of a death penalty sentence. if he is foun

glenwood springs man is under a west for first three murder charges. they took him into custody saturday morning and to come to the county jail. he's accused of killing a 24 yo woman inside an apartment less friday night. the victim's identity is not ye been released. >> looking for these two men wh this say they -- at two separate occasions and august 18 is causing thousands so dollars in damage. they believe -- is shelter or shows us what a colorado company steps into hel the end of restoring more than just those doors. >> hundred couldn't believe it when he saw the surveillance video showing a man stealing hi cheap, a $6,000 loss. >> i watch the video and found it was another jeep person. they usually help each other ou >> he soon discovered that is the standings strong and came a the best outcome p.m. louisville, major of that. >> i hope this will help you through a cold dirt in colorado. >> they donated new doors and they didn't stop there. >> contacted problem solvers an said here is someone who really didn't deserve for happened to him. it's bee

we are going to keep rain and snow up over faces like glenwood springs stretching to veil. we'll get a few clouds but that will be the extent of it and another dry day is in store for us tomorrow. 82 is your high in denver, 78 around fort collins, 80s and 90s for eastern plains, mountain areas in the 50s and 60s, wi at 15 to 30 miles per hour with stronger gusts. tonight we will drop to 40 with clear skies and winds decreasing. then we are in the 60s for tuesday and wednesday. i am watching thursday very closely. right now we are going with a high of 52 and a chance for rain, overnight lows in the 30s. it could be cooler. >>> in your health news, a new study finds head side or micro self lee is one of several issues facing babies born to mothers with zika. a small study in brazil found other abnormalities with cerebral fluid, brain folds, and also head size. >>> if you have lived in colorado for any amount of time, you know it is dry here. that definitely doesn't help if you already have dry skin. eczema. relief may be in sight for eczema sufferers. it is an experimental dr

. >>> colorado highway 133 is closed between hug kiss and glenwood springs because of a rock slide. it will be at least saturday before they can reopen the area. the slide yesterday left more than 100 tons of debris on the highway. it damaged the surface of the road way and a concrete barrier as well. we'll keep you posted. >>> authorities want mountain after dangerous traps were found on the dirt surfer trail. the sheriffs office is working with other agencies to determine where the traps came from. anyone with information is asked to call eagle county sheriffs office at (970)328- 8500. >>> the reentry process begins for some of the junkins fire evacuees. the fire burning in homes and forced hundreds near west cliff to evacuate. at 10:00 residents from some subdivisions started returning home. it's not much now but the fire is 3% contained. it has burned almost 17,000 acres. >>> on the opposite end of the spectrum can you believe we are talking about ski season right now? it is officially less than 24 hours away. this is a look at a basin, what will be able to access intermediate h

the sign is on the flattops north of glenwood springs. send us a sign that has you scratching your head, e-mail next@9news.com. >>> strausser high school is for sale, 500 bucks and it's yours. the craigslist ad says due to strasburg high school will be forced to close down later this year. the superintendent, school board and i have all agreed the best course of action would be to find a buyer interested in buying the building in the name of the school and gives the principal's phone number. so you know we called. >> it looks like it was posted a couple of weeks ago i'm assuming by a student. i don't know that for sure. i think it's kind of clef actually. i'm not necessarily up-- clever actually. i'm not necessarily see where it came from. they did their research well. i'm a little disappointed it's only worth five hundred dollars. my office is worth $500. >> he's having fun with it stalking the halls looking for those kids. the principal said no issues of money, strasburg high is not for sale. >>> strasburg is making all kind of news on

> we are learning more about a suspect in a domestic violence case that left a woman dead in glenwood springs last friday. gustavo olivo-tellez faces >>> the family of a colorado man who shot and killed by a rocky ford cop now wants the city to pay. john cox says his family is suing the former police chief the city and the former cop.>> the first cop of convicted?he will be sentenced later the family's attorney tonight. he tells you the family wants to affect positive change.>> reporter: that starts with recognizing major failures for the city of rocky ford. rocky ford police hired james ashby in 2014 despite his history of excessive force complaints. so many, his former employer, would not rehire him. that lawsuit alleges the city failed to properly screen and train him. complaints against him just ?our months into his job at rocky ford. two of which happened the week before he followed jack home in shot him in the back. the loss of details and other loss of force and civilian complaints did not take seriously peak --. it's that culture, that they hope to change. >> we are hoping this lawsui

