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Colorado’s prisons and jails are overflowing. What’s being done?

By Kyle McKinnon

· Oct. 15, 2025

Drought has muted this year’s leaf-peeping season in places like the Rockies, but pockets of brilliant colors remain

By The Associated Press

· Oct. 15, 2025

Many authors offered $3K from massive copyright settlement. This Colorado writer thinks they shouldn’t accept it

· Oct. 15, 2025

Meet the ‘Bloody Espinosas’ and other Colorado Capitol legends on these free ghost tours

By Elaine Tassy

· Oct. 16, 2025

Colorado election officials say they don’t expect big changes after sudden sale of Dominion Voting Systems

By Bente Birkeland

Election Day Voters Castle Rock

CPR News’ voter guide to the 2025 November election

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

A person is sitting in a bedroom, watching a reflection of a TV screen in a mirror. The TV is displaying an image of sneakers. The man is holding a remote control in his hand, likely controlling the TV. The room is dimly lit.

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

Historic red brick building with complex roof and architecture including a large arch entryway with decorative work. Next door is a smaller more modern building

Life and Culture

Pueblo’s ‘Little Jewelbox’ Temple Emanuel celebrates 125 years

By Shanna Lewis

Congress Shutdown

Government and Politics

Survey: Have you been impacted by the shutdown?

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

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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