89 news starts 9news starts now. 12 people were taken to the hospital after a car crash this afternoon. Two of those people are in critical condition, including a child. Police say the crash happened just after 2 00, and they are trying to figure out what led up to it. At this time, thesection is still closed. Police say one of the people injured was a pregnant woman. She was supposed to be induced tomorrow. Police in call la ma sue Michigan Police say 45year old shot 8 people total in three locations. Four women were killed in a parking lot. A 14yearold girl also shot in the same location is in critical condition. A father and son were killed at a car dealership. And another woman shot outside of an apartment complex survived with serious injuries. Witnesses gave police a description of the suspects sunday. Investigators say the suspect appear ed to pick his targets at random. We dont know why. There is no connection between any of them. This all appears to be random. This is your wor
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
Good afternoon. Happy saturday. Its always great to have you with us. Well get your local headlines in just a moment, but first wed like to introduce you to our newest colleague. You are the newest member of our weekend crew. Were so happy. Where have you been all our lives . Im the new kid on the block, and i cant tell you how happy i am to be here. This has been a long road, but ive always wanted to live in denver, i just moved here. I packed up my truck and came here after working for a network, and i am so thrilled to be here. The people here are so nice. The people in colorado are so nice. Im like, okay, i thought people in texas were nice, and they are, but you guys have us beat. Im thrilled to be here. When i walked in the newsroom, this was a note from a coworker, belen, good luck, amigo. How can i go wrong with that . Its going to be a good day. Thank you for letting me be part of this team. Youre a bronco fan, right . I became a bronco fan. And i got emotionally involved with
Weve seen a little more than a dusting there. Most of it is just sticking on the grass and melting for the most part on the streets, although we have seen some highways where the snow is adding up. In denver it has primarily been a slushy mix of rain and snow tonight, nothing significant yet downtown, although it should all be changing over to snow soon enough. Its quite a change from what weve seen the past couple weeks. In the first two days of the month denver did see more than 11inch of snow, but it dried up and 11 inches of snow, but it dried up and warmed up quick. Tonight snow is back. The question is what will it do to the morning commute . Kathy is in the Weather Center tracking tonights snow. The good news is its a fast moving system. Its not a really cold system. Were hovering right around the freezing mark, so weve had a lot of melting in the downtown area, getting reports of a light dusting in Douglas County around parker and pond prose a park in elizabeth Ponderosa Park i