The Colorado Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to strengthen a 2018 law meant to speed up the release of eligible people behind bars.

The entire state of Colorado is now classified in some level of drought, with more than one-fifth of the state locked in exceptional drought conditions.

A group of Colorado lawmakers met Wednesday morning to begin the process of reviewing an ethics complaint against Representative Mandy Lindsay.

Voting rights groups launched a legal challenge Tuesday against the Trump administration’s effort to sweep up sensitive data on millions of American.

The Colorado House advanced legislation that would set requirements for artificial intelligence chatbots.

Amid the hundreds of spending reductions in Colorado’s state budget for the next fiscal year are cuts to health care coverage.

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Arizona game officials are working with partners in northern Mexico to return more gray wolves into the wild.

Politics in the United States and around the world.

Daily audio newscast with stories from across the United States and around the world.

Declassified government documents and oversight reports show that federal intelligence agencies have performed millions of “backdoor searches.”

Daily audio newscast with stories from across the United States and around the world.

Nearly one-fifth of Americans relied on drinking water systems with elevated and potentially dangerous levels of nitrate in recent years.

Daily audio newscast with stories from across the United States and around the world.

April 27-May 2, 2026, baseball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.

Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in Kiowa County.

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

A red flag warning covers Kiowa County through 9 p.m. Friday.

Photo of the week from the April 24, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Roses near Eads Town Hall - Jeanne Sorensen

Agenda for the April 23, 2026, meeting of the Kiowa County, Colorado, board of county commissioners.

Research out of Michigan suggests one key factor may help keep foster youths out of the justice system as they transition into adulthood.

Weather conditions in Kiowa County, Colorado, for the seven days ending April 22, 2026.

April 27-May 2, 2026, baseball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.

A red flag warning is in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday across Cheyenne County and neighboring Yuma and Kit Carson counties.

A Red Flag Warning covers Cheyenne County through midnight Wednesday as south winds gust to 45 mph.

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

Cheyenne Wells and surrounding Cheyenne County can expect a run of sunny, unseasonably warm days through Wednesday.

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

Minutes of the March 10, 2026, meeting of the Town of Cheyenne Well, Colorado, council.

Listen to the top audio articles and podcasts from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado, for the week ending April 18, 2026.

Eviction filings fell in 2025 for the second straight year in the cities and states tracked in a new report.

A bill making its way through the state Legislature would limit the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board’s ability to rein in drug prices.

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.

Voting rights groups launched a legal challenge Tuesday against the Trump administration’s effort to sweep up sensitive data on millions of American.

Colorado Democratic congressional candidates continued their strong overall fundraising performance in the early months of the year.

Democrats are running for 46 of South Dakota’s 105 legislative seats — leaving 56% of seats without a Democratic candidate.

As the midterms approach, Republican and Democratic election officials are split over a powerful federal computer program.

On a good day for the Colorado Central Railroad in spring 1876, it took less than three hours for a passenger train departing Denver to ascend Clear Creek Canyon as far as Floyd Hill.

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

News from rural America.

With the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic contributing to meat shortages, what's a smart shopper to do to make up the difference?

Eagle Rock Ranch of Park County has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award.

The entire state of Colorado is now classified in some level of drought, with more than one-fifth of the state locked in exceptional drought conditions.

Surging fertilizer prices fuel farm crisis in U.S.

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

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has announced three judicial appointments in Colorado's 4th Judicial District.

The Colorado Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to strengthen a 2018 law meant to speed up the release of eligible people behind bars.

The Colorado House advanced legislation that would set requirements for artificial intelligence chatbots.

The 1956 law allowed the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to create dams and reservoirs in the Upper Colorado River Basin while also managing its water resources.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has announced three judicial appointments in Colorado's 4th Judicial District.

The Colorado Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to strengthen a 2018 law meant to speed up the release of eligible people behind bars.

Research out of Michigan suggests one key factor may help keep foster youths out of the justice system as they transition into adulthood.

Declassified government documents and oversight reports show that federal intelligence agencies have performed millions of “backdoor searches.”

Eagle Rock Ranch of Park County has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award.

Prowers County is included in a red flag warning in effect until 9 p.m. Friday.

A red flag warning is in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday across Cheyenne County and neighboring Yuma and Kit Carson counties.

A red flag warning covers Kiowa County through 9 p.m. Friday.

The Trump administration will require every state within 30 days to turn in a plan to revalidate the health care providers that participate in their Medicaid programs.

North Dakota oil shipped on the Dakota Access Pipeline is fetching nearly $7 more per barrel than a U.S. benchmark price amid volatility caused by the Iran war.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection tariff refund system went live Monday.

Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change how much money and help states.

April 27-May 2, 2026, baseball schedules for southeast Colorado high school teams.

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

The Colorado House advanced legislation that would set requirements for artificial intelligence chatbots.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear another case from Colorado involving the balance of state anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people and religious exemptions.

Eagle Rock Ranch of Park County has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award.

Arizona game officials are working with partners in northern Mexico to return more gray wolves into the wild.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has authorized an emergency public fish salvage at Antero Reservoir in Park County to minimize imminent fish loss.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is celebrating National Volunteer Week from April 19 to 25, 2026, recognizing nearly 5,000 volunteers.

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

The “law of the sea” is a network of international laws, customs and agreements that set out the foundation for rights of access and control in the ocean.

In popular culture, resilience is often equated with grit, toughness or relentless positivity. People celebrate the warrior, the fighter, the triumphant survivor.

Colorado Senate panel OKs bill to improve voter turnout