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Colorado child protection system under fire after 2-month-old Ezra Johnson’s death
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Colorado child protection system under fire after 2-month-old Ezra Johnson’s death

By Alan Gionet | CBS Colorado Questions have arisen about the actions of child protective workers following the death of a 2-month-old baby in Colorado in July.  The child's mother, 31-year-old Lisa Johnson, and her boyfriend, 33-year-old Alexander Avila, of Lakewood, have both been charged with first-degree murder. Avila also faces a felony charge of tampering with evidence. Additionally, 19-year-old Gage Martinez, arrested Monday, is accused of evidence tampering in the case. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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CPW releases results of additional testing after invasive species discovery in Colorado River
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CPW releases results of additional testing after invasive species discovery in Colorado River

By Spencer McKee | Out There Colorado On Tuesday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced that the agency has concluded samplings effort related to the discovery of zebra mussel veligers in the Colorado River for 2024. Zebra mussels are an invasive species in Colorado and are known to be devastating to aquatic ecosystems and infrastructure. The testing period included collecting 450 water samples from the Colorado River, Government Highline Canal, James M. Robb State Park, and Highline Lake State Park. Additional testing also took place throughout the Grand Valley region. READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO
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CDOT expands lane-weaving detection for express lanes
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CDOT expands lane-weaving detection for express lanes

By The Gazette "Cross the line, pay the fine" is the warning from the Colorado Department of Transportation. The technology to detect when drivers weave in and out of express lanes is coming to the central Interstate 70, I-25 South Gap and U.S. 36 corridors beginning Dec. 1, according to a recent news release. CDOT said its common to see drivers cross over the solid white lines into the express lanes when traffic slows or when trying to get around another vehicle already in the express lane. Vehicles may only enter or exit express lanes at points clearly designated with signs and dashed lines, said department officials. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Recount ordered in House District 19; Results of HD16 and HD19 recounts due Dec. 6
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Recount ordered in House District 19; Results of HD16 and HD19 recounts due Dec. 6

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice The second of two recounts which will decide whether Republicans have erased the Democratic supermajority in the Colorado House has been ordered by Secretary of State Jena Griswold's office. Following the order of a recount Monday in House District 16, Griswold, as expected, ordered the recount in House District 19 later this week. After the tabulation of 56,729 votes in the Boulder and Weld County state House District 19 race, Republican Dan Woog was 109 votes ahead of Democrat Jillaire McMillan, by a margin of 20 one-hundredths of 1 percent of the vote, or 0.2%. State law requires a recount of an election with a margin of victory between the two leading candidates of less than half of 1 percent, or a 0.5% margin. "The counties within thi...
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Colorado judges cannot serve as temporary election workers, ethics panel says
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Colorado judges cannot serve as temporary election workers, ethics panel says

By Michael Karlik | Colorado Politics The Colorado Supreme Court's ethics panel advised members of the judiciary last month that they cannot serve as temporary election workers. The Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board, which consists of judges, lawyers and a non-attorney, cited two reasons why appointed judges should refrain from serving as elections judges. First, with the exception of nonpartisan elections, temporary workers would have to publicly disclose their political affiliation at the outset. Second, the Code of Judicial Conduct limits the types of appointments state judges can take. "The judicial ethics committees of other jurisdictions have also determined that judges may not accept appointments or serve as election judges because the position is not one that concern...
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Ag, livestock groups ask British Columbia wildlife officials to reconsider
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Ag, livestock groups ask British Columbia wildlife officials to reconsider

By Rachel Gabel  | The Fence Post Twenty-six Colorado agriculture and livestock organizations have sent a letter to British Columbia wildlife officials asking them to reconsider a decision to allow the export of wolves to Colorado. Tim Ritschard, president of the Middle Park Stockgrowers, said other states and Native American Tribes within the United States have declined to allow Colorado to take wolves from their jurisdictions, and British Columbia should as well. Ritchard explained that in refusing Colorado’s request for its wolves, the Wind River Inter-Tribal Council cited growing public opposition to the wolf introduction program in Colorado and the extremely close vote that started the program. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation rescinded their agreement to p...
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Marking 160 years since the Sand Creek Massacre, the deadliest day in Colorado history
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Marking 160 years since the Sand Creek Massacre, the deadliest day in Colorado history

By Spencer Kristensen | Fox 31 News Friday marks 160 years since Colorado’s Sand Creek Massacre, where U.S. soldiers attacked a camp of indigenous people, mostly women and children, killing hundreds. On Nov. 19, 1864, what has become known as the “deadliest day in Colorado history,” more than 200 innocent people were killed by U.S. Army soldiers in an attack on the Cheyenne and Arapaho people. Most of those killed were women, children and the elderly, according to the National Park Service, and hundreds more had to flee north in search of safety. READ THE FILL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Why are Colorado rest stops closed? CDOT blames a lack of funds to reopen
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Why are Colorado rest stops closed? CDOT blames a lack of funds to reopen

By Lindy Browning | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Cass Brock of Pueblo is disappointed, to say the least, concerning access to the multiple rest stops along the Interstate 25 corridor from Denver to the southern part of the state. “I live in Pueblo and we drive I-25 to Denver monthly and also drive south on I-25.  When we drive through other states, their rest areas are and have been reopened for years since Covid restrictions.  Why are Colorado rest areas still closed?  I think it is a disservice to the over the road (OTR) truckers, and our state's residents,” she said in an email to Rocky Mountain Voice staff. According to records posted online, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) claims there are several reasons that these rest stops are still closed. The s...
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Boulder to share its tie to Sand Creek Massacre, the deadliest day in state history
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Boulder to share its tie to Sand Creek Massacre, the deadliest day in state history

By Anna Alejo | CBS Colorado It was the deadliest day in Colorado history: November 29, 1864 - the Sand Creek Massacre. More than 230 people -- mostly women, children and elders from the Arapaho and Cheyenne nations were killed near Eads in the Eastern Plains. The City of Boulder is working with the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes to recognize Boulder's connection to the tragedy. The city-owned open space northeast of Boulder, near 63rd Street and Andrus Road, is where Fort Chambers likely stood.  The structure built of sod in the summer of 1864 was used to train a volunteer militia. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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As state weighs budget cuts, CPW set to award up to $50k for initiatives that promote ‘Born to Be Wild’ license plate
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As state weighs budget cuts, CPW set to award up to $50k for initiatives that promote ‘Born to Be Wild’ license plate

By Wylee Mitchell | KKCO-TV CBS 11 Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced the ‘Born to be Wild License Plate Grant Program.’ The program will grant up to $50,000 in funding to initiatives that promote the license plate. According to the CPW, grant awards will be available annually to Colorado based non-profit organizations, educational institutions, or government agencies. Other entities will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The application deadline is December 15. The awardees will be announced in March. Colorado House Bill 23-1265 created a new special license plate, raising funding for nonlethal ways of mitigating conflict with gray wolves. The special license plate was approved by Governor Polis in May of 2023 and became effective in August of that year. RE...
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