Bente Birkeland
Bente Birkeland is an award-winning journalist who joined Colorado Public Radio in August 2018 after a decade of reporting on the Colorado state capitol for the Rocky Mountain Community Radio collaborative and KUNC. In 2017, Bente was named Colorado Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and she was awarded with a National Investigative Reporting Award by SPJ a year later.
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Tyler Boebert faces multiple felony charges; U.S. Rep. Boebert says she “loves her son.” The 21-year-old has multiple sentencing hearings in the next month on unrelated cases. -
Colorado holds the distinction of the only state in which three different people were governor on the very same day. -
“Today’s victory affirms that Trump’s DOJ has no right to Coloradans’ sensitive voter information,” Secretary of State Jena Griswold said. -
Throughout its history, Colorado has been at the center of some of the biggest societal questions, from women's suffrage to civil rights, and at times, there’s been backlash to change. -
The complaint says 111 people donated money to Victor Marx's campaign beyond what's legally allowed. -
Weiser’s campaign said the selection makes it clear that local governments will have a seat at the table in his administration. -
Progressives sailed through Colorado’s primary elections, including a once-in-a-generation upset for a Democratic Socialist. -
Rural doesn’t necessarily mean conservative, and the opinions of these 10 voters run the gamut. -
Democratic State Rep. Manny Rutinel of Commerce City and former statehouse Rep. Shannon Bird of Westminster are locked in a heated primary race, vying to challenge Evans this fall. -
The candidates who win these races this month will have a starring role in deciding which party controls Congress next year.
