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Arctic cold and light snow expected across Colorado this weekend

· Jan. 22, 2026

Families of non-verbal kids abused on Littleton school buses settle for $3.8 million

By Allison Sherry

· Jan. 23, 2026

Rural hospitals wrestle with a new landscape after federal cuts, worry they’re starting to drown financially

· Jan. 23, 2026

Unseasonably warm weather contributed to increase in Colorado traffic deaths in 2025

· Jan. 23, 2026

Man killed Saturday by Border Patrol in Minneapolis has parents who live in Colorado

By The Associated Press

Lindsey Vonn Returns Skiing

Here are the Coloradan skiers and snowboarders headed to the Olympics

A small bank of dirty snow on a yellowed lawn. A woman walks by in the background.

Winter drought continues to deepen across Colorado, threatening spring water supply

By Tegan Wendland

ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL

Banned books will stay on shelves in Elizabeth schools after district drops appeal

By Jenny Brundin

Three men stand in a dead winter field, staring into the distance which is empty, save for a water tower on the horizon.

Rural hospitals wrestle with a new landscape after federal cuts, worry they’re starting to drown financially

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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