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There’s never been enough doctors in rural Wyoming, where I live, but a shortage of obstetricians is now increasing the risks for pregnant women across the state — and the nation. In the last decade in Wyoming, three hospitals have closed their maternity ward. That includes Rawlins, where pregnant moms now have to risk travel on Interstate 80 — notorious for weather-related closures — to deliver their babies in Laramie, 100 miles away. But Wyoming isn’t the only state to face inadequate maternal care: Less than half of the rural hospitals in America even offer labor and delivery services. Gwenith…

A dog shot by Boulder police Sunday and later euthanized will be tested for rabies and other medical conditions after he continued to attack his owner and responding officers despite being stabbed, shocked with a Taser and shot, according to the Boulder Police Department. Neighbors in the 3200 block of Palo Parkway called 911 around 8:17 a.m. after seeing a dog attacking a man outside of a home, the Boulder Police Department said in a news release Monday. The attack began inside the house before the dog and owner ended up outside. The dog’s owner was trying to hold on…

Owners of vacant buildings in Lakewood can expect a bill soon, although there are some exceptions. The City Council in the suburb west of Denver last week voted 9-1 to implement an ordinance that aims to make owners pay for the resources that Lakewood spends in connection with vacant commercial properties. Councilman Rich Olver was the sole dissenting vote. The new ordinance, which Lakewood Planning Director Travis Parker said went into effect immediately, requires owners of non-residential vacant buildings to pay a $700 “registration fee” every six months. On top of that, owners will be charged $800 every time emergency…

Sean Keeler: Let’s go, Niners! Am I right? Oy vey. The Chiefs Dynasty gets capital letters now. Four Super Bowls in five years — come back, Joe Burrow! — is historic, if painful, stuff. No matter how many things the football gods chuck at Patrick Mahomes, the dude keeps cementing his place as the Tom Brady of Gen Z, a January giant who’s elevated iffy receivers while somehow turning Andy Reid into both a genius game-manager and a hilarious commercial pitch man. No worries! Broncos Country has Sean Payton, jumper cables at the ready, to turn this Orange & Blue…

It’s Colorado Legislature 101 at the State Capitol this week — as in, Monday marks 101 days left in the 120-day legislative session — and some of the marquee bills are officially starting their journeys through committees. Not that the building has been idle the first few weeks of the session. House Republicans have picked a new leader after Rep. Mike Lynch resigned in the fallout of news about his 2022 drunken driving arrest. A bill to repeal and replace an increase in the state’s match of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, a law originally passed during November’s special…

MINNEAPOLIS — A Colorado woman whose name is listed on the Minnesota presidential primary ballot as a third-party candidate says she did not agree to run. Krystal Gabel told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that she learned her name is on the March 5 ballot for Minnesota’s Legal Marijuana Now Party from a Google alert. Party leaders told the newspaper in an email that they had been “talking and posting about this in our leadership group on Facebook, which Krystal is a part of,” and “Krystal is a party leader and all indications were that she was ready to be in…

At the midpoint of the Pac-12 Conference schedule, the Colorado men’s basketball team isn’t quite where it wants to be. Yet the Buffaloes remain well-positioned in the league race. And their fate remains squarely in their own hands. Following a split of the final Pac-12 trip through Washington, culminating with a 78-69 defeat at Washington State, CU begins the second half of league play on Saturday at Utah (3 p.m., Pac-12 Network). It will mark the second time in the first 11 Pac-12 games that the Buffs have played three consecutive road games. “It’s hard to win on the road.…

By NOAH TRISTER (AP Sports Writer) BALTIMORE (AP) — The first quarter was vintage Patrick Mahomes, picking apart the Baltimore defense with quick passes, with Travis Kelce on the other end of several of them. Then the Kansas City defense — now elite after some shaky seasons in the past — took over. Finally, when Mahomes needed one more completion to send the Chiefs back to the Super Bowl, he went deep to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, whose struggles this season were emblematic of the team’s maligned receiving group. Complete for 32 yards. Ballgame. “The Chiefs are still the Chiefs,” Kelce said…

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions after 6 p.m. EST today (3 p.m. PST). The Moon is in Virgo. Happy Birthday for Monday, Jan. 29, 2024: You are intuitive and persuasive. You are also a skilled communicator, which is why people listen to you. You are generous, and you speak your mind. This is a slower paced year. Take time to rest and rejuvenate yourself. Concentrate on your needs and the people who bring you happiness. ARIES (March 21-April 19)★★★Be on your best behavior today, because unexpected and sudden responses from bosses, parents, teachers or the police might catch…

The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump should be removed from Illinois’ primary ballot, but the decision should be left to the courts, a retired judge recommended Sunday to the state’s election board, arguing that it was clear Trump engaged in insurrection in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Illinois State Board of Elections is expected to consider the recommendation Tuesday. Attorneys for Trump and citizens seeking to keep the Republican former president off the ballot presented their arguments Friday before the hearing officer, Clark Erickson. The retired longtime Kankakee County judge is…