ben jordan begins our coverage from jefferson county. roughly half of the counties planned on a hand count - including here in jefferson - others were planning on machines to lighten up their load. as the clock ticks down to the start of the recount - the jefferson county clerk's workers for thursday "a lot of people have been calling us and volunteering."nearly all of the ballots "tah dah." will be emptied from these bins. "these are locked." jefferson county clerk barbara frank says back on election day the ballots were counted by machine - however starting thursday - they will be recounted by hand. "the petition requested that it be a hand count. we are fortunate, we have under 44 thousand ballots. but the costs reflect the time it's going to take - more than 131-thousand ar part to pay 20 poll workers - for one shift a day. "it's just really hard to predict how long it's going to take." over in much larger waukesha county - a larger task is at hand.. "it's not impossible that we'll have to go to three shifts." more than 240,000 thousa

reporting and jefferson county, jason gruenauer. >>> more hate crimes and racist graffiti popping up over the country referencing the outcome of the election. how people are reacting this morning. gets violent when a man is blindsided and attacked from behind. the entire incident caught on cell phone video. >> a man, tackled to the floor night. a man walked down the stairs and jumped on that man holding the megaphone. video captured by a student. it didn't take long for campus police restrain the attacker. this is just one rally as people voice displeasure for the outcome of the election. in michigan, police are investigating a hate crime after this graffiti was found outside a home where a person of mexican descent lives. you can see this stack of boxes taped together blocking the driveway graffiti spray-painted on those boxes. the wording was about donald trump taking back america. someone even spray-painted that mexicans suck. >>> emotions are still high in the wake of the presidential election. mo vandalism. this time in maryland. someone vandalized a sign from a church offering

what our object is is to get through the users and up to the suppliers.back in jefferson county court 58:30 ms. molkenthen is not a drug dealer or a drug trafficker.defense attorney jonathan lavoy understands the need for consequences, heroin homicide cases shouldnt be looked at the same. 13:04:34 samantha squarely falls into the category of a simple user didnt have any connections didnt even know the person they bought heroin from in mke.according to the criminal complaint, it was a series of text messages that connected samantha to dales overdose. on june 13th 2015 dale texted samantha 'do you have anything.' dale texts: 'drugs.' the texts from dale go on to say he was at work until 10 and couldnt join samantha to pick up the heroin in milwaukee. it was seven hours later after a lot of back and forth when samantha dropped off the heroin to dale. 13:04:55 there really wasnt any cooperation here bc she doesnt really know anybody. she was really just a daily user at that point and there really wasnt much she could do to help herself. 8:07 th to deter the drug traffickers themselves fro

take a look at this milwaukee county worker, who will make $15 an hour. in jefferson, they'll be paid 13.75. in waukesha county, paid $10 per hour. live in jefferson, ben jordan, today's tmj4. >> shannon: new information on police say it does not appear to be a case of domestic violence. last wednesday 76-year-old william krueger and his 71-year-old wife karen died of gunshot wounds. investigators think the deaths were related to health issues. >>> still ahead, a man wanted in a string of burglaries in downtown milwaukee will show you just what he got away with. >> charles: next we're sitting on top of breaking news in west milwaukee, a live picture now, where police say they have blocked off traffic on miller parkway as protesters take to the streetsve 15. a live look coming up next. >> the sky is clear right nowyou notice clouds in the western part of the states. sprinkles along the cold front. those have died out. the clouds won't get in here until sometime around the morning hours. we're still a mild 47 in milwaukee. 46 in racine. but where the skies are clear, te

students are among kids at jefferson county schools, playing soccer, thanks to ses. the south arvada soccer ksh. >> the founder said it can teach inclusion, fitness and promote self-worth. >> promote and engage. >> before this, playing basketball, didn't know much about soccer. >> mom believes it's going to play dividends for him just as it did for him in mexico. >> i grew up playplaying soccer. and i played soccer with no pads. playing in the streets, and really, soccer helped me to be my college. >> the league is in its sixth year, so successful that colorado rapids youth soccer program is on board, providing free uniforms and soccer balls. >> to have the southeast arvada will league -- >> to think it all started with one person with an idea to help others. >> denver 7 ann trusted choice, the independent insurance agen you a seven everyday hero with this great club. >> and see the hundreds of kids. to not nate someone for a 7 everyday heroes, go to website and you'll see the tab. >>> xhieted to move into the adult world growing up, that can be difficult even for th

