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As they ponder presidential runs, Bennet, Hickenlooper try to make hay in Iowa

Ames, Iowa – Although they share Colorado as a backdrop, John Hickenlooper said it would be wrong to push the idea that he and Michael Bennet are one and the same. “I’m not going ...

DATE: Feb 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado slaying may be linked to robberies in Wyoming, Utah

DENVER – Attackers who killed a man in Colorado may have held up a store in Wyoming and a bank in Utah later the same day, authorities said. The rampage began early Friday in Denv...

DATE: Feb 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmaker sees 1st year as balance between district, identity

DENVER (AP) – Democratic Rep. Brianna Titone made Colorado history in January as the state’s first transgender lawmaker. She’s one of only four trans state lawmakers in the country. ...

DATE: Feb 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Utah cities to help bring electricity to more Navajos

SALT LAKE CITY – Several Utah municipal governments are planning to send city workers this spring to help the Navajo Utility Tribal Authority bring electricity to members of the Navajo Natio...

DATE: Feb 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado faces meager budget in fight against ski traffic

DENVER – “Friends don’t let friends drive I-70.” The tongue-in-cheek mantra is often uttered by Colorado skiers and snowboarders who frequent resorts far from the crowded mountain...

DATE: Feb 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Storm dumps record-breaking snow in Arizona on way to Texas

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A winter storm dumped record-breaking amounts of snow in Arizona and forced the closure Friday of roads, schools and government offices across the Southwest. Th...

DATE: Feb 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Turtle disaster? 100-pound tortoise missing in New Mexico

ROSWELL, N.M. – A New Mexico woman is on a desperate hunt for her disappearing pet that can’t run fast and can’t be missed – a 100-pound tortoise. KOB-TV reports Dusty the Turtle ...

DATE: Feb 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico may ban conviction question on job applications

SANTA FE – The New Mexico state Senate has approved a bill that would remove criminal history questions from initial job applications in the private sector. The Senate voted 28-11...