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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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Colorado inmate who died this month had asked for new trial due to errors in lab evidence by Missy Woods

Olivia Prentzel — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:47:43 +0000

Bent County Correctional Facility, which is owned and run by CoreCivic, is a medium-security prison about 85 miles east of Pueblo. (Photo courtesy of Colorado Department of Corrections)

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Can you be pulled over for having tinted windows in Colorado?

Cassis Tingley — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

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Is it illegal to sell turtles under 4 inches long in Colorado?

Cassis Tingley — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:01:00 +0000

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3 Democrats make their cases for Colorado attorney general while Jena Griswold skips another debate

Taylor Dolven — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

The Colorado Sun hosts the Colorado Attorney General Candidate Forum at the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the University of Denver on June 10, 2026. Candidates from left to right, Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty, and David Seligman. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Coroner ID’s 2 prisoners who died in Colorado prison, but officials won’t say what killed them

Olivia Prentzel — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:20:31 +0000

Bent County Correctional Facility, which is owned and run by CoreCivic, is a medium-security prison about 85 miles east of Pueblo. (Photo courtesy of Colorado Department of Corrections)

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A pharmaceutical company is trying to block Colorado’s first-in-the-nation drug price cap in court

John Ingold — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Democratic Colorado state Rep. Yadira Caraveo, a co-sponsor of legislation to create a prescription drug affordability board, speaks at a rally in support of the bill on the steps of the Colorado Capitol on May 19, 2021. (MARKIAN HAWRYLUK / KHN)

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Colorado appeals court reverses convictions of 2 former paramedics in 2019 death of Elijah McClain

Olivia Prentzel — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:13:45 +0000

Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right, at an arraignment in Adams County district court at the Adams County Justice Center January 20, 2023. Aurora Police officers Nathan Woodyard, Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt along with paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were indicted by a Colorado state grand jury in 2021 on 32 combined accounts related to Elijah McClainÕs arrest and death in August 2019. (Pool photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

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Tina Peters released from prison, but cannot leave Colorado without permission from parole officer

Olivia Prentzel — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:47:23 +0000

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters at the GOP Assembly in the World Arena on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)

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2 Boulder residents sue over city’s use of Flock cameras, citing widespread privacy violations

Olivia Prentzel — Thu, 28 May 2026 15:59:59 +0000

Several Flock cameras surround the block of Arapahoe Ave. between 28th and 30th St. in Boulder around the 29th Street Mall and Scott Carpenter Park, including three in the Home Depot parking lot. (Kevin Jeffers/The Colorado Sun)

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