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Gov. Polis calls in National Guard after Lee fire doubles in size, threatening town of Meeker

By Tegan Wendland

· Aug. 7, 2025

The Front Range could have record-breaking heat today

· Aug. 7, 2025

Why Colorado Springs wants to delay closing its last coal plant

By Sam Brasch and Havalin Haskell

· Aug. 6, 2025

Drought blankets most of Intermountain West, including Colorado — and will likely get worse

By Ishan Thakore

· Aug. 6, 2025

The owner of Colorado’s largest coal mine sees a future in coal — and so does the Trump administration

By Ishan Thakore

Freight trains at Xcel Energy’s coal-powered Cherokee Generating Station

Denver Public Schools buses

Drivers! There’s a new rule about what to do near a stopped school bus

By Jenny Brundin

A white and brown puppy stands on its hind legs lookout out from a cage

Government and Politics

Colorado gets a lot of new laws Aug. 6 — Here are some you should know about

By Lucas Brady Woods, KUNC and Kyle McKinnon

person stands in front of building painted with colorful mural depicting farm and ranch scenes and animals

A new general manager ‘steers’ the Colorado State Fair into its 153rd year

By Shanna Lewis

Colorado Wonders

Colorado has $2 billion in unclaimed property — could some of it be yours?

By Bente Birkeland

Ripple Cannabis Company co-founder Justin Singe

Potential for contaminated cannabis products in Colorado creates risk for buyers

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Denver Field Office Centennial

Federal cops spent weeks tracking young immigrants, was it for their safety, or to make deportation easier?

By Allison Sherry

Federal law enforcement outside the Cedar Run Apartments

ICE detention, deportation can deny justice in local criminal cases, frustrating prosecutors

By Ben Markus and Allison Sherry

Body-worn camera video shows a man with a long rifle approaching a person with their back to him

Despite efforts at reform, Colorado officers still shoot people at a high rate

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