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The National Weather Service has issued fire weather watches through Tuesday for portions Colorado, including most western slope counties and the southeast plains. Much of the watch area is suffering under severe to extreme drought conditions.

Did you know that canned tomatoes have more lycopene and B vitamins than fresh tomatoes? That’s because the canning process seals in food’s natural goodness!

Photo of the week from the June 12, 2020, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - United States flag in honor of Flag Day.

Colorado students have been named to the spring 2020 semester President's and Dean's honor rolls at Montana State Univerity.

A hot week with little chance of rain is on tap for Kiowa County, Colorado, this week.

Extreme drought made another large increase in southern Colorado according to the most recent update from the National Drought Mitigation Center.

Remaining areas of Las Animas, Bent, and Baca counties that had been in severe drought shifted into extreme conditions. Extreme conditions also grew in Huerfano, Crowley, and Lincoln counties, and entered southeast Pueblo County.

Colorado's fire risk is increasing again for the weekend.

While the number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the United States continues to climb, and millions are still unemployed, the stock market has surged.

Pregnant Native American women were singled out for COVID-19 testing based on their race and ZIP code, clinicians say. While awaiting results, some mothers were separated from their newborns, depriving them of the immediate contact doctors recommend.