Jennifer Brown
Position: The Colorado Sun

Entire Western Colorado wild horse herd removed from range in helicopter roundup

All 122 horses in the West Douglas area were captured in the roundup, with four euthanized and the rest headed to holding pens in Cañon City

Colorado to continue prosecuting children as young as 10

The proposal to raise the juvenile prosecution age except in murder cases stalled in Senate

Ousted Behavioral Health chief cites ‘lack of support’ from governor’s office

State’s human services director will take over for Dr. Morgan Medlock

Colorado legislation takes ‘galloping step’ toward horse slaughter ban

The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a weaker version of the original bill that’s intended to protect horses during transport

Colorado horses are slaughtered abroad for food. A new bill could shut down the industry.

Investigation follows horses from auctions to slaughterhouses, where they are exported for consumption

Polis says his plan to bus migrants out of Denver is ‘night and day’ compared with GOP governors

The monthlong flood of migrants to Denver has cost more than $1.4 million so far

Why the partnership between a Colorado cattle rancher and a wolf advocate couldn’t last

Their falling out shows just how controversial wolves are in Colorado.

Proposition 122: Colorado voters will decide whether to legalize magic mushrooms

The measure would allow for the creation of natural medicine healing centers where people could use psychedelic mushrooms.

Colorado mushroom forays, improved by monsoons, are becoming more popular

The Colorado Mycological Society, which holds fungi training classes and leads mushroom forays, has experienced a boost in membership in recent years

‘It’s like riding an escalator’: Burro racing is having a moment in Colorado

The sport is attracting more runners every year as people compete for First Ass Up the Pass and the donkey Triple Crown

Colorado wolf attacks continue; rancher fights for compensation, and hazing fails

Walden rancher says he’s lost three calves. He’s tried wild burros, fox lights, flags and cracker shells

Animal cruelty initiative irks Colorado ranchers

Revising code requires 124,632 valid signatures to get on ballot