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• Coloradans should mail ballots back by Oct. 31
• Majority of Americans support marijuana legalization, Gallup poll shows
• Johnstown mayor to ride Ferris wheel for food bank contributions
• Fort Collins considers municipal broadband
• Gate fee at Rocky Mountain National Park could hit $70 next year to fund long-deferred park maintenance
• Vice President Pence raises money for GOP in Denver amid protests
• O’Reilly apologizes to ex-Fox colleague Eric Bolling for comment about son’s death
• Air Force Academy lacrosse players, coaches suspended during widening misconduct probe
• Broncos holding out hope in face of embarrassment, injuries
• Broomfield officials sign letter to governor, COGCC asking for more local control over oil, gas issues
• State Sen. Vicki Marble doubles down in Denver Post commentary, blaming media and Cub Scout’s mom for controversy
• Denver police union passes “no confidence” vote on Chief Robert White

• Colorado ranks first in Western states scorecard on outdoor recreation, responsible drilling, public-lands access
• “Black Votes Matter” campaign in Aurora commences ahead of City Council elections
• CU Boulder Welcomes Therapy Dogs Amid Mid-Term Season
• Human Rights Campaign gives Denver a perfect score for its LGBTQ laws, policies and services
• Prominent chefs oppose Lakewood’s Masterpiece Cakeshop baker in major gay rights case
• Sheriff’s Office Asks Public To Report Drivers ‘Rolling Coal’
• Sheriff’s deputy found dead in southwest Colorado was under investigation
• CSU student among 3 killed in shooting near Fort Collins campus
• Why Denver DA doesn’t see a failure to report forced splits as a crime
• Cost to see VP Mike Pence in Denver plummets after tickets struggle to sell
• Cub scout ‘heartbroken,’ kicked out of his den for asking Colorado state senator tough questions
• Mother Set To Be Deported Takes Refuge In Quaker Meeting House

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• Colorado-based SuperTanker takes on California wildfires
• Colorado WWII veterans awarded France’s highest honor
• Pot industry to hold political fundraiser for party in opposition
• Arapahoe Basin to open for 2017-18 ski season on Friday
• Denver renters facing eviction soon could receive financial aid – and stay in their homes — through new city program
• State identifies $250 million that could pay for I-25 widening from Monument to Castle Rock
• ‘So Full Of Life’: Endurance Athlete Dies After Rattlesnake Bite
• Colorado insurance commissioner warns Trump health care order could spell end of employer coverage
• Dead Climber Directs Recovery Team To Girlfriend’s Body
• Fort Collins woman speaks out after getting thrown to ground by off-duty police officer
• Denver Police Union Initiates ‘No Confidence’ Vote in Chief
• Denver’s proposed 16th Street Mall smoking ban a means to discriminate, homeless advocates say

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• Majority of Broncos kneel during national anthem
• Denver among 3 cities being eyed for future Winter Olympics, U.S. officials say
• If approved by the city, this proposed 90-story structure would be the tallest building in Denver
• 2 Coloradans and new friends became world record holders for accomplishing the same feat
• DIA Adds Cat To ‘Canine Airport Therapy Squad’
• Rockies circled this weekend on their calendars. Their magic number is dwindling. The postseason waits.
• Scott Pruitt’s trip to Silverton among questioned costs
• ICE arrests 63 in Denver during operation targeting ‘sanctuary cities,’ but city pushes back
• Joint statement from DPS and Weld County: There was no Confederate flag
• Denver deputy accused of excessive force 3 times in one month
• Aurora theater victims’ families grateful to finally know where shooter is incarcerated
• Video-taped interview shows Tanner Flores describing how he killed 18-year-old rodeo queen Ashley Doolittle

