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August 26, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

An inmate who lost his leg while incarcerated at a southern Colorado prison last year...

Mother of Colorado prison inmate sues over gruesome killing, alleging ‘profound failure’ by CoreCivic

August 26, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

Charles Gates’ body was found in the fetal position inside a lidded gray plastic tote....

A guard tower looms over a federal prison complex which houses the Supermax facility outside Florence, in southern Colorado, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Man dies at federal prison in southern Colorado

August 25, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

An inmate died Monday at a federal prison in southern Colorado after being found unresponsive...

Thornton youth pastor gets 13 years to life in prison for child sex assault

August 24, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

An Adams County jury convicted Joshua Lucero in May of sexual assault on a child...

Colorado Supreme Court Justice William W. Hood, III, asks a question of an attorney during a hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Denver. Oral arguments before the court were held after both sides appealed a ruling by a Denver district judge on whether to allow former President Donald Trump to be included on the state's general election ballot. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, Pool)

William Hood selected as Colorado Supreme Court’s next chief justice

August 23, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

Hood, who has been a member of the court since 2014, will replace Chief Justice...

Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders stands on the field during practice at Fountain-Fort Carson Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Fountain, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Deion Sanders’ graphic designer sues coach over personal brand logos

August 21, 2026 at 2:14 p.m.

A longtime graphic designer for CU Boulder football coach Deion Sanders claims the coach's team...

This April 15, 2017, file photo, shows the entrance to the GEO Group's immigrant detention facility in Aurora.

Federal judge blocks part of new Colorado law requiring regular inspections of immigrant detention centers

By Seth Klamann

August 20, 2026 at 5:43 p.m.

The Thursday decision from U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico defangs the most immediate...

Aurora Police vehicle photographed on East Colfax Ave. in Aurora, Colorado on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Driver in fatal Aurora hit-and-run turned himself in, police say

August 19, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

Jamie Gardner, 53, turned himself in to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, according...

Colorado corrections officer tried to sell pictures of children being sexually abused, affidavit says

August 18, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

A Colorado corrections officer who ran for county sheriff is accused of possessing and trying...

FILE – A woman leaves a Dollar Tree store in Urbandale, Iowa, on Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)

Dollar Tree ‘gooning’ incident sparks lawsuit in Colorado

August 19, 2026 at 7:50 a.m.

Dollar Tree’s chronic understaffing and lack of security measures have made stores a “hunting ground”...

Former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods, center, leaves at Jefferson County District Court in Golden, Colorado on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Woods pleaded guilty to four felonies in connection with a DNA testing scandal. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

CBI’s failure to stop scientist Missy Woods’ crimes was outrageous government conduct, judge finds

August 18, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

Judge Vicente Vigil dismissed a felony sex assault on a child case after finding that...

A crime scene in a city at night with yellow police tape. Police lights at night.
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Denver police arrest suspect in quadruple shooting at nightclub

August 17, 2026 at 7:50 p.m.

Denver police arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with a quadruple shooting outside Denver nightclub...

Lakewood man suspected in wife’s murder had secret girlfriend, police say

August 18, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

A Lakewood man who called 911 after finding his wife bloody and unresponsive in the...

Castle Rock man who intended to join ISIS pleads guilty in federal terrorism case

August 17, 2026 at 12:51 p.m.

Davin Meyer took a deal and pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to provide material support...

Inmate killed inside Colorado prison had eye removed and 25 puncture wounds to face, autopsy shows

August 14, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

Charles Gates was killed in the same attack that left Michael Fisher dead and seriously...

Jeffco Public Schools offices in Golden, Colorado, on July 29, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Jeffco Public Schools paraprofessional dragged student with disability down hallway, affidavit says

August 13, 2026 at 7:33 p.m.

Surveillance video from Ute Meadows Elementary School showed that Monroe dragged the student with a...

Surveillance images show fires lit by a vandal at a Loveland Tesla dealership on Feb. 7, 2025. (Photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado)

Colorado woman charged with Tesla vandalism accuses Trump administration of political prosecution

August 13, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

Lucy Nelson argues she is facing up to 20 years in federal prison not because...

