Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

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

Colorado Governor Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters.

It is too late for another candidate to get on the June primary ballot in Colorado, despite President Donald Trump’s threat to back a primary challenger against longtime ally U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert.

A broad coalition of Colorado labor unions and faith groups brought the two Democratic candidates for governor to the stage at a church in Lakewood Sunday for a forum with an unusual twist.

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that Children’s Hospital Colorado should restart gender-affirming care for transgender children.

In a surprise move, Trump announces deployment of 5,000 US troops to Poland; The House cancels vote on Trump’s war powers; Anti-nicotine advocates offer safe space during District of Columbia Black Pride; Advocates want NYC, NYS to maintain momentum on mental health; Penn State University faculty win SEIU union vote.

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund.

Private equity firms own nearly 3 million apartment units, about 13% of the total apartments across the country, according to a new analysis

Proponents said the program would help address affordability, improve financial literacy and help families build generational wealth.

An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of the in vitro fertilization process violates the state’s wrongful death law.

GOP Senators decided to take a break as the party mulls issues like the Trump 1.8 billion dollar fund; EPA rollback of clean water rules puts Tennesseans at risk; North Carolina survivors reflect on mental health needs after Hurricane Helene; Penn State University faculty win SEIU union vote.

A Republican rebuke of Trump’s anti-weaponization fund stalls a budget reconciliation bill. Senator John Cornyn vows to fight Ken Paxton in the runoff election and Democrats revisit the 2024 loss in a new report.

January 6 Capitol Police officers sue to block the Trump $1.8 billion fund, while Dems vow a probe of the fund if they retake the House; Pennsylvania history teacher wins 2026 National Teacher of the Year; Oregon environmentalists: New permit won’t protect from CAFO waste; Ohio scientists: Cattle virus could be transmitted in humans.

Kiowa County will see a notably cooler Friday before a weekend warm-up that pushes high temperatures into the upper 80s by Memorial Day.

Special section of the Kiowa County Press saluting graduates from Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Plainview, Wiley, McClave, Granada, and Kit Carson.

Photo of the week from the May 22, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Wildflowers providing a burst of color on eastern Colorado’s dry plains. - Chris Sorensen.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating a suspicious death after deputies with the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to an abandoned building

Obituary - Shirley Ann Lofdahl

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

Representative Ty Winter, the Assistant Minority Leader in the Colorado House, announced his candidacy for re-election to Colorado House District 47.

A cooler, wetter weather pattern is moving across the southeast Colorado plains, bringing rain chances and the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms to Kiowa County.

Special section of the Kiowa County Press saluting graduates from Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Plainview, Wiley, McClave, Granada, and Kit Carson.

Cheyenne Wells will see a mild, breezy Friday in the wake of overnight thunderstorms before a steady warm-up that pushes Memorial Day highs into the upper 80s.

A series of upper-level disturbances will bring occasional shower and thunderstorm chances to Cheyenne County over the next several days.

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

Baseball playoff schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.

Minutes of the April 20, 2026, meeting of the Town of Cheyenne Well, Colorado, council.

Sunny skies and a gradual warm-up are in the forecast for Cheyenne County through the middle of next week.

Minutes of the April 14, 2026, meeting of the Town of Cheyenne Well, Colorado, council.

California is considering handing oil refineries and other major polluters billions of dollars in free emission allowances.

Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation, an average of $6.15 a gallon this week.

A gallon of regular gasoline Monday cost an average of $4.52, according to AAA up from $4.14 a month ago and $3.14 a year ago.

North Dakota and other states are looking for solutions to keep grocery stores in business in rural areas.

Tina Peters will be released from Colorado prison June 1, but where will she

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters.

Rural hospitals and community clinics across California are bracing for a major loss of federal funding over the next few years.

Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid.

An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of the in vitro fertilization process violates the state’s wrongful death law.

A planned high-voltage line in Texas is proving divisive, a new poll shows North Carolinians are pessimistic about the economy, the Trump administration’s next budget could devastate tribal higher ed and a tall ship flotilla sails the Eastern Seaboard.

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

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reinstated a five-year, $59 million grant to the University of Idaho aimed at helping farmers test regenerative production and new marketing methods.

The plan outlines a path for resilient lands, enduring revenue, and stronger partnerships to benefit Colorado public schools.

Tina Peters will be released from Colorado prison June 1, but where will she

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters.

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund.

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund.

An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of the in vitro fertilization process violates the state’s wrongful death law.

Tina Peters will be released from Colorado prison June 1, but where will she

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

Lamar and the surrounding Prowers County area face a sharp swing from a cool, windy Friday to a hot Memorial Day weekend.

Cheyenne Wells will see a mild, breezy Friday in the wake of overnight thunderstorms before a steady warm-up that pushes Memorial Day highs into the upper 80s.

Kiowa County will see a notably cooler Friday before a weekend warm-up that pushes high temperatures into the upper 80s by Memorial Day.

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

Private equity firms own nearly 3 million apartment units, about 13% of the total apartments across the country, according to a new analysis

Proponents said the program would help address affordability, improve financial literacy and help families build generational wealth.

Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid.

A new study says families across the United States are struggling to afford quality summer programs for children.

Special section of the Kiowa County Press saluting graduates from Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Plainview, Wiley, McClave, Granada, and Kit Carson.

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general and governors sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday over forthcoming regulations that will impose new borrowing limits for students.

The project’s backers withdrew their request to use the water for industrial purposes instead of irrigation earlier this month.

The Arizona Department of Education prioritized appeasing voucher school parents angry about payment backlogs over implementing a new oversight law.

A tract of land near Yellowstone National Park which had been identified as a potential gold mining site in 2023 has been added to the roster of public lands

Critic Bob Garver looks two movies this week: "Mortal Kombat II" and "Obsession."

Since 2000, more than 7 million acres of forests and wildlands have burned in New Mexico, underscoring the need for a new center designed to grow tree seedlings for reforestation.

The plan outlines a path for resilient lands, enduring revenue, and stronger partnerships to benefit Colorado public schools.

The brain cells you have now are largely the same ones you had when you were born. And once you lose them, there is no way to get them back.

In western Colorado, home to the treasured Palisade peach, cytospora canker is one of the most economically consequential fungal diseases faced by growers.

If you get caught in a downpour without an umbrella, you will quickly learn what it means to be wet. But what is it about water that makes it wet?

Anthropic said it would not immediately offer the model to the public.