matt kroschel has been following this trial from the beginning for us. matt? >> reporter: the producing expected to -- prosecution expected to wrap up their case on monday. we heard a lot from forensic experts today as they outlined the amount of work that a lot of work trying to find out how paige was killed and to identify those remains. today trying to seek some scientific answers to some very big questions and who did this. medical professionals telling the jury none of them could testimony for sure how paige birgfeld died. >> we looked for knife marks, cause of death. >> reporter: bone his duct tape attached to them. there were also some broken bones, injuries experts believe happened at or near the time she died. >> right at this point, the left side nasal bones are broken up. >> reporter: dna evidence, keat factor prohibited in court. -- the key factor present the in court. >> you never find any dna of mr. jones on anything that >> that's correct. >> reporter: the defense argues investigators zeroed in on lester zones from the beginning. they argued 5ot

matt kroschel is live in eagle with our top story. >> reporter: for firefighters here at this firehouse, they were just getting to know their new boss. now they're reeling from the allegations and the arrest. and they're scrambling to figure out who is going to run day-to-day operations now that their chief is in handcuffs. serious felony charges landing this fire chief and his fwhief hot water. than $120,000 during his stint at the sterling fire department. he started his new post in eagle county a few months ago. these are pictures from his swearing in. on the eastern plains, sterling city officials releasing a statement in part saying the city of sterling will not tolerate any misconduct by any city or former city employee. to maintain the public's trust and integ rid, the city has already strengthened its internal controls. the vel being told they are held without bail until they go before a judge. the d.a. telling me by phone the investigation continues and more charges could be filed. we have learned all of this investigation started when several pieces of firefighting equipment t

down to newsroom recorder -- reporter matt kroschel is live in silverthorne tonight, friday evening is notorious for backups heading up to the mountains. how are things going tonight? >> reporter: stop and go traffic is what you have to expect if you are coming from the front range here. by the time you make it to summit county, it's beautiful up here tonight but it is the distance here between denver and summit county that is a real hassle. >> as locals, we feel like it has been busier. >> reporter: if ever there was an expert on this particular fits the title. >> last ski season there were rescued number, it is the beginning of a trend. >> reporter: she is director of the i-70 coalition. >> the highway traffic is increasing, parking is bursting at the seams. >> reporter: traffic jams and parking words, visitors encountered a lot of frustration, the record- breaking number of cars passing along the corridor is staggering. >> july 2016 broke several records at the eisenhower johnson memorial tunnels. >> reporter: c.d.o.t. data confirms 1.3 million tunnel last month, almost 87,000 more

. >> reporter: on the banks of the colorado river, matt kroschel. an important stretch of water is now more protected because of the work of local, state, and federal officials. today senator michael bennett touring this area with a lot of those stakeholders talking about what their plan was, and how successful they have been at protecting this water, and enhance the amount of recreation here. all of these things happening with the $10 million reality >> reporter: andrea froeres in denver -- flores in denver, where a new train set to run from union station to winter park has some here thinking about hitting the slopes. it will run every saturday and sunday from the beginning of january to the end of march. one-way tickets start at $39 per adult. kids ages 2-12 can ride half off. construction has already begun on a new heated platform that will make it easier for passengers to get on and off tickets go on sail next tuesday at 8:00 am on the amtrak website website. >>> teenagers and younger kidsing held against their will to take part in child prostit

. >> reporter: matt kroschel in commissioners are looking closely at guanella pass. it's having all sorts of issues because of the increase in travellers. commissioners have to figure out how to pay for the increase in that road and expanding parking lots and rest facilities, everything from a toll booth to charging for parking, all of these just possibilities right now. for the first time on saturday. and we got a look at signature food items on the men useful how about southwest chicken sausage with a palisade peach slau? or flitto pie with denver's stinkin good green chili! >> we sell a lot of pizza. and some years more than others. this is gonna be a banner year. cinnamon roll. >> to wash it down, beer fans might enjoy the new united in orange pale ale. it's only available at the brewery. >> i want that right now. [ laughter ] >> outside today, the chance tony: aha. would you like a glass of bubbly, director? no drinking on the clock, agent dinozzo. of course not, sir. and why deprive the politicians? most of them have not had a drink since this morning. mrs. bra

