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At a time of budget cuts, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter's administration last year paid employees and outside contractors $1.1 million to lobby Colorado lawmakers on legislation ranging from renewable energy tax credits to increasing motor vehicle license fees.
A shrinking labor force and about 1,000 new jobs have helped put Colorado's latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October at 6.9 percent, a slight decrease from the previous month, the state Department of Labor and Employment said Friday.
Third-string quarterback Brandon Weeden threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns in the second half, leading No. 12 Oklahoma State back from an 11-point deficit for a 31-28 win against Colorado on Thursday night.
Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen has returned after leaving the Buffaloes' game at No. 12 Oklahoma State with a right thumb injury.
A shootout left two bank robbery suspects dead and two police officers wounded Thursday in suburban Denver, police said.
Colorado had a record-high number of new foreclosures in the third quarter, when new filings hit 12,468.
Xcel Energy Inc. is seeking to raise electric base rates by $136 million a year, down from an earlier request of about $180 million, in a settlement with Colorado Public Utilities Commission staff and consumer advocates.
Ski officials at one of the nation's most-visited resorts are calling on Congress to finish work on a climate-change bill.
A company that makes transformers that convert electricity from renewable energy sources to the grid plans to open its first U.S. plant in Wheat Ridge in January.
Colorado state lawmakers are asking the U.S. Senate to limit funding for coal and nuclear energy as Congress moves to pass an energy bill.
Colorado officials say they haven't been contacted by the federal government regarding housing detainees from Guantanamo Bay in the state.
First lady Michelle Obama doesn't put much stock in standardized tests.
The Gazette in Colorado Springs has laid off 11 employees, including seven in the newsroom, leaving fewer than 300 people on the staff.
Federal officials have sold oil and gas leases on a total of about 6,000 acres in Colorado for $112,969.
A national team will help the U.S. Forest Service manage the attack against the beetle infestation that has swept through about 2.5 million acres of forests in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming.
Colorado will receive a $363,135 federal grant to promote clean-technology exports to China and Mexico.
A Denver man allegedly defrauded people in a national Ponzi scheme involving more than $12 million that was supposed to go real estate investments, the Colorado securities commissioner said.
An Aurora man convicted in the disappearance and presumed death of his daughter was sentenced Tuesday to 114 years behind bars.
A man suspected of killing one person and wounding three others in a shooting at a Colorado bar has been ordered held without bail.
Facing an expected $1 billion shortfall in next year's budget, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is proposing a 4.6 percent cut in education spending and charging sales tax on items including candy and soda and online purchases.
A Colorado legislative committee studying long-term fiscal reform has approved a bill giving colleges and universities more flexibility, and a study of the state's complicated state and local tax structure to be delivered in 2011.
Three energy companies are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of a poacher who shot and killed a bighorn sheep in western Colorado and left it lying on the ground.
Sophomore tailback Darrell Scott, the biggest recruiting prize in coach Dan Hawkins' four-year tenure at Colorado, is leaving the program after 1 1/2 season filled with injuries and frustration.
An environmental group wants a judge to prevent Xcel Energy from firing up a new coal-fired plant in southern Colorado until a court case determines whether pollution levels will be too high.
A sheriff in southwestern Colorado says he expects a 14-year-old boy to be charged in the deaths of his mother and stepfather after their bodies were discovered at their home.
Western fireball may have been small asteroid"Witnesses in Colorado, Utah, Idaho and elsewhere say the fireball "turned night into day" and "shook the ground" when it exploded just after midnight Mountain Standard Time. Researchers who are analyzing infrasound recordings of the blast say the fireball was not a Leonid.
Using relative's DNA cracks crime, but privacy questions raisedDenver, Colorado (CNN) -- Using DNA to catch criminals has become common, but Denver police this year demonstrated how the practice can be taken to a new level: They tracked down a suspect not through his DNA, but through that of his brother.
