Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries in Kiowa County.

The Senate Agriculture Committee fails to approve 2026 Farm Bill; eligible Kentuckians could lose coverage under Medicaid changes; 'Lazarus drug' becomes more accessible in Missouri; Head Start leaders say a federal rule will pummel rural communities; and if you are bitten by a snake in New Mexico's backcountry – walk, don't run.

A devastating Spokane wildfire that destroyed roughly 700 homes threatens to destabilize Washington's property insurance market just as rates had begun to stabilize.

Sixteen children rescued from confinement in Ohio reignite debate over child marriage laws, with Oklahoma recently becoming the latest state to ban unions involving anyone under 18.

More than 30 House Democrats, including Colorado's Jason Crow and Diana DeGette, are pushing Speaker Johnson to vote on a bill that would ban members of Congress and the president from owning stocks.

Republican candidates for Colorado's 2026 statewide offices face steep fundraising deficits against Democratic incumbents who have dominated state politics for nearly a decade.

GEO Group, which operates Colorado's only immigration detention facility in Aurora, is suing to block a new state law requiring increased health and safety inspections at the facility.

Colorado gun buyers rushed to purchase semiautomatic firearms in July before a new state law requiring safety training and sheriffs' approval took effect August 1.

A right-wing group qualified Initiative 177 for Colorado's November ballot, proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to buy and sell natural gas despite the state's net-zero emissions goal.

Wyoming counties illegally deputized local law enforcement as ICE agents without required public notice or approval, the ACLU of Wyoming found through public records.