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Hickenlooper signs open records act into law

DENVER â€“ Colorado has updated its open records act so that citizens can obtain government documents in digital formats that can be readily analyzed by computer. Gov. John Hicken...

DATE: Jun 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eli Tomac, of Cortez, wins Supercross in Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Eli Tomac successfully defended his Daytona Supercross title Saturday night, leading the last 10 laps and easily holding off Jeremy Martin in the 450SX race. ...

DATE: Mar 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Colorado switchblade legalization awaits governor’s pen

DENVER — Switchblade knives are closer to being legal again in Colorado. The state House voted 59-6 Thursday to repeal the state’s prohibition of the folding knives with blades th...

DATE: Mar 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hemp study for animal feed heads to Colorado governor

DENVER — Colorado livestock could be eating hemp under a bill that awaits the governor’s signature. The state House voted 63-0 Friday to direct the Colorado Department of Agricult...

DATE: Mar 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Denver auctions off $59,000 worth of bison

DENVER – Denver’s annual bison auction reined in more than $59,000 for the city this year, the most in the event’s 32-year history. The Denver Post reports that officials from the...

DATE: Mar 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Ku Klux Klan recruiting members in Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION — A national campaign to recruit members to the Ku Klux Klan reached Grand Junction, with fliers distributed in at least three neighborhoods during the week of Valentine’s Day...

DATE: Feb 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tomac chases leader Dungey in Atlanta Supercross race

ATLANTA – Ryan Dungey raced to his second AMA Supercross victory of the season and 33rd overall 450SX Class win Saturday night at the Georgia Dome. The KTM star from Minnesota inc...

DATE: Feb 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Judge blocks Fort Collins ban on topless women

DENVER – A Colorado judge has blocked a college town’s law against women going topless, saying the law is likely unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson said Tuesd...

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico city to appeal Commandments case to Supreme Court

BLOOMFIELD, N.M. — A New Mexico city will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court ruling requiring the removal of a Ten Commandments monument outside City Hall. ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Faith

Navajo Nation files $160 million claim over Gold King spill

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A cleanup team led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency triggered the August 2015 spill while working at the Gold King Mine near Silverton. The 3 mil...

DATE: Dec 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Briefs

Gallup diocese nears $25M in settlement GALLUP, N.M. – As its bankruptcy case wraps up, the Diocese of Gallup has allocated millions of dollars to compensate victims of sexual abuse. ...

DATE: Jun 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Faith