Officer Byrd and Denver police rescued a non‑verbal 8‑year‑old from the river after a drone‑assisted grid search; the child was medically cleared and reunited with family.

University of Denver students tracked hundreds of immigration hearings at the Aurora ICE court and found missing paperwork, few bond hearings and no wins for relief. Their public dashboard lays out the data.

Denver police say a shooting near the 3300 block of South Tamarac Drive left one victim; investigators are on scene.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife removed a gray wolf in Routt County after investigators linked the animal to attacks that killed about 22 sheep across northwest Colorado.

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled June 1 that officers could sweep a Denver car after occupants' furtive arm movements, clearing a gun and drugs as evidence.

A quick-thinking teen raised the alarm at a Larkspur resort pool; lifeguards and visiting doctors revived a 4-year-old who was found underwater.

Bullets struck a pickup on U.S. 36 near McCaslin Boulevard during a road‑rage incident; two men were arrested and charged, and investigators say no one was hurt.

Fifty-two North Boulder homeowners may split about $1.8M in Sumac Avenue repairs under decades-old annexation covenants; individual bills could top $90K.

Larimer County’s new HIZ MAP offers eligible mountain homeowners up to $4,000 for defensible‑space work. Applications and Home Ignition Zone assessments are now open in Red Feather Lakes communities.

A national grant names Lighthouse among 40 inaugural Literary Arts Fund grantees just as Lit Fest opens June 12–19. The unrestricted award will back workshops, readings and fellowships in Denver.

Vulcan Materials acquired Brannan Sand & Gravel operations, adding a rail‑connected quarry in Lamar and a DFW distribution yard while shedding California ready‑mix assets.

Longmont’s council voted 6–1 to ban hyperscale data centers, capping energy at 5% of the regional grid or 100 MW and citing water and grid concerns. The move follows a wave of local moratoria across the Front Range.

Two Colorado men filed suit in Denver, asking a court to expand the state’s FGM law to prohibit nonmedical circumcision of boys and to block the practice by injunction.