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Denver Art Museum downgrades vandalism damage estimate

Museum spokeswoman Jena Pruett told The Denver Post on Tuesday that nearly all the Chinese and Mayan artifacts that were…

January 16, 2019

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What Colorado Gov. Polis asked for in his $33.7B budget request

Full-day kindergarten tops wish list, but Dems may not be on board

January 16, 2019

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Bull rider dies after being stomped in Denver competition

The Professional Bull Riders say Mason Lowe died Tuesday evening after being taken to a hospital. Group spokesman Andrew Giangola…

January 16, 2019

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GOP: Gov. Lujan Grisham’s testing changes confusing teachers

Montoya said Tuesday that the Democratic governor’s move to rid the state of the current statewide standardized testing system with…

January 16, 2019

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Skier who died on Quandary Peak in Summit County identified

The Summit Daily News reports 22-year-old Peter Wing of Denver was skiing with a companion when he fell Sunday morning…

January 16, 2019

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Shutdown-related unemployment cases surge in New Mexico

State Workforce Solutions Department Secretary Bill McCamley on Tuesday said the benefit applicants are among an estimated 7,500 federal workers…

January 16, 2019

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New leader of Navajo Nation delivers message of hope, change

Jonathan Nez addresses a crowd after he’s sworn in as president of the Navajo Nation on Tuesday in Fort Defiance,…

January 15, 2019

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New Mexico governor seeks funding for universal preschool

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her State of the State address during the opening of the New Mexico…

January 15, 2019

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Colorado’s Gov. Polis proposes full-day kindergarten funding

Polis unveiled his supplemental budget proposal on Tuesday. The plan includes $227 million so Colorado school districts can offer full-day…

January 15, 2019

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Vandalism at Denver Art Museum caused nearly $2M in damages

The Denver Post reports police arrested 18-year-old Jake Siebenlist on suspicion of felony criminal mischief in the amount of $1…

January 15, 2019

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Report: New Mexico remains 48th in nation in child poverty

New Mexico Voices for Children released the 2018 New Mexico Kids Count Data Book as the Legislature assembled Tuesday to…

January 15, 2019

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Ethics commission will probe five complaints against Hickenlooper

complaints dismissed

January 15, 2019

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Agency built pen for possible horse slaughter

Some of the hundreds of mustangs the U.S. Bureau of Land Management removed from federal rangeland peer at visitors at…

January 15, 2019

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Colorado animal sanctuary saves hundreds of chickens

The Daily Camera reports Chrissy Dinardo, the development director at Luvin Arms, in Erie, says the LaSalle farm housed 36,000…

January 15, 2019

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Colorado AG opposes Independent in court records fight

ducked First Amendment issue at heart of case, editor says

January 15, 2019

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Man dies after exchanging gunfire with police in Colorado

They said another man found Tuesday in a nearby Aurora home also died of gunshot wounds. The incident occurred about…

January 15, 2019

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Libraries add social workers for homeless patrons

Alicia Kwande talks with those experiencing homelessness, on the main level of the Penrose Library in Colorado Springs. The Pikes…

January 15, 2019

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Colorado cities, counties sue pharmaceutical companies

The Denver Post reports three lawsuits were filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Denver against some of the largest…

January 15, 2019

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Lawsuit: New Mexico boy had toe severed at Farmington public pool

The Daily Times of Farmington, New Mexico, reports Aubrea Danks recently filed a lawsuit against the city of Bloomfield after…

January 15, 2019

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Jonathan Nez to be sworn in as Navajo Nation president

He and Vice President-elect Myron Lizer will take the oath of office at an indoor sports arena in Fort Defiance,…

January 15, 2019

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Denver air traffic controllers warn of possible staffing shortage

The Denver Post reports that association president Josh Waggener says staff shortages could develop at the Denver International Airport if…

January 15, 2019

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Rocky Mountain Natl Park restores some access amid shutdown

The Boulder Daily Camera reports a limited number of staff began plowing some roads in the park Saturday, and custodians…

January 15, 2019

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Snowplow driver could face charges after hitting pedestrians in N.M.

Santa Fe police spokesman Greg Gurule said Monday that driver Billy Kavanaugh may not face an additional charge for leaving…

January 15, 2019

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Colorado woman among first WWII female pilots dies at 96

Bill Young told The Gazette that his mother Millicent Young died Saturday of complications related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.…

January 15, 2019