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Court investigating threats after Colorado judge sentenced Tina Peters to 9 years in prison
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/04/threats-judge-tina-peters-colorado/
Published: October 4, 2024 22:40
âWe are receiving threats and compliments regarding Judge Barrettâs sentencing of Tina Peters,â a court executive said Friday
Southern Colorado police chief, twin brother charged with theft for allegedly pocketing city funds from K-9 business
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/04/adam-aaron-fresquez-center-police-theft/
Published: October 4, 2024 21:14
Center Police Chief Aaron Fresquez and Sgt. Adam Fresquez are accused of using city funds to train K-9s, before selling them to other agencies
An Alaska lawmakerâs experience with an all-candidate primary, ranked choice general election
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/04/the-unaffiliated-10042024/
Published: October 4, 2024 15:21
Plus: Diana DeGette opposes Proposition 131. Gabe Evans gets an election integrity question on the campaign trail. CD8 TV ads.
Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/04/the-sunriser-10042024/
Published: October 4, 2024 14:55
Plus: Millions pour into a close congressional race, two new ballot explainers, why Colorado doesnât desalinate water and more news
Other parts of the world remove salt from water to make it drinkable. Is that possible in Colorado?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/04/colorado-desalination-water-shortage/
Published: October 4, 2024 10:18
Sure, Israel does it. But is desalination really a solution to water issues in Colorado or the Colorado River Basin? Water experts have their doubts.
Proposition 129: Should Colorado establish a veterinary professional associates position?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/04/proposition-129-explained-colorado-ballot/
Published: October 4, 2024 10:05
Proposition 129 on the 2024 Colorado ballot would establish a state-regulated, masterâs degree-level position designed to create expanded access to veterinary care, especially in rural areas. Critics contend its requirements are vague and that it could putâŠ
Proposition 127: Hunting and trapping of mountain lions, bobcats and lynx would be banned in Colorado
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/04/proposition-127-explained-colorado/
Published: October 4, 2024 09:50
The measure marks the second time in four years Colorado voters will consider a wildlife management ballot question
Does Coloradoâs public pension program invest in companies that boycott Israel?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/04/public-pension-colorado/
Published: October 4, 2024 09:45
A law passed in 2016 requires PERA to keep a list of all companies that have economic prohibitions against Israel
Drew Litton: Crushinâ it with Broncosâ throwback uniforms
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/04/drew-litton-denver-broncos-throwback-uniforms/
Published: October 4, 2024 08:10
Cartoonist Drew Litton is pumped that, for the first time in forever, the Denver Broncos uniform design combo that defined the "Orange Crush" defense of the late '70s will make its return on Sunday.
âWhatâd I Miss?â: Calculating character
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/04/whatd-i-miss-calculating-character/
Published: October 4, 2024 08:05
In "What'd I Miss?" cartoonists R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford examine the implications of character and racism within the MAGA movement.
Wyoming rescue team assists in recovering body of hiker who died on Colorado peak in August
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/03/arikaree-peak-body-teton-grand-county-search-and-rescue/
Published: October 3, 2024 23:13
Rescuers last month suspended the recovery mission to reach the body of a 31-year-old hiker who fell down the remote Arickaree Peak in the Indian Peaks Wilderness
Former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years in prison for role in 2021 breach of election system
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/03/tina-peters-election-security-trial-sentenced/
Published: October 3, 2024 18:33
Judge says "prison is the only place" for Tina Peters, who remained defiant even as she asked the court for probation.