Olympus Discotheque nightclub at 2036 N. Broadway, Denver. (Image via Google Street View)

Denver moves to shutter nightclub after security guard is accused of sexually assaulting customer

August 12, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

The security guard, 37-year-old Vincente David Espino-Gonzalez, is accused of holding an 18-year-old woman at...

Denver Sheriff Elias Diggins addresses members of the media at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center in Denver on Oct. 30, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Denver suspends changes to sheriff’s discipline after pushback from oversight groups

August 12, 2026 at 7:10 p.m.

The city in May changed the sheriff's disciplinary process in a four-page directive that exempted...

A Denver Fire Department fire engine works a crash scene along I-70 in Denver on Thursday, June 18, 2026. (Photo by Harmon Dobson/The Denver Post)

Denver firefighters union sues state union over attempt to leave

August 11, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, the statewide union, says the local chapter owes nearly $389,000 in...

Crime scene tape surrounds the scene where a small plane crashed in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Driver intentionally hit motorcyclist in fatal Denver hit-and-run, police say

August 19, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

Nathan Eastman was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an...

Deborah Nicholls, with her attorneys, Deputy Public Defender Jeff Schwartz, left, and Deputy Public Defender Cindy Jones listens as she is sentenced to three consecutive life sentences on Dec. 3, 2008 in Colorado Springs. Nicholls was convicted for the for a 2003 fire that killed 11-year-old Jay, 5-year-old Sophia and 3-year-old Sierra Nicholls. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Mark Reis)

Judge throws out murder convictions for Colorado woman accused of killing her 3 children in house fire

August 6, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

Deborah Nicholls, who now stands accused but not convicted of the crimes, will be transferred...

Monica Villela poses for a portrait in front of her home in Denver on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Villela has been fighting to keep her home for more than three years after the Town Center Metro District sold the home at a foreclosure auction for unpaid fines. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denver family’s home lost to foreclosure sits empty in legal limbo: ‘The system feels like gangsters’

By Noelle Phillips

August 5, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

Welcome to Realty LLC, who bought the house, now wants the Colorado Supreme Court to...

Rajon Belt-Stubblefield’s son, Zion Murphy, left, stands beside Belt-Stubblefield’s wife, Tandra Blankson, as she places her hand over her chest during a news conference attended by family members and community supporters outside Arapahoe County District Court on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Centennial. The news conference followed the announcement of a grand jury indictment charging Aurora police Officer Matthew Neely, 54, with second-degree murder and manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield during a traffic stop in Aurora on Aug. 30, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Aurora police officer indicted on murder, manslaughter charges in Black man’s death

August 3, 2026 at 5:25 p.m.

Matthew Neely, 54, shot and killed Rajon Belt-Stubblefield during a traffic stop in Aurora on...

Sorted cans for recycling at Waste Management's Denver East Hauling Site and Recycling Facility in Aurora, Colorado, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

National trade association sues Colorado in attempt to block state’s free curbside recycling plan

By Noelle Phillips

July 31, 2026 at 11:27 a.m.

A national trade association sued Colorado over its plan to expand free curbside recycling to...

Colorado family sues Young Life for negligence in daughter’s death

July 30, 2026 at 2:44 p.m.

The family of a 19-year-old Colorado volunteer who died in a crash at a Young...

A St. Louis PBS station is suing a Denver data center over access to its 70-year archive of programming. (AP Photo / Katie Oyan, File)

70 years of St. Louis history is stuck in a Denver data center, PBS station claims

July 29, 2026 at 12:50 p.m.

A St. Louis PBS station says its 70-year archive of programming is stuck in a...

A Commerce City Police car is parked outside the Commerce City Civic Center in Commerce City, Colorado on Oct. 22, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado anti-violence activist sentenced to 51 years in prison for revenge murder at child’s birthday party

By Noelle Phillips

July 25, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

People screamed curse words at Lumumba Sayers Sr. as deputies led him out of the...

People practice social distancing in front of Norlin Library at the University of Colorado Boulder on March 24, 2020. All CU courses for Maymester and most summer terms will be taught remotely, according to a letter sent to faculty, staff and students on Tuesday. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

DOJ sues Colorado over in-state college tuition for undocumented students

July 23, 2026 at 6:13 p.m.

