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Boulder shooting suspect passed background check in legal gun purchase
The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shootings bought a firearm at a local gun store after passing a background check, and he also had a second weapon with him that...

U.S. military confirms pandemic won’t sideline Santa Claus
The U.S. military is tracking an elderly man with a white beard and a large belly who goes by the name of Saint Nicholas.

Workers protest $15,000 COVID-19 fine issued to JBS meat plant in Greeley
The JBS USA-owned plant in Greeley was issued a $15,615 fine on Sept. 11 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA.

Colorado’s CROWN Act, banning natural hair discrimination, goes into effect
A Colorado law aimed at protecting workers and students from discrimination against race-based hair traits went into effect Monday.

Colorado anesthesiologists urge first responders to halt the use of ketamine in arrests
Ketamine is being used too often and with too many complications in cases of “excited delirium,” a condition that might not even exist, the Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists said in...

Elijah McClain case leads to scrutiny of ketamine’s use during arrests
Police stopped Elijah McClain on the street in suburban Denver last year after deeming the young Black man suspicious. He was thrown into a chokehold, threatened with a dog and...

Colorado activists urge Medicaid hike in virus relief bill
Colorado activists want the federal government to fund more of the state's Medicaid program ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Colorado teachers may refuse to work if their conditions for reopening schools aren’t met
Colorado teachers may refuse to report for work unless their criteria for reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic this fall are met, the head of the state's largest teachers union...

Meeting off between Denver police and Black man who was handcuffed after officers pointed a gun at children
Denver police canceled a meeting that was scheduled for last week between the police chief and a Black man who was handcuffed last month after officers pointed a gun at...