A conservative group's constitutional amendment to block mid-decade redistricting in Colorado qualified for the 2026 ballot after the state Supreme Court rejected Democrats' gerrymandering proposal.

Coloradans will vote in 2026 on Initiative 195, which would raise income taxes on the state's top earners while cutting taxes slightly for everyone else.

Nebraska farm leader John Hansen warns that many multigenerational operations face financial collapse this year without a new Farm Bill and updated federal safety net protections.

Another round of strikes on Iran and Trump promises more; Arizona landowners call for changes to the Farm Bill; new research finds 20,000 Wisconsin residents have lost health coverage since 2025.

A whistleblower says the USPS is restricting mail-in voting despite a court order, Muslim Americans still face threats 25 years after 9-11 and ICE steps up raids at Connecticut schools.

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters denied accepting a job with a California elections office despite reports she was being hired as assistant registrar of voters.

Temperatures climb toward 99 degrees Friday in Lamar before monsoon moisture returns to bring weekend rain relief.

Cheyenne County reaches the mid-90s this week with scattered storm chances developing Friday through the Labor Day weekend.

Kiowa County faces hot and dry weather through Friday with highs climbing to the mid-90s before monsoon storms return over the weekend.

More than 20 people missing after Grand Canyon flooding, while the death toll in Nepal tops 1,000, Muslim civil rights groups hail indictment in San Diego mosque attack, and Indigenous allies in North Dakota seek action beyond FBI rewards.