people would say oh, you know, boulder city is just some small town. it is certainly not small when it comes to solar power, is it? a lot of pride seeing that all the environment. >> it truly is and i would like to take our history back a little bit. back to all of the way back to 1928. so in december of 1928, when they actually created the boulder canyon project act that was when we created the hoover dam and so we are starting with renewable energy clear back to 1928. boulder city has always been a true component to the support of what the state of nevada is all about. >> you know, it is also helping nevada meet its renewable all of the overall energy produced via renewables has to come from solar, isn't that right? >> that's right. so we're grateful to be a component to that. grateful to be a part and looking forward to continuing that symbiotic relationship with our federal government and with our state and local officials. >> there are pluses and minuses to any issue. people who love things and people who complain about things. what comments are y

you access to boulder station. there's a crash at spring mountain and hualapai over on the west side. back to you!/// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> the las vegas man accuesd of sex trafficking teens is expected to make his first court appearance this morning. david coil is due before a judge at 7:30. he's accused of luring teenage girls and young women through craigslist.. police are concerned there may be more victims. if you have any information, call crimestoppers./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> and the desert pines teacher accused of an inappropriate relationship with a student was indicted by a grand jury. 23- year- old johnathan scheaffer faces a slew of counts... all for sex acts with a student. metro police say the teenage girl told them she was in a relationship with her teacher for ten months. scheaffer claims they did not actually have sex... and ((brian loftus)) >>> a hiker has died at red rock .. after falling on one of the trails. metro police tell us the victim was with a group of other hikers and fell approximate

((demetria obilor)) things are wrapping up at the us 95/boulder highway wrapping up at the us 95/boulder no delays on i-15 and tropicana. <<< >>> weather today? ((sherry swensk)) dry and quiet this morning... and cooling off to the 80s. .............. we wound up making it above 100 all the way to 103 again with the help of the winds. but because the air is so dry, it didn't feel all that hot. ............. we're down to low 80s with humidity just above 10 percent right now and some light south winds. ............... we'll stay dry... while thunderstorms fire off over arizona and new mexico again. .............. temps should stay below 100 today... at least we'll try with 90s through noon and upper 90s this back to you!/// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> serious concerns over coyotes after several close calls in an eastside community. residents are taking action... to try to keep the coyotes from becoming regular visitors. at least 7 dogs and cats have already been killed by coyotes within the past month. the nevada department of wildlife met with residents about what happened ... and what steps y

we're following breaking news in boulder. foothills parkway and baseline have been shut down since 10:00 last night. >> police closed the roads while they were searching for this man, russell daniels and lease considered arm -- he's considered armed and dangerous. >> this has a lot of twists and turns. >> reporter: guys, we have the pio at boulder police department. >> yesterday evening officers contacted a motor home that was parked in an area that it was not supposed to be. when they got to that location, they ran the license plate and quickly determined that this was a wanted felon. when they made contact with the individual, he was not at all cooperative, ran back into the fired, and there was a female inside the motor home who was able to get to safety. we're now looking for this individual that we believe is armed and dangerous. we've shut down multiple roads within the city of boulder due to safety reasons. so from the u.s. 36 offramp up foothills or colorado 157 all the way to arapahoe, those roads are completely clos

on boulder highway near u.s. 95 alyssa..what do we know so far. an nhp trooper pu light colored cadillac around midnight near boulder and lamb for a traffic violation. the driver pulled over. he had two passengers in his car-- a man and a woman. when the trooper was running the drivers info--the man in the back of the car took off on foot. trooper chased him into a business parking lot. preliminary the officer- it's unclear how many rounds-- and struck the officer right in his badge. the trooper was not injured and returned fire-- hitting and killing the suspect on scene. so again-- the male suspect was declared dead on scene. and the nhp trooper was given the all clear here and declined being taken to the hospital. for more about the actual shootings details... let's send it over to mike doria who's also on scene with team coverage. mike? police this morning saying the bulletproof vest is def a troopers best friend. the trooper was struck in the badge there is pretty big dent in that according to police. however even if struck in the bulletproof

. >>> first the boulder s.w.a.t. team and an armored bear cat vehicle are in search for a man who fired shots late tuesday night. foothills parkway is closed from u.s. 36 to arapahoe avenue. this is a live look at the scene right now at this closure. here is what happened. at about 10:30, police checked out a suspicious motor home and they say this man, russ schedule daniels was inside -- russell daniels was inside and with the woman who had a protection order against him. the woman managed to get safely. at one point, daniels fired off four shots according to police. no officers were hit. but police believe daniels may have shot himself. longmont police and boulder county deputies and state police are looking for him right now. people in the neighborhood are told to stay inside their homes. so if you live there, stay inside. let's talk to amelia earhart right now, for more on this situation, and how it is impacting the morning drive. it is a huge closure, amelia. it is a major closure, tarhonda and affecting essenti

