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.

Ma Kaing, 47, was shot and killed Friday, July 15, 2022, in the 1300 block of Xenia Street. (Photo courtesy of GoFundMe)

Final suspects in murder of East Colfax leader Ma Kaing get 18 years in prison

November 6, 2025 at 3:50 p.m.

The last two men to be sentenced in the 2022 shooting death of East Colfax community leader Ma Kaing will spend 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree...

Shown is a Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Police departments reported a year-over-year increase in sworn officers in 2023 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began and since the 2020 police killing of George Floyd spurred nationwide protests and increased scrutiny of police, according to a survey released by the Police Executive Research Forum. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Man fatally shot by La Plata County deputy during domestic violence incident

November 5, 2025 at 1:29 p.m.

A woman got out of the vehicle and ran toward officers for help and the driver, armed with an ax handle and baseball bat, started moving toward the woman and...

Six people were taken to the hospital on Nov. 4, 2025, after a truck crashed into a Colorado Springs King Soopers grocery store at 1700 W. Unitah St. The crash appears to be an accident, officials said. (Courtesy of the Colorado Springs Fire Department)

6 injured after truck crashes into King Soopers in Colorado Springs

November 5, 2025 at 5:25 p.m.

The driver is cooperating with the investigation, and officers believe the crash was an accident, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.

A plane takes off near an air traffic control tower by the East terminal during a leafletting by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association at Denver International Airport on Tuesday, Oct., 28, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Denver air traffic controllers report staffing shortages, flight delays possible

November 4, 2025 at 6:04 p.m.

Denver International Airport air traffic controllers reported staffing shortages were impacting operations Tuesday afternoon and may cause flight delays, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Englewood Police Department building in Englewood, Colorado on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Englewood police officer put man in chokehold, used Taser during traffic stop, affidavit says

November 4, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

A former Englewood police officer faces multiple assault charges after pulling a man out of his car during a traffic stop last month and putting him in a chokehold, according...

A military aircraft flies over a large American flag hanging above dozens of supporters and family members attending the United Flight 629 Memorial dedication at the FlyteCo Tower on Nov. 1, 2025, in Denver. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

First memorial to Flight 629 bombing, one of Colorado’s deadliest mass murders, unveiled in Denver

November 6, 2025 at 10:38 a.m.

Now 70 years after the bombing of United Airlines Flight 629, families of the 44 victims gathered at the former Stapleton control tower on Saturday for the unveiling of Colorado鈥檚...

2 killed in Halloween party shooting on Colorado鈥檚 Western Slope

November 1, 2025 at 9:58 a.m.

Two people were killed in a shooting at a Halloween house party near Grand Junction on Friday night, according to the Mesa County Sheriff鈥檚 Office.

The Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in Denver on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. A man jumped to his death from one of the upper floors inside the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in downtown Denver and injured two other people Thursday morning, police said. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Suspect who fatally stabbed Denver man with 3-foot sword pleads guilty to murder

November 1, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

A Denver man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Thursday for fatally stabbing a passing driver with a 3-foot sword in the city鈥檚 College View neighborhood.

Aurora man wanted on suspicion of murder in parking lot shooting

October 31, 2025 at 2:58 p.m.

A 40-year-old man is wanted on suspicion of first-degree murder after police say he fatally shot another man in a northwest Aurora parking lot Saturday afternoon.

The Aspen, a former DoubleTree hotel operated by the Salvation Army, is a non-congregate homeless shelter in Denver as seen on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Salvation Army to lay off 135 Denver employees as shelter operations change hands

October 31, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

The news comes two months after the organization announced it would no longer run three city homeless shelters in former hotels.

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Final suspects in murder of East Colfax leader Ma Kaing get 18 years in prison

Man fatally shot by La Plata County deputy during domestic violence incident

6 injured after truck crashes into King Soopers in Colorado Springs

Denver air traffic controllers report staffing shortages, flight delays possible

Englewood police officer put man in chokehold, used Taser during traffic stop, affidavit says

First memorial to Flight 629 bombing, one of Colorado’s deadliest mass murders, unveiled in Denver

2 killed in Halloween party shooting on Colorado鈥檚 Western Slope

Suspect who fatally stabbed Denver man with 3-foot sword pleads guilty to murder

Aurora man wanted on suspicion of murder in parking lot shooting

Salvation Army to lay off 135 Denver employees as shelter operations change hands