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People in Cheesman Park with snow covering the ground and sun out
Weather

A one-day break from snow on Friday before light storm rolls in Saturday

Winter weather advisories issued for Palmer Divide and southeast Colorado with snow and wind.
By Tony Gorman
Jan. 9, 2025, 1:43 pm
Firefighters stand in the glow of flames battling the fire of a beach front house in California
Wildfires

Colorado firefighters arriving to help with ‘apocalyptic’ California fires

The sound from the fire can be ‘as loud as a freight train’ on the front lines.
By Haylee May
Jan. 9, 2025, 12:32 pm
A gray wolf runs from a kennel into the wild with humans looking on behind it.
News

Colorado wildlife officials won’t pause wolf reintroductions despite protests from ranchers

A petition asked Colorado Parks and Wildlife to hold off releasing more wolves until the state fully implements programs meant to protect livestock.
By Sam Brasch
Jan. 9, 2025, 11:49 am
Lights on a police vehicle.
Justice

Lawsuit alleges Grand Junction police tased man because his wife yelled at them

Video shows the officer saying ‘He’s going to get tased again if you don’t stop.’
By Tom Hesse
Jan. 9, 2025, 11:46 am
This RTD bus on Federal Boulevard says the agency is hiring. July 12, 2023.
News

RTD drivers, mechanics ramp up pressure on management in push for a bigger raise

But workers aren’t considering a strike, the union’s president says.
By Nathaniel Minor
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:22 am
Former President Jimmy Carter lies in state at U.S. Capitol
Government and Politics

As nation mourns Carter, former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb remembers their bond

Webb and his wife first met Carter in 1974 and cut the first check from Colorado for Carter’s nascent presidential campaign.
By Caitlyn Kim
Jan. 9, 2025, 7:24 am
Former President Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda
News

WATCH: Jimmy Carter funeral service at Washington National Cathedral

His casket was lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning.
By Colorado Public Radio Staff
Jan. 9, 2025, 7:00 am
Purple and blue lights light a stage where Lake County High School students Karen Saucedo and Merritt Baker are silhouetted in the prologue of Romeo y Julieta.
Arts

Colorado Arts Spotlight, Jan. 9 -12: A bilingual take on the Bard, the Stock Show returns and more

This weekend, Denver returns to its Western roots, stages around the state present different takes on “Romeo and Juliet” along with a host of other theatrical and musical offerings.
By Eden Lane
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:00 am
Teacher sits at a table reading with a student next to her and across from her
Education

Five takeaways from the latest evaluation of Colorado’s literacy law

The number of Colorado students significantly struggling with reading has declined for the third year in a row, but it’s still not back to pre-Pandemic levels.
By Jenny Brundin
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:00 am
An assembly of people sit inside.
Government and Politics

Video & Transcript: Gov. Polis delivers 2025 State of the State address

The annual speech is a chance to lay out priorities — and issue warnings.
By Megan Verlee
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:00 am
Coloradan teaching mental health counseling in Ukraine
Colorado Matters

Colorado counselor leads retreat in Ukraine for war widows

The war in Ukraine has left many women widowed and without mental health support but Coloradan Josh Kreimeyer is determined to help them face their grief and share their challenges with others. Kreimeyer is an associate professor of counseling at Colorado Christian University and recently wrapped up a four-day retreat in Ukraine for widows of the war.
By Andrea Dukakis
Jan. 8, 2025, 5:08 pm
News

Former Morrison police chief under investigation for alleged policy violations gets new police chief job in Walsenburg

The Southern Colorado city will approve the contract for Bill Vinelli at the next council meeting despite potential infractions.
By Tony Gorman
Jan. 8, 2025, 4:52 pm
A nighttime scene of the Milky Way galaxy
News

Stargazers’ delight: Efforts to cut unwanted light pollution in New Mexico win praise

Advocacy group DarkSky International recognized Denver-based Franklin Mountain Energy for lighting retrofits at two sites and one new location within a major oil production zone in southeastern New Mexico.
By The Associated Press
Jan. 8, 2025, 4:35 pm
Legislature reconvenews on its opening day at the Capitol
Government and Politics

On its opening day, Colorado legislature previews big fights to come

Democrats’ opening bills take on thorny issues like semi-automatic weapons, union organizing and voters’ rights.
By Bente Birkeland
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:36 pm
Sean Hackett, who has autism and catatonia, with his mother.
Colorado Matters

Jan. 8, 2025: Help for war widows in Ukraine; New uses for Electroconvulsive therapy

Since the war in Ukraine began, thousands of women have lost their spouses. A Colorado counselor just wrapped up a four-day retreat for the women to learn to cope with their grief. Then, a mother’s story about how Electroconvulsive therapy brought her son back. Also, a Colorado Wonders about culling Denver geese, and local comedians on avoiding political jokes.
By Andrea Dukakis
Jan. 8, 2025, 2:24 pm
Sean Hackett, who has autism and catatonia, with his mother.
News

How Electroconvulsive Therapy was life-changing for one teen with autism and catatonia

A shift in personality for a 14-year-old with autism led his family on a multi-year journey to find out what had happened to him and how to treat him.
By Andrea Dukakis
Jan. 8, 2025, 1:04 pm

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