Utah Governor Spencer Cox says he's deeply troubled by findings that out-of-state police agencies conducted nearly 97 percent of searches on Weber County's license plate cameras without clear verification they followed state privacy laws.

Cities nationwide are deploying artificial intelligence to speed up housing permit reviews by catching incomplete applications early, with new federal funding supporting the effort.

Oklahoma's education department ended a federal program that paid for meals in schools with extended hours, citing federal compliance concerns and encouraging districts to switch to an alternative nutrition program.

A Christian conservative nonprofit is threatening to sue Roaring Fork School District over its kindergarten through fifth grade sexual education curriculum that parents say contains inappropriate anatomical content.

A federal judge blocked Colorado's unannounced inspection requirement for the GEO Group's Aurora immigration detention center, ruling the law unconstitutionally targets federal contractors.

Photo of the week from the August 21, 2026, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - Sunflower amongst grape vines - Jeanne Sorensen.

Eads residents can pick up mayoral election petitions at Town Hall starting Monday, with a September 14 deadline to file candidacy paperwork.

William 'Bill' Michael Barlow was born July 13, 1947 and departed this life August 18, 2026.

An Idaho federal judge ruled that the Constitution protects abortion access when pregnancy threatens a woman's health, a decision that could reshape abortion bans across the nation.

Routt County ranchers face their worst water year in decades as the Upper Yampa basin receives only half its normal allocation, forcing difficult decisions about herd sizes and costly water trucking.