Accused Boulder King Soopers shooter is being forcibly medicated ahead of next court hearing
A judge will make a decision on whether the suspect is competent to stand trial at a competency restoration hearing in August.
Colorado man sentenced to 77 years in a robbery and kidnapping case released from prison after Innocence Project appeal
Concerns about the police work that led to his 2000 conviction were brought to District Attorney Beth McCann’s office.
US Supreme Court hears Colorado First Amendment stalking case
The case centers on messages Billy Raymond Counterman sent Coles Whalen, a singer-songwriter in Colorado, that landed Counterman in jail for stalking.
One Colorado stalking victim never wanted to become the center of a First Amendment case at the US Supreme Court
“We got this conviction but I still lost my dream.”
Latinos plead guilty more often than white or Black people in Colorado. Judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys are trying to figure out how to help
Gilpin County resident Jason Hernandez has had a few minor scrapes with the law — a marijuana grow back in the 2000s, driving without a license, having dogs off-leash that […]
East High shooting: What we know about the suspect’s previous criminal charge and security plan
The specialized security plan that allowed the 17-year-old to attend East High School, despite having been expelled from Cherry Creek’s Overland High, unraveled in a shooting that left two administrators injured.
Boulder King Soopers shooting: Judge rules medical staff will decide whether alleged shooter gets another psych evaluation
The suspect faces more than 100 criminal charges for the March 2021 mass shooting that killed 10 people at the grocery store in south Boulder.
Prosecutors can now charge the dealers behind fentanyl overdose deaths. But the cases are hard to solve, and ever-growing
Fentanyl was responsible for more than 1,200 deaths in 2021, which is more than double the number of people who died in 2019 in Colorado.
Police and sheriffs are reaching out to a demographic they say could solve their hiring and culture problems: women
Studies show women officers use less force, go hands-on less often with suspects and generally communicate better than male officers.
The latest free speech battle from Colorado going before the US Supreme Court will test the state’s stalking laws
A 7-year-old stalking case that received no attention at the time has wound its way to the highest court, asking what is a ‘true threat’ versus what is someone’s constitutionally protected speech.
Christian Glass Shooting: Clear Creek sergeant who OK’d breaking car window, but was not at the scene, asks for his charges to be dropped
Sgt. Kyle Gould is charged with second-degree murder, negligent homicide and reckless endangerment.
Boulder King Soopers shooting: Prosecutors seek additional mental health evaluation for accused shooter
The defendant faces more than 100 criminal charges for allegedly fatally shooting 10 people inside a grocery store and the parking lot in March 2021.
Elijah McClain case: Police officers and paramedics plead not guilty, trials are scheduled
One of the largest issues at the trials will be why and how Elijah McClain died.
Elijah McClain case: Judge orders three separate trials for the officers and paramedics charged
They all face felony charges in Elijah McClain’s death, including criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter after a grand jury indictment in 2021.
A look behind Colorado’s decentralized system of coroners who investigate death every day
In some counties, coroners are voted in, while in others, they’re appointed. Not all are forensic pathologists themselves.
Domestic violence deaths are up in Colorado. The pandemic and firearms access are likely reasons why
Most domestic violence victims identify as female, and most deaths resulted from gunshot wounds.
