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Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week, which included April Fool’s Day. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on s...

DATE: Apr 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Expect bipartisanship in 2020? Not so fast, some Democrats say

WASHINGTON – When John Hickenlooper announced his Democratic presidential campaign, he vowed to sit down with the Senate’s top Republican if he wins in 2020 – the kind of milquetoast pitch f...

DATE: Mar 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

DATE: Mar 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Montana just endured one of the nation’s most exceptional cold spells on record

There’s a kind of cold that’s legitimately dangerous. It can causes frostbite in minutes to unexposed skin. In parts of the Lower 48 states, such extreme cold is not uncommon, for a few days...

DATE: Mar 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Town by town, local journalism is dying in plain sight

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. – Five minutes late, Darrell Todd Maurina sweeps into a meeting room and plugs in his laptop computer. He places a Wi-Fi hotspot on the table and turns on a digital recorder...

DATE: Mar 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

DATE: Mar 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Former Gov. John Hickenlooper kicks off campaign with fiery ode to pragmatism

DENVER – Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper delivered a fiery defense of his pragmatic approach to politics Thursday night as he held the first rally of his presidential campaign in the ...

DATE: Mar 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ex-Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper enters presidential race

DENVER – Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said on Monday he’s running for president, casting himself as a can-do uniter who’s used to overcoming adversity and accomplishing liberal goa...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

DATE: Mar 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Farm loan delinquencies highest in 9 years as prices slump

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The nation’s farmers are struggling to pay back loans after years of low crop prices and export markets hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with a key government pr...

DATE: Feb 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Conservationists fight oil shale plan in eastern Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – A coalition of environmental groups objected Tuesday to the U.S. government’s approval of the early stages of an oil shale project near the Utah-Colorado border by a company...

DATE: Feb 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Plan to combat drought in West hinges on California, Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A California irrigation district with the highest-priority rights to water from a major Western river is using its power to demand federal funds to restore the state’s lar...

DATE: Feb 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

PHOTOS: Fort Lewis women’s lacrosse takes on UCCSSkyhawks fall 12-7 in Sunday’s RMAC regular-season finale; Ellie Martinez scores three goals for Fort Lewis