NEW from @isabellabreda.bsky.social - Four weeks after ICE arrested him while he worked the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula, immigration officials released firefighter Rigoberto Hernandez from the detention center in Tacoma. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

“When I opened [Kizaki], I had James Beard and a Michelin in my mind.” The Michelin star is a late-career peak for Chef Toshi Kizaki, who said he is six months shy of turning 70.

NEW: Fmr Colorado Gov Bill Owens (R) endorses State Sen Barb Kirkmeyer for Governor. Kirkmeyer owns the establishment lane in the 2026 GOP primary. Owens is Colorado's only R Gov in the last 50 years. #copolitics

The Marshall fire mega-trial is apparently off, Noelle scoops:

6" of fresh snow at Winter Park...not bad for September! #COwx

Colorado families paid by Medicaid to provide around-the-clock care for adults with disabilities will do so with 8% less funding under one of the cuts meant to close the state’s budget hole. “To me, it’s so unfair that the most vulnerable people are the ones they’re choosing to cut,” a parent says

Our story: usa.streetsblog.org/2025/09/22/h...

Trump cited “crooked” mail-in voting as a reason to relocate Space Command from Colorado to Alabama. So I talked to Colorado reps from both the GOP (Mesa County Clerk Bobbie Gross, Reps Matt Soper and Janice Rich) and the Dems (Hickenlooper, Bennet, Weiser) who all defended mail-in voting:

"Voters left no ambiguity about their collective feelings when they approved the amendments. Each passed with more than 70% of the vote." @coltrain.bsky.social looks at why Colorado won't be joining California in revisiting its congressional maps. www.denverpost.com/2025/09/21/c... @denverpost.com

UPDATE: The two elk hunters found dead last week in southern Colorado were killed by lightning, according to the Conejos County coroner.

Denver upcoming fall/cold dates: 🌇Last 7p or later sunset of 2025: 1 day (Sep. 19) 🌡️ Average high drops below 70°: 18 days (Oct. 6) 🥶Average first freeze: 19 days (Oct. 7) ❄️Average first snow: 30 days (Oct. 18) 🌆 Last 6p or later sunset of 2025: 41 days (Oct. 29) #COwx

Charlie Kirk vigil draws thousands to Fort Collins www.denverpost.com/2025/09/18/c... via @denverpost.com

Colorado joins FTC lawsuit alleging Ticketmaster forces fans to pay more for concerts and events www.denverpost.com/2025/09/18/f... via @denverpost.com

CU Regent Wanda James takes on Diana DeGette, announcing bid to unseat Denver’s long-serving congresswoman trib.al/AEb1AkV

Evergreen High School shooter grappled with victim before final shots, witness says trib.al/SIWnycK

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power to impose sweeping tariffs under federal law.

Read all about it: Broncos name Burnham Yard as preferred site for new stadium development - a $4 billion+ mostly private development. We have all the top sources direct: www.denverpost.com/2025/09/09/b... via @denverpost.com

Denver approves raises for police one month after laying off 169 employees www.denverpost.com/2025/09/08/d... via @elliottwenzler.bsky.social

Now, Trump is resuming workplace raids, raising the question of what will happen to our food supply if ICE goes after JBS’s workforce again. A collaboration with @thefern.org.

"Colorado’s Division of Youth Services last month removed all youth from its Lookout Mountain detention center amid what advocates say were deteriorating safety conditions." www.denverpost.com/2025/09/08/l... via @samtabachnik.bsky.social

State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer is the biggest name to enter the Colorado governor's race on the Republican side, joining former short-term Congressman Greg Lopez and 14-odd other GOP candidates. www.denverpost.com/2025/09/08/k... via @greeleytribune.com

For two years, Carol Stires, 64, has been caring for an abandoned wild horse that's living on a sliver of public land on Colorado's Arkansas River, between Florence and Penrose. “I never expected to make friends with a wild horse,” she tells @denverpost.com's Elise Schmelzer

The man who helped Colorado and California take politics out of redistricting calls the race toward partisan gerrymanders a living ‘nightmare’ www.cpr.org/2025/09/05/k... via @bentebirkeland.bsky.social #copolitics #redistricting

RTD changes course, allows Greyhound to keep operating from Denver’s Union Station until 2027 trib.al/E7fdtfo

Gov. Polis did a Reddit AMA over the weekend, where he was peppered with questions about RFK Jr., whose HHS nomination Polis supported. Polis blamed the media for the focus on his support for RFK Jr. To be clear, Polis tweeted his support for him and then doubled down. www.reddit.com/r/Denver/s/5...