at boulder city couns. tonight. because it's now up to them to decide if these prayer' dogs will get somewhere new to leave. >> a colony has been living on close to ten acres. pwr where the old national guard armory is in north boulder. developers bought the property. and plan to break ground on some condos this fall. meaning the prairie dogs will have to go. there are very few options. they have to say in the same county. and can only go to a grassland habitat. not the mountains. >> . boulder has the land available. it's up to city counsel to decide if this is how they want to use the open space. >> dozens of residents and groups have been lobbying for weeks. tuesday's meeting was no different. not one person who stood up to speak, disagrees. >> . city council has until september 8 to make a decision. if they decide not to move the prairie dogs. the developers have applied for a permit to exterminate. neighbors who want the open space preserved formed a group to oppose the development. a public hearing is scheduled

near boulder highway and 95. ((kirsten joyce)) >> that's where we find 8 news now reporter michael stevens with the latest, michael? highway remains blocked off this morning... after a trooper was shot and another man was killed. it all happened just after midnight. n-h-p says they tried stopping a car going south on boulder highway. 3 people were inside the car, until a man in the backseat jumped out and started running. the man shot at the trooper -- and hit him in the torso area of his bullet proof vest: ((trooper chelsea stuenkel // nevada highway patrol: bullistices it's a great tool -- that helps stop rounds from various weapons. but you can still sustain injury from those rounds. anything from bruising to broken bones... and thankfully our officer is uninjured. unharmed and doing okay. )) ((michael stevens)) >>the trooper did return fire... killing the suspect. it's still not clear... why the man started shooting at metro police are taking over the investigation at this point. ((michael stevens)) >> police

she says boulder highway needs major changes. " we culd redevelop boulder high and make it a street thats friendly to all road users so goal " the driver in this... stayed on scene. today when we were there you could see where the car began to brake... and how far it took it to stop and it was hundreds of feet. in december i interviewed ndot about the changes coming to boulder highway. they told me they were going ot be adding flashing lights and beacons to cross walks to warn drivers when people are in the road. they said it would take six months... as of right no projects are still not done. live in the newsroom cyndi lundeberg fnnll. ndot says they have lowered the speed limit on boulder highway from 55 miles an hour to 45. they say they are currently in the process of a three million dollar project which they will begin in summer 2017. the virginia teen who scaled the trump tower with suction cups has been charged. stephen rogata faces reckless endangerment and criminal trespassing charges. n-y-p-d officers pulled him into the building after he reached the 21st floor. rogata was taken

boulder, 90. 70s and 80s for the mountains. in most cases next couple days we will see temperatures drop 10-15 degrees. today we are at 93, tomorrow upper '80s. tracking the next front, it will bring with it quite a bit more moisture friday. and increasing cloud cover, storms likely friday. upper 70s to low '80s, quite a bit cooler. normal high today 88 degrees. about seven-10 degrees elow that on friday. we could get a few neighborhoods on friday in the upper 70s. for the weekend, skies clear out a bit a few late a storm saturday. 85 sunday a good place to put the bright spot with a high of 85. to. usually with your significant other. . >>> scene of the death investigation. this is n strasburg. we are learning one person has been detained after someone was found dead. details still not clear this point. >>> a photographer enjoying a fabulous italian handyman. you might notice in the photo there is something missing, his bride is not with them. because his new wife and him got married back in december and planned a two week tri

we reached out to boulder pd and haven't heard back at this point live in boulder, jamie leary, cbs4 news. >>> thank you very much. weather and traffic on the 4's, lauren? >> you can see these roads are slick and wet and looks like everyone is moving fine. there's been rain and snow in our high try this morning. sake a look at our satellite and radar. we have scattered showers in the front range and out east in the plains. in the denver area it's on the cloudy side. you wil near estes and brekenridge. north of burling there's rain as well. we have snow down in the san juans. it's 64 in denver and 68 in boulder and 65 in burlington. 69 in grand junction. chance for showers. temperatures will be around the upper 50s and lower 60s. >>> i want to take you to this area where jamie is at this morning. you can see the purple along. students have returned to campus there so this is going to become an active scene in a bit of people getting around now. if you need to get around that, take u.s. 36 up to highway 7 and trying to get to the east, looks like their pushing traffic into the westboun

some students in the poudre and boulder valley schools are heading back. >>> several cu boulder kids not allowed into their apartments. the county saying it's not up to code. >> eric lupher is in front of the building this morning. classes for cu start monday so this is a big problem. >> reporter: there are a lot of empty apartments with lights left on, because these students the leasing center won't open for a few more hours. such a bizarre situation. students won't be allowed back in until this building is up to code. we're being told management has to resolve a floor plan issue. residents told us swinging book shelves were installed to separate rooms and the city deemed it uninhabitable. >> i'm like, what? like, i was not ready. i'm from texas. i have nowhe my family doesn't live here. my mom is 13 hours away. and it's like, i just moved in. we literally just got our apartment pretty much finished. >> reporter: this is supposed to be an exciting time for these students. we haven't heard from apartment management on a timetable when these people can be allowed back in. they sent ou

