Colorado 150: The scenic drives and roadside attractions that give way to stunning landscapes and inspiring architecture From Imogene Pass to Bishop Castle, here are 10 places that have shaped Colorado over the years.

After nearly a year of planning and debating, we're rolling out our 15-week "Colorado 150" series on 150 things that make #Colorado so dang awesome. Check out our first top-10 list, and signup for our weekly, limit-run newsletter leading up to statehood day Aug 1. Cheers to Colorado!

Republican state Senate candidate arrested in Florida on felony child neglect charge Frederick Alfred Jr., a 38-year-old who lives in Commerce City, is running to represent state Senate District 21 north of Denver

#Colorado candidate for state legislature arrested in #Florida after his 4-year-old daughter nearly drowned while he left to get an alcoholic beverage. @jesseapaul.bsky.social has the details on the developing story.

Jared Polis says Colorado needs a new prison ASAP, even as crime has fallen. How did we get here? A parole backlog and longer sentences are causing a surge in Colorado's prison population

Jared Polis says Colorado needs a new prison ASAP, even as crime has fallen. How did we get here?

We're hiring a politics reporter to help us out over the summer for a four-month stint leading up to the election! coloradosun.com/2026/04/10/h... #copolitics #coleg

River access in Colorado has been contentious for a half century. Legislators are still stymied. Paddlers want to float. Others want to wade. Landowners want the status quo. And lawmakers seemingly don’t want to get wet in a river fight.

#Colorado lawmakers have yet to wade into the debate with solid rules. @jblevinscosun.bsky.social has a look at the three sides to this story (and we talk about it on our Daily Sun-Up podcast, which is linked in the story). #copolitics #coleg

It’s been the worst year for Colorado’s snowpack in recorded history. A striking new map shows why. Colorado's snowpack is at historic lows on the eave of runoff season, and a shocking heat map for March 2026 shows why.

Well, it's officially, officially official. ... But I'm still going #snowboarding this weekend. We still love you, #Colorado!

Colorado appeals court overturns Tina Peters’ sentence in election security breach The appeals court ordered a judge to re-evaluate the punishment for the former Mesa County clerk

BREAKING: The #Colorado appeals court wants a district judge to reevaluate the 8-year sentence for former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters. @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social has more. #copolitics

Colorado budget writers pick new contract with private prison company over new state-run facility to deal with inmate growth The Joint Budget Committee rejected Gov. Jared Polis’ plan for the state to buy a prison and operate it itself

NEW: Colorado budget writers pick new contract with private prison company over new state-run facility to deal with inmate growth coloradosun.com/2026/04/01/c... #copolitics #coleg

Head of Colorado’s Medicaid program resigns as state Senate was preparing to take “no confidence” vote Kim Bimestefer’s resignation comes as the state Medicaid program has dealt with billing mistakes and scrutiny over past spending

NEW: Kim Bimestefer, the head of the #Colorado agency overseeing the state’s Medicaid program, abruptly announced her resignation Monday as the state Senate was preparing to debate a resolution of no confidence in her. @jesseapaul.bsky.social and our @coloradosun.com team have more. #copolitics

Colorado’s accidental climatologist taps 52 years of daily winter weather reports to confirm a troubling trend From his remote cabin in the once snowier hinterlands above Gothic, billy barr tracks decades of warming, snow-starved winters

Wonderful storytelling and images about the world's most social hermit who's been tracking #Colorado snowfall for decades.

Mark your calendar for our fourth annual Colorado SunFest, which is May 1 at @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social on the DU campus. It's gonna be a fun & informative day talking about issue affect #Colorado & what we can do about it.

Colorado GOP chairwoman to resign, leaving party without leader — and potentially with big debt — just before election Brita Horn’s resignation will take effect April 17, about a week after Republicans gather in Pueblo for their state assembly and roughly a year after her term began

NEW: Infighting among Colorado Republican Party continues as chairwoman resigns after roughly a year in role. @jesseapaul.bsky.social has the latest and what it could mean for the midterm elections in November. #copolitics

Energy Secretary Chris Wright, during Colorado stop, warns that high gas prices could last weeks Wright said the US will insure oil tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz and will even use the military to escort ships

NEW: Don't expect gas prices to go down anytime soon, secretary of energy tells #Colorado crowd. @jesseapaul.bsky.social has more from the northern Colorado stop. #gas #energy

$10 stadium hot dog in Colorado lives on as effort to prevent high “captive audience” pricing meets demise House Bill 1012 was rejected Tuesday during its first hearing at the Colorado Capitol. It faced big opposition from the business community.

Interesting debate over #colorado bill:
Democratic rep: “Just because you’re poor doesn’t mean you can’t have access to entertainment."
Republican rep: “Someone who has economic means ... they go in (with) eyes wide open that they are going to be paying a lot. ... That’s the free market at work.”

Colorado would become first state to remove all criminal penalties for prostitution under bill brought by group of Democrats While prostitution is legal in Nevada at licensed brothels in certain counties, and Maine decriminalized the selling of sexual services, no state has fully removed the criminal penalties for prostitut...

NEW: While prostitution is legal in Nevada at licensed brothels in certain counties, and Maine decriminalized the selling of sexual services, no state has fully removed the criminal penalties for prostitution. via @jesseapaul.bsky.social
#copolitics #coleg

All of the reasons Colorado's horrible snowpack is so problematic Snow showers in this week’s forecast offer a dose of relief, but they won’t be enough to get the Colorado out of a tough, dry year.

