Corrections Reform

Greyhound Racing

Colorado would become the latest state to ban greyhound dog racing under a bill awaiting the governor's signature.  The State Senate passed the ban today.  There's been no greyhound racing here since 2008, but it's still legal.  Some $250 million was spent on greyhound racing in Colorado in 1999, but it dropped to about $15 million by 2008.  At least seven states still have greyhound racing operations.  The Colorado bill would still allow simulcast betting at Colorado's lone horse-racing facility. A fiscal analysis prepared for lawmakers predicted no impact from the ban because the state has already eliminated greyhound-racing regulators.

NTSB Probe Turbulence

The NTSB's decided to conduct a full investigation of a United Airlines flight from Denver to Billings that hit turbulence over Wyoming, injuring five people.  The agency has the plane's flight data and voice recorders. An NTSB spokesperson says they'll also interview crew and possibly passengers and gather information from the plane to try to determine what happened on Monday's flight and if there are any recommendations that could prevent a recurrence.  Three crew members and two passengers were injured as people were thrown around the plane during the sudden drop.