Former U.S. Senator and Congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell has died. He was 92.

The Weld County woman found dead in an overturned vehicle late last week has been identified as 20-year-old Kaylee Russell of Evans, who had been missing since November 30th.

The director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife has stepped down — but documents show his departure wasn’t voluntary.

On Monday, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission finalized a new Clean Heat framework that requires Xcel and other natural gas utilities to cut emissions from their systems by 41% within 10 years. The long-term goal is 100% decarbonization of building heat by 2050.

State broadband officials announced recently that the federal government has approved Colorado’s revised Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment plan — a $420.6 million package aimed at getting reliable internet to unserved and underserved homes. That amount is roughly half of what Colorado was originally awarded, but the change stems from new federal rules adopted in June under the Trump administration. Those rules prevent states from prioritizing fiber-optic networks over w