The lawsuit takes aim at a 2013 state law that allows undocumented students living in...

Monsignor Jorge de los Santos, Our Lady Mother of the Church, speaks during the press conference announcing a lawsuit against the town of Hudson over them allowing a closed prison to be reopened as an ICE detention center in Hudson, Colorado on Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Immigration advocates sue town in bid to block new ICE detention center northeast of Denver

July 23, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.

For the former prison to be reopened, the property owner must obtain approval through public...

The front entrance of the Aurora ICE Processing Center, on Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Aurora immigration detention center worker charged with assault, 21-year-old victim speaks out

July 23, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Before now, the 21-year-old from Littleton has never felt unsafe attending weekly protests outside the...

A neglected property photographed at 1632 York St. in Denver on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

How an investor capitalized on Denver’s neglected property problem

July 21, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

John Crays has tackled Denver's neglected and derelict property list through civil court actions designed...

Denver District Attorney John Walsh speaks during a news conference on the 16th Street Mall in Denver on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Denver DA seeks to charge boys, 12 and 14, as adults in car-theft killing

July 16, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

Denver District Attorney John Walsh will seek to try a 12-year-old boy and 14-year-old boy...

Police tape is placed across the sidewalk to keep people out of the condemned Fitzsimons Place apartments at 1568 Nome St in Aurora, Co on Aug. 13, 2024. Tenants of the apartments were evicted from the condemned building early this morning by Aurora police. The apartment complex, located at 1568 Nome St. which is run by CBZ Management, will soon be shuttered because of its history of unaddressed code violations, including rodent infestations and sewage backups. More than 85 families — many of them Venezuelan migrants — are affected by the building condemnation. Residents living in a condemned apartment building in Aurora pleaded with city officials last week for more time to find new housing ahead of a looming move-out deadline. Occupants had until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, a total of six days after the official notification — to figure out alternatives and move out...The East Colfax Community Collective and Housekeys Action Network Denver were on hand to try to provide tenants with housing vouchers, rental assistance for the first month of their new leases and money for security deposits. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Denver man facing murder charge in pregnant wife’s death told police he was ‘possibly brainwashed’

July 16, 2026 at 3:37 p.m.

When Denver officers responded to the house, they found 39-year-old Angelica Sisneros dead with a...

The Aspen Acres Fire burns on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, near Beulah, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Power company’s equipment was ‘substantial factor’ in starting Aspen Acres fire, lawsuit alleges

July 16, 2026 at 6:01 p.m.

As of Thursday morning, the Aspen Acres fire had consumed nearly 100,000 acres in southern...

Children's Hospital Colorado on the Anschutz Medical Campus located at 13123 East 16th Avenue in Aurora on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

Children’s Hospital Colorado faces contempt hearing over failure to provide gender-affirming care

By Meg Wingerter

July 15, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The hospital reported in June that it had complied, but that its providers had independently...

This still image from a Denver police officer's body-worn camera shows a working red taillight on Azhaunte Forrest's vehicle during a traffic stop on May 13, 2025. (Photo provided by U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado)

Denver police officers conducted unconstitutional traffic stop of Black driver, judge finds

July 15, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Officers cited stop-sign violations to justify pulling the BMW over -- but there were no...

FILE – The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Colorado joins multistate lawsuit to block Paramount��ap takeover of Warner Bros.

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips

July 13, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

The office of California’s attorney general, who is leading the case, said the states are...

Home-grown psilocybin mushrooms are pictured in August 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado man fell from 4th-floor window during unsupervised psilocybin therapy session, lawsuit alleges

July 10, 2026 at 8:50 a.m.

“I think it clearly lends itself to somebody who is not used to taking these...

Denver man convicted of murder faces life in prison

July 9, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Travis Jamahal Jackson, 41, was also convicted of attempted murder, second-degree murder and assault for...

The Denver Post seeks ‘serious sanctions’ against OpenAI as deception alleged in copyright lawsuit

By Molly Crane-Newman

July 9, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

"This motion asks the court to punish OpenAI for hiding and destroying evidence showing how...

