Two wind-whipped grassland fires in rural southeastern Colorado destroyed two homes, briefly closed a state highway and forced temporary evacuations in the unincorporated community of Fort Lyon.

An investigation is underway after officers shot and killed a suspect during a confrontation in Manitou Springs.

Nebraska lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that would let the state build a canal in Colorado to divert water out of the South Platte River, a project steeped in fears about the Denver area's growing water consumption.

David Carle was an incoming freshman at Denver when he was diagnosed with a heart condition that ended his playing career. The Pioneers honored his scholarship anyway, and kept him on the team as an assistant coach.

The Teller County Sheriff's Office says a deputy has been arrested and fired after allegedly threatening several people inside a home in Florissant.

The persistent drought that scientists believe is the driest 22-year stretch in the past 1,200 years hit southwest Colorado harder than just about anywhere else in 2021.

The Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes plans to return to Colorado this summer to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Critics of holding the event in Utah say the state’s politicians oppose efforts to protect national monuments and public lands. Companies like Patagonia, REI and The North Face have threatened to boycott the event.

President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration.

A judge has granted a request by prosecutors to drop a second-degree murder charge against a former television station security guard who shot and killed a pro-police demonstrator following protests in downtown Denver in 2020.

Open space fans and park managers worry that monitoring traffic at places like Rocky Mountain National Park will widen the already large gap between tourists and outdoors enthusiasts with time, income and access to technology.

ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (AP) — Colorado authorities say a backcountry skier has been killed in an avalanche in the Buffalo Pass area northeast of Steamboat Springs. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says a second skier was able to reach his companion, who had been swept up against a tree and wasn’t breathing.

Medved's new deal was announced just as the Rams found out they would be making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Essence Booker scored 25 points and top-seeded UNLV collected its first Mountain West Conference tournament title with a 75-65 victory over No. 6 seed Colorado State.

The suit against the U.S. Election Integrity Plan alleges that the group’s activities include photographing voters’ homes and “door-to-door voter intimidation” in areas where a high number of minorities live.

By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado legislative committee has advanced a bill that would provide extra security, upon request, to the state’s chief elections officer as well as the attorney general and state treasurer.