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    Addyson Smith of Fossil Ridge wins the 5A Girls 100m race during the 2026 State Track and Field Championships on May 16, 2026 at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood, Colorado. (Chet Strange, Special to The Post)

    Fossil Ridge’s Addyson Smith is Colorado’s fastest in 100, 200 a year after coming up short at state

    By Nate Peterson
    May 16, 2026 at 9:54 p.m.
    LAKEWOOD -- Addyson Smith spent 365 days fixated on making up a hundredth of a second.
    Emry Schwalm (2) of Heritage and Madison Lange (1) of Cherokee Trail battle for position during the Colorado State High School Track and Field Championships 3200 meter finals at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, Colorado on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Schwalm finished first with Lange in second. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

    Heritage’s Emry Schwalm masters art of ‘tracking down ponytails’ on her way to Wake Forest, Class 5A distance title

    By Bennett Durando
    May 14, 2026 at 7:12 p.m.
    Emry Schwalm didn't get into distance running until high school. Now she's Division I bound...
    Michele Tabor, of Parker, Colorado, puts ...

    Road closures coming Sunday for Colfax Marathon

    By John Meyer
    May 14, 2026 at 4:36 p.m.
    Race officials are expecting more than 28,000 runners and walkers in 20th anniversary event.
    Gov. Jared Polis signs an abortion-related bill into law at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Thursday, April 24, 2025, near the end of the 2025 legislative session. He was joined by state lawmakers and advocates at a legislation-signing ceremony. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

    Colorado lawmakers want more lobbying transparency from the next governor. Could Polis stand in the way?

    By Seth Klamann
    May 12, 2026 at 8:43 a.m.
    Ninety-two of the Capitol's 100 legislators voted for Senate Bill 147, which is now headed...
    Four whitewater events in next month's GoPro Mountain Games in Vail have been relocated elsewhere and four others have been canceled due to low water in Gore Creek. (Jon Resnick/provided by Vail Valley Foundation)

    Low water forces relocation of GoPro Mountain Games whitewater events

    By John Meyer
    April 30, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.
    Count next month's GoPro Mountain Games in Vail as another casualty of the low-water conditions...
    A new free shuttle service from Golden to Red Rocks Park, Matthews/Winters Park, Dinosaur Ridge and Morrison wil run weekends from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

    Land acquisition expands popular Jeffco park adjacent to Red Rocks

    By John Meyer
    April 27, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.
    The acquisition expands Matthews/Winters Park, which already has nearly 14 miles of trails in the...
    From right, House Speaker Julie McCluskie, Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez and Senate President James Coleman gather for a news conference to talk about the start of the 2026 legislative session at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on January 13, 2026. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

    Colorado bill puts focus on lawmakers’ safety — and public access to disclosures — in wake of Minnesota shootings

    By Seth Klamann
    April 24, 2026 at 12:16 p.m.
    Colorado legislators are moving to tighten their own security with House Bill 1422, removing personal...
    Adams County Justice Center locate in ...

    Colorado anti-violence advocate charged with murder takes the stand in his own defense

    By Shelly Bradbury
    April 23, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.
    Lumumba Sayers Sr., charged with killing a man at a child's birthday party, took the...
    Javier Campos poses for a portrait at his lawyer's office in Denver on Friday, April 10, 2026. Campos spent nearly 100 days in the ICE detention facility in Aurora, but was freed after his attorney, Hans Meyer, filed a habeas corpus motion arguing he was begin wrongfully detained. His immigration case is still underway. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

    Immigrants detained in Colorado by ICE’s ‘deportation machine’ reach for once-rare legal lever

    By Seth Klamann
    April 12, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.
    In his first 19 years as a lawyer, Denver immigration attorney Hans Meyer said he’d...
    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,...
    Reps. Sean Camacho, right, and Jacque Phillips speak in the House chamber at the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

    Colorado lawmakers face a familiar question as they consider new financial regs: Is a paycheck advance a loan?

    By Seth Klamann
    March 31, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.
    Federal regulators, consumers and two attorneys general have filed lawsuits against the companies. Federal judges...
    A Flock Safety license plate recognition camera is seen near the intersection of Marine Street and Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

    Denver’s City Council rejected Flock surveilance, but Axon is just as bad (ap)

    By Jennifer Piper
    March 23, 2026 at 9:36 a.m.
    Itap clear that Mayor Mike Johnston’s office does not understand, or does not care about,...
    Congresswoman Diana DeGette speaks during a news conference at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

    U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette walloped by democratic socialist at county assembly. Does this spell trouble for incumbents?

    By Seth Klamann
    April 9, 2026 at 7:32 a.m.
    "DeGette and others know their party and the people associated with it are not terribly...
    A cyclist rides the newest segment of the recreation trail in Clear Creek Canyon on Tuesday, which includes a viaduct in a narrow section. The viaduct is built on a deck supported by pillars, reminiscent of the Glenwood Canyon I 70 decks. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

    Spectacular Clear Creek Canyon Trail now extends 3.25 miles upstream from Golden

    By John Meyer
    March 11, 2026 at 10:49 a.m.
    The 3.25-mile trail in Clear Creek Canyon Park, located just west of Golden, is part...
    Former trustee Velma Casanova Cooper, front, and her husband Mark speak about their concerns for the future of the southeast Colorado town at their house in Hartman on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

    In a tiny Colorado town, infighting dissolved the government. Now the water’s running out.

