From hand painted cross stitch patterns to intricate knitted designs to textile complex quilts, artists and hobbyists alike are drawn to the array of fiber arts shops and organizations strewn across the Denver metro.

State lawmakers are moving forward with the proposed budget for next year's schools. Here's where the funding is going.

State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse shared their thoughts on immigration, DOGE, the economy and more in a live taping of the Purplish podcast in Denver earlier this week.

A new bill would also set the goal of having evidence processed within sixty days, three times faster than the state's current guidelines.

A government lawyer said the federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S. Judges around the country had already issued temporary orders restoring the students' records in a federal database of international students maintained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

The last of three friends accused of killing a driver in Colorado by throwing a rock through the windshield of her car has been convicted. A jury on Friday found Joseph Koenig guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Alexa Bartell in 2023. The verdict came after a trial in which his two friends testified that he was the one who threw the rock at her car as they sped past. They both pleaded guilty to lesser charges under plea deals and face possible sentences of more than 20 years.

It would still be illegal to harm Mountain West species, such as jumping mice, migratory birds and desert tortoises, but their habitats may no longer be federally protected.

A Native American law group has launched a free online resource to help tribal nations obtain legal information about their water rights. This comes at a time when tribes face increasing water challenges.

New research shows that job growth in our region has been faster in areas with serious wildfire danger, a trend that raises the prospect of serious economic fallout from major blazes.

Drought this spring has increased significantly across our region, with some states already hitting the highest levels.

Secretary Doug Burgum’s order grants that DOGE official oversight over the department's consolidation process, including control over funding, policy and personnel decisions.

Springtime is here and baseball is back. This year, that’s good news for sports fans AND lovers of a threatened fish native to the Colorado River. As Alex Hager reports for the Mountain West News Bureau, one minor league team will take the field as the “humpback chubs” every Wednesday this season.