up along i-70, it's mainly to the west of glenwood springs where the moisture is at this point. that moisture trying to make its way into the colorado high country. because temperatures are so warm even in the mountains, mountain towns won't see any snow but up above 10,000 feet there could for the denver metro, just a slight chance for an isolated shower this morning. by noon 69 and high today of 74. let's check traffic. >>> it's a great drive across the metro, nice and wide open heading across town. the only thing in your way are the other cars. we're pretty much green across the map. to denver. 270 wide open, and take a look at drive times from the east. northbound on parker road, speeds in the 40s, speeds in the 70s and 60s both directions along 225. >> everybody driving nice this morning. >>> a football fan is hurt after a fall at mile high stadium last night. shawn chitnis is live at the stadium this morning with what we know. >> reporter: good morning. certainly a scary this happening as people railroad celebrating the win the team had at mile high stadium. denver fire sa

investigators say gestapo gustavo martinez shot woman's death last friday night in the glenwood springs apartment. the tractor him grand junction with a swat team took him into custody on a previous domestic violence warrant in first-degree murder charges. and the jefferson county authorities are asking for your help identifying a man on milewski two stole a to stall the red rock bench and littleton. investigators say the man approached the and set off the motion life. he then took off the skates and put on shoes before stealing the wooden bench seats 149 and 150 on it. if you have any information you can contact them at the metro crimestoppers. >>> is a picture of canine deuce wearing a bullet and stop protective vest. his new protection is protectionist things to charitable donation from the nonprofit vested interest for canines and that this it says bless blesses canine in memory finds. >>> neighbors and 's project planned for 16th and humbled my 108 corms, no offstreet parking. some say the city made a mistake by approving it, but others disagree. >> i understand that technically th

in a glenwood springs man and in what authorities described as a case of extreme domestic violence. the grand junction swat team did gestapo into custody saturday garfield county jail is accused of killing at 24 -year-old woman inside an apartment last friday night. the victims identify has not been released. denver police looking for to vandals who defaced a mural in capitol hill. investigators say based on the ninth in pennsylvania on two separate occasions on the second and 18th causing they believe that tags are a jeep for ages and fl and fa for flora. they say the same tigers have cause close to $10,000 in damage if you have any information, tra denver crime stoppers. the big news with gage kure kubiak after after describing what they call at complex migraine condition. for more on the qb x availability for this weeks game. >> gary kubiak will not coach this thursday's game in san diego. john outweighs direct orders was for kerry to worry about gary this week. kubiak will take this entire week off and perhaps return to in the meantime the broncos they have a game to prepare for

several areas in western colorado especially the glenwood springs area and wine country, near grand junction, freeze warnings in that part of the state as well. frost advisories out on the eastern plains, yuma, kit carson and cheyenne that also until 9:00 this morning. for us it's very cool now. we'll just drop down to near 31, 32 degrees briefly, then start warming right back up in to the 40s by the end of the rush hour. mid-60s by the end of the day. a a nice way to round out the week. >>> a few more people getting out on the roadways. i-70 and central park here, not causing major delays yet. want to grab a jacket. it's going to be a little chilly but you also need sunglasses. for sun glare. hopefully the accidents won't be as bad as we saw yesterday with all the rainwater pooling on some of the major roadways. here's a look at the metro area now, we have two accidents, one was a single-vehicle rollover. that was on washington and 50th. we also have another fender- already starting the morning off with a couple of accidents. we'll keep our fingers crossed that conditions stay relatively qu

will take at least until -- cdot says it will take at least until saturday to open the highway glenwood springs. deal tours can add up to -- detours canned up to three extra hours of drive -- can add up to three extra hours of drive time. a rockslide damaged the road and a concrete barrier. no vehicles were damaged. crews will do rock scaling to prevent hopefully any future slides. >>> a new survey from the centers for disease control shows there were more reported cases of sexually transmitted cases in the u.s. last year chlamydia in 2015 affected 1.5 million people. rates of syphilis and gonorrhea have gone up by 19% and 13% respectively. the cdc says gay and bisexual men accounted for manufacture the new cases in addition -- many of the new cases in addition to older teens and young adults. less funding has left fewer >>> military people from across the country are spending time in a place a little outside their country zone. we'll go to a ranch on the eastern plains where horses are helping to heal. >> reporter: at the end of the winding roads near the pawnee national grasslands is a place

