The Colorado Sun • 16th December 2025

Denver council rejects airport lease for ICE contractor Key Lime Air 

The Denver City Council on Monday rejected a contract between Key Lime Air and Denver International Airport, citing the airline’s work transporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees. 

The agreement would have leased ground space at the airport to the Colorado-based company. While the airline’s operations at DIA will not be affected, one city councilwoman raised concerns the vote could impact $90 million in federal grant money for the airport.

In October, Colorado Newsline reported...

The Colorado Sun • 11th December 2025

$50 million in funding for Denver Summit stadium advanced by City Council committee after deal-threatening delay

The Denver Summit FC women’s soccer team is one step closer to having its own stadium south of downtown. On Wednesday, a Denver City Council committee voted to advance a package of legislation that will direct $50 million of funding toward the project. 

The South Platter River Committee delayed a November vote on the package after councilors were not satisfied with city officials’ responses to their questions. In response to the delay, the Summit announced it is considering building the stadium...

Sko Buffs Sports • 13th November 2025

Rick George to step down as Colorado athletic director

After nearly 13 years at the helm of the Colorado Buffaloes, Athletic Director Rick George will step down from the role at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year. George will transition into a position as a special advisor to the university's chancellor and the AD emeritus, he announced Thursday. The search for his successor will be announced at a later date.“It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as athletic director for the University of Colorado for the last 13 years, but after consider...

Sko Buffs Sports • 8th November 2025

Buffs fall short to West Virginia in Julian Lewis' promising debut

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. —  In August, Deion Sanders said his goal for the season was not just to make a bowl game for Mrs. Peggy Coppum, but to win one. Neither of those things will be happening. The Colorado Buffaloes (3-7, 1-6 Big 12) fell to the West Virginia Mountaineers (4-7, 2-5) Saturday, 29-22, to deliver the head coach his second losing season in his three years at CU. But the Buffs return to Boulder with hope for the future. A strong first start by freshman quarterback Julian “JuJu” Lewis g...

The Colorado Sun • 3rd November 2025

Denver Summit FC to play home debut at Mile High Stadium

March 28 game dubbed “The Kickoff” will be in Denver Broncos’ 76,000-seat stadium

Sko Buffs Sports • 5th October 2025

Slurs and harassment at BYU game alienate Mormon CU students

The University of Colorado freshman was at Folsom Field for the first time as a student last Saturday to watch the matchup against Brigham Young University. With plenty of BYU alumni in her family, a week of trash talk made it a battle she needed the Buffs to win.“That was the first time I was in a place where I was Mormon, and I was genuinely a little bit concerned that somebody was going to try to fight me, like hurt me,” she said. CU was fined $50,000 by the Big 12 on Tuesday for chants of “F...

Sko Buffs Sports • 20th September 2025

In week 4, an entire state of fans getting priced out of the NIL era

In the union's least populated state – where the largest city is smaller than my college town – one university reigns supreme. Because it's the only university. Coming from every corner of the state, the War’s tailgate alley — the parking lot outside — is filled with cars and lots and lots of trucks that have driven hundreds of miles to get here. I’d made the 131-mile trek from Boulder in my Subaru Outback that day for the home opener against the Northern Iowa Panthers. Not to watch the Pokes ba...

Colorado Public Radio • 29th August 2025

As CU football launches its season, the school is wrestling with how to pay its athletes

Peter Curtis has been a fan of the University of Colorado Buffaloes since he was 8. He was 12 when the team won its first, and only, national championship in 1991.“I remember that game vividly, and I remember just the elation of kids in our neighborhood that were just screaming and running around outside after the game ended,” said Curtis, who grew up in Littleton. “My hands were tied. I was a Buff immediately after that for life.”As fans pack Folsom Field for tonight's University of Colorado fo...

Sko Buffs Sports • 27th August 2025

Colorado Buffaloes to honor Coach McCartney with uniforms at season opener

On Tuesday, head coach Deion Sanders announced that the team will wear the Buffs’ classic uniform configuration and a patch against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to honor Hall of Fame coach Bill McCartney, who died in January. The team will don gold helmets, black jerseys, gold pants, white socks, and black cleats. The combination was Colorado’s primary uniform during McCartney's tenure from 1982 through 1994, which saw three consecutive Big Eight titles and the program's first national champi...

