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Ron MacLean calls Poppygate Don Cherry's 'exit strategy' from Coach's Corner after health scare
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Kingston native and longtime start of Coach's Corner Don Cherry, left, with his co-host Ron MacLean are pictured in this file photo. The duo worked for decades together for Hockey Night in Canada. Photo by...

Big 12 preview: Colorado's reload, Arizona State's repeat bid, and the return of Utah and K-State
We've heard a lot about competitive balance lately. Nick Saban has been talking about it. Ted Cruz has been talking about it. People like me never really stop talking about it. We all almost certainly have different ideas in mind when we use that...

Opinion: Emma Pinter and Wendy Buxton-Andrade: The ‘big beautiful bill’ is ugly for Coloradans’ health
By Emma Pinter and Wendy Buxton-Andrade In Colorado, we pride ourselves on working across the aisle when the well-being of our communities is on the line. As current and former county commissioners — one Republican and one Democrat — we don’t...

$4 million in federal funds released for Upper Colorado River Basin watershed restoration
Millions of dollars in federal funding have been released to continue restoring lands and streams in the fire-scarred Upper Colorado River Basin watershed in and around Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park. The roughly $4million was frozen...

Denver panel proposes bond projects for 2025 ballot
(The Center Square) — After months of consideration, 48 infrastructure improvement projects have been submitted to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and the city council for approval. Once approved, the finalized list of projects would appear as 2025...

The ‘skinny’ Farm Bill included in Republicans’ tax and spending package brings mixed relief for Colorado producers
This year’s fruit crop has contained some highs and lows for Harrison Topp. “We had a little bit of a leaner cherry crop, but looks like a pretty darn good peach crop and then sort of a mixed bag when it comes to apples,” he recently told CPR News...

Insurers fight laws in states like Colorado restricting surprise ambulance bills
This story was first published at kffhealthnews.org. By Rae Ellen Bichell and Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health News Nicole Silva’s 4-year-old daughter was headed to a relative’s house near the southern Colorado town of La Jara when a vehicle T-boned...

Colorado Planned Parenthood clinics turn away Medicaid patients due to federal budget bill
DENVER – This week, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains notified patients that it can no longer provide healthcare services to Medicaid recipients. The organization cited the federal budget bill, which prohibits Medicaid recipients from...

Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders shirked responsibilities at Big 12 Football Media Day
Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders has had a personal crusade against the media throughout his football career. It's not in the Bill Belichick, would rather be anywhere but in front of a microphone way, but rather a brash approach...

CommonSpirit Health accepting applications for Southern Colorado Community Health grants
CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region will soon be accepting applications for its annual Community Health Improvement grants, formerly known as Health Equity and Advancement Fund grants. The grants will be awarded early next year to local...

Colorado sheriffs to governor: Solve inmate transfer backlog
A coalition of 17 county sheriffs urged Gov. Jared Polis to resolve the Department of Corrections' backlog in inmate transfers and increase what the local officials described as the state's inadequate reimbursement rate for housing inmates in...

Colorado labor department reveals it’s received four ICE immigration subpoenas — but won’t say if it complied
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has received four immigration enforcement subpoenas from federal authorities this year — two more than it has publicly disclosed before, the agency confirmed to The Denver Post. All four subpoenas...

City of Colorado Springs parks made more than $90 million in economic value last year
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The City of Colorado Springs announces that economic data revealed that the city's parks, trails and open spaces generated more than $90 million of economic value from 22 million annual visits in 2024. According...

Colorado Behavioral Health Administration launches network of safety net services
The Colorado Behavioral Health Administration on Wednesday celebrated the launch of a new network of safety net services. The new network — called Colorado LIFTS or Linking Individuals and Families to Services — aims to streamline the process of...

Big Pharma pays up: Utah to get millions in opioid settlement
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah and eight other states secured a national settlement against some of the nation's largest opioid manufacturers, announced Thursday. Approximately $720 million will be distributed across the states, with Utah expected to...

A restaurant known for its mountain views fails health inspection
LOW SCORES It may offer great views of the mountains, but the view of the kitchen was less than impressive during a health inspection at the Viewhouse restaurant in Colorado Springs last week. It only had 9 violations last week, but they were...

Colorado Launches LIFTS Network to Make Mental Health Support Easier to Find
Colorado leaders gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the launch of a new statewide initiative, Colorado LIFTS, which will make behavioral health support easier to find and access. For many Coloradans, finding help for mental health or substance use...

Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash that killed two people on Thursday
PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KOAA) — Around 2:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, Colorado State Patrol (CSP) says an Audi Sedan was traveling south on McCulloch Boulevard, approaching Idaho Springs Drive in Pueblo West. CSP says the car was traveling at high...

Cyclopure Joins Colorado PFAS Test Program for Second Year
EVANSTON, Ill., July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyclopure is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) to provide PFAS water testing services for private well users in residential...

Denver blocked many new gas stations with a sweeping law — and it just survived its first legal test
A QuikTrip store in Lakewood on March 20, 2025. Kevin J. Beaty / Denverite A judge has rejected an Oklahoma-based convenience store chain’s claim that Denver leaders unconstitutionally blocked its proposals to build four gas stations around the...