
Sophia Smith is back in U.S. colors to begin the journey to the Olympics
Smith is one of three Colorado natives vying for a spot on the Olympic team.

In the dynamic world of theater, a Colorado musical finds its way to New York
“In the Trenches” is preparing for an off-Broadway run.

A sometimes overlooked rock and roll trailblazer gets another act in a new Denver exhibition
The show dedicated to Sister Rosetta Tharpe opens at Denver’s Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library this weekend.

Commerce City police say a necklace might’ve saved a man’s life by blocking a bullet
The bullet lodged in the almost half-inch-wide, silver-colored, metal chain in the shooting Tuesday night in Commerce City.

Florida seventh-grader rides an unbeaten streak to the Scripps National Spelling Bee title, winning tiebreaker
Only three are eighth-graders in their final year of eligibility: 13-year-old Kirsten Tiffany Santos of Richmond, Texas; 14-year-old Rishabh Saha of Merced, California; and 13-year-old Aditi Muthukumar of Westminster, Colorado.

NCAA agrees to allow college athletes to transfer without losing a year of eligibility following lawsuit
Colorado had joined a coalition of states in a lawsuit against the NCAA over its transfer policy.

COVID-19 virus concentrations steadily increasing in Colorado wastewater
Nearly every utility along the Front Range from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs reported an uptick in viral concentrations.

Colorado politicians react to Trump guilty verdict
Reactions from Colorado’s politicians and congressional candidates are falling along predictably partisan lines.

Western Slope leaders mull tribal ownership of former Indigenous Boarding School
In recent years, more attention has been drawn to the historical wrongs of the federal boarding school era, which was tasked with stripping children of their Tribal identity.

Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
Trump is expected to quickly appeal the verdict and will face an awkward dynamic as he seeks to return to the campaign trail as a convicted felon.

Home visits provide lifelines for Colorado families struggling to find or afford quality early education
Home visiting programs are proven to help prepare children for school but have reached relatively few families.

May 30, 2024: Selling plasma for income; Local stars return to Colorado with U.S. Women’s Soccer
When money’s tight, some people sell their plasma. People can get up to $200 per donation. We’ll explore the ethical implications with a CU-Boulder professor who studied who donates and why. Then, 50 years ago this week, six young Chicano activists were killed in a series of bombings in Boulder. Later, marking the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision ending segregation in public schools, with one of the Little Rock Nine. And, three hometown heroes return to the pitch with U.S. Women’s Soccer.

Kamala Harris headlines Air Force Academy graduation, addressing Gaza and Ukraine
The class of 2024 entered the academy in the fall of 2020, right on the cusp of COVID-19 shutdowns. Superintendent Richard M. Clark said they persevered through events it all.

One worker killed, four others hospitalized after toxic gas exposure at a sugar plant in Fort Morgan
The local sheriff’s office said the hydrogen sulfide exposure occurred at a wastewater treatment area near Western Sugar Cooperative’s sugar plant.