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Government and Politics

How Pueblo’s vision of a bull riding university went bust

By Sarah Mulholland

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Xcel Energy’s plan to replace state’s biggest coal plant could start with renewables and gas — and maybe end with nuclear

By Ishan Thakore and Dan Boyce

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Government and Politics

How a campaign of ‘vengeance’ and a unity candidate could sway one of Colorado’s closest congressional contests

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Government and Politics

Pueblo city council narrowly votes down anti-abortion proposal

By Bente Birkeland

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Voter guide for Colorado’s Congressional District 3 race

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

An aerial view of lines of rectangular bunker structures with rounded rooflines that appear to be old. There also appears to be foundations or something similar in between some of the bunkers as if buildings might have been removed.

The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot closes after more than 80 years

By Shanna Lewis

Young people and their families lead sheep and goats

Colorado State Fair attendance in Pueblo off three percent from last year

By Shanna Lewis

The Arkansas River and Pillars Park in Pueblo in fall of 2021.

Pueblo County water contamination study: Some private wells unsafe, many waterways prove acceptable on EPA standards

By Charley Sutherland and Asa Gartrell

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Where is Colorado’s smoke coming from and what you can do to protect yourself

An oblique aerial view of part of PuebloPlex showing a flat landscape with sparse green vegetation and several dozen long low industrial, warehouse and storage buildings lined up in rows along with a parking lot at the center of the image. More low buildings can be seen in the distance. Several roads lead into and through the area. The sky is blue with puffy white clouds.

US Army transfers first parcel of land at Pueblo Chemical Depot to PuebloPlex

By Shanna Lewis

Yes, the plague does still exist – here’s how to avoid it

Children dressed in colorful shorts and bathing suites play in fountain sprays at the state fairgrounds in Pueblo, colorado. The area under the fountain is painted blue. There are brightly colored canopies for booths in the background

Southern Colorado metro areas susceptible to higher temperatures and more heat advisories

By Asa Gartrell

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Government and Politics

With state offices locked up, Colorado Democrats turn their eyes to local races

By Bente Birkeland

Life and Culture

Pueblo Library District launches digital archiving project to preserve history around southeastern Colorado

By Shanna Lewis

New documentary explores agricultural life and challenges through the lens of a Pueblo farming community

By Shanna Lewis

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Colorado adult education providers say they may lose grant funding and have to trim classes

Pueblo County evacuations lifted as Colorado faces more dangerous wildfire weather on Saturday

irrigation water flows over a small concrete dam with trees on the horizon and a cloudless blue sky above

Pending purchase of a farm, Otero County could eventually send billions of gallons of water to Aurora

By Shanna Lewis

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