GET YOUR OBAMA WRISTBAND WEDNESDAY

So you didn’t get tickets to see Michelle Obama at the Pepsi Center on Thursday.

There’s another chance to see the former first lady in Denver during her national tour to promote her book, “Becoming.”

The Tattered Cover on Tuesday announced it would be hosting Obama at a book signing at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at its Colfax store, before the Pepsi Center appearance moderated by actress Reese Witherspoon.

“Becoming,” which was released Nov. 13, quickly became the best-selling book of the year, according to its publisher, Penguin Random House. It sold more than 2 million copies in all formats in North America in its first 15 days.

According to a tweet from the Tattered Cover, a limited number of wristbands will be available for purchase Wednesday at 9 a.m., through an eventbrite link only at $32.50 to $65. The wristbands will not be sold at the store or over the phone.

Attendees will be able to check in starting at noon, and need to be checked in by 3 p.m. There will be no photographs of any kind and no personalization.

Because of the event, the lower level of the Colfax store will be closed Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more ticket details, visit tatteredcover.com.

House explosion in Westminster injures two.

Two people were injured, one seriously, Tuesday afternoon in an explosion at a Westminster home.

The incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of West 74th Place, according to the Westminster Fire Department.

Several dogs were unharmed and were removed from the home.

The two injured people, described as adults, were inside the home at the time of the explosion. They were taken to a local hospital by ambulance. There was no fire and investigators have not found any evidence of risk to surrounding neighbors.

The cause of the explosion is under investigation.

Former Lake County undersheriff guilty of attempted incest, invasion of privacy.

A 5th Judicial District jury on Monday found former Lake County undersheriff Fernando Mendoza guilty of attempted aggravated incest and attempted invasion of privacy charges after a trial. The verdict comes nearly a year after Mendoza was arrested and accused of sexually harassing several dispatchers and engaging in sexual conduct with his stepdaughter.

Mendoza, 49, was convicted on charges of attempted aggravated incest, a Class 4 felony, and of misdemeanor attempted invasion of privacy for sexual gratification.

The jury acquitted Mendoza of multiple other charges, including attempted sexual exploitation of a child, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and embezzlement. He was fired in November 2017 after the allegations came to light.

According to an indictment, Mendoza started asking his stepdaughter in 2012 to send him nude photos of herself when she was either 14 or 15 years old. The indictment alleges that Mendoza also asked her to send him photos or videos of her engaged in sexual conduct with other people.

Police kill stolen vehicle suspect in Rangely.

Police in western Colorado shot and killed a suspect in a stolen vehicle incident in Rio Blanco County.

Police said in a news release that no officers were hurt in the incident, which occurred Monday evening in the small town of Rangely while police were trying to apprehend suspects.

The name of the person killed wasn’t immediately released, and no other details about the incident were provided.

Police say the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation.

Trial postponed for man accused of killing son.

DURANGO» The trial of a Colorado man accused of killing his 13-year-old son has been pushed back, but a new date has not yet been set.

The Durango Herald reports a four-week trial for Mark Redwine was scheduled to begin in late February, but it will likely be moved to the summer as a judge is expected to rule on dozens of pretrial motions in the coming months.

Redwine appeared in court last week as attorneys argued motions to determine what evidence will be allowed at trial and where the trial will be held.

Redwine has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in the death of his son Dylan.

Dylan disappeared in November 2012 while visiting his father in Vallecito. His remains were found near Redwine’s home.