Kristen Aguirre, former 9NEWS reporter who was fired in 2020. (Photo courtesy of Kristen Aguirre) A former 9NEWS anchor filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Denver news station and its parent company Thursday, and is seeking a jury trial after the station let her go following her recovery from a stroke. Kristen Aguirre, one of three Latina journalists who spoke to The Denver Post in April about alleged racial and disability-related discrimination she experienced at 9NEWS, filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal district court for the District of Colorado.