Kafer: Honoring Colorado’s Most Outrageous and Risky Ideas of 2025 – The Denver Post

Title: Colorado’s “Dumbgerous” Moments: A Year Already Full of Misguided Ideas “Dumbgerous” — a clever mashup of “dumb” and “dangerous” coined by a 13-year-old — deserves a place in the dictionary. In fact, it’s such a fitting word for some of the …

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Things to Do in Sloan's Lake and Edgewater, Colorado

Sloan’s Lake was once home to a swanky hotel, one of the largest amusement parks in the country and even an insane asylum. Today, it’s an urban oasis perfect for outdoor lovers and families who want a community feel. Here are the best ten things to do …

ERLC may sue to block Colorado transgender bill

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, or ERLC, may sue the state of Colorado to block what proponents characterize as a new transgender antidiscrimination law. Daniel Darling, a church engagement strategist for the ERLC …

AFP-Colorado Statement on Gov. Polis’ Veto of SB 5

DENVER, CO — Earlier this month, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-Colorado) called on Governor Jared Polis to veto SB25-005, a bill that would undermine the longstanding constitutional right to free association in the Centennial State. On Friday, …

Mental health in the mountains: Eagle County opens western Colorado's first psychiatric beds

EDWARDS • Dr. Paige Baker-Braxton is a clinical psychologist who moved to Eagle County three and a half years ago after living in downtown Chicago for about eight years, where she was a trauma therapist. “I’ve worked with some really marginalized, sick …

UPDATE: Lower Colorado River drought disrupts Corpus Christi pipeline supply

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story has been updated with further context provided to KRIS 6 by Corpus Christi Water Chief Operating Officer Drew Molly. Sylvia Campos, District 2 representative, announced on social media that Corpus Christi's water …

Colorado Gov. Polis vetoes pro-union bill, while pro-union referendum makes ballot in Utah

Utah Education Association petition gatherers. UEA photo. DENVER and SALT LAKE CITY—In what would be a political flip-flop, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, as expected, vetoed a key piece of pro-union legislation in trending-blue Colorado. At the same time, a …

Breast cancer screen bill heads to Colorado governor's desk

DENVER — A new bill designed to clarify insurance coverage for breast cancer screenings has been sent to the Colorado governor’s desk. The proposed legislation focuses on clearing up confusion surrounding a 2019 law that mandates coverage for secondary …

Still seeking: At 90, Colorado hiker builds community one trail at a time

LITTLETON, Colo. — On a sunny afternoon filled with cake, candles and cheers, longtime hiker David Muller celebrated his 90th birthday surrounded by friends he considers family. They are members of the hiking group he founded more than three decades ago. …