we spoke with boulder police this morning. they say the situation went from a normal search warrant to an actual serious situation. >>> the situation escalated within minutes as soorn as we attempted to make contact the individual. he saw police and immediately became unkoorp tive and st situation escalated -- -- uncooperative. the shelter in place remains and we'll continue to report on this and gather information. jamie leary, live in boulder, cbs4 morning news. >>> while you were sleeping two major earthquakes struck parts of the globe. we begin with this one out of amatrice. reports say the 6.2 magnitude quake violently shook the area and caused homes to collapse on people sleeping inside. the mayor says "the town is not here anymore." other nearby towns are dealing with the aftermath of destruction. there were a series of aftershocks that rattled the area. heavy equipment is being used to clear the treats. allen is standing by to show us >> i'll show you where amatrice is. it's a town in italy and this is about 86 miles n

live now down boulder highway here toward desert inn. we're told the three-point pulled over a vehicle shortly after midnight. there were three people inside. one of them a man. the man got out of the vehicle and ran. that is when the two shot at each other. the trooper chasing the man and killing that person, the suspect. the trooper was hit by a bullet in the badge. and the trooper despite having been hit by a the trooper is not injured. this is a remarkable chain of events. there is an decision going on here. you can see that the boulder highway between u.s. 95 and lamb is closed. the investigation being done by the highway patrol and metro will work to figure out what >> kim: we have another developing story to check in on. the arrest report has been released for the man accused of running a sex trafficking rick out of his home here in town. david coil ran an illegal massage hear parlor in his home. he hired teenage girls and forced them to work naked within his home. one victim telling police that one of the girls that worked there

her first in boulder was last year. during the cycling portion of a swerved back. >> she took out my front tire. i had a concussion. >> reporter: her helmet saved her life. the crash to her body onto the road. >> i do look at that and say i was lucky. michelle was not lucky. that is why i felt the need to talk about this. >> reporter: many athletes are questioning if boulder is safe. >> there are stretches of 36 you have about 12 inches of space. >> reporter: this man raced this year and pastor the accident with michelle. >> i get shaken up just thinking about it. >> reporter: while it may not be feasible to close the highway he says something has to be done. >> michelle walters did not have to die. it is unacceptable. >> reporter: they tell me they will not be doing any more triathlons in boulder until changes are made. >>> target is responding to the controversies found in its transgender bathroom policy. this company is spending $20 million to add single stall bathrooms. the policy kicked off a lot of debate this yea

jeffco goes back, along with boulder valley and poudre school district, some of them. >> lisa has your forecast. >> upper 50s, low 60s. same spot we've been pretty much every morning this week. by saturday, sunday, temperatures a lot cooler in the morning. kiddos heading out the door to low 60s. winds out of the southwest at beautiful start. a lot of sunshine this morning. as you're planning out your afternoon, though, starting to cool down a bit. we're tracking this next cold front. it will bring with it a cooldown this weekend. today a chance for more storms this afternoon. mid-80s by 3:00. and dropping to about 80 by 6:00. here's your first alert that we're a little cooler today. not by much. a few degrees. it's going to get a lot cooler this weekend. details on tomorrow's cold >>> a happyfifth day of school for isla today. nine days for jalyn and first day for a lot of other kids. paving on the northbound side of i-25 from hampden, yale to evans. one lane open to the left and traffic is getting by okay for now. take a look at the overall map, a lot of green, not only here on i-25,

we'll update you on the troubles at cu boulder. students hit a roadblock as they try to start, trying to find a place to stay this morning. >>> collection bins causing a stir. why one community has a problem with these bins on their street. they want the city of aurora to ? amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. the time is now for the biggest sale of the year, where all beds are on sale! save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed. >>> we're learning more about an officer-involved shooting in denver. what police are saying about the wounded suspect. >>> plus, some cu boulder students are told they can't move into their apartments. school starts monday. they're wondering where they'll >>> live look outside. younger students back to school todaa in several of the big range, including jeffco and boulder. >>> lisa is tracking the bus stop conditions. >> looks ptty good for today. tomorrow quite a bit cooler. this morning

boulder highway between lamb and u-s 95 is closed in both directions. that is going to cross traffic troubles for the morning commute and anyone who works at boulder station. in: man like two guns out: 24 hour cc to resume shortly closed some overnight.. ken smith is here with a look at traffic. here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk. now - les krifaton joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 now - les krifaton quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. after a day of drier air in las vegas moisture is moving back into our area rain and thunderstorm chances later in the day and saturday. a weak upper level low will move across nevada through the day and could create enough instability to trigger showers and thunderstorms. the rain and thunderstorm chances for friday and saturday are 40%, sunday things start to improve and for monday the first day of sc

