It was so beautiful. It just lit up the entire sky. We heard the majestic thunder. It was a really cool experience. And this is from our photographer, eric english. This is lightning striking the rod near the top of the four seasons downtown. Please, always be summer safe before you snap storm photos. The searches on for a man trying to leeward kids on their way home from school. Tips to kids as they look for the man. Liz gelardi joins us live in liz gelardi. You talked to the families . Reporter we did. A group of Elementary Students say the man approached them here near vapor park. He said they made and he made sexual comments and thats why the school and police want parents to talk to their kids. Take a good look at the man police want to find. This thirdgrader recognizes him. He says the man approached him what the man said but knew it wasnt right. Other stuff he was saying, or bad words. I was going to get my dad took Reporter Police believe he is driving a black or dark gray chev
This fire burned more than 2,000 acres in Elbert County just north of limon. While you were sleeping, crews did get the basin fire under control. It was hot and dry yesterday, highs well into the 80s with gustier conditions. They had cooler weather overnight, so its good they right now in denver, some clear skies. Its a little hazy toward the foothills this morning. Its a bright drive and we are expecting looks like upper 60s by about 8 00. Then by 9 00 were at 73, by 4 00 up to 88. Were cooler than yesterday but well see a few thunderstorms popping up. Today upper 80s and by friday, i25 near the thornton parkway, that accident is gone. Police said somebody was changing a tire near i70 and 38th avenue. It looks clear at this point but well keep an eye on that. Take a look at the camera by mead on highway 66. That accident is off to the side, just a hazard for us this morning. You can see a lot of traffic starting to build here and there. The big issue today is this section of alameda,
This is 9news. Crested butte is proud of its hometown okay athlete, a hometown athlete, a woman who once worked as a waitress. But first we have details on what happened earlier that left people hurt in olympic park. Reporter good evening from a rainy, windy night in rio. First it was the winds ripping off siding on the swim venue, then the green water in the diving venue. Now its an overhead main olympic park. Reporter this was a camera flying over okay park on cables that somehow broke loose and fell olympic park on cables that somehow broke loose and fell. Reporter emma coburn becomes the First American woman to medal in this steam chase coburn has a bronze medal. She grew up in Crested Butte, population 1,500. Elevation 9,000 feet. Its definitely a big disconnect from growing up in a small ski town to being a medalist in the summer olympics. Its definitely an unexpected way to get there. Reporter emmas training partner and close friend Jenny Simpson trained together at cu boulder h
To them and to him, their son. The family has 90 days to decide how to pro received, whether they will sue or not to proceed, whether they will sue or not. I was able to speak to the park county underserve who said the sheriff wants to release as much undersheriff who said he wants to release as much information as possible. He anticipates that happening next week. About 20,000 people have and more than 10,000 are in shelter. The slow moving storm dumped nearly 2 feet of rain near baton rouge raising rivers several feet above flood stage. Seven people have been killed. Now the red cross here in colorado is preparing to send staff and volunteers into the flood zone. 9news reporter Maya Rodriguez spoke to one of them who will be leaving soon. The red cross in colorado is sending nine people to louisiana this week to help some of the thousands displaced did disaster training in the metro area today. Among those in class are people who will be going to louisiana wednesday. That state is de
Tree landed on a yukon. One woman telling us what she i heard a big boom, and immediately booked out the window, can be looked out the looked out the window, and i seen the tree laying on my yard. Reporter fortunately no one was in the car or hurt action just the home hurt, just the homeowners left with a big mess to clean up. Molly hendrickson. And mike nelson is here now, the rain is done falling, but the temperatures are conifer. Theres just a little bit of storm activity left around the denver metro. The stronger storms in the southeast corner of the state along the leading edge of the cold front that moved through earlier this afternoon. As far as conditions across the state, the numbers Lionel Bienvenu chilly tonight the numbers chilly tonight in the mountains. Storm light snow in the northern mountains, and feeling like fall as we head into the the storm is moving in, this is from mount evans. Cory reppenhagen caught this this afternoon as temperatures dip, and no surprise to se