Pot edibles has found he can stand trial. Richard joins us live with the latest developments. Richard kirk pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the shooting death of his wife, chris. Court documents show he was allegedly hallucinating after eating marijuana laced candy. It showed weeks before the shooting, he changed his payroll deposit from a joint account to a personal account. There were to stand trial. The Court Received a report from the Colorado Mental Health institute in pueblo. Its not publicly available but we can assume hes competent because the court set a trial date of march 6th. Now, i spoke briefly with his slain wifes mother after todays hearing. We miss our daughter every day. The children miss their mother this over. She and a few others are in, to get this going. Were told the trial will last about two weeks. A special jury panel has been . Alled. This is a high profiled case. Reporting live in downtown denver, denver 7. Also breaking right now, two american si
The latest on campaign 2016 coming up. Lets get a good look at the forecast. Lauren whitney is tracking that for us. Another warm and dry day here across the front range but on the western slope and into the high country a chance for rain. Temperatures starting with 50 in denver, 40 lyman, 35 let bill. Temperatures are mild and we will talk about the heat and a cool down coming good morning. Weve been talking about cones for the last half hour and this is an area where you were running you will run into a few of them. A lot of this construction has been moved out of the way and that is what we are seeing on 285 as well. A case that folks assist desk focused attention on marijuana medicals. A judge is expected to rule if richard kerr can stand trial. Courthouse and has been following the process. This is been a long process. Reporter it was a year ago that richard kirk changed his plea to guilty by reason of insanity and at that time he was sent to the Colorado Mental Health institute i
Next door neighbor kyle knew her only in passing. Pretty nice, relaxed. We moved in last month so i didnt get to know them well. Reporter prior to their death, the sisters had been drinking throughout the day. Police found them unresponsive and a preliminary examination of their bodies showed no sign of victims or aggression. Medication. Their brother told me they were kind, generous, and lived life to the fullest. An online fundraiser has raised tens. Thousands in just two days. Reporter the state department assisted in the immediate aftermath of a death overseas which is the case in they can request assistance from u. S. Law enforcement. We also talked to family members of the korkky sisters. Their mother and brother are on the islands making arrangements to bring the bodies back. A man is accused of trespassing at broncos headquarters and threatening entered the restricted media room at Team Headquarters and told a Security Guard hes a 20 owner and the team owed him money. A husband
At 28th and federal. Gathering the latest developments as they happen. Tarhonda roll cue heres good morning. Meteorologist belen de leon and traffic reporter Amelia Earhart join meteorologist traffic reporter Amelia Earhart join belen itll warm up a little today. Morning. Music up to the news of david bowies death. The icon died yesterday, surrounded by cancer. He had just released his 47th album, blackstar on friday. His 69th birthday. Bowies career lasted five decades, with hits such as fame, heroes, lets dance and young americans. As we remember his life this morning, we want to know what your favorite david bowie song is . Share your memories with us on social media using the hashtag be on 9. The wife of the man beaten to death by a fellow assisted living resident, is suing the lakewood facility. Its been nearly a year since 87year old homer castor beat 76yearold Gerald Jerry Propp in the room they shared at atria applewood. Catherine greway is suing atria claiming the assisted liv
Fairly, theres no question about that. But to be treated fairly does not require you to change the definition of marriage. Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the death toll in nepals earthquake zone topped 4,000 today, with more than 6,500 injured, and the situation for survivors grew increasingly dire. Thousands of people fled the ravaged capital, katmandu, as food and water ran out, and aftershocks continued. Many others remained behind, looking for those still alive. We begin, with this report from mark austin of