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Judge gives Woodland Park district the bill for parent who sued over vague school board meeting agenda

Do not make public agendas vague or bury controversial items under generic labels, or you risk violating Colorado’s Open Meetings Law and paying attorney’s fees. That was the message to public bodies ...
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The mysteries of Southern Colorado’s Indigenous rock art: Why it’s there, who made it and what threatens it

Images carved or painted on rock walls in southeastern Colorado by ancient Indigenous peoples often evoke wonder about who made them and why. These petroglyphs and pictographs carved and painted on ...
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From selecting the music to handling pressure, figure skating coaches help their athletes find balance

Sometime later this week, after they’ve completed their short program or free skate, Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam will sit on a little bench in the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy, keeping as ...
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Here are the Coloradan skiers and snowboarders headed to the Olympics

Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn headline a list of Coloradans that will head to the Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina d’Ampezzo next month. On Wednesday, U.S. Ski and Snowboard named 97 athletes to ...
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Rural hospitals wrestle with a new landscape after federal cuts, worry they’re starting to drown financially

On Colorado's Eastern Plains, south of Interstate 70, about 100 miles southeast of Denver, is the town of Hugo, established by ranchers, later a railway town. Lincoln Community Hospital and Care ...
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Judges probe arguments over Tina Peters’ appeal

A panel of Colorado appellate judges scrutinized arguments as to what claims former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters should have been able to make at trial in 2024, and whether or not a judge’s strong ...
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Youth gender affirming care suspended at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Denver Health

Children’s Hospital Colorado is suspending all gender-affirming care to patients under 18 years old amid an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. On Friday, the hospital ...
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First lodgepoles, now ponderosas, Colorado is fighting beetles on multiple fronts

Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Monday aimed at curbing a mountain pine beetle outbreak in ponderosa forests along the front range. Polis said the infestation is in the beginning stages ...
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Craft beer crisis? No, say the brewers, it’s more like a needed adjustment

People are drinking less and breweries are closing in Colorado. But industry insiders believe the steady flow of bad headlines doesn’t tell the full story. Instead, the optimists see a business that’s ...
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Here’s a look at how some school board races ended up

School board races are nonpartisan and largely shaped by many local forces and issues, but one trend that stood out Tuesday night: Candidates backed by teachers’ unions performed well across Colorado.
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Judge tosses Tribal lawsuit over online sports betting

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Tribes that claimed the state of Colorado was violating Tribal gaming rights in how it managed online sports ...
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Interior Department aims to cut almost 200 Colorado based jobs, per court filings

As the government shutdown goes into its fourth week, court documents show almost 200 Colorado-based positions that the Interior Department wants to cut. Earlier this month, the Trump Administration ...