• Rate of Coloradans without health insurance at record low
• Google buys land, buildings at Boulder campus for $131M
• The State of Colorado Is Being Sued By…the Colorado River?
• Colorado’s $68.7 million from VW emissions-cheating settlement will replace older vehicles, fund electric charging stations
• ‘Pay what you can’ produce program expands to 5 neighborhoods
• Bizarre hitchhiker catches ride on Colorado Springs Police cruiser
• Colorado sex ed program closes after Trump administration cuts federal grant
• Ex-state senator, wife may have died of carbon monoxide poisoning
• Aurora upset with proposed R Line cuts
• Former Jeffco child welfare case worker falsified reports in 12 cases, indictment says
• Probation Officer Threatened To Revoke Client’s Probation If Drugs, Cash Not Provided
• Colorado Springs police seek runner who won’t stop pooping in front of a family’s house

• Hands-On STEM For All Students In Englewood School District
• Colorado Man Becomes Oldest To Climb Wyoming’s Devils Tower
• Colorado route selected for Hyperloop project
• CU student needs votes for the life-changing prosthetics he developed
• Smoking may soon be banned on the 16th street mall
• Colorado fall colors guide: Where and when to go
• Colorado outlines how new pipeline rules will be considered after fatal Firestone explosion
• Governor orders special session to fix typo that caused zoo, RTD funding cuts
• Gov. Hickenlooper denies pardon request of Peruvian mother seeking to avoid deportation
• Colorado GOP declines to apologize for tweets slamming Southern Poverty Law Center
• 5 charged with fatal abuse in girls’ deaths on Colorado farm
• Blagojevich mops Colorado federal prison floors, maintains innocence

• Colorado firefighters helping in Montana, Texas, Florida
• Denver students march out of schools in protest of Trump’s decision to rescind DACA
• Wilderness bill a top priority for Polis, Bennet heading into fall congressional session
• Weld County orders 500 explosive gas monitors to give away to residents
• Sports Authority Field at Mile High upgrading Wi-Fi for new season
• Coal’s future as a power source in Colorado flickering
• Harvey impact ups gasoline prices in Colorado and Denver
• Trump administration sides with Colorado baker who refused to make wedding cake for gay couple
• Headaches and raspy voices as wildfire smoke chokes U.S. West
• Colorado prison officials have banished 211 Crew leaders across U.S. But are they spreading white supremacist seeds?
• Aurora cops assault woman after she drives boyfriend with gunshot to hospital, lawsuit says
• Pueblo, Teller Counties face ACLU suit for jailing man six weeks without a court date

• Construction crew unearths triceratops skull in Colorado
• Hickenlooper-Kasich health care proposal calls for retaining individual mandate, funding CSRs
• Trading booze for water: Colorado brewers halt production to can water for hurricane-ravaged Texas
• A Taste of Colorado, Telluride Film Festival and more: 5 Things to Know for Friday, Sep. 1
• Enjoy Rocky Mountain Showdown for now, as schools won’t keep it alive down the road
• Colorado has a plan for spending $68.7 million from the VW settlement
• ‘I’m just so angry’: Green Mountain Reservoir falls victim to invasive species mussel
• Ex-president of Mexico says Donald Trump is “all-time empty threat” whose harsh rhetoric can’t undo nations’ hard-fought ties
• 17,000 young Colorado immigrants wait and worry for Trump’s looming decision on DACA
• $850,000 stolen from Boulder Valley School District in email scam
• He claimed he was stabbed for looking like a “neo-Nazi.” Now police say he bought the knife himself.
• Westminster police officer charged with sex assault

• Give your eclipse glasses to this Denver museum for $2 off admission
• Denver Zoo Welcomes First-Ever Hatching Of Sarus Crane
• Colorado gov responds to Sessions marijuana letter questioning state’s regulatory regime
• Denver celebrates opening of 2 new housing options for city’s homeless
• To thwart DUIs in Colorado, CDOT’s handing out personal breathalyzers
• Amtrak adds three Friday round-trips, reduced fares to Winter Park Express ski train for 2018
• Government shutdown could impact Colorado
• Colorado’s long history — and uncertain present — with the KKK and other hate groups
• Denver is 5th most bed bug-infested city in country
• Videos show East High cheerleaders repeatedly forced into splits, police investigating
• Aurora postal boss accused cancer sufferer of faking, then lied about having cancer herself
• Planned Parenthood shooter incompetent to stand trial, but can be forcibly medicated, judges rule