Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain now says there was a settlement in an apparent sexual harassment case. A CNN report indicates that he told the PBS Newshour that when he commented on how tall a woman was, it was taken wrong. That, after earlier denying the charges. POLITICO claims that a settlement in the case was five figures. At first Cain denied the settlement, then he admitted he knew about it. He told PBS that because the settlement or the agreement was so small, his staff at the National Restaurant association didn't have to bring it to him.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Ball Corp. Buying 100-Million Dollars In Stock Back
(Broomfield, CO) -- Ball Corp. is buying back almost 100-million dollars in common stock from Goldman Sachs. In a statement, CFO Scott Morrison says the Broomfield-based company has a strong cash flow and believes the repurchase will prove its long-term value to shareholders. Ball is planning on buying back around two-point-eight-million in stock.
CU-Boulder To Use Chicken Droppings As Fertilizer
(Boulder, CO) -- The University of Colorado is going to start using chicken droppings as fertilizer. CU officials tell the "Boulder Daily Camera" the dried "poultry waste" will have a bit of a smell, but isn't dangerous to anyone's health. CU hopes the droppings will help them stop using herbicides, despite being almost 90-thousand dollars more. The "poultry waste" was originally going to be applied Saturday, but heavy snow prevented it from happening.
2 in custody in Kansas after Colorado car thefts
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado grand jury has indicted two people accused of fraudulently obtaining used cars and reselling them.
The state attorney general's office said Monday that 33-year-old Othello Kenta Bland and 22-year-old Chelsea Marie Getchell were in custody in Kansas. They face charges of theft, computer crime and conspiracy to commit theft. Bland also faces one count of violating the Organized Crime Control Act.
An indictment alleges the pair targeted individuals selling vehicles online or in a publication. The two are accused of either stealing vehicles during test drives or providing forged checks for vehicles. The indictment alleges they resold the cars for cash to buyers they found online, earning themselves more than $71,000.
Victims learned of the fraud when they were couldn't obtain a proper title for the vehicles.
The state attorney general's office said Monday that 33-year-old Othello Kenta Bland and 22-year-old Chelsea Marie Getchell were in custody in Kansas. They face charges of theft, computer crime and conspiracy to commit theft. Bland also faces one count of violating the Organized Crime Control Act.
An indictment alleges the pair targeted individuals selling vehicles online or in a publication. The two are accused of either stealing vehicles during test drives or providing forged checks for vehicles. The indictment alleges they resold the cars for cash to buyers they found online, earning themselves more than $71,000.
Victims learned of the fraud when they were couldn't obtain a proper title for the vehicles.
University of Colorado building closes for repairs
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Reports of smoke and noxious fumes have prompted officials to evacuate an administrative building at the University of Colorado.
University officials said they believe the smoke Monday afternoon at the Regent Administrative Center was caused by glycol from an air conditioning unit leaking onto electrical wiring.
The center was closed Monday so crews could make repairs. The university said all walk-up and call-in services for the admissions office, bursar's office, the office of financial aid, and all other services in the center were closed. University officials haven't said when the building will reopen.
No injuries were reported.
University officials said they believe the smoke Monday afternoon at the Regent Administrative Center was caused by glycol from an air conditioning unit leaking onto electrical wiring.
The center was closed Monday so crews could make repairs. The university said all walk-up and call-in services for the admissions office, bursar's office, the office of financial aid, and all other services in the center were closed. University officials haven't said when the building will reopen.
No injuries were reported.
Pot backers blast Suthers for advocacy discrepancy
DENVER (AP) — Marijuana advocates working to put a legalization measure on Colorado ballots next year are complaining that the state's top lawyer has a double standard on pot.
Republican Attorney General John Suthers says he opposes the proposal to make pot legal for recreational use.
Suthers has criticized Dan Hartman for writing a letter that appeared to take a stand on local marijuana initiatives up for a vote Tuesday. Hartman was the head of the state's medical marijuana enforcement agency but is being reassigned.
Legalization backers say it's hypocritical of Suthers to criticize Hartman while himself speaking out against marijuana initiatives.
A Suthers spokesman insists the attorney general has given his opinion only when asked by reporters or in response to pending legislation, while Hartman's letter came at the request of dispensaries.
Republican Attorney General John Suthers says he opposes the proposal to make pot legal for recreational use.
Suthers has criticized Dan Hartman for writing a letter that appeared to take a stand on local marijuana initiatives up for a vote Tuesday. Hartman was the head of the state's medical marijuana enforcement agency but is being reassigned.
