
Former US Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, born in Colorado, dies at age 93
Simpson played a key role rallying GOP senators around the party’s legislative agenda as a top Senate leader.

State officials nationwide issue warnings about toll road smishing scam
These smishing scams are a form of phishing that relies on SMS texts to trick people into sending money or share sensitive information.

US judge sides with states, temporarily halts Trump plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training
Colorado and seven other states argued the cuts would cost them tens of million of dollars and harm efforts to address the teacher shortage.

Woman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign
She pleaded guilty in Denver federal court to being part of a conspiracy to set the fire and then spread false information in run-up to the election of Mayor Yemi Mobolade.

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers a fee to check bags
Southwest is abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the budget carrier from its rivals.

Can local governments enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ kids? SCOTUS to decide in Colorado case
The appeal on behalf of Kaley Chiles, a counselor in Colorado Springs, was filed by Alliance Defending Freedom, a high-profile conservative legal organization.

USA Swimming’s pick for CEO pulled out after SafeSport report was filed
The governing body said Chrissi Rawak would not take the job because of “unforeseen personal circumstances that we learned about late this week.”

DOJ to review Tina Peters conviction. Colorado officials criticize the move
The DOJ does not have the power to overturn a state conviction. Peters has asked a federal court to intervene, but it’s unclear what it could do.

Woman suspected in Loveland Tesla dealership vandalism charged in federal court
Federal prosecutors have charged a woman in connection with a string of vandalism against a Loveland Tesla dealership, which included Molotov cocktails being thrown at vehicles and the words “Nazi cars” spray painted on the building.

Thieves fake seizure to nab pricey bulldogs from Colorado pet store, sheriff says
The puppies, which sell for $4,299 each, were stolen from a Centennial pet store.

Supreme Court turns back challenges to laws keeping abortion opponents away from clinics, patients
A Supreme Court decision from 2000 barred people from getting within 8 feet of others without permission in a 100-foot “bubble zone” around clinics.

Avalanches in western US claim more lives in recent weeks, including a weekend death in Colorado
Saturday’s avalanche death is the third in Colorado this winter and the second fatality in less than a week.

Mikaela Shiffrin gets historic 100th World Cup race win and ties record for most podiums
The 29-year-old from Vail is the first skier to reach triple digits in World Cup race victories.

Snowboarder killed in Colorado avalanche in 4th slide death in West this week
Three people died in avalanches Monday.

Columbine survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter, who forgave gunman’s mother, dies at 43
Hochhalter struggled with intense pain from her gunshot wounds over the past 25 years. Yet her brother said she was tireless in her drive to help others.

Senator opens inquiry into US Center for SafeSport’s hiring of an investigator charged with sex crimes
The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee is looking into how a former police officer landed an investigator’s job at the U.S. Center for SafeSport despite sex-crime allegations that littered his past.