Polls show race between Yadira Caraveo, Gabe Evans is razor close as millions pour into Coloradoâs 8th Congressional District
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/03/yadira-caraveo-gabe-evans-polling-colorado-8th-district/
Published: October 3, 2024 17:14
The contest in the 8th District, which spans from Denverâs northeast suburbs along U.S. 85 into Greeley, may decide which party controls Congress
Spelunkers work with biologists to survey caves, slow spread of deadly bat disease
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/03/outsider-20241003/
Published: October 3, 2024 16:20
Plus: A new village at Vail reflects changing priorities in resort industry, layoffs for Vail Resorts, winter sports participation hits a high mark
Plans cleared for new ski village in Vail
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/03/the-sunriser-10032024/
Published: October 3, 2024 15:00
Plus: Aurora and Lower Arkansas Valley set to talk about water, same-sex marriage ballot explainer, a long-running art show continues and more news
Lower Arkansas River water districts, Aurora prepare for talks over cityâs controversial $80M farm water purchase
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/03/lower-arkansas-river-water-districts-aurora-talks-over-controversial-farm-water-purchase/
Published: October 3, 2024 10:01
Lower Arkansas Valley water districts and Aurora plan to open talks as soon as December aimed at providing aid to the region to offset the impact of a controversial, large-scale [âŠ]
Amendment J: Removing Coloradoâs constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/03/amendment-j-explained-colorado/
Published: October 3, 2024 10:00
The measure would strike a phrase in the Colorado constitution, added by voters in 2006, that recognizes only marriages between a man and a woman
Long-running Colorado art show featuring adults with intellectual disabilities returns Friday
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/03/six-points-art-show-gunnison/
Published: October 3, 2024 09:57
Artists from Six Points, a nonprofit in Gunnison that helps adults with intellectual disabilities, will showcase their work during a monthlong exhibition at the Gunnison Arts Center
Vail Resorts, town and developer plan new ski village after settle legal battle over housing parcel
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/03/west-lionshead-village-vail-resorts/
Published: October 3, 2024 09:50
Vail Resorts, Town of Vail and East West Partners will develop the Ever Vail parcel with workforce housing where the ski area once planned to build hundreds of high-end condos
Man kills mountain lion with a shovel after it approached him, fought his dog at a Cañon City campground
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/colorado-mountain-lion-killed-canon-city/
Published: October 2, 2024 18:39
Colorado Parks and Wildlifeâs preliminary investigation found the man âwas in fear of his life and acted in self defenseâ
Family of teen shot, killed outside Denverâs East High sues DPS for wrongful death
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/denver-public-schools-wrongful-death-luis-garcia/
Published: October 2, 2024 17:40
Luis Garcia was 16 when he died last year. The lawsuit blames Denver Public Schools for removing school resources officers in 2020.
Is Cemex in Lyons on the clock, or not?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/temperature-20241002/
Published: October 2, 2024 17:25
Plus: Not on My BLM Land, and how language leads to health in SW Colorado
Coloradoâs water users are told âuse it or lose it.â But is the threat real?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/colorado-water-rights-abandonment-use-it-lose-it/
Published: October 2, 2024 10:20
The old water law adage doesnât capture just how difficult it is to lose a water right. And state policy limits the pool of possibly abandoned water even further.
A new solar farm is now shading Denver Botanicâs actual farm in one of the stateâs biggest âagrivoltaicsâ experiments
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/agrivoltaics-denver-botanic-gardens-chatfield-solar-power-vegetables/
Published: October 2, 2024 10:08
$4.7 million investment from city climate change sales tax builds an âagrivoltaicâ system and 30,000 pounds of potential vegetable harvest
Medicaid âunwindâ leads to job, program cuts at Denverâs community mental health center
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/mental-health-center-cuts/
Published: October 2, 2024 10:00
WellPower is slashing a virtual therapy program, the Garfield House partnership, and part of its co-responder unit
Proposition 131: Colorado would move to all-candidate primaries followed by ranked-choice general elections
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/proposition-131-ranked-choice-colorado-explained-election/
Published: October 2, 2024 09:45
The measure would change most of the stateâs primaries so candidates from all parties run against each other, with the top four vote-getters advancing to a ranked choice voting general election
Proposition JJ: Colorado would be allowed to keep all the sports betting tax revenue it collects
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/proposition-jj-explained-colorado/
Published: October 2, 2024 09:30
The state can currently keep up to $29 million in tax revenue from sports betting. Proposition JJ would remove that cap, allowing the state to keep more revenue for water projects.
