DENVER — People calling the Denver Police Department’s non-emergency number will be greeted by an automated operator instead of a live human come Thursday, the city announced Wednesday.

Callers into the non-emergency line, which is 720-913-2000, will be able to tell the interactive voice response (IVR) system what they need assistance with, and they will be routed to the appropriate city entity, person, or information, according to a news release.

Calls to 911 will still be handled by humans.

“This IVR represents the continued commitment of Denver 9-1-1 to leverage modern technology to better serve our community, upgrading a legacy system that has not changed in decades,” said 9-1-1 Director Andrew Dameron in a news release.

Officials said callers to the non-emergency line will still be able to talk to a real person by requesting a live operator. The computer will also transfer calls to a live person if the system does not understand what a caller says or cannot assist with the request.

The city said the new IVR system was launched to better handle the nearly 1 million calls the service receives yearly.

Mike Mallott vs. Gilbert Urbina is reportedly off UFC Denver on July 13 due to injury. The news was reported by Aaron Bronsteter on X on June 26.

No official announcements have been made, and neither fighter has released statements via social media.

Report: UFC Denver Loses its Main Event with Top Contender’s Withdrawal

If the fight is cancelled, UFC Denver will have lost its originally scheduled main and co-main fights within the space of a week. Maycee Barber’s withdrawal from the main event was reported on June 24, possibly leaving the event without a marquee fight.

Still, Rose Namajunas might have a replacement, as flyweight contender Tracy Cortez is stepping up to face the former champ, sources told MMA Fighting on June 24. Cortez was scheduled to face Miranda Maverick on July 20 but will be taking the new fight a week earlier than scheduled.

According to the news and reports, here’s what UFC Denver looks like now:

1. Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez – Reported
2. Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa
3. Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov
4. Luana Santos vs. Mariya Agapova
5. Viviane Araujo vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
6. Cody Brundage vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
7. Christian Rodriguez vs. Julian Erosa
8. Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski
9. Nazim Sadykhov vs. MarQuel Mederos

Cancelled Fights

Fans should expect to see some announcements from the UFC in the future to flesh out the nine-fight Denver card.

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DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado cat rescue group is scrambling after its co-founder said two foster kittens were stolen, along with the vehicle they were sitting in, on Monday morning in Denver.

Kris Meding, co-founder of Colorado Feline Foster Rescue, said the foster kittens were sitting inside a “socializing pouch” inside a sport utility vehicle, on Washington Street between 11th and 12th avenues. She said the foster parent had started the vehicle and briefly stepped away.

Within a few moments, the vehicle and kittens were gone.

“Stepped out of the car for a minute to grab something else, came back and the car was gone with her purse, her phone and the kittens in it,” Meding said.

The vehicle is a 2005 Toyota 4Runner, license plate BQAX60. Meding said both felines are chipped and were rescued from Carlsbad, New Mexico.

She said the foster parent has filed a report with the Denver Police Department.

Colorado Feline Foster Rescue has 170 cats in foster homes. Currently, the all-volunteer organization has 90-100 foster families. Last year, the group adopted out 1,200 cats.

For more information, please contact info@coloradofelinefosterrescue.org or call 303-888-7238.