this is the drive into boulder, 28th street, just after it boulder, wide open. 225 wide open. starting to see a little bit more traffic here and there. for the most part, nice and green. can you hear that? can you hear it? no? see, quiet. >>> thank you, jayson. new technology is coming to our state meant to keep your child out of your pill bottle. we'll show you how this works. >>> and a woman's car stolen with her kids inside. >>> this local man gave his life fighting isis overseas. how you can pay your respect to levi jack shirley. >>> the owners of patsy's inn closing. >>> we want to fill you in on recent storm damage. the hail storm at the end of july cost more than $350 milllon of damage. >> it dropped hail the size of golf and tennis balls. this makes it the fourth most expensive storm in colorado. >>> let's ge the first alert on when storms will get here. >> our threat for severe weather today is lower. you're going to find scattered storms and showers popping upp on the western slope, closer to telluride. mid- to upper 80s. denver at 87. platteville you'rr at 88. castl

boulder is lucky we have a high literacy rate. i don't think it was confusing.>> reporter: just to be clear, the taxes on distributors, to cents per ounce. that would greatly impact them. the clerk will take what she heard, make a recommendation to boulder city council, and they will have to make a decision by september 6. jamie leery, cbs4 news.>> a michael bennett a wide lead in the senate race. he has 54%-38% lead over glenn, and el paso county commissioner. >>> donald trump is keeping up his tough talk on the fight against isis. hillary clinton is hammering her opponent on his taxes and his refusal to release his returns. his campaign management team at a national security meeting, trump appeared in a fox news town hall. he continued tough talk against islamic terrorists, saying muslims who don't help root out terrorism share the responsibility for terrorist acts.>> the muslims have to help us. they see what's going on in their community. they have to help us. [ applause ] >> reporter: trump's team includes steven bannon, exec

things are back to normal along boulder canyon road this morning-- after "a-t-v sized" boulders fell and shut down a section of the road the boulders fell around mile markers 32 and 33 around ten o'clock... the road stayed closed for about two hours. state patrol says one car hit a boulder. the person inside had minor injuries. a little boy is recovering today -- after surviving a violent car crash. his dad was driving - and later told police - he did it all on purpose. two-year-old isaiah is in a half body cast -- and has stitches in his head. his father - 29 year old nathan weitzel - is in jail - after he isaiah unbuckled when he crashed sunday- because he wasn't quote "man enough" to raise a child. police say - weitzel took isaiah to the park -- and on the way home - left him unbuckled and drove into several cars - while going about 75 miles per hour. he also said he'd used cocaine that day. many of the people who live in the centennial neighborhood heard the crash -- and went running into their front yards. sam schulte rushed to the car to help. he saw isaiah...crying and bleedin

. >> a boulder judge today rejected prosecutors request for prison time. in the case of a former cu student athlete. conducted of raping a fellow student. >> the this highlights the need for community conversation. about how the justy system handles cases like this. >> . we have the story from the some say this is similar to the case of a california judge. handing down a 6 month sentence to a stanford university swimmer. convicted of raping an unconscious woman. here the boulder judge had the option of sending convicted rapest to prison for up to life. instead handed down a much more lenient jail sentence. >> . jurors in a district courtroom convicted 22 year-old austin of felony sexual assault. prosecutors say in march of 2014, he said he was going to take care of woman friend. but instead raped her. while she was physically helpless. >> . this was a victim that was targeted. because of the state she was in. >> . prosecutors asked the judge to send him to prison. noting there is a public out cry to hold college student athletes like him accountable for ca

it was a quiet day at boulder station casino when fox5 stopped by... but last saturday, investigators tell us a man preyed on a housekeeper inside the hotel. this is surveillance video from the casino floor. the man highlighted? ivan major. here's major police say he got off on the 11th floor, then 12 minutes later got back on the 10th floor elevator. the 10th floor... that's where police say major committed his crimes. fox5 got ahold of major's arrest report. in it... we found out a housekeeper reported a man walked into the room she was cleaning and punched her in the face. she fell, yelled for help, but the man hit her harder on the face, head, and body... then pulled her pants down. she says he forced her to perform oral sex. when he heard someone in the hallway, he took off. we showed this surveillance video on fox5 while police were looking for the suspect. ivon major's sister and mother recognized him, called police, and told officer where to find ivon. tuesday officers arrested him. investigators say major initially said he accidentally hit the

there is also a 3 million dollar upgrade to boulder highway in the works. it's tentatively set to start in summer 2017. before going back to school... sunrise hospital is giving some teens a crash course in driving safety. a trauma talk was hosted by the hospital's trauma service unit. sunrise says more teens die from car crashes than all diseases combined. the teens watched live crash demonstrations and took a tour of the intensive care unit. they also discussed drunk driving and how to properly wear your seatbelt. "kids are maybe wearing their seat belt but their putting it under their arm, behind their back. they can still be ejected by not wearing their seat belt correctly so we have the problem of them not wearing their seat belt at all, wearing it incorrectly and being distracted when they drive." another lesson the kids learned was to be aware of other drivers on the road who they think may have been drinking. a compromise could be on the way - that would allow a popular off-highway race from las vegas to reno to run next week - through a new nationa

