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Police deny sitting on evidence as Netflix doc brings renewed attention to JonBenet Ramsey’s killing

A police officer sits in her cruiser, Jan. 3, 1997, outside the home in which 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was found…

November 29, 2024

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Colorado dentist accused of killing wife is charged with trying to kill investigator

Craig is accused of poisoning his 43-year-old wife, recruiting inmate to murder detective

November 29, 2024

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Polis headed for another showdown with Democrats over union issues

Colorado governor quickly pooh-poohed labor movement’s priority bill

November 28, 2024

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Grand Junction resists calls to close unhoused resource center

business owners have asked shelter be closed because of gatherings

November 26, 2024

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Hickenlooper addresses concerns from college student leaders

student body presidents met with senator

November 26, 2024

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Colorado PERA budget calls for 20% jump in spending to modernize its benefit system, even as state pivots toward austerity

computer system PERA uses to track and pay out benefits is 40 years old – the oldest still in use…

November 24, 2024

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Colorado wolf advocates launch $50,000 anti-poaching reward

FILE – In this photo provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, wildlife officials release five gray wolves onto public land…

November 23, 2024

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The Western Slope just asked for federal climate dollars to buy crucial water rights. Trump wants to roll back the funding

The Dolores River was flowing at 3,400 cfs on May 10, 2023. (Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun) A $99 million plan…

November 23, 2024

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Colorado marijuana sales – and tax dollars – are still falling

peaked in the 2020-21 budget year, netting $424 million in taxes for the state

November 22, 2024

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Jeff Hurd wants to bring the BLM back to Grand Junction

moved agency to Colorado in 2020, but Biden moved it back to Washington D.C.

November 22, 2024

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Colorado funeral homeowners who let nearly 190 bodies decay plead guilty

Jon Hallford and Carie Hallford, owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home. (Muskogee County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)dur-i-syn COLORADO…

November 22, 2024

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Some head to the mountains for Christmas trees – others let the Eastern Plains come to them

junipers are cut like a traditional Christmas tree and don’t come with any roots

November 22, 2024

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Forest Service won’t hire seasonal workers next year

warns volunteer groups not to expect big projects

November 21, 2024

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DIA nears 100 million annual passengers ahead of schedule

growth has created fewer satisfied passengers

November 19, 2024

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Why now might be the best time to buy an EV in Colorado

credits about to shrink; dealers offering mind-boggling discounts

November 19, 2024

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Colorado hospitals missing mark on displaying discounted care program information, report finds

Program expands financial assistance for uninsured and low-income patients

November 17, 2024

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Colorado still has a middling recycling rate, but residents are wasting less overall

Colorado’s recycling rate is still less than half the national average, but residents produced slightly less municipal waste in 2023.du1-i-syn…

November 17, 2024

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How will Donald Trump’s presidency affect abortion rights in Colorado?

the presidential campaign, Trump said he would veto a national abortion ban from Congress because the issue was sent back…

November 16, 2024

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How a second Trump administration might reverse drilling and energy restrictions on public lands in Colorado

Bureau of Land Management lands near Gypsum. The BLM has proposed a rule that would elevate conservation on public lands…

November 16, 2024

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Democrats lose Colorado House supermajority – pending recounts

results are pending a recount in House Districts 16 and 19

November 16, 2024

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Colorado, Illinois governors seek to ‘safeguard’ democracy ahead of Trump presidency

Gov. Jared Polis helps lead new initiative

November 13, 2024

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Kent Thiry on the failure of Prop. 131 – which he spent $6M supporting

‘Does it hurt to spend $6 million on an initiative and lose? You’re damn right it does’

November 12, 2024

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Colorado voters come full circle on supporting – and refunding – police

Prop. 130 will require state lawmakers to funnel $350 million to law enforcement agencies

November 11, 2024

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Governor’s proposed Colorado budget cuts personnel funding to prepare for tighter spending

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, seen here on May 24, released his 2025-2026 state budget proposal, which prepared for tighter spending…

November 9, 2024