Transgender student athletes can compete in sports aligned with their gender despite conflicting federal and state laws
Colorado High School Activities Association says it does not have the authority to decide the issue.
Colorado joins 11 states to sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
The lawsuit challenges Trump's claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Fourth measles case confirmed in Colorado in 2025, an adult in Denver
The new case is an adult from a household contact of the first Denver case, a child under the age of 1.
Three Highlands Ranch elementary schools to close in 2026
The Douglas County School District board voted 7-0 to consolidate the schools in the south Denver suburb amid declining enrollment.
Gov. Polis’ plan to accelerate Colorado’s clean energy transition won’t reach the legislature this year
After pushback from business groups and utilities, the governor no longer expects lawmakers will introduce the bill before the end of the legislative session.
At Tina Peters hearing, federal attorney refuses to disclose reason for DOJ’s attempted intervention
Colorado’s deputy attorney general urged a federal magistrate judge to reject the Trump administration’s unprecedented bid to help Tina Peters, who embraced lies that Trump lost the 2020 election because of fraud.
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In tough budget year, raises for Colorado child care workers win continued support from lawmakers
After weeks of uncertainty, lawmakers approve $2.9 million for the program as part of the “long bill.”
Rep. Crow warns of potential brain drain of health providers and catastrophic impacts on Coloradans’ care
The loss of federal funding could lead to a brain drain of health providers who also conduct research, the Democrat said.
Progress on a 70-year-old promise to pipe clean drinking water to southeastern Colorado
A billion-dollar project to build a pipeline snakes its way east from near Pueblo toward Lamar. It's the Arkansas Valley Conduit.
Colorado Mesa University has proven geothermal energy can largely replace fossil fuels in its buildings. Now the world is taking notice
The Grand Junction school’s thermal energy network has caught the eye of Colorado officials, Xcel Energy, and more.
US Center for SafeSport parts ways with CEO Ju’Riese Colón
Colón’s departure is the latest and most visceral sign of a crisis that began after revelations the center had hired an investigator who would later be charged with rape.
Defense calls expert witness in trial for final defendant in Colorado rock-throwing death
Joseph Koenig is one of three men, who were teens at the time, arrested for throwing rocks at vehicles in 2023, resulting in Alexa Bartell's death.
Sunset Mesa Funeral Home owners, convicted for selling body parts, get same sentences in resentencing
The daughter and mother funeral home directors received their original sentences of 20 and 15 years in prison.
Judge orders feds not to remove Venezuelan men from Colorado
Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney issued a comprehensive rejection of Trump's invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
Colorado fights Trump administration bid to help imprisoned loyalist Tina Peters
The U.S. Justice Department is trying to intervene in the case of Tina Peters, who wants to be released from prison while she appeals her conviction.
National Guard helicopters will be pivotal this wildfire season. But first, crews must train for water drops
“We adapt and overcome. We’re soldiers and firefighters and that’s what we do.”
Why CPR’s climate team reported a series of stories about geothermal energy
Our reporting confirms that geothermal could help the state’s efforts to fight climate change. At the same time, the bipartisan enthusiasm for the industry doesn't always capture local concerns about a new type of drilling bonanza.
Hot springs at risk? A plan for Colorado’s first geothermal power plant runs into heated opposition
A proposal seeks to generate carbon-free electricity near Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Report. Many locals say there are better places to put Colorado’s first geothermal power plant.
