The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee passed a series of bills Friday for the Senate to consider, including legislation on electrical service, child care and bureaucratic bloat.

Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion.”

State Representative Scott Bottoms won the highest share of support among candidates for governor at the Colorado Republican State Assembly on Saturday.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 11, 2026.

Drought conditions across Colorado worsened again this week, with every corner of the state now classified as abnormally dry or worse.

The Colorado Polling Institute’s results echo other recent surveys of voter attitudes towards the state’s top Democrats.

Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion.”

As colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 skyrocket, a new clinical trial is yielding promising results.

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More states are piling up gold bars, or encouraging residents to use gold-backed debit cards, to hedge against inflation.

As states enact stricter work requirements for the federal food stamp program, a new analysis suggests those requirements won’t enhance employment.

Listen to the top audio articles and podcasts from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 11, 2026.

In the eight states that expanded Medicaid after 2018, the number of people receiving prescriptions for the opioid addiction treatment increased dramatically.

Red flag conditions and gusty winds are expected to dominate the week in Kiowa County.

The United States Department of Agriculture has designated 33 Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas due to severe drought conditions.

April 6-11, 2026, baseball scores for southeast Colorado high school teams.

April 13-16, 2026, breakfast and lunch menus for Plainview School in Kiowa County, Colorado.

A wanted fugitive was taken into custody without incident Monday afternoon in La Junta after a short vehicle pursuit.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 11, 2026.

Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in Kiowa County.

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

Warm, breezy conditions settle over Cheyenne County this week, with highs in the upper 70s through Thursday.

April 6-11, 2026, baseball scores for southeast Colorado high school teams.

Top articles from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 11, 2026.

Listen to the top audio articles and podcasts from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 11, 2026.

April 13-18, 2026, baseball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.

Kit Carson School breakfast and lunch menus for April 13-16, 2026.

Cheyenne Wells and Cheyenne County can expect pleasant weather Wednesday before a progression of rain chances builds through the end of the week.

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

More states are piling up gold bars, or encouraging residents to use gold-backed debit cards, to hedge against inflation.

Spikes in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drove up inflation for Americans in March.

A new analysis shows that new tax policies under the second Trump administration will negatively impact most Americans.

California gas prices climbed as high as $6 a gallon as oil prices skyrocketed ahead of President Donald Trump's deadline on Iran to reopen oil trade routes.

Colorado Senate panel OKs bill to improve voter turnout

Arizona state prosecutors are nearly finished with their criminal investigation into a Republican legislative candidate.

Over 13,000 Oklahomans have changed their party affiliation this year.

State Representative Scott Bottoms won the highest share of support among candidates for governor at the Colorado Republican State Assembly on Saturday.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced that flags will be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide.

A new analysis shows that new policies under the second Trump administration will negatively impact most Wyomingites.

Nebraska lawmakers are considering a bill that would maintain current income qualification levels for families in the state who need child care.

Court ruling lets Arizona abortion provider mail pills and see patients by te

A South Dakota nonprofit has lost millions of dollars after the federal government pulled grants designed to help underserved farmers and ranchers.

The Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved the 2026 Lesser Prairie-Chicken Stewardship Action Plan.

If all these changes are enacted, they are almost certain to exacerbate workers’ wage and safety issues without fully solving agriculture’s labor problem

Drought conditions across Colorado worsened again this week, with every corner of the state now classified as abnormally dry or worse.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced that flags will be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide.

Over 13,000 Oklahomans have changed their party affiliation this year.

A South Dakota nonprofit has lost millions of dollars after the federal government pulled grants designed to help underserved farmers and ranchers.

State lotteries are bringing in more money than ever, but states are paying more in prize money and keeping slightly less of it themselves.

The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee passed a series of bills Friday for the Senate to consider, including legislation on electrical service, child care and bureaucratic bloat.

Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion.”

Arizona state prosecutors are nearly finished with their criminal investigation into a Republican legislative candidate.

Court ruling lets Arizona abortion provider mail pills and see patients by te

Prowers County faces a week of elevated fire danger and above-normal temperatures.

Warm, breezy conditions settle over Cheyenne County this week, with highs in the upper 70s through Thursday.

Red flag conditions and gusty winds are expected to dominate the week in Kiowa County.

The Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved the 2026 Lesser Prairie-Chicken Stewardship Action Plan.

The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee passed a series of bills Friday for the Senate to consider, including legislation on electrical service, child care and bureaucratic bloat.

Nebraska lawmakers are considering a bill that would maintain current income qualification levels for families in the state who need child care.

A new analysis shows that new policies under the second Trump administration will negatively impact most Wyomingites.

A South Dakota nonprofit has lost millions of dollars after the federal government pulled grants designed to help underserved farmers and ranchers.

Utah leaders’ K-12 theme in the past legislative session centered on students going back to basics.

The Kansas Senate failed to override vetoes targeting education policy in the state budget.

April 6-11, 2026, baseball scores for southeast Colorado high school teams.

Kansas public school students raising their voices in protest during school hours will need parental permission to leave school grounds.

Critic Bob Garver looks at "The Drama." Does it measure up to the attention it is getting?

The Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved the 2026 Lesser Prairie-Chicken Stewardship Action Plan.

Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.

Greenhouse gas emissions have driven worldwide temperatures to an all-time high, causing Arctic Sea ice to melt.

Colorado Senate panel OKs bill to improve voter turnout

The idea of a multiverse – a hypothetical collection of all possible universes – is one that science fiction fans love to explore.

A flesh eating parasitic fly has spread north through Mexico to within a few hundred miles of the US southern border.

Around 500 million years ago, most of Earth’s surface was bare rock and dry soil.