Barry Morphew, 57, makes his first court appearance in the new murder case against him in Alamosa on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. A grand jury indicted Morphew on a single count of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew, who disappeared from the family’s Chaffee County home in 2020 and was found dead in a shallow grave near Moffat in Sept. 2023. (Video still via KRDO)

Barry Morphew, accused of murdering wife, will stand trial in July 2027

July 6, 2026 at 12:04 p.m.

Barry Morphew, 58, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, 49-year-old...

Denver Public Schools headquarters, 1860 Lincoln St., on June 27, 2025, in Denver. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Conservative law firm alleges Denver Public Schools’ voting map was drawn with ‘racial intent’

By Melanie Asmar

July 8, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

The lawsuit comes in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court��ap Louisiana v. Callais decision,...

She fought in a Denver court to save her dog’s life. She ended up sentenced to 90 days in jail.

June 29, 2026 at 10:34 a.m.

The case illustrates the stakes of Denver’s dangerous dog prosecutions, an area of law enforcement...

Barry Morphew’s murder trial delayed until 2027 amid ‘almost unprecedented’ volume of discovery

June 25, 2026 at 9:10 a.m.

The delay means Barry Morphew, who has maintained his innocence, will not stand trial in...

Ziggi's Coffee shop in Arvada on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Man charged in 75 smash-and-grab business burglaries in Denver suburbs

June 23, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

A 36-year-old man was charged this spring with carrying out 75 smash-and-grab burglaries at suburban...

Colorado federal prison employee accused of smuggling cellphones, vapes into facility

June 23, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

A federal prison lieutenant is set to stand trial in August in a smuggling scheme...

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Jeffco businessmen charged with $12 million Medicaid fraud involving nonexistent eyeglasses

June 24, 2026 at 10:13 a.m.

A pair of Jefferson County businessmen defrauded $12 million from Colorado's Medicaid program by charging...

Former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods, center, leaves Jefferson County District Court in Golden, Colorado on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Woods pleaded guilty to four felonies in connection with a DNA testing scandal. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Disgraced former CBI scientist Missy Woods pleads guilty in DNA testing scandal

June 23, 2026 at 3:50 p.m.

The 65-year-old former CBI analyst will be sentenced to between 8 and 16 years in...

LaRonda Jones, the mother of Kilyn Lewis, a man killed by Aurora police, speaks during a community rally in front of the Aurora Municipal Center on Oct. 14, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Aurora establishes oversight office to monitor policing practices in a city with a troubling track record

June 23, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

"The most encouraging aspect is that the city is formally recognizing that public safety accountability...

Man charged with murder in fatal Aurora alley shooting

June 22, 2026 at 12:53 p.m.

Aurora police used surveillance video, witness statements and facial recognition software to track and arrest...

Weld County sheriff’s deputy arrested on domestic violence charges

June 19, 2026 at 10:08 a.m.

A deputy with the Weld County Sheriff's Office was arrested Thursday on suspicion of stalking,...

Mecca Sports Bar, formerly known as Club Dubai at 2915 W. Mississippi Ave. (Image Courtesy of Google Maps)

Denver sports bar accused of prostitution settles with city, will not lose license

June 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Mecca Sports Bar was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, and its employees will have...

Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos speaks to media members during minicamp at the Broncos Park in Centennial, Colorado on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Jonathon Cooper isn’t at Broncos minicamp following second arrest as Sean Payton addresses media

By Luca Evans

June 16, 2026 at 6:52 p.m.

After a second arrest in the span of a week related to a physical altercation...

Denver bridal shop owner ordered to pay back $1.3M in tax fraud case

June 16, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

A Douglas County woman was sentenced to prison this week for failing to pay more...

Inside the City and County Building in Denver, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Lawsuit seeks to expand Colorado’s ban on female genital mutilation to also prohibit male circumcision

By Meg Wingerter

June 10, 2026 at 11:37 a.m.

The American Academy of Pediatrics hasn’t taken a definitive stance on male circumcision, saying parents...

Denver Broncos outside linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite during camp at Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit in Englewood, Colorado Thursday, Aug. 08, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Charges against former Broncos OLB coach Michael Wilhoite dropped, civil suit ongoing

By Parker Gabriel

June 8, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Former Broncos outside linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite is no longer facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly...

