To qualify for the new 5 Star State Certification Program, businesses must set up extra safety precautions on top of what is already required by law.

The state also seized the alcohol from the Lyons Den Restaurant and Taphouse in Boulder County because the restaurant had already received multiple warnings from local enforcement officials.

Worship services can now exceed recommended capacity limits if they cannot conduct their activities within state restrictions, but other safety measures like mask-wearing, sanitation and physical distancing are still required.

The snow is forecast to move out of the urban corridor by early afternoon.

In Colorado, the chances that someone can test negative and then be exposed to the virus a day — or even an hour — later are increasing.

The last time there was a margin this big was when Ronald Reagan won reelection in 1984 by 28 points.

The budget, which uses one-time savings from this year to fund increases next year, will need to be hashed out in the Colorado legislature before it becomes official.

All evacuation orders have been lifted for the Cameron Peak fire to the northeast. That fire is now 85 percent contained.

Fire damage assessment teams are still surveying burned areas. Around 100 homes have been found destroyed so far.

Crews expect warmer weather later this week to dry out some fuels, which could mean the fires will continue to grow.

CDOT is also urging people to avoid traveling to the mountains this weekend unless it's necessary, as many transportation crews deal with road closures from fires.

Aurora is the first Colorado city to ban no-knock warrants, a policy that made headlines after the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky.

Last week's ruling limits the state's enforcement of capacity limits and face coverings at religious gatherings.

The fire, which ignited west of Fort Collins in mid-August, grew by more than 28,000 acres on Wednesday.

The lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of Andrew Wommack Ministries, which plans to host a conference next week in Woodland Park.

Andrew Wommack Ministries is challenging the coronavirus-related restrictions before the group's scheduled conference near Colorado Springs next week.