. >> reporter: matt kroschel near glenwood springs where traffic is back up on 70. it was all planned for today and tomorrow. but cdot is telling us they were able to complete the work using a helicopter. they'll be able to open up the road earlier than expected here today and. and thursday's closure has been scrapped all together. interview 70 will be open in both directions through gle >> reporter: andrea flores. a topgolf locationing be coming to i-25 and 136th avenue. not everyone is on board. residents in this thornton neighborhood say traffic and noise concerns are at the top of their list. but the city says it would only add to residents' quality of life. they have the studies meeting zoning requirements to foot three-story driving range would include restaurants, lounges, and outdoor entertainment. >> reporter: residents have filed a lawsuit to block a major highway expansion project. cdot broke ground on the c-470 express lane project in douglas county. a stretch of road that sees more than each day. wednesday the highlands ranch neighborhood coalition file

matt kroschel spoke to authorities looking to make improvements on the pass. >> very busy. in the middle of the night. there's quite a few. >> reporter: jody romero and her family came here looking for the perfect camping spot. >> i'm a native. colorado is beautiful and everyone is moving here. the more traffic does a lot of damage. >> reporter: she is not alone by any means. virs >> they come up here, and they can't find a campground and have to park next to the side of the road. i don't think that is really what they have come looking for. >> reporter: the pass is a victim of its own success since officials finished paving the road earlier this year, the spike in visits is creating headaches for the managers. >> it is increasing additional demands on the sheriff's department. >> reporter: they are looking improvements. >> the concept that was thrown out regarding toll road on the pass is just a small concept that was thrown out as a possible idea. >> reporter: but as visits increase, commissioners say something must be done to keep up. matt kroschel, cbs4 news. >> now, th

. >> reporter: matt kroschel. end of day 15 in the paige birgfeld murder today we heard testimony from several forensic specialists, talking about all the dna that was collected in this case. they also talked about some of the autopsies and some of the information they found with her skeletal remains. they won't be able to tell us how she died. the prosecution expected to rest their case on monday. the middle of september. >> reporter: andrea flores in boulder where cu classes begin monday. many students say they should be getting ready for the first day of school but most are looking to get out of the leases they say were too good to be true. hundreds were allowed back into their apartments thursday despite being forced out after the city of boulder deemed them unlivable wednesday afternoon. a call from a concerned parent revealed most of units were four bedrooms by installing bookcases designed to split the room in half against city code. it's not clear if the owners will face any violations. expenses will be re

matt kroschel is live the -- breckenridge for us tonight. >> reporter: this affordable house project is taking shape, but this is just a drop in bucket for the real needs of the county to house all the people that work here. they say they're gonna go to sales tax as a possibility here and ask the voters to chip in >> reporter: finding affordable housing is not realistic. >> hard to have teacher fist we don't have houses to put teachers in. >> the average home in this town is so expensive, it's virtually impossible for somebody to move here and start a family that isn't at the end of their employment life looking to retire. >> reporter: some progress is happening. here in brek, several projects are in the work but it's not enough. >> over and over again, the adequate housing, and anymore adequate housing is something that's not their car. adequate housing is something that is not their buddy's couch that they in competition with three or four other people. >> you don't want to live in a ski town that nobody lives in. >> reporter: brek's mayor also owns a restaurant. he struggles to fi

matt kroschel is live along i74. crews were able to complete the work ahead of schedule. good news. >> reporter: absolutely. for the people that were stuck in all the backups. even though they had all those a lot of travellers stuck in traffic jams east and west of glenwood canyon. even with the big flashing sierns, some travellers passing through colorado got off-guard, left going nowhere fast. >> you see the signs? >> we didn't think it was gonna be down like this all day. >> reporter: these locals knew about the closure but didn't expect the traffic jam to extend to the landing. >> and you're stuck. >> for an hour going a mile. exciting >> reporter: detours took drivers five hours out of their way or shorter routes like highway 82 over independence pass. but that road can't handle big rigs. sheriff officials kept busy turning them around. this truck kidnapped over on the lake county side, trying to get over the pass. per people in the closure this is not how >> so i stopped at the casino on the way. we're just doing what we gotta do. >> reporter: we came across a lot o