Jonathon Cooper (0) of the Denver Broncos prepares to put pressure on Geno Smith (7) of the Las Vegas Raiders all night long before the game against the Las Vegas Raiders Empower Field at Mile High Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Denver Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper pleads not guilty in domestic violence case, intends to go to trial

June 8, 2026 at 11:22 a.m.

Jonathon Cooper pleaded not guilty to domestic violence charges in Douglas County court on Monday,...

A Douglas County Sheriff's Office vehicle in Franktown, Colo., on Sunday, May 17, 2026. (Photo provided by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office)

Denver metro youth hockey coach arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing minors

June 5, 2026 at 2:28 p.m.

Rory Nathaniel Mushlin, of Colorado Springs, is being held on investigation of sexual assault on...

MiDian Shofner, CEO of The Epitome of Black Excellence and Partnership, left, Veronica Seabron, mother of Jalin Seabron, who died in 2025 after being shot by a Douglas County Sheriff's deputy, center, among others, hold a moment of silence for Elijah McClain’s mother, Sheneen McClain, during a press conference in response to the reversal of convictions connected to the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, on Friday, June 5, 2026, outside The Epitome of Black Excellence and Partnership on Welton Street in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Colorado’s Black community wonders, ‘where did all the good allies go?’ after Elijah McClain paramedics’ convictions overturned

June 5, 2026 at 12:47 p.m.

Members of Colorado's Black community expressed outrage Friday in the wake of a Colorado Court...

Jason Anderson of Aurora stands for a portrait near where he was ticketed by an automated camera system in Aurora, Colorado, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Anderson is alleging that the City of Aurora violated state law by not giving him the necessary time to respond to a speeding ticket. He claims he was given only 30 days when the state requires 45 days to respond. (Photo by Harmon Dobson/The Denver Post)

Aurora driver says photo-radar speeding ticket violates state law, but city sticks to guns on tight response time

June 5, 2026 at 11:47 a.m.

"If you have a program that's going to make you millions over the next few...

Investigators found 173 empty bottles of alcohol hidden in the bedroom of 16-year-old Grace Ryan. Her mother, Gretchen Ryan, is charged with second-degree murder in the teenager's March 9, 2026 death. (Arvada Police Department)

Colorado mother told police ‘I feel like I killed her’ after alcoholic teen daughter’s death

June 4, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

Gretchen Ryan is charged with murder in the 16-year-old's death after police found she enabled...

Lawyers console paramedic Peter Cichuniec after his sentence is read on Friday, March 1, 2024 in Brighton, Colo. Cichuniec was sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody. (Colorado State Court via AP, Pool)

Colorado appeals court overturns homicide convictions for 2 paramedics in Elijah McClain’s death

June 5, 2026 at 10:18 a.m.

The Colorado Court of Appeals reversed the homicide convictions and ordered new trials for the...

Police tape and a Boulder Police cruiser is seen near a death investigation with suspicious devices in an apartment on the 4500 Block of 13th Street in Boulder on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Driver who crashed into Northglenn home, killing passenger, charged with vehicular homicide

June 4, 2026 at 9:35 a.m.

Angelo Arias faces two vehicular homicide charges in the May 28 crash -- one for...

Fifth-graders from Park Hill Elementary, participated in a mock trial for Goldilocks in a courtroom at the Denver City and County Building in Denver, on May 15, 2024. Acting as judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and jury members, the students showcased their understanding of the legal process while adults observed from the courtroom gallery. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Embattled head of Colorado’s Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel placed on leave

June 4, 2026 at 9:48 a.m.

The move comes after attorneys in Colorado’s indigent defense community revolted against new executive director...

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold during a news conference at her office in Denver on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

In Colorado attorney general’s race, Jena Griswold’s experience and prominence have made her a target

June 11, 2026 at 9:41 a.m.

Jena Griswold's Democratic opponents share her revulsion toward the man in the White House, but...

Colorado mother charged with murder in 16-year-old daughter’s death from chronic alcoholism

June 4, 2026 at 6:46 a.m.

Investigators found 173 empty bottles of alcohol hidden in the girl's bedroom, according to the...