he'll be here tomorrow in jefferson county. this is one of the state's bell weather counties. for george w. bush before that. it's a microcosm at the state at large. when you look at the population, jefferson county has the renewable energy laboratory but it's a western, rural rooted town with blue collar workers who tend to lean more conservative and large college town, young educated people who tend to lean more to the left and more liberal and also 15% of the population in jefferson county that is latino. now statewide about 1.5 million voters have already sent in their ballots and cast their vote, that's about half of all registered voters in the state. when we look at the early vote returns, we can tell you democrats have a slight edge according to the latest the secretary of state numbers but the republicans have been closing the gap. democrats also have an edge when it comes to total registered voters in this state. that is the first time since 1984 that there are more registered democrats than republicans here in colorado. and yet, the largest voting bloc in colorado i

they have already had been 50% of the vote returned to jefferson county. in this room is where they are now taking the ballots out of the envelopes, separating them from their signature yurs after they are vire fierified an they be ready to go through the counting machine. the vote is not tallied until election night. they will run them through and hit that button. i can tell you, we are seeing party affiliation and getting some early return when is it comes to who is sending their ballots back. more democrats have sent back their ballots than republicans so far in jefferson county, the bellwether county, as well as statewide. in 2012, it was split. republicans had the lead in early ballot returns and yet colorado still voted for obama. now, good news for republicans is the gap is closing quickly. you do get the sense that this race is narrowing, not just because of the polls but because both campaigns are really sending resources here, in the tv add spending where we have seen the two campaigns each invest over $1 million in television ads. we have seen b

. >> there's a partnership with the ymca and jefferson county schools. >> have this idea and they would engage the middle school, elementary school, we ended up with a 180 children. >> and that local man, teaching the kids the game of soccer and the keys to life. >>> if your eyes were glued to the tv watching the world series, you missed a lot when it comes to the cmas. >> i think the tag is still on eric's shirt. pleety of sunshine and clear early on. the high for today in denver at 3:00, 68 degrees. and warmer tomorrow, but tracking snow. z25kkz zvpz y25kky yvpy i'm michael bennet, and i approve this message. narrator: what do you really know about darryl glenn, the fringe republican candidate for senate? darryl glenn doesn't believe in climate change. he's for eliminating the department of education. abortion even in cases of rape and incest. reporter: glenn says if he's fortunate enough to go to capitol hill, he has no interest in working across the aisle. darryl glenn: i'm running against democrats. i'm running against evil. woman: after all donald trump has said and done... she at

motorists to keep their cigarette butts in the car because of the fire ban in clear creek and jefferson county. for the west you can see why. a lot of beetle kill. this is what traffic look like near lawson, heavy in both directions. the drivers we spoke with going. >>> usually from grand junction, there's not much traffic. heavier today that if things flowing, no stops, no good work. at one local resident told me earlier this afternoon, a driver with the u-haul stopped in a lane of traffic to take a today. we did hear of any mishaps related to that.>>> a police officer has died after being shot in detroit. colin rhodes worker wayne state university, rose was shot in the head while sitting in his patrol car.>>> with work continues on expansion project of cber 73rd douglas and jefferson county. meanwhile a group of homeowners% worked to stop this project. >>> a judge will decide if this is even going to move forward with alleviate a lot of congestion with the long for 70 every day. a lot of homeowners can even of the project moves forward continues to dig their heels in. >>> is cdot has its way

yesterday he is a principal at the above high school and jefferson county but now on administrative leave fox 31 explains what's behind the arrest. edwards was arrested and is charged with two counts of third-degree assault we also know that email was sent out to parents that said they arrest had nothing to do with edwards parents are surprised to hear the news. @456 thursday afternoon the parents of students are picking up their kids from sports practice. some already hurt. others have it there principal was arrested and charged with assault. 36-year-old tony edwards was arrested wednesday the records indicate it was domestic violence incident at which is accused of knowingly cause injury to another person he sent was arrested due to matters unrelated to his duties as the jeff close schools employee. also says the schools quaffing with law enforcement edwards it on ministry of leave and tell her school completes its own investigation. parents understandably surprised. i've met him several times. somewhat superficial. he was generally complimentary of our son. and i was generally co