. >> matt kroschel caught up with clear creek county officials. >> very busy. in the middle of the night. >> reporter: jody romero and her family came here looking for the perfect camping spot. >> i'm a native so colorado is would beautiful, and everyone is traffic, it does a lot of damage. >> reporter: she is not alone by any means. visitors here are putting the squeeze on limited resources. >> they come up here, and you can't find a campground and have to park next to the side of the road, i don't think that's really what they've come looking for. on sheriff's service, departments. the concept thrown out is just a small concept that was thrown out as a possible idea. >> reporter: as business increases, commissioners say something must be done to keep >>> broncos owner pat bowlin will not be going into the hall of fame in 2017. he was one of ten finalists. today they were narrowed down to two former commissioners. they still have to receive 80 % of the vote. >>> the broncos preparing t kubiak telling us today von miller and russell okume could see snaps in sat

. >> matt kroschel caught up with clear creek county officials. >> very busy. in the middle of the night. >> reporter: jody romero and her family came here looking for the perfect camping spot. >> i'm a native so colorado is would beautiful, and everyone is moving here, and the more traffic, it does a lot of damage. >> reporter: she is not alone by any means. visitors here are putting resources. >> they come up here, and you can't find a campground and have to park next to the side of the road, i don't think that's really what they've come looking for. >> reporter: the pass is a victim of its own success. >> it's also increasing demands departments. the concept thrown out is just a small concept that was thrown out as a possible idea. >> reporter: as business increases, commissioners say something must be done to keep ,, ? ? ? you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. ? ? ? award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. ? ? ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh ? ? hush my darling... ? ? don't fear my darling... ? ? the

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matt kroschel is live in georgetown for us tonight. and that's a reall >> reporter: and only getting more pop urm as more people start showing up ever since those construction projects completed on the pass. county leaders are trying to figure out how they're gonna pay for all the increased usage. and they're trying to improve campgrounds and trailheads. >> very busy. in the middle of the night. there's quite a few. >> reporter: joed and he is her perfect camping spot. >> i'm a native. so colorado is beautiful. everyone is moving here. and the more traffic, it does a lot of damage. >> reporter: she is not alone by any means. visitors are putting squeeze on limited resources. >> this place is beautiful, magnificent. there's mountains everywhere. what's not to love? >> they come up here and can't find a campground and have to park next to the side of the road, i don't think that's really what they've come looking for >> reporter: the pass a since officials finished pafsh the road earlier this year, the spike in visits is -- pafshing the

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matt kroschel is live in eagle with our top story. >> reporter: for firefighters here at this firehouse, they were just getting to know their new boss. now they're reeling from the allegations and the arrest. and they're scrambling to figure out who is going to run day-to-day operations now that their chief is in handcuffs. serious felony charges landing this fire chief and his fwhief hot water.

officers and talked to the grieving and angry mi matt skroeshl reporting on kerrigan and the other first responders being recognized for their bravery. kroschel is reporting on kerrigan and the other first responders being recognized for their bravery. >> reporter: it's been six months to the day since that horrible shooting, and for the deputies who were there that day, they were honored with medals at a ceremony in park county. at time, that ceremony was tense. that's because the family of nate kerrigan who was killed in the shootout accepted those medals from the same suing. >> for me it was important for this day to finally get here >> reporter: one of the worst days in the history of the park county sheriff's office. >> it's been hard on all of us. >> reporter: deputies attempting to serve an eviction notice to a man who had made threats against police before. martin werth launched an assault using a high caliber rifle. minutes that have forever changed these officers and their families lives. >> he shielded the wounded deputy with his body. >> reporter: martin and hancock, officers, carry the scars from that horrible day. >> the assaila