Former Adams County Sheriff and deputies charged with falsifying training records
Rick Reigenborn and two deputies are charged with felony counts of forgery, attempt to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit forgery, and conspiracy to attempt to influence a public servant.
Cannabis could be rescheduled and put in a category of less dangerous drugs
While the rescheduling is nowhere near officially done, the recommendation was praised in Colorado by researchers, marijuana businesses and some policymakers.
Colorado lawmakers pass bill to improve wildfire investigations
The bill, two years in the making, was prompted by a 2021 CPR News investigation.
Banks in other places are failing. Colorado bankers say don’t worry
Three-quarters of the banks authorized to do business in Colorado are community banks.
Lawsuit against Colorado over how the state rejects mail-in ballots due to voter signatures allowed to continue
The complaint argues that Colorado’s vote-by-mail system unfairly disenfranchises voters when it rejects ballots because of a signature mismatch.
The cannabis industry is facing its longest downturn yet, with no end in sight
Since recreational cannabis started in 2014, sales had never declined on a year-over-year basis — until July 2021. Now the industry has logged 17 straight months of decline.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried gave thousands to Colorado Democratic campaigns in the 2022 elections
A federal grand jury and securities regulators have charged that cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried attempted to influence the regulation of his industry by strategically making campaign contributions using other people’s […]
How Colorado executes its signature-match requirement for ballots disenfranchises many voters, a lawsuit claims
The lawsuit says ballot rejections disproportionately impact diverse communities, disabled people and the youngest and oldest voters, and that actual fraud is very rare.
‘It was all a very crazy and upsetting experience’: Homeowner remembers earlier incident with Club Q suspect
The Club Q shooting in which five died and 19 were injured has brought renewed attention to an incident involving the suspected gunman, Anderson Aldrich, in the summer of 2021.
Colorado Springs police release the names of Club Q victims, but still many unknowns about the shooting and the suspect
The search for answers, including a motive, in the Colorado Springs shooting will take time, authorities say.
Proposition 122, decriminalizing psilocybin mushrooms, headed to victory
The Associated Press had not yet called the race, but opponents of the measure conceded that it had passed.
Judge orders the unredacted release of Elijah McClain’s updated autopsy report
The cause and manner of death in the autopsy were amended after a grand jury investigation.
A judge ruled the public can see the updated Elijah McClain autopsy report — but there’s a catch
CPR News has filed a lawsuit seeking the release of the autopsy report after the Adams County Coroner denied a public records request from Colorado Public Radio.
A criminal investigation and complicated professional history loom over the Adams County sheriff election
Rick Reigenborn’s history, his seeming desire for attention and his lack of management experience when he got the job four years ago are giving his opponents plenty of fodder.
9 questions about gun laws in Colorado, answered
The mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, have set off another cycle of national debate over gun laws. But laws vary widely from state to state.