on the boulder the boulder highway is closed between the 515 and lamb and desert inn where they come together. here is an outside view looking down at the incident. you want to steer clear of that one. the freeways are looking good right now with travel times up to speed, everything running in the green. let's send it to kelly for a look at weather. >> kelly: outside right now quiet conditions, a little bit of haze in our skies this possibility this afternoon. 94 at 1:00 p.m. we'll tart to see them forming in our local mountains an then push down in the valleys. we're going to talk more about the chances for storms today and for the week end in 10 minutes. >> kim: we have a breaking news update fur. this one playing out in our own backyard. a trooper has been shot. his badge saving his life. for detai developments this happening just hours ago. craig standing by live from the scene. >> good morning. a trooper, a bullet hit the trooper in the badge. the trooper is ok incredibly. this happened after a traffic stop just after midnight here at boulder highway. near desert inn road . the

big things are happening in boulder city. ((christianne klein)) >> see what's got the mayor so excited for the coming months. ((dave courvoisier)) laundry... could make your clothes cleaner! up next at five.... the reason the experts are saying you should ditch the hot water the next time you was your clothes./// ((christianne klein)) not only is the city inching closer to becoming debt-free... there is lots more to look forward to like the i-11 project... and a growing list of fall festivals. our good day team sat down with boulder city's mayor rod woodbury this morning to talk about it all. ((brian loftus)) >>> the leaders of the vallley are starting their week with us here on 8 news now good day. ((michelle mortensen)) >> boulder city mayor rod woodbury is joining us today for our monday mornings with the mayors segment. thanks for joining ballot, there is a question for boulder city.... authorizing use of capital improvement fund money to pay off the city's sole remaining debt (raw water line debt). how did it end up on t

in boulder. tom tom. >>> and making it official, the switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month. that's the speed you need to stream... ...game... ...connect on social media... learn, shop and more with fast in-home wifi. so call 844-565-link. get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan. call today. >>> why do we want to go down red mountain pass. posting this video yesterday, heavy rain pushed debris and some drivers hit by rocks. >> i know you have driven that road and it can be interesting on a sunny day. >> and the little waterfalls coming down, it's a problem. here you see the levy -- heavy thunderstorms come in, into comes another line of showers and thunderstorms coming down from the north. we have a little bit of a break, but these could push through and give us rain a little later on. also flash flood warnings until the early evening hours and this goes until late to

chopper 13 fast and first over the scene near boulder highway. megan telles is talking with the people still affected by the road closures. but we'll start with parker collins-- parker adlibs scene 23:17-23:20 "it looks like an nhp officer was shot in the vest. suspect is still on scene. (butted with) the nhp trooper has been hit. but it hit his badge, it did not penetrate his vest." 54 "it's not the first time it's happened here... when you hear that type of tosses to megan megan adlibs going thru sahara and di, a lot of people don't know that. a courtesy guy the first time in front of the circle k which i did and the next bus went right by me 17:40:52 morning las vegas.. do something positive today.. good morning america is next... we'll see you back here for >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight. major security breach at an airport. >> apparently, somebody jumped in a truck on the runway out there. >> a man jumps a fence, fleeing police, then steals a struck, crashing it right into a plane. as passengers try to board. the investigation

boulder has the land available. it's up to city counsel to decide if this is how they want to use the open >> dozens of residents and groups have been lobbying for weeks. tuesday's meeting was no different. >> . not one person who stood up to speak, disagrees. >> . city council has until september 8 to make a decision. prairie dogs. the developers have applied for a permit to exterminate. >> . neighbors who want the open space preserved formed a group to oppose the development. a public hearing is scheduled august 30. >> . excel energy dropping plans to charge customers extra for grid use. instead the utility company wants to launch a pilot program. demand. if aremoved the program would charge as much as 13.8 cents per with the big corner lot. takes a lot of work. and water. to keep green. denver water replacing all the main pipes feeding this area. just to keep up. >> we have 18 water main breaks in the subdivision. it made sense to me. plus i benefit. >> . this area is not necessarily as old as some ofrt parts of

. >>> and on your right, a swat situation in boulder now. investigators following a trail of blood to find an armed man. happened in foothills parkway and baseline. >> denver 7's daryl orr on the scene with the latest. this scene has all kinds of twists and turns. >> reporter: yeah, this story out here has been going on since about 9:30, 10:00 last night here in boulder, right at baseline and foothills parkway and a little bit south. police had a standoff situation, received a report a upon arrival police weren't able to locate this person. witnesses gave a description. they set up a perimeter and believed he was inside a couple -?of mobile homes down of i believe it's milwaukee and baseline here. they ended up firing tear gas into the mobile home, clearing it with robots. unsuccessful of finding the person. but they did find what they said a significant amount of blood on the bed inside one of the mobile homes. th towards us, towards the north on baseline, and then it took a northerly turn onto foothills parkway onto a bike path. they've be

