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Former Colorado state senator convicted of felonies for fabricating letters amid ethics investigation

Politics and Government

Former Colorado state senator convicted of felonies for fabricating letters amid ethics investigation

Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Boulder County Democrat, was convicted by a Denver jury of attempting to influence a public servant and forgery

by Jesse Paul

Colorado lawmakers reverse course, approve funding for new prison beds

Crime and Courts

Colorado lawmakers reverse course, approve funding for new prison beds

by Kyle McKinnon

Colorado Democrats want to expand the state’s red flag gun law, impose new restrictions on gun barrels

Politics and Government

Colorado Democrats want to expand the state’s red flag gun law, impose new restrictions on gun barrels

by Lucas Brady Woods

ICE IN COLORADO

As immigrant advocates worry Colorado could be the next Minnesota, state leaders vow to fight back

As immigrant advocates worry Colorado could be the next Minnesota, state leaders vow to fight back

by Taylor Dolven and Jennifer Brown

DATA CENTER QUESTIONS

Data centers are coming to Colorado. Can the parched state handle their big water needs?

Water

Data centers are coming to Colorado. Can the parched state handle their big water needs?

by Shannon Mullane

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Crisosto Apache named Colorado’s newest poet laureate

Arts

Crisosto Apache named Colorado’s newest poet laureate

by Rae Solomon, CPR News

Federal judge blocks Trump threats to remove Coloradans from SNAP

Politics and Government

Federal judge blocks Trump threats to remove Coloradans from SNAP

by Taylor Dolven

Crested Butte skier Cam Smith heads to the Olympics for debut of ski mountaineering

Outdoors

Crested Butte skier Cam Smith heads to the Olympics for debut of ski mountaineering

by Jason Blevins

Colorado water officials plan for “exceedingly grim” drought forecasts, low reservoir levels

Water

Colorado water officials plan for “exceedingly grim” drought forecasts, low reservoir levels

by Shannon Mullane

The executive vice president of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association is a woman who won’t slow down

The executive vice president of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association is a woman who won’t slow down

by Tracy Ross

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Colorado launches new system for reporting misconduct by federal agents

Colorado launches new system for reporting misconduct by federal agents

by Olivia Prentzel

Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff and commissioners facing death threats amid rash of recent controversies

Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff and commissioners facing death threats amid rash of recent controversies

by Tracy Ross

Are too many wolves dying in Colorado? CPW says the mortality rate “is not surprising.”

Are too many wolves dying in Colorado? CPW says the mortality rate “is not surprising.”

by Tracy Ross

How an Air Force captain’s intense training helped prepare for a 104-person, sky-diving world record

How an Air Force captain’s intense training helped prepare for a 104-person, sky-diving world record

by Betsy Welch

$200 million in federal funding banked to promote and install heat pumps, other clean energy projects in Colorado

$200 million in federal funding banked to promote and install heat pumps, other clean energy projects in Colorado

by Michael Booth

Telluride mayor pro tem steps down in turmoil following rebuffed offer to buy ski resort from Chuck Horning

Outdoors

Telluride mayor pro tem steps down in turmoil following rebuffed offer to buy ski resort from Chuck Horning

by Jason Blevins

St. Benedict’s Monastery, sold to Palantir’s CEO, ends 70 years of prayer near Aspen with final public Mass

Culture

St. Benedict’s Monastery, sold to Palantir’s CEO, ends 70 years of prayer near Aspen with final public Mass

by Kaya Williams

Longtime festivalgoers say the final Sundance in Utah may also be their last

Culture

Longtime festivalgoers say the final Sundance in Utah may also be their last

by The Associated Press

Colorado wildlife officials search for person who shot bald eagle with ball bearing

Colorado wildlife officials search for person who shot bald eagle with ball bearing

by Michael Booth

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Surveillance, captive-audience and wholesale pricing are in Colorado Democrats’ cost-of-living crosshairs

Business

Surveillance, captive-audience and wholesale pricing are in Colorado Democrats’ cost-of-living crosshairs

by Jesse Paul

Plan to cut Medicaid rates for Coloradans with disabilities gets no support from governing board, moves ahead anyway

Health

Plan to cut Medicaid rates for Coloradans with disabilities gets no support from governing board, moves ahead anyway

by Jennifer Brown

Colorado regulators lift generating cap on Xcel’s Comanche 2 coal plant in Pueblo

Energy

Colorado regulators lift generating cap on Xcel’s Comanche 2 coal plant in Pueblo

by Mark Jaffe

Ordinary people became heroes as flames tore across this eastern Colorado landscape

Coloradans

Ordinary people became heroes as flames tore across this eastern Colorado landscape

by Olivia Prentzel

Colorado parents of man killed in Minneapolis urged him to be careful at ICE protests

News

Colorado parents of man killed in Minneapolis urged him to be careful at ICE protests

by The Associated Press

What’s Working: So many new Colorado businesses filed to start up in 2025, but renewals declined

Economy

What’s Working: So many new Colorado businesses filed to start up in 2025, but renewals declined

by Tamara Chuang

Your Xcel Energy bill is already going up amid Colorado’s current winter storm. Here’s why.

Energy

Your Xcel Energy bill is already going up amid Colorado’s current winter storm. Here’s why.

by Michael Booth

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Ordinary people became heroes as flames tore across this eastern Colorado landscape

Coloradans

Ordinary people became heroes as flames tore across this eastern Colorado landscape

by Olivia Prentzel

Last call at Pepper Pod ends 113 years of flapjacks and chicken-fried steaks. Will a sense of community go hungry?

Food and Restaurants

Last call at Pepper Pod ends 113 years of flapjacks and chicken-fried steaks. Will a sense of community go hungry?

by Parker Yamasaki

A rural Colorado hospital, amid constant funding struggles, draws lifeblood by leveraging lab services

Health

A rural Colorado hospital, amid constant funding struggles, draws lifeblood by leveraging lab services

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14 things that will make headlines in Colorado in 2026

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Drew Litton: Can Broncos run the table with a backup QB?

Drew Litton: Can Broncos run the table with a backup QB?

by Drew Litton

“What’d I Miss?”: What if it happened here? (It did.)

“What’d I Miss?”: What if it happened here? (It did.)

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford

Peter Moore: An unauthorized tour of the “new” Amazon warehouse in Loveland

Peter Moore: An unauthorized tour of the “new” Amazon warehouse in Loveland

by Peter Moore

FACT BRIEFS

Are Colorado election audits run solely by Democrats?

Politics and Government

Are Colorado election audits run solely by Democrats?

by Cassis Tingley

Can owning cattle in Colorado lower your property taxes?

Can owning cattle in Colorado lower your property taxes?

by Cassis Tingley

Are unplanned Xcel blackouts on the rise in Colorado?

Energy

Are unplanned Xcel blackouts on the rise in Colorado?

by Cassis Tingley

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SUNLIT

“The Ring of a Bell” heralds a coming of age in late 19th-century America

by Ellen Kingman Fisher

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