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U.S. House votes against Trump’s tariff on Canada with help of Hurd and five other Republicans

Hail, not wildfire, driving largest increase in Colorado’s homeowners insurance premiums

By Ishan Thakore

A woman in a purple shirt and a black vest stands in a warmly lit room.

Former CBI forensic scientist Yvonne Woods pleads not guilty in mishandled DNA case

Driver convicted of hitting and killing rising cycling star Magnus White faces new charges

A group of people holding up signs with messages about autism and the Medicaid budget.

Hours of tearful testimony result in pause to some Medicaid cuts for Coloradans with disabilities

By Colorado Sun

Farmland near Hudson, Colo. Sept. 6, 2025.

Colorado farmers would need “prescription” to use common pesticide if legislature passes environmental bill

By Colorado Sun

Life and Culture

Once confined to Denver and Colorado’s ski towns, Michelin Guide to now consider entire state

The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon in Arizona on September 1, 2019. Negotiators are running out of time to agree on sharing its water in the future, but they seem to be working on a short-term deal that would prevent catastrophe and open the door for more negotiations in the future.

The Colorado River might get a short-term fix. Is that good enough?

By Outside Contributor

A view down into a red-tinted room full of curved rows of desks and people in suits.

State Democrats pushing bills to insulate Colorado from federal policies they call intrusive

By Bente Birkeland and Rae Solomon

Colorado required to share personal Medicaid data with federal government, which can be used by immigration authorities

By Bente Birkeland and John Daley

Democratic Rep. Jason Crow holds a town hall in Aurora on August 22, 2025. He's currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice over a so-called 'seditious' video he participated in urging military service members not to follow illegal orders.

Government and Politics

Grand jury refuses to indict Rep. Jason Crow and other Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video

By The Associated Press

Two women, one younger and one older, sit on a couch talking.

We talk A.I., the future of theater and awards with a Colorado theater expert who knows

By Alejandro A. Alonso Galva

CU alumni are losing their @colorado.edu emails

Glenwood Caverns files for bankruptcy following $205 million judgement over child’s death

By Tom Hesse and Stina Sieg

person in glasses at a podium looking off camera

Government and Politics

A top Democrat in the Colorado Senate is resigning to take nonprofit job, citing legislative pay

By Colorado Sun

At a Colorado pig farm, women employees were repeatedly abused, mistreated and harassed by male bosses

By Allison Sherry

Mesa County Justice Center in Grand Junction

Despite new murder trial, Grand Junction man convicted in pipebombing case can’t challenge lesser convictions, court rules

Record snow drought in the West, including Colorado, raises concern of water shortages and wildfires

By The Associated Press

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