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Freshman Roddy lifts Colorado State over Wyoming

FORT COLLINS â€” Freshman David Roddy posted career highs of 19 points and 13 rebounds to spark Colorado State to a 72-61 victory over Wyoming on Saturday. Roddy hit 7-of-11 shots...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

New Mexico settles 2017 medical cannabis lawsuit for $69K

SANTA FE – Officials at a New Mexico event venue have agreed to settle a lawsuit with a medical cannabis producer over what type of products could be displayed at the state fair. ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado starts 2020 with abundant mountain snow moisture

DENVER – Colorado is starting off 2020 with plenty of snow in the mountains. Mountain snow moisture statewide is 122% of the usual amount for this time of year, according to the N...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rocker John Mellencamp gives $50K to his Indiana hometown

SEYMOUR, Ind. – Rocker John Mellencamp has donated $50,000 to his southern Indiana hometown for construction of a plaza near a mural that pays homage to the singer-songwriter and his 1980s h...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

New Mexico state senator challenger also has DWI conviction

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – A leading challenger of an embattled New Mexico state senator convicted of drunken driving has acknowledged he also has a DWI conviction from his younger years. R...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man arrested at Denver airport as threatening text reported

DENVER â€“ A man was arrested at Denver International Airport after a fellow passenger on a flight preparing to depart reported he sent a threatening text message, police said. Ri...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. men’s soccer cancels plan to train in Qatar

CHICAGO — The U.S. men’s soccer team has canceled its plan to train in Doha, Qatar, from Jan. 5-25 “due to the developing situation in the region.” The U.S. Soccer Federation anno...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Animal advocacy groups file complaints about New Mexico lab

ALBUQUERQUE – Animal advocacy groups have filed complaints with federal officials about the treatment of monkeys and other animals at a research facility in New Mexico. The Ohio-b...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man sentenced to life plus 15 years in 2008 cartel killing

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ A man extradited to the United States from Mexico in 2015 to stand trial in a 2008 killing for a drug cartel was sentenced Friday to life plus 15 years in prison. ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Below-average moisture leaves soil dry in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal agriculture officials say December’s weather patterns brought mountain snow and rain to parts of New Mexico, but below-average accumulations have left many locations dr...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Demonstrators protest land leaders at new Colorado location

GRAND JUNCTION – Colorado demonstrators have welcomed the new Bureau of Land Management headquarters in opposition of the acting department director as his appointment was extended. ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 teens arrested in death of missing person in Aurora

AURORA – A 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man reported missing earlier in the week, Aurora police...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News