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Plane diverted to Denver because of disruptive passenger

DENVER – A Frontier Airlines plane was diverted to Denver after a passenger became disruptive during the flight, airline officials said Thursday. Law enforcement officers remove...

Driver who killed Colorado trooper during blizzard gets jail

GREELEY – A man who lost control of his car and killed a Colorado state trooper helping a stranded driver during a blizzard will spend 90 days behind bars. In an unexpected move, ...

Boiler explosion kills worker at Colorado prison

COLORADO SPRINGS – An investigation is underway after a worker died in a boiler explosion at a prison in southern Colorado. KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs reports the worker, whose n...

Colorado man sues after New Mexico treasure hunt search

SANTA FE – A Colorado treasure hunter claiming he was duped has filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against a New Mexico man who said he hid a chest filled with valuables somewhere in the Rocky Mou...

Appeals court tosses lawsuit from artist over dog poop flap

SANTA FE – A New Mexico appeals court has upheld a decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Native American artist who was cleaning up dog poop but mistaken for a burglar. The ...

New Mexico county ends federal immigration holds at jail

HOBBS, N.M – A southeastern New Mexico county is no longer cooperating with federal immigration authorities on inmates held at its jail. The Hobbs News-Sun reports Lea County D...

Cochran-Siegle posts fastest time in Beaver Creek training

BEAVER CREEK – Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the United States posted the fastest time in a downhill training run along the challenging Birds of Prey course. Cochran-Siegle said he flowe...

U.S. agency to exchange land to Colorado for century-old debt

GRAND JUNCTION – A federal land agency has proposed transferring federal lands to the state of Colorado to pay off a government debt dating back more than a century and is now seeking commen...

Freight train derails after truck crash in northern Colorado

PLATTEVILLE – A freight train derailed after colliding with a tractor-trailer in northern Colorado on Wednesday. More than 20 train cars on Union Pacific tracks south of Plattev...

Convicted Colorado felon accused of embezzlement in Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. – A woman already on parole for fraud in Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling from a Lincoln chiropractic business where she worked. Ann Crall, 40, ...

New Mexico state income outpaces expectations

SANTA FE – State government income for New Mexico is exceeding expectations set out by agency economists. A revenue tracking report from the Legislature on Tuesday showed state ...

Colorado beer company keeps flowing with distribution deal

BOULDER, Colo. – Colorado’s oldest craft beer company has avoided the end of sales beyond the taproom with a new distribution deal. The Daily Camera reported Boulder Beer Co. has ...