Colorado News Collaborative (COLab)

Would DPS need to close more schools, she asked at a meeting last week? And when? The answer was yes. And possibly soon.

If gray wolf recovery in Colorado is to succeed this year, the wolves already in the state are on their own. Meaning that Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will not be bringing new wolves from outside the state.

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced this past weekend that its ski season will be extended for an extra weekend, until Sunday, May 17.

150 years ago this month, ores from Colorado mines and a traveling taxidermy museum went on display in Philadelphia.

The letter outlines proposals for 6 U.S. Postal Service facilities on the Western Slope, including in Eagle and Summit counties.

Breckenridge town officials are moving forward with updates to the town’s trail-use policy aimed at making outdoor recreations more accessible for people with mobility issues and other disabilities.

As part of a regular five-year review, state lawmakers are making incremental updates they say will help drive more money to colleges based on how well they educate students.

Using drones as a tool for emergency responses already exists across the country through what is known as the Drone as First Responder program. However, the DFR program is limited to hand-held drones that require a licensed officer to operate on-scene with a battery pack.

When Colorado lawmakers passed a law in 2015 allowing school districts to be held liable for school shootings, they intended to give both staff and students the opportunity to sue.

Opponents of the plan said they would meet this week to decide what, if any, further action they would take to prevent the project.