Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Oct. 29

All the news that’s fit to put on the internet.

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Rita Cawlfield and Charlotte Aycrigg review ballots in Denver. (Andrew Kenney/Denverite)

Rita Cawlfield and Charlotte Aycrigg review ballots in Denver. (Andrew Kenney/Denverite)

All the news that’s fit to put on the internet.

A history of Denver’s African-American community

Burnis McCloud spent more than 40 years documenting his community in photos. (Denverite)

The power outage at Suncor let a lot leak

The yellow and black smoke that poured out of the refinery earlier this month contained 150 times the federal daily limit for sulfur dioxide. (Denverite)

There was a fatal accident in Park Hill

A pedestrian in a wheelchair was killed when he was hit by a vehicle last night at East 29th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. (DP)

Here’s exactly how your ballot is processed and counted

It involves lasers. (Denverite)

A body camera catches a criminal

A Denver police officer was arrested after his own body camera caught him stealing money from a crime scene. (9)

More bad news for the A Line

If the RTD can’t work out problems with the A Line soon, the train to the plane could be in trouble. (CBS) ?

The Avs fall to the Jets

After a week off, the team was looking a little rusty. (AP)

Introducing the coffee shop coziness index

Neighborhood by neighborhood, we’re evaluating coffee shops on how cozy they are. (Denverite)

Tonight: the Nuggets will look like throwback Nuggets

And they’ll retire former center Dikembe Mutombo’s jersey. (Denverite)

Tomorrow: the Broncos take on the Chargers again

And the bad news is the Broncos are pretty banged up. (Denverite)

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It’s Halloween weekend. Let’s get weird. (Denverite)
Tim Howard is not just riding out this Rapids gig to retirement

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