3+ week, 3+ day ago   (901+ words) her brief Wednesday appearance at Colorado Water Congress to tout her record on delivering water projects...the state’s 64 counties in her three terms in Congress, she said she understands water issues well. Prior...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (290+ words) The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office says a system update accidentally lifted protections on confidential voter records, exposing dozens of voters’ personal information. The breach went unnoticed for roughly 10 days before officials discovered it, after which the Secretary of State’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (320+ words) A ballot initiative that would require all ballot measures to be written at no higher than an eighth-grade reading level has qualified for the November ballot, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The measure, backed by the group…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (272+ words) The state of Nevada on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, seeking to block the Colorado River management plan. On Friday, Burgum released a “record of decision” that would reduce water allocations to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1032+ words) LIVINGSTON — Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish. Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the U.S. West, following an exceptionally…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1130+ words) In the past 10 days, both Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada border and Lake Powell roughly 300 miles northeast on the Utah-Arizona line have recorded their lowest water levels since the reservoirs were first filled. Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (306+ words) Colorado drivers with expired tags or unregistered vehicles still have time to get registered before a scheduled enforcement crackdown starts next week. According to an announcement from the Colorado Springs Police Department, a multi-agency enforcement effort will happen across the…...

7+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1037+ words) Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon is damaging the area’s economy, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South Rim’s water supply and shutting down lodging at the popular tourist vista for an indefinite period. The national park remained open Sept....

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (924+ words) SIOUX FALLS — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has established a minimum reward of $25,000 in cases where people went missing or were killed in Indian Country, part of a broader effort to address high rates of violence affecting Native American communities....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (934+ words) In the past 10 days, both Lake Mead, on the Arizona-Nevada border and Lake Powell, roughly 300 miles northeast on the Utah-Arizona line, have recorded their lowest water levels since the reservoirs were first filled. Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, supplying…...