he was on to jefferson county for another event right now. if you have voted already, here's tips somewhat need to do. it's too late to mail in your about. yet to drop it off at about walks her rocket walk into the polling center. polls close at 7 o'clock tonight. we will be right here bringing denver seven. >>> a man accused of vandalizing trumps campaign of september is behind bars. police say this man director window. dozens of people were inside at the time, the rock just missed a child but nobody was hurt. >> with six have feary a aspect 6.5 years in federal prison for a surgical tech who caused a major health scare. let's hernandez was rocky alan simpson today, he apologized for his actions. speck he told the court he was sorry for the anguish and pain he caused. he apologized to his former employers as well. he was a surgical tech at swedish from august 2015 to generate 2016, he took a fentanyl syringe from this operating room and replaced it with another syringe filled before heading to the sentence, the judge says he didn't give a da

she died of opioid withdrawal in custody at the jefferson county jail. her fellow inmates said despite treatment and education in the jail. the family attorney says the $2.5 million settlement will be split between her seven kids but they won't have access to the funds until they are 21. >>> i'm kelly werthmann in denver where today, the city launched a program to help put the homeless to work. denver day works is a pilot program aimed at giving the homeless same day jobs like helping parks and rec or public works. more than a dozen homeless joined mayor michael plants treeing in civic center parks. it provides the worker withs tools they need for the job as well as lunch and each person will earn 12.49 an hour. the goal is to connect each person with a more permanent job with city agencies. the program runs through the end of next october. >> and that tree planting weather will continue. >> pretty nice. 62 degrees today. close tore normal. but you can't hold a temperature down. we are 10 degrees above normal tomorrow with 68. sunday and monday under par

meanwhile, in the foothills of jefferson county and boulder county, including along 119, conifer, evergreen, we do have light rain falling this morning. some beneficial moisture. most of us won't see any precipitation. got a lot going on, including a low pressure cut off from the main flow in the atmosphere. tomorrow it will be in arizona, meaning a lot of precipitation for arizona and new mexico. this low is cut off, it can basically do whatever it wants to do. it will come back to colorado friday, late in the day, and into early saturday. this is 9:00 p.m. friday that we're looking at. we will see rain for the southern half of the state. i don't think we're going to see much for denver. if that moisture can sneak a little bit the front range and eastern plains. that will be on saturday. meanwhile in the mountains some more light rain and light snow to start the weekend. 60 degrees today. tomorrow 68. up to 70 on friday. there's that small chance of rain coming our way the first half of the weekend. here's joel. >>> good morning. take a look at from copter 4 as you're making your way along

>> cars in the ditch, here we go. >> reporter: jefferson county busy since 5:00 a.m. how dangerous are winter driving conditions here relative to other places in the country? >> this is the worst i've ever seen. >> reporter: a winter storm warning remains in effect for vast stretches of upstate new york, and about 5,000 homes are without power, but, scott, conditions are expected to improve just in time for thanksgiving. >> pelley: tony, thanks very much. eric fisher is our chief meteorologist at our cbs station >> reporter: well, scott, these winds will continue to crank tonight, and the lake-effect machine still going through the overnight into tomorrow, and then it starts the taper off. some additional snowfall, some towns well past 30 inches of snow from this first big lake- effect event of the year. tomorrow we're also watching a developing storm system in the middle of the country that will bring rain up toward chicago for the mid-week. a bit of a wintry mix across the upper midwest. a light wintry mist moves into the still-chilly northeast on thanksgiving day i

jefferson county sheriff colleen o'neill. >> everybody went from short sleeves and shorts to mittens and hats. >> reporter: the first major lake-effect storm of the season dropped as much of an inch of snow an hour. minnesota and michigan, giving wolverine football fans a snowy celebration in ann arbor. by monday afternoon lacona, new york, was buried in over two feet of snow, jackknifing this tractor-trailer. this is the tug hill region of new york, the snowiest place in america last year. the timing is not great for people in this region because the start of the holiday travel season is today. when you see the weather report showing snow, what goes through your mind? >> cars in the ditch, here we go. >> reporter: jefferson county deputy steve gruber has been busy since 5:00 a.m. how dangerous are winter driving conditions here relative to other plas in the country? >> this is the worst i've ever seen. >> reporter: a winter storm warning remains in effect for vast stretches of upstate new york, and about 5,000 homes are without power, but, scott, conditions are expected to improve j

