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Colorado Man Arrested for ‘Fowl Play’ With Over 3 Dozen Chickens
A Colorado man has been arrested and the chickens on the property have been seized. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Department, the suspect has been accused of using more than 30 roosters for cockfighting. The joint investigation involved the Adams County Sheriff's Office and Adams County Animal Management with...
Scientists work to understand high ozone levels on the Front Range
Colorado's Front Range is looking at several days of high ozone ratings that will aggravate breathing difficulties and lead to warnings and changes in plans. It comes while experts are still working to figure out why Colorado seems unable to make expected progress on reducing dangerously high ozone above the level that the EPA has set as a risk."They're making progress, it's just not fast enough and it's really not evident yet," said Laurie Anderson, who serves as a field organizer for the organization Moms Clean Air Force as well as Broomfield's City Council. "We live right close to the...
Colorado leaders show support for national bill targeting animal fighting
While Colorado has some of the strictest penalties for people who are caught participating in or organizing illegal animal fighting, it might surprise some that the crimes are still actively taking place in this region. Last week Adams County officials seized more than 30 roosters and arrested a man suspected of using these birds for cockfighting. "People fight roosters because they're really passionate about doing it and even though it's illegal, they're still going to want to do it," said Jewel Johnson, founder of Rooster Sanctuary at Danzig's Roost. "Some people fight them because they just like the thrill and...
Dog and kitten rescued from 103-degree camper on hot day in Colorado
Colorado's Wheat Ridge Police Department saved two animals from a hot camper on a 93-degree day earlier this month after a concerned citizen called for help. According to the police department, their team responded to the report of a dog barking inside of a camper on a hot day around 3:00 p.m. on July 11. Once at the scene, police found that a door was unsecured and were able to determine that the camper's internal temperature ranged from 91 to 103 degrees. Authorities decided that...
Westminster City Council hears from community about ‘sensitive spaces’ gun ban
Monday, Westminster City Council members heard opinions from multiple community members about whether the city should opt out of a Colorado Law banning guns in sensitive spaces. Colorado Senate Bill 24-131 was signed into law this year. Under the new law, which went into effect July 1, 2024, bringing a...
AB Nexus Announces New Grant Awards With a Focus on Research Collaborations Related to AI and Climate Change
Today, the AB Nexus program announced its 2024 seed grant awards to interdisciplinary research teams from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the University of Colorado Boulder. Collectively, the seven winning teams will receive $713,000 in funding to advance cutting-edge research that improves human health and well-being. AB...
You Must See this Off-Grid Colorado Property Currently For Sale
Browsing through real estate listings across Colorado can be an entertaining activity. You'll come across mansions in ski towns like Vail and Aspen, historic homes in old mining towns, and oddly enough, every now and then you'll find buildings in the shape of domes. U.S. Government Says there Aren’t Aliens...
Extended closure of Town Center Drive at US 85 allows paving through intersection
Is Town Center Drive at US 85 (Santa Fe Drive) in Highlands Ranch part of your commute? Please keep reading. A full closure of Town Center Drive just east of US 85 (Santa Fe Drive) is scheduled for 5 a.m. Monday, July 29, until 5 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, while crews pave the new intersection and construct the new median as part of the corridor improvements being made by Douglas County during the US 85 widening and reconstruction project from Highlands Ranch Parkway to north of C-470.
See Former Colorado Power Plant Now Closed Due to Contamination
All throughout the state of Colorado are abandoned structures, towns, businesses, homes, and more. Many, though not all, of the ghost towns that were once thriving mining communities were left behind due to contamination. Picturesque Colorado Hike Leads to Abandoned Homes + Power Plant |. However, just outside of Boulder,...
Triple-digit heat returns with smoke from Canadian wildfires
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - We’re turning up the heat again across Western Colorado. Triple-digit heat could bake the Grand Valley on Wednesday and Thursday. The Grand Valley is almost always the hottest part of Colorado’s Western Slope. We’ll be nearing 100 degrees in the Grand Valley on Tuesday. Some of our backyard thermometers may touch the century mark, but most of us will stay just shy. Wednesday is a different story. High temperatures will range from 101 degrees around Grand Junction to 103 degrees around the Redlands to 104 degrees around Fruita. Thursday will still be cooking, but we’ll turn down the heat a degree or two. High temperatures will range from 100 degrees around Grand Junction and Palisade to 101 degrees around Fruita and Mack.
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