As Colorado wildfires worsen, Sen. John Hickenlooper’s bill aims to reduce risks. But it worries some environmentalists.

A wildfire prevention bill championed by western U.S. senators — including Colorado’s John Hickenlooper — aims to fast-track some logging projects to reduce fire risk. But several environmental groups say the bill would sideline the public and skirt …

COLUMN: Polis appointment threatens rural Colorado

By placing one of his cronies in control of the State Land Board’s 2.8 million surface acres and 4.0 million mineral estate acres, the last thing standing between Gov. Jared Polis and his renewable energy goals — production agriculture – can be hamstringed …

EDITORIAL: More cash cows for Colorado’s trial lawyers

Trial lawyers still have a stranglehold on Colorado’s legislature — and the recently concluded 2025 legislative session offers a stark reminder. Granted, their lobby — an 800-pound gorilla at the State Capitol — did make some rare concessions this year. It …

National Weather Service Boulder issues multiple tornado warnings across Colorado

Colorado is part of 20 lawsuits (and counting) against Trump. Here’s what AG Phil Weiser says is behind the strategy

Limitations on transgender health care. Threats to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds. The tumultuous whipsaw of on-again, off-again tariffs. Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January and unfurled a flurry of …

Colorado officials plan Denver-Fort Collins rail service by 2029

About $40 million a year in state funding from new transportation fees could be the key to getting a short passenger rail line from Denver to Fort Collins up and running in the next four years, Colorado officials said last week. The project, spearheaded by …

Body discovered during two-alarm fire at Colorado Springs storage facility

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A homicide investigation is underway after firefighters found a body inside a storage unit Sunday night. The grisly discovery was made while crews were battling a two-alarm fire at the Public Storage on Van Teylingen Drive, …

Cryptocurrency ATMs target the “unbanked” in Colorado. So do scammers.

COLORADO SPRINGS — Betty Kerwin remembers the “heightened feverishness” — and the fear. In February, the 91-year-old spent hours on the phone with anonymous men impersonating the Geek Squad at Best Buy, demanding she send them cash. By the time she hung up …

Tornadoes reported in Colorado as severe weather threatens the Midwest

Multiple tornadoes were reported to have touched down in Colorado on Sunday as part of a severe storm system that was expected to bring strong winds and golf-ball-size hail to parts of the Midwest. In central Colorado, there were multiple reported …

Colorado lawmakers OK $67M for water programs, cut tax break for free sports bets

Colorado lawmakers approved $67 million for water programs, eliminated a sports betting tax break to generate more cash for those same programs, and created a special panel to examine better ways to fund water programs in the future. Those are among a …