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

Updated 5 days 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 1 week 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 2 weeks ago

A bill that would have decriminalized prostitution in Colorado will not move forward this year after its sponsor said it lacks the votes to pass...

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

Updated 3 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis ignited a political firestorm Tuesday night after weighing in on the prison sentences of two former Colorado officials — a Democrat and...

Colorado lawmakers tackle legislation on sexual assault

Updated 3 weeks ago

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

Updated 3 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 4 weeks ago

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

Updated 4 weeks ago

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

Updated 4 weeks ago

Battle lines drawn as Colorado considers decriminalizing prostitution

Updated 4 weeks ago

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

A gunman who shot into a primary care office in Evergreen Thursday afternoon was previously a patient at the facility, authorities said. Lance Black, 62,...

Colorado policymakers scramble with prisons on track to exceed capacity

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado’s prison system is on track to exceed capacity within the next year, driven by a sharp slowdown in parole releases, staffing shortages and an...

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

Updated 1 month 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

Flock cameras assist in road rage shooting arrest in Douglas County

Updated 2 months ago

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...

Adams County deputy who was shot in stable condition, another man dies in hospital

Updated 2 months ago

An Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputy is stable — though likely still in critical condition, as he remains in the intensive care unit — while...

Colorado Senate kicks off 2026 session with bills on competency law, housing, schools and public safety

Updated 2 months ago

The Colorado Senate opened the 2026 legislative session Wednesday with a flurry of policy proposals, including changes to the state’s competency law, tougher penalties for...

CC students and campus officials: Title IX rules do not sufficiently protect alleged assault victims

Updated 2 months ago

By Margaret Freeman and Olivia Link Special to The Gazette As an institution that receives federal funding, Colorado College is subject to federal Title IX...