Hundreds gather for second ‘Hands Off’ protest against Trump administration at Colorado Springs City Hall
It was the second protest this month against the Trump administration and its wide-reaching policies that have impacted multiple government agencies and thousands of federal employees.
Back-to-back Poetry Out Loud state champion gets ready for nationals
Windsor High School senior Rize Simmons fell in love with poetry earning extra credit.
ACLU claims administration is restarting deportations under 18th century wartime law
Friday, the ACLU asked two federal judges to bar deportation of Venezuelans held in northern Texas.
From tariffs to the Colorado Auto Show, what to know about buying a car in today’s economy
CPR spoke with the head of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association about what shoppers should know when they head to the dealership.
‘A Voice for the Silenced’ and the Terezin composers lost to the Holocaust
Each night at 6 p.m. this week, CPR Classical airs a five-part look at the composers persecuted by the Nazis. Seventy years after World War II ended, their music still resonates.
Polis issues first veto and sets up showdown with lawmakers over transparency rules
The bill's sponsors said governments were being "inundated" with records requests and needed relief with longer deadlines to respond to them.
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Colorado’s jobless numbers inching upward
The state’s rate is higher than the U.S. as economic growth continues to drag.
Colorado spent $2 million studying education funding. Lawmakers don’t want it to go to waste.
Colorado Senate lawmakers approved a resolution this week promising to figure out how to boost education funding.
Elbert County mom wins open-meetings lawsuit against Elizabeth School District
District will likely appeal the decision, which others call a win for government transparency.
Listen: Denver Pride Parade fundraising plummets as companies retreat from DEI
The Center on Colfax is struggling under the Trump administration to raise money for the parade and other LGBTQ programming.
Colorado Democrats revive proposal to allow lawsuits over past child sexual abuse
The resolution, which was voted down in the Senate last year, needs two-thirds support in the legislature and voter approval because it would amend the Colorado Constitution.
Governor signs bill adding gender to Colorado death certificates
Supporters say the law creates a space on forms to recognize lived experience and aligns death certificates with other state records.
April storm to bring rain, then snow to Denver metro area, high country
The wet, heavy snow could pose a danger to tree branches and plants.
Latest Aurora Consent Decree Progress Report highlights 2021 traffic stop, changes from Kilyn Lewis shooting
Monitor uses cases as examples of lapses and missteps — how Aurora police have improved.
After years of complaints over high electric bills, Pueblo voters will weigh in on replacing Black Hills Energy
The ballot measure and a recent feasibility study are in response to “ongoing community concerns about high electric rates, limited local oversight and a strong desire for change from the local community,"
Colorado lawmakers reject attempt to ban seclusion in schools
Seclusion is the practice of shutting a student in a room alone. Parents say it is misused and traumatic, while educators describe it as a necessary last resort.
Destroying endangered species’ habitat wouldn’t count as ‘harm’ under proposed Trump rule
The Trump administration is reinterpreting a key word in the Endangered Species Act that could have big consequences for the habitats of species at risk.
Believers say microdosing psychedelics helps them. Scientists are trying to measure the claims
Microdosing is gaining popularity with a new breed of health seekers, taking a very small amount of psilocybin mushrooms or LSD to reduce anxiety, stress and depression.
