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      Covering Colorado
      Police Foundation has received more than $68,000 in donations to support K9 Roam
      James Gavato
      Change Seekers
      Colorado restaurant offers free meals to federal workers during shutdown
      Aidan Hulting
      Weather
      'Warm storm' sets its sights on Colorado, with rain and snow late this week
      Alan Rose
      Around Town
      Family-friendly Halloween events offer spooky fun without the nightmares in COS
      Carl Winder
      Switchbacks
      Can the defending champs secure their playoff spot? Big stakes this Saturday
      Eleanor Sheahan
      Weather Science
      First Alert 5 2025-2026 Winter Outlook
      Casey Dorn

      GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

       
      • Polis requests $10M to support food banks after lapse in November SNAP benefits

        Óscar Contreras

      • Shutdown coincides with fastest debt surge in years — now at $38 trillion

        AP via Scripps News Group

      • Pueblo food pantry sees surge in families needing food since government shutdown

        Eleanor Sheahan

      • Colo. early childcare centers face cuts, even closure, if shutdown continues

        Claire Lavezzorio

      • Pueblo County Sheriff's Office

        Crime

        Suspicious death investigation underway, body found in abandoned greenhouse

        James Gavato
        Friday Football Fever

        Friday Football Fever

        Friday Football Fever 2025: Week 9 Preview

        James Gavato
        Alamosa Police Seizure

        Crime

        Alamosa Police conducts multiple search warrants, seizing guns, drugs and cash

        Aidan Hulting
      • National News

        • US Capitol

          Bipartisan call for term limits in Congress grows during prolonged shutdown

          Scripps News Group
        • ACA exchanges

          The first Obamacare price increases have hit health care enrollees in Idaho

          Jacob Gardenswartz
        • Alaska Arctic Drilling

          Trump reverses Biden-era restrictions, reopens Arctic refuge to drilling

          Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • CBI Davis Mortuary Update 10_1_25

        DAVIS MORTUARY INVESTIGATION

        CBI: Six of the 24 bodies found at a mortuary in Pueblo have been identified

        Alasyn Zimmerman
        Cuerno Verde Rest Area

        Traffic

        I-25 rest area in Colorado to temporarily close in October for improvements

        Ashleigh Quintana
        Rockies Staff Changes Baseball

        Sports

        Rockies GM Bill Schmidt resigns after historically bad season

        Landon Haaf
      • U.S. Capitol

        Politics

        A federal government shutdown is here. What could that mean for Colorado?

        Colette Bordelon
        State plan aims to support ‘next chapter’ for Colorado’s aging workers

        Covering Colorado

        State plan aims to support ‘next chapter’ for Colorado’s aging workers

        Colin Riley
        shopping goods groceries

        Politics

        Colorado approves $7.5 million to keep WIC afloat in case of government shutdown

        Shannon Ogden
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        Covering Colorado

        Vail Pass has unveiled a new rest area. Here’s what you can expect to find.

        Óscar Contreras
        University of Colorado Boulder CU Boulder

        Covering Colorado

        Big 12 Conference slaps $50k fine against CU Boulder for ‘f—k the Mormons’ chant

        Óscar Contreras
        Boulder County Open Space and Mountain Parks_North SKy Trail area

        Covering Colorado

        Boulder Co. laying off 31 people, eliminating 60 open positions amid budget woes

        Sydney Isenberg
      • Universidad Estatal Pikes Peak

        Education

        Estudiantes que planean ir a la universidad en 2026-27

        Michelle Reyes

        Weather

        A warm start to October with temperatures going up, up, up late this week

        Alan Rose
        plane crash

        Covering Colorado

        Small plane crash-lands on Powers Boulevard in Colorado Springs

        Tony Keith
      • FAFSA

        Education

        Students eyeing college in 2026-27 can now apply for Federal Financial Aid

        Michelle Reyes
        NPS Government Shutdown

        Advocates of Accountability

        National parks in Colorado to remain open with skeleton crews during shutdown

        Brett Forrest
        colorado capitol

        Politics

        Colorado House District 14 vacancy nomination paperwork rejected

        Anthony Kambiss
      • Highway 85

        Traffic

        Southbound Highway 85 closed following crash involving person and motorcycle

        James Gavato
        meadows park.jpg

        Covering Colorado

        Former Meadows Park Community Center Director pitches plan to save facility

        Owen Skornik-Hayes
        Downtown Pueblo.