we have some snow going on in the high terrain north of glenwood spring into the trappers lake area and will continue throughout the day. for us, sunny morning, clouds in the afternoon and we could see light showers over the northeastern plain, comfy day, mid-60s to upper 60s, mostly 50s in the foothill and not as windy as it has been and breezy. statewide, a rain snow mix and as cooler air drops out of idaho, we flip over to all snow head and in the valleys, below 8,000 feet, a rain snow mix so not as much accumulation in spots. 40s and 50s in the mountain, 60ds here, close to 80 in southeastern colorado and pretty dry and will stay dry with cloudy conditions. no rain or snow around here but tomorrow from late morning to afternoon, showers possible and will clear out friday and this weekend, this dry, warm thing going on. the weekend will be dry not only here but across the state. >> that's great news. >>> this morning if you're heading on the roadways, heading to the airport, no major issues, security wait times 10 to 15 minutes but maybe you take the rtd "a" line. rtd wants to invite

. >>> a 24-year-old woman was killed in glenwood springs, in what investigators call a case of extreme domestic violence. around 8:00 last night deputies responded to the pines apartments and found the woman's this morning. he was wanted on a previous domestic violence warrant, and now faces first-degree murder charges. the victim's name hasn't been released. >>> >. firefighters are getting a handle on the free gulch fire burning near keystone. 15 to 20 acres have burned. it was reported after noon near the shooting range. no injuries reported. several days. >>> it's a colorado hazard. every year drivers are hurt or killed in crashes involving wild life. but things have changed along highway 9 near silver thorn. this week there was a ribbon cutting for the first ever wild life overpass. new safety improvements like wider shoulder, less slope and a wild life fence and deer guards have drastically the crashes. the wild life are guided onto the overpass by a ramp. >> we saw a 90 percent reduction in animal/vehicle collision. >> it deters them from walking out onto the highway. >> reporter

on friday deputies went to check in a possible homicide at the pine on pines apartments and glenwood springs. deputies found the body of -year-old woman. and best getters say only will tell us was wanted for a previous domestic violence warm. he is charged with first-degree murder. >> hurricane matthew slammed the east coast and more help is on the way. red cross volunteers from colorado and wyoming are headed east to help with the disaster relief. thousands of people are using red cross shelters per the red cross of colorado and wyoming are using volunteers and equipment to help with recovery. they will head to the carolinas, georgia and florida. operating in north carolina in the wake of hurricane matthew. according to our affiliate in fayetteville, which is about 10, they have had more than 500 water rescues since just yesterday. here is a look at how the town is doing. we have alex rose. >> to give you some perspective we are in a historic part of downtown fayetteville. i'm on cool springs street. it looks like a link from where i'm a couple yards away from where the water reaches the ro

up in glenwood springs 44 of snow and for the most part it has been raining. finally april in greenwood village 1454 degrees this morning. it is going to be a warm day with 77 later on. >> i cannot wait to hear about the cool down. at this time the a and b lines are back to normal after a from union station to explain. >> reporter: good morning. things are running smoothly this morning with trains departing every 15 minutes. the a line has had disruptions since it opened in april. they have the backup plan dialed in taking passengers to the other side with buses and 30 of them waiting to take when they had to cancel service. i want to explain what happened. here is what rtd sat. the server was down with a widespread outage near i-70 off of fox. what that meant his employees couldn't see any of the train routes in the system flying blind. right now service is back in action for a no delays . we were just slow getting started this morning. so kind of an unusual issue this morning. that is why rtd officials are holding their breath. everything seems to be back to

