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JBS plant employees ratify tentative agreement

Updated 21 hours ago

Workers at a JBS beef processing plant in Greeley ratified a tentative agreement Sunday, ending months of negotiations over a new contract. The two-year collective...

Douglas County seeks state Supreme Court review in open meeting case

Updated 22 hours ago

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners intends to petition the Colorado Supreme Court to review a recent court decision that found the board had violated...

Home rule has protected Colorado cities for over 125 years | Cronin and Loevy

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado is currently gripped by a political struggle between the governor plus the legislature in Denver and populous home-rule city governments, mainly on the Front Range, such as Colorado Springs. In the past...

City of Northglenn, state fail to reach agreement on mental health facility amid safety concerns

Updated 3 days ago

The City of Northglenn said it was unable to reach an agreement with the state on a pair of transitional living facilities for individuals with...

New rules for private judges in Colorado include discipline oversight, campaign contributions

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado saw job losses for the first time since pandemic

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado counties cannot challenge state law restricting immigration contracts, appeals court says

Updated 4 days ago

Wayne Williams joins city as Colorado Springs Mayor Mobolade’s new chief of staff

Updated 4 days ago

Officials, residents respond to Lakewood rezoning special election results

Updated 5 days ago

Poll: Colorado voters oppose legalizing prostitution, support suspending wolf reintroduction

Updated 5 days ago

CDOT begins installing 66 new highway cameras

Updated 6 days ago

Aurora lawmakers unanimously pass water shortage declaration, watering restrictions

Updated 7 days ago

Appeals Court rules Douglas County violated open meeting laws

Updated 7 days ago

Former Parker police sergeant arrested for unlawful sexual conduct

Updated 7 days ago

Aurora City Council to vote on water restrictions as metro area faces water supply woes

Updated 1 week ago

At Monday night’s regular Aurora City Council meeting, councilmembers will cast an official vote on a Stage I Water Shortage declaration, as recommended by Aurora...

Colorado ski resorts announce early closures amid historic snowpack lows, high temperatures

Updated 1 week ago

Vail Resorts is the latest area to announce season closure Wednesday As Colorado’s historically low snowpack year comes to a close and spring conditions take...

Relaunched Lakewood Navigation Center offers shelter, resources

Updated 1 week ago

Once a shelter against extreme weather conditions, the Lakewood navigation center has officially opened after nearly a year of renovations, part of the city’s campaign...

Environmentalists and Colorado Springs Utilities split on retirement date for Ray Nixon coal power plant

Updated 2 weeks ago

On Tuesday night, around 25 people gathered at Old Colorado City Brewing to celebrate Ray Nixon’s retirement. Nixon is only 46 years old, but the...

Colorado National Guard members deployed to the Middle East

Updated 2 weeks ago

Douglas County task force targets development regulations

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado justices accept appeals on Netflix taxation, children pursuing neglect cases

Updated 2 weeks ago

Letecia Stauch murder conviction in stepson Gannon’s death overturned by Colorado appeals court

Updated 2 weeks ago

Denver promised every school funding from $1B bond — but campuses later closed received far less | Analysis

Updated 2 weeks ago

Hands-free law credited with preventing 600 crashes and 6 deaths in Colorado

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Springs, other front Range cities oppose proposal to permit lot‑splitting

Updated 2 weeks ago

Hegseth features Fort Carson soldiers after returning from Middle East, gives warning on Iran war

Updated 2 weeks ago

Denver Council narrowly approves deal with Axon

Updated 2 weeks ago

Aurora homeless shelter opened too early, CEO says, as mold and plumbing issues emerge

Updated 2 weeks ago

Gov. Polis declares April ‘dig safely month’ to mark 40th anniversary of Colorado 811

Updated 2 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis declared April 2026 as “Dig Safely Month” in Colorado, an annual observance that this year highlights the 40th anniversary of Colorado 811,...

Federal judge dismisses U.S. government lawsuit against Colorado, Denver’s ‘sanctuary’ laws

Updated 2 weeks ago

A federal judge dismissed the U.S. government’s lawsuit against Colorado and Denver on Tuesday, which alleged that various local policies impermissibly infringed on federal immigration...

Lakewood zoning canvasser accused of stealing opposition material

Updated 2 weeks ago

Allegations of sign stealing and electioneering have emerged in the Lakewood special election over zoning. A resident recently shared security camera footage online of a...