Soon-to-be-Billy.

Look out, lady elephants of North America!

A new hunk is headed your way.

Billy the elephant is scheduled to arrive at the Denver Zoo later this summer. The five-year-old will come from the Antwerpen Zoo in Belgium, where he was called Budi. But Denver already has an elephant named Bodhi -- and though spokesman Sean Andersen-Vie assures us the names are pronounced differently, the zoo has decided to rename their new arrival in memory of zoo supporter William Chenoweth.

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Ever look through photos of a person gone before his time and wish you'd gotten a chance to meet him, because the pics make it crystal clear how much fun he must have been?

That's the reaction most people will have to perusing the images below of 22-year-old Tyler Mayle of Windsor. Mayle, a student at Brigham Young University, disappeared the better part of a week ago -- and after an extensive search, he was found dead yesterday, the apparent victim of a climbing accident.

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Update: On Monday, we filled you in about a computer glitch that prevented people who wanted to access a B-cycle from doing so with a credit card -- issues that cropped up during one of 2013's busiest weekends to date. See our previous coverage below.

Two days later, the system still isn't back to normal. As a result, a free B-cycle offer intended to build excitement for Bike to Work Day has been canceled for today, and the next two Wednesdays as well.

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In recent days, residents of a Colorado Springs neighborhood emerged from their homes to find baggies containing fliers promoting...the Ku Klux Klan.

This is not an isolated occurrence. Over the past six months or so, several cities have had similar incidents. However, most have been in the South and Southeast. From what we've been able to determine, the Colorado Springs flier dump represents the furthest west the KKK has ventured in what's described as a nationwide recruitment drive.

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There were five impaired-driving crashes and 318 arrests for driving under the influence on Memorial Day weekend -- and such busts are more common in certain parts of the state. NoDUIColorado.org has crunched the numbers for 2012 and come up with the top ten Colorado counties for DUIs -- and surprisingly enough, Denver, the most populous, isn't number one (although it's close). Below, see the list, including graphic breakdowns of DUIs versus DWAIs and the average blood alcohol content of those cuffed for the crime. Count them down here.

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Folks living near Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs can be forgiven for wondering if they'd awakened in the middle of a firefight. Suddenly, the night exploded with the sound of gunfire. Maybe a hundred rounds' worth. Probably more.

The man behind the trigger turned out to be Brandon Bougades, a twice-wounded veteran from Afghanistan who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.

But he insists his PTSD didn't inspire the fusillade.

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Colorado's gun-control laws, which include a ban on magazines that can hold more than fifteen rounds, are under fire from numerous foes, including 55 Colorado sheriffs suing to stop them. Now, Magpul Industries, a weaponry business based in Erie, has announced that it will donate proceeds from the sale of two magazines -- "Free Colorado" and "Boulder Airlift," both of which hold thirty rounds -- to fight gun-control laws here and beyond. And while the mags quickly sold out, more are on the way.

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James Holmes, accused of killing twelve people and wounding seventy at a July 2012 screening of The Dark Knight Rises at an Aurora theater, has been allowed to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.

Judge William Sylvester had previously entered a plea of not guilty on Holmes's behalf. At a hearing today, Judge Carlos Samour, who replaced Sylvester in the case earlier this year, granted Holmes permission to change the plea and pursue an insanity defense.

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Update: This weekend, members of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deployed a Taser against a suicidal man now identified as Guy Guthrie, 55. He was armed, but only with a BB gun -- and died about an hour later. A JCSO spokesman defends the safety of Tasers even as he acknowledges that the outcome was tragic. But while there's no evidence yet that the device contributed to the Guthrie's death, the incident is still likely to fuel criticism from those who believe Tasers are a lot more dangerous than advertised.

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Update: More information is emerging about the tragic murder of Routt County's Asher Lesyshen-Kirlan, age nine.

According to local law-enforcement reports, Asher's parents, Lisa Marie Lesyshen and Michael Kirlan, were going through a separation at the time Lisa shot Asher multiple times, killing him.

Afterward, she told Michael to come upstairs and kill her.

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