Man convicted of murder in Denver double stabbing

June 3, 2026 at 8:59 a.m.

The man who fatally stabbed two people in 2022 and attacked a third was convicted...

A screengrab from a body-worn-camera video shows the vehicle suspected of hitting three pedestrians in Highlands Ranch on Monday, June 1, 2026. (Photo provided by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office)

Highlands Ranch hit-and-run that killed 1, injured 2 looked intentional, witnesses say

June 3, 2026 at 10:05 a.m.

The driver pulled a U-turn after returning to the road and drove slowly past the...

DOJ moves to join challenge of Colorado’s visa process for crime victims

June 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The U.S. Department of Justice wants to join a local lawsuit challenging a 2021 Colorado...

A “court in session” sign is seen at the Boulder County Justice Center in November 2023. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Commission launches investigation into agency head as Colorado defense attorneys’ complaints crescendo

June 2, 2026 at 6:38 a.m.

The mounting complaints about Joanna Landau, the agency’s new executive director, came to a head...

The Jefferson County Building which houses ...

Jury convicts former Mountain View town councilman of shooting teen looking for homecoming photo spot in split verdict

June 1, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

A Jefferson County jury on Monday convicted a former town councilman from Mountain View of...

Former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters smiles at supporters sitting behind her during her sentencing for her election interference case at the Mesa County District Court on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Grand Junction. (Larry Robinson/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP)

Tina Peters released from Colorado prison after Gov. Jared Polis reduces her sentence

By Seth Klamann

June 1, 2026 at 5:05 p.m.

Tina Peters was released from a Pueblo prison Monday morning, ending her 20-month incarceration after...

This still image from body-worn camera video from an Aurora Police Department officer shows moments leading up to the fatal shooting of Rajon Montrel Lee Belt-Stubblefield, 37, in Aurora on Aug. 30, 2025. Police say Belt-Stubblefield ignored a traffic stop, crashed into two cars and tossed a gun before confronting the officer, who then shot him. (Video still via Aurora Police Department)

Grand jury to investigate fatal Aurora police shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield

May 30, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

An Arapahoe County grand jury will investigate whether an Aurora Police Department officer should face...

Hanna Rose Shell places flowers on a railing outside the Boulder County Courthouse before the start of an event three days after the antisemitic attack on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Matthew Jonas/Daily Camera)

Warning of ‘chaos in our system,’ judge signals willingness to block deportation of Boulder firebomber’s family

May 29, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Mohamed Soliman's defense team has argued that the testimony of his ex-wife and children would...

Denver Sheriff Elias Diggins speaks during a news conference at the Denver County Jail on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Denver shifts some sheriff discipline away from independent investigation, oversight

May 29, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The unilateral shift raised alarm among the city's police oversight groups. Julia Richman, a member...

Full Send Bike Ranch is seen from above.

Gun just ‘went off’ when Jeffco resident shot teen looking for spot to take homecoming photos, defense says

May 27, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Jack Howard was shot while sitting in his car and writing a note asking the...

The Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, which houses the Colorado Supreme Court, in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado defense attorneys revolt against new agency head amid ‘widespread disillusionment’

May 27, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The mounting complaints about Joanna Landau, the agency’s new executive director, came to a head...

LaRonda Grundy, from left, LaKayla Grundy, Jonathan Grundy and LaRonda Jones, stand for a portrait at Starr Park in Forest Park, Georgia, on April 9, 2025. Kilyn Lewis, who was killed in an officer involved shooting in Aurora, Colorado, is LaKayla, Jonathan and LaRonda Grundy’s older brother and LaRonda Jones’ son. (Photo by Alyssa Pointer/Special to The Denver Post)

Federal lawsuit filed against Aurora in fatal police shooting of Kilyn Lewis

May 26, 2026 at 8:10 a.m.

A new lawsuit filed last week against the city of Aurora alleges systemic failures in...

Aurora man takes plea deal in child ‘sextortion’ case, receives deferred sentence

May 24, 2026 at 10:57 a.m.

An Aurora man received a deferred sentence after he took a deal and pleaded guilty...

