Colorado State

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed three gun reform bills into law Saturday.Driving the news: Colorado lawmakers announced the measures following a shooting in a March Boulder grocery store that left 10 people dead. But Boulder Rep. Judy Amabile (D), a sponsor of one of the bills, said the legislation "isn't just about mass shootings," per the Denver Post."It's about what we sadly call everyday gun violence," Amabile said. "Every day, people are dying all across our state from homicides, from accidents, from mass shootings and mostly from suicide."Details: The trio of legislation expands firearm background checks, creates a dedicated...

June 19 (UPI) -- At least 10 people were injured in three separate shootings in Minnesota and Colorado on Friday night. Five people were injured in one shooting near the University of Minnesota while three juveniles were injured after reports of shots fired at the Citadel Mall in Colorado and two more were injured in a third shooting across the street.

Five people were injured following two shootings that appear to have happened across the street from each other in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Police Department tweeted early Saturday morning that they had received a report that shots had been fired at around 9 p.m. Friday during a carnival at The Citadel mall.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has taken to the airwaves to remind Coloradans not to set off illegal fireworks this Fourth of July holiday season. In television commercials that began to air statewide this week, the state’s top official warmly reminds everyone to celebrate safely. It’s best for your neighbors and for Colorado wildlife to follow fireworks laws, Polis says in the commercial.

Lightning from dry thunderstorms will be a big concern on Saturday across western Colorado.

Nature is NOT for the faint of heart. And just as a pre-emptive warning, if you have a weak stomach or don’t take to kindly to animal attack videos, you might want to turn away… this one is pretty brutal.