Colorado Tradeoffs, a new online budget simulation, lets voters test how Proposition NN and Amendment 87 could close the state's $1.6 billion budget gap, and 14 percent have changed their minds.

Late-season storms delivered a half-inch to an inch and a half of moisture across central Colorado over the past week.

Rising living costs and federal benefit cuts have pushed Denver-area food pantries to serve more first-time families, and about 40,000 Coloradans have lost SNAP access in the past year.

Colorado voters will decide November 3 on Proposition 137, which would redirect existing sales taxes on sporting goods and outdoor gear to $175 million yearly for wildfire prevention and land and water conservation.

Conservation groups including Food and Water Watch are asking a Colorado appeals court to rule that Governor Jared Polis's administration failed to require monitoring of factory farm pollution that threatens groundwater.

Homeland Security flagged Colorado as one of 15 states to monitor for election integrity vulnerabilities before the June primary, internal documents show, and the Secretary of State's office was unaware.

A man shot and wounded by ICE in NYC says agents didn’t identify themselves, economic pain linked to the immigration blitz in Minnesota becomes clearer, and tech giants partner with geothermal firms to power data centers.

Federal investigators say ICE and CBP must improve oversight of body cameras for immigration officers, while DHS rejects the call to make ICE camera activation automatic rather than manual.

Inflation climbed to 3.7 percent in September, its highest level since May, as energy prices surged and states including Colorado neighbors moved to ease gas taxes.

The Social Security Administration will raise benefits 3.6 percent in 2027 for 72 million beneficiaries, averaging about $75 more a month, while the program faces a shortfall by 2032.

Republicans are betting that claims of rampant voter fraud will motivate supporters before the 2026 midterms, but a Nevada researcher warns the strategy could suppress turnout and backfire.

Data center investment, projected at $10 trillion, now drives a larger share of U.S. economic output than railroads did, while crowding out housing construction and drawing state backlash over tax breaks and energy costs.

Federal officials investigate suspicious letters sent to election officials, postal workers call on the USPS to rescind attacks on mail-in voting, and healthcare costs are one of the most pressing issues leading up to the midterms.

Postal workers say their work with mail-in ballots should remain non-partisan, polls show negative economic attitudes in Maryland, and Trump attacks Talarico as the Democrat retains polling edge.

A Freeze Watch covers Kiowa County from Friday night through Saturday morning, with a hard freeze likely to end the growing season before highs climb near 70 by Sunday.

Photo of the week from the October 16, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Monarch Butterfly in Sheridan Lake, Colorado - Vincent Wanderlingh.

Events in southeast Colorado for October 16-25, 2026.

Eads School calendar for October 19-November 1, 2026

Plainview School calendar for October 19-November 1, 2026

Weather conditions in Kiowa County, Colorado, for the seven days ending October 12, 2026.

Showers arrive Wednesday, north winds gust to 50 mph Thursday, and temperatures drop below freezing Friday night across Eads and Kiowa County, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

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

Cheyenne County faces a freeze watch early Saturday, with a hard freeze possible, then critical fire weather conditions may develop Saturday afternoon in northeast Colorado as temperatures climb.

Cheyenne Wells School calendar for October 19-November 1, 2026

Events in southeast Colorado for October 16-25, 2026.

Cloudy skies, showers and thunderstorms arrive in Cheyenne County Wednesday, followed by gusts near 40 mph Thursday and the season's first frost chances Friday and Saturday mornings.

Cheyenne Wells and Cheyenne County will enjoy a sunny, unseasonably warm Monday near 83 degrees before cooler air and a 40 percent chance of showers arrive Wednesday.

Southeast Colorado high school volleyball scores for October 5-10, 2026

Southeast Colorado high school softball scores for October 5-10, 2026

Southeast Colorado high school football scores for October 5-10, 2026

Inflation climbed to 3.7 percent in September, its highest level since May, as energy prices surged and states including Colorado neighbors moved to ease gas taxes.

Data center investment, projected at $10 trillion, now drives a larger share of U.S. economic output than railroads did, while crowding out housing construction and drawing state backlash over tax breaks and energy costs.

Rising living costs and federal benefit cuts have pushed Denver-area food pantries to serve more first-time families, and about 40,000 Coloradans have lost SNAP access in the past year.

Soaring diesel prices, now $6.05 a gallon across Colorado, are pushing freight operators to consider electric trucks, which advocates say could cut operating costs by up to 50 percent.

South Dakota's federal-only voter count has nearly quadrupled to 5,735 since May under two new laws, limiting those voters to the U.S. House and Senate races on November 3.

Republicans are betting that claims of rampant voter fraud will motivate supporters before the 2026 midterms, but a Nevada researcher warns the strategy could suppress turnout and backfire.

Republican Victor Marx and Democrat Phil Weiser are competing for Colorado governor as voters weigh Amendment 87, which could raise taxes by $2.7 billion to $4 billion.

Charles Kutscher argues Colorado voters should reject Amendment 82, a natural gas measure backed by dark money group Advance Colorado, because it would boost gas industry interests and worsen air pollution.

