https://cotrib.com/ The statewide paper of record. en-us https://cotrib.com/statehouse/mesa-county-asks-governor-senior-services-funding/ https://cotrib.com/statehouse/mesa-county-asks-governor-senior-services-funding/ 2026-10-20T06:00:00-06:00 County commissioners approved a letter asking Gov. Jared Polis to increase funding for senior services in the upcoming state budget, citing three ombudsmen for 34 care facilities and 87 seniors waiting for Meals on Wheels. https://cotrib.com/front-range/buffs-hold-off-north-texas-67-64-denver-exhibition/ https://cotrib.com/front-range/buffs-hold-off-north-texas-67-64-denver-exhibition/ 2026-10-19T06:00:00-06:00 Freshman Alex Dickeson scored a team-high 15 points and Colorado survived two missed North Texas three-pointers in the final seconds of the Mile High Hoops Classic at the Auraria Event Center. https://cotrib.com/front-range/pioneers-rally-falls-short-michigan-4-3-magness/ https://cotrib.com/front-range/pioneers-rally-falls-short-michigan-4-3-magness/ 2026-10-19T06:00:00-06:00 Kieran Cebrian tied the game at 3-3 in the third period, but Asher Barnett's shot caromed in with 4:53 left as No. 2 Michigan completed a two-game sweep at Magness Arena. https://cotrib.com/front-range/colorado-comeback-falls-short-utah-27-24-sanders-proud/ https://cotrib.com/front-range/colorado-comeback-falls-short-utah-27-24-sanders-proud/ 2026-10-18T06:00:00-06:00 Down 13-0 at halftime, Colorado scored 17 straight points to lead No. 11 Utah in the third quarter. A late Isaac Wilson interception set up the Utes' winning touchdown, and a final Hail Mary was batted down at Folsom Field. https://cotrib.com/front-range/john-beake-broncos-general-manager-dies-87/ https://cotrib.com/front-range/john-beake-broncos-general-manager-dies-87/ 2026-10-18T06:00:00-06:00 Beake was Denver's general manager for 14 years, spanning three Super Bowl appearances in the 1980s and the back-to-back championships of Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII. He joined the Broncos in 1979 and helped trade for John Elway in 1983. https://cotrib.com/transportation/aspen-airport-runway-closure-2027/ https://cotrib.com/transportation/aspen-airport-runway-closure-2027/ 2026-10-18T06:00:00-06:00 The Roaring Fork Valley's only commercial airport shuts down on April 4, 2027, and does not reopen until November 19. The pavement is failing from below, the FAA has stopped paying for patches, and an 80-foot move west is the price of keeping federal money. https://cotrib.com/front-range/avalanche-five-straight-goals-penguins-5-2-mackinnon/ https://cotrib.com/front-range/avalanche-five-straight-goals-penguins-5-2-mackinnon/ 2026-10-17T06:00:00-06:00 Pittsburgh led 2-0 inside nine minutes at Ball Arena. Colorado answered with five straight goals, three of them in the second period, and T.J. Hughes scored the first goal of his NHL career. https://cotrib.com/education/colorado-free-application-days-oct-20-22-csu-admission-guarantee/ https://cotrib.com/education/colorado-free-application-days-oct-20-22-csu-admission-guarantee/ 2026-10-17T06:00:00-06:00 The ninth annual Free Application Days run Tuesday through Thursday for Colorado residents applying to undergraduate programs. Colorado State University is pairing the window with a statewide pilot that guarantees 2027 admission to in-state graduates with a 3.0 GPA or higher. https://cotrib.com/front-range/broncos-beat-seahawks-17-14-overtime-lutz/ https://cotrib.com/front-range/broncos-beat-seahawks-17-14-overtime-lutz/ 2026-10-16T06:00:00-06:00 Denver led 14-3, produced almost nothing after halftime, and still won: two late interceptions of Sam Darnold, the second by Ja'Quan McMillian in overtime, set up Wil Lutz's winning kick at Empower Field. https://cotrib.com/statehouse/proposition-132-fentanyl-felony-mandatory-sentences-ballot/ https://cotrib.com/statehouse/proposition-132-fentanyl-felony-mandatory-sentences-ballot/ 2026-10-16T06:00:00-06:00 The citizen initiative on the Nov. 3 ballot raises fentanyl penalties