Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Feb. 25

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Big and little vehichles at Union Station. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Let's get to it.

A downtown shooting left one person dead this morning

Denver police said they're investigating a shooting at 15th and Market that left one dead. A second victim left the scene, went to the hospital and is in critical condition. (Denverite)

Today in protests...

The Protect Our ACA Healthcare Rally is happening at noon in Civic Center Park. (Denverite)

And a group will be demonstrating outside a privately run ICE detention center in Aurora at 4 p.m. (Facebook)

Three Oklahoma City men arrested for killing Pueblo

They were wanted in connection with a shooting during a marijuana robbery. (AP)

Here's what the new R Line in Aurora looks like

At a celebration of the new light rail line (we rode it and you can watch), Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan asked Aurora residents to keep thinking toward the future: “We got ours today,” he said. “When other cities come to us and ask for help finishing, we must say yes.” (Denverite)

Whole Foods will close its Cap Hill location

Because apparently Union Station is close enough. (Denverite)

The latest in PREZWATCH

Gov. Hickenlooper: The future is unknowable, nothing is permanent, time is a flat circle and I'm not running for president. "Now, down the road, who knows?" (Denverite)

And Cory Gardner Watch

People held another Cory Gardner party without Cory Gardner. (DP)

Christian was on a podcast

Here he is talking basketball and the Nuggets with Adam Mares Harrison Wind of BSN Nuggets and Jeff Morton of Denver Stiffs. (Locked on Nuggets)

Lockheed Martin is moving 650 jobs to Colorado and Florida

The Colorado jobs will primarily be in engineering and design. (DP)

Since everyone's sure the Avs are selling...

We're keeping an eye on Duchene, Landeskog, Grigorenko and Iginla. (Denverite)

Got dinner plans yet?

Good news: it's Denver Restaurant Week. We know you probably can't go too crazy, so we tried to make this easy. (Denverite)

Or you could go do something else

Your options include Artopia, Sloth Weekend at the aquarium, a Polar Plunge at the zoo, a Mardi Gras party and more. (Denverite)

Have fun out there, and bundle up.

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