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Castle Rock woman convicted of voter fraud for trying to vote her late ex-husband’s ballot

By Bente Birkeland

· Oct. 23, 2025

“Disbelief” in Denver after Chauncey Billups arrest

By Andrew Kenney

· Oct. 23, 2025

Judge tosses Tribal lawsuit over online sports betting

· Oct. 23, 2025

Life and Culture

Descendants of the storied 10th Mountain Division, trained in Colorado mountains, relive their ascent of Riva Ridge

· Oct. 23, 2025

Roller Derby’s pandemonium in the rink comes with decades of community

Group of roller derby teams in the middle of a match.

CPR News’ voter guide to the 2025 November election

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

Congress Shutdown

Government and Politics

Survey: Have you been impacted by the shutdown?

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

A group of children posing for a picture in front of a school sign.

Colorado school finds that kindness is catching

By Jenny Brundin

A woman in a white shirt denoting her as a volunteer with Mutual Aid Partners in Grand Junction hands a bag of produce to someone in line at a food distribution event inside a Grand Junction gymnasium.

As SNAP benefits become the next shutdown casualty, food banks brace for impact

By Caitlyn Kim and Tom Hesse

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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