Tariff turmoil presents a difficult run for Colorado river rafting companies
Local companies that source heavily from America voice confusion over what to expect.
Appeals court upholds new trial order for Grand Junction man convicted in pipe bomb killings
The Innocence Project has said James Genrich was convicted on discredited ‘junk science.’
Colorado public media officials detail threats to federal funding
Many national Republicans have pledged to cut funding to public media. President Donald Trump has asked Congress to rescind funds already allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting while at the same time issuing an executive order meant to undermine CPB budget autonomy. The heads of Colorado Public Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS and a rural station in Southwestern Colorado discuss the challenges their stations could face.
Trump directs Department of Justice to try to free Tina Peters from prison in social media post
“Tina is an innocent Political Prisoner being horribly and unjustly punished in the form of Cruel and Unusual Punishment,” he wrote.
Former Colorado postal employee admits to stealing ballots ahead of 2024 election
Vicki Stuart pleaded guilty to a pair of felony counts.
District Court passes on legal spat over unhoused camp at church, citing Montrose municipal court jurisdiction
The United Methodist Church of Montrose has drawn numerous legal challenges from the city over an unsanctioned campground on church property.
Why does the Colorado River seem to vanish at a certain point in Glenwood Canyon?
Colorado Wonders looks for a missing stretch of river on the Western Slope.
Math professor alleges workplace discrimination in suit against Colorado Mesa University
A federal lawsuit alleges the professor was fired in retaliation for attempting to stop workplace discrimination.
US Senator Hickenlooper talks Trump resistance during Grand Junction town hall
The Senator defended his votes for Trump cabinet picks in front of hundreds of Western Slope residents Monday night.
Bike-lane backlash? Grand Junction City Council winners shared aversion to recent downtown changes
Three of the four winners campaigned against changes that brought in Grand Junction’s first protected bike lanes.
Mesa County Commissioners appeal to governor’s libertarian streak to try to halt Colorado gun bill
The commission passed a resolution asking for the Governor’s veto on SB25-003.
Is the US primed to house its petroleum reserve in Douglas County self-storage units?
No. But there’s a story.
Colorado ski coach charged with sexual assault of a minor
A coach with the Team Summit Colorado Ski Club was arrested in Taos, New Mexico.
Bennet on Trump opposition: ‘We have no business giving up’
Colorado’s U.S. senator talks Democratic strategy, ongoing federal cuts.
A Colorado HIV expert fears funding cuts will undo years of progress
Dr. Lisa Abougi has worked on HIV/AIDS programs in Kenya as well as at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
Colorado’s new psychedelics law draws attention to natural medicine’s Indigenous roots
The Natural Medicine Act made legal in Colorado something that Indigenous cultures have considered traditional for centuries. Santiago Guerra, a professor of Southwest Studies at Colorado College who has researched Indigenous medicines and America’s drug war, says the roll out of the new law is a chance to build connections with Indigenous expertise.
