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Man loses hunting privileges for wasting bear meat

GREELEY – A South Dakota man has lost his hunting and fishing privileges for 12 years, was fined $3,400 and had to forfeit his rifle for wasting the meat of a black bear he killed in Colorad...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fire restrictions start in central New Mexico mountains

ALBUQUERQUE – The first fire restrictions of the year on national forest land in New Mexico now are in effect. They started Monday on the Gallinas Mountains southeast of Albuquerq...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man missing after being thrown from raft on Poudre

FORT COLLINS – A Colorado man is missing after being thrown from his raft on the Poudre River. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office says 57-year-old David L. Smith of Fort Collins ...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man dead after firing shots along busy Denver street

DENVER – Police in Denver say a man who fired at least a couple of shots along a busy street during the morning commute is dead after being shot by police. Police chief Paul Pazen...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Resident admits to killing bear in community near Denver

CASTLE PINES – Wildlife officials say a resident has admitted to killing a bear found in a community near Denver out of concern it was trying to enter their home. The body of the ...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State election chiefs share concerns after Mueller report

SANTA FE – State election regulators from across the United States are sharing expertise and concerns about voting security in preparation for 2020 elections at a convention. Doze...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Appeals court dismisses suit affecting free speech rights

DENVER – A state appeals court has dismissed a libel suit filed by a Texas energy firm against a Colorado environmental activist, finding that the lawsuit sought to stifle the activist’s fre...

DATE: Jun 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s immigrant community in panic mode

“Now, people are scared to turn the corner’

DATE: Jun 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Paddle boarder dead after being swept down Arkansas River

The Associated Press BUENA VISTA – A man who was paddle boarding on Colorado’s Arkansas River is dead after being swept away in the swift water. The Chaffee County Sher...

DATE: Jun 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado withholds parolee list after police chief’s remarks

GREELEY – Weld County officials say Colorado plans to stop sharing parolee information with county law enforcement agencies after Greeley’s police chief criticized the state’s parole system....

DATE: Jun 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Charter renewed for Colorado school where shooting happened

HIGHLANDS RANCH – A Colorado school board has agreed to a conditional five-year charter renewal for the school where a recent shooting killed one student and wounded eight others. ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Skydiver’s death is fourth in a year at Colorado airport

LONGMONT – Authorities are investigating the fourth fatal skydiving accident in the past year at a Colorado airport. Longmont police Sgt. John Wederquist says rescue crews respond...

DATE: Jun 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News