Katie Langford

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Katie Langford

Katie Langford covers breaking news for The Denver Post. Before joining the Post in 2023, she wrote about education, local government and the arts at the Ouray County Plaindealer, Boulder Daily Camera and Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. A lifelong Coloradan, Katie grew up in Grand Junction and studied journalism at the University of Northern Colorado. When she鈥檚 not in the newsroom, Katie enjoys cooking, reading, traveling, being outdoors and soaking up everything Colorado has to offer.

Mabhulane (Mabu), right, walks with his female companion in their open roaming area of the Fresno Chaffee Zoo in Fresno, Calif., Jan. 19, 2023. A community in the heart of California’s farm belt has been drawn into a growing global debate over whether elephants should be in zoos. In recent years, some larger zoos have phased out elephant exhibits, but the Fresno Chaffee Zoo has gone in another direction, updating its Africa exhibit and collaborating with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums on breeding. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s elephants are not “legal persons” under the law, Colorado Supreme Court rules

January 21, 2025 at 4:27 p.m.

鈥淗istory will look upon this ruling as a grave injustice,鈥� animal law professor and director of the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project Justin Marceau said.

Human Rights Defense Center sues Jefferson County sheriff, officials over jail censorship

January 21, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

A prison advocacy group is suing Jefferson County officials over claims the jail is censoring books and magazines sent to inmates in violation of the organization鈥檚 free speech and due...

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of Jan. 6 offenses

Trump pardons, drops charges against most Jan. 6 rioters, including at least 30 Coloradans

January 21, 2025 at 10:49 a.m.

President Donald Trump鈥檚 mass pardoning of roughly 1,500 people connected to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol includes at least 30 Coloradans who will either see their...

A passenger awaits an RTD train in April 2020, less than a week after the transit agency severely curtailed service on its system due to the coronavirus pandemic. All capacity restrictions on buses and trains will be lifted on Sunday. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Man struck, killed by RTD train in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood

January 20, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Regional Transportation District train in Denver's Central Park neighborhood on Monday, police officials said.

Denver International Airport crews work to remove ice from an airplane on Jan. 15, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

More than 500 flights delayed, canceled at DIA as polar vortex freezes Colorado

January 20, 2025 at 7:03 p.m.

More than 500 flights were delayed or canceled at Denver International Airport on Monday as a polar vortex continued to freeze metro Denver.

The family of stabbing victim Nick Burkett, from left, sister Maxine Burkett, mother Carol Cortez, and father Wayne Burkett, placed flowers, a candle and photos of Nick near where he was killed, during a vigil at the corner of Wazee Street and 16th Street Mall in Denver on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Burkett was one of two people killed in a string of stabbings along 16th Street Mall over the weekend. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Family of 16th Street Mall stabbing victim: “Fight for our city to be safe”

January 17, 2025 at 8:16 p.m.

Nick Burkett was killed in a string of stabbings along Denver's pedestrian shopping mall

metal prison bars with handcuffs on black background

Lone Tree murder cold case tainted by state DNA scientist, DA says

January 17, 2025 at 9:21 p.m.

A Louisiana man was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Thursday for conspiracy to commit murder in connection with a Lone Tree man鈥檚 1985 shooting death during a home...

In this Jan. 9, 2014 file photo, plumber Nate Petersen prepares a pump to shoot water into the incoming city water line, left pipe, that has been frozen at a south Minneapolis home. In 2013, all winter storm-related insurance losses totaled about $1.9 billion, according to the Insurance Information Institute. That includes damage from frozen pipes. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Here’s how to prevent (and thaw) frozen pipes as arctic cold blast hits Colorado

January 21, 2025 at 9:44 a.m.

Coloradans bundling up ahead of this weekend鈥檚 arctic blast should also plan on keeping their homes cozy, particularly water pipes that can freeze and burst during subzero cold snaps.

A semitruck collided with a Union Pacific train in east Aurora on Jan. 15, 2025, injuring the truck driver. (Courtesy of Aurora Fire Rescue)

Semitruck driver injured in east Aurora train crash

January 15, 2025 at 7:01 p.m.

The driver of a semitruck sustained minor injuries after crashing into a Union Pacific train in east Aurora on Wednesday afternoon.

With construction on both sides, pedestrians walk on the 16th St. Mall between California St. and Welton St. in downtown Denver on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

Second person killed in Denver’s 16th Street Mall stabbings identified

January 15, 2025 at 3:27 p.m.

Nicholas Burkett was the fourth person stabbed in what police believe was a random string of attacks along the mall on Saturday and Sunday.

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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s elephants are not “legal persons” under the law, Colorado Supreme Court rules

Human Rights Defense Center sues Jefferson County sheriff, officials over jail censorship

Trump pardons, drops charges against most Jan. 6 rioters, including at least 30 Coloradans

Man struck, killed by RTD train in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood

More than 500 flights delayed, canceled at DIA as polar vortex freezes Colorado

Family of 16th Street Mall stabbing victim: “Fight for our city to be safe”

Lone Tree murder cold case tainted by state DNA scientist, DA says

Here’s how to prevent (and thaw) frozen pipes as arctic cold blast hits Colorado

Semitruck driver injured in east Aurora train crash

Second person killed in Denver’s 16th Street Mall stabbings identified