Coloradans seem to respond to restrictions, as well as news of dire conditions and limit their mobility, which then limits transmission.

Weld is a place that values its independence, fiercely protecting it from what many here call government overreach, as well as the Democrats who run the state and soon, after Inauguration Day, the nation.

Vivian Darby, 36, is finally where she’s supposed to be. The funny, gregarious Colorado native is playing in a big sandbox on a sunny winter day. She’s surrounded by a posse of young children. She sings with them. Runs with them. Screams with them. Gently admonishes them.

Colorado will begin a week-long vaccination blitz this week to offer at least partial coronavirus protection to as many as 40,000 more older Coloradans than originally planned.

Emergency medical services have applied ketamine more than 900 times under Colorado's waiver program.

A fellow member of Congress on Monday said that he had seen Rep. Lauren Boebert giving a tour to a large group of people in the days before the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He did not accuse her of any wrongdoing, but Boebert has said that his statement was false nonetheless.

The decision to include marijuana retailers among critical businesses marked another step toward normalizing the industry.

For most of Sunday, the bulk of the small crowd hanging around at the state capitol were members of the media, waiting for protesters who, for the most part, never showed up.

“He was called to serve our nation in a very difficult moment in American history,” said Colorado Rep. Ed Perlmutter.

Up to 21,000 National Guard troops from across the country have been authorized to assist law enforcement with security at the U.S. Capitol.

“I condemn your lies and partisan behavior that showed a lack of respect for the safety of my team and me,” Boebert wrote in her letter.

Bennet said he’s talked with Biden’s team recently on several issues, including the Trump administration’s last-minute decision to move Space Command.