A decades-old pipeline project in the Arkansas Valley region will receive $60 million to finish construction by 2029
Prowers County
Posted inCrime and Courts, News
Kiowa County deputy accused of killing unarmed man had history of using deadly force
An Eastern Plains deputy had twice used deadly force under questionable circumstances in the months before his involvement in the killing of an unarmed man during a routine traffic stop last year, public records show. Documents obtained by the Colorado News Collaborative also reveal that the same former Kiowa County sheriff’s deputy, Quinten Stump, had […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: A law-enforcement case for supervised drug-use sites
While 2020 will always be known as the year the global COVID-19 pandemic began, there was another public health crisis playing out less publicly. Last year, at least 1,223 Coloradans died of overdoses, 20% more than in 2019. This is a tragedy, but I am hopeful it will finally be the wake-up call for our […]
Posted inColoradans, Health, News, Politics and Government
Colorado’s new strategy to prevent child sexual abuse zeroes in on every ZIP code
A new strategy to prevent sexual abuse of children across Colorado is all about math. The goal: 5% of the adult population in every ZIP code should know exactly how to respond if a child told them they were abused, and they should know how to cut down on the likelihood that abusers have access […]