The Colorado state budget is nearing the finish line as the state Senate gave final approval to the $46.8 billion spending plan.

Photo of the week from the April 17, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Grey Hairstreak butterfly enjoying a spring feast in southeast Colorado - Chris Sorensen.

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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.

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State Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer qualified Wednesday for the Republican primary in the Colorado governor’s race.

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Prowers County will climb into the mid 80s on Thursday before a cold front drives temperatures back into the 60s.