
State fines gambling app for taking bets on unauthorized events
DraftKings paid $90,000 in penalties for allowing bets on two unauthorized sporting events, including the 2024 Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match.

By Ben Markus

Would an attendance boycott actually help the Rockies?
Longtime fans are running out of ideas to fix baseball’s worst team.

By Ben Markus

Boulder paramedic charged with manslaughter following in-custody man’s death
An autopsy determined Jesus Lopez Barcenas died of complications from sudden cardiac arrest following the altercation.

By Ben Markus

Accused Boulder firebomber could be tried as soon as September, but additional charges could push trial back
The trial was set for the Tuesday after Labor Day.

By Ben Markus

‘Secret shopper’ study finds a lot of Colorado’s weed is weaker than advertised
Nearly half of cannabis plant product labels in Colorado misstate the potency, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study.

By Ben Markus

In Barry Morphew’s latest Colorado court appearance, public interest in the case takes center stage
Morphew’s brief appearance in Alamosa marked the beginning of a do-over of the high-profile, made-for-true-crime murder case of his wife Suzanne.

By Ben Markus

ICE says it will stop letting detainees go to criminal court in some Colorado counties
In an email sent this week, ICE said it would still honor court appearances, but only if those appearances can be made over video links from the detention center.


Colorado mandated reporting on police violence, five years later, the data is mostly useless
Some of Colorado’s largest departments say computer problems have prevented their full data from being presented by the state. Other departments just haven’t provided any information and the state has taken no steps to force it.


Barry Morphew indicted for murder in death of his wife, Suzanne
The coroner ruled her death a homicide, and found evidence of tranquilizer chemicals in her remains.

By Ben Markus

Rural Colorado county recalls its sheriff, and now residents worry about a busy weekend ahead
The sheriff of Colorado’s Jackson County was recalled by voters on Tuesday, plunging law enforcement in the rural county east of Steamboat Springs into uncertainty just as one of the […]

By Ben Markus

When Colorado rewrote the rules for policing
In 2020, Colorado became one of the first states in the nation to pass police accountability reforms in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Five years on, where does that effort stand now?


Suspect in the Boulder attack on a march to support hostages held by Hamas had planned for a year
Eight people were injured in what’s being investigated as an act of terrorism.


Sanctuary list causes statewide scramble among counties
Two big counties managed to get removed, others are trying.


Colorado Public Radio, NPR and stations in Aspen and Ignacio sue Trump over funding cuts, restrictions
The suit points to remarks Trump has made claiming that public broadcasting is biased against him as evidence that he is using the threat of funding cuts to chill the First Amendment rights of the broadcasters.

By Ben Markus

Colorado sports betting revenues keep rising, even through the occasional sportsbook setback
The increased interest in sports betting means more tax revenue for Colorado.

By Ben Markus

Fort Carson soldier arrested on drug charges following Sunday morning raid in Colorado Springs
The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested an Army infantryman on cocaine distribution charges on Wednesday. A spokesperson at Fort Carson declined to say if it was related to a raid at an underground club over the weekend.

By Ben Markus