and a trooper was shot near boulder station. that's where michael stevens joins us live with the latest, michael? ((michael stevens)) >> as you can see... there's still a heavy police presence out here on boulder highway... after a trooper was shot early this morning. it happened just after midnight. they pulling over a car going south on boulder highway. 3 three people were inside the car, when someone in the back seat got out and ran. troopers say the man started shooting... and hit an officer in the torso area. the trooper did shoot back... killing the suspect: about these incidents it's always very scary in this line of work. we hear about it all the time throughout the country but when it's one of your own involved in an incident like this it's shocking -- but we really come together as a family and we're just so thankful that the trooper is doing okay. )) ((michael stevens)) >> right now... it's not clear if the other people in the car are facing any charges? metro police are taking over the investigation. one thing to poi

this is foothill parkway and baseline near downtown boulder. jamie leary is collecting details at the scene to share with us this morning. obviously with the heavy police activity you can see a portion of the roadway is shut down. let me take you to the map and we'll get an update from jamie in a few minutes. this is the line ofpl never want to see. this is foothill parkway out to highway seven this morning. if you need to get around it you can access along baseline to the west of foothill parkway there but ovenly the best way is to go into town and take highway seven out if you're trying to get around it. you could take cherriville road to the north as well this morning. something we will be keeping our eye on. we have seen heavier volume in kids head to class so we'll continue to watch that. our other trouble spot and lane restrictions in place along arapahoe at i-25 as they continue that construction. >>> she is most looking forward to meeting new people in her senior year of high school. she says she doesn't normally talk about herself but

frustration for sure in boulder. i'm eric lupher, denver 7. >>> we have new video in the case of a man trying to lure kids into his van in englewood park. >> one neighbor saw this pick and deccded to check his own home security system to help police track down the man. well, he caught this video and realized the suspect had been there two days in a row. >> i was wondering if he's been keeping an eye on my kids, and that's why he was coming over to m house. scared me. i'm going to be more aware now. >> police hope the new video can help them identify perhaps a license plate or somebody recognizes that man. if you know anything, you're urged to call police. >>> it is 5:05. people may be happy to know there are now new private security guards on the 16th patrolling late yesterday. jason gruenauer has dettils. >> reporter: they continue to patrol the mall this morning. it took us a little while to spot them, but eventually we did. the new allied barton security service, walking pan the mall -- up and down the mall in pai

. >> this is flagstaff wrote in southwest boulder county. his father believed here after work to watch the sunset. but since then, he is not been seen. no one has been able to say what happened to him. >> he was wonderful care. a caring and compassionate and humble kind kid. >> reporter: he talks about his missing son, the boulder man does not believe he had any desire to leave his job at eldora mountain resort. his girlfriend or colorado. efforts to find him have been it has been a cutting edge search effort. the search and rescue -- rescue have been fantastic. for mike he has searched himself nearly every weekend since. an old-fashioned method is being applied. money. family and friends are offering $100,000 for clues to help them find him. >> we keep his face out there in so he's not forgotten. somewhere up in the mountains west of boulder there is an answer. >> reporter: the reward money will expire generate 17th on the one-year anniversary of his disappearance. if you have any information you are urged to call the boulder county sheriff

at boulder city couns. tonight. because it's now up to them to decide if these prayer' dogs will get somewhere new to leave. >> a colony has been living on close to ten acres. pwr where the old national guard armory is in north boulder. developers bought the property. and plan to break ground on some condos this fall. meaning the prairie dogs will have to go.

it's the second death in two years during the boulder ironman. under arrest in adams county, after a shooting sunday morning that left 2 others dead. brandon karr and ro-jelio her-edia face charges of brandon karr and ro-jelio her-edia face charges of first degree murder. they were arrested after the shooting just east of arvada.. sunday morning. it happened just after midnight. when deputies arrived .. they found four people shot. two men died .. the two were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. neighbors say the not released the names of the men killed in the shooting. new pictuers overnight .. show a fast-moving wildfire that's been growing quickly in southern california. you can see the intense flames of the "pilot fire" burning in the san bernardino national forest. hundreds of firefighters are battling the flames, aided by seven air tankers. a number of evacuations are underway.. the fire started sunday, there's no word on what sparked it. weather and rain helped crews make big gains on the largest wildfire still burning in the state.

currently working on a 3 million dollar upgrade to boulder highway... which they say will tentatively start in summer 2017. fox5 has uncovered new information about what happened inside a boulder station hotel room. where officers say a man beat and sexually assaulted a housekeeper. we also found out it was the suspect's family who turned him in. fox five's christine maddela it was a quiet day at boulder station casino when fox5 stopped by... but last saturday, investigators tell us a man preyed on a housekeeper inside the hotel. this is surveillance video from the casino floor. the man highlighted? ivan major. here's major getting on an elevator. police say he got off on the 11th floor, then 12 minutes later got back on the 10th floor elevator. the 10th floor... that's where police say major committed his crim. major's arrest report. in it... we found out a housekeeper reported a man walked into the room she was cleaning and punched her in the face. she fell, yelled for help, but the man hit her harder on the face, head, and body... then pulled her pan

