Federal asylum officers can now skip interviews and send asylum seekers directly to immigration judges, potentially speeding deportations under a new rule that takes effect immediately.

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

Nearly two-thirds of snake species face extinction threats from agricultural expansion and habitat loss, but public awareness and simple conservation actions can help protect them.

Lamar faces near 100-degree heat this week with storm chances Wednesday night before triple-digit temperatures arrive Thursday through Monday.

Cheyenne County faces another round of thunderstorms Wednesday night capable of heavy rainfall before drier weather moves in Thursday.

Storms likely Wednesday night across Kiowa County will give way to increasingly hot and dry conditions through the weekend, with temperatures climbing toward 100 degrees by Monday.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Colorado on Thursday, claiming the state's in-state tuition and scholarship programs for undocumented immigrants violate federal immigration law.

Senators from Texas and Georgia introduced a bill to create a federal commission that would advise Congress on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

A Colorado Department of Corrections error released Billy Hailey to community corrections three and a half years early, and when the department discovered the mistake during a routine audit, officials sent him back to prison and added years to his sentence.

Colorado health officials urge residents to cover up outdoors and watch for ticks to prevent West Nile virus and other insect-borne illnesses this summer.