American Energy Institute CEO Jason Isaac warns that the Supreme Court's Suncor v. Boulder decision could decide whether Congress or a Colorado county court sets American energy policy and costs.

Colorado advocates are pressing lawmakers and tech companies for stronger rules against AI-powered scams targeting seniors, while Senator Mark Kelly backs two federal bills on the issue.

The Center for Improving Value in Health Care launched a Hospital Price Transparency Database listing prices from more than 80 Colorado hospitals, letting patients compare costs without searching each website.

Remnants of two tropical storms, Hurricane Polo and Hurricane Rachel, lifted Lake Powell about three feet but did little for Lake Mead, which set record lows on October 9 and 15.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending Sunday, October 17, 2026.

Colorado Tradeoffs, a new online budget simulation, lets voters test how Proposition NN and Amendment 87 could close the state's $1.6 billion budget gap, and 14 percent have changed their minds.

The Department of Homeland Security will keep deportation protections and work permits for more than 100,000 Ukrainians and about 2,000 Sudanese with Temporary Protected Status, but no end date has been set.

Democrats are poised to gain 10 to 20 House seats and possibly win Senate control as Trump's low approval ratings, especially on the economy and Iran war, reshape the November 3 midterm map.

University of Maryland researchers are testing aquaponics, a system that grows leafy greens and raises fish together using fish waste as plant nutrients, with produce served in a campus dining hall.

Over two dozen charged in a federal sweep of alleged noncitizen voters, ICE raids could cost Maine billions in lost economic output, and the Social Security increase raises questions about affordability.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends President Donald Trump waiving oil sanctions on Russia; California’s Proposition 3 could be make or break funding for social programs; and a new report outlines the cost of removing Maine’s immigrant workforce.

The death penalty is still on the table for the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, a new bill aims to overhaul immigration enforcement and limit government surveillance, and critics of a Washington ballot initiative say it could limit sports access for low-income girls with invasive tests.

A warm winter, drought and a late frost have wiped out bears' natural food across the West, pushing record numbers of bears into towns and prompting Colorado Parks and Wildlife to euthanize 294 bears.

South Dakota Social Security recipients will receive a 3.6 percent cost-of-living increase in 2027, averaging $75 more a month, though AARP says it may not keep pace with rising prices.

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

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

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending Sunday, October 17, 2026.

Southeast Colorado high school football scores for October 12-17, 2026

Southeast Colorado high school softball scores for October 12-17, 2026

Dry, sunny weather with highs climbing to near 77 is forecast for Eads through Thursday, but strong south winds gusting to 45 mph are expected Friday.

From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

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

Sunny, mild weather with highs climbing from 65 to 74 degrees is forecast for Cheyenne Wells and Cheyenne County through Wednesday, before a windy Friday and a possible weekend cold front.

Southeast Colorado high school volleyball scores for October 12-17, 2026

Southeast Colorado high school softball scores for October 12-17, 2026

Southeast Colorado high school football scores for October 12-17, 2026

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Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending Sunday, October 17, 2026.

Southeast Colorado high school volleyball schedule for October 19-24, 2026

South Dakota Social Security recipients will receive a 3.6 percent cost-of-living increase in 2027, averaging $75 more a month, though AARP says it may not keep pace with rising prices.

Inflation climbed to 3.7 percent in September, its highest level since May, as energy prices surged and states including Colorado neighbors moved to ease gas taxes.

Data center investment, projected at $10 trillion, now drives a larger share of U.S. economic output than railroads did, while crowding out housing construction and drawing state backlash over tax breaks and energy costs.

Rising living costs and federal benefit cuts have pushed Denver-area food pantries to serve more first-time families, and about 40,000 Coloradans have lost SNAP access in the past year.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation is taking free nondriver photo ID cards to four tribal nations next week, helping residents without driver's licenses meet voter ID rules before the election.

Democrats are poised to gain 10 to 20 House seats and possibly win Senate control as Trump's low approval ratings, especially on the economy and Iran war, reshape the November 3 midterm map.

The Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously upheld a November 3 ballot measure, Initiative Measure 442, that would write sex-separate school sports rules into the state constitution, rejecting a Lincoln voter's challenge.

The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican National Committee challenge to a 2005 state law letting certain U.S. citizens living overseas register and vote in Nebraska counties.

Josh Askvig of AARP North Dakota says the 3.6 percent Social Security increase helps, but most older adults say it will not keep pace with inflation before Congress faces decisions on the program's future.

New Mexico Department of Agriculture officials confirmed two more New World screwworm cases in Grant County, one in a horse and one in a calf, bringing the state's total to four.

The Center for Improving Value in Health Care launched a Hospital Price Transparency Database listing prices from more than 80 Colorado hospitals, letting patients compare costs without searching each website.

