Residents In Northeastern Colorado Weigh In On Nebraska's Push To Build Canal
Plans to build a canal in northeastern Colorado that would divert water from the South Platte River into Nebraska continue to move forward.
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Plans to build a canal in northeastern Colorado that would divert water from the South Platte River into Nebraska continue to move forward.
Nebraska lawmakers recently sent a bill to their governor's desk approving construction of a canal that will pull water from the South Platte River in Colorado, even as Colorado continues to navigate concerns of drought and decreasing river levels.
The City of Denver is celebrating a massive infrastructure project involving the South Platte River.
A member of Colorado's Congressional delegation has convinced the Army Corps of Engineers to invest $350 million in improvements to the South Platte River.
Nebraska took another step Wednesday toward building a canal that would divert water out of neighboring Colorado under a 99-year-old compact, a project based in fears about the Denver area's growing use of the South Platte River that runs through both states.
Samples taken from the South Platte Renew wastewater treatment site and others are used to determine levels of the coronavirus in the population.
Colorado's governor is warning he will "protect and aggressively assert" his state's water rights after Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced a plan to spend $500 million on a canal and reservoir project that includes claiming access to land in Colorado under a 99-year-old compact between the states.
At the center of recent controversy is a 100-year-old compact which Nebraska's governor says allows them to build a canal through Colorado.
Some volunteers cleaned up a stretch of the South Platte River in Denver on Friday.
Volunteers spent Sunday morning cleaning up the South Platte in Denver for the last time this season.
A woman who was tubing on the South Platte River on Friday floated over a dam and did not survive.
FEMA launched a new, interactive app centered in Confluence Park to help illustrate the dangers of floodwaters.
People enjoying the parks in Englewood might not be allowed after hours.
Warmer weather can cause water bacteria levels to rise. The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment has begun weekly testing to measure the water quality of those parks.
As Englewood police clear out homeless camps along the South Platte River, volunteers offering to help those displaced say the process can be an emotional one.
For the last several weeks the City of Englewood has been telling homeless campers along the South Platte River they must move.
The homeless living along the South Platte River in Englewood will be arrested if they don't vacate the area by Wednesday.
City officials say they have found drugs and human waste that must be cleaned up -- as well as trip wires to keep people away.
A nonprofit is coming together to help the homeless who have less than two weeks to leave their camps along the South Platte River in Englewood.
The City of Englewood is telling homeless campers along the South Platte River near Dartmouth they must move within two weeks.
Denver is getting a new park along the South Platte River. The park will be built at Arkins and 35th in the RiNo neighborhood.
Walk around Civic Center Park in Denver, and you'll find litter everywhere. Bottle caps, plastic bottles and paper are strewn throughout the gutters.
The day after Thanksgiving is typically a big day for huge sales and considered the official start for the holiday shopping season. But not everyone wants to spend their weekend at the store.
The official state fish of Colorado was thought to be lost forever but now the greenback cutthroat trout is making a comeback.
A group of Coloradans came together to pick up trash in the South Platte River and surrounding area near Interstate 25 and Speer Boulevard.
A woman whose aging mother was charged thousands of dollars to change a lock reached out to CBS Colorado in hopes that the station would help them get the money back.
A Denver small business owner was given 60 days to vacate his store, so his customers stepped up to make sure he stayed on his feet.
By downloading an app or calling a number, anyone can use the Link On Demand service to call for a free ride in Lone Tree or Highlands Ranch and next month, Parker joins the list.
A former Colorado school bus aide was sentenced to 4-and-a-half years in prison. Kiarra Jones was caught on bus security cameras hitting non-verbal autistic children.
A senior lawyer at Denver International Airport filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three top officials, claiming he was pushed out of his job after warning about possible alleged violations of law and more.
A woman whose aging mother was charged thousands of dollars to change a lock reached out to CBS Colorado in hopes that the station would help them get the money back.
A Denver small business owner was given 60 days to vacate his store, so his customers stepped up to make sure he stayed on his feet.
By downloading an app or calling a number, anyone can use the Link On Demand service to call for a free ride in Lone Tree or Highlands Ranch and next month, Parker joins the list.