The Colorado Sun • 15th August 2025

Crews gain containment on Lee fire as Colorado governor issues disaster declaration for wildfires across state

GRAND JUNCTION — Good news arrived to the Western Slope. While the Lee Fire continues to grow in acreage, containment has gone up and the fire lines have held. 

A new executive order issued Thursday by Gov. Jared Polis also expanded current disaster declarations to the entire state, which has lost 185,000 acres to wildfire so far this year, much of it in western Colorado.

The Lee fire, burning in Rio Blanco County, reached 133,841 acres Friday morning while containment increased to 12%, up 9 p...

The Colorado Sun • 14th August 2025

As Lee fire continues southward, crews are fighting and residents are praying Colorado 13 holds as a fire line

RIFLE — The hummingbirds have gone silent on Moe Disney’s 32 acres in Garfield County. Disney bought the land in 2018 to settle down in retirement, where more than 100 hummingbirds have spent their summers enjoying nine birdfeeders on the property.

On Sunday, smoke from the Lee fire had gotten so bad that Disney, who is the primary caretaker for her disabled husband, realized they needed to leave their home.

The area where the property sits is currently in ready status of the “ready, set, go”...

The Colorado Sun • 13th August 2025

Firefighters brace for “extreme fire behavior” as weather intensifies around Lee fire in northwestern Colorado

RIFLE — Firefighters are preparing for extreme fire behavior Wednesday as the Lee fire expands south between Meeker and Rifle. By Tuesday night, the fifth-largest fire in Colorado history grew to 120,650 acres and its containment dropped.

Forecasts call for temperatures to reach the high 80s or low 90s Wednesday, while humidity could drop to the single digits, according to Rocky Mountain Incident Command public information officer Bethany Urban. 

While smoke that has plagued Rifle will shift n...

The Colorado Sun • 22nd July 2025

Denver Summit FC announced as NWSL expansion team’s name

After nearly six months of anticipation, Denver’s National Women’s Soccer League expansion team has a name. The Denver Summit FC moniker was announced Tuesday by the league’s 16th franchise. 

The announcement comes after fans voted on five possible team names in February. While the team claims Denver Summit FC won the contest with 15,000 votes and suggestions, it wasn’t an option. 

A similar name, the Colorado Summit FC, was on the list along with Colorado 14ers FC, Denver Peak FC, Denver Elev...

The Minnesota Star Tribune • 17th July 2025

New Minnesota law regulates minors’ roles in social media content

Heidi Keller doesn’t think she’ll ever be rich — and she doesn’t want to be. “I’m a single mom. It’s never going to happen. But we are so blessed in our experiences, and that is true wealth,” Keller often tells her two daughters.Since 2020, she’s taken them on the road to countless public lands including two dozen American and Canadian national parks where they’ve explored some of the continent’s most awe-inspiring landscapes. All were made possible by Keller’s work travel writing and running an...

Sko Buffs Sports • 15th July 2025

Colorado student-athletes will provide content for subscription-based fundraising program

A new fundraising program offers a glimpse into how the University of Colorado plans to utilize its athletes' Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in exchange for direct payments. Athletes with revenue-sharing contracts with the university will be expected to contribute their name, image and likeness to the program.Buffs Premier will have three tiers of pricing, starting at $39.99 a month. Prices for the higher-tiered levels were not provided in the announcement. Subscribers to the program will recei...

The Minnesota Star Tribune • 8th July 2025

Green Line disruption during Minnesota Yacht Club festival upsets St. Paul officials

A service disruption on the Green Line light rail line could cause issues for music lovers planning to attend the Minnesota Yacht Club festival later this month in St. Paul. Buses will replace the light rail across St. Paul, to the frustration of city officials as downtown prepares to host nearly 100,000 festivalgoers during the rail closure.From July 11 to 21, the line will undergo scheduled maintenance, with service to 13 stations from Raymond Avenue to Union Depot replaced by bus shuttles. Th...

