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

Updated 10 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...

Thornton police investigating homicide

Updated 2 days ago

Police in Thornton are investigating a homicide that happened late Wednesday night. Thornton Police Department officers responded just before 11 p.m. near the intersection of...

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...

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

Updated 2 weeks 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 prostitution decriminalization bill shelved after sponsor says it lacks votes

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ignites fierce debate after raising clemency questions in Tina Peters case

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado lawmakers tackle legislation on sexual assault

Updated 4 weeks ago

Morgan County man accused of killing wife, staging her suicide charged with first-degree murder

Updated 4 weeks ago

Ex-Colorado Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis avoids prison, gets probation for forged ethics letters

Updated 4 weeks ago

Toll to sexual assault survivors rises if they feel blamed and disbelieved

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado rape cases rarely result in an arrest and prosecution

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado legislators, prosecutors clash over proposal to limit access to third-party data

Updated 4 weeks ago

State audit: Rape kit backlog reduced but more work needed to hit goal

Updated 1 month ago

Judge: CBI ordered to provide access to thousands of DNA cases

Updated 1 month ago

Trial delayed for former Fountain city councilwoman accused of public assistance theft

Updated 1 month ago

The trial for a former Fountain City Councilmember accused of stealing over $37,000 in public assistance funds has been pushed to July. Detra Duncan, 55,...

Battle lines drawn as Colorado considers decriminalizing prostitution

Updated 1 month ago

Battle lines have begun to form at the Colorado state Capitol, where legislators are preparing to tackle a proposal to decriminalize prostitution statewide. Proponents said...

Colorado, some Coloradans make appearances in the Epstein Files

Updated 1 month ago

With the U.S. Department of Justice’s release of 3 million more files pertaining to convicted sex felon Jeffrey Epstein, multiple written mentions of alleged connections to Colorado towns and business owners have come...

Colorado Medicaid probe uncovers millions of dollars in alleged transport fraud ring

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado Medicaid officials detected $25 million in abnormal billing over just four months two years ago — a surge that prompted a new state law...

Evergreen CommonSpirit gunman identified as previous patient

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado policymakers scramble with prisons on track to exceed capacity

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado Democrats propose changes to juvenile corrections, jail searches, municipal courts | Bills in brief

Updated 2 months ago

Denver police chief: Officers will intervene when they see ‘excessive force’ by ICE

Updated 2 months ago

Evergreen High School shooting motive still unknown; parents won’t be charged

Updated 2 months ago

Voters will decide proposal to repeal Colorado limits on police cooperation with immigration authorities

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado lawmakers want officers to conduct ‘lethality assessments’ when responding to domestic violence calls

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Joint Budget Committee rejects DOC’s $2.4M request for more beds

Updated 2 months ago

4 arrested after $900K in damages to former Pueblo County middle school

Updated 2 months ago

Gov. Jared Polis touts Colorado’s ‘significant’ drop in crime in 2025

Updated 2 months ago

Tina Peters involved in prison altercation caught on video

Updated 2 months ago

Tina Peters appears to have been involved in a prison altercation on Sunday with another inmate and the incident was caught on video. The incident...

Flock cameras assist in road rage shooting arrest in Douglas County

Updated 2 months ago

Douglas County deputies on Monday said Flock Safety cameras were critical in an investigation that led to the arrest of a road rage shooting suspect....

Colorado governor insists local officers can work with DEA agents amid non-cooperation law

Updated 2 months ago

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday insisted that local law enforcement officers in Colorado can — and should — work with federal drug enforcement authorities to...