the public will be allowed to watch the process in both counties - however they will be monitored by paid security. both jefferson and waukesha county clerks tellth confident they expect very minor shifts in vote count from election night. live in jefferson, ben jordan today's tmj4. jill stein made the 4-30 deadline to transfer three point five million dollars in donated money to begin that recount.our julia fello just talked to stein about why she's doing this. stein tells me this recount should be a right anyone could request. she calls the huge wire transfer she just made.. her lawyers are in court at this hour.. demanding this all to be done by why do you want this done by hand? because if you simply push the buttons on the machines you'll get the same errors that you got the first time around so its not a question of just running the same apparatus at the same time we want to cross check two point four million dollars that still needs to be raised to make this all happen.she tells me she hasn't checked her website to see how much more money she's raised at this point.. but is prepared to take this as far as

keeping an i on the visibility this morning, the visibility is lower across to and jefferson county. there are dense fog advisories and place. milwaukee county. 10 miles at both airports. headlights westbound, taillights eastbound. both directions looking great. you are looking good. no trouble through the construction zone. 10 minute trip into downtown. a 10 minute ride along 43 southbound. that is a look at the morning commute. back to you. melinda: remembering a friend and classmate. students at uw-stout gathered to honor hussain alnahdi last night. the exchange student from saudi arabia was attacked early sunday morning in menomonie and died monday. some shared their memories of their friend at last night's vigil. >> hold your friends close. tell them how much you care, and tell them that you love them because you never know when you might not be able to say that again. i love you, hussain, and we will melinda: police are still searching for alnahdi's attacker. a $20,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to an arrest. ben: we're learning more about the four peopl

one in boulder, the other in jefferson county. he will reportedly discuss the urgent threat of climate changes before laying out the >>> the director of the fbi cleared hillary clinton of any charges after looking again into e-mails related to her private server. director comey says the probe is finished nine days after telling congress the fbi was again looking into the e-mails. abc's mary bruce has more. >> reporter: from october surprise to election eve reprieve, fbi director james comey cleared hillary clinton again of criminal acts involving her e-mails. now, he is congressional leaders based on all reviews we have not changed our conclusions donald trump was frustrated. >> now it is up to the american people to go to the ballot box public comment. >> i was around the community that was like, our vote doesn't matter. but, it really does. it really, really does. >> reporrer: campaigning at a black church in philadelphia, clinton sounded a note of finality. >> everything you care about, everything i care about and i have worked

still have scattered light showers in racine county, jefferson county, dodge county and up around fond du lac county. everything moving south to north. a couple shower bands will push across the western part of the viewing area a little later on. as i pull out for you, look at the snow wrapping around the low pressure system, which is here in the dakota and minnesota getting heavy snowfalls around bismarck. there's a break. that will be pulled up by the low pressure system. we'll see sunshine for tomorrow. mild temperatures will be pulled up by the low. 55 in the twin cities today. we even hit 50 in milwaukee, which is the current temperature right now. 48 in racine. mild night overnight. here's the area of rain. our computer models have it out by 2:00 a.m. as you can see, we'll get breaks in the overcast during the day tomorrow. we'll see off and on sunshine to partly cloudy skies and the mild temperatures. the cold front rolls through tomorrow night and drags down some of the cooler air aloft. that could touch off a couple flurries or a brief snow shower wednesday night and into thur

jefferson and broom counties are going to check their notification system starting at 9:00 this morning. the test will go to land lines as well as cell phones. it could take a couple ofou on temperatures today. >> already in the 40s, 50, 60s. mid to upper 70s?z for us here through the day. record high of 78. things changing. not today or tomorrow but on thursday. the storm system that's in the pacific northwest will begin to move our way. between now and then, we get desert southwest.. >>> the food distribution was in need of help to help those in need the organization is low on fire departments this year. they're having a fund-raiser today at the expo eventte them feed families for thanksgiving. >>> no boundaries now with the internet. how a family in texas is taking the next steps to try to prevent cyber bullying for all kids. we'll tell you about david's law coming up. >>> first, who wants to watch the patriots take ungets when you can watch the broncossing take on the chiefs? apparently no one. . >>> welcome back in sports. denver fans watch the broncos chiefs game in prime time 27t

