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3 Coloradans arrested in death of man found in Kansas field

FORT COLLINS – Authorities in northern Colorado have arrested three people in the death of a man whose body was found in a field in Kansas. The Coloradoan reports 26-year-old Em...

Amtrak plans to keep Southwest Chief train route running

DENVER – Amtrak says the Southwest Chief train route connecting Chicago to Los Angeles with stops in Colorado will stay in operation as is for at least another year. The Colorado ...

Former Colorado superintendent sentenced on child sex charge

GRAND JUNCTION – A former schools superintendent in western Colorado has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trying to hire what he thought was a 13-year-old child as a prostitu...

Public’s help sought to solve Colorado fish kill mystery

FORT COLLINS – Wildlife officials are asking for the public’s help to determine what caused thousands of fish to die in a northern Colorado river. The Fort Collins Coloradoan repo...

Balloon Fiesta’s mass ascension is canceled due to winds

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta canceled the morning mass ascension Sunday due to upper-level winds. They said balloons inflated but did ...

Regulators sue Colorado trucking company for discrimination

GREELEY – Federal regulators recently sued the Greeley-based trucking firm JBS Carriers, alleging it violated federal law by using pre-employment screening to reject job applicants on the ba...

Colorado trooper fired, women complained of behavior

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – A Colorado state trooper was fired after three women complained about inappropriate behavior after he arrested them for driving under the influence. Attorney...

4 found shot, 1 fatally, in car near casino outside Espanola

ESPANOLA, N.M. – Authorities say four people were found shot, one fatally, in a car on a road near a casino outside Espanola in northern New Mexico. The New Mexico State Police sa...

No charges against Colorado trooper in shooting incident

DENVER – Prosecutors say no charges will be filed against the Colorado State trooper who shot and killed a Texas woman armed with a shotgun near Alamosa in August. The decision wa...

Woman found incompetent for trial in Colorado child deaths

GRAND JUNCTION – One of five members of a doomsday group charged in the deaths of two girls in Colorado has been found incompetent to stand trial. The trial of Ika Eden of Jamaica...

Rockies, Cubs clash in NL Wild Card game

Colorado Rockies (91-72, second in NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (95-68, second in NL Central) TV: 6 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN PROBABLE PITCHERS: Rockies: Kyle Freeland Cubs: Jon Lest...

Remnants of Tropical Storm Rosa drench metro Phoenix area

PHOENIX – Remnants of a tropical storm drenched parts of the desert Southwest Tuesday, slowing morning commute in metro Phoenix as authorities prepared for possible flash flooding in the cit...