The Colorado House voted on a flurry of bills to end the week, approving two major gun regulation bills, a bill on education and another one on car licenses.

Colorado lawmakers will need to close a nearly $1.5 billion gap in the state budget in the coming weeks, hundreds of millions of dollars more than they expected.

A judge is expected to rule on a lawsuit that seeks to keep a Democratic candidate out of the caucus and assembly nominating process.

The U.S. Department of Education announced that Jefferson County Public Schools is violating Title IX.

Senate Bill 26-32 passed the House on Monday on a party-line vote. It passed the Senate the same way in early February.

The funding cuts being considered by lawmakers are expected to affect more than 5,000 kids.

The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis.

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Spring storm season is here, and local officials who prepare for emergency responses after a natural disaster say it's a hard time to get plans together.

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Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in Kiowa County.

Photo of the week from the March 20, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Early blossoms continue in southeast Colorado - Chris Sorensen.

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

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold virtual public comment hearings April 2 on a proposed natural gas rate increase from Atmos Energy.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending March 14, 2026.

Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in Kiowa County.

Community - 2026 Kiowa County Fair Parade Theme Contest

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold virtual public comment hearings April 2 on a proposed natural gas rate increase from Atmos Energy.

March 12-14, 2026, girls basketball scores for southeast Colorado high school teams.

March 11-14, 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 March 14, 2026.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending March 14, 2026.

March 11-14, 2026, boys basketball scores for southeast Colorado high school teams.

March 12-14, 2026, girls basketball scores for southeast Colorado high school teams.

Sheriff’s officials said the case is the second hit-and-run reported in Cheyenne County within the past two weeks.

March 12-14, 2026, girls basketball scores for southeast Colorado high school teams.

The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis.

Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10 percent jump.

No one really knows how deeply the ripple effects of the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran will impair the global economy.

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

Arizona educators push for vouchers on November ballot

A judge is expected to rule on a lawsuit that seeks to keep a Democratic candidate out of the caucus and assembly nominating process.

After multiple legal challenges to Utah’s new court-ordered congressional boundaries fell flat, the stage has been set.

Repeated efforts by lawmakers to diminish the public’s rights under the state’s open meetings and open records laws have accumulated under Democratic trifecta.

Colorado lawmakers will need to close a nearly $1.5 billion gap in the state budget in the coming weeks, hundreds of millions of dollars more than they expected.

Solar power generates electricity by harnessing sunlight, so it is a clean energy source.

News from rural America.

The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis.

How the humble hornwort could supercharge agriculture

The precipitation hit both sides of the Continental Divide, pushing snowpack to average or even above average in some basins in western Montana.

Nearly 4,000 Colorado workers at one of the country’s largest meatpacking plants began a strike Monday.

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee advanced a sweeping farm bill early this month, attempting to revive Congress’ stalled effort.

Colorado lawmakers will need to close a nearly $1.5 billion gap in the state budget in the coming weeks, hundreds of millions of dollars more than they expected.

The Colorado House voted on a flurry of bills to end the week, approving two major gun regulation bills, a bill on education and another one on car licenses.

The U.S. Justice Department requested an interview with U.S. Representative Jason Crow over a video.

Politics in the United States and around the world.

A judge is allowing local and statewide conservation groups to intervene in a lawsuit to defend Chuckwalla National Monument.

A judge is expected to rule on a lawsuit that seeks to keep a Democratic candidate out of the caucus and assembly nominating process.

After multiple legal challenges to Utah’s new court-ordered congressional boundaries fell flat, the stage has been set.

A banking official told lawmakers Monday about an elderly customer who was scammed into giving tens of thousands of dollars.

Solar power generates electricity by harnessing sunlight, so it is a clean energy source.

Temperatures well into the 90s - and beyond - are expected from Los Angeles to Denver this week as record highs are felt across the Southwest.

Weather conditions in Kiowa County, Colorado, for the seven days ending March 18, 2026.

The precipitation hit both sides of the Continental Divide, pushing snowpack to average or even above average in some basins in western Montana.

The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis.

Colorado lawmakers will need to close a nearly $1.5 billion gap in the state budget in the coming weeks, hundreds of millions of dollars more than they expected.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold virtual public comment hearings April 2 on a proposed natural gas rate increase from Atmos Energy.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold virtual public comment hearings April 2 on a proposed natural gas rate increase from Atmos Energy.

The Colorado House voted on a flurry of bills to end the week, approving two major gun regulation bills, a bill on education and another one on car licenses.

How the humble hornwort could supercharge agriculture

New Mexico wants to make sure young students have grasped the basics of mathematics before they face harder concepts.

A Montana college is using grant money to get students excited about cybersecurity.

Solar power generates electricity by harnessing sunlight, so it is a clean energy source.

A judge is allowing local and statewide conservation groups to intervene in a lawsuit to defend Chuckwalla National Monument.

Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would raise funds for the construction of wildlife crossings and other safety measures.

Lathrop State Park has opened its campground shower facilities to Walsenburg residents as the city continues recovering from a water main break.

No one really knows how deeply the ripple effects of the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran will impair the global economy.

In the history of art, nudity does not have just one meaning.

A Denver neighborhood has a long history of violence. During the summer of violence in the early 1990s, it was considered ground zero for gang conflict.

China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region.