Legalization backers say it's hypocritical of Suthers to criticize Hartman while himself speaking out against marijuana initiatives.
A Suthers spokesman insists the attorney general has given his opinion only when asked by reporters or in response to pending legislation, while Hartman's letter came at the request of dispensaries.
Aurora officials investigate fire that killed boy
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Aurora police and fire investigators are trying to determine how a toddler boy was killed and a girl seriously injured in a house fire.
Police on Monday identified the boy as 3-year-old Timothy Joseph Ramirez.
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Cassidee Carlson says detectives with the police department's Crimes Against Children unit have been called in to work with the fire department because children were involved in the fire Sunday morning.
The police department said bars over the windows had to be removed to get to the children. Police said a woman outside the home had told officers there were two children trapped inside.
Police on Monday identified the boy as 3-year-old Timothy Joseph Ramirez.
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Cassidee Carlson says detectives with the police department's Crimes Against Children unit have been called in to work with the fire department because children were involved in the fire Sunday morning.
The police department said bars over the windows had to be removed to get to the children. Police said a woman outside the home had told officers there were two children trapped inside.
University of Denver to host presidential debate
DENVER (AP) — The University of Denver will pay $1.65 million for the honor of hosting the first presidential debate next year.
University officials say the fee by the Commission on Presidential Debates is well worth the expense. They say the school will get international exposure and that the first presidential debate in Colorado history will be a great learning experience for students.
The debate Oct. 3 will be at the Magness Arena, which can seat up to 8,000 people. School officials say they don't know yet the debate set-up and how many seats will be available. The school gets an allotment and says first priority will be DU students.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock visited the school Monday and said the city will provide whatever help is needed for the event.
University officials say the fee by the Commission on Presidential Debates is well worth the expense. They say the school will get international exposure and that the first presidential debate in Colorado history will be a great learning experience for students.
The debate Oct. 3 will be at the Magness Arena, which can seat up to 8,000 people. School officials say they don't know yet the debate set-up and how many seats will be available. The school gets an allotment and says first priority will be DU students.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock visited the school Monday and said the city will provide whatever help is needed for the event.
Today is Election Day
Today is election day. That means the ballots that were mailed to voters have to be back in county clerk's offices by 7 p.m. today so they can be counted. While there are few local issues and races with which to be concerned, there is that issue of raising three billion dollars through rounding up state sales tax and income tax to the nearest penny for the next four years.
Schools tax headlines off-year elections in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters are deciding a crucial test for schools Tuesday in the nation's only statewide tax question on ballots this fall.
The proposal to raise income taxes and sales taxes for five years to raise nearly $3 billion to shore up schools buffeted by years of budget cuts was far from certain.
Some considered the vote an indicator of whether taxpayers hurting from an economic downturn would raise taxes in the face of painful budget cuts.
Colorado's Proposition 103 has elicited sharp condemnation from many state Republicans. However, many leading Democrats and some voters seemed undecided about the idea.
The schools tax question leads a slate of otherwise local questions for Colorado voters.
Turnout was expected to be light.
The proposal to raise income taxes and sales taxes for five years to raise nearly $3 billion to shore up schools buffeted by years of budget cuts was far from certain.
Some considered the vote an indicator of whether taxpayers hurting from an economic downturn would raise taxes in the face of painful budget cuts.
Colorado's Proposition 103 has elicited sharp condemnation from many state Republicans. However, many leading Democrats and some voters seemed undecided about the idea.
The schools tax question leads a slate of otherwise local questions for Colorado voters.
Turnout was expected to be light.
More Snow Tonight and Wednesday
We're in for another winter storm. The National Weather Service says northeastern Colorado will see rain turn to snow tonight and into tomorrow adding another four inches or so to what's already on the ground. NWS says the snowfall should lessen tomorrow afternoon.
Lee Grace Dougherty Pleads Not Guilty To Charges
(Walsenburg, CO) -- The lone female in the so-called Dougherty [[ DOOR-her-tee ]] Gang has pleaded not guilty to charges connected to an August police chase. Lee Grace Dougherty is charged with attempted second-degree murder after firing on pursuing officers during the chase near Walsenburg, Colorado. Her brothers, Dylan and Ryan Dougherty, face similar charges. They're also accused of bank robbery in Georgia and shooting up a police car in Florida. They go to trial in Colorado in February.
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