Remains are thought to be hiker missing in Rockies since 1983

Authorities say remains found in August 2020 were just declared to likely be those of West German mountaineer Rudi Moder and they consider the case closed.

• Nov 5, 2021

White House issues vaccine mandate for companies

The Biden administration is requiring all companies with more than 100 employees to be fully vaccinated or be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing. The mandate comes as millions of children aged 5 to 11 are lining up to get their low dose vaccine. Assistant emergency medicine professor at St. Joseph's Regional Center Dr. Anand Swaminathan joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

• Nov 4, 2021
• 8:10

Colorado hospitals can turn away patients as COVID-19 surges

With medical facilities overwhelmed, health care workers face hard decisions on who should be treated first.

• Nov 2, 2021

Colorado secretary of state on election security

Secretaries of state across the country are taking action to combat false information and potential security issues in the upcoming election. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Marie Griswold joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on the measures her state is taking.

• Oct 29, 2021
• 5:01

Supply chain bottleneck hurting businesses

Amid a nationwide shortage of truck drivers and warehouse workers, one business owner in Colorado says he is facing a 40% decline in sales this year. Carter Evans has the latest on the shipping delays.

• Oct 20, 2021
• 2:26

Aurora cop pledges changes to police training

Aurora, Colorado's police chief promises changes in officer training after a Black family's terrifying encounter with police. Eyewitness video shows four kids, aged six to 17, face down in a parking lot, swarmed by officers. They mistook the family's car for a stolen vehicle. Errol Barnett reports on how the police chief of that Denver suburb is responding to this alarming incident.

• Aug 5, 2020
• 3:09

Upset in Colorado GOP primary race

In Colorado's primary elections on Tuesday, former Governor John Hickenlooper won the Democratic nomination for Senate to challenge Republican Cory Gardner in the fall. In a GOP House primary, gun rights activist Lauren Boebert defeated 5-term Rep. Scott Tipton. Washington Post national reporter David Weigel joined CBSN's "Red and Blue" with a recap of the races plus insight into President Trump's reelection bid.

• Jul 2, 2020
• 10:35

Officers investigated over photos at Elijah McClain memorial

Three police officers in Colorado have been put on paid leave after the police chief says they appeared in inappropriate photos taken near a memorial for 23-year-old Elijah McClain. Adriana Diaz reports. 

• Jun 30, 2020
• 1:25

Gov. appoints prosecutor in Elijah McClain case

Colorado's governor has appointed a special prosecutor in the case of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old black man who died in police custody last summer. McClain was stopped on his way home after a 911 caller described him as "sketchy." Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

• Jun 25, 2020
• 1:26

Colorado's tourism changes amid pandemic

All 50 states have reopened to different degrees, but in Colorado the message is "you are not welcome". Barry Petersen reports on why the Centennial State is asking people to stay away.

• May 24, 2020
• 1:56

Coronavirus puts food supply workers at risk

Hundreds of workers at food processing plants in states including South Dakota, Iowa, Colorado, Georgia and Pennsylvania have been infected with coronavirus. Several plants have been forced to shut down, putting the nation's food supply at risk. Dean Reynolds reports.

• Apr 14, 2020
• 2:09

Boy dies after mom consults anti-vaccine group

A 4-year-old boy from Colorado died last week after his mother sought help from an anti-vaccination group on Facebook. Madeleine Schmidt is a reporter for the Colorado Times Recorder. She joined CBSN with more on the case and the growing debate over the spread of misleading health information online.

• Feb 12, 2020
• 4:58

Unvaccinated patient denied organ transplant

A number of hospitals around the country are denying organ transplants to people or bumping them down on waiting lists if the patients aren't vaccinated against COVID-19. In one highly publicized case, a Colorado health system denied a kidney transplant to a woman who refused to get a coronavirus vaccine shot. Arthur Caplan, a professor of bioethics at New York University's Grossman School of Medicine, joined CBSN to discuss the ethics behind these decisions.

• Oct 18, 2021
• 6:10

Woman's body recovered from mountain after she sent message for help

Madeline Baharlou-Quivey's message said she had strayed from the standard route to Kit Carson Peak.

• Oct 18, 2021

Elk roaming Colorado with tire around neck for 2 years is freed

"There was probably 10 pounds of debris in the tire," a wildlife official said.

• Oct 12, 2021

Spanish radio station hopes to bridge local community

A new Spanish radio station in Eagle County, Colorado, named "El Puente" is hoping to both strengthen and represent its flourishing Hispanic and Latinx community. CBS affiliate KCNC-TV's Jamie Leary has the details.

• Oct 10, 2021
• 1:52

Taking leaf-peeping to new heights

In Aspen, Colo., some fans of fall foliage go to extremes for a spectacular view – namely, jumping off a cliff above a sea of autumnal oranges, reds, yellows and golds. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports on paragliding in a leaf peeper's paradise.

• Oct 10, 2021
• 4:38

Bright blue fireball caught on several videos

A bright blue fireball over Colorado was spotted by at least 40 people on Sunday. About six people described hearing a boom during the fireball sighting and one person said it was so bright, it charged his solar lights.

• Oct 4, 2021
• 0:30

Climate change being felt in Rocky Mountains

In a summer of megadrought and wildfires, it's easy to lose sight of the grandeur and sublime beauty of the American West. CBS senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy travels to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to experience a landscape imperiled by climate change.

• Sep 22, 2021
• 3:28

6-year-old killed on amusement park ride after "multiple operator errors"

An investigation found "multiple operator errors" behind the death of a six-year-old on a Colorado amusement park ride.

• Sep 24, 2021

States release congressional redistricting maps

Following the release of updated census data, some states have begun to publish proposals for the redrawing of congressional district boundaries. Washington Post graphics reporter Harry Stevens wrote a program that analyzes the maps to show how Republicans and Democrats hope to gain power in 2022. He joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with his findings for Indiana, Colorado and Oregon.

• Sep 22, 2021
• 7:33

Missing mom "hunted and controlled" by husband, investigators say

Barry Morphew refused to take a polygraph test in the days after his wife was reported missing on Mother's Day in 2020, the affidavit said.

• Sep 21, 2021

A football field of dreams

The tiny town of Branson, Colorado, was proud of its football team, but what many found offensive was their football field, dubbed the worst in America. So, the players and students threw a "Hail Mary" pass to raise funds for a field without gopher holes and grass as sharp as cactus. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on how Branson's Bearcats found themselves back in the game.

• Sep 19, 2021
• 2:32

A tiny Colorado town's football team gets its field of dreams

A Colorado school's football field was in such bad shape that other teams said they wouldn't play on it.

• Sep 17, 2021

Neighbors remember Colorado mom and daughters

Neighbors turned out by the hundreds Friday night for an emotional vigil to remember Shanann Watts and her two young daughters in Frederick, Colorado. The vigil was just days after husband Christopher Watts reportedly confessed to killing his wife. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Aug 18, 2018
• 2:11

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