Littwin: Pete Rose, full of sound and fury, died signifying a collision of stardom and arrogance
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/pete-rose-mutombo-opinion-littwin/
Published: October 2, 2024 09:05
Baseballâs âHit Kingâ passed away within hours of beloved Nuggetsâ icon Dikembe Mutombo. Both bigger than life, they couldnât have been more different.
Opinion: Proposition 127 would preserve ethical hunting in Colorado by ending cruelty to lions, bobcats
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/opinion-colorado-prop-127-mountain-lion-hunting-ban-yes/
Published: October 2, 2024 07:30
âYesâ vote would help bring balance to nature and keep lions in their established ranges
Opinion: Proposition 127 to ban mountain lion hunting disregards Coloradoâs successful conservation through regulated hunting
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/02/opinion-colorado-prop-127-mountain-lion-hunting-against/
Published: October 2, 2024 07:30
Proposition 127 is trying to solve a problem that doesnât exist and in doing so creates new problems.
Colorado State Board of Education member Stephen Varela resigns to work for Pueblo school district
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/01/colorado-state-board-of-educatin-varela-resigns/
Published: October 1, 2024 19:30
Colorado State Board of Education member Stephen Varela resigns to work for Pueblo school district
A spicy discussion on Proposition 131 at SunFest
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/01/the-unaffiliated-10012024/
Published: October 1, 2024 15:13
Plus: Adam Frisch and Jeff Hurd debate for a second time. State-level super PAC spending on legislative races.
Canât we just pipe in Eastern water to fix the Colorado River?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/01/sunriser-20241001/
Published: October 1, 2024 15:10
Canât we just pipe in Eastern water to fix the Colorado River?
Colorado needs a database to track foster care runaways, task force finds
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/01/foster-care-runaways/
Published: October 1, 2024 12:31
The group under the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman says lack of data means Colorado is devoid of âmeaningful analysis.â It also recommended a clearer law about physical restraint.
Why donât we just pipe in water from the East to fix the Colorado River crisis?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/01/east-west-water-pipeline-drought/
Published: October 1, 2024 10:20
The idea remains a tantalizingly simple way to alleviate the regionâs water woes. Dig a little deeper and it quickly runs into serious obstacles.
Ordinance 309: Measure seeks to ban existing and future slaughterhouses in Denver
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/01/ordinance-309-explained-colorado/
Published: October 1, 2024 09:51
The measure would ban the construction, maintenance and use of slaughterhouses in Denver starting in 2026
Utah is still fighting Biden over Bears Ears. Court arguments in Boulder showed a state desperate to take âitsâ land back
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/01/utah-biden-bears-ears-court-fight/
Published: October 1, 2024 09:43
The outcome of the case could determine how much authority a president has to resize national monuments, which could impact Coloradoâs Camp Hale and Dolores River
Amendment 79: An attempt to preserve abortion access in Coloradoâs constitution
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/01/amendment-79-explained-colorado-abortion/
Published: October 1, 2024 09:30
The amendment would prevent the legislature from limiting abortion access in Colorado. It would also repeal a provision in the state constitution prohibiting state dollars from being used to pay for abortions.
Colorado antitrust trial in grocery megamerger has King Soopers parent dangling a 10% price drop
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/01/colorado-antitrust-trial-grocery-megamerger-king-soopers-kroger/
Published: October 1, 2024 09:20
Kroger and Albertsons say they face more competition from Walmart, Costco and Amazon than each other. Stateâs case worries about the lack of choice in rural Colorado if merger proceeds.
Ranchers petition Colorado to delay future wolf reintroduction, citing program failures
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/30/colorado-ranches-delay-wolf-reintroduction/
Published: September 30, 2024 19:43
26 livestock and farming groups want Colorado Parks and Wildlife to put off any more wolf releases until they address their concerns
The case of the disappearing lake
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/30/sunriser-20240930/
Published: September 30, 2024 15:17
Plus: Investigating big water myths, Amendment G explained, where District 3 candidates stand and more
A picturesque lake in southwest Colorado disappeared. Locals want it back as fast as possible.
