U.S. forces have launched “major combat operations” on targets in Iran, President Donald Trump said in a video.

Senate Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday demanding the administration refund businesses that paid tariffs.

An audit released Wednesday found that CBI’s turnaround time on those sexual assault case kits went from 450 days last June to 190 days this January.

The Colorado Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee narrowly approved a bill that would remove overtime “add-back” taxes.

Legislation approved this week by the Colorado Senate would make it easier for individuals to sue federal law enforcement involved with civil immigration actions.

Three people were seriously injured Tuesday morning after an SUV crashed through the wall of a Lincoln County government building.

Tuberculosis cases have been rising nationwide since 2021, and in 2024 they reached the highest level since 2011.

U.S. forces have launched “major combat operations” on targets in Iran, President Donald Trump said in a video.

Senate Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday demanding the administration refund businesses that paid tariffs.

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The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday announced it had filed federal lawsuits against Utah and four other states.

The nation’s main agency for handling disaster response and recovery is shuttered for the third time in recent months.

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Events in southeast Colorado for March 2026.

Funeral Services - Brady Patrick Buck

Death Notice - Terry Lynn Voss

March 2-5, 2026, breakfast and lunch menus for Eads schools in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in Kiowa County.

Photo of the week from the February 20, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Just a week after we showed rain puddles at this location, now there's snow - Chris Sorensen.

March 2-5, 2026, breakfast and lunch menus for Plainview School in Kiowa County, Colorado.

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Cheyenne Wells School breakfast and lunch menus for March 2-5, 2026.

Events in southeast Colorado for March 2026.

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

February 17-21, 2026, girls basketball scores for southeast Colorado high school teams.

February 17-21, 2026, boys basketball scores for southeast Colorado high school teams.

Listen to the top audio articles and podcasts from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending February 21, 2026.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending February 21, 2026.

February 23-28, 2026, boys basketball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.

Estimates for 2025 were revised down by more than a million jobs to a level of low growth rarely seen outside of recessions.

A handful of House Republicans tanked a procedural vote Tuesday night.

Clean air advocates are pushing back against the Trump administration’s move to force utility companies to keep operating coal-fired power plants.

Colorado’s unemployment rate has dropped again, following the trend of previous months.

The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday announced it had filed federal lawsuits against Utah and four other states.

Claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent or compromised have been debunked by elections officials, experts, media investigations, law enforcement, the courts.

Twenty Republicans sponsored House Bill 2503, which would repeal the state’s Mail Ballot Election Act.

Weiser has experience in this area. In 2020, he argued Colorado’s position before the U.S. Supreme Court in a dispute over “faithless electors.”

The roadway named after the Moore High School graduate extends from Interstate 44 east to I-35 near Indian Hills Road.

Since 2001, the world has generated over 2.5 billion tons of plastic.

How do headphones, toys, gadgets and other devices talk to each other without any wires?

Florida ranks third in the number of confirmed measles cases across the country.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will transfer a large office building to the General Services Administration.

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

A congressional committee kicks off debate Feb. 23 on a sprawling federal policy covering many facets of farming.

Animal rights groups are rallying against concentrated animal feeding operations across the country

The proposals are expanded versions of a bill that Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed last year.

Senate Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday demanding the administration refund businesses that paid tariffs.

A proposed water pipeline project that would tunnel under the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area is one step closer to construction.

For the second week, the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee rejected a proposal to restore funding for tuition assistance benefits.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz said the federal judiciary is prepared to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt.

A lawsuit over a 2023 Senate Bill that sought to ban TikTok in Montana has been jointly dismissed in federal court.

An audit released Wednesday found that CBI’s turnaround time on those sexual assault case kits went from 450 days last June to 190 days this January.

Legislation approved this week by the Colorado Senate would make it easier for individuals to sue federal law enforcement involved with civil immigration actions.

Since 2001, the world has generated over 2.5 billion tons of plastic.

Desde 2001, el mundo ha generado más de 2500 millones de toneladas de plástico.

A coalition of three Arizona utility companies has elected to stop burning coal at the Springerville Generating Station in southeast Arizona.

Weather conditions in Kiowa County, Colorado, for the seven days ending February 25, 2026.

For the second week, the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee rejected a proposal to restore funding for tuition assistance benefits.

Senate Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday demanding the administration refund businesses that paid tariffs.

The Colorado Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee narrowly approved a bill that would remove overtime “add-back” taxes.

Driven by an overheated residential market and decades of commercial exemptions, a flip in the tax base has left families paying the lion’s share for schools, roads and emergency services.

For the second week, the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee rejected a proposal to restore funding for tuition assistance benefits.

Utah public schools will most likely have a bell-to-bell default ban on cellphones, a top priority for Governor Spencer Cox.

How do headphones, toys, gadgets and other devices talk to each other without any wires?

The Chinese company DJI filed a petition for review with a federal appeals court over a Federal Communications Commission decision.

The roadway named after the Moore High School graduate extends from Interstate 44 east to I-35 near Indian Hills Road.

Critic Bob Garver looks at "I Can Only Imagine 2."

A coalition of scientists, historians and national park advocates is taking the Trump administration to court.

According to Trout Unlimited, nearly 2 million acres of Inventoried Roadless Areas have had hazardous fuels treatment to reduce fire risk.

How do headphones, toys, gadgets and other devices talk to each other without any wires?

For the first time in more than half a century, there are no binding restraints on the buildup of the largest nuclear forces on Earth.

Focusing so much on cheating misses the larger transformation already underway, one that extends far beyond student misconduct and even the classroom.

In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die from lung cancer as the result of radon gas exposure.