Revising rules for the legislature’s Committee on Legal Services for the first time since 1981, Colorado lawmakers
Colorado Media Project, which underwrites this column, announced this week how nearly $1 million will flow to
On a recent Monday morning, Chief Defender Doug Wilson said six of the eight inmates in the Aurora municipal jail were
Amid multiple probes into allegations of employee misconduct, the Colorado Judicial Department is considering a new
Newfound attention has landed on Mind Springs Health after an investigative series from the Colorado News Collaborative
‘I want to see what happens’ Last Saturday, Jordan Hedberg was running a portable sawmill on his Custer County
State investigators are at Mind Springs Health offices in Western Colorado this week to review files and financial
The constitutionally created state commission that investigates allegations of ethical misconduct by public officials
Mind Springs President and CEO Sharon Raggio stepped down Tuesday, Jan. 4. Her resignation after 14 years in the
Election Day is Nov. 8 this year, but since every eligible registered Colorado voter will receive a mail ballot in
It seems ironic that in a state that touts healthy lifestyles like hiking and biking and being outdoors, we have some
Ownership changes and new startups could reshape our local news
Court rulings top CFOIC’s 2021 list of Colorado transparency highlights and lowlights, with the most impactful paving
Part I of a two-part On-Edge Series about Solvista Health. A conversation with Solvista Heath Centers CEO Brian Turner
The extensive investigative reporting by the Colorado News Collaborative in Tuesday’s edition of The Daily Sentinel
Everyone is in agreement that Colorado’s safety-net mental health system is in crisis. All you have to do is drive
Specialized groups, community mental health centers both play roles in meeting local
Two counties are breaking from their mental health provider. Others are taking
For more than three years now, Gazette reporters have been tracking the crisis in mental health care in Colorado. In a
As state policymakers and media outlets scrutinize Colorado’s mental health system, the head of a trade group
Gov. Jared Polis is responding to increasing scrutiny of the state’s troubled mental health system, agreeing that
This investigation is part of the ongoing “On Edge” series about Colorado’s mental health by the Colorado News
We’re bringing you the latest installment in the “On Edge” series from the Colorado News Collaborative this week.
An attorney for The Denver Post and The Denver North Star explained in a new court filing why the news organizations
Aurora Mental Health Center officials are fast to offer a short list of critical observations about their industry and
An investigative look into Colorado's mental health safety
Will planned reforms fix or further the
COLab exposes decades of problems within Colorado’s publicly funded mental health safety-net system, including at one
Our investigation into Colorado’s safety net system. And our profiles of Coloradans facing challenges in a time of
Bookmark it. Use it. Share it. For the first time, the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition’s sunshine laws
In the spring of 2021, a group of Latinx Coloradans from across generations, regions and professions began meeting to
En la primavera de 2021, un grupo de latinos de Colorado, de varias generaciones, regiones y profesiones, comenzó a
How do we transform local news so that it’s more inclusive and better serves
Information to help Coloradans think critically about
It’s the housing shortage, stupid. That’s the chief culprit for the labor woes hitting Aspen and other
Kiowa County Sheriff’s Department’s pattern of condoning illegal searches and tolerating excessive force led to
From Colorado Public Radio: The federal government is a central character in the story of the disappearance and return
On Sept. 21, Coloradans joined in for a two-hour panel discussion and community conversation centered on the
In early 2021, News Voices: Colorado — a collaboration among the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab), Colorado Media
A judge dismissed a lawsuit brought against a state agency by 9NEWS and The Colorado Sun, ruling that a statute
Fallout from a bungled arrest of a Hispanic man in Westminster earlier this summer offers an opportunity for news
You might have heard how “news deserts” are spreading and professional reporter ranks are dwindling — around the
A first-in-the-nation effort to keep newspapers locally owned and
Casey Sheridan has announced his resignation as Kiowa County sheriff a year after two of his officers gunned down an
Kiowa County’s sheriff ignored questionable incidents, records
Once again, Colorado is staking out new ground in the battle to save local news, this time with a first-in-the-nation
Watch the live event here (and via recording afterwards). News Matters is a new documentary film that follows the
The story of the relationship between local journalism and Colorado’s Latinx community is complicated,
The Striking Silence Around a Police Killing in Small-town
Typically, when Dean Schiller is looking to film law enforcement activity, he seeks something out by listening to a
Coloradans joined in a statewide conversation on mental health during these challenging times. 9News and the rest
KIOWA COUNTY, Colo. – Nearly a year has passed since the local undersheriff and a rookie deputy gunned down
The other day, while reading the local newspaper on my iPhone, I actually stopped to think about something I typically
In 1864, when U.S. cavalry troops slaughtered more than 100 Cheyenne and Arapaho in what became known as the Sand Creek
Navee Essien has grown up keenly aware of her gifts. More times than she can count, people have reminded the
It started about four years ago when Laurel Carpenter and Melissa Humphrey bought matching parkas and then matching
Tylan Jones is not naive. He is a 20-year-old Black man living in the United States. This reality does not easily
Even now, nearly three months after COVID invaded his body, Jason McGinnis cannot stop asking himself how he contracted
Scott Zayatz upped his dosage of antidepression and antianxiety medication in early spring when the pandemic started
Dick Carleton came to Breckenridge from Virginia when he was 24. He had a business degree from Virginia Tech, a ‘69
Millete Birhanemaskel, a refugee, long-time Denver resident and businesswoman, grappled with 2020 as many others have:
Some words fail us, and for Robert Werthwein, “depression” is one of them. The 41-year-old director of Colorado’s
They love each other. That should go without saying. They have, in fact, gone through hell and back for one another —
Dr. Patricia Westmoreland washes her hands 20 to 30 times each day she does rounds at the Medical Center of Aurora.