Environmental advocates and researchers are deploying drones, underwater robots and automated rovers to track wildlife, remove invasive species, monitor pollution and map ocean habitats that people cannot easily reach.

University of Maryland researchers are testing aquaponics, a system that grows leafy greens and raises fish together using fish waste as plant nutrients, with produce served in a campus dining hall.

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

New Mexico Department of Agriculture officials confirmed two more New World screwworm cases in Grant County, one in a horse and one in a calf, bringing the state's total to four.

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

State Representative Andrea Reeb, R-Clovis, resigned from the New Mexico House on Thursday after a federal judge ruled her House seat conflicted with her work as a special prosecutor in the Alec Baldwin case.

Democrats are poised to gain 10 to 20 House seats and possibly win Senate control as Trump's low approval ratings, especially on the economy and Iran war, reshape the November 3 midterm map.

Colorado voters will decide Proposition 133, a measure opponents say could punish trafficking victims for forced crimes, deter survivors from seeking help and threaten legal healthcare access.

Only 1,827 of at least 6,191 Utah voters flagged under a new state law have proven U.S. citizenship, so 4,307 will receive federal-only ballots for the November 3 election.

American Energy Institute CEO Jason Isaac warns that the Supreme Court's Suncor v. Boulder decision could decide whether Congress or a Colorado county court sets American energy policy and costs.

The Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously upheld a November 3 ballot measure, Initiative Measure 442, that would write sex-separate school sports rules into the state constitution, rejecting a Lincoln voter's challenge.

The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican National Committee challenge to a 2005 state law letting certain U.S. citizens living overseas register and vote in Nebraska counties.

State Representative Andrea Reeb, R-Clovis, resigned from the New Mexico House on Thursday after a federal judge ruled her House seat conflicted with her work as a special prosecutor in the Alec Baldwin case.

The Trump administration delayed a final decision on federal Endangered Species Act protections for monarch butterflies until June 2030, after conservation groups sued to force action on the threatened insect.

American Energy Institute CEO Jason Isaac warns that the Supreme Court's Suncor v. Boulder decision could decide whether Congress or a Colorado county court sets American energy policy and costs.

Environmental advocates and researchers are deploying drones, underwater robots and automated rovers to track wildlife, remove invasive species, monitor pollution and map ocean habitats that people cannot easily reach.

Dry, sunny weather with highs climbing to near 77 is forecast for Eads through Thursday, but strong south winds gusting to 45 mph are expected Friday.

State Auditors could not verify the accuracy of the State Controller's Fiscal Year 2026 TABOR Financial Report, which was reissued September 8 after errors surfaced in the original certification.

Josh Askvig of AARP North Dakota says the 3.6 percent Social Security increase helps, but most older adults say it will not keep pace with inflation before Congress faces decisions on the program's future.

New Mexico food banks report surging demand from veterans who lost SNAP eligibility under federal work requirements, forcing pantries to stretch fewer resources further across rural and urban communities.

A Colorado family tax credit that pulled 22,500 children out of poverty in its first year is in jeopardy for the 2026 tax year, a new report finds.

The Colorado State Patrol urges drivers to stop for stopped school buses with flashing red lights as National School Bus Safety Week begins October 19, 2026, and a new school zone law takes effect.

For a second straight year, the Colorado Legislature failed to pass data center regulations, leaving cities such as Denver and Colorado Springs to set their own limits on the industry.

Environmental advocates and researchers are deploying drones, underwater robots and automated rovers to track wildlife, remove invasive species, monitor pollution and map ocean habitats that people cannot easily reach.

The Kansas Board of Regents unanimously approved a policy requiring the six state universities to notify board leaders of talks with private equity or venture capital firms about athletics partnerships.

Governor Kelly Armstrong closed white-tailed doe hunting in four southern North Dakota units this fall, invalidating about 350 licenses, as an epizootic hemorrhagic disease outbreak kills deer before the November 6 gun season.

The Trump administration delayed a final decision on federal Endangered Species Act protections for monarch butterflies until June 2030, after conservation groups sued to force action on the threatened insect.

Critic Bob Garver takes a look at "Street Fighter," inspired by the video game.

A warm winter, drought and a late frost have wiped out bears' natural food across the West, pushing record numbers of bears into towns and prompting Colorado Parks and Wildlife to euthanize 294 bears.

Republicans are betting that claims of rampant voter fraud will motivate supporters before the 2026 midterms, but a Nevada researcher warns the strategy could suppress turnout and backfire.

In the immediate aftermath of the American Revolution, the economy was in shambles, 25,000 Americans had died, and chaos erupted.

Sleep is not one single thing; you go through several stages of sleep every night.

Thirty-one states have now enacted laws regulating artificial intelligence deepfakes in political campaigns, though most require only warnings rather than removing false content from circulation.