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/30/crystal-lake-drained-ouray-high-risk-dam/
Published: September 30, 2024 10:21
The U.S. Forest Service drained Crystal Lake in April, citing dam issues and concern for public safety. The move left locals flummoxed.
Would cutting agricultural water use in Colorado prevent future shortage? Well âŠ
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/30/colorado-agricultural-water-use-shortages/
Published: September 30, 2024 10:20
Not exactly, and doing so could mean creating a food crisis to prevent a water crisis. The message from farm advocates: Please, donât.
Amendment G: Should more disabled veterans qualify for Coloradoâs homestead property tax break?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/30/colorado-amendment-g-explained-2024-election/
Published: September 30, 2024 10:00
Amendment G would amend the Colorado state constitution to offer the stateâs homestead property tax exemption to more veterans with disabilities
Has xylazine, a horse tranquilizer used as a drug, caused deaths in Colorado?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/30/colorado-xylazine-deaths/
Published: September 30, 2024 09:45
The drug produces some of the same sedative effects as opioids. It is not approved for human use.
Where Adam Frisch and Jeff Hurd stand on the big issues in Coloradoâs 3rd Congressional District
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/30/adam-frisch-jeff-hurd-issues-guide-colorado-election/
Published: September 30, 2024 09:15
Frisch, a Democratic former Aspen city councilman, and Hurd, a Republican attorney in Grand Junction, are running against each other in the 3rd Congressional District
Zornio: Coloradoâs black-and-white license plates are boring. Bring back the mountains.
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/30/license-plates-opinion-zornio/
Published: September 30, 2024 09:03
History and good intentions aside, the new monochromatic plates reflect nothing of the stateâs beauty
Dispelling water myths
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/29/colorado-sunday-09292024/
Published: September 29, 2024 12:45
Issue No. 155 â How booming Western cities are really adapting to water scarcity ⌠The perfect wine for fall ⌠An epic on A.I.
Cities in the West are booming. But will they actually need a lot more water?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/29/western-cities-population-growth-water/
Published: September 29, 2024 09:28
Myth 1: Booming populations in Western cities means rising demand for water
Littwin: Dave Williams wins in court, and so state Republicans keep on losing
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/29/littwin-dave-williams-gop-keeps-losing/
Published: September 29, 2024 09:05
Columnist Mike Littwin writes that as GOP party leader Dave Williams wins in court, state Republicans keep on losing.
âEpoch: A Poetic Psy-Phi Sagaâ offers glimpses of an imagined post-AI world
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/29/sunlit-epoch-dave-jilk/
Published: September 29, 2024 08:15
In "Epoch," author Dave Jilk crosses genres with a book that invokes art, philosophy and science in addressing the impacts of artificial intelligence on the world â and humanity.
Battling boredom, Dave Jilk wrote an epic poem that almost defies description
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/29/sunlit-dave-jilk-epoch/
Published: September 29, 2024 08:10
Author Dave Jilk readily admits his genre-crossing "Epoch: A Poetic Psy-Phi Saga" isn't for everyone. But the author set this unconventional exploration of AI loose in the world to find its audience.
Poor Richardâs Books suggests some fun, fictional escapism for fall
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/29/poor-richards-books-fun-fictional-escapism-fall/
Published: September 29, 2024 08:05
Poor Richard's Books in Colorado Springs recommends a mystery shrouded in mysticism, an espionage thriller and a magical island fantasy.
Whatâs Working: Cooling Colorado Springsâ job economyâs top concern? Affordable housing
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/28/colorado-springs-job-economy-affordable-housing/
Published: September 28, 2024 10:20
Also at this weekâs UCCS Economic Forum: Inflation has slowed even if it doesn't feel like it. Plus: Western Colorado University drops fee
Opinion: If Trump does come to Aurora, he needs to meet the people whom he is disparaging
https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/28/opinion-trump-aurora-colorado-visit/
Published: September 28, 2024 07:30
The data not only betray Trumpâs lies but speak to the importance of immigrants for Colorado and the country