Colorado

Solo trail runner’s death on Mount Sneffels prompts safety reminder from rescuers

The Ouray Mountain Rescue Team located the 32-year-old runner’s body near the 14,155-foot summit, after hikers reported finding his body

June 19, 2026

Southwest Life

An endangered fish needed saving. The feds, high schoolers and a baseball team stepped in

Palisade High School students meet at Palisade's Riverbend Park for a razorback sucker release on May 1, 2026. (Courtesy of…

June 17, 2026

Local News

CO150 film festival screens in Cortez, Mancos

Colorado’s landscape and history are main features of films shown at the Sunflower Theatre, Mancos Opera House and more

June 15, 2026

Regional News

Jared Polis once again vetoes bill that would make it easier for Colorado unions to organize

Labor groups blast decision, accusing governor of siding with billionaire CEOs over workers

June 1, 2026

Regional News

Colorado congressional delegation seeks answers about lost Colorado Air National Guard jobs

A F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing takes off from Buckley Air Force Base on…

May 19, 2026

Regional News

Colorado governor cuts Tina Peters’ prison sentence in half, will release her on parole June 1

The extraordinary, but expected, decision puts Gov. Jared Polis at odds not only with fellow Democrats, but also with many…

May 15, 2026

Regional News

ICE must retrain arresting officers in Colorado, federal judge rules

Federal immigration agents are violating a court order limiting how they can arrest people, ruling finds

May 12, 2026

Local News

Federal immigration officer charged on suspicion of assaulting Durango protester

Agent suspected of throwing woman’s cellphone, wrestling her to the ground

April 21, 2026

Local News

Rural Coloradans will not receive federal aid after last year’s historic wildfires, floods

Communities in Western Colorado asked for relief for damage including destruction of major electric transmission lines serving oil and gas…

April 14, 2026

American outdoor recreation economy tops $1.3 trillion, with Colorado again in top 10 states

Latest Bureau of Economic Analysis numbers show growing outdoor recreation sector as critical economic engine for rural America

March 13, 2026

Laura Clellan becomes first female director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife since divisions merged in 2011

State commission voted unanimously Monday to confirm her after 150 applicants applied.

February 27, 2026

Rep. Lauren Boebert shares photo of Hillary Clinton during deposition, temporarily halting it

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. leaves the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center during a deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…

February 27, 2026

Secret societies and masquerade fever took over Colorado’s social scene in the 1870s

The soon-to-be Centennial State celebrated Washington’s Birthday with parades, pigeon shoots and decadent costume balls

February 23, 2026

Colorado joins multistate lawsuit suing Trump administration for cutting $600M in public health funding

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment labs, Feb. 14, 2022. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)cca The Colorado Department of…

February 12, 2026

A male wolf died during a capture and collaring operation in northwest Colorado

A gray wolf is carried from a helicopter to the site where it will be checked by CPW staff in…

February 5, 2026

CDE seeks feedback on proposed revisions to high school math standards

Revisions take place on a six-year cycle

February 5, 2026

Colorado’s population growth is slowest since 1989 as thousands leave for other states

People are leaving; guess where they’re going

January 28, 2026

Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff, commissioners receive death threats after lion killings

Threats surged after the agency euthanized two mountain lions near a hiker’s body, adding to tensions over wolf reintroduction and…

January 19, 2026

Colorado attorney general candidate Michael Dougherty talks ICE, constitutional rights

Residents raised questions about how to protest and how local law enforcement should respond to immigration operations

January 17, 2026

Colorado governor delivers his final State of the State speech

Jared Polis touts wins and game plan for 2026 session

January 15, 2026

Colorado at 150: How the state plans to celebrate its sesquicentennial

Events planned throughout the year

January 5, 2026

Bipartisan Colorado pipeline bill was noncontroversial until Trump vetoed it

Rep. Boebert suggests president retaliated for Epstein vote: ‘This isn’t over’

December 31, 2025

Southwest Colorado nonprofits raise $805,672 in big Colorado Gives Day

10 Southwest Colorado nonprofits benefit

December 23, 2025

Prosecutor, attorney general urge Gov. Polis to ignore requests to aid Tina Peters

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters leaving her arraignment in 2022 in Grand Junction. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) They are…

November 21, 2025