The Bramblers with JAWA and Manali
Goosetown Tavern presents The Bramblers with JAWA and Manali on Friday, May 23rd. All ages, ticketed guests under 16 ONLY ADMITTED WITH TICKETED GUARDIAN 21+ All sales are final.

April 24, 2025: New measles case, AI deep fakes, second Buc-ee’s, Juneteenth scales back
The Colorado Today podcast brings you the news you need each weekday in 15 minutes.

Colorado Arts Spotlight: SeriesFest is back, plus new Redline grantees, Día del Niño celebrations, a cult film series and Unsent Show
Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do.

UFO Watchtower in the San Luis Valley famous for a horse skeleton and vortexes celebrates 25 years of aliens
An Anniversary Celebration for Memorial Day weekend will be a good time for first contact.

Colorado’s 2025-26 budget has more money for schools, but it’s less than was promised
Lawmakers needed to balance a $1.2 billion budget hole. They were still able to secure increases for K-12 and higher education budgets.

How to mine your backyard for underground heat — and why it might get cheaper in Colorado
Geothermal heat pumps, also known as ground-source heat pumps, take advantage of the Earth’s constant temperature to heat and cool homes.

Caught between state and federal budget cuts, Colorado local governments fear for future of vital programs
State budget cuts alone will cost local governments nearly $140 million, according to Kevin Bommer, the executive director of the Colorado Municipal League.

Aurora high school student answers the question, ‘What’s your message to the president?’
“What’s your message to the president?” That’s what the StudentCam documentary contest asked students across the country. For high school junior Lily Mauro who attends Vista Peak Preparatory in Aurora, the question became more than a prompt; it was a call to make something meaningful. She turned to poetry, interviews and film to explore what unity and leadership mean in her community.

Exploring geothermal energy’s potential in Colorado
An energy source that’s on the ground floor now, so to speak, could become entrenched. Geothermal relies on heat from rock and water beneath the Earth’s surface. For months, CPR’s climate solutions team — Ishan Thakore and Sam Brasch — have visited geothermal hotspots in the state, places that have entrepreneurs and politicians rallying behind them. They joined Ryan Warner to talk about where it’s already being used and the debate about what’s next.

Transgender student athletes can compete in sports aligned with their gender despite conflicting federal and state laws
Colorado High School Activities Association says it does not have the authority to decide the issue.

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.

Fourth measles case confirmed in Colorado in 2025, an adult in Denver
The new case is an adult from a household contact of the first Denver case, a child under the age of 1.

Three Highlands Ranch elementary schools to close in 2026
The Douglas County School District board voted 7-0 to consolidate the schools in the south Denver suburb amid declining enrollment.