
Arvada police officer killed, suspect in custody
Officer Dillon Michael Vakoff, 27, and another officer were trying to separate “several belligerent and uncooperative individuals” when the suspect shot a female victim.

West Nile virus cases in Colorado are up this year, likely due to the hot, moist summer
Reported West Nile cases this year are on track to break the rolling five-year average. Most are concentrated in Montrose County.

Colorado weather: High temperatures persist as out-of-state wildfire smoke triggers alerts
The heatwave is expected to start dissipating Friday.

Financial woes loom large with faculty, staff and students as Colorado State University looks for its next president
The Fort Collins institution held multiple public listening sessions with the Presidential Search Committee. CSU’s former president Joyce McConnell stepped down in June.

Colorado’s Public Defender’s Office workers announce a union effort, but state laws stand in their way
Defenders Union of Colorado joins several other public service unions that have organized without the ability to strike or take action to force a contract to be signed.

Cyberattack shuts down Fremont County offices, disrupting government services
Some services, like emergency 911 calls and COVID-19 testing, are still online.

TABOR checks began hitting mailboxes this month. Here’s how to track yours
The state estimates everyone who filed their taxes on time will get them by the end of September.

Two Colorado veterans shed light on the history of Filipino WWII veteran rights
Following World War II, the U.S. Congress passed a bill that rescinded military benefits promised to Filipino soldiers.


Colorado weather: Rain brings flash flood warnings, cooler temperatures Monday
Metro areas along the Front Range will likely go several days without hitting 90 degrees.

Doctors in space: CU’s Boulder and School of Medicine campuses will offer a joint degree program to send MDs to infinity and beyond
There’s a growing demand for doctors to don spacesuits and assist on missions to the cosmos.

Student debt, equity and work experience are in the lesson plan at the Colorado Department of Higher Education this year
The department wants Colorado’s universities to introduce changes to keep student debt down and improve workforce development.

It’s Colorado Day, and that means free admission to state parks
As always, visitors should avoid contact with wildlife and clean up after themselves before heading home.

Colorado nearing record number of drownings this year, prompting officials to raise alarms over water safety
Drownings in Colorado have continued to rise this summer, bringing statewide water deaths this year within 10 of the record set in 2020.

It’s going to be hot today across Colorado’s Front Range, Eastern Plains as temperatures near triple digits
In Denver, there is a forecasted high temperature of 101 degrees, which would break the record of 99 degrees set on the same day two years ago.

Update: 4 dead in small plane crash that sparked wildfire in Boulder County Sunday
Evacuation warnings were issued Sunday morning for two small towns in mountainous Boulder County after a small plane crashed and sparked a wildfire.

Altitude-Comcast blackout will continue indefinitely as mediation talks fail
Another season of Colorado sports could be unavailable to customers of the state’s largest cable provider.