    By Seth Klamann
    March 9, 2026 at 12:04 p.m.
    A tangled web of interpersonal feuds has left the town of Hartman with no clear...
    Rep. Jennifer Bacon works at her desk in the House chamber at the Colorado State Capitol Building on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

    Colorado lawmakers debate limits on police surveillance, data and tech: ‘It’s not just coming down the pipe — it’s here’

    By Seth Klamann
    March 2, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.
    "When this crazy liberal from Denver and this libertarian from El Paso County sit in...
    DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 26: Tim Holt, with clown nose and hat, and his daughter Amalia, 11, dressed up for the 5th annual Petite Parade in the Dairy Block Alley in LoDo on February 26, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

    Jewish drag queens, 303 Day, a shoebox-sized parade and more things to do in Denver

    By John Wenzel
    February 26, 2026 at 8:23 a.m.
    You can also support local businesses on Buy Colorado Day, and run a free 5K...
    Alejandro Salazar, 36,  from San Luis Potosi in Mexico, harvests peaches in Palisade on July 21, 2023. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

    When should Colorado farmworkers be entitled to overtime? Even Democrats don’t agree

    By Sam Tabachnik
    February 14, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.
    “Our ag producers are in a tenuous situation,” Amanda Laban, the markets division director for...
    People march in protest against President Donald Trump's administration and immigration enforcement policies in Denver on Jan. 17, 2026. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)

    Colorado Democrats ramp up anti-ICE strategy after raids, killings: ‘The community’s been calling for it’

    By Seth Klamann
    February 8, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.
    "The biggest change I've seen is they're actually talking about (immigration), and they're not scared,"...
    A Colorado Department of Corrections officer walks along the third level of cell house #8 at the Fremont Correctional Facility during a formal count at the prison in Canon City on Aug. 5, 2011. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

    Colorado lawmakers reject request for more prison funding amid overcrowding frustrations

    By Seth Klamann
    January 22, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.
    "I want to know what it is (Gov. Jared Polis') administration is going to do...
    A methadone bottle is filled for patients with a take-home supply of the drug

    Colorado Medicaid driver fraud cost $25 million — and state blocked payments worth nearly as much, officials say

    By Seth Klamann
    January 21, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.
    A Medicaid fraud scheme that targeted a free transportation service that shuttled patients to clinics...
    DENVER , CO - JANUARY 17: Bo Nix (10) of the Denver Broncos talks to Josh Allen (17) of the Buffalo Bills after the Broncos’ 33-30 overtime win at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, January 17, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

    What’s next for Broncos after Bo Nix’s stunning season-ending ankle injury?

    By Luca Evans
    January 18, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.
    The man whom Sean Payton will count on is 29-year-old backup Jarrett Stidham.
    District Attorney Michael Allen speaks during a news conference after the owners of a Colorado funeral home who let nearly 190 bodies decay pleaded guilty to corpse abuse in Colorado Springs on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

    Colorado Springs DA enters Republican race for state attorney general

    By Seth Klamann
    January 7, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.
    Michael Allen becomes the sole Republican running in the field to succeed Attorney General Phil...
    A couple huddles together to stay ...

    Keeping the Rockies running requires the right to repair our shuttle vehicles (ap)

    By DzѲٳ
    December 30, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.
    At 3 a.m. on a winter morning, when most Coloradans are still asleep, our shuttle...
    Christmas lights outside the Denver City and County Building are seen in this 1935 photograph from Denver Commercial Photo Co. (Photo courtesy of History Colorado)

    The idea for outdoor Christmas lights began a century ago in Denver with a sick boy

    By Seth Klamann
    December 24, 2025 at 8:32 a.m.
    David Sturgeon was too sick to see his family's Christmas tree, but he did have...
    In the background, passengers enter old train cars ahead of a ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of six brand new train cars that will transport passengers between the terminal and concourses at DIA on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

    DIA construction-area smoke disrupts terminal train service

    By Bruce Finley
    December 10, 2025 at 2:10 p.m.
    A smoke alarm in a construction area on Level 5 in the Denver International Airport...
    U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper joins a rally in support of a SAG-AFTRA strike at City Park in Denver on Friday, August 25, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

    How allies of Sen. John Hickenlooper tried to ward off a progressive challenge by Julie Gonzales

    By Seth Klamann
    December 10, 2025 at 8:18 a.m.
    In interviews, state Sen. Julie Gonzales and her consultants described a "pattern of pressure" undertaken...
    Kim Kennedy White, with History Colorado, is working to collect oral histories for a celebration of Colorado’s 150th anniversary of statehood in Denver on Nov. 5, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

    To celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday, historians want to capture the stories of its present

    By Seth Klamann
    April 7, 2026 at 1:48 p.m.
    History Colorado's goal is to create an audio mosaic: a collection of distinct voices and...
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