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Tens of thousands of calls to re-examine Elijah McClain death inundate Aurora agencies
AURORA — Aurora-area law enforcement agencies are receiving a renewed flood of calls and emails asking officials to further examine the death of Elijah...
Here’s how policing may change under Colorado’s police reform bill
Update: SB20-217 "Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity" passed the legislature Friday afternoon and is now awaits Gov. Jared Polis' signature.
An expansive proposed law that will require...
Families hold vigil for inmates inside Colorado’s largest prison, home to the state’s biggest...
The Sterling Correctional Facility sprawls across the prairies of Northeast Colorado.
After a storm passed through last Saturday night, the families of a handful of...
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,...
By marching in Denver, a girl finds her way to “matter” "To be honest,...
Jayla Felix took a bus and then light rail from east Aurora to Denver Sunday to see black lives mattering in person.
By that point,...
Guest Post: Militarized police force sends wrong message to protesters and police alike
The protests in downtown Denver come from a place of fear, anger, and distrust. The narrative during the first four days of protests seemed...
Greene: Denver Police agreed to First Amendment training. It still hasn’t happened.
A pair of Denver officers taught me a few things in the summer of 2018.
#1: That a woman ought to “Act like a lady”...
Denver protest over George Floyd’s death began calmly on Friday but escalated The official...
There was no tear gas or pepperbullets, though 11 police officers were standing by — far away from the crowd — in riot gear....
Denver police use chemicals to deter people protesting police violence as downtown erupts in...
Emergency sirens and crackly voices from police megaphones echoed off buildings in downtown Denver Thursday evening as 1,000 or so protesters marched through the...
Colorado released 290 inmates under governor’s executive order — less than 2% of prison...
Colorado’s prison system let out 290 inmates over two months under the governor’s executive order relaxing standards for release — less than 2% of...