. >>> new this morning a 24 don't woman found dead in her glenwood springs apartment. this man behind bars accused of killing her. he was arrested yesterday and is facing first-degree murder charges. the victims body was found friday night and her name is something released. investigators this seems to be violence. >>> a news alert aurora police might be on the lookout for this guy. 47-year-old was seen assaulting and driving a woman into his this is the car he was seen driving. in 1994 gmc suburban. police believe that victim is still with them. if you have any information call police. >>> friends at the former simmons is the men walked on the campus with a machete last week. his best friends say this is a lie cam. police say he walked into the champion center and waved a machete before getting shot and killed by police. his friends say he was an outstanding marine and a loving father. they didn't see any problems with him but that could've been >> every marine has demons. we see things on the planet, everyone has them. >> his friends say he will be buried in san dieg

crews reopen colorado highway 133 in the north end of payonia reservoir between hotchkiss and glenwood springs. a rockslide early yesterday morning left more than 100 tons of debris on the highway. no injuries were reported. detours can add up to roughly three hours of extra time. crews are doing rock scaling in the area to prevent future slides. >>> parking in downtown breckenridge will cost more this ski season now that the town is installing paid parking stations along main street. 9news mountain newsroom matt renoux joins us live from breck. parking when been free along main street, but that's not -- had been free along main street, but that's not going to last. >> reporter: the town already and shults in, you can, but starting this ski season if you want to park on main street like all these people have and have always done for free, you're going to have to pay. at breckenridge town hall -- >> breck has gone from being a one season to two season to almost four season resort now. >> reporter: -- mayor eric manuel has been talking a lot. >> with that success come congestion. >> reporter: tr

charges in glenwood springs. he's gustava. police say he shot a 24-year old woman in her apartment on friday. they're calling it a case of domestic violence. the coroners has not released the victim's identity yet. >>> well, 48 hours later and no arrests in connection to this hit-and-run crash. this peeson was -- 1 person was. seriously injured. >>> take a people here. police say these two robbed a convenience store in weld county last month. we're getting a look at the pictures. one of the suspects was armed and no one was hurt. it happened a month ago. but deputy was searching for new leads here. if you know anything, and you recognize these people, call crime stoppers. >>> samsung is stopping production on its galaxy note 7. samsung originally fire. now the replaguesment phone -- the replacement phones are showing up with the same problems. >>> if you're looking for extra cash this holiday season, we have a job fair you want to hear about. >>> firefighters are working to stop a stubborn colorado >>> it's 6:38 this morning.

that will take you up along parts of the continental divide stretching out through even glenwood springs where more than likely it's a rain and snow mix. all of this is caused by a cold once it's passed us winds will die down and shift to the north. i've got mild air moving back in. i don't want to call it cold, certainly colder than today, but our afternoon highs tomorrow are still in the 60s. high clouds come with the passing of this cold front. we are dry in denver, fort collins, greeley and our eastern plains. the backside of this system will push through our northern mountains tomorrow and that's going to bring in some very light snow, although no winter weather advisories posted for that part of our state. all that moisture starts to wrap up by 3 p.m. and we're dry from the western slope through the eastern plains through the rest of tuesday. overnight lows tonight drop to about 40 in denver, 41 around greeley and fort collins, lows middle to upper 40s to the eastern plains, 20s and 30s for the mountains. those are temperatures below freezing for many of our mountain areas. there w

on the western slope, it's cold in glenwood springs, bob has 26 degrees. make sure the kids are prepared at the bus stop this morning. we'll go with 32. back tomorrow. your full forecast is coming up. >>> we're following a traffic alert. we saw copter 4 over this area at 128 and el dorado. there's been a terrible accident along there. you can see the ambulance is still on scene. it's hard in the darkness to see exactly what's going on. but you have a whole portion of that stretch of road which is shut down. we're going to continue to watch that this morning. here's the drive southbound coming into town for the rest of us along i-25, it's stop go traffic. that's starting to tick down some of the average speeds, especially eastbound i-270, speeds into the 20s. >>> joel, thanks. there is a couple out there who may know what happened when an 82-year-old man was hurt in a brazen attack inside the jefferson county government center, where deputies were not far away. our shawn chitness tells us what happened and how detectives are putting out these images of what

