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Denver police ahead of protesters in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood on Saturday, June 6, 2020.

Colorado’s sweeping police accountability bill now requires officers to face imminent threat before using...

Colorado Democrats’ sweeping police accountability bill won preliminary approval Monday in the state Senate after undergoing a number of changes, including the addition of a prohibition...
The Support Team Assisted Response van. June 8, 2020.

A long-planned program to remove police from some 911 calls launched as Denver’s streets...

Roshan Bliss has been trying to find ways to curb police violence for years and scored a major victory at the beginning of the...

Littwin: Hickenlooper was hit with two violations, but his biggest mistake was blowing off...

Now that Colorado ethics commissioners have found against John Hickenlooper in two of six cases, the question is how bad the political fallout will...

On 11th day of George Floyd protests, Denver police announce major use-of-force policy changes...

On the 11th consecutive day of protests in Denver responding to the death of George Floyd after he was restrained by police in Minneapolis,...
Officers covered a crowd surrounding Denver Police District Six's headquarters with tear gas on the third day of protests in reaction to the killing of George Floyd. May 30, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Federal judge halts Denver police from using chemicals or projectiles on peaceful protesters In...

A federal judge late Friday issued a temporary restraining order against the Denver Police Department, restricting police from using projectiles and chemical agents against...
Protesters march through downtown Denver on June 4, 2020.

Why George Floyd protests resonated so early in Denver After years of community pressure...

On May 30, Denver’s third night of protests over the death of George Floyd, a Black man allegedly murdered by police in Minneapolis, thousands gathered...

Vaccine bill draws Republican ire after it is scheduled for Sunday debate

A bill aimed at increasing Colorado’s childhood vaccination will get another hearing this Sunday. Despite coronavirus and racial justice protests, it’s expected to draw...
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks to reporters on Aug. 22, 2019, the day he announced he was running for U.S. Senate.

John Hickenlooper violated Colorado’s gift ban, independent ethics commission rules The commission is still...

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper violated the state’s constitutional gift ban by accepting private flights aboard company jets owned by his friends, an ethics panel...
Denver school board Director Tay Anderson speaks at a press conference about removing police from schools on June 5.

Majority of Denver school board shows support for removing police from schools

The Denver school board could vote next week on a resolution that would remove police officers from the city’s public schools by the end...

MEDIA: Colorado journalists recount protest coverage while facing pepper balls, gas, and spray by...

In cities across the country, police fired projectiles at journalists covering protests of police brutality and, in some cases, attacked, gassed, harassed, and arrested them...