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Facing the prospect of a pause in additional wolves, wolf advocates say Colorado should add new protections for its existing population of less than 50 wolves.
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The Colorado Sun
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Solomon Nunes Carvalho/Courtesy Library of Congress Prints and Photographs DivisionAhead of the state’s 150th birthday year, curators at History Colorado had an unusual idea to commemorate the event. They decided to track down the oldest known photograph taken in Colorado. The image they uncovered, taken in 1853, is striking – and it reveals fascinating details about the history of the West. -
Howelsen Hill/Courtesy: City of Steamboat SpringsHowelsen Hill is a small ski area in Steamboat Springs – just a fraction of the size of Colorado’s largest ski resorts. But it’s had an outsized impact on the state’s ski culture, and it's been the training ground for many Olympians since it opened in 1915. As part of our weeklong look at the people and places that shaped Colorado, hear about Howelsen Hill and its founder, Carl Howelsen.
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In a response to complaints against the lawmakers filed with the state’s Independent Ethics Commission, the lawmakers say they are in the clear because their caucus covered the $32,671.15 tab with money given to the group. -
Ethics complaints. Gov. Jared Polis’ final year. New leaders. A lawmaker who died in November. The legislature has a lot to navigate in 2026 beyond its policy agenda. -
The proposals range from taking “no action” to a scenario that might result in water cuts to the lower basin states of California, Nevada and Arizona. One alternative developed in partnership with conservation groups would incentivize states and water users to proactively conserve the river. -
More leeway for enforcement of a ban on unauthorized camping within Loveland got a boost Tuesday night when the City Council gave first-reading approval to an update to an ordinance it originally passed nearly three years ago. However, the council also gave an initial nod to the $2.85 million purchase of a building on the city’s north side that could shelter homeless people. -
Two snowboarders and a skier recorded video of a recent avalanche in RMNP. -
The Trump administration wants to expand drilling on public lands, but oil and gas developers expressed zero interest in Thursday’s sale.
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A growing body of research suggests transfusing it early while on-scene may increase a trauma patient’s chance of survival before reaching a hospital. -
Jeff Davis resigned from the Colorado agency last year instead of being fired as part of a settlement agreement. -
Report: State legislators should learn from counterparts across the region as insurance crisis growsAs many homeowners face a growing insurance crisis, state leaders across the region are considering reforms. Two groups have recommendations for them as state legislatures begin convening again. -
Large farms in parts of the Colorado River Basin are paying little — and in some cases nothing — for federally supplied water, even as cities and residents are being asked to conserve, according to a new report. -
Congress' budget proposal for the National Park Service rejects the major slashes requested by the Trump Administration last year. -
The state’s highest court ruled that two near-total state abortion bans violate the constitution.
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