Strange but True

An official state guidebook revealed that the tiny town of Lay in northwestern Colorado, a former Army camp, was "named by the lieutenant in charge for his sweetheart."

Rich Yoke owned The Egg and I restaurant in Englewood.
Billy Michael Slaughter was accused of accepting $10,000 to murder a man in Haswell.

Keith Firstintrouble was arrested in Denver.
Studly soldiers at the National Guard armory in Lamar received a new howitzer thanks to the efforts of Sergeant Rusty Manly.

Executive Bob Dorko spoke on behalf of a company considering livening up the nightlife scene in Denver by opening a swinging piano bar.

A controversy that erupted when El Paso County Commissioner Betty Beedy said single mothers who date are "sluts" was smoothed over by Colorado Springs mayor Mary Lou Makepeace.

Renee Tree Wilhelm and Robert Burch asked voters to turn over a new leaf and elect them to the Southern Ute Tribal Council.

In lieu of flowers, mourners were asked to send contributions to Colorado Christian University in the memory of Steven P. Amen.

Lieutenant Joe Gang worked for the Boulder County sheriff's department.
After being thrown by his horse, a Cheyenne man sued the company that sold him "Little Doc Ripper."

A World Wrestling Federation star from Boulder known as the "Rocky Mountain Beast" was convicted of assaulting a Kuwaiti talk-show host who asked him if the grudge matches were staged.

The Southeast Denver/Douglas County Economic Development Council hosted a panel discussion at the Inverness Hotel & Golf Club titled "Congestion, Road Rage, Marijuana and You."

After a group of goats escaped in Bergen Park, workers at a nearby King Soopers store rounded them up with shopping carts.

An Olathe town councilman who disappeared two months after being elected told officials he left town because of "a neighborhood feud."

After a state house district in southern Colorado was redrawn to ensure that Hispanic voters would be in the majority, no Hispanic candidates ran for the office.

The mayor of Commerce City reported that he had tailed a rival councilwoman to her home in Lochbuie and hid in the bushes as part of his efforts to prove that she did not live in Commerce City.

After expressing concern that two dogs who'd been brutally massacred with a "dull-edged tool" may have been victims of devil worshipers, authorities in Adams County concluded the animals had been hit by a train.

After an extensive study, a University of Colorado professor determined that dog owners rarely pick up their pets' feces while taking them for walks.

Local veterinarians began prescribing dogs St. John's Wort in an effort to alleviate canine stress.

An Arapahoe County man took his employer to court after three co-workers tied him to a lawn chair and shaved his head.

A Loveland woman sued Kodak, claiming that she had developed "seasonal affect disorder" after working too long in a company darkroom.

The family of a Greeley high school student sued the school district, alleging that she had been deprived of the opportunity to take honors classes that could have made her class valedictorian.

A female assistant dean at the Colorado School of Mines filed a gender discrimination suit in U.S. District Court, in part because the school newspaper published an article titled "Why Bikes and Biking Are Better Than Women."

The Denver City Council passed an ordinance requiring that parents be notified if underage clients request body piercing for "all body parts except ears."

The Aurora City Council made it illegal to sit on the sidewalk.
Under a storm of protest, the City of Colorado Springs repealed an ordinance that had made it illegal to cuss in a public park.

A Denver man who hired an undercover police officer to kill his wife told police he couldn't make the $2,000 down payment until he got his income-tax refund.

During a protest at the state capital, rural residents angry over proposed hog-farm regulations carried signs that read "Hogs Are Us."

Farmers meeting in Denver announced they were able to produce juicier, more tender pork chops by feeding their hogs potato chips.

The National Pork Board reported that Colorado "produced" roughly 1.2 million pigs last year.

In July, Denver Water issued an official statement denying rumors that the city adds hog urine to its water supply.

Retired Denver police chief Dave Michaud was put on a waiting list after he attempted to purchase a 9mm pistol as a gift.

An airliner carrying Hootie and the Blowfish from New York to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Denver so that a man who'd been harassing bandmembers could be taken into custody.

A Denver pizza delivery driver was cited by police after he hit a man in a wheelchair while illegally pulling into a handicapped parking space.

Police in Greeley apprehended "The Baby Bandit," an eighteen-year-old who officers said had the looks of a twelve-year-old.

Police in Parker were on the lookout for the "Grocery Store Bandit."

Authorities in Durango asked residents for help in apprehending the "Holiday Bandits."

Using surveillance videotape, Denver area authorities finally got a look at the "Hotel Bandit."