Associated Press
Colorado’s Unemployment Rates Dropped in January
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado's unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent in January from December's 7.6 percent.
Reveamped Sex-Education Standards Pass State Legislature
DENVER (AP) — Revamped sex-education standards have now passed both chambers of the state Legislature.
Delta Police Confiscate Handgun at Middle School
DELTA, Colo. (AP) — Police in Delta confiscated a handgun after students reported it was taken to a middle school while it was loaded.
Health Care Bill for Needy Coloradans Passes Senate
DENVER (AP) — State legislators are moving forward with a plan to extend health assistance to more needy Coloradans.
Colorado Lawmakers Begin Going Over Marijuana Legalization Laws
DENVER (AP) — Marijuana legalization has prompted an enormous amount of debate in the four months since it was approved in Colorado, but the drug is just now coming before state lawmakers who will decide how it should be grown, sold and taxed.
Death Penalty or Not? Colorado Prosecutors Ask Aurora Shooting Victims
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors are asking victims of the Aurora theater shootings whether they should seek the death penalty in the case.
Colorado Legislature to Further Review Background Checks on Gun Purchases
DENVER (AP) — Background checks for private gun purchases in Colorado are up for additional review in the state Legislature.
Eagle County Student Charged with Stabbing Student in Restroom
EDWARDS, Colo. (AP) — A student at Battle Mountain High School is facing assault charges after a 15-year-old youth was stabbed with a pair of scissors in a restroom between classes.
Fort Carson Soldier Found Dead After Being Suspected of Rape
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — Fort Carson officials say two soldiers are being investigated for a possible rape that may have been committed over the weekend, and one has died.
Axel Charrette: 2-Year-Old Colorado Boy Killed by Babysitter’s Ex-Boyfriend in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say a 2-year-old boy from western Colorado was killed by his babysitter's ex-boyfriend at a vacation home in a Pacific coast resort town.