
Is it time to ban trailer trucks during ski traffic rush hours on I-70?
Commercial vehicles on Interstate 70 are drawing the focus of lawmakers and frustrated drivers.

By Tom Hesse

CDOT: No timetable for U.S. 50 bridge repair between Montrose and Gunnison, current detour options could take hours
Four Gunnison students and a bus driver had to take a boat home Thursday after a crack was found in the bridge spanning the Blue Mesa Reservoir, prompting a safety closure and shutting down U.S.

By Tom Hesse

Cracks in bridge over Blue Mesa force safety closure, cuts of U.S. 50 between Montrose and Gunnison
There is no timeline for the bridge to reopen.

By Tom Hesse

Did Colorado’s shortest 14er survive a major change in how we measure elevation?
The fate of Sunshine Peak in the San Juan Range was in the hands of a new gravity-based system.

By Tom Hesse

Postal Service to press forward on plans to overhaul Grand Junction mail
The plans include sending local Grand Junction mail to Denver for processing.

By Tom Hesse

Fort Lewis football player among Osage dancers at Academy Awards
Joseph Goodfox Jr., a sophomore long snapper for the Fort Lewis Skyhawks football team, was among the Osage performers at March’s Academy Awards ceremony.

By Tom Hesse

Interview: Colorado’s Veterans Affairs Board has its first Tribal member. Here’s what he’s hoping to accomplish
Howard Richards Sr. has served in the U.S. Army and as the chairman of the Southern Ute Tribe.


Steamboat voters reject plan to annex land for affordable housing
The Brown Ranch annexation vote was a pivotal step in whether or not the workforce housing project would move forward.

By Tom Hesse

Grand Junction is the latest Colorado city to consider sanctioned camping to help unhoused residents amid statewide housing crisis
Safe parking measures and temporary tiny homes are among the ideas being considered.

By Tom Hesse

A $24 million donation bought the land. Will Steamboat voters give the OK for affordable housing?
The Yampa Valley Housing Authority purchased 534 acres of land thanks to an anonymous donor who was concerned about housing affordability in Routt County.

By Tom Hesse

Durango-raised athlete to join U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
Native American speed skier Ross Anderson to be inducted during Park City event.

By Tom Hesse

Bill to bring wolverines to Colorado gets committee nod. Lawmakers discuss concerns over ski resorts, ranchers
“Ski resorts and wolverines share many similarities.”

By Tom Hesse

Plan to route Grand Junction mail to Denver and back gets pushback from Bennet and 19 other senators
The plan seeks to modernize and update the nation’s mail delivery amid years of budget shortfalls — and would downgrade Grand Junction’s post office.

By Tom Hesse

Some city and county governments in Colorado are tired of debate about international issues in local meetings
Governing bodies in Colorado are faced with persistent calls for action from residents concerned about war in Gaza.

By Tom Hesse

Will wolverines call Colorado home once again?
Colorado makes up about 20 percent of the suitable habitat for wolverines in the Lower 48. CPW is finishing updates to the reintroduction plan.

By Tom Hesse

Planned changes for Grand Junction Post Office include processing local mail in Denver, residents worry about delays
USPS officials fielded complaints from Western Slope residents, promised the facility would not close.

By Tom Hesse