Gov. Jared Polis commutes sentences of 9 people, including some sentenced to life without parole
Three of the people receiving clemency were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole
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Tina Peters isn’t the first Colorado convict to become a central figure in a governor’s race
In 2014, Nathan Dunlap’s death sentence became a central issue as then-Gov. John Hickenlooper was running for a second term
Colorado governor cuts Tina Peters’ prison sentence in half, will release her on parole June 1
The extraordinary, but expected, decision puts Gov. Jared Polis at odds not only with fellow Democrats, but also with many Republicans in Colorado
Tennyson Center is closing its youth residential center — again — after staff injuries, alleged sex ass...
The closure comes after staff injuries and an investigation into a former worker accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy
Colorado nonprofit leader who killed himself, leaving wife and young daughter, had chronic brain disease
In his final months, First Descents leader Ryan O’Donoghue told nearly a dozen doctors he felt like he was suffering from dementia
Colorado lawmakers debated education bills over teacher housing, state testing and more. Here’s where the...
The legislature embraced state protections for kids with disabilities but shot down measures that would expand rental housing for educators, explore ways to cut testing hours and create state rules for new f...
Eight months after shooting at Evergreen High, seniors credit community for getting them to graduation day
A class of 207 seniors graduated from Evergreen High School Thursday at Red Rocks. The school shooting they endured is only one part of their story.
What’s Happening: A virtual artist talk about the women of escaramurza
Plus: Two Western Slope festivals to start the summer and the Colfax Marathon winds around Denver
How microplastic research in Denver’s South Platte River can help a first-of-its-kind study
Led by a doctoral candidate and aided by a team of undergrads and master’s students, the project aims to quantify a ubiquitous problem.
101 bills that passed and failed in Colorado’s legislature this year that you need to know about
We parsed through nearly 650 pieces of legislation debated in the legislature this year to find the ones that will most directly impact people’s lives.
Feds release $47 million for Colorado water projects after long delay
The Trump administration announced a partial release of long-awaited funding to fight the Colorado River Basin’s prolonged drought.
Sheep win in San Luis Valley livestock vs. billionaire ranch owner battle
A ruling in the dispute strikes a compromise, allowing livestock grazing but prohibiting firewood collection around the ranch owner’s new home
Colorado 150: The Colorado Sun is celebrating 150 years of statehood
August 1, 2026 marks 150 years since Colorado was officially made a state. To celebrate, The Colorado Sun has assembled 150 of the things that make The Centennial State so special.
Climate change starts a new clock on Colorado’s river runoff, study says
A Colorado School of Mines study adds "when" to the perennial water questions of "how much" and "where" water is flowing.
The rivers, lakes and hot springs of Colorado we love most
There is no shortage of rivers, lakes, hot springs and swimming holes to celebrate Colorado's 150 years of statehood this summer.
Colorado ranchers are expanding their footprint with invisible fencing that uses satellites to protect thei...
A virtual fencing company out of New Zealand aims to help ranchers graze cattle “anywhere they can see the sky”
Democrats abandon rollback of business tax breaks to fund family tax credit after Colorado governor’s vet...
House Bills 1221 and 1222 were killed in the Senate Finance Committee on Monday at their sponsors’ request in response to a veto threat from Gov. Jared Polis
Denver airport security system detected perimeter breach before Frontier plane struck trespasser, officials...
A radar system monitoring Denver International Airport’s fenceline triggered an alarm minutes before a man scaled the 8-foot fence and ran onto a runway on Friday and was hit and killed by a Frontier Airli...
ICE must retrain officers who make arrests in Colorado, federal judge rules
Federal immigration agents are violating a court order limiting how they can arrest people, the court found
Science and art come to life in Pueblo this June with opening of da Vinci museum along revamped riverwalk
The museum is part of a renaissance happening on the city’s Historic Arkansas Riverwalk, where “learning never exhausts the mind.”
Bill reauthorizing Public Utilities Commission races through state Capitol. The story is what’s not inclu...
Xcel, Black Hills backed failed attempts to amend the bill to grow the commission to 5 members in the interest of “ideological diversity”
Colorado’s fierce two-year fight over AI regulation ends with watered-down law, little fanfare
Companies, governments and other groups that create and use artificial intelligence will no longer have to disclose how their AI systems help make decisions on things like hiring, loans and housing
Colorado voters will be asked to give up billions in TABOR refunds to boost K-12, other programs for kids
Democrats in the legislature referred a measure to the November ballot that would ask voters to increase the state’s cap on government growth and spending by billions of dollars
Move over Election Day. Colorado is about to start having election month.
Another provision in House Bill 1113, a major elections bill headed to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk, would let the governor declare a disaster emergency if there is a major election disruption