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State health warns of measles exposure at Monarch Pass gift shop in southern Colorado Colorado health officials warned visitors to a Monarch Pass gift shop on July 25 to look out for measles exposure.

#Colorado measles concerns continue. Here's to hoping it doesn't make it down into Salida, where most of the Monarch workers live.

Counting sheep at 14,000 feet: Inside Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s bighorn sheep survey on Pikes Peak An uptick in pneumonia among bighorn lambs in the Pikes Peak herd has state wildlife officials on alert after this year’s count

Really fun #Colorado story from @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social ... great one to read for the weekend when you out and exploring this great state. Oh, and Happy #ColoradoDay.

A team of scientists is helping this Colorado national park recover from wildfire. Nature will do the rest. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison’s North Rim will open Wednesday, providing an up-close view of the fire’s devastation and regrowth

Always interesting to see what comes after a #Colorado wildfire. @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social toured the South Rim fire burn scar and has updates from Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. (And interesting pics from Dean Krakel.)

Colorado lawmakers must cut $1 billion from state’s current budget because of GOP federal tax and spending bill Presentations about the so-called big, beautiful bill to the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council on Wednesday was a precursor to a special lawmaking term expected to be called by Gov. Jared...

NEW: #Colorado gonna have to get out the budget scalpel again, and fast. @jesseapaul.bsky.social has the latest details.

Crested Butte post office gets a new lease as town, postal service seek new location The U.S. Postal Service was challenged in its three-year search for a new location for a larger post office in Crested Butte

Looks like they put a Band-Aid on this for now, but post offices in #Colorado mountain towns are still under a lot of pressure, especially for staff.

Melanzana mystique: A peek into the rulebreaking business strategy of Leadville’s fleece factory The company, founded in 1994 by Fritz Howard, does not advertise or deploy influencers. You can’t buy Melanzana’s coveted hoodies online.

Here's a great #Colorado story to get your Monday going. If you own a #Melly, you know. (And link in story to our Daily Sun-Up podcast on the slow, steady rise of Melanzana.)

Colorado could reap millions of federal grant dollars previously withheld by Trump The money is part of a pot of more than $5 billion that covers a variety of grant programs for schools, including efforts that recruit teachers and provide more support to kids with significant learni...

NEW: This on-off-on approach is getting exhausting, but #Colorado students and school districts should get the funds they were awarded previously.

Colorado lichenologists name discoveries after Indigo Girls and bring science closer to fine CU Boulder lichenologists name new discoveries after the Indigo Girls in honor of their symbiotic musical relationship and commitment to the environment.

Fun story ahead of their show Friday night at Red Rocks. Will bring a little more fun to the iconic #Colorado venue. (Saw their 2014 show there.) “We’ve experienced many wonderful things in our career, but having lichen named after us is a unique and awesome thing!” Emily Sailers said.

First responders in Colorado’s mountain towns are receiving wave of unfounded texts for help from satellite-enabled iPhones At least 10 Colorado 911 dispatch centers have received emergency texts from iPhones saying people were trapped, lost or on fire

NEW: Something similar happened at #Colorado ski resorts when Apple rolled out new technology in 2022. Back then, devices were deploying a crash feature that automatically called 911 when the user endured a sudden stop, like in a car crash. Or, it turns out, a sudden skid and stop while skiing.

Trump v. Colorado: How the president’s energy agenda is clashing with the state’s lofty green ambitions Trump administration has cut off federal subsidies and prioritized fossil fuels, threatening to further delay the state's clean energy goals

Trump v. Colorado: How the president’s energy agenda is clashing with the state’s lofty green ambitions

Nederland’s plan to buy Eldora Mountain Resort stokes hope, questions for other ski communities The town of 1,500 could borrow up to $200 million from bond investors in a deal that defies corporate consolidation in the resort industry

This is a big venture for a small #Colorado town, so here's hoping they pull it off. @jblevinscosun.bsky.social and I also talked about the back story on the sale on Monday's Daily Sun-Up podcast (link in story).
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U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans misrepresented family’s immigration history | Colorado Newsline U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans of Colorado has mischaracterized the story of how his Depression-era ancestors immigrated to America.

Really solid work by @chasewoodruff.bsky.social on this story about one #Colorado representative misrepresenting. Per Evans' aunt: “For Gabe to portray my dad as being in support of someone like Trump would have gone over like a lead balloon. He really misrepresented who my father was.”

Colorado gave personal information to ICE four times since February in response to subpoenas, including once by mistake Colorado law prohibits state and local entities from giving information to federal immigration agents unless it’s being sought as part of a criminal investigation

BREAKING: Yep, he did. #Colorado governor did.

Colorado governor won’t say if state handed over residents’ personal information to ICE A spokesperson for Gov. Jared Polis declined to say how the state has handled nine federal subpoenas seeking data on Coloradans

#Colorado governor staying mum right now. #copolitics

Hundreds of firefighters descend on Colorado as multiple wildfires grow Hot, dry and windy conditions in western Colorado have officials looking at long-term plans to fight numerous fires

NEW: Updates from major wildfires burning across western #Colorado, including one that moved 8 miles yesterday and crew from 1470 to 8100 acres in less than a day. @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social has more.

