The food we eat and its impact on climate change
The global food system — the growing, processing, consuming and disposing of food — makes up a third of greenhouse gas emissions each year. What can be changed?
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The global food system — the growing, processing, consuming and disposing of food — makes up a third of greenhouse gas emissions each year. What can be changed?
If early results Tuesday night hold, Kelly Brough, the president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, and Mike Johnston, a former state senator, could be pushed to a runoff election.
Seventeen countries took part in the seizure and more than 100 were arrested.
Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
The stakes are high for Denver voters, said Ty Robertson, an engineer in Denver. The city has rapidly burgeoned into a major metropolis, she said, and "we just weren't prepared."
As votes for Denver's mayoral election poured in Tuesday night, two of the more moderate candidates in the unusually large and divergent field of 16 contestants pulled far ahead in the initial results.
The former president appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon to face the unprecedented charges for the first time.
The audit comes after a series of reports by CBS News Colorado regarding how CDOT has awarded some of its biggest contracts over the last decade.
America watched as former President Donald Trump walked into a courtroom to face criminal charges on Tuesday. CBS News Colorado's legal analyst shared her perspective.
A field of 16 candidates in Denver's mayoral election is likely to be whittled down to just two people advancing to the runoff. If Tuesday's election goes to a runoff, the second vote will be in June. So far the race is wide open, with no clear frontrunner and voters remaining largely undecided.
A Kansas bill that would bar transgender people from using public bathrooms or changing their name or gender on their driver's license cleared the Senate Tuesday.
The former president pleaded not guilty to all charges in a court appearance Tuesday.
President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding in 1872, more than 150 years before former President Donald Trump was indicted.
Greene and her supporters changed "U-S-A," while counter-protesters shouted "liar," a callback to when Greene shouted "liar" at President Biden during his State of the Union address this year.
With nearly a dozen and a half candidates on the ballot, Denver voters are making their choices to at least slim the pack for a second vote, if no candidate gets a majority in Tuesday's election.
The Colorado governor's budget director says the state needs to open a new prison facility, but some state lawmakers aren't convinced it's needed.
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.
On Thursday, representatives of rural school districts in Colorado gathered at the state Capitol, calling on lawmakers to refer a measure to the 2026 November ballot that would allow voters to decide whether to raise the Taxpayers' Bill of Rights cap, thereby allowing the state to keep more tax revenue.
There have been some high-profile criminal cases involving people who have been deemed incompetent to face criminal charges.
Lawmakers have introduced eight affordable housing bills in the first seven days of the legislative session, and there are more to come.
Attorney General Phil Weiser went before state lawmakers and made it clear he's not holding his breath for a new Colorado River Compact.
State Rep. Matt Soper says there are no legal mechanisms in place to stop farmers from other countries from importing fruit to Colorado and selling it as "locally grown."
The cameras, which are mounted on light poles and in police cars around the country, capture a lot of personal data, which lawmakers say might violate constitutional protections.
State lawmakers reconvened for the 2026 legislative session with both chambers and both parties focused on cost of living.
Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado has been contacted by the Justice Department about a video he and a group of lawmakers recorded that urged U.S. service members to refuse illegal orders.
The Trump Administration is threatening to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to Colorado.
The Colorado governor will make his final State of the State address next week.
State Sen. Mark Beasley will be running for U.S. Senate instead. Greg Lopez is going to run for governor as an Independent candidate.
The capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro prompted mixed reactions from Venezuelans in Colorado, some of whom lauded his removal, and others who said the U.S. government had no business bombing Venezuela and removing Maduro.
Legislators in Colorado are weighing in on a U.S. military operation Friday night that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
Last night, President Trump vetoed a bipartisan measure that would provide money to finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Project. The project would bring reliable water to 50,000 Coloradans across 39 communities, 19 of which are in violation of water quality standards. Advocates of the project, including Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, vow to continue pushing for the bill.
Starting Jan. 1, tax credits for Coloradans buying e-bikes will be cut in half.
Several laws passed by the state legislature and Gov. Jared Polis will take effect on Jan. 1. Others passed in the last legislative session won't take effect until later in the year.
A veto by President Donald Trump kills funding for a long-planned water pipeline that could serve some 50,000 people in southeastern Colorado.
Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Northern Cheyenne tribal chief who became a prominent American politician, has died. He was 92.
This week, Coloradans will change our calendars to 2026, and with the new year comes new state laws taking effect. The new laws cover a wide range of topics, including pricing protections to gun sales, hunting, and electronics.
