- In Mesa County’s largest school district, a meme shared on social media by the president of the school board has many parents calling her transphobic — and others stepping up to defend her.
- On Tuesday, abortion-rights supporters across Colorado protested against the leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v.
- One day in 1945, right before he was supposed to leave for Germany, Grand Junction resident Joe Esquibel discovered that one of his bags was missing. It would take nearly 80 years, but he got its contents back, and now he's made friends with the man who returned them.
- Despite a slow start to the winter ski season, some Colorado ski areas are still going strong into May. Here's what may be open well into the month.
- While the history of pond skimming is about as hazy as an unfiltered IPA, many people trace it back to Alberta, Canada, in the late 1920s. In Colorado in the spring, it's alive and well.
- Colorado’s driver licenses – yes, they’re now officially called driver licenses – not driver’s – have a new look: The craggy outline of a mountain against a sunset-filled sky and in the foreground, a forest and hills. The image is based on a photo of Mount Sneffels on the Western Slope. The photographer is Matt Nuñez, of Lone Tree. The public chose his picture as part of a contest.
- On March 15, 2020, Colorado's ski resorts shut down after an order from Gov. Jared Polis. Two years later, things may finally be returning to normal.
- For decades, these small ski areas — sometimes no bigger than a hill right in town — have been the place for locals to go and for skiing to stay accessible for all.
- After a Douglas County school board fired its superintendent, some in Mesa County worried that their incoming superintendent was next. D51 officials say they were never going to fire any administrators, but they did renegotiate the new superintendent's contract this week.
- Mia's owners got in a car crash and Mia got lost outside Gypsum in Colorado's mountains. How they all ended up back together is quite the story.
- When Joanne Reid competes in the Winter Olympics, she'll be representing the U.S. in a sport that's not center stage in America, but it's become central to her life. Reid lives and trains in Grand Junction. She's in China now, where the Olympic games get underway on Friday, February 4. She spoke with CPR's Stina Sieg.
- The tiny community of Ouray is home to the world-famous Ice Park just a short hike from downtown. And every January, it draws ice climbers from near and far for a three-day celebration of their sport.
- Many library systems found out about the state's mask program at the same time the public did.
- After last year's marade was canceled, thousands turned out to march in Denver and Grand Junction to remember Dr. King and his vision for a more perfect union.
- “We don’t just need to take the House back in 2022, but we need to take the House back with fearless conservatives, strong Republicans, just like me."
- The Mesa County Search and Rescue Ground Team typically goes on more than 60 missions a year, often responding to a 911 call made from the backcountry.