jefferson county, kenosha county, pa 41/100ths. a couple showers popping up in walworth, moving east, 25 miles per hour. if you're going out this evening, you'll need that umbrella, 50? at 8:00, dropping to 49 at 10:00. >>> you're watching today's tmj4th benson, and john malan, and lance allan, sports. >>> a $20,000 reward is offered for information in the murder of a student from saudi arabia. he died after being beaten sunday morning in downtown menomonee. >> this is just not normal. this isn't system normal for us. this isn't something that we it's outside the character of the community. >> police are investigating the case as a possible hate crime. >> uw madison said it will be referencing policies after a fan wore an offensive costume to saturday's badger's football game. a picture of a man wearing a president obama mask with a noose around his neck hit social media. the university wants to make sure sil happen in the future. >>> a wet wednesday, the rain is clearing out in your storm team 4cast. >> ready to roll, find out how

its believed shes traveling between dane and jefferson counties. humphries is five feet, four inches tall-- and weighs about 130 pounds. she has brown hair and blue eyes, with a scar on the left side of her upper lip. a milwaukee man goes to close the deal on his car...but becomes the victim of a robbery. fox 6's ashley mistaken call from an uber driver helped catch the criminal. never had any issues it was supposed to be a normal car sale-- at 76th and oklahoma-- nats mechanic patrick berry met up with 20-year-old kumasi wallace after he responded to a craigslist ad. he says, 'can i look underneath the hood?' and i said 'sure.' but berry quickly realized there just took off. berry tried chasing after--but lost sight of his stolen vehicle. when he was on his way to the police station--he got a phone call-- somebody calls me asking 'where are you?' i said '...i was just trying to sell a car here.' it turns out berry wasn't the only person looking for wallace. an uber driver called berry thinking it was the suspect. investigators say wallace had give

reassure european allies who are concerned about the implications of parents and students in jefferson county will be able to get a sneak peek at a new school today. rose stein international elementary school will now sit on what used to be know as stein elementary. jeffco public schools relocated stein to o'connell middle to ease overcrowding. in the meantime the building that was stein was renovated. the school will reopen with its new name in time for the 2017-18 school year. we could learn more today about the state's final decision on drilling for gas and oil in the white river national forest. the bureau of land management looked at 65 oil and gas leases in the forest that have been issued from 1995 to 20-12. they've used those findings in their decision today. federal leaders will join colorado governor john hickenlooper to make the announcement around eleven this morning. we'll keep you posted on what they decide. turns out now's the time to buy. what the latest research is showing when it comes to safety. and... mothers come together to shed light on their shared struggles. the messa

woulder and jefferson county. the former better woulder and jefferson downty. he'll talk about climate change and how clinton will address it. bill clinton held a rally -- donald trump held a rally saturday night. today he'll campaign in florida, north carolina, pennsylvania, new hampshire. he'll make a stop in michigan also. all in one day. hillary clinton will be in carolina. >>> with nine states voting on marijuana law this is election, many are looking to colorado for guidance. governor hicken looper will talk about how there hasn't been a big difference in consumption since the law here was passed. >> a company is looking to come to colorado. players. no different than alcohol. someone comes to work drinking, you fire them. same with marijuana. someone is coming to work high, you fire them. >> four states will vote orn medical marijuana tomorrow. >>> the first woman janet reno has passed away. she was 78. her complications of park son's disease. she served as attorney general when bill clinton was president. she was one of the administration's most recogni

