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‘Beloved’ Colorado Olympian faces long recovery after cycling crash in Breckenridge
Six days in with over 200 miles down, Howard Grotts was in the lead of the Breck Epic, a prestigious mountain bike race across the backcountry near Breckenridge. Grotts only had one mile to go before he claimed victory, but he never made it to the finish line.
Vote for your 2024 Fort Collins-area high school football Preseason Player of the Year
More than 30 players are on the ballot for the 2024 Coloradoan Fan’s Choice Preseason Football Player of the Year. Who do you think is the top football player in the Fort Collins area entering the 2024 season? The nominated players include athletes from the Coloradoan's players to watch lists for the 2024...
REPORT: Racism Caused Colorado Buffaloes HC Deion Sanders To Shut Down CBS Questions
Racism is allegedly the root of Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders’ ire toward CBS. During a press conference earlier this month, Sanders had a public spat with the media company. Sanders refused to state why he was upset with CBS publicly. Deion Sanders had beef with CBS. As...
Summer Reading Challenge becomes the cup that runneth over
Garfield County Libraries recently wrapped up its Summer Reading Challenge, with residents logging over 1.5 million minutes of reading, a library news release states. Most libraries in the U.S. hold this sort of event in the summer, offering kids, teens and adults a chance to fill their summer with books and activities.
Colorado Housing: Now Among the Nation’s Least Affordable
People living in Colorado, and people moving out of Colorado, often have a similar complaint about life in the Centennial State. That complaint is that housing in this state is way too expensive for the average person. For some residents, the quality of life offered in the Rocky Mountains sometimes...
Hawk with West Nile Virus saved and released by Colorado rehabilitators after almost a full year of recovery
FRISCO, Colo. (KKTV) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers said a Swainson’s Hawk was found in East Monte Vista who had the West Nile Virus as a baby. The hawk spent almost a full year at Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Frisco Creek Rehabilitation Center as rehabilitators worked to bring the hawk back to health.
Western Colorado Football: See The Full 2024 Season Schedules
High School football returns to Western Colorado at the end of the month, and soon fans will be filling up Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction ready for Friday night lights. Fans will also be prepared for some football at Panther Stadium in Delta, and Montrose Stadium will be full of fans cheering for the Red Hawks.
Good News: Violent Crime in Colorado is Going Down
Here in Colorado, crime has become an issue for concern as of late. Axios recently created a study that looked to find what Coloradans find to be the state’s biggest issues. When it came to the subject of crime, 59% of respondents said that it was either an extremely or very serious problem.
Colorado 2024 CMAS test results show continued recovery and math gains
Leer en español.Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.While younger Colorado students have now surpassed pre-pandemic scores on the state’s standardized math tests, the math scores of students in most other grades still lag behind, according to results from spring 2024 tests released Tuesday.In literacy, most of the state’s students are still not scoring as high as they did before the pandemic shuttered school buildings, though they are catching up.But as in previous years, some student groups continue to struggle more...
Western Colorado is Warm Today... The Calm Before The Storm
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Western Colorado will be warm today, but temperatures are starting in the 60s for many locations this morning. To conclude the day, temperatures will hit the 90s. There will be passing cloud coverage, but overall, calm and sunny conditions. A high-pressure ridge above the region...
Massive Hail And Strong Winds Across Wyoming And Nebraska Until 9 P.m
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Cheyenne and the surrounding regions, which includes parts of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. This watch will remain in effect until 9:00 PM MDT on Monday, August 19, 2024. Storms are currently forming over Wyoming and are predicted to become...
Things to Do: End-of-summer Festivals and Evening Concerts Fill August Calendar
Colorado summer is here, and there's so much to do. Food festivals, fairs and community gatherings galore entertain from the mountains to the plains and from small towns to our largest cities. Music fills every downtown gathering spot and park in Northern Colorado all summer. Greeley, Loveland, Windsor and Fort...
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