It's incredibly thin in the high country, and here's a really great analysis on what this dismal #Colorado snowpack could mean down the line. A quintet of @coloradosun.com reporters teamed up to break down concerns across the state. #water #drought

Colorado is sending at least 34 athletes to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, more than any other state The skiingest state in the U.S. is sending 29 skiers and snowboarders, two figure skaters and a bobsledder to the 25th Winter Olympics

#Colorado contingent is strong once again for #WinterOlympics starting this week. @jblevinscosun.bsky.social takes a look at the Team USA with a Colorado lens. (And check out our #podcast conversation; link in the story.) #Olympics

Colorado property owners beware: Invasive mussels might be coming to a pond near you Colorado’s search for the hungry, invasive mussels has revealed populations along the Colorado River. Now it’s time to check private ponds.

At this point in #Colorado, we've gone from the "if" to the "when." It's only a matter time before they're on the move hitching rides around the state.

Telluride mayor pro tem steps down in turmoil following rebuffed offer to buy ski resort from Chuck Horning Meehan Fee said she was acting as a citizen, not an official, when she signed a contract offering to buy Telluride Ski and Golf

The fallout in #Telluride continues after failed attempt to buy #Colorado ski resorted headed by local mayors who said they were acting as private citizens. @jblevinscosun.bsky.social has the latest.

Ordinary people became heroes as flames tore across this eastern Colorado landscape Farmers and oil field workers responded when prairie fire threatened their Yuma County landscape, as a rural community pulled together.

If you haven't read this wonderful @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social feature yet, put it on your list. #Colorado farmers doing what they do: Protecting their community, even if it means driving tractors 25 mph toward raging wildfire flames to dig fire lines.

Your Colorado Xcel bill is already going up amid the current winter storm. Here’s why. Xcel is already warning Coloradans of a natural gas price spike from this weekend's cold snap that will show up on their bills.

Crux of the big snowstorm hasn't really even hit #Colorado and already it's putting a chill on our pocketbook. #cowx

How an Air Force captain’s intense training helped prepare for a 104-person, sky-diving world record In late November, Air Force Capt. Charlene Sufficool was one of 104 skydivers who built the largest parachute canopy formation ever recorded.

We published this story earlier this week & it's still getting a lot of interest from around the country. Capt. Sufficool honed her skills in the skies over #Colorado & the Air Force Academy. Awesome storytelling. (And, yes, the video of the world record is in there!)

Biggest storm of a snow-starved ski season expected to land this weekend Ski areas limping through the 2025-26 ski season are hoping for big numbers from weekend storm as the next couple weeks look dry and warm

Good info on the upcoming #Colorado snowstorm, but also great history on snowmaking via @jblevinscosun.bsky.social: In 1980, there were about 435 acres blanketed with snowmaking at a handful of CO ski areas; today, 5,800 acres at 23 Colorado ski hills have machine-blown snow. #cowx #skiing

Series of big storms needed to make up huge snow supply gap, Colorado water experts say There’s still winter left, but Colorado experts say the state needs some mega snowstorms to reach an average snowpack and water supply.

We're not at the point of no return for winter ... yet ... but it sure is feeling like it in the #Colorado mountains. It's been a rough and rocky ski and snowboarding season. But we can hope, right? #cowx #weather #snowpack

Amendment to block public funding for road to Colorado luxury community dropped from public lands appropriations bill Sen. Michael Bennet wanted to prevent Forest Service spending on access road across public land to the 19-home Berlaimont Estates near Vail

Despite effort by #Colorado U.S. Senator @michaelbennet.bsky.social, the potential paved road (still has to get past Eagle County) would see federal support to get to the palatial properties. @jblevinscosun.bsky.social has the latest on a story drawing a lot of attention.

Colorado’s governor gave his 8th and final State of the State speech. We analyzed everything he said. Jared Polis delivered his last — and by far longest — State of the State address on Thursday. It was part victory lap, part vindicating and part forward looking.

#Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (@colorado.gov) had a lot to say in his final state speech. Led by our politics team, @coloradosun.com staff broke down his speech line by line and we noted his hits and misses.

Room at @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social is filling up for @coloradosun.com #coleg preview hosted by @jesseapaul.bsky.social and Taylor Dolvan. #copolitics

Human DNA found on all four paws of mountain lion that killed hiker in northern Colorado Larimer County coroner identified Kristen Marie Kovatch, 46, who was hiking in a remote trail south of Glen Haven. Two mountain lions were euthanized by wildlife officials.

Rare event, but no less a tragedy when out in the #Colorado outdoors. Having hiked this trail a few times years ago, including a few times when our oldest son was still in a Kelty baby backpack, it's another reminder of how dangerous it can be venturing out.

Former U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell dies Campbell was the first Native American to chair the committee and the only Native American to serve in the Senate during his two terms.

#Colorado is honoring the life of Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who died Tuesday at age 92. “When Ben Campbell entered a room, you knew he was there. He just had a huge presence. He just was the kind of guy that people found interesting and unique.” #copolitics

Here comes another Xcel Energy rate hike. This time, the utility is asking to raise your gas bill. Colorado consumer advocate says second increase request in a quarter is testing the will of customers and the Public Utilities Commission

Get ready, #Colorado, to pay even more to keep the house warm and the lights on. Xcel Energy is back out asking for another rate increase.