places like here in jefferson county, deputies will increase patrol and quote, know how to reach you if a problem happens while you enjoy your vacation. just a patrol car through your neighborhood a couple of times while you're gone. we have a full list of agencies, what they will do, and how you get involved on our free denver 7 app. and if something major or catastrophic were to happen, local law enforcement agencies especially here in jefferson and broomfield county wants to get in contact with you. that's the reason for the test for the more at 7:00. eye jason gruenauer, denver 7. >>> the porch pirates will be out as people begin their christmas shopping. >> aurora police, arapahoe police department and u.s. postal service are teaming up to stop these crooks. you can watch for drivers cruising through your neighborhoods and backing up on your street.% and someone getting out, but not going inside the house. >> if you don't call about it, the police department isn't going to know. >> for a full investigation, head to thedenverchannel.com. >>> 5:34. in brighton, police are investig

that is in jefferson county, douglas county and across elbert county. we've had reports of heavy snow in the northern and central mountains where a winter storm warning remains in effect through midnight. winter weather and travel advisories cover the area shaded in light blue about he as well. water vapor imagery shows moisture wrapping around this low, very classic low pressure system heading into the midwest tonight. it's a fast mover. with high pressure settling in tomorrow we'll be sunny, but windy and very cold as this system races to the east. the cold air will filter in. high temperatures tomorrow about where we were today, way below average in the upper 30s. the heavier snow bands start to tonight. the system pulls away. a very cold night, but a sunny day tomorrow and the weekend. darker purple shaded areas are where we're seeing heavier bands pushing south and east. by 8:00 or 9:00 we start to see drying or clearing north to south by 10:00 to 11:00 tonight. then the big story will become the cold as overnight lows fall into the teens for many

jefferson county is the county democrats continue to turn in more ballots than republicans. as far as mailing the ballots, the postal service recommends mailing them today to make sure they arrive, get them in the mail by today. otherwise, you'll want to drop them off in person or vote in person. if you need to fine more information about a dropoff location or how to vote in person, you can head to the campaign 2016 section at cbsdenver.com. you'll also find details on those campaign appearances i >>> rock scaling work on i-70 at georgetown hill, cdot is clearing the rock debris that's built up along that rock fall netting. that means a crane lifts the netting, then the loose rock is pushed into a temporary barrier. that means drivers can expect delays at times today through thursday, trying to squeeze that work in before ski season. >>> our hot dry weather taking a toll in the ski area. keystone announced this morning loveland says it is making snow, and overnight temperatures look good. but loveland still has not set an opening date. meteorologist ashton altieri is in colo

jefferson county sheriff colleen o'neal. >> everybody went from short sleeves and shorts to mittens and hats. >> reporter: the first major lake-effect storm of the season dropped as much as an inch of snow an hour. the same storm whipped through minnesota and michigan. giving wolverine football fans a snowy celebration in ann arbor. by monday afternoon, lacona, new york buried in 2 feet of snow, jackknifing this this is tug hill region of new york, the snowiest place in america last year. timing is not great for people in this region. the start of the holiday travel season is today. >> when you see the weather report showing snow, what goes through your mind? >> cars in the ditch. here we go. >> jefferson county deputy, steve gruber busy since 5:00 this morning. >> how dangerous are winter driving conditions here relative to places in the country? >> this ishe >> winter storm warning remains in effect for vast stretches of upstate new york. and 5,000 homes are without power. scott, conditions are expected to improve in time for thanksgiving. >>> tony dokoupil, thank you. eric fisher, ou

and jefferson county, colorado. >> i know jefferson county, colorado. >> what do you want to say about> they have a great fair. i've been there has a kid. >> you can get an elephant ear there. >> absolutely. >> and i know, saginaw county, michigan. this is what we're talking about. it's just north of detroit. it's up there in the part of the state that is where reagan won. there is a large black population up there. and that is probably why democrats are spending time there. i want you to take a look at caswell county, right on the line in the state that is right on the line. so close. this is the one that looks like the rest of north carolina. it's got the right mix and it has economic disruption that donald trump capitalized on against trade and other things. >> is that why romney won there in 2012? >> it's close. so close. sandusky downohio. whiter, whiter, 94% white. obama did well there. and he's not doing that well in these parts of northern ohio now. that is why donald trump is doing well there. cedar county. iowa. this is quad cities in between the two. herbert hoover's native

