The Colorado Legislature gave final approval this week to a bill that would lower the fees businesses need to pay credit card companies.

The Colorado Senate Appropriations committee passed two tax incentives aimed at job growth and childcare.

The Colorado Senate Appropriations committee passed two tax incentives aimed at job growth and childcare Thursday.

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

The Trump administration sued Colorado over its law restricting large-capacity magazines for rifles a day after it sued Denver over its assault weapons ban.

A passenger train and a semi-tanker truck collided Wednesday morning in Garfield County.

President Trump says the ceasefire is still in effect, despite attacks on US warships in the Strait of Hormuz; Maryland union calls for safety measures after highway worker deaths; Advocates call for more corporate contributions to soften Medi-Cal cuts; North Carolina LGBTQ+ advocates honor trans moms, caregivers.

The Tennessee legislature approves new congressional maps, which would break up the state's only Democratic district. A court says the DOJ can keep 2020 Georgia ballots and the U.S. and Iran trade fire in the Persian Gulf.

President Donald Trump’s trade agenda faced another major setback Thursday.

Trump has said throughout his second term that he wants to change how the federal government approaches natural disaster management and recovery.

Talks reported to be underway to close Florida's Alligator Alcatraz; Indiana GOP primaries shake Senate leadership; More than 93,000 North Carolina buildings to receive high-speed internet; City and state leaders consider solutions to New York housing crisis.

The absence of clear lines of authority government agencies when responding to deadly heat waves raises questions about the nation’s ability to deal with a warming global climate,

14 Tornados flatten homes and businesses in southern Mississippi; Tennessee voting rights group opposes special session redistricting push; Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor slams Medicaid cuts as ‘cruelty with a price tag’; Data show Medicaid cuts put 22 Washington hospitals at risk of closure.

A dialysis unit has closed in rural Nebraska due to lower Medicare reimbursement rates, "deaths of despair" are slowly declining nationwide but still more common in Appalachia and a South Dakota rancher plants native grasses to fight drought.

Photo of the week from the May 8, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Catching the sunrise - Jeanne Sorensen.

Obituary - David Harris Ellicott

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

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.

Events in southeast Colorado for May 2026.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending May 2, 2026.

Eads and the rest of Kiowa County are in line for a quiet, sunny weekend, with afternoon temperatures climbing.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for Cheyenne County through 3 p.m. Wednesday as a late-season storm drops a band of rain and snow.

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

Cheyenne Wells residents can expect a sharp turn from spring-like warmth to a wintry pattern this week.

Events in southeast Colorado for May 2026.

April 27-May 2, 2026, baseball 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 May 2, 2026.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending May 2, 2026.

Kit Carson school calendar in Cheyenne County, Colorado, for May 4-11, 2026

President Donald Trump’s trade agenda faced another major setback Thursday.

The Colorado Legislature gave final approval this week to a bill that would lower the fees businesses need to pay credit card companies.

In Colorado, more than 600,000 workers received benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, in October 2025.

Gas hits $6 a gallon in California; Southwest see increases

During a Wednesday evening livestream, U.S. Representative Yassamin Ansari announced the launch of the Committee to Protect the Vote Arizona.

Voters say the rising cost of healthcare is a significant concern that will have an impact on whom they support in November

Scheduled to be held August 7 to 10, 2028, the convention will follow the Democratic Party’s yet-to-be-finalized schedule of presidential primaries and caucuses

Federal agencies say they have yet to take steps to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail.

New data show Washington state has one of the highest proportions of hospitals facing closure due to cuts to Medicaid.

Oklahoma House lawmakers narrowly voted to send legislation banning child marriage to the governor.

The absence of clear lines of authority government agencies when responding to deadly heat waves raises questions about the nation’s ability to deal with a warming global climate,

The Colorado Senate Appropriations committee passed two tax incentives aimed at job growth and childcare.

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

Colorado’s mountain snowpack supplies more than 70% of the state’s streams and reservoirs.

A coalition of sustainable farmers is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a bid from Roundup maker Monsanto to shield the company from cancer lawsuits

Officials said producers should still confirm import requirements with the destination state, since some states may continue to require testing.

New data show Washington state has one of the highest proportions of hospitals facing closure due to cuts to Medicaid.

Oklahoma House lawmakers narrowly voted to send legislation banning child marriage to the governor.

The absence of clear lines of authority government agencies when responding to deadly heat waves raises questions about the nation’s ability to deal with a warming global climate,

During a Wednesday evening livestream, U.S. Representative Yassamin Ansari announced the launch of the Committee to Protect the Vote Arizona.

President Donald Trump’s trade agenda faced another major setback Thursday.

An Alaska Superior Court judge in Anchorage has given the state of Alaska permission to shoot bears in Southwest Alaska.

The designation allows for further cooperation between local and federal law enforcement agencies.

The Trump administration sued Colorado over its law restricting large-capacity magazines for rifles a day after it sued Denver over its assault weapons ban.

The absence of clear lines of authority government agencies when responding to deadly heat waves raises questions about the nation’s ability to deal with a warming global climate,

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

Extreme weather linked to climate change like drought, severe heat, floods, and wildfires costs California dearly.

Colorado’s mountain snowpack supplies more than 70% of the state’s streams and reservoirs.

President Donald Trump’s trade agenda faced another major setback Thursday.

The Colorado Legislature gave final approval this week to a bill that would lower the fees businesses need to pay credit card companies.

A large logging project near Cooke City an entrance to Yellowstone National Park has been scrubbed by the U. S. Forest Service.

New data show Washington state has one of the highest proportions of hospitals facing closure due to cuts to Medicaid.

The school district is scheduled to consider a proposal that would pay teachers, staff and contractors to carry handguns at schools in the borough.

Some U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers could be relocated to Nebraska under a plan to close a Washington D.C.-area research facility.

Senate Bill 26-189 was introduced Friday evening and approved unanimously by the Business Committee on Tuesday.

Senate Bill 26-189, introduced Friday evening, closely resembles a draft measure released earlier this year by an AI policy group convened by Governor Jared Polis.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Thursday released its third annual gray wolf report, identifying a minimum population of 32 wolves statewide.

A large logging project near Cooke City an entrance to Yellowstone National Park has been scrubbed by the U. S. Forest Service.

An Alaska Superior Court judge in Anchorage has given the state of Alaska permission to shoot bears in Southwest Alaska.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking a qualified volunteer to fill an open seat on the Colorado Wildlife Council representing East Slope anglers.

In Colorado, more than 600,000 workers received benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, in October 2025.

Science is not really a specific thing to like or hate, or something to believe in or not. Science is an activity.

In reality, science is not really a specific thing to like or hate, or something to believe in or not.

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