jennifer brice is on this story, checking in from boulder. what a tough way >> reporter: it is ironic because they are starting a new smefter and cool. they are not happy about the situation, and that is the reason they feel stuck, not having any time to search for a new place. in the meantime, the city is looking into what kind of punishments could be possible for the people who made these modifications. >> they said you could take this out if you want to, it doesn't matter. he shows code violations were made in his apartment. a curtain separates a bookshelf supposed to separate his room from another. >> they fixed the violations but it's not what they advertised, which is a private room. >> reporter: he doesn't understand how this half of the room was considered its own bedroom when the window went to the apartment hallway rather than outside. the city of boulder deemed the apartment uninhabitable last week but says they are no longer in violation, but officials will now investigate whether criminal charges could be filed. >> the city attor

these black boulders once came from several sheet flows from if the volcano. most of our 150,000 visitors stop here first. this is one of the first petroglyph that people who come to the monument might see. it is a carving on to the rock. pueblo people would use stone chisels and hammered to peck, abrade, incise and carve out the rock. sometimes people ask us how these were discovered. but for pueblo indians they are as old as time. they've known about them since their creation stories. modern day archaeologists date most of these images from about 1200 to 1650. a few are older, those which are done by early spanish sheep herders who were out here as part of the land grants. in the 1970s archaeologists came out to the west mesa and began to inventory these images. later interest grew and eventually it became a national monument. to the pueblo people they believe that the petroglyphs choose when and to whom to reveal themselves. sometimes tls the shadow, or sometimes it is the glare or sometimes it is the attitude and sensitivity with which we look at these ima

breaking news out of boulder. a swat team is working a scene in the area of foothills parkway and baseline road. all that activity could affect your morn drive this morning. jamie leary is live at the scene. what can you tell us? >>repo: have new information to report. residents in this area have been asked to shelter in place. authorities have released information about the suspect. he's 35-year old russell daniels considered armed and dangerous. i want to show you this area of interest. i want to show you what we saw moments ago. this was 20 minutes ago. we saw at least a dozen swat the suspect described as a white male, 34 years old and red hair and a red beard. he weighs 155 pounds and this all started with the search of a suspicious trailer and he had a warrant out for his arrest and extensive criminal history. we're told daniels fired multiple rounds. there was a female inside with a restraining order against him and they took her safely away but still searching for russell dani w injured at this point in ti

boulder this morning where this entire situation unfolded. amanda. >> reporter: we're just about a block away from where the night started for damages and -- daniels and boulder pd. you can see the motor home in question in the distance. police were called to the area because of a suspicious person in the rv. the suspect was a extensive criminal history. police say daniels was uncooperative and fired four rounds before taking off, leaving a trail of blood. the swat team and denver 7's own airtracker7 assisted in the search. >> i'm glad they caught him and with all the police officers and helicopters, my hat is off to law enforcement officers for getting it done quickly. >> it's just so close, and not live all the time. >> reporter: the two you just heard from live just a block away from the scene here in opposite directions. in all, more than 6,000 homes were on lockdown last night, overnight, rather, until 7:05 this morning when that suspect was caught by police. luckily, no one else was injured. reporting live in boulder this morning, amand

the trooper pulled over a car here on boulder highway. it was during that traffic stop that the trooper was shot at by the nevada highway patrol says one of its troopers was shot at by a man who ran from a traffic stop, and this afternoon, they sent a picture of the trooper's badge. it's badly dented, damaged by the impact of a bullet. the trooper was wearing a bulletproof vest but many believe tonight that it was the badge that deflected the bullet and protected the trooper. the drama started shortly after midnight on boulder highway near se we saw the scene at sunrise from sky 3. that's the suspect vehicle, a cadillac. three people were inside, two men and one woman. but after being pulled over, one man made a run for it. >> right there by the light pole. trooper was right behind. >> reporter: kevin smith said it looked like an ordinary traffic stop but that all changed with the un mistakable sound of gunfire and >> reporter: how many? >> 10, 15. there was three or four and then a pause and then a whole bunch. >> reporter: the nhp confi

>>> a bizarre story overnight, with boulder police looking for a shooting suspect. the swat team coming out to help, following a trail of blood that still hasn't led them to denver7's daily -- daryl orr has been on scene all night. >> reporter: police got a report of shots fired in he area. upon arrival they were told by witnesses this a suspect went ?nto an rv and was hiding out in there. so overnight there was a standoff. police eventually were able to get robots and equipment to this rv. they got inside. they put in a couple of flash bang grenades with tear gas in was inside. once they did get inside to investigate to see maybe if he was hiding under a bed or something, they found significant amounts of blood on the bed and a trail leading back out of the rv. police have been scouring a 10- block area down from manhattan to baseline, and they are now behind me up here at morgan, where they have another concentrated area where they're sending a k-9 in. they have swat people surrounding this area. this is also the same area where police had pinged them in the last

