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Flooding in Southwestern Colorado over the weekend; wet weather forecast to continue

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

· Oct. 13, 2025

Colorado Wonders

What are lawmakers doing to shield Coloradans from ticket bots and other deceptive practices?

By Lauren Antonoff Hart

· Oct. 13, 2025

We spent the night at a Southern Colorado motel attached to a drive-in theater

· Oct. 12, 2025

Colorado pilots take flight in New Mexico for the world’s largest hot air balloon festival

· Oct. 11, 2025

His Cheyenne ancestors were pushed out of Colorado in the 1800s. Now he’s among the leaders of Colorado’s Indigenous land back movement

By Paolo Zialcita

Rick Williams in a broad western hat, beaded hat band and feather quill, in a turquois shirt and grey suit jacket.

CPR News’ voter guide to the 2025 November election

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

Claims of huge rise in assaults against ICE drive responses, but aren’t seen in available data

By Ben Markus and Allison Sherry

Congress Shutdown

Government and Politics

Survey: Have you been impacted by the shutdown?

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

The image displays a group of people on a video call, with each person's face visible on a separate screen.

Government and Politics

In the war of words over the federal shutdown, Colorado’s members of Congress are foot soldiers for their parties

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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