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Inside Recess Beer Garden

Anti-vax dating group sues Denver beer garden for canceling singles event

By Sage KelleyMay 28, 2026

The group is suing the bar for alleged civil rights violations.

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Democrat Evan Munsing drops out of Colorado​ race for GOP Rep. Evans’ seat

By Chase Woodruff, Colorado NewslineMay 28, 2026

The Democratic primary field in Colorado’s most competitive congressional district shrank again on Wednesday.

An AI-generated image of the Denver skyline with several errors

Englewood pauses AI-generated content after backlash on renewable energy video

By Hannah MetzgerMay 28, 2026

“Do you know what else prevents CO2 [from] entering the atmosphere? Avoiding AI slop.”

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Denver Parks & Rec calls off survey after Montbello shooting

Denver Parks & Rec calls off survey after Montbello shooting

By Sage KelleyMay 27, 2026

The strategic planning survey was supposed to go live today; the city also called off a stretch of open houses.

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An initiative to do practically nothing submits signatures for Colorado ballot

By Hannah MetzgerMay 27, 2026

Voters will consider at least five other ballot questions with big implications.

A sea lion sits on a rock

Denver Zoo sea lion exhibit subject of another lawsuit

By Thomas MitchellMay 27, 2026

Despite all the recent barking by lawyers, the attraction is still open.

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Denver International Airport announces pedestrian tunnel, conspiracies continue

By Sage KelleyMay 26, 2026

Who’s ready to walk with the reptiles?

Aurora police shooting victim Kilyn Lewis holding his sons in a photo.

Family of unarmed Black man killed by Aurora police sues city — again

By Hannah MetzgerMay 26, 2026

The district attorney found the use of deadly force justified in 2024, but a state report questioned aspects of the shooting.

Alex Vucasovich sits at a table

Colorado governor pardons 21-year-old psilocybin conviction

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 26, 2026

Jared Polis pardoned Alexander Vucasovich for a decades-old felony involving magic mushrooms.

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Why can Glendale sell alcohol until 4 a.m., but Denver bars can’t?

Why can Glendale sell alcohol until 4 a.m., but Denver bars can’t?

By Sage KelleyMay 25, 2026

Here’s how a tiny, not-even-a-mile-wide city skirts state law.

gravestones in Denver cemetery

Famous criminals buried in Colorado

By Hannah MetzgerMay 24, 2026

From a cannibal to a mass murderer, here’s where you can pay your (dis)respects to some of the state’s most detestable dead.

man with beard in jacket with blonde woman

One week before prison release, Tina Peters shows how remorseful she is

By Thomas MitchellMay 22, 2026

“They are attacking the governor for showing mercy, and they have put a bullseye on a 70-year-old, nonviolent, first-time offender.”

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A man works inside of a lab at the Denver Crime Laboratory.

Disgraced Colorado crime analyst’s case review is six months delayed. No one will say why

By Hannah MetzgerMay 22, 2026

The crime lab was expected to release results in November, after re-examining over 1,300 Denver sexual assault cases handled by the CBI.

a dry pond in Colorado Springs during a drought

Did Colorado get enough rain and snow to end Denver’s drought?

By Sage KelleyMay 22, 2026

Denver saw more rain in the last two weeks than it has in five months.

A man in a down jacket with the Colorado logo.

Colorado Democrats vote to censure Polis over Tina Peters commutation

By Chase Woodruff, Colorado NewslineMay 21, 2026

Some party members have called for impeachment.

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Recycling dumpsters on Lincoln Street on May 20, 2026.

Denver man was nearly crushed to death after sleeping in dumpster, lawsuit says

By Sage KelleyMay 21, 2026

At least two suspected deaths have occurred this year in Colorado under similar circumstances.

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert stands next to president donald trump, behind his desk in the oval office.

Donald Trump keeps shitting on Colorado Republicans (and they keep taking it)

By Hannah MetzgerMay 21, 2026

Trump called Lauren Boebert a weak-minded carpetbagger. She’s still singing his praises.

Mike Johnston homelessness

Denver mayor boasts historical homelessness decline

By Sage KelleyMay 20, 2026

Johnston called it the “largest drop in any city in American history.”

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Wanda James sues fellow CU regents, demands end to longest-ever sanctions

By Hannah MetzgerMay 20, 2026

Her punishment for opposing a “racist” marijuana campaign is months longer than the last sanctions against a regent who verbally abused women.

woman in jail

Tina Peters will be released from Colorado prison June 1. Where will she go?

By Lindsey Toomer, Colorado NewslineMay 20, 2026

A parole board must approve conditions for the election denier before she is released.

Colfax Marathon 5k banner

Taiwan sponsored the Colfax Marathon last weekend … Why?

By Sage KelleyMay 19, 2026

Taiwan’s history with Colorado has been fairly rich over the last decade.

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Colorado lawyer was so good at suing landlords, he made a firm out of it

By Sage KelleyMay 19, 2026

“There aren’t a lot of people doing this. Let’s cut through that and not hide behind names.”

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