Sliding door of Denver County Jail in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. The Denver Sheriff. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado DA drops more than 30 criminal cases over deputy’s lack of credibility

May 22, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

Sixth Judicial District Attorney Sean Murray is reviewing every case in which Jermal Ball is...

Man gets 12 years in prison in fatal Westminster shooting after murder conviction overturned

May 19, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

Juan Manuel Castorena took a deal and pleaded guilty on May 8 to reckless manslaughter,...

Aurora man arrested on suspicion of murder in 4-year-old godson’s beating death

May 31, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

Alexander Martinez-Armstrong was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and was being held Monday morning...

The City and County Building in Denver, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Longtime Denver County Judge Andre Rudolph dies unexpectedly

May 17, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

One of Denver County Court's longest-serving judges, Andre Rudolph, died unexpectedly on Friday, court officials...

Denver firefighters respond to a fire at an apartment complex under construction at the intersection of Leetsdale Drive and South Forest Street on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Denver Fire Department)

Suspect in huge fire at Denver apartment construction site found incompetent for trial

By Judith Kohler

May 15, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

The suspect in a massive fire that destroyed a partially built apartment complex in east...

Flowers placed on a bench near the fountain in front of the Boulder County Courthouse are seen as Boulder County crews clean the walkway on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on Monday, June 2, 2025. The Pearl Street Mall, photographed in Boulder on Monday. June 2, 2025. Twelve people were injured in a “targeted act of violence” by a man wielding a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Matthew Jonas/Daily Camera)

Deportation of Boulder attacker’s family could derail federal criminal case

May 14, 2026 at 2:18 p.m.

Federal prosecutors likely months out from deciding whether to pursue death penalty.

Prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence for woman convicted of killing her 3 children in house fire, judge finds

May 13, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

The judge did not take action on Deborah Nicholls' convictions in the April order but...

A Frontier Airlines jetliner sits outside a repair hangar at Denver International Airport, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Passengers on Frontier plane that killed man on DIA runway intend to sue, law firms announce

May 13, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

The law firms described the crash as "one of the most preventable aviation incidents in...

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Colorado jury awards $24 million to man over wrongful arrest, prosecution

May 12, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

Robert Dial, 62, won $22 million in economic damages and another $2 million for pain...

Denver chief of police Ron Thomas speaks during a press conference on the 16th Street Mall in Denver on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Denver police reverse course on loosening Taser policy after watchdog cries foul

May 8, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

The Denver Police Department broadened its use-of-force policy to allow officers to use Tasers in...

Douglas County man gets decades in prison for assaulting women he met on dating apps

May 7, 2026 at 7:57 a.m.

David Kats was sentenced Tuesday to 36 years to life in prison after a Douglas...

Former Douglas County teacher gets 10 years in prison for sexually exploiting children

May 6, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

David Feil took a deal and pleaded guilty in March to child sex exploitation, dropping...

Latest Trump administration lawsuit targets Colorado’s large-capacity magazine ban

May 6, 2026 at 10:28 a.m.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Colorado on Wednesday over the state's ban on large-capacity...

Assault weapons on display at The Freedom Shoppe gun store, which was holding a sale in anticipation of new gun control measures, in New Milford, Conn., April 2, 2013. The store is liquidating their stock of weapons expected to be banned. Months after the massacre of 26 people at a school in Newtown, Conn., legislative leaders in the state on Monday announced what they called the most far-reaching gun-legislation package in the country. (Wendy Carlson/The New York Times)

Trump administration sues Denver over assault weapon ban, a day after mayor vowed to fight feds

May 5, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.

The Justice Department lawsuit argues that the city's ban is unconstitutional and runs afoul of...

Colorado leaders defiant as DOJ demands Denver and state end bans on assault weapons, magazines

May 4, 2026 at 5:42 p.m.

Since 1989, Denver has restricted the possession and sale of guns with magazines carrying more...

Rachel Amaru, right, hugs Rachel Cohen during a remembrance program at the Boulder Jewish Festival on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Cohen was on the pedestrian mall a week earlier during the antisemitic terror attack with her two kids. (Helen H. Richardson / The Denver Post)

Suspect in Boulder Pearl Street Mall firebombing to plead guilty to state charges, attorneys say