        Covering Colorado

        City of Pueblo announces end of PEDCO contract, searching for economic partner

        James Gavato
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        News5 Lighthouse Awards

        News 5 Lighthouse Award winner shares passion for space

        Dianne Derby
        Non-profit Aid

        Politics

        Shutdown, or not, aid groups must anticipate impact

        Bill Folsom
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        Weather

        October begins very warm in southern Colorado

        Alex O'Brien
      • Pueblo non-profits

        Covering Colorado

        The value of nonprofits in Pueblo and how they impact the Steel City

        Eleanor Sheahan
        Lee and Elk Fires_Wyoming IHC

        Wildfire

        Colorado delegation seeks federal aid for wildfire-ravaged Rio Blanco County

        Colorado Springs Gazette
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        Consumer

        'Energy Wise Rates' start Wednesday for Colorado Springs Utilities customers

        James Gavato
      • Colorado Springs Police Department CSPD

        Covering Colorado

        CSPD anticipates receiving two Speed Safety Camera systems next month

        James Gavato
        Mitchell High School Evacuation

        Education

        Mitchell High School evacuated on Tuesday after a cell phone battery malfunction

        Aidan Hulting
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        Covering Colorado

        Treasury to End Paper Checks for Federal Benefits Starting Oct. 1

        Piper Vaughn
      • Weather

        Late September and early October warmth with drier skies ahead

        Alan Rose
        Tapped out: Colorado’s sober-curious shift

        Covering Colorado

        Tapped out: Colorado’s sober-curious shift

        Russell Haythorn
        Colorado tow truck driver sentenced to 16 years in prison for auto theft scheme

        Crime

        Colorado tow truck driver sentenced to 16 years in prison for auto theft scheme

        Sydney Isenberg
      • Coach Prime and Coach Norvell.png

        Sports

        Frustration mounts as CU, CSU suffer another weekend of losses

        Bradey King
        Colorado Youth Awareness Week

        Covering Colorado

        Colorado Youth Awareness Week celebrates decade of empowering next generation

        Michelle Reyes
        Government Shutdown

        Advocates of Accountability

        Colorado GOP Congressman Jeff Crank addresses latest on government shutdown

        Brett Forrest
      • Handcuffs

        Crime

        Two teenage boys arrested in connection to crime spree, suspect still at-large

        James Gavato
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        Covering Colorado

        Colorado Springs Fire Department rescues deer stuck in fence Saturday

        James Gavato
        Bengals Broncos Football

        Sports

        Nix throws for career high, Dobbins gets 100 yards as Broncos beat Bengals 28-3

        Landon Haaf
      • Blue Envelope

        Covering Colorado

        Program supports interactions with law enforcement and those with disabilities

        James Gavato
        Ski Season

        Covering Colorado

        Ski shops in Colorado Springs brace for tariff impact as ski season approaches

        Peter Choi
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        Weather

        A warm end to September and the first few days of October in Colorado

        Alex O'Brien
      • SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH first responders suicide risk

        Covering Colorado

        CO first responders confront suicide risk, find hope through community support

        Colin Riley
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        Politics

        Pay or no pay: Government shutdown could impact thousands in Southern Colorado

        Bill Folsom
        While thousands of leaf peepers clog Colorado's mountain highways each fall, I discovered a peaceful alternative

        Around Town

        A traffic-free fall foliage trip in Colorado? How to make it happen

        Noah Caplan
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