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National tribal group calls for drilling moratorium around Chaco

They seek to halt energy development in parts of San Juan Basin

Rural survey: Farm foreclosures over next 5 years a concern

OMAHA, Neb. – A new report is highlighting growing concerns that farm foreclosures will be the greatest challenge to rural banks in parts of 10 Plains and Midwestern states over the next f...

UNK to offer in-state tuition to Colorado, Kansas students

KEARNEY, Neb. – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is offering in-state tuition rates to Colorado and Kansas residents who are accepted as regular on-campus undergraduate students. ...

Egypt says Ramses II temple unearthed southwest of Cairo

CAIRO – Egypt’s antiquities agency says archaeologists have unearthed remains of a temple belonging to King Ramses II southwest of Cairo, which may shed light on the life of the 19th Dynasty...

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area opens earlier than usual

Colorado’s ski season officially begins

Energy industry sues Denver suburb over oil, gas regulations

DENVER – The energy industry has sued a Denver suburb over its new rules for oil and gas drilling, saying they illegally conflict with state rules. The Denver Post reported the Co...

Colorado-based Lucky’s Market selling hemp products

DENVER – A Colorado-based chain of natural food stores is selling products containing hemp-derived extracts containing the cannabis compound known as CBD. The Cannabist reported M...

BLM approves master plan for drilling in North Fork Valley

GRAND JUNCTION – The Bureau of Land Management has approved a plan for oil and gas development in the works for nearly a decade in Colorado’s North Fork Valley. The Daily Sentinel...

Colorado teen faces life in prison for killing ex-girlfriend

FORT COLLINS – A Colorado teen faces life in prison without parole when he’s sentenced Thursday for killing his ex-girlfriend. Jurors found 19-year-old Tanner Flores guilty of fir...

New Mexico governor appeals ruling on voided vetoes

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is appealing a state judge’s decision to void her vetoes on 10 bills that cleared the Legislature with little to no opposition earlier this year. ...

Massive wave of butterflies lights up Denver weather radar

DENVER – A lacy, cloud-like pattern drifting across a Denver-area radar screen turned out to be a 70-mile-wide wave of butterflies, forecasters say. Paul Schlatter of the National...

Sister of inmate beaten to death sues Arapahoe County Jail

DENVER – The sister of an inmate killed inside a suburban Denver jail has filed a lawsuit against the Arapahoe County Commission, the sheriff and 10 deputies and officers. The Den...