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Nine months after being removed, 18 banned books were returned to library shelves in Colorado’s Elizabeth School District last week, following a federal judge’s order. While the lawsuit over the books’ removal by the school board has yet to be resolved, the books will be available to students for the time being. The return of the books, which include titles like “Beloved” and “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison and “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, came after months of resistance from district officials, who were originally ordered to return the books to school libraries by March 25. They staved…

President Donald Trump on Monday called for former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to be released from prison, where she is serving a nine-year sentence for a voting data scheme related to the 2020 presidential election. Peters is a “political prisoner” and “hostage,” Trump said in a Monday night post on Truth Social, describing her case as “communist persecution by the radical left Democrats.” Peters’ case was prosecuted by a Republican district attorney and she was convicted of several felonies related to unauthorized access to state voting machines, including giving a security badge to a man associated with MyPillow chief…

Nathan MacKinnon was not alone with his thoughts Saturday night. The Colorado Avalanche had just been stunned by Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars. MacKinnon and his teammates were 13 minutes from the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Now, there are 22 weeks until opening night. “I don’t know what we’re going to do,” MacKinnon said. “Now what?” is the feeling of the moment for the Avalanche. Last season, the Avs built a roster capable of winning the Stanley Cup, but Valeri Nichushkin’s suspension ended any hope of that. This season, general manager Chris MacFarland undertook the…

Dick Monfort is baseball’s Captain Ahab, shaking a gilded fist at the system while his CoLLLLLLorado Rockies can’t stop drowning on dry land. Yet Moby Dick stands defiant along the bow of the S.S. Coors, harpoon at the ready. Only his white whale is a salary cap, and his ship is taking on water faster than the Pequod did in Herman Melville’s original text. At Cinco de Mayo, the Rockies sat 17 games out of first. At 6-28, Monfort’s Rox are only a game ahead of the 1988 Orioles (5-29), who went on to lose 107 games; and two games…

By TARA COPP, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration moves forward with deep cuts that it says will promote efficiency but that critics worry could result in a more politicized force. Hegseth also told the National Guard to shed 20% of its top positions and directed the military to cut an additional 10% of its general and flag officers across the force, which could include any one-star or above or officer of equivalent Navy rank. The cuts are…

Only the pilot was onboard the Cessna 172 when it crashed around 11:50 a.m., according to FAA spokesman Kevin Morris. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here. Originally Published: May 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM MDTsource

Rusty crayfish, an aquatic nuisance and an invasive species, has been discovered in a Larimer County river south of Estes Park, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. This is the first time the crayfish has been confirmed in the agency’s northeast region and the second time it’s been found east of the Continental Divide in Colorado, state officials said in a news release. Wildlife officials said the crayfish was reported on April 7 in Larimer County’s West Fork Little Thompson River by a user on iNaturalist, a species identification app. A team from Colorado Parks and Wildlife was able to…

By BILL BARROW ATLANTA (AP) — It’s what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that’s been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries. The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches. President Donald Trump in his first 100 days tested that system like rarely before, signing dozens of executive orders, closing or sharply reducing government agencies funded by Congress, and denigrating judges who have issued dozens of rulings against him. “The framers were acutely aware of competing interests, and they had great distrust…

U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen implores U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not to slash funding for naloxone in a letter the Colorado congresswoman sent Monday. The medication has proven extremely effective in stopping opioid overdoses, a leading cause of death among young people. The Lakewood Democrat personalized her letter, which was shared with The Denver Post ahead of it being sent to Kennedy, by invoking the traumatic experience her mother went through battling a decades-long addiction to pain pills after suffering a back injury. “In one year alone, my mom overdosed more than 20 times and…

By REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda. The Department of Homeland Security said in a news release Monday that it’s also paying for travel assistance and that those people who use an app called CBP Home to tell the government that they plan to return home will be “deprioritized” for detention and removal by immigration enforcement. “If you are here illegally, self-deportation is the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave…