Colorado Week in Review

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• Colorado is sending more athletes to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics than any other state
• Ways to celebrate Black History Month in Denver
• Flatiron Freddy makes his Groundhog Day prediction in Colorado

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• Denver sees one of its warmest winters on record with 29 days hitting 60 degrees or above
• After sponsor lambastes RFK Jr., Colorado bill aiming to increase vaccine access passes Senate
• Colorado Democrats propose new limits on 3-D printed guns, tougher rules for firearms dealers

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• Water monitors predict water restrictions in Colorado likely due to low snowpack
• Denver tech company laying off hundreds, cited AI-driven efficiency
• ICE is violating court order against warrantless arrests in Colorado, lawyers say

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• Workers at Greeley’s JBS meatpacking plant vote to authorize strike
• Republican policies proposed in Congress could upend Colorado elections
• Former State Rep. Holtorf Is Second CO GOP Vice Chair to Quit in 8 Months – Both Blamed Chair Horn

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• Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic back from 16-game absence, nets 31 in win
• Despite a warm winter, the Ouray Ice Fest wasn’t ice-less after all
• Surveillance, captive-audience and wholesale pricing are in Colorado Democrats’ cost-of-living crosshairs

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• Abortion rights groups back Colorado bill requiring warrants for Flock camera searches
• Colorado Democrats want to expand the state’s red flag gun law, impose new restrictions on gun barrels
• Demonstrations against ICE continue in Denver

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• New signs warning of radioactive materials settle one Rocky Flats controversy — for now
• California youth hockey team involved in Colorado crash faces tragedy and plays on
• Denver Broncos lose to New England Patriots in AFC Championship game in cold, snowy conditions at Mile High

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• Cherry Creek schools superintendent resigns following ‘toxic culture’ investigation
• Rocky Mountain Gun Owners weigh in on anti-gun comments by Trump administration
• Tri-State says no thanks to federal orders to keep Craig coal power plant open

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• How Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham was dubbed the best scout team QB in Texas
• Denver rent hits four-year low as concessions hit all-time high, according to new industry report
• Trump administration can’t block child care money for Colorado and other Democratic-led states for now, judge says

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• Colorado title board OKs ballot measures to eliminate flat income tax in favor of graduated brackets
• Colorado ballot measure would let state keep more tax money for education
• Colorado Democrats introduce latest suite of bills to promote affordable housing

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• Denver’s MLK Marade founders say they won’t march next year, call for more direct action on U.S. civil rights
• Colorado Authorities Confirm Suicide by Hunter S. Thompson
• Families of non-verbal kids abused on Littleton school buses settle for $3.8 million

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• ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
• Federal Heights first responders issue vote of no confidence in city manager amid rising crime
• Outdoor music venue in Colorado sued over excessive noise

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• Colorado crime decreased in almost every category during 1st half of 2025: Report
• Colorado is working on a plan to reintroduce wolverines next. Here’s what it would look like.
• Bills doomed by bizarre interception in playoff loss to Broncos

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• ‘A unique and interesting year’: Colorado lawmakers return to the Capitol for the 2026 legislative session
• Colorado graduation rate highest in a decade, dropout rate the lowest in state history
• Aldi is coming to Denver, with plans to open 50 grocery stores in Colorado

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• Six wild QB options for Broncos after shocking Bo Nix injury: Tom Brady can’t play, but two other MVPs could
• Colorado teachers face low pay, heavy workloads and physical threats, according to education report
• Little relief in sight as drought climbs while Colorado snowpack dips to all-time low again

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• Colo. Congressman Crow introduces bill to stop U.S. invasion of Greenland and other NATO States
• White House Claims Mass Deportations Help Denver Housing Market. But Do They?
• Colorado appeals panel appears skeptical of Tina Peters’ sentence

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• Chimney Rock designated an international dark sky park
• Colorado unemployment rate drops below 4% for the first time since 2024
• Living history: National Western Stock Show has grown, and struggled, along with Denver

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• Winter storm bringing heavy snow and colder weather to Colorado at long last
• Broncos not taking No. 1 seed for granted after uneven finish to regular season: ‘We have to be sharper’
• Telluride ski patrol union approves a new contract, ending strike and preparing resort re-opening this weekend

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• Who Was Renee Good, the Woman Killed by an ICE Agent in Minneapolis?
• Contaminated fuel pumped at some Denver metro area King Soopers gas stations, store reps say
• Human DNA found on all four paws of mountain lion that killed hiker in northern Colorado

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• State expands suit against Trump administration to account for new threats
• The Trump administration threatens to revoke Colorado’s authority to manage wolves
• House declines to override Trump veto of bill to complete water pipeline in southeastern Colorado

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• Colorado still recommends universal hepatitis B vaccinations following CDC change
• Denver holiday tradition “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum” takes the stage for 34th year
• Why are gas prices so low in Colorado?