Marijuana Moves Into the Open in a Ski TownHigh-altitude partying is a deeply carved tradition in ski country, where alcohol in the open and illicit drugs in the shadows have been intertwined for years.
Vail Valley: Fly Fishing Outfitters wins $50,000 'Ultimate Business Makeover' | VailDaily.comAvon, CO fly shop wins competitive $50k grant from regional business development non-profit.
Election Day 2009 has come and gone. Relatively speaking, this election was as insignificant as any off-year election is, as opposed to a mid-term election, but it still could have been an important year for the Libertarian Party, if we had simply bothered to show up.
Boulder expects crowd, long night for medical marijuana hearingAnyone who wants to talk to the Boulder City Council about a possible moratorium on medical-marijuana dispensaries should plan on a late night Tuesday.
Hearing for motion to void Board of Health's medical-marijuana decision set for tomorrowOn November 5, medical-marijuana advocates filed a motion to void a state Board of Health ruling striking its previous definition of caregiver.
Andre the dog gets some fancy new limbsLast year, Andre stepped into an illegal hunting trap, which snapped his left front and back legs. To free himself, the 3-year-old dog chewed through both paws. But with the help of prosthetics, he can now do one of his favorite things - chase after a tennis ball.
This is how an American soldier is made - News Photo BlogIan Fisher, American Soldier This is how an American soldier is made.
Colorado ski town legalizes potThe Colorado ski town of Breckenridge has voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana. Early returns Tuesday night showed the proposal winning with 72 percent of the vote. The measure would allow adults over 21 to have up to 1 ounce of marijuana.
Andre the dog gets some fancy new limbsLast year, Andre stepped into an illegal hunting trap, which snapped his left front and back legs. To free himself, the 3-year-old dog chewed through both paws. But with the help of prosthetics, he can now do one of his favorite things - chase after a tennis ball.
UPDATED: Breckenridge, Colorado voters may legalize pot, paraphernalia It passed 73 percent to 27 percent. On Tuesday, Breckenridge, Colorado could become the latest American city to legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults.
Medical marijuana undercover: The rush to get high in DenverDENVER - 9Wants to Know has discovered that anyone for any reason can get a doctor's prescription to buy medical marijuana - all they have to do is say they have pain and they don't have to offer proof.
You might have heard of the impending blizzard bearing down on Colorado and Wyoming. Some areas are predicted to get more than 30 inches of snow.
GNW: Beautiful Pictures (Slideshow)These will make you feel like you're in the middle of a snowglobe. At least that's how I feel right now. The beauty and peace of snow.
Colo., Wyo. brace for 'major' winter stormA major early season cold front brought gusting winds and cool temperatures to the Southwest and prompted warnings of heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions in parts of Wyoming and Colorado.
Mom admits to Balloon Boy hoax: court record | U.S. | ReutersThe mother of a Colorado boy thought to be aboard a homemade helium balloon has admitted to investigators the whole thing was a hoax, according to a court document made public on Friday.
Balloon saga mom will 'go down with the ship'On an episode of ABC's "Wife Swap," Mayumi Heene pounds her fists and shouts in frustration because she believes her co-star isn't paying enough attention to one of his sons.
Balloon saga mom will 'go down with the ship'On an episode of ABC's "Wife Swap," Mayumi Heene pounds her fists and shouts in frustration because she believes her co-star isn't paying enough attention to one of his sons.
Memorandum on Medical Marijuana enforcementThis is the memorandum given to United States attorneys concerning the changes concerning medical marijuana enforcement.
Lets do your job media. This Heene family is exposing themselves as frauds By now you must have already watch the CNN interview from last night where the kid admits "we did this for the show" while the parents scramble to make excuses.
Report - Sex Offender Freed in Budget Cut Program - NYTimes.comReport: Sex Offender Freed in Budget Cut Program
Colorado minimum wage to drop as living costs fallColorado will become the first state to reduce its minimum wage because of a falling cost of living. The state Department of Labor and Employment ordered the wage down to $7.24 from $7.28.
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