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Analysis Finds Higher Health Insurance Premiums, Reduced Help for Colorado Health Insurance Customers

By Michelle Mendoza Health insurance premiums will increase for many people who buy health insurance through Colorado’s official marketplace and fewer customers in 2026 will qualify for financial help to offset those costs, according to a new...

Owner:  Bill Hudson
Real Talk: The number of Colorado farms is shrinking as concerns over labor, overtime rise
CSPD: Driver suspected of DUI hits Colorado Springs police cruiser

CSPD: Driver suspected of DUI hits Colorado Springs police cruiser

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A driver suspected of being under the influence allegedly hit a police cruiser early Saturday morning. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers were assisting a disabled vehicle at 12:43...

Owner:  The Scripps Family
How Denver West football changed its culture under Cristobal Velasquez’s watch: ‘Either you’re with it or you’re not’

How Denver West football changed its culture under Cristobal Velasquez’s watch: ‘Either you’re with it or you’re not’

The excuse was so unfathomable that Cristobal Velasquez was stunned silent. It was 2016, and the Denver West head football coach was in his first season in the program as an assistant. By the time a Week 7 showdown against one of Class 2A’s...

Owner:  Randall D.Smith & Heath Freeman
Two Rivers Community School and Garfield Re-2 School District entangled in transportation law dispute

Two Rivers Community School and Garfield Re-2 School District entangled in transportation law dispute

Two Rivers Community School and the Garfield Re-2 School District are currently in disagreement over the charter school bussing students in and out of Re-2 district boundaries — something with elevated stakes given how state and federal funding is...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Over 60 Abortion Businesses Have Closed Down in 2025 So Far

Over 60 Abortion Businesses Have Closed Down in 2025 So Far

Troy Newman, president of the pro-life group Operation Rescue, announced preliminary findings from the organization’s annual abortion facility survey today and he informed LifeNews that dozens of abortion centers have closed down this year. “Our...

Owner:  Steven Ertelt

BIG PIVOTS: Will Data Centers Show Up in Colorado’s Rural Areas? Part One

This story by Allen Best appeared on BigPivots.com on October 23, 2025. We are sharing it in two parts. After the story appeared, FERC rejected Tri-State’s proposal for a large load tariff, saying that it did not have jurisdiction. Tri-State would...

Owner:  Bill Hudson
Ex-Bronco Paxton Lynch signs with Colorado Spartans to ‘write comeback story’ in arena league

Ex-Bronco Paxton Lynch signs with Colorado Spartans to ‘write comeback story’ in arena league

Paxton Lynch was calling plays on the sideline when a chance to run them again came out of nowhere. Lynch was the coaching brains behind the high-powered offense for the Park Hill Pirates youth football team, where his son is a star quarterback....

Owner:  Randall D.Smith & Heath Freeman
What Colorado newsrooms are paying journalists in 2025

What Colorado newsrooms are paying journalists in 2025

Corey Hutchins | Inside the News in Colorado Each fall, this newsletter reports on the pay landscape in Colorado journalism. We’re luckier than most on this front because of a 2021 state transparency law that requires Colorado employers to publish...

Owner:  Mike Blinder
Suspect steals cash register from Colorado Springs business, police say

Suspect steals cash register from Colorado Springs business, police say

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Law enforcement is investigating after a reported robbery Friday night. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers responded at 8:50 p.m. to a robbery in the 3800 block of East Pikes Peak...

Owner:  The Scripps Family
Man arrested, shelter-in-place lifted after reported stabbing in Colorado Springs

Man arrested, shelter-in-place lifted after reported stabbing in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A man was arrested late Thursday night after police said he stabbed a woman. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers were dispatched at 5:04 p.m. to the 3500 block of Cowhand Drive to...

Owner:  The Scripps Family
Man arrested for attempted murder in Colorado Springs

Man arrested for attempted murder in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A man is facing several charges after police responded to an assault call early Friday morning. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers responded at 3:20 a.m. to the 3100 block of...

Owner:  The Scripps Family
1 dead, 2 seriously injured after late-night stabbing in Colorado Springs

1 dead, 2 seriously injured after late-night stabbing in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Detectives are investigating after a reported stabbing left one person dead and two others injured Friday night. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers received a call at 11:52 p.m....

Owner:  The Scripps Family
Love is Blind put a spotlight on Colorado but it’s not an easy state for filmmakers

Love is Blind put a spotlight on Colorado but it’s not an easy state for filmmakers

Tables at DNVR, a bar on Colfax near Denver’s City Park, are full of 20- and 30-somethings on the edge of their seats. They're not watching the Broncos, Nuggets or Avs. They’re watching the season finale of reality show Love is Blind. One cast...

Owner:  Community Radio for Northern Colorado & American Government
What voters in 4 truly random Denver places think of the mayor, the bond, Flock and more

What voters in 4 truly random Denver places think of the mayor, the bond, Flock and more

Election Day is less than a week away, so Denverite hit the city to see what voters are thinking about. But we didn’t just go for vanilla man-on-the-street interviews. No! We went to a dog costume contest in Highland, a chili cook-off on Colfax...

Owner:  Colorado College & American Government
The Local 303: Colorado artists we’re featuring for November 2025

The Local 303: Colorado artists we’re featuring for November 2025

This month’s Local 303 brings the perfect soundtrack for fall, with a mix of fresh discoveries from across Colorado’s music scene. Fort Collins’ fuzz-folk act Autumnal returns to our Local 303 just in time for November, offering cozy, nostalgic...

Owner:  Colorado College & American Government
Durango family was detained without a warrant — lawyers say it’s another example of ICE not following the law

Durango family was detained without a warrant — lawyers say it’s another example of ICE not following the law

A top-ranking Colorado Immigration and Customs Enforcement supervisor testified Friday that the man and two children stopped and detained in Durango earlier this week were initially mistaken for someone ICE was targeting — but were grabbed and...

Owner:  Colorado College & American Government
Día de los Muertos was often ignored in Denver. That changed in 1983

Día de los Muertos was often ignored in Denver. That changed in 1983

The Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a holiday with roots in pre-Columbian Mexico, celebrated to honor and remember deceased loved ones. Walk around Denver today, and you’ll see elements of the celebration everywhere: candy skulls in...

Owner:  Colorado College & American Government
State asks judge to toss Mesa County’s immigration-stop lawsuit

State asks judge to toss Mesa County’s immigration-stop lawsuit

The state of Colorado is asking that a lawsuit filed against the state by Mesa County be dismissed, the latest in a back-and-forth exchange that began with a traffic stop in Western Colorado that led to a 19-year-old college student’s detainment...

Owner:  Colorado College & American Government
Deadline extended for businesses in certain areas to apply for extended tax credits

Deadline extended for businesses in certain areas to apply for extended tax credits

Businesses in downtown and northern Grand Junction have more time to apply for extended tax credits, with the state extending the deadline through Dec. 31. The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), along with the...

Owner:  Seaton Family

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