across the board, mandates treatment for the lowest possession tier, trims sentencing reductions, and, state analysts estimate, adds $68.2 million a year in state spending by its fifth year. https://cotrib.com/wildfire/sba-disaster-loans-custer-pueblo-outreach-centers-oct-19/ https://cotrib.com/wildfire/sba-disaster-loans-custer-pueblo-outreach-centers-oct-19/ 2026-10-16T06:00:00-06:00 The Small Business Administration issued declaration CO-20032 on Oct. 14 for homeowners, renters and businesses in Custer and Pueblo counties, the fire-scarred counties where FEMA denied individual assistance last month. https://cotrib.com/economy/competitiveness-council-roadmap-six-priorities-polis/ https://cotrib.com/economy/competitiveness-council-roadmap-six-priorities-polis/ 2026-10-15T06:00:00-06:00 The 27-member council formed in July delivered its recommendations on Wednesday, built around faster permitting, tax and housing changes, workforce work and site readiness. The report goes to both candidates for governor and to the legislature. https://cotrib.com/front-range/avalanche-fall-stars-3-2-shootout-hintz-winner/ https://cotrib.com/front-range/avalanche-fall-stars-3-2-shootout-hintz-winner/ 2026-10-15T06:00:00-06:00 Colorado had two first-period goals taken off the board, tied the game in the third on Brock Nelson's goal, and still took a point. Casey DeSmith made 25 saves for Dallas and the 100th win of his career. https://cotrib.com/front-range/broncos-rule-out-hufanga-surtain-seahawks-thursday/ https://cotrib.com/front-range/broncos-rule-out-hufanga-surtain-seahawks-thursday/ 2026-10-15T06:00:00-06:00 Both defensive backs have ankle injuries and neither practiced on Wednesday. Riley Moss is questionable with a ribs injury, leaving Denver thin in the secondary for Thursday night at Empower Field. https://cotrib.com/transportation/rtd-2027-proposed-budget-148-million-deficit/ https://cotrib.com/transportation/rtd-2027-proposed-budget-148-million-deficit/ 2026-10-14T06:00:00-06:00 The transit agency says cost cutting has cut its structural deficit nearly in half since 2024. Public comment runs through Dec. 1, when the board holds a hearing and considers adoption. https://cotrib.com/mountains/first-winter-weather-advisories-colorado-mountains-snow/ https://cotrib.com/mountains/first-winter-weather-advisories-colorado-mountains-snow/ 2026-10-14T06:00:00-06:00 Three National Weather Service offices posted advisories Tuesday for the northern, central and San Juan mountains. Loveland recorded its first snow of the season the same morning. https://cotrib.com/front-range/necas-two-goals-avalanche-beat-stars-3-2/ https://cotrib.com/front-range/necas-two-goals-avalanche-beat-stars-3-2/ 2026-10-14T06:00:00-06:00 Colorado won a fight-filled first game of a home-and-home set without Cale Makar, who stayed in Denver as his wife prepared to deliver twins. The teams meet again Wednesday night at Ball Arena. https://cotrib.com/wildfire/aspen-acres-fire-cause-tree-power-lines/ https://cotrib.com/wildfire/aspen-acres-fire-cause-tree-power-lines/ 2026-10-13T06:00:00-06:00 A state origin report obtained through an open records request says an aspen tree blown onto energized conductors west of Highway 165 ignited the fire that destroyed 324 homes. https://cotrib.com/transportation/floyd-hill-i70-overnight-closures-oct-18-20/ https://cotrib.com/transportation/floyd-hill-i70-overnight-closures-oct-18-20/ 2026-10-13T06:00:00-06:00 Eastbound traffic moves onto a newly completed bridge over Clear Creek on Sunday night, and westbound lanes close two more nights while crews grout the segmental bridge overhead. https://cotrib.com/education/csu-newton-plaza-officer-involved-shooting/ https://cotrib.com/education/csu-newton-plaza-officer-involved-shooting/ 2026-10-13T06:00:00-06:00 Colorado State University says gunfire followed a 5:35 p.m. report of a man acting erratically on the main campus Monday. The man was hospitalized, no one else was hurt, and a multi-agency team is investigating.