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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Ownership battle erupts over assistance dog for boy with autism
A conflict over a service dog has spilled into an Arapahoe County courtroom after the group that provides the animals pulled the dog over behavioral fears.

Memorial effort still seeks 6 photos of Coloradans lost in Vietnam
A volunteer effort that seeks to put names to every face on the Vietnam Memorial Wall still is searching for photos of six Coloradans lost in the war.

CU, VA researchers explore barriers to reducing opioid use for pain
Colorado researchers have released a study examining issues related to curtailing use of opioid painkillers.

How one piece of paper is changing lives of Colorado’s adult adoptees
How one piece of paper is changing lives of Colorado's adult adoptees

Grateful Colorado organ recipient strives “to be worthy of that gift”
Grateful Colorado organ recipient strives "to be worthy of that gift"

How one student’s art and experience shed light on a shadowy subject
How one student's art and experience shed light on a shadowy subject

Colorado’s fickle March weather buries Denver with fast-moving blizzard
Colorado's fickle March weather buries Denver with fast-moving blizzard

What’s motivating Donald Trump’s Colorado supporters
What's motivating Donald Trump's Colorado supporters

As older adult population rises, end-of-life discussions gain traction
As older adult population rises, end-of-life discussions gain traction

Once mental illness set in, family struggled to reach Michael Marshall
Once mental illness set in, family struggled to reach Michael Marshall