Federal water officials have made public what they call “necessary steps” for the seven states and multiple tribes that rely on the Colorado River to meet an August 2026 deadline for deciding how to manage the waterway in the future.

Oregon remains the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after its close call at Wisconsin.

Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing 190 decaying bodies and giving grieving families fake ashes were expected to plead guilty Friday, but the hearing was postponed because of a snowstorm.

A national campaign is backing ballot measures in six states to end partisan primaries.

The U.S. House race in Colorado's 8th Congressional District is one of the closest in the nation and a testing ground for Republicans' and Democrats' strategies to reach Latino voters.

McDonald's says testing has ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E.

Missouri voters are considering whether to make the state the 40th jurisdiction to legalize sports betting.

A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sick in 13 states.

A California-based produce company is the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E.

Colorado funeral home owners accused of cheating customers and misspending nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds have pleaded guilty to federal charges for defrauding clients.

McDonald’s is working to reassure U.S. customers that its restaurants are safe even as federal investigators try to pinpoint the cause of a deadly E.

A Colorado man repeatedly made online threats about killing the top elections officials in his state and Arizona, as well as a judge and law enforcement agents.

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is a unanimous selection and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter occupies two first-team positions on The Associated Press midseason All-America team.

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter left the Buffaloes’ game against Kansas State late in the second quarter Saturday night after an apparent shoulder injury on a 14-yard reception.

Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led to an elevator accident at a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide.

An international yoga business founder whose chain of yoga studios promoted themselves as “Yoga to the People” has pleaded guilty to a tax charge in a New York federal court.

A former Colorado county clerk has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for leading a scheme to breach voting system data in her county.

A man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 has been found guilty of murder.

A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 has been sentenced to life in prison for murder.

Jurors have begun deliberating whether a mentally ill man who said he heard “killing voices” should be convicted of murder for fatally shooting 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 or be found not guilty by reason of insanity.

The mother of a mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 says her son is “sick” and he began acting strangely two years before the shooting.

A judge is freeing from prison a Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020.

Colorado wildlife officials have captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program.

Democrats have denounced the conservative Project 2025 blueprint in hundreds of ads and billboards, printed it in oversized book form as a convention prop and mentioned it frequently.

A prosecutor in London says an American woman accused of murdering her two youngest children in Colorado last December told her 11-year-old daughter who survived the attack that God was making her do it.

Voters across the U.S. aren't just casting ballots this fall for president and other top offices.

A “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born.

The new-look Big 12 begins play this weekend and the pressure is on to perform.

Deion Sanders is adamant about keeping negativity out of his life and his football program at Colorado.

Extreme heat at a Colorado airshow caused about 100 people to seek emergency treatment and sent 10 people to area hospitals.

A lawyer for former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, a hero to election conspiracy theorists who is accused of orchestrating a breach of election security equipment, was trying to prevent voting information from being erased and didn't break any laws.

A “mega den” of rattlesnakes at a remote location in northern Colorado is now available for live, round-the-clock viewing online.

Four poultry workers in Colorado have been diagnosed with bird flu.

The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York next week.

A fourth dairy worker in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu.

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reviving a critical approval for a railroad project that would carry crude oil and boost fossil fuel production in rural eastern Utah.

Ryan McMahon drew a bases-loaded walk on a full-count, pitch-clock violation by Kyle Finnegan, and the Colorado Rockies scored two runs in the ninth inning for an 8-7 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Colorado’s congressional delegation faces a reshuffling in new week's state primaries after a retirement, resignation and one relocation have ensured that at least a third of the state’s population will have new representation in Washington next year.

A report published by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of Indigenous homelands in Colorado, quantifies the value of the land and resources taken and outlines the state education system’s omission of that history in its curriculum.

Rising home values have led to higher real estate taxes around the U.S. Now many states are looking to provide relief to frustrated residents.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a sea of white-capped graduates at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation.

A onetime attorney for former President Donald Trump is agreeing to a ban from practicing in Colorado for three years.

High school commencement speaker Jillian Ball, who was born with Down Syndrome, moved the crowd to tears at her graduation ceremony in Colorado.

State lawmakers first attempts at regulating discrimination from artificial intelligence have floundered in states across the country.

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand wasn’t too outraged over the disputed hit he took that’s sidelined him for the past two games. Because in his view, hurting players comes with the territory in the postseason.

EA Sports has revealed an image of the College Football 25 cover that features Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way player Travis Hunter.

Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his 21st birthday as the Dallas Stars pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination with a 5-1 win in Game 4 that came hours after Avalanche standout Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months.

For a second consecutive year, the Avalanche are on the brink of elimination with Valeri Nichushkin, one of their top players, unavailable due to circumstances away from the ice.

Tyler Seguin scored the tie-breaking goal in the second period and added an empty-netter in the third and Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger made it all hold up, powering the Stars to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche for a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference second-round series.

Colorado lawmakers have passed a sweeping bill to overhaul the state’s lax oversight over funeral homes after a series of horrific incidents, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies.

The coincidence of presidential elections in the U.S. and Mexico every 12 years provides a valuable way to compare the two countries.

Defenses around the NHL playoffs have been depleted by existing and new injuries, from Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev and Colorado’s Samuel Girard being out long term to Carolina’s Brett Pesce going down Monday night and Washington being down to minor leaguers to fill its many voids.

Federal authorities have indicted the owners of a Colorado funeral home on criminal charges for fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief funds from the U.S. government.

