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Problems piling up for local ballot measure banning slaughterhouses in Denver

With just weeks left before ballots go out in the mail, opposition to the Denver slaughterhouse ban ballot question is getting a hefty boost with the Denver Democrats joining other unlikely opponents airing their concerns over the issue and the filing of a significant campaign finance complaint against proponents of the measure.

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Records: Venezuelan gangs terrorized each other before entering national spotlight

Before they became national news, young Venezuelan gang members in Colorado were harassing each other at gunpoint, stealing cars to commit other crimes and crashing wherever they could find a bed, according to arrest documents obtained by The Denver Gazette.

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‘We feel like weโ€™ve been attacked’: Superior Farm employee speaks against ban headed to voters

Isabel Bautista has been working at Superior Farms in Denver since Sept. 19, 2000. Her mother worked in the harvest department at the time and encouraged Bautista and her brother to join her at Superior. The two siblings began the same day. She was a single mom with a three-month-old baby in a new city and spoke only Spanish.

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Student-led election forum at Liberty Common H.S. will feature three state House, Senate races

It is a rarity in general election races of about any variety — this week a student-led debate will feature seven candidates for three seats in the Fort Collins area.

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Boulder police are using AI to write crime reports, and some urge caution

Earlier this year, the Boulder Police Department began using artificial intelligence to transcribe body camera footage and generate police reports, a move officials say is saving time and improving report writing. This month, the department adopted a new AI policy. However, some community members are urgingย caution against the blanket deployment of these emerging technologies without proper safeguards.ย 

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Amid acreage transition to solar farming, could Weld County lose its agricultural base?

Magnum Feedyards has operated for more than 30 years in eastern Weld County. The main line of business is growing feed and feeding cattle for market. Owner Steve Gabel started with 5,500 head in 1994, and he has gradually increased that to 35,000 head and 10,000 acres of land.

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