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FFA State President 2024-2025 is Windsor Leighty from McClave
What’s up Colorado FFA! I’m Windsor Leighty from the McClave FFA chapter in southeastern Colorado. I am honored to be serving as your 2024-2025 State President. I have grown up in the rural town of McClave where I was around production agriculture and developed a true passion for faith, family, and agriculture. As a little […]
Proponents of 8 measures for Colorado November ballot fail to turn in signatures by deadline
The proponents of eight measures being pursued for Colorado’s November ballot failed by a deadline Monday to turn in the signatures they gathered to try to get their questions before voters. That means voters this fall won’t weigh in on whether to ban children assigned male at birth from participating in girl’s youth sports and […]
Campers beware – 51 people were killed by Colorado’s deadliest animal last year
There are plenty of animals that can kill a human in Colorado – black bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, bison, moose, even bighorn sheep, to name a few. Granted, deaths caused by these animals tend to be few and far between, and despite this, encounters involving these species tends to get the most attention. That being said, the […]
Meet Colorado’s hardest-working investigator trained to sniff out suspicious fires
By using her powerful nose, 16-month-old Ash gives fire investigators another way to find what sparked a fire. (Photo provided by the Division of Fire Prevention and Control) Ash, the 16-month Labrador retriever, is trained with 50% evaporated gasoline, to help firefighters pinpoint the cause of fires around the state. In her first 11 […]
Signatures submitted to add Colorado property tax initiative to November ballot
Proposition 108, the Citizens’ Tax Cut, looks to reduce assessment rates for property owners A ballot initiative to reduce property tax assessment rates has received enough signatures to qualify for the November 2024 ballot, its sponsors announced Tuesday. Proposition 108, also known as the Citizens’ Tax Cut, has submitted nearly 200,000 signatures to the Secretary […]
How extreme heat in Colorado may have contributed to an extraordinary outbreak of bird flu in people
High temperatures made it harder for workers handling infected chickens to wear PPE. Six later tested positive. The outdoor temperature flirted with 100 degrees and heat advisories blanketed the region earlier this month as workers arrived at a commercial poultry operation in Weld County to start killing chickens. Of the 1.8 million egg-laying hens inside […]
Colorado voter-approved “Healthy Meals for All” facing out-of-control costs
Photo by USDA When Colorado voters approved “Healthy School Meals for All” two years ago, organizers behind the ballot initiative estimated the program would cost $115 million in its first year. The actual costs significantly exceeded that — $166 million — leaving state lawmakers scrambling with the financial fallout. “I don’t know why the costs […]
Talk of changes to CPW’s Big Game Season Structure to highlight SE Region Caucus on July 31
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Changes to the 2025-29 Big Game Season Structure approved recently by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will highlight discussions at the CPW Southeast Region Sportspersons’ Caucus scheduled for 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 31 at the region headquarters. Region Manager Frank McGee, other CPW leadership and biologists will outline how the […]
Colorado’s first Firehawk helicopter is finally ready to fight fires
Three years after the state purchased its first Firehawk, four pilots have been trained how to operate the one-of-a-kind aircraft that can quickly slurp up and drop 1,000 gallons of water on flames Three years after lawmakers allocated $30 million to purchase its first “Firehawk,” the modified military helicopter that is capable of quickly crisscrossing […]
More than 62K Colorado workers received FAMLI Benefit Payments in first six months
Colorado’s first-of-its-kind Family and Medical Leave Insurance program sends more than $311 million in benefits to eligible Colorado workers. More than 62,000 Colorado workers have been able to get partial pay replacement when life events forced them to step away from their job this year under the State’s new Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) […]
Colorado Highland Helicopters testing new technology for search-and-rescue work
Colorado Highland Helicopters is testing new technology that would allow search and rescue teams in helicopters detect missing and distressed people in Colorado’s backcountry within minutes and communicate with them. During a recent test in La Plata Canyon, rescuers found two missing people within two minutes and 14 seconds, said Tim Durkin, a search and […]
Colorado Acreage Report June 1, 2024
Colorado’s principal crop planted area, which includes acreage planted to all major crops and those expected to be cut for all hay, is down 2 percent from 2023 to 5.81 million acres, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Producers in […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to meet June 12-13, 2024
Winter Park, Colo. – At a hybrid meeting in Winter Park, the Parks and Wildlife Commission will open for final consideration of any changes to the 5-year big game season structure for 2025-2029, and discuss solutions to over-the-counter elk licensing. The Commission will also open for final consideration of regulations to allow the use […]
