Jefferson County GOP fundraising dinner canceled over safety concerns

A fundraising dinner for the Jefferson County Republican Party slated to feature South Dakota governor and vice-presidential hopeful Kristi Noem has been canceled because of safety concerns amid fallout from her admission in a new book that she killed a family dog over behavioral issues, party officials announced Friday. The cancellation also comes amid new … Read more

Protestors demanding CU divest from Israel set up camp at Denver’s Auraria campus

Several hundred protesters gathered at Denver’s Auraria campus on Thursday, setting up an encampment and demanding the University of Colorado divest from activities and funding related to Israel. Protesters pitched more than a dozen tents and carried in food and water to the Tivoli Quad as organizers led chants, gave legal advice and pledged to … Read more

Lauren Boebert is granted restraining order against ex-husband

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has been granted a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband, Jayson, after alleging he took and destroyed items from her Silt home and has threatened her, according to Garfield County court records. The Friday filing is the most recent in a series of clashes between the former couple, who divorced in … Read more

Colorado legislators introduce amendment to revive child sex abuse law

Colorado legislators are moving to amend the state Constitution after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled a law giving child sex abuse victims a temporary window to file lawsuits over decades-old cases was unconstitutional. If passed, the amendment will appear on the November ballot. In a Wednesday morning news conference, state Sen. Jessie Danielson, state Sen. … Read more

Expanded license plate readers, patrol capacity coming to Denver to curb auto thefts

After seeing the success of license plate readers at stopping auto thefts at Denver International Airport in the last few months of 2023, Denver city officials on Thursday announced a plan to spread the cameras across the city. An example of the 111 automated license plate readers that will be placed around Denver in an … Read more

Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband Jayson Boebert arrested on assault charge

Jayson Boebert, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband, shoved his thumb into the mouth of one of their sons during an altercation early Tuesday morning, just days after the pair had their own public incident at a western Colorado restaurant, Garfield County sheriff’s deputies said in an affidavit filed Tuesday. Jayson Boebert repeatedly yelled and cursed … Read more

Influx of migrants in Carbondale prompts $5 million in state emergency funding for local communities

An influx of Venezuelan migrants to Carbondale that received national attention has prompted state legislators to authorize $5 million in emergency funding to support local efforts across the state to aid migrants. Local nonprofit Voces Unidas de las Montañas in early November discovered about 80 adult migrants living under a bridge in the mountain town … Read more