The $21 million jury verdict comes just over a year after the Colorado Supreme Court considered the woman’s case and ruled that liability waivers do not protect ski resorts when resorts violate state laws or regulations

New: As ICE blocks bail hearings for detained immigrants in Aurora, a lawsuit alleges that's illegal. It's part of a national change in policy by the Trump administration. www.denverpost.com/2025/09/03/c... via @sethklamann.bsky.social

In-depth look today: Colorado lawmakers hit a familiar wall -- Big Tech's influence -- in effort to rewrite AI regulations. By @sethklamann.bsky.social and @coltrain.bsky.social: www.denverpost.com/2025/08/31/c...

Trying out the new @amtrak.com Acela trains! 🚅 Quick turn to Philly and back.

Great to experience Coors Field nearly full…even if the vibe is more “Cubs home game.”

Chance of Colorado River deal is 'tenuous' just two months before federal deadline, negotiator says trib.al/GkEEq1m

Denver Health expects to lose as much from Medicaid changes as it gets from new sales tax trib.al/TI60a2V

Wild story from @denverpost.com's Shelly Bradbury: The police chief at Colorado's state mental health hospital used road-rage-like tactics to confront speeders while he was off-duty in unmarked vehicle, prompting drivers who feared for their safety to call 911 at least 3 times. And he kept his job.

Denver adds accountability measure to ensure police, sheriff departments follow settlement terms trib.al/hukqubX

Another artificial intelligence deal collapses — as Colorado lawmakers’ budget fixes near finish line trib.al/17zCQvz

As part of the settlement, Vail will fund a new art program for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged people, host a powwow organized by Danielle SeeWalker each year for the next five years, and sponsor a community forum on Israel and Palestine.

SCOOP: CBP has had access to more than 80,000 Flock cameras nationwide. Cops said they didn’t understand they were sharing with CBP. Flock has just cut off access: www.404media.co/cbp-had-acce...

"At least 192 journalists have been killed since the start of the war, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/w...

Hard to choose just 25 of the most classic Denver restaurants (as absurd as that may sound), but I think this is a pretty solid list. For The @denverpost.com

Highland High student dead after potential gas exposure at Weld County dairy, Weld RE-9 School District says trib.al/uTSKzpQ

In a statement shared exclusively with @denverpost.com, the Board of County Commissioners amped up local officials’ call for the Broncos to vacate the city where they’ve played for 65 years. www.denverpost.com/2025/08/21/b...

The mayor's office also laid off a few of its employees this week. New detail from @ElliottWenzler: www.denverpost.com/2025/08/20/d...

New: The Denver City Council has postponed a nearly $27,000 mountain retreat after drawing flak amid layoffs of city workers. @elliottwenzler.bsky.social has more: www.denverpost.com/2025/08/19/d...

Colorado urges Supreme Court to uphold state’s ban on conversion therapy for minors www.denverpost.com/2025/08/19/c... via @denverpost.com

Man convicted of murder in 2023 Denver shooting gets life in prison trib.al/8vsnQI5

The Politico story on this is worth reading. "Norton, the person said, does not want to provoke Trump into escalating his attacks on the D.C. government." Escalating into what? What step is there after this? www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Congrats to my very talented @denverpost.com colleagues honored by @coloradopress.bsky.social and the @amarkfoundation.bsky.social. Proud to work with such talented journalists.

Latest: Scott Gilmore, a longtime manager in the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation, was among the 171 people laid off. He's married to Councilwoman Stacie Gilmore. “I committed my life to this city.” he said in an interview. www.denverpost.com/2025/08/18/d...

Injured climber rescued from Rocky Mountain National Park trib.al/SjoQdAv

Charlie Papazian, who co-founded the Great American Beer Festival, said Boulder has now “lost part of its soul”