Colorado’s Democratic-controlled House has passed a bill that would ban the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms.

Nolan Jones made no excuses.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have been catalysts for the rapid rise of women’s college basketball because of their play on the court that has drawn millions of new fans to the sport and their success off of it.

Caitlin Clark had 29 points and 15 assists to lead top-seeded Iowa to an 89-68 win over fifth-seeded Colorado in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

A Colorado Republican panel has made a surprising decision, choosing a former mayor, Greg Lopez, to be U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s likely replacement until the November general election, a saving grace for Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bid for another term in Congress.

Tyler Kolek had 21 points and 11 assists, and David Joplin made two free throws with 7.4 seconds left to help Marquette finally put away Colorado 81-77 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Another year without a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket.

Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and Colorado won its first NCAA Tournament game in three years, wrapping up the First Four with a sloppy 60-53 win over Boise State.

N’Faly Dante, playing with a bruised tailbone, made all 12 of his shots and scored 25 points, and Oregon secured an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating Colorado 75-68 on Saturday night to end the Pac-12 Conference era.

Bam Adebayo had 22 points and nine rebounds in 29 minutes, and the Miami Heat ended a four-game losing streak with a 108-95 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

Thousands in Colorado were without power as authorities closed highways and schools during a winter storm that pummeled the Denver area and threatened to drop another half foot there.

A major storm dumped more than 4 feet of snow in Colorado before ending Friday, leaving thousands without power and making travel hazardous in the mountains and foothills west of Denver.

What do you get when you cross rodeo with skiing.

Stanley Cup contenders aren't waiting until the NHL trade deadline day to shore up depth for what they hope is a long playoff run.

Police in Colorado have arrested a former funeral home owner accused of hiding a woman’s corpse in a hearse for two years and hoarding the cremated remains of at least 30 people.

Three members of the University of Wyoming swimming and diving team were killed in a highway crash in northern Colorado.

A former Colorado police officer is appealing his conviction by a jury for his role in the death of Eljiah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after being stopped by police in a Denver suburb in 2019.

Gila monsters are a type of lizard widely regarded for their striking color patterns and typically easygoing personality but they have a painful and venomous bite.

Authorities say a Colorado man is dead after being bitten by his pet Gila monster.

Southern California has climbed three spots to No. 7 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll while South Carolina remains a unanimous No. 1.

The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again and can be kept off the ballot.

Driving an electric vehicle during winter is different from driving a gas- or diesel-powered vehicle.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark is taking her scoring records to March Madness.

South Carolina remains the clear No. 1 team in the country and No. Kansas State matched its best ranking ever after a chaotic week that saw nearly half of the AP Top 25 lose at least one game.

Lawyers seeking to keep Donald Trump off the ballot are urging the Supreme Court to declare he's ineligible to be president again because he spearheaded the U.S. Capitol attack in an effort to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Todd Helton and Joe Mauer will become just the sixth pair of players inducted together into the Hall of Fame after spending their big league careers with one organization.

Maine’s top court is declining to weigh in on former President Donald Trump's ballot status, keeping intact a judge's decision that the U.S. Supreme Court must first rule on a similar case in Colorado.

Charisma Osborne scored 22 points and Lauren Betts added 20 as fifth-ranked UCLA overcame an early nine-point deficit to beat third-ranked Colorado 76-68 in the first top-five matchup in the country this season.

A Maine judge has put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado.

South Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a chaotic week that saw half of the top 10 teams lose.

No. 5 Colorado rode a strong third quarter to a 71-59 victory over eighth-ranked Stanford, keeping Tara VanDerveer a win away from tying Mike Krzyzewski as the winningest coach in college basketball history.

Former President Donald Trump is asking a Maine judge to halt proceedings on ballot access to allow the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a Colorado case in which Trump was kicked off the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Sam Reinhart scored three times for his seventh career hat trick, and the surging Florida Panthers beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-4 on Saturday for their seventh straight win.

The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 presidential ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss that culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack.

Former President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Colorado ruling that bars him from the state’s ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

The Colorado Republican Party is appealing that state supreme court's ruling banning former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot.

Police say they are investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and providing extra patrols around their homes in Denver following the court’s decision to remove President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot.

The Supreme Court is being thrust into the middle of two cases carrying enormous political and legal implications just weeks before the first votes in in the Iowa caucuses.

With less than a month to go before voting begins, Donald Trump’s Republican rivals are once again rallying to his defense.

A divided Colorado Supreme Court is removing former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot, saying in a historic ruling that he is ineligible to be president after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Wildlife officials have released five gray wolves into a remote forest in Colorado, kicking off a voter-approved reintroduction program.

A federal judge has denied a request to halt the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado just days away from the predators’ release.

A federal judge says she will decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado under a voter-approved initiative.

The Colorado cattle industry association filed a lawsuit Monday against state and federal agencies over the reintroduction of gray wolves just weeks away from the predators' release.

Tristan da Silva scored 16 of his 22 points during a decisive second half to help Colorado pull away from No. 15 Miami 90-63 on Sunday in an NABC Brooklyn Showcase game at Barclays Center.

Colorado Supreme Court justices have sharply questioned whether they could exclude former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 ballot.

A dog who survived more than 10 weeks by her owner who died of hypothermia while hiking in the Colorado mountains has regained weight and is back on the trails.