The Minnesota Star Tribune • 5th July 2025

Cyclists in Minneapolis celebrate freedom from pants on Independence Day

They rode for freedom — freedom from pants. Hundreds of bicyclists, most of them dressed in their underwear, took to the streets and trails of Minneapolis Friday on an annual ride that offered a unique way to celebrate the Fourth of July.It was the Freedom From Pants Ride, which began in June 2007 when someone on a Twin Cities cycling internet forum organized an underwear ride to escape the summer heat.Garrick Yoong, who participated in that first ride, said they decided to stage a sequel on Ind...

The Minnesota Star Tribune • 5th July 2025

Why are Minnesotans giving up their pets at record rates?

Julie Koch has seen 31 dogs come and go from her Minneapolis home over the last four years. She’s a foster for Ruff Start Rescue, which cares for animals across Minnesota.Right now, she’s caring for a lovable 6-year-old white German Shepherd named Stone. He came to her from Texas in 2021 and was adopted in 2022. But in August, his family had to give him back.“He didn’t get surrendered because he was a bad dog, or he was full of issues,” Koch said. “He got surrendered because they were having a h...

The Minnesota Star Tribune • 27th June 2025

Kitties take center stage during annual Minneapolis cat tour

Feline aficionados flooded the streets of Lowry Hill East on a wet Thursday, cheering as cats appeared in windows, on front porches and across lawns.The Wedge Live Cat Tour, an annual guided walk across the neighborhood, showcased dozens of cats for the hundreds who showed up, all within a few hours.The event kicked off at Mueller Park, where parking was scarce for blocks in each direction. Rain had postponed the event Wednesday, and showers continued most of the day Thursday. But as the eventgo...

The Minnesota Star Tribune • 26th June 2025

For their first job, these teen brothers started a hot dog cart

It all started with the pickles. A jar had been sitting in the back of the fridge untouched for some time when Sam and Janna Fischer’s youngest son, Viggo, decided to put them to good use. He made relish — three different kinds — and it was good. Really good.“It was like all distinct different flavors, and I just kind of said ‘If we can this stuff, we can get a cottage food license and you guys can go sell it at farmers markets,” said Sam Fischer.Sev Fischer, 15, and his brother Viggo, 14, both...

The Minnesota Star Tribune • 19th June 2025

Anchor and reporter Pauleen Le announces departure from WCCO

WCCO anchor and reporter Pauleen Le announced Wednesday that she is leaving the station, with her last show airing Friday at noon.Le grew up in Eagan and interned at the Twin Cities television station while attending the University of St. Thomas. She spent time working in Fort Wayne, Ind., La Crosse, Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wis., before returning to WCCO in 2022.She reports for the morning newscast starting at 5 a.m. and anchors the 8:30-9 a.m. show on the CBS News Minnesota steaming service. I...

Sko Buffs Sports • 13th June 2025

College sports have changed forever. Here’s how CU is tackling the House settlement

The department has also looked to cut its budget wherever possible. In January, George said that there were no plans to lay off employees, but that they were certainly on the table. Then, in early June, two track coaches had their positions eliminated. According to George, certain positions have also gone unfilled after staff departures.

The department has also looked to cut its budget wherever possible. In January, George said that there were no plans to lay off employees, but that they were c...

The Minnesota Star Tribune • 9th June 2025

Parents scramble to find cheap supplies for grad parties after Party City closures

Tracy Berkovitz had a chaotic Friday morning. She was in the final stretch of a marathon effort to plan her son’s high school graduation party and still needed a tablecloth and other last-minute supplies.“I have hit up two different Walmart’s. I’ve looked at Michaels. I’ve been to Cub. I’ve looked at Target. I looked online at different places. I’ve ordered from Amazon,” said Berkovitz last week, right before her son’s graduation from Rosemount High School. “So I’ve gone to multiple different pl...

Estes Valley Voice • 17th May 2025

Pro baseball player at bat in Bogey’s Sports Bar

Sandwiched between two houses off of Ivy Street and Moraine Avenue sits a trio of red shipping containers. Inside lies a fully functional sports bar, owned by former professional baseball player Terry Bogener, his son Cam, and wife Carolyn Newberry. Bogey’s Sports Bar gets its name from Terry’s playing days. While at the University of Oklahoma, he was given the nickname Bogey, a riff from his last name. His path to playing Division I ball, then in the Big Eight Conference, actually came from a d...