The Latest Breaking News from Colorado

JonBenet Ramsey’s father calls for case to be taken away from local police in bid to solve 25 year mystery

Over 25 years on, the murder of the child beauty pageant contestant still remains unsolved

The Independent UK · May 1, 2022

Vegas water intake now visible at drought-stricken Lake Mead

The water supply for Las Vegas has marked a milestone, with a water intake breaking the surface of drought-depleted Lake Mead and the activation of a new pumping facility to draw water from deeper in the crucial Colorado River reservoir

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2022

Colorado inmate becomes first person in US to test positive for bird flu

Infection comes amid worst outbreak of the virus in seven years but CDC says health risk to general public remains low

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2022

US reports its first known human case of H5 bird flu as CDC says public health risk remains low

The person who has become infected is living in the state of Colorado and is involved in the culling of poultry

Irish Mirror · Apr 29, 2022

'Let’s Go Brandon' can’t be Colorado congressional candidate's nickname on ballot, judge says

DENVER — “Let’s Go Brandon” — a rhyming stand-in for a four-letter epithet for President Joe Biden — meets the legal standard to be state Rep. Dave Williams’ nickname, but its political nature nonetheless disqualifies its use on the primary election ballot, a Denver judge ruled Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022

Equine virus identified in deaths of wild captive horses in Colorado

Laboratory tests have pinpointed the equine virus suspected of triggering an outbreak of a respiratory illness that has killed at least 95 captive wild horses in less than a week at a federal corral in Colorado, U.S. government officials said on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022

Colorado legislature refers amendment to ballot to designate judges to newly created 23rd judicial district court

The Colorado State Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the November 2022 ballot to designate judges to serve in a new 23rd Judicial District when the new district takes effect in 2025.

Ballotpedia · Apr 28, 2022

Trump allies breach 8 voting systems

At least some breaches were linked to Mike Lindell's endless campaign to investigate nonexistent election fraud

Salon · Apr 28, 2022

Colorado’s new 'Safety Stop' law is creating more animosity between drivers, cyclists

DENVER — Colorado’s new law permitting bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs was not universally well-received, despite claims made by supporters calling it a common-sense measure that will make streets safer.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

In Colorado, open records aren’t always very open. Another reform attempt has fizzled

DENVER — If someone files an open records request and is quoted at $20,000, are the records they seek truly publicly accessible? What if someone from Durango files a request and is told they must submit payment in person in Denver, 330 miles away, or by fax machine?

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022