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Colorado voters cast ballots Tuesday in races for governor, U.S. Senate and all eight congressional seats. They also weighed in on 14 statewide ballot measures. Democrats swept Colorado’s statewide races and made gains in congressional contests.
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Emma VandenEinde/KUNCDemocrats won big in yesterday's midterm elections, nationally and in Colorado. We talk through some of the big takeaways of the 2026 Election with KUNC politics editor Kyle McKinnon. -
Library of Congress/Courtesy History ColoradoWomen in Colorado won the right to vote in 1893 – nearly three decades before the 19th Amendment that made women’s suffrage the law across the United States. Since today is Election Day, we’re looking at a History Colorado exhibit that explores how it happened – and what women in Colorado did with their new political clout.
Colorado News
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Ongoing drought in Colorado has uncovered many things, including a 1966 Ford pickup. Dennis Carpenter had an accident decades ago that put the truck at the bottom of Green Mountain Reservoir in Summit County. -
The 4th Congressional District is considered the state’s reddest seat. -
Proposition NN’s success represents a landmark victory for education funding advocates, ending a decades-long run of disappointments at the statewide ballot box. -
Kiros completed her remarkable political ascent on Tuesday, winning the general election by a huge margin. -
Hickenlooper’s victory continues his decades-long reign in the upper echelons of Colorado’s political landscape. -
The victims of a Sunday plane crash in Florida included a 20-year-old woman who got her pilot's license while still in high school and a technology entrepreneur and his family.
Mountain West News
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Current forecasts often give warnings about hailstorms 30 minutes in advance. Researchers at Colorado State University say their models may be able to lead to alerts hours or days ahead of time. -
A second round of heavy rain in less than two weeks forced evacuations, flooded streets and closed roads. Now, neighbors are stepping up to help one another. -
Supporters say doulas could help bridge care gaps. They aren’t medically trained, but they provide emotional support and information before, during and after childbirth. -
As wildfires threaten more communities across the West, new research suggests some basic changes to how homes are built could make them safer without significantly increasing the price tag. -
One ski area was already factoring in higher fuel costs because it started transitioning its fleet of groomers and vehicles to a lower-emission source. -
Feds approve the state’s plan to regulate carbon capture projects
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