Governor Polis orders Colorado flags to half-staff honoring Dolly Parton, whose Imagination Library has distributed over 3.5 million books to state children.

Weather conditions in Kiowa County, Colorado, for the seven days ending August 24, 2026.

A Utah State University study finds that college-educated Utahns show greater awareness of issues affecting families and communities, though education alone must pair with local resources to drive real change.

Oklahoma voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday requiring voter identification at the polls and giving lawmakers authority to set specific ID standards.

Trump's tariff-free beef import plan for 90 days draws fire from Montana ranchers and Republican politicians who say it will harm cattle producers already struggling with drought and herd rebuilding.

State and Coast Guard officials investigate an unexplained oil sheen spotted near an idled platform roughly 60 miles southwest of Anchorage in Cook Inlet.

Utah wildlife managers detected zebra mussel DNA in the Colorado River near Moab, prompting boaters to clean and dry their watercraft between trips.

Democratic socialists such as New York's Zohran Mamdani won elections by listening to working people's struggles with rent, food costs, and childcare rather than promoting ideology.

Colorado's political leaders gathered to discuss the state's severe water crisis at the annual Water Congress, but notably avoided addressing climate change as a driving factor.

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