The incidence of weather and climate disasters is increasing in the U.S., a trend due partly to climate change but also to human decisions.

Imagine last night you developed a little runny nose and a sore throat. When you woke up this morning you started coughing and had a fever. In the past year, your mind would have immediately jumped to COVID-19. But if you are already fully vaccinated, you might wonder: Should I still get tested for COVID-19?

Birthdays

June 7

• Kemma Alfano
• Shayla Fry
• June Weeks *In memory
• Frank Miller
• Raelynn Riley
• Colton Gould

June 8

• Wade Goodrich
• Debra Immer
• Michelle Nelson

June 9

• Dylan Rose Barnett
• Danielle Stavely
• Mason Drake Sierra
• Jeremiah Gaynor

June 10

• Aaron Keeling
• Cezilla Juarez

June 11

• Jameson Denney
• Kolten Specht

June12

• Tawny Garrett
• Morrell Koch

Colorado statewide fishing conditions for June 4, 2021, from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., is fighting to relax the nation's trade embargo with Cuba in an effort to open another path to profit for farmers and ranchers in Kansas and elsewhere.

The state of Wyoming announced the development of a new nuclear energy facility in partnership with Bill Gates-founded TerraPower and Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp.

A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers are making a last-ditch effort to lower residential property tax assessment rates and help Coloradans ward off larger tax hikes this year.

Photo of the week from the June 4, 2021, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Storm front approaching Haswell in Kiowa County - Matt LeBlanc

Registered Dietitian Leanne McCrate takes a look at the FODMAP diet and what it can do for people with IBS.

The US Federal Reserve has just reassured the markets that it doesn’t expect inflation to get out of hand in the coming months. It comes as concerns about serious inflation damaging the global economy have reached fever pitch.