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A man who lost his leg while working at a fracking site in northern Colorado, Steve Straughen, won $30 million in federal court this month, but his attorney says he'll only receive about half of that, because of state laws that put caps on jury awards.
Courtney Merrill and her younger brother Trey have been playing the piano for most of their young lives. That encouraged a Westminster piano teacher to convert her house into the home of what has become the Adams County Music Festival.
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would expand protections for accusers in rape cases, but opponents say the bill goes too far.
MSU Denver students have a direct hand in helping Colorado taxpayers get their taxes filed and done.
The State of Colorado is moving forward with plans to create a commuter rail service from the Wyoming border to the New Mexico border, but some rural community leaders say the service may not be equitable to their residents.
The event, hosted by the Black and African American Cultural Center on campus, allowed students of all backgrounds to see how their peers express themselves through both fashion and small businesses.
While current law requires sterilization before a pet is sold, animal rights advocates say some rescue organizations are abusing a health exemption in the law to sell thousands of unsterilized puppies and kittens.
Georgetown is about to get a little nosier every first Wednesday of each month. The early warning dam sirens that have been in place for years and are just now being activated will be starting at 10 a.m. on March 6.
A manager of a Denver construction site shot two people after he said he found them possibly burglarizing the site and they attacked him.
VISIT DENVER is hosting Denver Restaurant Week as a way to explore the city's culinary scene.
A Colorado wildfire is burning on the grounds of the Air Force Academy and has put some housing units on the campus on pre-evacuation notice.
A 38-year-old man from Highlands Ranch died over the weekend in a remote part of Colorado's Western Slope.
Teammates of a Colorado man struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash in Lakewood are mourning his loss, hoping the person who allegedly struck the parafencer will be found and arrested.
Caleb Woldemichael is building tiny satellites and honing skills for the future.
Property crime continues to be a major concern in Denver. According to the city's overall crime dashboard, more than 6,000 property crimes were committed in 2023 with 774 of those being burglaries.
CBS News Colorado Anchor Michelle Griego and Chalkbeat Colorado Bureau Chief Melanie Asmar moderate a debate between Mariana del Hierro and Xochitl Gaytán who are vying this November to fill the District 2 (Southwest) seat on the Denver Board of Education.
Park Hill Park open space in Denver will be open at the end of the month, city officials said.
Members of the Denver community joined the organization Wish for Wheels on Thursday to help bring joy to hundreds of students.
CBS News Colorado Anchor Michelle Griego and Chalkbeat Colorado Bureau Chief Melanie Asmar moderate a debate between Alex Magaña and Amy Klein Molk, who are vying this November to fill the At-Large seat on the Denver Board of Education.
CBS Colorado First Alert Chief Meteorologist Dave Aguilera stopped by to teach kids about Colorado weather in Elizabeth.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office investigated the death of a 5-year-old child at a home in Centennial.
Law enforcement agencies across Colorado's Front Range are cracking down on high-powered electric bikes after recent dangerous incidents involving teenagers riding vehicles that can legally qualify as motorcycles.
While TSA disruptions have caused long wait times in other parts of the country, so far, Denver International Airport wait times have not been affected.
CBS News Colorado's new documentary, "Making Ends Meet," follows hard-working Colorado families facing financial hurdles that defy easy solutions.
Girls & Science continues at CSU Spur with STEM focused 2nd Saturday event.
State lawmakers are set to discuss plastic pellet pollution at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday.
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Gas prices increase again overnight across Colorado as the national average also rises in price.
Raise the Future received a gift of dozens of quilts from the Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild for teens living in foster care.
Reports to Safe2Tell were 18% higher for the month of February than in January, according to the Colorado Attorney General's Office.
As the Colorado Avalanche took to the ice for their morning skate at Ball Arena on Tuesday, 17-year-old Sabrina Cassano stood along the glass smiling ear to ear.
Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 43rd goal and scored the winning goal in a shootout, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in a matchup between two of the NHL's top four teams in points.
Iran's women's soccer team was branded "traitors" after declining to sing their national anthem at the Asian Cup in Australia, fueling fear for the women if they returned home.
Oksana Masters has competed at every Paralympics since 2012 and is the most decorated American Winter Paralympian.
A Denver-based UFC fighter will be representing Colorado in the octagon this Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Howard Schultz said he and his wife will move to Florida as Washington weighs a roughly 10% annual tax on earnings over $1 million.
The emergency oil release — the largest in the multinational organization's history — could help ease oil prices in the short term, according to analysts.
The inflation data captures the period before the Iran war broke out. Since then, oil prices have surged, driving inflation fears.
Even if oil prices ease, they won't return to the levels they were at before the war started, according to Patrick De Haan of GasBuddy.
The FDA issued a warning letter to Novo Nordisk, the Danish drugmaker behind the diabetes and weight-loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy, over unreported potential side effects.
In a sign of just how toxic political discourse has become, a debate in Denver aimed at modeling civility ended in a political protest.
The office that polices attorney misconduct in Washington, D.C., has filed ethics charges against Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed legislation banning abortions after embryotic cardiac activity can be detected, but a court challenge is likely.
Congressman Evans shared Secretary Wright's sentiments about calling on state and federal lawmakers to roll back regulations, which they say would lower consumer prices and increase production.
A measles outbreak tied to local schools has some parents in the Broomfield community weighing difficult decisions about everyday activities, especially those with infants too young to be vaccinated.
Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for tooth decay.
The zipper head on the recalled HALO Magic Sleepsuits poses a danger to babies, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
In July, Prasad was briefly forced from his job, but was reinstated less than two weeks later.
Health officials in Colorado have identified four additional cases of measles in connection with the recent outbreak at Broomfield High School or Broomfield Heights Middle School and have expanded the list of locations for possible exposure.
Howard Schultz said he and his wife will move to Florida as Washington weighs a roughly 10% annual tax on earnings over $1 million.
The emergency oil release — the largest in the multinational organization's history — could help ease oil prices in the short term, according to analysts.
The inflation data captures the period before the Iran war broke out. Since then, oil prices have surged, driving inflation fears.
Even if oil prices ease, they won't return to the levels they were at before the war started, according to Patrick De Haan of GasBuddy.
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is designed to cushion disruptions to U.S. oil supplies during emergencies.
There's harsh criticism of a Colorado police officer charged with failing to report a crash -- a crash investigators say he was partially responsible for while off-duty. Some of the strongest criticism is coming from an unexpected place.
A CBS Colorado investigation has learned the City of Denver has spent $110,000 on a 14-month investigation of Denver Police Division Chief Magen Dodge, but is refusing to release the completed investigation, which was finalized three months ago.
A Colorado family is calling for change and sharing their struggle after a clinical trial their son relied on suddenly ended.
The case of a police officer who allegedly fled after off-duty road rage incident that ended in crash on I-25 is highlighting the hiring pressures small departments in Colorado face.
A popular youth hockey coach in southern Colorado has been arrested for investigation of felony child abuse after colliding on the ice with one of his players in a case that one of the coach's supporters called a "terrifying precedent for youth sports across the country."
