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The Rockies Are Having Their Worst Season Ever, but Drew Goodman’s at the Top of His Game

By Michael RobertsJune 24, 2025

“People who’ve been busting their ass all day come home and want to watch a ball game, and they want the home team to win.”

"Fuck ICE"

Hacked Denver Traffic Boards Tell Drivers “Bring the Heat Fuck ICE”

By Bennito L. KeltyJune 23, 2025

“I know Denver is holding firm, but this was another f-word altogether.”

a series of presidents-as-dominos — from bill clinton to george bush to barack obama to joe biden — knock into each other, pushing a trump domino onto a small family in the desert

How Clinton and Obama Helped Build Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine

By Stephen LemonsJune 23, 2025

Donald Trump didn’t invent racist immigration policy. For decades, both major parties built the system he’s now weaponizing.

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A cyclist goes down 11th Avenue in Denver

Denver Named One of Most Bike-Friendly Big Cities in the U.S.

By Hannah MetzgerJune 23, 2025

It seems like the city’s hundreds of miles of new bike lanes are paying off.

Denver Family Continues Search for Answers in 1995 Murder of Andre Price Jr.

Denver Family Continues Search for Answers in 1995 Murder of Andre Price Jr.

By Hannah MetzgerJune 23, 2025

His mother is raising money to hire a private investigator, as authorities offer a $30,000 reward for information.

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Aurora’s Weather Sirens Suck. City Tells Residents to Download Apps, Watch TV Instead.

By Bennito L. KeltyJune 21, 2025

The forty-year-old warning system is too old and broken to repair, according to the city.

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Residents listen.

Father’s Day Killing Highlights Growing Concern Among Ballpark Businesses, Residents

By Bennito L. KeltyJune 20, 2025

Businesses and residents in Denver’s Ballpark District around Coors Field worry that crime is worsening in their neighborhood.

Molly Sullan, Stacy Fischer, and Jim Grigsby from the CU Denver Center for Psychedelic Research discuss their projects

University of Colorado Takes Major Role in Psilocybin Research

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 20, 2025

Current studies include how psilocybin could treat palliative care patients, postpartum depression and more.

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Ten Hottest Denver Summers on Record

By Catie CheshireJune 20, 2025

Denver hasn’t been too hot yet in 2025, but the National Weather Service predicts that high temperatures are coming.

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Coors Field Isn’t the Only Monfort Property

By Catie CheshireJune 19, 2025

In addition to owning the Colorado Rockies, Dick Monfort and his family have invested heavily in downtown real estate

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The History of Juneteenth in Denver

By Teague BohlenJune 19, 2025

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, but Five Points was celebrating it seventy years before that.

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Hate Crime Case Against Boulder Firebombing Suspect Moves Forward

By Hannah MetzgerJune 18, 2025

Attorneys debated whether suspect Mohamed Soliman was motivated by the victims’ political views or their national origin.

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Colorado Quarterback Shedeur Sanders

Former CU Quarterback Shedeur Sanders Ticketed for Going 101 MPH in Ohio

By Catie CheshireJune 18, 2025

Sanders was drafted by the Cleveland Browns after leaving CU Boulder.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks at Psychedelic Science 2023 in Denver

Polis Pardons Old Magic Mushroom Convictions in Colorado

By Thomas MitchellJune 18, 2025

The governor announced the pardons during a speech at the Psychedelic Science conference in downtown Denver earlier today.

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Finding Colorado’s Decriminalized Psychedelics (That Aren’t Mushrooms)

By Herbert FuegoJune 18, 2025

Colorado decriminalized magic mushrooms as well as DMT, ibogaine, and mescaline, but the public knows significantly less about the latter three.

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Smokiez THC Gummies Recall Hits 85 Colorado Dispensaries

By Thomas MitchellJune 18, 2025

The gummies were sold between April 26 and June 11 of this year.

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Animal Activist Group Wants Colorado to Ban Sale of Wildlife Fur

By Hannah MetzgerJune 18, 2025

“It removes the market incentive for killing native species of wildlife in Colorado.”

MAPS founder Rick Doblin at Psychedelic Science 2023 in Denver

Funky Town: Psychedelic Science Event Calendar in Denver

By Thomas MitchellJune 17, 2025

From a kickoff concert at the Mission Ballroom to afterparties, dinners and magazine launches, there are plenty of psychedelic-centric events taking place this week.

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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell outside the courtroom where a jury found him liable for defamation

Jury Finds MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Liable for Defamation

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 17, 2025

Former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer prevailed in his lawsuit against Lindell, but the award fell short of his request.

Was Lafayette’s Drag Queen Story Time Canceled Over a One-Person Protest?

Was Lafayette’s Drag Queen Story Time Canceled Over a One-Person Protest?

By Hannah MetzgerJune 17, 2025

Short answer: No. Long answer: Of course not.

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Douglas County Could Become Colorado’s Third Home Rule County

By Brendan Joel KelleyJune 17, 2025

On June 24, DougCo residents will vote on whether to form a Home Rule Charter Commission…and also elect members of that commission.

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Denver’s No Kings Went From Peaceful to Testy as Night Hit

By Bennito L. KeltyJune 16, 2025

As with other protests, questions linger about cops using excessive force on protesters who kept marching through the night.

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