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Madrid: A Colorado Springs police officer’s hate is being swept under the rug

Police officers enact violence and condone hate. Both on and off duty. And now one has been caught online. An anonymous news tip unmasked Colorado Springs Sgt. Keith Wrede’s hateful trolling. Wrede...

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Supporters of man who allegedly shot two people during Elijah McClain protest...

Supporters of the man accused of shooting two people at Colorado protests for the death of Elijah McClain where a Jeep drove toward protesters on the interstate are asking for all charges to be...

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Denver City Council delays two ballot measures meant to check mayoral powers

Denver City Council’s committee process — meant to workshop measures within the group — worked against Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca Monday night as the group delayed two of her proposals meant to check...

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Denver City Council kills CdeBaca proposal to replace police department with...

Denver City Council quashed a proposal Monday night from Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca which would have asked voters in November to abolish the Denver Police Department and create a “peace force” in its...

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Christian groups unveil new criminal justice reform push grounded in biblical...

A coalition of Christian groups including the Church of God in Christ and the National Association of Evangelicals is launching a new criminal justice reform push that seeks to rally believers behind...

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Portland protest turns violent, federal police clear plaza

PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal authorities on Saturday forced demonstrators away from a plaza near a federal building as dueling demonstrations in Portland by right-wing and left-wing protesters turned...

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Colorado tax-cut proponents and paid family leave supporters alike are...

Both Democrats and Republicans are hoping higher voter turnout for this year’s presidential election will play in their favor when it comes to fiscal issues on Colorado’s ballot in November....

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Denver officials denounce “anarchists” who damaged property, set fires during...

City and state officials on Sunday decried the actions of about 75 people who started fires, broke windows, injured a police officer and damaged property Saturday night during an “Abolish the Police”...

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Hundreds gather with Elijah McClain’s family to remember him one year after...

Hundreds gathered around Sheneen McClain on Sunday evening as night fell. They told her they loved her. They chanted her son’s name. “Say his name! Elijah McClain!” the crowd chanted, lovingly...

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PHOTOS: Remembering Elijah McClain as one year anniversary of his deadly...

For several hours, hundreds gathered outside Denver’s Montbello Recreation Center on Sunday evening to remember Elijah McClain as the anniversary of his death neared. They gathered around Sheneen...

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Overnight shootings in Kenosha leave 2 dead, 1 injured amid Jacob Blake protests

KENOSHA, Wis. — Two people were killed and another was wounded as shots were fired late Tuesday in Kenosha during the third night of unrest in Wisconsin following the police shooting of a Black man,...

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3 MLB games postponed, players decide after Kenosha shooting

MILWAUKEE — Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape drove the decisions in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black...

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AP FACT CHECK: Pence presses a distorted case on economy at RNC

WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence and fellow Republicans pressed a distorted case Wednesday that President Donald Trump took over a moribund economy from Barack Obama and supercharged it. That’s...

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Victims of shooting during Kenosha protest engaged gunman

CHICAGO — A man known for his love of skateboarding, a Texas transplant to the state and a college student acting as a volunteer medic were killed or wounded this week by a 17-year-old gunman amid...

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“We are human”: Hundreds rally in Denver to commemorate the March on Washington

Fifty-seven years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the March on Washington, hundreds of people rallied in Denver on Friday for the same causes the civil rights leader and thousands of others...

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Rapids coach Robin Fraser says he expects team to play Saturday’s match vs....

Two days after the Colorado Rapids decided not to play a scheduled game at FC Dallas, head coach Robin Robin Fraser said he expects his players to take the field for a home match Saturday night against...

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Teen accused of killing 2 thrust into debate over protests

ANTIOCH, Ill. — A white 17-year-old who says he went to protests in Wisconsin to protect businesses and people has become a flashpoint in a debate over anti-racism demonstrations that have gripped many...

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Denver police fire pepper balls, tear gas at protesters Friday night

Officers and protesters clashed Friday night in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood outside a police department precinct, with pepper balls and tear gas used against the crowd, a department spokesperson...

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1 killed as Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets,...

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“7 bullets, 7 days”: Protesters march for full week after Jacob Blake’s...

KENOSHA, Wis. — With chants of “One person, one vote!” and “No justice, no peace!” a crowd of about 1,000 demonstrators gathered outside a Wisconsin courthouse Saturday to denounce police violence and...

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