new overnight- several roads are closed in boulder... closed in boulder... while police hunt for a person with a gun. this is a live look at the scene. the boulder daily camera reports-- police are investigating a call of "shots fired." the swat team is there. ...so is the boulder police department's armored bearcat vehicle. they've closed foothills parkway from baseline road to arapahoe avenue. amelia earheart is tracking any day along with the rest of the morning drive. right now- denver police are still one person was shot in denver's montbello neighborhood. the shooting happened tuesday evening on maxwell place. the victim went to the hospital. we're working to find out how that person is doing or why someone shot the victim. the "international youth hostel" in denver-- won't be reopening its doors any time soon. the hotel task code violations." there was also an evacuation. the hostel is on 16th avenue near the fillmore auditorium. firefighters have decided the building is unsafe... and uninhabitable. the red cross and salvation army opened a shelter on

large boulders had fallen. crews hope to be finished by september. >>> the organizing committee of the rio games says it's looking into what caused the window on a bus filled with journalists to shatter returning from the women's basketball venue. a passenger said the bus was hit by bullets. the rio organizing committee released a statement but did not reference gunshots. >>> he was a sports broadcaster today long time espn anchor, reporter, play-by-play man and journalist john saunders died suddenly at age 61. saunders joined espn in 1986 spending roughly 30 years with the network as one of their most recognizable faces president of at times his voice was synonymous with hockey, men's and women's basketball, college football, sometimes pro football. he was a proud canadian who was montreal junior hockey leagues. he is survived by his wife wanda and two daughters. >>> the society of denver is building a historic landmark. at 1400 lafayette street in denver was built in the 1890s with wide round arches, recessed

. >>> boulder canyon road was shut down because of falling boulders. they fell around mile markers 32 and 33 and the road stayed close for two hours. state patrol said one car hit a bowledder and the persons inside had minor injuries. the road is back open. >> good news it didn't hit @ car. we lucked out there. >>> we're taking a look at the i-70 drive near harlan, temporarily shut down due to a crash where an suv went on the shoulder and the embankment was belonged and crews made quick work of the situation and harland is back open, i-70 was never affected by the crash. we have a couple of incidents taking place including side 14th avenue and close to speer, and cherry creek downtown, a slight curiosity delay. mississippi and broadway, we had that full closure from 7:00 p.m. and this will go on throughout the week and promises to be a pretty big delay south of i-75. corey? >> amelia thank you. >>> he has a long road ahead of him. isaiah was severely injured a car crash, crash police said was suspensional. tarhonda thomas has the story that has a lot o

boulder you're at 68. feeling go o here in the fall out. ten o 15 more in most spots. 58 for the over night low. storms will wrap up. clearing skies from there. winds dining down by tomorrow morning. which will be full of blue skies and sunshine. then during the afternoon, that rogue sho*ufr shower or storm could blow through. highs in the upper 80s and low 90s. >> . right around 89 again on thursday. 20 percent chance for a late day storm. and a cold front on friday. look at that. we're down to the 70s. rain. even cooler on saturday. we'll take a look into the weekend. coming up. >> . >> a. now is it chance to get one. if you buy a ticket by this friday. for a hundred dollars. you'll have a chance to win the 2017 lincoln. car valued at 35 thousand dollars. this years bonus prize. that hundred dollar ticket of course enters you for the chance to win the dream home itself. an entire house for a hundred i think it's good to go against the 49ers. they run the spread offense. what we'll see vs. the panthers. today the broncos went a lot of skel

the dean of c-u boulder's business school -- david ikenberry -- is stepping down. the senior vice provost will take over. the daily camera reports ickenberry was accused of discrimination against a female staffer. that staff member says -- the dean discriminated over the age of 40. c-u paid 40 thousand dollars earlier this year to settle her lawsuit. it's one of three gender discrimination lawsuits against the school... ... the second is still pending and the third was dismissed in april. we have an update for you on monday's fatal dog attack in conifer... the two dogs that attacked a mother and son -- will be euthanized. police say - the dogs attacked their owner - 60-year-old susan shawl - in her home monday tried to get the dogs off of her... neighbors say - they rarely saw the dogs - but heard them barking almost every day. back in 2008 - one neighbor called the sheriff's office and complained about the dogs being loose and aggressive. five westminster police officers who shot and killed a suspected car thief... will not face charges for it. police were trying

in boulder, cu students have nowhere to stay. >> a boulder mom said the sterling silver peaks apartments are not up to code. adam hammond is talking to the students who have nowhere to go.>> reporter: students are scrambling right now trying to find a place to stay after they are told their apartments or not inhabitable. we called hotels to see if there was room and we were told to try golden because there were no people are leaving with suitcases at the sterling university peaks apartments trying to figure out what to do. a crowd also gathered here earlier. everyone is clueless. the apartment told them to head to hotels and it will be reimbursed but it's moving weekend and there are none. the bookshelves in this video, two bedroom units with bookshelves added to make them residents say that's a problem because not all bedrooms have access to a window in case of emergency. the apartment complex want to talk to me directly but i was with a resident when they were told the boulder county board approved the renovation plans but at the last minute were deemed uninhabitable. they had to scrap