Katie Langford

Breaking news reporter

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.

Boulder Police officer Jarrett Mastriona uses artificial intelligence to generate a police report at the police station in Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado police are already using AI — but experts say the tech still has red flags

November 14, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Artificial intelligence has arrived at many of Colorado鈥檚 law enforcement agencies, but exactly how it's being used and the ripple effects of that use is not always clear.

Tourists on Independence Pass with fresh snow Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. (Photo by Dean Krakel/Special to The Denver Post)

Independence Pass closing this weekend before winter storm

November 13, 2025 at 5:29 p.m.

Colorado transportation officials will close the scenic, stomach-churning highway over Independence Pass this weekend ahead of a winter storm and may keep it closed for the rest of the season.

A fatal fire burns in Adams County on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (Photo provided by Adams County Fire Rescue)

Fatal Adams County house fire started by fire pit on back deck

November 13, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.

A house fire that killed two people and a dog in an Adams County neighborhood on Sunday was started by a fire pit on the back deck, fire officials said.

16-year-old girl reported missing from Broomfield found safe

November 14, 2025 at 8:22 a.m.

Broomfield police have found a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing earlier this week and she is safe, the department announced late Thursday.

FILE – Vials of the measles mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine are displayed in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Measles case confirmed in southwestern Colorado, possible exposures in Cortez, Mancos

November 13, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

People who were in the towns of Cortez and Mancos between Nov. 5 and Tuesday may have been exposed to the measles and should monitor for symptoms and consider avoiding...

‘Bizarre’ face-licking, stabbing incident involving ‘Bachelor’ contestant lands Netflix reality star in Colorado prison

November 12, 2025 at 3:12 p.m.

A NYC man featured in a new Netflix series will spend five years in a Colorado prison for stabbing the boyfriend of a "Bachelor" star in a bar fight.

The aurora borealis as seen from Parker on Nov. 11, 2025. The northern lights were visible across metro Denver because of a severe geomagnetic storm, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center. (Photo by Lauren Penington/The Denver Post)

Northern lights visible across metro Denver, Colorado as geomagnetic storm intensifies

November 12, 2025 at 7:55 a.m.

Northern lights were visible across metro Denver on Tuesday night as a severe geomagnetic storm lit up the skies in Colorado and throughout the U.S.

A Denver Police cruiser is pictured in this 2012 file photo.

Denver pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in Harvey Park

November 17, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Denver's Harvey Park neighborhood on Tuesday night, police officials said.

Winnie, a southern tamandua at The Denver Zoo, is expecting a baby in early 2026 鈥� the first baby tamandua born at the zoo in over a decade, officials announced on Nov. 11, 2025. Winnie came to Denver in 2018 as part of a breeding program and met the father-to-be, Santiago, earlier this year. (Courtesy of the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance)

Cute nose, long tongue: Here’s which Denver Zoo mom is expecting a baby in early 2026

November 11, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

Winnie, a southern tamandua at The Denver Zoo, is expecting a baby in early 2026 鈥� the first baby tamandua born at the zoo in over a decade.

Aurora Police Department District 1 station on June 29, 2025 in Aurora. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Family located after 2-year-old girl found alone in south Aurora

November 11, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.

Aurora police located the the family of a 2-year-old girl who was found in Aurora on Tuesday morning, agency officials said.

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Colorado police are already using AI — but experts say the tech still has red flags

Independence Pass closing this weekend before winter storm

Fatal Adams County house fire started by fire pit on back deck

16-year-old girl reported missing from Broomfield found safe

Measles case confirmed in southwestern Colorado, possible exposures in Cortez, Mancos

‘Bizarre’ face-licking, stabbing incident involving ‘Bachelor’ contestant lands Netflix reality star in Colorado prison

Northern lights visible across metro Denver, Colorado as geomagnetic storm intensifies

Denver pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in Harvey Park

Cute nose, long tongue: Here’s which Denver Zoo mom is expecting a baby in early 2026

Family located after 2-year-old girl found alone in south Aurora