Colorado legislature updates: Democrats announce climate and energy deal, state budget signed, House passes gun-reform bills

Colorado lawmakers are racing against the calendar — or, depending on one’s outlook — wielding time like a weapon against disfavored policies — to finish their business for the 2024 regular session of ... Read More

Democrats’ bill puts controls on health insurance. Some metro-east Republicans support it

Area Democrats who supported the bill include Reps. Jay Hoffman of Swansea in the 113th District and Katie Stuart of Edwardsville in the 112th District. Read More

New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

The ruling reopens a painful chapter in America's reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures — an era that began in 2017 with a flood of allegations against Weinstein. Read More

4 law officers serving warrant are killed, 4 wounded in shootout at North Carolina home, police say

Officers from the U.S. Marshals Task Force were carrying out an investigation in a suburban neighborhood when they came under fire, authorities say. Read More

Myth of 'superhuman strength' in Black people persists in deadly encounters with police

Researchers say the term “superhuman strength” is a relic of the post-Civil War Reconstruction era that was applied to Black men, often to justify racist violence. The findings of a ... Read More

Local record for April 24

Jerry's Gang: 1. Mike Collins, Mike Kaufman, Chris Graves, Ron Davis, Jerry Shupe, 57; 2. Dale Bustos, Butch Underwood, Jack Beggs, Matt Walls, 58; 3. Mike Guebelle, Randy Steed, Blake Ihrke, Mike ... Read More

Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police: ‘It’s a recipe for disaster’

Mounting deaths illustrate an often-hidden way fatal U.S. police encounters end: not with the firing of an officer’s gun but with the silent use of a medical syringe. Read More

David Smith crowned king, Amelia Collins queen at West Hancock prom

A “Fairy Tale Lights – Let’s Light Up the Night” prom was held on April 20 in a transformed West Hancock High School gymnasium. Read More

Is the US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

A measure to outlaw TikTok is on its way to President Biden for his signature. So what does this mean for you, a TikTok user, or perhaps the parent of a TikTok user? Here are some key questions and ... Read More

Protests roiling US colleges escalate with arrests, new encampments and closures

NEW YORK — Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public Monday as some of the most ... Read More

Velocitor claims Bosselman win

Velocitor leaves the field behind to win the Bosselman Pump and Pantry/Gus Fonner Stakes. And away he went. Velocitor took control when Cohen let him go and rolled to a two-length win in the mile and ... Read More

American Smooth wins inaugural Elite Sprint Cup

American Smooth (8), ridden by jockey Kevin Roman, rides away from the pack to win the inaugural Sprint Elite Cup race at Fonner Park. Sears and Gonzalez claimed American Smooth, a 6-year-old Kentucky ... Read More