Colorado Today

Boebert poised to lose CD-4, Durango flood updates, Denver bans foie gras

Democrat Eileen Laubaucher led Republican incumbent, Lauren Boebert, by around 3,000 votes on Thursday evening. What’s behind the potential flip in Colorado’s Fourth Cong

Is it ‘all aboard’ for the Front Range train, CSprings congressional contest, CO’s political history

Editor's Note: The original audio for this episode of Colorado Today contains an error. We said Amendment 85, which requires ballot measures be written at an 8th grade le

Election results: Dems sweep statewide races, flip congressional seats; what passed and failed on the ballot

Colorado voters delivered a historic election result, with Democrats leading in all four of the state’s Republican-held congressional districts as votes continue to be co

Flooding in Durango, Universal Pre-K heads to Supreme Court, deal over forced labor claims at Aurora ICE facility

The southwestern corner of the state is dealing with a second round of historic flooding, with muddy floodwaters overwhelming communities and disrupting daily life. Then,

Where do Colorado’s congressional races stand? Voter concerns ahead of the election, county clerks brace for trouble

With less than 24 hours to go before Election Day, we get a final update on Democrats’ ambitious play to flip one or more congressional seat in Colorado. Then, how are yo

Voters weigh limits on trans youth, Boulder firebomber guilty plea, creepy Colorado ghost stories

There aren’t many trans youth participating in competitive sports in our state, and minors getting gender affirming surgery are even rarer. But voters may decide to ban b

Should mail ballots require voter ID? Tina Peters’ election conspiracy tour, the science of hating candy corn

Colorado has done a lot to make it easier to vote, but voters this fall will decide whether people should have to do a bit more to prove their ballot belongs to them. The

Melat Kiros and Denver’s political future, new money to take on PFAS, ‘Mortified’ brings teen diaries to the stage

Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros is in her final week of campaigning for Denver’s House seat — in a race that could have a wider impact on the city’s politics. Then, the

Flood damage in the SLV, Colorado’s carbon sequestration ambitions, coffin racing in Manitou Springs

The impacts from last weekend’s slow moving storm keep spreading through southern Colorado. We meet a business owner in one tiny community who’s still figuring out what h

Flooding in southwest Colorado, Ballot proposition NN, ICE flights at DIA, Ballot postage FAQs

Communities in southwest Colorado are cleaning up and recovering after the San Juan River crested late last week, bringing intense flooding. Then, why school districts ar

Federal election monitors in Colorado, whether to simplify ballot language, and a new queer roller rink

Adams County is in one of the most competitive congressional districts in the country, and now the Justice Department says it wants to have a closer eye on voting there.

Denver’s water crackdown results, retired priest released from ICE detention, Colorado’s saffron experiment

Denver Water implemented a strict lawn watering ban on October first. Early data suggests it's working. Then, a retired Ugandan priest had to be carried out of an ICE det

Suspicious letters to CO Congressmembers, the Attorney General's race, how an inmate made the case for early release

Five members of Colorado’s congressional delegation say their offices have received threatening letters with unidentified white powder, bringing up memories of the anthra

Early voting turnout so far, Denver’s late-night hotdog problem, and returning sacred artifacts to tribes

With two weeks until Election Day, we check in on early voting in Colorado and what turnout looks like so far. Then, downtown Denver’s late-night food scene is facing scr

Colorado teens' changing attitudes on drugs, a multi-million dollar water theft, meet the “Governor for a day”

After years of struggling to contain opioid overdose deaths, a new survey shows Colorado teens are now less likely to try fentanyl or prescription drugs. Then, a Denver m

Should local law enforcement work more with ICE? Allegations of racism at Lutheran High School, local film festivals

Voters will decide this fall whether police and sheriffs departments should be involved in immigration enforcement. Then, a Parker high school is in hot water for alleged

Colorado’s closest congressional race, solar farm planned near Mesa Verde, Sand Creek massacre statue unveiled

Polls suggest this election could deliver a blue wave for Democrats nationally. But in Colorado’s most closely divided district, it still looks like anyone’s race. Then,

Accusations fly at the Boebert - Laubacher debate, life after school consolidation, hiking the Great Colorado Route

The candidates running to represent Colorado’s reddest district traded accusations at a debate this week. Did we learn anything new about the race? Then, schools are bein

Railroad ballot measure snafu, an early flu season, the secret behind Denver’s port-a-potty placement

Editor's note: The mRNA influenza vaccine, mFLUSIVA, will only be available to adults 50 years and older in Colorado this fall. More information can be found at Immunize

Governor candidates forum, DOJ sues Denver over mask policy, music lift from Avourneen

Colorado’s gubernatorial candidates faced off in a forum last week. Was there anything to sway Colorado voters? Then, the federal government is suing Denver for its restr