Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

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

Colorado Governor Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters.

It is too late for another candidate to get on the June primary ballot in Colorado, despite President Donald Trump’s threat to back a primary challenger against longtime ally U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert.

A broad coalition of Colorado labor unions and faith groups brought the two Democratic candidates for governor to the stage at a church in Lakewood Sunday for a forum with an unusual twist.

A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.”

Immigrants seeking green cards will have to return first to their home countries and wait despite years of potential backlogs, the Trump administration announced Friday.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rule change that could speed up data center construction in South Dakota and across the country.

The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint from coast to coast, moving from cities and states now to the nation’s capital.

Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks.

In a surprise move, Trump announces deployment of 5,000 US troops to Poland; The House cancels vote on Trump’s war powers; Anti-nicotine advocates offer safe space during District of Columbia Black Pride; Advocates want NYC, NYS to maintain momentum on mental health; Penn State University faculty win SEIU union vote.

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund.

Private equity firms own nearly 3 million apartment units, about 13% of the total apartments across the country, according to a new analysis

Obituary - David Michael 'Mike' Sheridan

Death Notice - Nathan Edward Rose

Special section of the Kiowa County Press saluting graduates from Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Plainview, Wiley, McClave, Granada, and Kit Carson.

Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in Kiowa County.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating a suspicious death after deputies with the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to an abandoned building

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Politics - Kiowa County Candidate Forum

Community - Trinity Lutheran Vacation Bible School

In January 2026, the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office began utilizing FLOCK License Plate Reader cameras on a trial basis

Special section of the Kiowa County Press saluting graduates from Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Plainview, Wiley, McClave, Granada, and Kit Carson.

Cheyenne Wells will see a mild, breezy Friday in the wake of overnight thunderstorms before a steady warm-up that pushes Memorial Day highs into the upper 80s.

A series of upper-level disturbances will bring occasional shower and thunderstorm chances to Cheyenne County over the next several days.

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

Baseball playoff schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.

Minutes of the April 20, 2026, meeting of the Town of Cheyenne Well, Colorado, council.

Sunny skies and a gradual warm-up are in the forecast for Cheyenne County through the middle of next week.

California is considering handing oil refineries and other major polluters billions of dollars in free emission allowances.

Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation, an average of $6.15 a gallon this week.

A gallon of regular gasoline Monday cost an average of $4.52, according to AAA up from $4.14 a month ago and $3.14 a year ago.

North Dakota and other states are looking for solutions to keep grocery stores in business in rural areas.

Tina Peters will be released from Colorado prison June 1, but where will she

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Thursday defended his decision to commute the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters.

In Arizona, custody orders are guided by the language and principles codified in state law.

Thrifting is more than the act of buying used items; it’s a lifestyle adopted by people who share a distinct set of values.

The law, which will officially take effect July 1, comes amid a national discussion on access to mifepristone, which is used to terminate pregnancies before 10 weeks and to treat miscarriages.

T. rex was a successful carnivorous species that existed for over a million years.

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

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reinstated a five-year, $59 million grant to the University of Idaho aimed at helping farmers test regenerative production and new marketing methods.

The plan outlines a path for resilient lands, enduring revenue, and stronger partnerships to benefit Colorado public schools.

In Arizona, custody orders are guided by the language and principles codified in state law.

Immigrants seeking green cards will have to return first to their home countries and wait despite years of potential backlogs, the Trump administration announced Friday.

The law, which will officially take effect July 1, comes amid a national discussion on access to mifepristone, which is used to terminate pregnancies before 10 weeks and to treat miscarriages.

The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint from coast to coast, moving from cities and states now to the nation’s capital.

In January 2026, the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office began utilizing FLOCK License Plate Reader cameras on a trial basis

Four Johnson County public school districts want to sue the state of Kansas for more than 15 years of inadequate special education funding.

In Arizona, custody orders are guided by the language and principles codified in state law.

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund.

Eastern and northern Montana suffered a large windstorm last week, causing issues for producers, the Montana Climate Office said in a news post.

Thrifting is more than the act of buying used items; it’s a lifestyle adopted by people who share a distinct set of values.

The downpour produced the worst flooding the region had experienced since 1864, the year of the “Great Flood” that killed at least eight people

Lamar and the surrounding Prowers County area face a sharp swing from a cool, windy Friday to a hot Memorial Day weekend.

Four Johnson County public school districts want to sue the state of Kansas for more than 15 years of inadequate special education funding.

In the face of the nation’s highest gas prices, California lawmakers approved a bill to ease restrictions on E85 conversion kits — devices that let conventional gasoline cars run on a cheaper, mostly ethanol fuel blend.

In an AI executive order, the California governor called on state officials to study everything from job subsidies to stock compensation policies to mitigate tech-driven layoffs.

Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks.

A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.”

Four Johnson County public school districts want to sue the state of Kansas for more than 15 years of inadequate special education funding.

In an AI executive order, the California governor called on state officials to study everything from job subsidies to stock compensation policies to mitigate tech-driven layoffs.

Native American students who also identify as another race, such as Black, white or Asian, are counted as “two or more races,” not Native American.

The Durango Fish Hatchery in Durango will be temporarily closed to the public from May 26-29, 2026, due to demolition of the old wildlife office on the property.

A tract of land near Yellowstone National Park which had been identified as a potential gold mining site in 2023 has been added to the roster of public lands

Critic Bob Garver looks two movies this week: "Mortal Kombat II" and "Obsession."

Since 2000, more than 7 million acres of forests and wildlands have burned in New Mexico, underscoring the need for a new center designed to grow tree seedlings for reforestation.

T. rex was a successful carnivorous species that existed for over a million years.

The brain cells you have now are largely the same ones you had when you were born. And once you lose them, there is no way to get them back.

In western Colorado, home to the treasured Palisade peach, cytospora canker is one of the most economically consequential fungal diseases faced by growers.

If you get caught in a downpour without an umbrella, you will quickly learn what it means to be wet. But what is it about water that makes it wet?