Historic Denver livestock building given official designation

DENVER — In anticipation of the frigid temperatures, the City of Denver is activating a warming center at the McNichols Civic Center Building located at 144 W. Colfax Ave. According to a statement, the McNichols building will be open as a 24-hour warming center from from Saturday night through Wednesday morning, Feb. 1.

BOULDER, Colo. — Construction has begun on a new 250-room hotel at the University of Colorado. The Limelight Conference Center and Hotel will be located between CU and the Pearl Street Mall at the intersection of Broadway and University. A joint project between CU and Aspen Hospitality, the hotel...

DENVER — A series of arctic fronts will arrive over the weekend, bringing bitterly-cold temperatures and snow showers to Colorado. High temperatures in Denver will likely stay below freezing for five-straight days beginning Saturday with overnight lows below zero degrees. A front arrives Saturday with frigid temperatures and a...

COLORADO, USA — Winter is in full swing and you can celebrate the season this weekend with the International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breck, Durango's Snowdown, the Rio Frio Ice Fest and the annual ice fishing tournament in Granby. The X Games return to Aspen's Buttermilk Mountain with spectacular...

DENVER — The National Western Stock Show welcomed 702,697 guests over its 16-day run this month. The final attendance tally made the 2023 Stock Show the fourth-highest attended show in the 117-year history of the agriculture celebration. The all-time attendance record of 726,972 was set in 2006 during the...

DENVER — The crowded race for Colorado's most powerful elected position has begun to winnow, though only barely. With just six weeks to go until Denver voters start to receive lengthy ballots in the mail for the April 4 municipal election, the field of mayoral candidates has slimmed a bit from more than two dozen hopefuls to the 17 who managed to gather enough petition signatures to qualify.

WINTER PARK, Colo. — Winter Park has taken the title for snowiest town in Colorado three consecutive years, and it's in good position to take that spot again this year. Although, as of Jan. 25, the town finds itself in second place. As of Wednesday morning, 116.4 inches of...

DENVER — Colorado's largest running event is four months away and Wednesday is the final day to register with early season pricing. The Denver Colfax Marathon presented by Cigna returns Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, 2023. The weekend's events include a marathon, half marathon, 10 miler, 5K and the nation’s largest marathon relay.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — Colorado has a new option for Hawaiian-inspired poke. Fast-casual brand Pokeworks has opened its first location in Colorado in Greenwood Village. Pokeworks held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at the location, inside the Belleview Promenade shopping center at 8000 E. Belleview Ave. The new restaurant will be open everyday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

DENVER — RiseUp Community School opened its doors in 2015 as an alternative charter high school to students who were looking for a change in their learning environment. Part of the Denver Public School (DPS) system, their mission is to engage students who have previously dropped out of school or are at risk of dropping out in a supportive learning environment. In 2017, the school moved to their new location at 2342 Broadway Street in downtown Denver—a building that has a history of serving others.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Coloradans have just a few more days to take advantage of an opportunity to keep their homes safe. January is National Radon Action month and many agencies and some businesses offer free radon test kits. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) reports...

BOULDER, Colo. — The ultimate fan of the Colorado Buffaloes had a special visit from the new head football coach. Peggy Coppom welcomed Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders into her home in a heartwarming visit shared by CU Athletics. Coppom met Sanders at her door before having a kitchen table...

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — A Rottweiler formerly known as Bear certainly has a reason to smile now that he's been reunited with his family after he was found running down U.S. 36 near Westminster on Thursday. But in a twist worthy of a Hollywood film, that family isn't the one...

DENVER — One of Denver's most prominent Democrats, former mayor Wellington Webb, endorsed Leslie Herod today in the 2023 mayoral race. Webb was the first African American mayor of Denver, serving for 12 years beginning in 1991. He's continued to hold sway in Democratic circles since then and supported current Mayor Michael Hancock back in 2011.

DENVER — Mexican pop supergroup RBD has announced a world tour after a nearly 15-year hiatus. The group will visit stadiums and arenas in 26 cities across the Americas this summer, including a stop at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, Sept. 10. "After 15 years, we return to...

DENVER — When Eric Armas' son started attending the American Indian Academy of Denver (AIAD), he said he noticed a change at home that he felt brought him closer to his roots. "It makes me happy knowing we’re speaking more Lakota," he said, crediting that to his son's experience...

DENVER — There’s been a lot of shoveling to do on the Front Range this season, and the ground has been covered in white for a near-record number of days. And the bulk of the snow season still lies ahead. At least on average. Over the last 30 years, the snowiest months on the Front Range have been February, March and April.

DENVER — An apartment complex in northeast Denver was the scene of a disturbing crime last April, when three people including a 65-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy were fatally shot. Police arrested suspect a few weeks later – the nephew of one of the victims. Denver Police...

DENVER — The best therapy for winter boredom is to get our hands dirty and make a mess. Repot some plants. I don't have time during summer to mess with most houseplants. My hands are full. So winter is the logical time to move plants to new pots. Plants that have been in their pots for a long time fill those pots with roots. They're pot-bound. Move them up to the next sized pot.

IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) has reopened Interstate 70 after a semi-truck rolled over near Idaho Springs. CSP reopened Interstate 70 around 11 p.m. Thursday. CSP initially tweeted at 8:12 p.m. Thursday that the eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed in Idaho Springs because a...