News Archives - The Colorado Sun

Bret Saunders leaves KBCO after nearly three decades on Denver’s airwaves

Olivia Prentzel — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:10:09 +0000

Bret Saunders

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Wind-driven wildfire burns two structures in Rifle, forces evacuations

Olivia Prentzel — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:37:37 +0000

The Dry Creek fire ignited Tuesday afternoon south of Rifle and quickly spread due to strong winds, fire officials said. (Photo courtesy of Colorado River Fire Rescue)

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How Colorado’s candidates for governor say they would address wolves, hunting, fishing and a rural divide

Tracy Ross — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:10:00 +0000

A wolf brought to Colorado by the state runs across the landscape. (Courtesy Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

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10 Colorado museums and works of art that add style to 150 years of state history

The Colorado Sun — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Colorado artists have ways to bring character and flair to our state. Here are some visual arts to celebrate 150 years of state history.

Colorado’s Ride pushes pedalers across the state’s high country in the wake of the canceled Ride the Rockies

Ryan Simonovich — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Bill Plock ran the now-dead Ride the Rockies bike tour before taking over the smaller Colorado’s Ride. (Courtesy)

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Colorado won federal approval for its plan to import prescription drugs from Canada. Now comes the hard part.

John Ingold — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:56:00 +0000

Kiowa Heath Mart Pharmacy techs Jonah Schofield, left, and Jessica Sierra, confirm a recently filled prescription on March 6, 2020, in Eads. (Mike Sweeney, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Pikes Peak State College is the latest member to back out of education agency tied to “public Christian school”

Erica Breunlin — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:51:00 +0000

Riverstone Academy, billed as Colorado’s “first public Christian school,” has been ordered to close its building due to health and safety concerns. (Screenshot from Google Maps)

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Universal basic food pilot program tackles food insecurity in new way

Saja Hindi, The Colorado Trust — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:44:00 +0000

Ian Walker, Simple Foods Market owner, rings up grocery items from employee Ruean Holt’s shopping basket on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at the grocery store in Del Norte, Colo. Holt was enrolled in the Colorado Food Cluster’s Food Trust pilot program, which provided recipients with no-cost healthy foods as part of the universal basic food pilot program. (John McEvoy, Special to The Colorado Trust)

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Douglas County restricts use of electric dirt bikes, off-road scooters after rash of crashes

Jennifer Brown — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:06:45 +0000

Douglas County is the latest community to pass local regulations for off-highway vehicles, after seeing a rapid rise over the last year in the number of calls for service for the vehicles, some of which can accelerate from 0 to 50 mph in 3.6 seconds and reach up to 75 mph. Unlike traditional e-bikes, which are permitted on certain bike paths and trails, the vehicles at the center of the ordinance operate primarily by throttle and lack functional pedals. (Olivia Prentzel, The Colorado Sun)

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Former CBI scientist Missy Woods pleads guilty in Colorado DNA evidence scandal

Olivia Prentzel — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:29:32 +0000

FILE – Yvonne Woods, a lab agent with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, points to a DNA chart during Diego Olmos Alcalde’s trial on Monday June 22, 2009 in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Pool, Marty Caivano, File)

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