General Assignment Reporter
Kevin Simpson
Kevin Simpson was a reporter at The Denver Post until 2018. He covered a wide variety of topics at The Denver Post while working as a sports writer, metro columnist and general assignment reporter with a focus on long-form pieces. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he arrived in Colorado in 1979 and spent five years covering sports at the Rocky Mountain News before moving to The Post. He shifted from sports to city desk in 1987 and spent seven years writing his metro column before focusing on long-form stories that have spanned subjects as diverse as storm chasers, bull riding and conflict in the Middle East.
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Official rejects overdue Peabody tax payment that shorted Routt County more than $91,000
Routt County Treasurer Brita Horn has rejected checks for overdue property taxes from bankrupt coal company Peabody Energy that fell short of the amount due -- and then took money...

Is it too easy to get initiatives on Colorado’s ballot?
Nine potential citizen initiatives this fall have again raised the issue of how accessible the ballot should be, and whether Colorado needs to tighten a procedure that some contend already...

With space station link, CU’s BioServe adapts to an evolving research role
The University of Colorado's BioServe Space Technologies center has shifted gears over the years, but its current role in aiding research on the International Space Station illustrates its success in...

Collaboration — and fruit flies — suggest potential strategy for colon cancer in CU study
A shared interest in genetics — and some fruit flies — pointed University of Colorado researchers toward a laboratory collaboration which could help advances in dealing with colorectal cancer.

Volunteer finds remaining photos of Coloradans who died in Vietnam War
With Lyle's image now uploaded to the searchable online collection, Colorado became the 14th state to put faces to names of all its dead from the conflict.

Allergy sufferers caught between EpiPen price hike, health plan crunch
Individuals and families have found themselves squeezed by soaring prices for EpiPens, the auto-injectors that can counteract potentially fatal anaphylactic shock.

Hickenlooper names policy adviser to Connect for Health Colorado board
Kyle M. Brown, senior health policy adviser to Gov. John Hickenlooper, has been named a non-voting member of the board of directors of Connect for Health Colorado, which oversees the...

When eating disorders pushed them near death, they found hope in Denver
When physical complications grow severe, patients find life-saving medical intervention at Denver's ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders.

In Denver area, answers remain elusive after Dallas ambush, police shootings
Voices across the Denver metro area agreed that violence is not the answer to shootings that killed both police and black civilians, but questions about race and law enforcement demand...

Dispute over companion dog for boy with autism ends in settlement
A dispute over ownership of a companion dog for a Texas boy with autism ended this week with a settlement that returned the dog to a Colorado non-profit.