Colorado News
News from around the state. Explore stories produced by KSUT, Colorado Public Radio, the Colorado Sun, the Mountain West News Bureau, Rocky Mountain Community Radio, and other sources.
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“How large would Colorado be if I used a giant rolling pin and rolled it flat to 1 inch thick?”
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The new law grew out of a teen harm reduction movement in Durango, and several Durango teens helped write the bill. It provides good samaritan protections for teens and eliminates liability risk for schools and districts.
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The isolation and independence of Colorado’s farmers and ranchers contribute to higher rates of suicide. New programs, including one in Mancos, aim to raise awareness and access.
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A bill that would reform transparency and accountability around police misconduct, especially between officers, was introduced this week with just days left in the legislative session.
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The indefinite closure will create significant detours, adding between six to seven hours of travel. A locals-only route could be open by Monday, April 22. For others, it's I-70 or US-160.
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Twenty-five years after his son was killed at Columbine, Tom Mauser reflects on curbing gun violenceApril 20 was the 25th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting, where 13 people were murdered in a Littleton high school. Tom Mauser lost his son Daniel that day and has been fighting for gun reform ever since.
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Sandra Fish has been covering politics since 1982. Last weekend, she was kicked out of the Colorado GOP Assembly in Pueblo after being told that party Chair Dave Williams thinks her reporting is “very unfair.”
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At the dawn of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction project, tourism leaders in mountain towns are offering mixed views on the animals. Some are fearful or indifferent, while others are cautiously optimistic they could become an attraction.
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Reporter Sandra Fish was escorted out by a sheriff’s deputy after being told the Colorado GOP chairman doesn’t like her reporting.
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This year’s “Boot Tan Fest” at Sunlight Mountain in Glenwood Springs brought hundreds of women and femme skiers together to celebrate their common love for the sport — and participate in a famed naked ski lap that’s become an annual tradition.
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An interview with Lake City physician assistant Bob Downs about his recent trip to Ukraine on a medical mission.
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Medical debt in Colorado is also concentrated in ZIP codes with relatively high shares of immigrants, many of whom are from Mexico.
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On the side-effects of necessary water use cuts.
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Women make up half the population, so the cars they choose to drive matters — especially if they’re electric vehicles that can wean us off fossil fuels.
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On March 28, the city of Denver cleared out an immigrant camp at Elitch Gardens, an amusement park at the edge of downtown. About 60 people, mostly from Venezuela, have camped there for several weeks in the shadow of the waterslides and roller coasters.