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• TSA soon allowing small knives and bats on planes

  March 6, 2013 5:23 PM

  The Transportation Security Administration is making changes to the prohibited items list. The changes go into effect April 25th, 2013 and include items like small knives with non-locking blades, novelty-sized toy bats, billiard cues, ski poles, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks, and two golf clubs as part of their carry on... more »

• Could see big changes for Colorado water

  February 4, 2012 9:42 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Opponents of two proposed ballot initiatives on water say the measures could change the way Colorado has handled water rights for decades. Denver-area resident Phillip Doe has proposed amending the state constitution to highlight a clause that says streams are the property of the public - and... more »

• Teachers could see changes to tenure

  January 23, 2012 6:58 AM

  DENVER (AP) - New teacher tenure rules proposed for Colorado are getting their first review by state lawmakers who asked for them. A House-Senate panel is meeting Monday afternoon to look at the proposed four-tier review standards for teachers. The state board of education approved the new evaluation standards to... more »

• Colorado school discipline changes possible

  October 18, 2011 8:12 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Colorado panel reviewing school disciplinary measures adopted after the 1999 Columbine High School shootings is discussing legislation to scale back or scrap strict policies. The panel of legislators, law enforcement and community leaders meets for the last time Tuesday after hearing from students, law enforcement... more »

• Colorado primary elections will happen sooner

  May 28, 2011 2:40 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed a bill that changes the dates for some elections in Colorado so the state complies with a federal law designed to give military and others living overseas enough time to vote. The bill Hickenlooper signed yesterday makes Colorado's primary elections and precinct... more »

• Peyton Fire District trying to bring volunteers back, making changes

  February 26, 2011 12:57 AM

  The embattled Peyton Fire District Board faces tough decisions as 12 of their firefighters resigned earlier this month -- citing safety issues with the acting fire chief, Jack Rauer. Rauer was placed on paid leave in January while the board looked into allegations, but then was reinstated in February, which... more »

• Pay day switch leave some county employees feeling short changed

  February 22, 2011 5:13 PM

  Fremont County employees will have their payday changed in April and many workers are worried the switch will leave them short changed. County Manager George Sugars says the move has to do with timing. All 300 county employees are currently paid every other Friday for hours turned in the... more »

• Legislators debate changing the state constitution, again

  February 20, 2011 6:52 PM

  With the current rules, Colorado is one of the easiest states in the country to change its constitution. Colorado's state constitution has changed 81 times in the last 44 years; however, lawmakers are making another push to changes that. "Most of those changes have happened in the last 20... more »

• Researchers cite climate change in forest decline

  February 19, 2011 5:12 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Researchers predicted aspens and white pines in the West will face worsening devastation because climate change will make them more susceptible to disease and bugs, including an infestation of bark beetles. The researchers spoke Friday at a conference in Aspen. Jim Worrall, a U.S.... more »

• Microbreweries turn from glass to metal

  January 30, 2011 1:59 PM

  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Canned beer isn't just for swilling anymore. Baxter Brewing, a craft-beer brewer in Maine, is the latest to distribute its brew in cans, just like mainstream mass-produced beers such as Budweiser, Coors and Pabst Blue Ribbon. A decade ago, it's believed there weren't any... more »

• Nevada's Wild West spirit snubs legal marijuana

  December 30, 2010 12:07 PM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada is known for letting just about anything slide, whether it's booze, bets or brothels. But even here there are limits. It has been OK to smoke pot to treat illness for ten years. But don't think about selling it, even to patients. Lately, federal... more »

• Colorado weighs changes to fingerprint program

  August 20, 2010 10:14 PM

  Colorado is considering possible changes to a growing federal program that uses fingerprints to catch illegal immigrants. Several groups have written Governor Bill Ritter to say they worry the program will intimidate crime victims and lead to racial profiling. Ritter spokesman Evan Dreyer said Friday the concerns have prompted the... more »

• Changes at DHS

  April 20, 2010 11:25 PM

  A disturbing recording from a baby monitor. "That recording apparently wasn't shared with anyone outside the individual case workers," said Rick Bengtsson, Director of the El Paso County Department of Health. Bengtsson was not in charge when 2-year-old Alize Vick died in 2007. She was in the care... more »

• Changes coming on enforcement of military gay ban

  March 23, 2010 4:03 PM

  Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell says that the Defense Department is close to changing how it enforces its policy on "don't ask, don't tell," which bans gays from serving openly. In February, Defense Secretary Robert Gates directed his legal counsel to suggest ways to relax enforcement of the policy,... more »