Nation Apr 24 Former Colorado funeral home owner gets 30-year prison sentence in state court By Colleen Slevin, Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Nation Apr 22 CBP officer charged with assault over treatment of protester outside Colorado ICE facility An immigration officer has been charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief following an investigation into how he treated a protester in Durango, Colorado, who said the officer put her in a chokehold. By Colleen Slevin, Morgan Lee, Associated Press
Politics Apr 02 Colorado court orders resentencing of Tina Peters for election fraud scheme A Colorado appeals court ruled Thursday that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that sought to prove fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced because a judge wrongly punished her for statements protected as free speech. By Colleen Slevin, Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Politics Mar 31 Watch 7:05 Supreme Court sides with therapist challenging Colorado ban on conversion therapy A Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth hit a potentially far-reaching roadblock at the Supreme Court. In an 8-1 decision, the justices sided with a Christian counselor who argued that the law violated her First Amendment rights. By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz
Science Mar 22 Why Colorado River negotiations stalled and how they could restart The current Colorado River negotiations process includes all five of the most common sources of conflict in any process seeking compromise. By Karen Schlatter, Sharon B. Megdal, The Conversation
Mar 16 Colorado ex-funeral home owner sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a building was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison for cheating customers and defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in pandemic small business aid. Continue reading
Mar 16 3,800 workers are on strike at a massive U.S. meatpacking plant. They want higher wages and better healthcare By Brittany Peterson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Union officials say the company charges many workers more than $1,000 each to pay for their safety equipment. Continue reading
Mar 05 Colorado Gov. Polis considers releasing Tina Peters from prison amid Trump pressure By Colleen Slevin, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Colorado's Democratic governor, facing a pressure campaign from President Donald Trump, is signaling his openness to granting clemency to a former county clerk who was convicted in a scheme that attempted to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 14 Tina Peters' lawyers try to convince Colorado court to overturn conviction for voting system breach By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Lawyers for former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters will try to convince a state appeals court on Wednesday to overturn her conviction in a case revolving around the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 09 Colorado AG accuses Trump of 'revenge campaign' for state refusal to free convicted elections clerk By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser said Thursday that the administration is choking off funds and dismantling programs over the state's refusal to free imprisoned elections clerk Tina Peters. Continue reading