
Driver convicted of first-degree murder in case teens who threw fatal rock at car
A jury on Friday found Joseph Koenig guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Alexa Bartell in 2023.

Travis Hunter picked at number two in NFL Draft, first player in history announced at two positions and highest CU selection in 50 years
“(Jacksonville) told me they was going to let me go out there and do what I do.”

Colorado joins 11 states to sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
The lawsuit challenges Trump’s claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

At Tina Peters hearing, federal attorney refuses to disclose reason for DOJ’s attempted intervention
Colorado’s deputy attorney general urged a federal magistrate judge to reject the Trump administration’s unprecedented bid to help Tina Peters, who embraced lies that Trump lost the 2020 election because of fraud.

US Center for SafeSport parts ways with CEO Ju’Riese Colón
Colón’s departure is the latest and most visceral sign of a crisis that began after revelations the center had hired an investigator who would later be charged with rape.

Colorado fights Trump administration bid to help imprisoned loyalist Tina Peters
The U.S. Justice Department is trying to intervene in the case of Tina Peters, who wants to be released from prison while she appeals her conviction.

Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects
Coming on the heels of a major federal boarding school investigation by the previous administration and an apology by then-President Joe Biden, these cuts illustrate a seismic shift.

Colorado Catholics reflect on the life and legacy of Pope Francis
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday.

ACLU claims administration is restarting deportations under 18th century wartime law
Friday, the ACLU asked two federal judges to bar deportation of Venezuelans held in northern Texas.

Believers say microdosing psychedelics helps them. Scientists are trying to measure the claims
Microdosing is gaining popularity with a new breed of health seekers, taking a very small amount of psilocybin mushrooms or LSD to reduce anxiety, stress and depression.

Flight made emergency landing in Denver after reported animal strike and engine fire
The United Airlines flight bound for Canada was carrying 153 passengers and six crew members, none of whom were injured.

Gambian ex-soldier living in Colorado convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup
The jury’s conviction Tuesday of Michael Sang Correa capped a weeklong trial.

Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material
The orders from service leaders come about two weeks after the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, removed nearly 400 books.

Dozens of student pilots sue United Airlines and its flight school over fraud allegations
Students said in an amended complaint filed last week that United Aviate Academy didn’t have enough teachers or aircraft.

Sweeping semiautomatic gun restriction signed into law by Colorado governor
Starting next summer, Coloradans who want to purchase most types of semi-automatic weapons will need to take a class and get a sign-off from law enforcement.

Colorado artist denies trying to distort Trump in portrait
Sarah Boardman said feedback on the portrait was “overwhelmingly positive,” until the president weighed in.