jefferson was caught after a short police chase, he told investigators "when he pulled think you are a substantial bail risk. in court--- it was revealed prosecutors in both milwaukee and waukesha county have been looking for jefferson for other cases. the 100-thousand dollar bail request-- accepted by the court. jefferson faces charges of burglary and attempt at 1st degree intentional homicide. if convicted he faces more than 70 years in prison. live at the milwaukee county courthouse, ben handelman, fox 6 news. he was killed one week before his 20th birthday. tonight we're learning more about the victims of a devastating accident near 27th and capitol saturday. one man is dead. his cousin -- fighting for his life. derica williams has the story. "we are asking for prayer and comfort for the family " sharing embraces and condolences. "we are trying to hold up " loved ones of shawn oliver are moments. "im going to really miss my nephew he was a fun person to be around" as they try to get through a time of sorrow and anguish. "he was a great person she was wrong for this, yes i want to find to more answers " a statement read on his mothers behalf expresses their feelings toward the inci

crews will stay out in jefferson county. until the fire is out. updates ins this newscast and at ten. also you can get continuous updates on kdvr.com. and your mobile app. >> of course make sure you have the pinpoint weather app. updated constantly. by our team of meteorologists. there's a family. that is tka*ef he stopped immediately and tried to help. there are too over come with grief. details on a go fund me for his wife and two daughters are on kdvr.com. >> . new at nine. wheat ridge police hoping someone reck nighs this man. wanted increase with a bank robbery today. the robber didn't show or mention a weapon. this all happened at the first bank near 32nd and young field. sky fox over the scene this afternoon. if you know who the man might be. call police. >> . a denver mother says she had has a lot to be thankful for. after she was robbed at knife point. on thanksgiving. >> . live tonight. she says it could have been a this growing family has so much to be thankful for this holiday season. especially after this two year-old and her expectin

that extends from sheboygan back through jefferson county. a few light rain showers in waukesha, but we could have some sleet mixing in. what in the world are we looking at here? tonight, this line is really important. this is the dew point. it is really low. it is super drive from 2000 to 6000 feet up. that is why we have not seen a lot of rain here yet or mixed precipitation. that will be changing. midnight, snow moving in, but most of our area is just rain, and that will continue as we this is where the snow will be coming down times at a moderate clip. if you are traveling up north, the salt will work really well because the temperature should be right around freezing. how much know? and not a lot here. a might be a little bit trying to sneak into fond du lac county tonight, but a general 2-4 inches across most of northern wisconsin. that is where the digger storm impacts will be, especially secondary roads, a lot of slippery spots they are. 43 heading towards green bay, some wet snow mixing in later tonight and tomorrow. 94, heads up tow

. >> those calls are going out in jefferson and broomfield county starting at 9:00 a.m. it's to make sure the system work and two, to make sure as many people areegetting these notifications as possible. it's set up for a land line. if you have one, you'll receive a call. you can also add notifications or calls coming into your cell phone or your e-mail address. go on the county's website if you want to add those. code red has been around for 3 years replacing a system that missed wild fire a few years back. that fire killed three people. so this is just a test again to make sure the system works. you don't have to do annthing. it starts at 9:00 and expect it to run through part of the afternoon. it takessa few hours for all the notification to go out as they go through this test. it's to protect you if something happens, but what about prevention, heading out of town for the holidays. we have a way to have police or sheriff's keep house while you're gone. useful information you want to hear. that's coming up at 5:30. live here in jefferson county, i'm jayson gruenauer.

wet across jefferson county and waukesha county as well. the north counties are getting in on the action, but early this morning brief downpours and thunder and lightning. the temperatures in the 50s. low pressure is along the boundary and keeping the rain chances alive throughout the day. mid 50s. 60 shorewood. elsewhere, low 50s inland. upper 50s lake side. you will be running the wipers throughout the day. brief downpours and periods of rain. this afternoon showers are more scattered, matt, and in the 50s. reporter: the chopper is parked because of the weather. the pavement is wet. interchange. you can see that things are light out there. that is good news. we have a disabled semi southbound 43 through the marquette interchange. otherwise, pretty quiet across the system. no reason to rush. that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. tim: i'm at the breaking news desk keeping an eye on a situation in iowa. two des moines police officers are dead after an overnight shooting. shot and killed in an ambush style attack. a manhunt is no

