Associated Press
Colorado’s Unemployment Rates Dropped in January
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado's unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent in January from December's 7.6 percent.
Weld County Sheriff John Cooke Won’t Enforce Two Gun-Control Measures
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Weld County Sheriff John Cooke says he won't enforce two gun-control measures waiting to be signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Lawmakers Begin Debating on Abolishment of Death Penalty in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers will begin debate in the coming days about whether to abolish the death penalty in the state.
El Paso County Sheriff Will Ignore Some New Some Gun Laws
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa says he plans to ignore some new gun laws being considered by lawmakers.
Colorado Attorney General Meeting with Mexican Attorney General to Discuss Drug Trafficking + More
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is headed to Mexico City to meet with Mexican Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam to discuss drug trafficking, human trafficking and judicial reform in Mexico.
Colorado Lawmakers Begin Going Over Marijuana Legalization Laws
DENVER (AP) — Marijuana legalization has prompted an enormous amount of debate in the four months since it was approved in Colorado, but the drug is just now coming before state lawmakers who will decide how it should be grown, sold and taxed.
Delta Police Confiscate Handgun at Middle School
DELTA, Colo. (AP) — Police in Delta confiscated a handgun after students reported it was taken to a middle school while it was loaded.
Longmont Man Guilty of Vehicular Homicide Found Dead in Denver Hotel
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a Longmont man who pleaded guilty to a drunken-driving crash that killed a fetus has been found dead in a Denver motel.
15-Round Magazine Limit Cleared Colorado’s Democratic Legislature
DENVER (AP) — Fiercely debated ammunition limits have cleared Colorado's Democratic Legislature and are on their way to the governor, who has said he'll sign the measure into law.
Eagle County Student Charged with Stabbing Student in Restroom
EDWARDS, Colo. (AP) — A student at Battle Mountain High School is facing assault charges after a 15-year-old youth was stabbed with a pair of scissors in a restroom between classes.