HELENA — A House committee has rejected four bills intended to patch a 2011 law that banned medical marijuana commercial transactions but was ultimately blocked with a preliminary injunction by a … more

RAPID CITY — A private group’s project to build a sculpture garden featuring famous Native Americans in a prominent Rapid City spot is inching forward despite concerns from some city officials … more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico has brokered an agreement with federal regulators and the state’s largest utility that aims to settle more than a year of wrangling over the best way to curb … more

DENVER — A package of gun control measures won initial approval in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled House on Friday night, with Vice President Joe Biden personally phoning four lawmakers from his … more

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — State officials say PDC Energy estimates 84,000 gallons of fracking flowback water sprayed out from one of its oil wells after a mechanical problem this week. The fluid … more

BOISE, Idaho — Trauma brought them together. Stories of murder, kidnapping and child rape invaded their lives for three weeks in 2008, and the terror still lives on in their minds. It could be a … more

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — They may look silly, and even clown-like, with their giant oversized tires, but the only thing bigger than the mark fat bikes leave on trails is the impact they are having on … more

LONGMONT, Colo. — Business at Georgia boys BBQ Co. has taken off almost since the first day the doors opened. And while "the shack" is still jumping, the two owners have veered off into a new … more

AURORA, Colo. — This year, John Barry offered congratulations instead of warnings. For the seventh year in a row, the Aurora Public Schools superintendent joined school board members and … more

DURANGO, Colo. — The death of a 23-year-old Durango man Feb. 2 in an avalanche near Silverton drives home how deceptively treacherous snow conditions can bury skiers, hikers or snowboarders in an … more