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Front Range train stops planned at Broncos and Denver Summit stadiums

Front Range passenger rail officials are moving ahead with plans to build a Colorado Connector train stop on the west side of the Denver Broncos鈥� new football stadium.

A map included in the Denver Broncos' large development review pre-application in November 2025 shows the planned Front Range Passenger Rail station west of the new stadium along BNSF tracks. (Denver Department of Community Planning and Development)

A miller moth migration has made its way into Colorado鈥檚 Front Range on May 15, 2023 in Lakewood, Colorado. Every spring they migrates from the plains to the mountains. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

What to expect from Colorado’s miller moth season

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Colorado State University student Jenna Hamilton, left, from Springfield, Virginia, and David Turchi, a junior from Lakewood, take advantage of the nice weather to study for upcoming finals on the "oval", a grassy tree-lined area on campus in Fort Collins.

623,000 Coloradans didn鈥檛 finish college, but schools are making progress re-enrolling students

3 weeks ago

As Spring started to show itself, a brief snow storm appeared in Denver on Friday, April 17, 2026. (Photo by Harmon Dobson/The Denver Post)

Is snow in Denver still possible this season?

By Bruce Finley

April 27, 2026 at 3:08 p.m.

Any snow this week likely will stay in the mountains and foothills, while metro Denver...

Nicole Moore, a volunteer at the Denver Botanic Gardens, does spring cleanup work in the iris and daylily garden at Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver on March 10, 2026. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

How Colorado’s home gardeners can cope with this year’s drought — even if it continues into summer

By Elise Schmelzer

April 21, 2026 at 6:56 a.m.

For home gardeners, protecting trees, shrubs, flowers and produce means paying careful attention to watering...

Dry lakebed is exposed near Indian Peaks Marina during low water levels at Lake Granby on April 7, 2026, near Granby, Colorado. Lake Granby, a reservoir in the upper Colorado River system, is fed by the Colorado River. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Critics question feds鈥� plans for future of Colorado River: In years of severe drought, 鈥榯he system is failing鈥�

By Elise Schmelzer

April 19, 2026 at 5:11 p.m.

"We're not looking at an incremental step here," said Brad Udall of Colorado State University....

Carl Musso Jr. plants Pueblo green chile seed at Musso Farms in Pueblo on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Photo by Harmon Dobson/The Denver Post)

Colorado farmers scale back crops and fear for survival as drought, tariffs and war take their toll

By Bruce Finley

April 19, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

鈥淚f we don鈥檛 get moisture, I鈥檓 not going to plant,鈥� said chile grower Praxie Vigil,...

Curtis Russell worries about the upcoming summer following a record-low snowpack in Colorado. Russell drives his ATV back to the ranch house after checking on cattle on April 16, 2026, in Sugar City. He and his wife, Susan, have ranched in the area for 35 years. Curtis Russell is president of the Colorado Cattlemen's Association board of directors. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

How problems for Colorado鈥檚 cattle industry will ripple through the state鈥檚 economy

By Judith Kohler

April 20, 2026 at 12:08 p.m.

Drought has cattle producers facing mounting challenges: rising hay prices, potential limits on grazing.

The Gunnison River flows into Blue Mesa Reservoir on March 25, 2026, near Gunnison. Low snowpack in the area is adding to drought concerns across the Colorado River Basin. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Will summer monsoons, super El Ni帽o alleviate Colorado drought?

By Lauren Penington

April 16, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

Summer monsoons and chances for a 鈥渟uper El Ni帽o鈥� in the fall may alleviate the...

Rootstalk, a restaurant in Breckenridge, serves dishes like an heirloom tomato salad. (Provided by Rootstalk)

With this early spring, can you plant tomatoes now or should you still wait

By Special to The Denver Post

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

You're already thinking of tomato salads, sauces and salsas. But should you still wait to...

CBS News anchors Norah O鈥橠onnell (L) and Margaret Brennan moderate the debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in 2024. Broadcast news is losing viewer these days as more people opt for other forms of news. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The future of 9News is up in the air, but younger viewers may have already moved on from TV news

By John Wenzel

April 14, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Nexstar's Tegna takeover may decimate the 9News, critics say. But will younger audiences even notice?

Scott Bottoms speaks before accepting his nomination for the primary ballot during the Colorado Republican State Assembly on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Massari Arena on the Colorado State University Pueblo campus in Pueblo, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Conservative pastor Rep. Scott Bottoms wins top billing for governor on Colorado Republican primary ballot

By Seth Klamann

May 6, 2026 at 12:43 p.m.

Bottoms won top-billing on the Republican primary ballot at the party's statewide convention Saturday night,...

The free Tax Day Carnival returns to Denver's Westwood neighborhood on Tuesday, April 15, with tax help and entertainment for the whole family. (Provided by Warm Cookies of the Revolution)

A wacky Tax Day Carnival, 150,000 vinyl records on sale, and more things to do in Denver

By John Wenzel

April 9, 2026 at 10:42 a.m.

Plus Ben Roy emceeing the Almost Famous showcase at Comedy Works South, and film fests...

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