Trump plans to merge wildland firefighting efforts into one agency, but ex-officials warn of chaos
More than 1 million acres have burned in 2025, including in Arizona, Minnesota, California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Jersey and other states.
Police catch loose pet kangaroo hopping around Durango
Kangaroos are among the unusual but legal animals to keep in Colorado.
Couple goes on trial over staged cross burning in front of campaign sign during Colorado Springs mayoral election
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade, the city’s first elected Black mayor, is scheduled to testify in the case as a victim.
Morris the alligator, once a Hollywood star, dies of old age at San Luis Valley’s Gator Farm
A massive alligator that appeared in numerous TV shows and films over three decades, most notably the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore,” has died at a gator farm in southern Colorado.
Colorado leads lawsuit against Trump administration for blocking funds for EV charging
The lawsuit is led by attorneys general from California, Colorado and Washington, and challenges the Federal Highway Administration’s authority to halt the funding.
Death of John Elway’s former agent appears to be an accident, sheriff says
Jeff Sperbeck died after falling off a golf cart. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says it “appears to be a horrific accident.”
Denver-native Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter known for ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ dies in a fire
Sobule was slated to perform at Swallow Hill Music in Denver Friday night. Instead, there will be an informal gathering there to remember her.
NFL fines Falcons $250k, defensive coordinator $100k after prank call to Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders during draft
The cruel joke occurred as Sanders was experiencing an unprecedented fall during the NFL draft.
Jeff Sperbeck, former agent for John Elway, dies after injury at 62
The sheriff’s department said it is investigating the golf cart accident that occurred last Saturday.
Deciphering the reasons behind Shedeur Sanders’ stunning free fall in the NFL draft
Some said he’d go top five. He fell to 144th.
More than 100 immigrants detained at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado Springs
Authorities say more than 100 immigrants suspected of being in the United States illegally were taken into custody during a raid at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Shedeur Sanders’ long wait is over. Cleveland Browns take him in the 5th round of the NFL draft. What happened?
CU Buffs Travis Hunter, LaJohntay Wester, and Jimmy Horn Jr. were also drafted.
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.
