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Boulder police investigate sexual assault, ‘drugging’ at bar near CU

Updated 4 hours ago

The Boulder Police Department is investigating reports of sexual assault and “suspected drugging” involving underage girls at a bar. There may be additional victims who...

Democratic US Sen. John Hickenlooper qualifies for Colorado primary by petition, will skip assembly

Updated 23 hours ago

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper has qualified for Colorado’s Democratic primary after the first-term incumbent submitted enough valid petition signatures to make the ballot, state officials...

Pinnacol separation bill delayed as Colorado budget remains in flux due to $1.5B deficit

Updated 1 day ago

A bill that would allow Pinnacol Assurance to formally sever its remaining ties with the state appears unlikely to emerge anytime soon, as House leaders...

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet qualifies by petition for Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary

Updated 1 day ago

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet on Tuesday became the first gubernatorial candidate to qualify for Colorado’s June primary ballot after state election officials determined the three-term...

Thornton police investigating homicide

Updated 1 day ago

Colorado legislators consider $500 million in general fund cuts amid $1.5 billion deficit

Updated 2 days ago

Gov. Jared Polis signs housing bills amid push for ‘affordability’

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado farmers begin spring planting season with soaring fertilizer costs and price-gouging fears

Updated 2 days ago

3 arrested after money laundering, motor vehicle theft investigation in Colorado Springs

Updated 2 days ago

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

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado Democrats want large corporations to pay fee if employees are on Medicaid

Updated 2 days ago

CDOT pivots from snowplowing to wildfire mitigation along highways

Updated 3 days ago

Farmworker overtime bill advances after lengthy debate in Colorado Senate

Updated 3 days ago

Colorado Agriculture Day: A feast for the ears, eyes and stomachs

Updated 3 days ago

Pueblo man held in Afghanistan for more than a year released, Taliban says

Updated 3 days ago

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Tuesday released American academic Dennis Coyle after holding him for over a year, with the foreign ministry saying the release...

Guilt by association: Former Jeffco teacher claims district wrongfully terminated her

Updated 3 days ago

Courtney Capek claims her career was completely altered by the actions of another. The Lakewood native returned to the school she graduated from, Green Mountain...

Wildlife agency asks for $450,000 to bring more wolves to Colorado

Updated 3 days ago

The panel of legislators charged with crafting the budget on Monday rejected a proposal that proponents said would increase transparency around how much Colorado Parks...

Hickenlooper primary challenger Julie Gonzales endorsed by national progressive group Indivisible

Updated 3 days ago

State Sen. Julie Gonzales’ bid to challenge U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper in Colorado’s Democratic primary got a boost Tuesday from Indivisible when the national arm...

Colorado lawmakers mull renaming César Chávez Day to Farm Workers Day

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado Sen. Mike Weissman calls for cold water on heated hate speech

Updated 4 days ago

Ethics panel dismisses complaint against Colorado agency chief Dan Gibbs

Updated 4 days ago

Denver airport hasn’t had notice ICE agents will assist TSA yet. Wait times are short, though

Updated 4 days ago

It’s time to let unaffiliated voters caucus | Vince Bzdek

Updated 6 days ago

With new medical school set to open, Feinstein will step down as UNC president

Updated 6 days ago

A Mile High, again: Capitol M | Week of March 21, 2026

Updated 6 days ago

Colorado Senate committee advances bill increasing overtime threshold for farmworkers

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado bill to fund mental health by raising alcohol taxes defeated in House committee

Updated 1 week ago

Trump switches endorsement back to Jeff Hurd, says Hope Scheppelman is ending run in Colorado’s 3rd CD

Updated 1 week ago

Highway 115 fire blows up, road closed south of Colorado Springs

Updated 1 week ago

A fast-moving fire burning along Colorado 115 south of Colorado Springs blew the containment line Thursday, spreading farther east onto Fort Carson and scorching nearly...

Proposed data center regulation in Colorado draws critics, backers

Updated 1 week ago

A packed marathon hearing at the state Capitol in Colorado highlighted the sharp divide between two competing approaches to the effects of data centers, one...

Colorado revenue forecast worsens, pushing budget shortfall to nearly $1.5B

Updated 1 week ago

The latest revenue forecasts from economists at the state Capitol show that the state’s budget predicament has worsened — by hundreds of millions of dollars...

With jails overcrowding, Gov. Jared Polis asks for new prisons as lawmakers face budget shortfall

Updated 1 week ago

The Polis administration is asking for hundreds of millions of dollars to expand the state’s prison system, just as Colorado’s legislators are bracing for a...