Colorado cleans up after storm spawns at least 3 tornadoes

This Sunday, July 29, 2018, photo provided by Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner shows damage from a storm just after it hit the area near Brush, Colo. People on the plains of northeastern Colorado were cleaning up Monday from a powerful storm that swept through the state, ripping off roofs, flipping trucks and damaging crops.

Colorado VA hospital plagued by delays, high costs to open

It's more than $1 billion over budget and five years behind schedule, but an elaborate new veterans hospital is finally ready to open in suburban Denver with the promise of state-of-the-art medical care. The $1.7 billion Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center made it through nearly a decade of management blunders, legal battles, federal investigations and congressional hearings.

Long-delayed, budget-busting VA hospital to open in Colorado Source: AP

It's more than $1 billion over budget and five years behind schedule, but an elaborate new veterans hospital is finally opening in suburban Denver on Saturday with the promise of state-of-the-art medical care. The $1.7 billion Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center made it through nearly a decade of management blunders, legal battles, federal investigations and congressional hearings.

List of winners in the 2018 Colorado primary election

Republican and Colorado governor candidate, Walker Stapleton, addresses the crowd that showed up following his win for the Republican party at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Denver on Tuesday June 26, 2018 in Denver. Republican and Colorado governor candidate, Walker Stapleton, left, watches the results from his hotel room along with his family including his wife Jenna and their three kids, Colette, 6, left, and Olivia, 4, who sit on his lap along Craig,10, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Denver on Tuesday June 26, 2018 in Denver.

Colorado lawmakers want to make it a felony to fly a drone over a wildfire

People caught flying a drone over a wildfire could face federal felony charges if three of Colorado's federal lawmakers convince Congress to pass their bill. Sens. Cory Gardner , Michael Bennet and Rep. Scott Tipton introduced the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act Wednesday.

GOP Senator Trusts That Trump Won’t Let Jeff Sessions Stop Colorado Pot

Of the 33 state legislators from Colorado who signed a recent letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions calling for congressional action "to protect the sovereignty of states like Colorado and ensure that marijuana businesses and consumers will be free from undue federal interference," none were Republicans. Given that Republican U.S. Senator Cory Gardner was among the document's original signatories and is currently working with the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws , aka NORML, to prepare legislation on the subject, the reticence of GOP state reps and senators seems surprising.

Summit set, detainees free; Trump sees N.Korea ‘big success’

Envisioning "a very special moment for world peace," President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un for highly anticipated summit talks in Singapore on June 12. He set the stage for his announcement by hosting a 3 a.m., made-for-TV welcome home for three Americans held by Kim's government. Final details in place, Trump and Kim agreed to the first face-to-face North Korea-U.S. summit since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.

Judge: Colorado congressman should be on GOP primary ballot

In this May 20, 2016, file photo, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., speaks in the state Capitol in Denver. A federal judge on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, ruled that Lamborn should be on the Republican primary ballot, finding Lamborn would likely prevail in a lawsuit contending his dismissal from the ballot in April was unconstitutional.

Colorado congressman who missed ballot asks to get back on

In this May 20, 2016, file photo, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., speaks in the state Capitol in Denver. Lamborn filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in a last-ditch bid to get his name back on the GOP primary ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled he must be kicked off it because his campaign did not gather petitions correctly.

Colorado congressman sues to get onto GOP primary ballot

Rep. Doug Lamborn filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday in a last-ditch bid to get his name back on the GOP primary ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled he must be kicked off it because his campaign did not gather petitions correctly. Colorado law requires congressional candidates to gather signatures from 1,200 party members in their district.

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn should be kept off the 2018 ballot, Colorado Supreme Court rules

The congressional career of six-term Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs was thrown into jeopardy after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that he should be kept off the primary ballot in June. While the decision - that Lamborn's re-election campaign improperly gathered voters' signatures to land a spot on the ticket - is unlikely to mean his 5th Congressional District seat leaves GOP hands, it injects the very real prospect that a fresh face will take over after years of unsuccessful challenges to Lamborn's reign.

Colorado Senate Democrats take a stand on the Great Sand Dunes

The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has been set aside for public enjoyment since 1932. Every Democrat in the Colorado Senate has signed a letter opposing the Trump administration's proposal to sell off public land for energy development near Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

Colorado teachers walk out of classes, stage rally at statehouse

All classes in Englewood were canceled Monday after more than 150 teachers in that district announced plans to walk out of classes Marchers with the Colorado Education Association picket outside the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Monday morning, April 16, 2018. Dozens of Colorado teachers converged on the state Capitol on Monday to demand changes in school funding and to lobby for higher teacher pay and a stronger retirement fund.