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Colorado hospitals owed millions in unpaid Medicaid claims

DENVER â€“ After Colorado launched a new system for reimbursing Medicaid claims in March, hospitals are still owed millions of dollars. The Denver Post reported that Colorado Hosp...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Insurance rate hike sets record for New Mexico exchange

SANTA FE – New Mexico insurance regulators have approved the largest increases in health insurance premiums on the state’s subsidized exchange since its creation nearly four years ago. ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman accused of DWI after hit-and-run crash with school bus

ESPANOLA – Authorities say the driver of a pickup involved in a hit-and-run crash with a school bus in northern New Mexico has been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcoh...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

DALLAS (1-0) at DENVER (1-0)

TV: Sunday, 2:25 p.m., Fox OPENING LINE: Pick-em SERIES RECORD: Broncos lead 7-5 LAST MEETING: Broncos beat Cowboys 51-48, Oct. 6, 2013 ...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado city donates cars to Harvey-affected city

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Officials in a Colorado city say they’re donating six vehicles to a Texas city affected by Hurricane Harvey. Steamboat Today reports that the city of Steamboat...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico suicide rate drops

SANTA FE – Suicides are down in New Mexico for the first time in several years. That’s according to the New Mexico Department of Health, which reports a 6 percent drop in the numb...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado sheriff: Family of 4 killed in private plane crash

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Authorities say two adults and two children were killed when the private plane they were traveling in went down in Colorado. The Garfield County Sheriff’s Offic...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Impersonator muddles race for mayor in Colorado city

LOVELAND – Officials say a woman has been impersonating a candidate for mayor in a Colorado city but there’s little they can do about the situation. City of Loveland Spokesman Tom...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man gets life in prison for bar slaying in southern Colorado

PUEBLO – A jury has convicted a man in a bar shooting in southern Colorado that killed one man and injured a pregnant woman, who lost her baby afterward. The Pueblo Chieftain repo...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado police find homeless men preparing lobster, lamb

ASPEN – A Colorado police officer started a recent shift with a routine call: Checking on reports of smoke in a wooded area. But when Aspen Police Sgt. Rob Fabrocini arrived at th...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Istanbul police detain 74 suspected Islamic State militants

ISTANBUL – Turkey’s official news agency says police have detained 74 suspects who are alleged members of the Islamic State group. The Anadolu news agency said Saturday the anti-t...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tear gas after protesters break mayor’s window

ST. LOUIS – Protesters have broken a front window and splattered red paint at St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s home, and police have responded in force, using tear gas to disperse the crowd. ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World