The Colorado Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to strengthen a 2018 law meant to speed up the release of eligible people behind bars.

The entire state of Colorado is now classified in some level of drought, with more than one-fifth of the state locked in exceptional drought conditions.

A group of Colorado lawmakers met Wednesday morning to begin the process of reviewing an ethics complaint against Representative Mandy Lindsay.

Voting rights groups launched a legal challenge Tuesday against the Trump administration’s effort to sweep up sensitive data on millions of American.

The Colorado House advanced legislation that would set requirements for artificial intelligence chatbots.

Amid the hundreds of spending reductions in Colorado’s state budget for the next fiscal year are cuts to health care coverage.

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Arizona game officials are working with partners in northern Mexico to return more gray wolves into the wild.

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Declassified government documents and oversight reports show that federal intelligence agencies have performed millions of “backdoor searches.”

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Nearly one-fifth of Americans relied on drinking water systems with elevated and potentially dangerous levels of nitrate in recent years.

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Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

Photo of the week from the April 24, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Roses near Eads Town Hall - Jeanne Sorensen

A red flag warning covers Kiowa County through 9 p.m. Friday.

Research out of Michigan suggests one key factor may help keep foster youths out of the justice system as they transition into adulthood.

Agenda for the April 23, 2026, meeting of the Kiowa County, Colorado, board of county commissioners.

A Red Flag Warning remains in effect across Kiowa County through midnight Wednesday.

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 18, 2026.

A red flag warning is in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday across Cheyenne County and neighboring Yuma and Kit Carson counties.

A Red Flag Warning covers Cheyenne County through midnight Wednesday as south winds gust to 45 mph.

Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Cheyenne Wells and surrounding Cheyenne County can expect a run of sunny, unseasonably warm days through Wednesday.

April 13-18, 2026, baseball scores for southeast Colorado high school teams.

Minutes of the March 10, 2026, meeting of the Town of Cheyenne Well, Colorado, council.

Listen to the top audio articles and podcasts from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 18, 2026.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 18, 2026.

Eviction filings fell in 2025 for the second straight year in the cities and states tracked in a new report.

A bill making its way through the state Legislature would limit the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board’s ability to rein in drug prices.

More states are piling up gold bars, or encouraging residents to use gold-backed debit cards, to hedge against inflation.

Spikes in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drove up inflation for Americans in March.

Voting rights groups launched a legal challenge Tuesday against the Trump administration’s effort to sweep up sensitive data on millions of American.

Colorado Democratic congressional candidates continued their strong overall fundraising performance in the early months of the year.

Democrats are running for 46 of South Dakota’s 105 legislative seats — leaving 56% of seats without a Democratic candidate.

As the midterms approach, Republican and Democratic election officials are split over a powerful federal computer program.

Nearly one-fifth of Americans relied on drinking water systems with elevated and potentially dangerous levels of nitrate in recent years.

Research out of Michigan suggests one key factor may help keep foster youths out of the justice system as they transition into adulthood.

News from rural America.

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The entire state of Colorado is now classified in some level of drought, with more than one-fifth of the state locked in exceptional drought conditions.

Surging fertilizer prices fuel farm crisis in U.S.

Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Researchers said manure digesters – systems capturing methane from manure – can cut pollution but they come with risks.

The Colorado Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to strengthen a 2018 law meant to speed up the release of eligible people behind bars.

The Colorado Energy Office announced $12.4 million in funding this week to support seven geothermal heating, cooling and electricity projects.

Declassified government documents and oversight reports show that federal intelligence agencies have performed millions of “backdoor searches.”

Politics in the United States and around the world.

The Colorado Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to strengthen a 2018 law meant to speed up the release of eligible people behind bars.

Research out of Michigan suggests one key factor may help keep foster youths out of the justice system as they transition into adulthood.

Declassified government documents and oversight reports show that federal intelligence agencies have performed millions of “backdoor searches.”

Voting rights groups launched a legal challenge Tuesday against the Trump administration’s effort to sweep up sensitive data on millions of American.

Prowers County is included in a red flag warning in effect until 9 p.m. Friday.

A red flag warning is in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday across Cheyenne County and neighboring Yuma and Kit Carson counties.

A red flag warning covers Kiowa County through 9 p.m. Friday.

The entire state of Colorado is now classified in some level of drought, with more than one-fifth of the state locked in exceptional drought conditions.

The Trump administration will require every state within 30 days to turn in a plan to revalidate the health care providers that participate in their Medicaid programs.

North Dakota oil shipped on the Dakota Access Pipeline is fetching nearly $7 more per barrel than a U.S. benchmark price amid volatility caused by the Iran war.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection tariff refund system went live Monday.

Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change how much money and help states.

The Colorado House advanced legislation that would set requirements for artificial intelligence chatbots.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear another case from Colorado involving the balance of state anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people and religious exemptions.

Iowa State University researchers have identified a causal relationship between pollinators and plant biodiversity.

Arizona social scientists are combining arts and research to slow the progression of dementia in seniors and address growing anxiety among young people.

Arizona game officials are working with partners in northern Mexico to return more gray wolves into the wild.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has authorized an emergency public fish salvage at Antero Reservoir in Park County to minimize imminent fish loss.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is celebrating National Volunteer Week from April 19 to 25, 2026, recognizing nearly 5,000 volunteers.

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Colorado Senate panel OKs bill to improve voter turnout

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