And the winner of Colorado’s first Fat Marmot Week is…
Fat Marmot Week, hosted by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory near Crested Butte, began as an effort to raise awareness about yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado.
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Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers
U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers.
Cargill workers in Fort Morgan approve new deal, ending monthslong labor lockout
Cargill meatpacking workers in Fort Morgan on Monday voted in favor of the company’s latest proposal, bringing to an end a monthslong labor dispute.
Community college seeks to redevelop 145-acre Lowry Campus in Aurora
The Colorado Community College System is seeking a developer to transform the Lowry Campus in Aurora to a mixed-use development.
Woman arrested by ICE at DIA released from Aurora immigration detention
Chantal Alejandra Morales Rojas, the Ecuadorian woman whose arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at Denver International Airport last week went viral, was released from federal custody Thursday afternoon, according to her lawyer.
More Flock cameras cut down in Summit County amid pushback over privacy, surveillance
Two weeks after having five of its Flock Safety cameras vandalized, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office confirmed four more were cut down within the last week.
Polis requests federal disaster declaration for Colorado wildfires amid growing conflict with White House
Gov. Jared Polis requested federal assistance to help with the recovery from this summer’s Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires but President Donald Trump has shown his willingness to deny federal funding to help Colorado.
A labor lockout in rural Colorado has a town asking: How do we survive?
A beef processing plant in Fort Morgan that employs more than 20% of the town’s population has remained largely dark since Cargill halted production in April, then locked out its unionized workforce in May amid contentious contract negotiations.
US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low
CDC reports the U.S. adult smoking rate dropped to an all-time low of 9%. Advocacy group criticizes cuts to prevention efforts.
Colorado’s small towns are matching big city home prices
For those who struggle to afford a home in the big city, the advice has long been to move to a small town. That may not help that much in Colorado.