Andrea Gibson, Colorado’s poet laureate and a national voice on LGBTQ issues, has died “Come See Me in the Good Light,” a documentary film made by the poet and their wife dealing with Gibson’s cancer diagnosis in 2021, won festival favorite at Sundance this year. Gibson was 49.

NEW: #Colorado has lost someone who was “renowned for inspiring poetry, advocacy for arts in education, and a unique ability to connect with the vast and diverse poetry lovers of Colorado.”

Colorado, 23 other states sue Trump administration over nearly $7 billion in withheld grant funds Colorado is one of four states leading the lawsuit against the federal government, with about $80 million in federal grant funds frozen

#Colorado involved in yet another lawsuit against Trump administration's budget slashing.

What’s Working: Nonprofit thrift store is training technicians to service Colorado's electric vehicle charging stations Goodwill of Colorado is on a mission to train more clean-energy workers. Plus: Colorado gets back $36 million in frozen federal EV funds

Link:
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science finds a dinosaur fossil under its own parking lot Only two similar finds have been noted in bore hole samples anywhere in the world, not to mention on the grounds of a dinosaur museum, according to museum officials

Awesome #Colorado story: “Finding a dinosaur bone in a core is like hitting a hole in one from the moon. It’s like winning the Willy Wonka factory." @denvermuseumns.bsky.social

Wildfires burning on both rims of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park; staff, visitors evacuated Lightning sparked the two fires burning at opposite ends of the national park in western Colorado

NEW: @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social talked with a couple who was camping at South Rim last night but an intense early-morning lightning storm sent them to their car for safety. “We would see the flash, within a second hear the boom, and just had a bad feeling about it." #colorado #southrimfire

Wildfires burning on both rims of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park; staff, visitors evacuated Lightning sparked the two fires burning at opposite ends of the national park in western Colorado

NEW: Lightning sparks #wildfires near #Colorado national park. The wind is really picking up and red flag/no burning orders are in effect in most of the mountain counties. @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social is following the fire updates.

Once-scarce wild turkeys show up en masse in northern Colorado — and their neighbors have stories As the charismatic birds reintroduced to the region in the 1980s pop up more frequently, human-turkey encounters are on the rise

#Colorado is seeing a boom in these fine-feathered friends, which are now in nearly every county in the state. We came upon a rafter this spring hiking on Marshall Pass.

Why has Colorado seen so many “breakthrough” measles infections in vaccinated people? As of the end of June 2025, more than a third of Colorado's measles infections for the year have been breakthrough cases in vaccinated people.

Back to the #Colorado news: Experts offered up some possible explanations for why a higher percentage of vaccinated people in Colorado have been infected with #measles — and the answers involve airplanes, testing … and counterintuitive math.

How about a 3-second break from the news? This little #Colorado rescue dog turned 7 years old recently and still gets the zoomies 3 miles into a Monday evening hike. Dogs are the best!
(Sound up for the thundering hoofs!)

MyPillow CEO’s lawyers fined for AI-generated court filing in Denver defamation case The error-filled motion was filed in defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell, which ended last month with a jury finding him liable for false claims about the 2020 election

NEW: A federal judge in Denver orders attorneys representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay fines after they used #AI to prepare a court filing that was riddled with errors, including citations to nonexistent cases and misquotations of case law. #Colorado

Now a road less traveled, Otto Mears Toll Road was the start of a Colorado empire Toll lanes are popping up along the Front Range, but Otto Mears had the idea in the 1880s. His vision helped build southern Colorado.

I put together this short #Colorado history feature after my third trip on the old toll way recently. I'm kinda surprised how many readers are connecting with & reaching out. Colorado has so many resourceful characters who help shape this great state.

Older Coloradans are turning to the “Golden Girls” housing model to fight costs, loneliness A nonprofit called Sunshine Home Share is helping older homeowners fill up their extra bedrooms with people who want cheaper rent in exchange for doing household chores

Another thoughtful feature in @coloradosun.com "Aging in Colorado" series. Check out the way folks are connecting to help on a number of levels in the housing conundrum. #Colorado (And there's a link in the story to catch up on the entire series & a couple Daily Sun-Up podcasts.)

With age comes … stuff. Here’s how experts help older Coloradans downsize their possessions. Advancing years often mean dialing back belongings to fit life changes. There’s a growing industry that guides people through the difficult choices.

Having lived through this the past few years with my mother in #Texas, I can say there is a lot to learn for those of us with aging parents. My mother lived in a house for 25 years by herself after my died in 1997. And, great insight on not leaving our #Colorado kids with a bunch of stuff.

Portrait of Donald Trump donated by White House will hang temporarily in Colorado Capitol where painting he despised used to be The Capitol Building Advisory Committee had been discussing whether to replace the presidential portraits hanging in the building’s third-floor rotunda with paintings of the state’s former governors

He's back. ... New portrait of #PresidentTrump to hang at #Colorado Capitol, @jesseapaul.bsky.social reports.