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Overdose deaths from opioids dip in America — but not in Colorado, study says

Updated 15 hours ago

Overdose deaths from opioids rose in Colorado, diverging from the national trend, which has been decreasing, according to a new study from a think tank....

Colorado voters will decide whether transgender students can join girls’ sports

Updated 15 hours ago

A ballot initiative that would require student athletes to only join sports teams that correspond to their biological sex has qualified for the November ballot,...

Hacked crosswalks in Denver sound anti-Trump messages

Updated 18 hours ago

Denver pedestrians got a surprise this weekend when the audio messages from push-button speakers on some crosswalks were mysteriously replaced with anti-President Donald Trump messages....

3,800 Colorado workers are on strike at JBS, one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US

Updated 21 hours ago

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — About 3,800 workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants went on strike Monday in Colorado in what union representatives...

What are metro districts?

Updated 2 days ago

DeGette challenger Melat Kiros trounces 15-term Democratic incumbent in Denver delegate vote

Updated 2 days ago

Army veterans Jessica Killin, Joe Reagan qualify for Democratic primary ballot in Colorado’s 5th CD

Updated 2 days ago

Latest death brings down wolves’ survival rate to 44% in Colorado

Updated 3 days ago

Roasts, get yer roasts, here: Capitol M | Week of March 14, 2026

Updated 3 days ago

Boebert challenger Eileen Laubacher joins lawsuit aimed at blocking her from Democratic assembly

Updated 3 days ago

House Ethics Committee to begin hearing on Weinberg complaint

Updated 4 days ago

Jeffco Public Schools found in violation of Title IX

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado plans to slash interim committee work amid budget woes

Updated 4 days ago

Xcel Energy: Power shutoff ‘likely’ Saturday in Boulder, Jefferson counties

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado GOP chair Brita Horn says she’ll resign next month, points to ‘divide within our party’

Updated 5 days ago

Colorado Republican Party Chair Brita Horn said Thursday that she will resign her position next month following the GOP’s state assembly, citing what she described...

Senate committee moves forward with Colorado ballot measure to redirect TABOR refunds to schools

Updated 5 days ago

A Senate panel on Thursday voted along party lines to move forward with a bill that would ask voters for permission to eliminate Taxpayer’s Bill...

Wolf depredation payouts in Colorado top $700,000 in 2025

Updated 5 days ago

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $706,000 in wolf depredation claims for 2025 during its March meeting last week, an amount that...

Colorado committee recommends rejecting alcohol, marijuana tax hike to fund mental health care

Updated 5 days ago

In a rare move, Colorado’s Capital Development Committee unanimously recommended that another legislative committee reject a bill asking voters to approve higher excise taxes on...

Senate, House leaders propose bill to cut outdated Colorado regulations and expand agency oversight

Updated 5 days ago

Republican Jeff Crank, Democrat Jessica Killin qualify by petition for Colorado’s 5th CD primary

Updated 5 days ago

High winds force closures of I-25 and I-70, overturned semi-trucks, flight delays, power outages

Updated 5 days ago

This winter was Colorado’s warmest on record

Updated 6 days ago

Colorado auditor finds serious issues with labor agency’s unemployment insurance accounting

Updated 6 days ago

Department of Agriculture warns of packages holding potentially invasive seeds

Updated 6 days ago

U.S. energy secretary warns Colorado’s energy policies could drive up prices, deter businesses

Updated 7 days ago

Split vote by Colorado Title Board stops ballot push to privatize Pinnacol Assurance

Updated 7 days ago

Trump appoints Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy board

Updated 7 days ago

JBS beef plant workers in Greeley to strike next week, union said

Updated 7 days ago

Colorado Senate panel OKs bill named for Boulder teen cyclist killed in 2023 crash

Updated 7 days ago

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday gave unanimous approval to a bill that would require law enforcement officers responding to crashes resulting in serious injury...

Fort Carson-based soldier killed in Iranian attack

Updated 1 week ago

A Fort Carson-based soldier is among the U.S. service members killed in an attack by Iran during Operation Epic Fury, according to a Department of...

Colorado open records bill dies in Senate committee

Updated 1 week ago

Efforts to overhaul Colorado’s open records law stalled anew. A proposal that would have extended response times for public records requests and added accountability measures...

Colorado joins multi-state call to keep ICE away from polling locations

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Monday that the state has formally requested written confirmation from the Department of Homeland Security that ICE agents...