Panels started to come loose around 6 p. M. On the Free Standing sign. Metro fire was among the agencies that responded and within minutes light rail tracks were completely shut down between county line and dry creek road. The highway reopened about two hours later just after 8 00. 9news reporter whitney wild is there. Whitney . Reporter adele, you said it. This every the panels started to come the panels started to come loose. When you consider it, this really could have been catastrophic. Each panel is 8foot by 4 feet. If one hit a car it, could have been catastrophic. Luckily that wasnt the case. The wind have been 40 winds have been 45 miles an hour. Earlier in the evening an employee saw those panels started to flutter in the wind. He told his supervisor who here in a hurry. Several firefighter from south metro fire and rescue went up the ladder about 100 feet to start tightening those panels so they wouldnt become any more loose. The highway was shut down. South Metro Fire Rescue
Coach kubiak and the team all smiles walking off that plane from san jose, california, cheered on by dozens of United Airlines employees and their families from the final down till this moment, the celebrations have not stopped. [ cheering and applause ] reporter plenty of questions surrounding what the broncos will do during offseason, but as of right now everybody is just happy theyre home, happy to have the lombardi trophy in denver. At dia im ryan haarer, 9news. Sky9 followed the team buses from dia to uchealth training center, aka dove valley where they got a very warm welcome home reception. 9news reporter Steve Staeger is there. Steve . Reporter hi. We were right outside the dove valley parking lot where those buses came in maybe 10 minutes ago and ever since then players have started to pull out. In fact, it was pretty cool not too long ago Wade Phillips and his wife, i believe, pulled out. They had their windows open and a couple players we havent quite been able to make out f
Ikeas monster sign meets its match in tonights high winds, i25 shut down as First Responders race to keep the sign in 1 piece. Those same winds are knocking down trees and fanning fires as temperatures soar into the 70s and break records. No quick fix, cdot still hasnt been able to reopen part falling out of the sky, a helicopter with five people on board goes down. And colorados infant mortality problem, digging into the numbers reveals a tough to talk about topic. 9news starts now. Saying its a bit windy is an understatement, strong gusts, some nearly 100 Miles Per Hour in the mountains and 40 to 50 in the front range left their mark. They impacted thousands of people during the evening rush is what the wind did to the huge ikea sign. Panels started to come loose around 6 p. M. On the Free Standing sign. Metro fire was among the agencies that responded and within minutes light rail tracks were completely shut down between county line and dry creek road. The highway reopened about two
Its unclear if she had had prior positions with other police departments, but we know shed at least been with Denver Police for a couple years. Whitney wild reporting from denver health. As whitney mentioned, there are a series of events that took place before this this afternoon. Weve been following all the angles. 9news reporter Victoria Sanchez is at lowell and 35th avenue where the pursuit ended. Victoria . Reporter a lot of people we spoke to over the phone say they are stuck in their houses not allowed outside now because this crime scene does take up a few blocks behind me here at 35th and lowell. The Police Officer, female, whitney said she was shot in health. We saw that ambulance racing down to see she got healthcare as soon as she could. The suspect drove here to 35th and lowell where neighbors said they heard the sound of a racing car and a loud crash where Denver Police officer says exchanged gunfire and killed the suspect. Thats what spurred me to walk over and see if eve
Office who was badly injured in a crash as he was responding to that call. 9news reporter Steve Staeger joins us from near the apartment where the call came in to bring us up to date. Reporter kyle, when deputies got here and into the apartment, they found the 6 yearold boy dead and a man with what appeared to be self inflicted knife wounds and on the way to respond to this difficult scene, a deputy needed help of his own. Neighbors memories of the 6 yearold boy who lived here are fleeting yet happy. Wed watch them walk to school to the bus stop. The bus picks them up right around the building. Reporter but one last memory wont easily escape the mind of this woman who is also a mother herself. I was watching them take out his body a few minutes ago. It was really hard. I teared up. That little boy was so innocent and full of energy when wed watch him play in the playground with other little kids from the neighborhood. Reporter the horrible incident started with a desperate plea. There