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Law enforcement officers have shot and killed 17 Coloradans this year. What warrants the use of force, what are the alternatives?

July 31, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

By Robert Tann Summit Daily News (Via AP Storyshare) The July 9 police shooting and death of 18-year-old Summit High School graduate Charlie Foster marks the 17th police shooting in Colorado this year. Officers claim Foster, who was said to…

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The Dacono Files Part 3: New Horizons

July 24, 2023 Like 0 Robert Davis

How a small-town church supported the push to oust Dacono’s former city manager. “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” Mark 12:17. Outside of Dacono’s city government, another influential force was…

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Weld County Commissioner Lori Saine Reassigned from Department Oversight Duties for Ethical Conflicts

July 21, 2023 1 0 Robert Davis

Weld County Commissioner Lori Saine Reassigned from Department Oversight Duties for Ethical Conflicts Weld County Commissioner Lori Saine was reassigned from her departmental oversight duties during a regularly scheduled commission meeting on July 19 for alleged ethical conflicts, sources told…

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Boulder County Jail struggles to implement Colorado mental health law limiting solitary confinement

July 18, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

By John Herrick, Boulder Reporting Lab (Via AP Storyshare) In 2021, Colorado lawmakers passed a law that restricts holding people with a diagnosed mental illness in solitary confinement, part of a push in legislatures across the country to curb a…

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‘No one really got to say goodbye:’ A grieving Colorado mountain town faces mental health fallout of 18-year-old’s shooting

July 17, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Providers plan upcoming events, resources as community reels from the loss of Summit High School graduate Charlie Foster By Robert Tann – Summit Daily News (Via AP Storyshare) Kneeling before several bouquets of flowers, two young Summit County residents held…

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The Dacono Files Part 2: The Road Less Traveled

July 15, 2023 Like 0 Robert Davis

How a scuffle over grant funding for a highway project led to the termination of Dacono’s city manager. Homes aren’t the only thing that growing cities need. They also need well-maintained roads to help move people and resources in and…

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The Dacono Files Part 1: No Access on Andrews

July 7, 2023 Like 0 Robert Davis

This is Part 1 of a Series on the forces behind the removal of Dacono City Manager A.J. Euckert. Read the rest of the series here. How a small group of neighbors became an influential force against residential developments in…

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The Dacono Files

July 7, 2023 1 0 Robert Davis

A four-part series examining the powerful forces that ousted Dacono’s city manager and sent the city into turmoil. On February 13, former Dacono City Manager A.J. Euckert was sworn into the regularly scheduled city council meeting where he would receive…

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How a day of celebration, became a day of protest; Longmont Pride 2023

July 1, 2023 1 0 redtornado

As America’s Supreme Court rolls back freedoms for protected classes, a day of celebration became heavily focused on what voters need to do. Yesterday, Yellow Scene Magazine had a booth at Pride Longmont. A few weeks before, we also had…

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Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River case

June 30, 2023 Like 0 Guest Contributor

By: Luke Runyon KUNC (Via AP Storyshare) The Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation in a case centered on the tribe’s rights to the drying Colorado River. The tribe claimed it was the federal government’s legal duty to…