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Calls are growing for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to convene an emergency legislative session to change a law that requires judges to dismiss charges against offenders who are deemed incompetent and "unrestorable" and release them back on the street.
An Arapahoe County judge will soon decide if a controversial ballot measure in Littleton will be counted. It's a fight over what neighborhoods will look like and what property owners can do with their land.
In one of Colorado's most expensive places to live, a group of women are getting their hands dirty to make housing more affordable.
Members of the Denver community joined the organization Wish for Wheels on Thursday to help bring joy to hundreds of students.
Park Hill Park open space in Denver will be open at the end of the month, city officials said.
With election day less than one month away, Denver's Clerk and Recorder's Office is making sure its machines are good to go.
Nederland residents expressed dismay after a central hub of their Colorado community was destroyed.
Residents of a quiet Adams County neighborhood are hoping for their first peaceful night in years after law enforcement raided a home long suspected of being at the center of criminal activity.
A driver is dead and two people are in custody while being treated at a hospital after a crash that shut down all lanes of Blackhawk Street and Iliff Avenue in Aurora.
A judge has sentenced Jerricho Joseph Esquivel to 70 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for the violent sexual assault and kidnapping of a woman in Aurora.
Several groups are suing the Trump Administration, DHS, and ICE in federal court, alleging ICE is arresting people across Colorado without warrants and without determining if the people they're arresting are citizens or not.
Visitors to the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance can see the four lion cubs playing in the Predator Ridge exhibit.
With biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service furloughed because of the shutdown, a critical release of 400 captive-bred ferrets is at risk.
The Denver Police Department announced it will participate in the Blue Envelope Program to make encounters with officers easier for people with disabilities who may have difficulty communicating.
The acquisition brings together two major players providing key infrastructure for voting and voter verification systems across dozens of states ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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A woman was found dead in Larimer County and hikers spotted a mountain lion nearby. Two mountain lions wound up being euthanized.
Since the state launched the initiative two years ago, more than 20,000 residents have taken advantage of the program.
The event happens at state parks across the state every Jan. 1.
People in Purgatory, Colorado, enjoyed the New Year's Eve festivities with a drone show and fireworks to ring in the new year.
Fort Collins Police Chief Jeff Swoboda acknowledged his department's internal investigation showed that for nine of Haferman's DUI arrests within a year, none of the drivers had drugs or alcohol onboard.
License plate reader cameras can be a critical tool for police departments seeking to track down and arrest auto thieves, but Lakewood police lament that more and more thieves are driving away because there aren't enough officers to track them down.
A Denver judge found an Aurora police detective guilty of knowingly violating a court order and sentenced her to 12 months probation with domestic violence evaluation and treatment
State court data shows El Paso County courts denied far more risk protection orders than they grant.
David Awamleh was unpacking from his numerous moves, when he came across a scrapbook dating back to the late 1800s that contained photos of another family. He decided to return them to their rightful owner.
Most people in Colorado should be ready for more accumulating snowfall on this First Alert Weather Day.
They're calling it "The Last Dance," the last year of the Sundance Film Festival will be held in Park City, Utah. Event organizers and Boulder representatives are taking the opportunity to note what makes Sundance special and plan for next year's event in Boulder.
A Denver man will serve 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting three women at two bars he owned.
A person is being charged with smashing some of the stained glass windows of a church in downtown Denver and vandalizing cars nearby.
Hunter S. Thompson's death at his home in Colorado has been reaffirmed as suicide by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation more than two decades after his death in 2005.
An open space in Northern Colorado has reopened to hikers after officials temporarily closed the area following reports of a mountain lion encounter.
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The Colorado Department of Agriculture says 2026 will be another tough year for farmers and ranchers. Acting Commissioner of Agriculture Robert Sakata told a joint hearing of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees that Colorado producers are facing a lot of headwinds, including tariffs, drought, and several deadly viruses.
The crew at CBS Sports was hard at work on Friday outside of Empower Field at Mile High getting their set and production areas ready for the football game.
The City of Fort Collins and its partners are working to expand their services to the unhoused population amid the cold weather moving into Colorado. The efforts to expand their services comes after some people had to be turned away from overnight housing in recent days.
Rick Nicholas' love for the Denver Broncos started young when he started tailgating with his mom in 1976, and he has kept it up with meaning behind every detail.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
A free, family-friendly Denver Broncos fan rally is set for Saturday afternoon at Larimer Square, giving fans a chance to relive history and build excitement ahead of Sunday's AFC Championship Game at Empower Field at Mile High.
The winners will be announced at "NFL Honors" on Feb. 5. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed voting before the playoffs began.
Here's the story of how Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham became the best scout team quarterback in the state of Texas.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states.
European veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians are voicing outrage over Trump's claim NATO allies stayed behind the front lines in Afghanistan.
Cold weather can reduce the efficiency of electric vehicles, shortening their driving range. These tips can help.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
Benoit Bourguet, 47, was competing in a rowing race from Spain to Antigua when large waves capsized his single-man vessel.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states.
Educators say the TABOR cap is affecting their ability to provide adequate educational opportunities for students in rural districts.
European veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians are voicing outrage over Trump's claim NATO allies stayed behind the front lines in Afghanistan.
For the second time four months, the Colorado Department of Corrections is asking lawmakers for more money. The request comes as the state's prisons are overflowing with inmates, and the department is overbudget by millions of dollars.
As they rolled out yet another package of bills aimed at increasing affordable housing, Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers acknowledged the growing frustration of Coloradans who believe they will never be able to afford a home here.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed that a third child has died in Colorado from an influenza-associated illness so far for the 2025-2026 respiratory disease season.
After a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people, the United States is poised to lose its status as a measles-free country.
Hospitals across Colorado are urging people to roll up their sleeves and donate blood as supplies drop during one of the most demanding times of the year.
Giving blood right now is crucial amid an ongoing nationwide shortage, the Red Cross says. On Tuesday, the members of the Colorado House of Representatives and the State Senate are giving blood to help fix this severe shortage.
"It's as definitive as we're going to get," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said of the new research, which found no connection between Tylenol and autism or ADHD.
Cold weather can reduce the efficiency of electric vehicles, shortening their driving range. These tips can help.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Delta said it is canceling flights at some airports in Texas, Oklahoma and other states because of the massive winter storm expected to blast much of the U.S.
The latest numbers from Denver's Metro Association of Realtors shows the median sales prices in the Denver area is down 2%. It's now just under $600,000, and the actual number of homes sold was down every month in 2025 compared to 2024.
A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
The 38-year-old Aurora man jailed for investigation of arson for allegedly setting a five-alarm fire in Denver in early January "sees and hears things ... he has a mental condition," according to his sister.
A Denver judge denied bond for a 38-year-old man accused of killing a 2-year-old child. Nicolas Stout is facing charges of murder and child abuse resulting in death.
At 71 years old, facing a terminal diagnosis, Colorado resident Tom Pringle has one more thing he wants to do before he dies: help other people in similar situations by trying an experimental drug to treat his ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
Many people who responded to a state survey regarding Xcel's Public Safety Power Shutoffs last month expressed dissatisfaction with Xcel's approach on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, believing the utility overreacted.
