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Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear Peters’ appeal

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters will remain a convicted felon. Peters was freed from prison but still sought to have her conviction overturned.

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Los Mirlos: Tiny Desk Concert

For more than 50 years, Los Mirlos has cultivated its own Peruvian twist on cumbia, featuring reverb-heavy, surf-rock guitar.

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beabadoobee looks toward what connects us on ‘Pylon’

The singer and songwriter joined forces with Chino Moreno, Turnstile's Brendan Yates and more on her grunge-leaning fourth studio album.

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Enter your info below for a chance to win tickets to see Arlo Parks at The Gothic Saturday, September 26. Winner will be notified by Friday, September 25 at noon.

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Off-roading on federal lands in Colorado could expand with expected Trump reversal

ATV clubs are ecstatic at the potential change, green groups lament reversal of hard-fought gains.

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Lonely grave off Colorado highway has a story, but has it been lost to time?

A headstone outside of Leadville is the source of a Wild West tale. Is it true? CPR goes looking for Jane Kirkham who died in 1879.

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Ski resort industry urges lawmakers to reject daylight saving legislation that would “lock the clock”

The Sunshine Protection Act would have economic and safety impacts for ski areas and mountain towns, ski resorts say

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Colorado candidates square off in Club 20 debates in Grand Junction

Club 20 debates move forward in western Colorado with some key candidates missing.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s PAC pours $250K into Colorado redistricting fight

Dark money groups are financially backing Amendment 86, which aims to make it harder to redraw congressional districts outside of the normal census-driven process

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Meet the Denver chef who opened 3 Michelin star restaurants in 3 years

Johnny Curiel and his wife, Kasie, have opened 6 restaurants and racked up 5 Michelin nods since they opened Alma Fonda Fina in 2023

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Colorado’s largest hospital is stepping up protections after someone intentionally disrupted its oxygen supply

A spokesman says police have identified a suspect.

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3rd CD candidates court Western Slope voters with control of Congress at stake

Republican incumbent Jeff Hurd faces Democratic challenger Dwayne Romero in Club 20 debate.

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In a fading Colorado Eastern Plains town, one man seeks to spark new economic life with an RV park and tiny homes

It's boom or bust out there for many Eastern Plains towns. Ben VanderWerf thinks an RV park and tiny home community will put Arriba somewhere in the happy middle.

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Colorado Springs artist paints places before they change

Katie Sermons’ plein-air paintings capture historic buildings and familiar landscapes as they look now — before time, development or nature changes the view.

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Littwin: “High IQ” Trump says not to worry about AI dangers, yet actual humans are scared to death

Columnist Mike Littwin writes that when researchers say there’s a 10% chance we’ll be wiped out by artificial intelligence by the end of the decade, it’s OK to be a little worried.

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Carman: The smartest guy in the room is a bot and it doesn’t care if you live or die

A CU scientist spent her career in AI and says the timeline for averting disaster is very, very short.

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Nicolais: Will Victor Marx face criminal accountability?

The Republican gubernatorial candidate appears to have crossed the line from campaign finance violations into the realm of criminal fraud — and he should be investigated for it

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Melissa Payne’s novel became a journey toward recognizing a meaningful life

"In This Life or Another" author Melissa Payne employed magical realism, a limbo between life and death, to lead her character to examine his choices.

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Out West Books suggests titles to set the mood for spooky season

Out West Books in Grand Junction recommends a tale of deceptive witches, a ghostly romance and a spooky Indigenous murder mystery.

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FEMA denies portion of Colorado’s disaster aid request

Colorado got a major disaster declaration, but two buckets of aid funding were denied.