police say he killed a woman in a glenwood springs home last week. he faces a prior charge as well as third degree assault and obstruction of telephone services charges. >>> some colorado school costumes because of the creepy clown threats. look at this one here outside this car. this is happening acroos the front range now. schools all over the front range. those districts are adams 12, brighten 27 j. denver schools doesn't allow clown costumes or makeup. in jeff co, schools can decide for themselves. >> when it comes to halloween costumes, really, you know this caused a lot of fear. let's try to use good judgment. say they've seen lower attendance. they believe students are too scared to come to class. >>> because of all the clown mcdonald's says they're thinking twice before sending mascot ronald mcdonald out to events. >>> the east coast is still reeling from the effects of hurricane matthew. the worst of it is the flooding in north carolina. some towns are underwater. thousands of people are without power. more than 2,000 people have had to be r

man they say is responsible for a 24-year-old woman's death in glenwood springs. a death they say was caused by extreme domestic violence. deputies found the woman's body at an apartment complex around 8:00 friday night. investigators say the suspect fled to grand junction where he was arrested saturday morning. he was wanted on a previous domestic violence warrant. he is now facing first-degree helped firefighters battle the fray gulch fire. crews will be monitoring the fire, mopping up over the next couple of days. the fire started around noon just above the shooting range. about 15 to 20 acres were burned. no one was hurt. no buildings were threatened. >>> 8:09 on your sunday morning. seems like we never stop talking about who the next broncos quarterback would be. after getting a chance to play last week, today it's paxton broncos. >> go get them, 12. lynch will get his first start of his nfl career. lynch came in last week. clearly trouble throwing the ball in practice sox he'll take it easy tonight. paxton looked good leading the broncos we'll have more in s

showers pushing into the southwest now mainly along the roaring fork valley, central mountains, glenwood springs, possibly seeing rainy weather and also near the foothills the rain project to that is making its way through colorado. and in its wake, is causing cooler temperatures. we are going to see those cooler temperatures from the 80s we had yesterday, we are going to dialback those temps. today, highs will be in the mid- 70s, we are starting off with clouds but those will be breaking up and we'll have more sunshine this afternoon. also a bit breezy are in the city as those winds in the mountains get fierce at times, gusting up to 30 miles per hour. here's your planner. already by 2:00, sunnier skies as temperatures top out in the mid-70s. outside right now we've got 40s and 60s, might be a good morning to take that coffee out onto the porch after nine news is done and of course 40s and the foothills right now. this afternoon, highs in the mid-to upper 70s so it's going to be a dry and warm and to october but we are starting off a brand-new month. i'll let you know what's in store coming up

showers along the continental divide, north of glenwood springs towards the yampa valley. we are just warm and dry again in eastern colorado with 70s and 80s in the 50s mountain areas. the big feature in the front range is the wind in the foothills. coming in a close second is our very warm temperatures. we are, once again, nudging up near record levels for heat today. we do moderate things during the middle of the week. mild weekend coming up, doesn't look like we will threaten any records the next several days and any showers we see wednesday ? >>> memories! welcome back, 8:30 on halloween morning. we're doing our celebration. hi, everybody. welcome back. we're so happy to have two total over here for a second? tell everybody what you said a second ago. >> is that the real bryant gumbel? >> aw! >> yes, it is. you know what's worse? he still owned the suit. thanks for coming back, buddy. love you, pal. >> you, too. >> regis, thank you so much. >> nice to be a part of this. i think. >>ls our incredible hair, wardrobe and makeup teams. our design team and makeup team for cr

springs at the 55 bypass at ballantyne. no delays showing up on the sensors just yet. also, just getting word of a crash on glenwood avenue at ebenezer church road. seeing an outbound delay. that likely is due to typical congestion and something to keep in mind as from 440 to i-40. bill? >>> thank you, brian. the evacuation of a migration camp in france is underway, the camp nicknamed the jungle. the first hundreds of buses substance clinics. >>> in the latest phase of the operation to retake mosul, shelling began, battling in mostly uninhabited turn towns. roadside bombs and snipers and suicide bombs are expected to last for weeks, not months. >>> secretary of state ash carter is in iraq reassuring troops on the fight and to discuss the role of turkish troops in the region. he also met with military commanders. investigation into a suspected airstrike that killed at least 13 people. this happened on an assault on the kirkuk fighter. >>> famed 1960s anti-war activist tom hayden has he made headlines with his radical activism and marriage to jane fonda and trip to vietnam during the war. he served in the state senat