kusa, here, a feeling deep inside. and there's a promise that's living right here in coloradoooooooooooo ? ? k usa. coloradoooooooo, usa ? ? kusa. kusaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ? [applause] >> those were the days, huh? posted that on facebook today. one wrote to us, i was one of the producers! the wedding scene includes many in my family. great to see my mom dancing. she passed away years ago. >> and ryan tweets to us, i can't believe i'm recording a local news program. next! time. actually, steve stager, we'll see you next time. i'm off for beer fest weekend. have a good one. ? ? >>> kim kardashian back in the public eye. >> how are you, kim? >> amid kidnapping fears over her kids. g >> tonight we're breaking down her reported 24/7 security plan that comes with a jaw-dropping price tag and a body double? >> plus is melissa etheridge slamming angelina jolie in song. >> you better watch what you say. >> only we are on set with tom cruise. big stunt, bigger action, not a hair out of place. >> i don't get it. >> plus our night out

dan grossman of nbc's denver affiliate kusa was courtroom for opening statements. >> the room was packed. you have ashley's parents who are there, a lot of family members, aunts, uncles, and even just people from the public were interested in this case. >> reporter: the prosecution's allegation was perfectly clear. tom fallis argued with his wife and in a fit of rage, shot and killed her. >> at the conclusion of this case after you've received all of the evidence, you will be convinced, beyond a reasonable doubt, that it is him who pulled the trigger. >> reporter: prosecution witnesses said ashley was in >> she was happy the whole night laughing, smiling. >> she was dancing with her children, interacting with all the guests. >> reporter: tom, though? ashley's uncle john testified about tom's sudden blowup when he discovered ashley asked him for a joint. >> and i was sort of taken aback by it, because everything was fine that night and then all of a sudden, >> reporter: a neighbor said ashley told her how tom got physical with her. >> she told me how he had pushed her around before. he ha

. >> reporter: kusa's dan grossman settled in for a bit of a wait. >> this is almost a three-week triala lot of evidence. you thought that you were looking at coming back the next day to hear the verdict. >> reporter: but, no. less than four hours later, a verdict. >> "we the jury find the defendant, thomas fallis, not guilty of murder in the second degree and all lesser included offenses, signed by the jury foreperson." >> reporter: not guilty. not murder. after four long years of living under a cloud of suspicion, tom fallis was acquitted of all charges. >> he stayed straight-faced. his -- his defense attorney, iris eytan, was very emotional. but ashley's parents, they -- they left the courtroom fairly quickly. >> reporter: ashley's parents declined to talk with dateline after the verdict, but their legal battles are far from over. in 2015, they filed a civil lawsuit against several employees of the evans police department and the weld county sheriff's office who they believe falsified, altered, and omitted key evidence to make ashley's death look like a suicide. and despite the verdi

they say 41-year-old ma sing kusa, the victim says two of them then grabbed him through his car window at a red stoplight. >> they started beating him in the face. they took a knife, his turban got knocked off. they said cut his hair. he may need root canals. his finger was severely cut by the knife. it may need to be amputated. he got a black eye and other cuts and bruises. >> authorities have identified the suspect. 31-year-old chase little from beaumont texas. the other is dustin alvarado a 35-year-old from louisiana. both men were reportedly in the bay area for a contracted job. >>> a man accused of being behind the website that was pimping out minors and adults for sex has been transferred to a sacramento county jail. after a three-year investigation authorities found and arrested carl ferrer in houston texas. now that he's been extradited back to california he is set to face charges. accused of using the website backpage.com to sell sex in hundreds of cities worldwide including more than 30 cities right here in california. 's attorney in texas had this to say. >> eagerly looking

court documents obtained by kusa says the baby was hurt so badly he'll unlikely see or hear again. >>> the boulder county coroner's officer has identified the human remains found at el dora result over the summer. his name was irwin metler. the denver man appeared to have been camping near el dora mountain report. his decomposed foot was found in a snow remains were found a month later. >>> firefighters on the front lines of the junkins fire are going to get some help from the air today. the fire has destroyed 20 buildings including five houses near west cliff in custer county. the fire is burning 25 square miles and firefighters don't have any containment yet. the fire started on monday when high winds blew a building into a power line. waste has been spilled into colorado springs water system. utility workers knew about the still within 24 hours but it took days before people found out about it. the contaminated water went through a filtration system; however, those filters do not stop the chemical. it ended up in fountain creek. >>> your friendly neighborhood albertson's is a safew