Commissioners in Grand County are protesting to Gov. Jared Polis after the return of a gray wolf that recently wandered into New Mexico.
The Colorado-based footwear giant says that's how much the company has paid due to increased tariffs, and says the Trump administration overstepped his authority in implementing those tariffs.
Faith Winters was killed in a car crash in November and the Colorado Democratic Party filled her seat on Tuesday.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking for information on the shooting of a bald eagle in the northern part of the Denver metro area two weeks ago.
Fire officials in Colorado shared a word of warning on Monday after a house nearly burned down in Erie over the weekend in cold temperatures.
Gov. Jared Polis' budget director is sounding an alarm about the need for new prison facilities amid a growing inmate population.
One of Vail's most recognizable gathering places could soon be forced out of the space it has occupied for more than six decades, sparking public outcry in a town where the town's history and identity are closely tied to its base village.
The man who allegedly shot at an Edgewater police officer in Wheat Ridge over the weekend has died, days after the incident, in which an the officer shot the man.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking for information on the shooting of a bald eagle in the northern part of the Denver metro area two weeks ago.
One of Vail's lifts stopped on Sunday and a ski patrol evacuation helped about 40 guests, the resort said.
The man who allegedly shot at an Edgewater police officer in Wheat Ridge over the weekend has died, days after the incident, in which an the officer shot the man.
A longtime restaurant in Colorado's mountains might not be around much longer.
The Colorado governor's budget director says the state needs to open a new prison facility, but some state lawmakers aren't convinced it's needed.
Olympic veterans, including skier Lindsey Vonn and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, are among the seven Americans making their fifth trips to the games.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
The Broncos season is over after a 10-7 loss to the New England Patriots in Sunday's AFC Championship game.
A father and daughter are finally together at a Broncos home game after a double lung transplant made it possible for Jessica Del Toro, who has pulmonary hypertension, to be in the Mile High City.
The Denver Nuggets away game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday was postponed due to a weather system impacting much of the middle of the country, including power outages for hundreds of thousands of people.
The AAP is recommending immunization against 18 diseases. Earlier this month, the CDC reduced its recommendations for childhood vaccines to 11 diseases.
President Trump is hiking tariffs on imports from South Korea, saying its government has reneged on an agreement to approve a bilateral trade deal.
Olympic veterans, including skier Lindsey Vonn and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, are among the seven Americans making their fifth trips to the games.
The IRS started accepting tax returns on Jan. 26. Here's everything you need to know about getting your tax refund.
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
Gov. Jared Polis' budget director is sounding an alarm about the need for new prison facilities amid a growing inmate population.
The AAP is recommending immunization against 18 diseases. Earlier this month, the CDC reduced its recommendations for childhood vaccines to 11 diseases.
President Trump is hiking tariffs on imports from South Korea, saying its government has reneged on an agreement to approve a bilateral trade deal.
Federal agents shot and killed a Minnesota ICU nurse in south Minneapolis on Saturday.
Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine said Sunday that he won't vote for a package to fund the government if it includes funding for ICE, but he urged that "we don't have to have a shutdown."
The AAP is recommending immunization against 18 diseases. Earlier this month, the CDC reduced its recommendations for childhood vaccines to 11 diseases.
A Denver woman says repeated mold concerns at her apartment complex have left her feeling unsafe in her home and worried about her child's health, prompting her to contact the city.
A father and daughter are finally together at a Broncos home game after a double lung transplant made it possible for Jessica Del Toro, who has pulmonary hypertension, to be in the Mile High City.
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.
One of Vail's most recognizable gathering places could soon be forced out of the space it has occupied for more than six decades, sparking public outcry in a town where the town's history and identity are closely tied to its base village.
President Trump is hiking tariffs on imports from South Korea, saying its government has reneged on an agreement to approve a bilateral trade deal.
The IRS started accepting tax returns on Jan. 26. Here's everything you need to know about getting your tax refund.
As the European Union announces an investigation, the Grok chatbot tells CBS News, "Yes, tools like me should face meaningful regulation."
Wall Street analysts expect the gold rally to continue as investors pile in because of mounting geopolitical uncertainty and economic concerns.
The former sergeant was fired from the department this month after allegedly working a private security job while on duty, a CBS Colorado investigation found. He had also previously left or been fired from other departments.
Despite efforts to deter them, thieves in Colorado are continuing to steal credit cards, checks, ballots and even prescription medication from mailboxes.
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.
