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Governor Polis speaks at a Colorado Matters interview at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction

Tina Peters is not a bargaining chip and other takeaways from a live interview with Gov. Jared Polis

By Tom Hesse and Ryan Warner

A vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine

Mesa County is a hotspot for measles this year after decades of zero cases

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Denver Field Office Centennial

Mesa County Sheriff’s Deputy involved in ICE stop resigns

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Trump repeats call for former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to be released from prison

Vials for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine

Colorado now has 21 measles cases, health officials warn about a possible exposure at DIA

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Government and Politics

Mesa County pushes back on what it says are unfair, expensive mandates from the state

Government and Politics

Too vague to be constitutional? Mesa County goes to court over immigration stop

ICE GEO Aurora

Suit against deputy involved in ICE traffic stop sends ‘demoralizing message,’ says sheriff

Western Slope wildfire smoke turns the sky orange

South Rim fire, other Western Slope fires still smoldering continue to impact air quality

By Tegan Wendland

Colorado Attorney General Weiser

Colorado’s Attorney General wants to know if Western Slope law enforcement agencies are working with ICE

By Allison Sherry

Western Slope wildfire smoke turns the sky orange

Firefighters made progress over weekend extinguishing West Slope fires, drier air expected later this week

By Tegan Wendland

Black Canyon South Rim Wildfire

Rainy weather helps crews make progress on Western Slope fires, but also brings possibility of flash flooding in burn scars

By Ishan Thakore

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Co-conspirator in Mesa County ballot theft plot avoids jail time

Smoke from the Black Canyon South Rim Wildfire

Fires continue burning across much of Colorado as hot, dry conditions persist

By Ishan Thakore

Black Canyon South Rim Wildfire

Gov. Polis declares emergency as South Rim fire in Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park grows, still zero percent contained

By Tegan Wendland

Smoke rises from the South Rim fire at Black Canyon National Park

Fire at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park still not contained heading into dry, hot weekend

By Ishan Thakore and Tegan Wendland

Multiple wildfires throughout western Colorado continue to burn Friday

Backpacks like a first grade classroom at Goldrick Elementary.

Inside a Colorado district’s debate about what gets taught in fourth grade social studies

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