The U.S. Small Business Administration approved Colorado's request for disaster loans after the Aspen Acres Fire and flooding in Pueblo and Custer counties, with applications due by December 14, 2026.

As the nation's physician shortage grows, the Trump administration's higher H-1B visa fees and expanded vetting could keep foreign-educated doctors from practicing in the United States.

Critics of the Endangered Species Act claimed it slows development and hurts the economy.

El bambú, una de las plantas de crecimiento más rápido del planeta, es bien conocido como material de construcción rudimentario utilizado durante muchos siglos.

Late-season storms delivered a half-inch to an inch and a half of moisture across central Colorado over the past week.

Conservation groups including Food and Water Watch are asking a Colorado appeals court to rule that Governor Jared Polis's administration failed to require monitoring of factory farm pollution that threatens groundwater.

Nebraska farmers and truckers say federal and state diesel tax relief from President Donald Trump and Governor Jim Pillen offers only short-term help, with the federal break set to expire in December.

Late-season storms delivered a half-inch to an inch and a half of moisture across central Colorado over the past week.

Republican Victor Marx and Democrat Phil Weiser are competing for Colorado governor as voters weigh Amendment 87, which could raise taxes by $2.7 billion to $4 billion.

Postal workers say their work with mail-in ballots should remain non-partisan, polls show negative economic attitudes in Maryland, and Trump attacks Talarico as the Democrat retains polling edge.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright has repeatedly ordered the Craig Unit 1 coal plant in northwestern Colorado to keep burning coal, extending its life a full year past retirement and drawing a federal court challenge.

Working without fanfare, federal scientists at 22 U.S. sites maintain the nation's agricultural plant species collected since 1898.

South Dakota's federal-only voter count has nearly quadrupled to 5,735 since May under two new laws, limiting those voters to the U.S. House and Senate races on November 3.

Federal investigators say ICE and CBP must improve oversight of body cameras for immigration officers, while DHS rejects the call to make ICE camera activation automatic rather than manual.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from moving the U.S. Forest Service headquarters to Salt Lake City while a lawsuit over the relocation proceeds, finding Congress restricted such reorganization without approval.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown will drop his push for a youth social media bill, relying instead on a $237 million Meta settlement that caps minors' daily Instagram and Facebook use.

A Tallgrass Water pipeline spilled an estimated 3,402 barrels of oilfield byproduct produced water near Watford City in McKenzie County, and cleanup is underway, state regulators said Thursday.

Late-season storms delivered a half-inch to an inch and a half of moisture across central Colorado over the past week.

The National Weather Service in Pueblo warns Lamar and Prowers County face a hard freeze Saturday morning, ending the growing season, before temperatures climb into the 70s by afternoon.

Cheyenne County faces a freeze watch early Saturday, with a hard freeze possible, then critical fire weather conditions may develop Saturday afternoon in northeast Colorado as temperatures climb.

The U.S. Small Business Administration approved Colorado's request for disaster loans after the Aspen Acres Fire and flooding in Pueblo and Custer counties, with applications due by December 14, 2026.

Inflation climbed to 3.7 percent in September, its highest level since May, as energy prices surged and states including Colorado neighbors moved to ease gas taxes.

The Social Security Administration will raise benefits 3.6 percent in 2027 for 72 million beneficiaries, averaging about $75 more a month, while the program faces a shortfall by 2032.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown will drop his push for a youth social media bill, relying instead on a $237 million Meta settlement that caps minors' daily Instagram and Facebook use.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown will drop his push for a youth social media bill, relying instead on a $237 million Meta settlement that caps minors' daily Instagram and Facebook use.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond dropped his lawsuit against the Statewide Charter School Board after it again rejected the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School, saying the school lacked community support and realistic enrollment.

Data center investment, projected at $10 trillion, now drives a larger share of U.S. economic output than railroads did, while crowding out housing construction and drawing state backlash over tax breaks and energy costs.

Broomfield ninth-grader Peter Daniell won the National Civics Bee Championship in Washington, D.C., earning a $100,000 529 education savings plan and the Bill Daniels National Civics Award.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from moving the U.S. Forest Service headquarters to Salt Lake City while a lawsuit over the relocation proceeds, finding Congress restricted such reorganization without approval.

The Trump administration canceled eight contracts and downgraded four Nevada national park projects, freezing at least $4.4 million in federal funding for weather stations, wildlife monitoring, and cultural surveys.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking hunters, anglers and trappers from the Northwest, Northeast and Southwest regions for its Sportsperson's Roundtable, with applications due November 2.

Critic Bob Garver takes a look at "The Mandalorian and Grogu." Does the Disney+ series translate small-screen success into a compelling theatrical experience?

Republicans are betting that claims of rampant voter fraud will motivate supporters before the 2026 midterms, but a Nevada researcher warns the strategy could suppress turnout and backfire.

In the immediate aftermath of the American Revolution, the economy was in shambles, 25,000 Americans had died, and chaos erupted.

Sleep is not one single thing; you go through several stages of sleep every night.

Thirty-one states have now enacted laws regulating artificial intelligence deepfakes in political campaigns, though most require only warnings rather than removing false content from circulation.