A former Colorado school bus aide was sentenced to 4-and-a-half years in prison. Kiarra Jones was caught on bus security cameras hitting non-verbal autistic children.
A senior lawyer at Denver International Airport filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three top officials, claiming he was pushed out of his job after warning about possible alleged violations of law and more.
A power outage impacted train service to the gates as well as flights at Denver International Airport for a couple of hours on Wednesday morning.
A woman whose aging mother was charged thousands of dollars to change a lock reached out to CBS Colorado in hopes that the station would help them get the money back.
Colorado state Rep. Yara Zokaie says her relatives in Iran are struggling as the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran continues.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number of women dying during pregnancy has dropped for every racial group except Black women. They are far more likely to die than their white counterparts, regardless of income or education.
Westminster police investigated a single-vehicle rollover crash at U.S. 36 and Sheridan Boulevard in which the driver was believed to be involved in an earlier hit-and-run just a couple of miles away.
The Colorado State University women's basketball team is headed to the Big Dance, as the Mountain West Champions are set to play in March Madness for the first time since 2016.
The WNBA and its players' union reached a verbal agreement on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning, both sides said.
With the game tied going into the 9th, Eugenio Suárez smacked a double into left-center field to score pinch runner Javier Sonoja for what would prove to be the winning run.
Thousands of entries were submitted to choose the name of the Pecos League baseball team in Grand Junction, Colorado.
The Burnham Yard Small Area Plan hopes to include recommendations for affordable housing, public infrastructure, parks, open space and other considerations.
A long-duration heat wave is taking shape over the western half of the U.S. and forecast to stick around in the days ahead.
Fed officials are grappling with a host of economic challenges, from stubborn inflation to a slowing job market.
Sen. Ron Wyden says he believes the government had "ample evidence" that Epstein was involved in drug trafficking.
Allegations of abuse of women and girls by union leader Cesar Chavez were first reported by the New York Times on Wednesday.
President Trump on Wednesday temporarily eased a century-old law that limits shippers from transporting energy products around the U.S.
A senior lawyer at Denver International Airport filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three top officials, claiming he was pushed out of his job after warning about possible alleged violations of law and more.
Sen. Ron Wyden says he believes the government had "ample evidence" that Epstein was involved in drug trafficking.
Democrats would have to convince at least four Republicans to join their discharge petition to force a floor vote.
From intelligence to research and grant applications, artificial intelligence is playing a bigger role in government and military operations.
President Trump on Wednesday temporarily eased a century-old law that limits shippers from transporting energy products around the U.S.
Colorado voters will decide whether transgender children can play sports with the gender that matches their gender identity or whether they'll be forced to play with other children of the same gender they were assigned at birth.
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking organ donor status.
Even people with six-figure incomes are making financial sacrifices to pay for medical care, a new study finds.
Colorado health officials have identified two additional cases of measles, bringing the total number to nine in the Broomfield outbreak.
A senior lawyer at Denver International Airport filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three top officials, claiming he was pushed out of his job after warning about possible alleged violations of law and more.
Fed officials are grappling with a host of economic challenges, from stubborn inflation to a slowing job market.
President Trump on Wednesday temporarily eased a century-old law that limits shippers from transporting energy products around the U.S.
USPS Postmaster General David Steiner said raising the price of stamps would "largely solve" the agency's financial woes.
The WNBA and its players' union reached a verbal agreement on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning, both sides said.
A woman whose aging mother was charged thousands of dollars to change a lock reached out to CBS Colorado in hopes that the station would help them get the money back.
A senior lawyer at Denver International Airport filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three top officials, claiming he was pushed out of his job after warning about possible alleged violations of law and more.
A CBS Colorado investigation has found Denver may now be subsidizing fire protection for neighboring cities -- despite deals that were supposed to save money -- as the city faces deep budget cuts and layoffs.
Eleven Denver City Council members voluntarily reimbursed the city for 2025 furlough days with reimbursement amounts ranging from $762.60 up to $1,969.92. Most of the council members' reimbursements were around $1,300.
Prosecutors in El Paso County have decided not to pursue criminal charges against a youth hockey coach in southern Colorado, saying there is insufficient evidence to prosecute him.