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• Colorado gun policy receives ‘A-‘ from Giffords Law Center
• How Coloradans could benefit after Google agrees to $700 million settlement regarding Google Play
• Colorado regulators delay controversial oil drilling project near Aurora Reservoir

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• Why you might see an increase in sick and dead waterfowl in Colorado
• Woman who died in Jeffco jail was left alone during medical crisis, lawsuit claims
• Dozens of cows presumed stolen in Northern Colorado, costing ranchers hundreds of thousands of dollars

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• Trump administration sues to get Colorado voter records
• Trump says he’s granting a pardon to former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. Legal experts say he can’t do that.
• Substitute teacher plans lawsuit after suspension after posting Charlie Kirk

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• Denver’s daily holiday drone show: where to watch, what to expect
• Storm blankets Summit County with fresh snow
• Family traditions highlight annual Parade of Lights in downtown Denver

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• Commanders-Broncos takeaways: Bo Nix and Denver defense survive overtime thriller – The Athletic
• Science at the statehouse: experts will embed at the legislature to help lawmakers craft informed policies
• Westminster pet food drive collects more than 4.6K pounds of food for needy pets

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• CU Boulder suspends Phi Kappa Sigma after reports of ‘extreme or severe hazing’
• Jefferson County SWAT leader resigns amid investigation of ‘intoxication’ during Evergreen school shooting response
• Colleagues, both present and past, gather at Colorado State Capitol to remember State Senator Faith Winter

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• Students, Activists Protest CU’s Refusal To End Contract With Deportation Airline
• Colorado governor fires back after Trump calls him a “sleazebag”
• Denver neighbors say city scrapped a finalized road project after opposition from the state’s wealthiest family

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• Brock Nelson has 4 points as surging Avs beat Canadiens 7-2
• Denver Rescue Mission provides Thanksgiving meals to those in need
• First Denver snow brings out holiday crowds for Small Business Saturday

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• Where you can cut your own Christmas tree in Colorado’s mountains
• Entertainers at Denver strip clubs are protected by city’s wage laws, judge rules
• Rocky Mountain Holiday Train Show keeps chugging along

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• Friends and colleagues remember Colorado state Sen. Faith Winter
• ICE conduct in Colorado “unlawful”: Federal judge restricts how immigration officers can arrest people in the state
• Uranium discovered in newly built Colorado dam pauses $600 million project

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• Tina Peters to remain in state custody despite federal request
• Deion Sanders intends to fix Colorado after 3-9 season ‘if it’s the last thing I do’
• Man accused in Planned Parenthood shooting in 2015 dies in federal custody

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• Why Are These Colorado Hats Huge in China?
• Brick Planet: 1.5 million Lego bricks bring wildlife to Denver museum
• Major water right approval could protect ample Colorado River flows

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• This is the second latest first snow in Denver history
• Colorado’s pay transparency law increased wages across the board, study finds
• Colorado updates passenger vehicle traction laws ahead of winter driving season

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• With a potentially rough flu season on the horizon, Colorado has lost nearly $28 million in federal immunization funding
• Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
• Feeling exhausted, Durango family arrested by ICE signs paperwork for self-deportation

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• Trump targets Colorado AI regulations in draft of executive order
• Colorado attorney general, Mesa County prosecutor urge Gov. Polis not to transfer Tina Peters
• Colorado clean air officials poised for another retreat in coal fight, environmental groups charge

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• Solar storms bring colorful northern lights to unexpected places in the US, including Colorado
• Rockies Rewrite the Script: Major Player Development Shake-Up Signals New Era in Colorado
• Colorado opens program offering up to $14,000 per household for heat pumps, stoves and home energy upgrades

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• ‘This fight is far from over’: Colorado Dems join petition to force House vote on healthcare subsidies
• New report shows Colorado is making progress in composting and recycling
• Colorado forges ahead with winter wolf release amid federal, local headwinds

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• The government is open again, but flight cancellations will remain elevated for now
• Colorado hemp faces ‘nail in the coffin’ with new federal THC restrictions
• Adams County to pay $80,000 settlement in First Amendment case after deputy arrested man for videoing traffic stop

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• The penny and me: Denver7 anchor Shannon Ogden says so long to the one-cent piece
• Amid reported pressure from Trump, Boebert keeps name on Epstein discharge petition
• Trump administration takes formal step toward freeing Tina Peters