A statewide series on how the recent confluence of crises has tested Coloradans’ mental
Eddie Kemm found the pool table early in the pandemic. It was the second one he had scouted after the governor’s
Until this year, Elizabeth Torres would not have called herself a particularly anxious person. Stressed, sure. Who
EADS – “The Splotch,” as some here call the brown mark on the map they check weekly, is the color of
On Denver’s west side, an elderly man had been managing his solitude just fine until the pandemic hit, taking with it
Flooding targeted communities of interest with factual information and journalism to help combat mis- and
How One of Colorado’s Smallest Protests Became Its Most
On April 16, scores of reporters from across Colorado set out to find how people were
Helping newsrooms across Colorado grow stronger with reporting, editing, and hands-on
Lifting the curtain on how newsrooms make decisions that shape what you read, see and
COLab and its partners are reporting on the pandemic’s economic impact, public health challenges, and its spotlight
A sampling of the fantastic work from newsrooms across
In the run up to the 2020 election, Colorado newsrooms joined forces to inform citizens
How do we transform local news so that it’s more inclusive of underrepresented communities and better serves all
Equipping Colorado newsrooms and the public with the tools and knowledge to fight the spread of viral online
County clerks started mailing ballots last Friday for the Nov. 3 election. With national concern about the integrity of
The political ads appearing on TV and social media and arriving in mailboxes are designed to influence voters, but the
Contributing partners: 5280, 9 News, AP, Asian Avenue Magazine, Aspen Times, CBS 4, Chalkbeat Colorado, COLab, Colorado
‘Accessibility and the thought of blind people doesn’t occur.
In each of the state's 16 epidemiological regions, Latinos have tested positive at rates exceeding — sometimes
The Postal Service acknowledged nationwide delivery slowdowns in a report to Congress late last month. Those slowdowns
The president’s tweets are creating questions about mail-in ballots and the Postal Service even in states with
A Colorado News Collaborative analysis found Colorado's U.S. Senate candidates are far more partisan in emails, which
ALAMOSA — The protesters, about a dozen in all, gathered on June 4 in the intersection of State Avenue and Main
Andrew Romanoff is criticizing his opponent in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary for accepting money from oil and gas
Five DACA recipients talk about their long, rocky path toward a future as
The marches open a window to institutional racism and the specific ways it has shaped the
Jayla Felix took a bus and then light rail from east Aurora to Denver Sunday to see black lives mattering in person. By
About this story: On Thursday, April 16, twenty-two Colorado news organizations sought to capture a snapshot in the day
Marissa Molina awakened at 7:42 a.m. on the 41st day sequestered at home as she does many mornings now — panicked. It
For nearly three decades, Dr. Mercedes Rincon has studied a molecule so obscure and unremarkable that even her
Adilene Guajardo, Denver7 – thedenverchannel.com Cat Garcia had been waiting for the call from the nurses at the
Liam Adams, MetroWest Newspapers – thebrightonblade.com Capt. Colin Brunt climbed into Brighton Fire Rescue Tower
Victoria Carodine, 5280 – 5280.com In a building that can hold up to 200 praying together, Imam Muhammad Kolila
Kevin Vaughan, 9NEWS – 9news.com Arapahoe County coroner Dr. Kelly Lear was at home, in jeans and a turtleneck