denver and -- here in jefferson county, deputies will know how to reach you in case of a problem while you enjoy your vacation. to be put on the list, departments wants to know about a week or more in advance of when you're not going to be home. so if you're going to be traveling out of town for thanksgiving, you should probably do so either today or tomorrow. just again for the additional patrol and keep inn3 mind this has nothing to get your mail or keeping an eye on your pets. it's extra security check to make sure everybody has a good holiday. i'm jason gruenauer. >>> it's 6:35. this year alone, 137 people have come down with the west nile virus in our state. we're learning the virus can have a long term impact on your health. >> a study that followed west nile patients for a decade and the number of people who died of long term complications was 3 months of getting sick. kidney problems is the prime culprit..3 west nile patient was 11 times more likely to die of kidney disease. >>> a jury is going it decide if this man is guilt of murder. he's accused of shooting a neighbor over a

there were no survivors. >> jefferson county sheriff says several witnesses reported seeing the twin engine cessna flying low and later heard what they thought was a crash and explosions. carnahan has a wife, two grown children, and four grandchildren. >> republicans were making some noise about this, whether or not mel carnahan was to be taken off the ballot. >> mel carnahan is running against john ashcroft in one of the most watched senate races in the country. >> 2000 was quite a year. had some interesting quirks. i guess you could consider electing a dead man an interesting quirk. >>> one state over in kansas, the drug enforcement agency prepares to launch one of the biggest busts in history. >> in dea we always try to work with the state and local police as much as possible. but when you have a case as big as this one, sometimes we wait until the last minute just so somebody doesn't accidentally say something. we didn't start the coordination with the local police there until we were getting ready to conduct the raid. >> the dea's target suspected drug manufacturer william leona

patchy fog in place for us well across dodge in washington county pushing south once again into jefferson county. several of our counties covered by the dense fog advisory through 10:00. later, we are talkingm sun. northbound lanes on the left side of the screen. no trouble between the airport downtown. from silver spring in, and average speed of 61 miles per hour. no accidents reported. ben: this morning two iowa , police officers killed in an ambush style attack are being remembered this morning. 24-year-old urbandale officer justin martin, and des moines officer tony bemino were both their squad cars yesterday morning. now, the search for the suspected killer is over. tim elliott's in the newsroom with the latest on the gunman's arrest. tim: this is a picture of scott michael greene is in custody. the 46-year-old turned himself in yesterday morning after an hours-long manhunt. greene is accused of shooting and killing both officers in separate ambush-style attacks. rampage, he was in court for abusing his mother. he was also kicked out of a high school football game recently after complaints

the biggest loser of the school ballot questions is jefferson county. both its bond issue and mill levy override failed. the adams 12 five star school district celebs winning its bond issue for buildings. the same is true for st. vrain schools who won their bond election. thompson schools goes the same way as jeffco with a double loss on both ballot questions. and, the biggest winner is denver public schools which easily wins its elections generating more than $629 million in revenue... > for bond issue and mill levy override elections. the previous record in colorado for school funding questions was $2.7 billion in 2008. cu boulder's next univeristy regent at large remains a question today-- with the votes to close to call right now. the outcome of the race-- between democrat alice madden and republican heidi ganahl could tip the balance of c-u's board of regents. that board of regents is a nine- member panel who set policy, vote on the university's budget, and choose the university's president. right now the board is a five-four republican majority. e

jefferson county, swing county has the most ballots returned, and then el paso, and denver and another swing county arapahoe. you know who isn't so hot on voting? cu boulder students. we know the football team is on probably registered at your parents house and not boulder, but only 954 ballots in the campus drop box? really? that's pathetic, less than 3 percent of the students enrolled. you have tow figure some faculty and staff used the drop box as well, to get after it buffs. your team is nationally ranked, you might as well help decide the leader of the nation. >>> >. you have asked more transparency on political ad spending. 9 news and other media outlets make money off the political ads. it's how we make money for our publicly traded parent company and to pay salaries, and today new checks rolled in. >> reporter: here they come. 661 additional ads scheduled on denver's four main stations, $700,000 from new spending from ads on kusa, including a single ad for sunday's broncos game costing the clinton campaign $40,000. her campaign has been outspent in the denver area, 3.6million f