Colorado lawmakers are studying responses to September’s catastrophic floods. A special state legislative panel held its first meeting Tuesday. Members are looking at whether there’s a need for legislation to better react to such a disaster in the future. They …
An Arapahoe County jury has awarded $3.75 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a 12-year-old boy who drowned in the shallow end of a Centennial country club pool. The Denver Post reported Bill O’Melia and …
Drivers with out-of-state plates are much more likely to be stopped by the Iowa State Patrol when they drive in the state. The Des Moines Register reviewed about 22,000 traffic warnings and tickets issued by the State Patrol between 2008 …
Gov. John Hickenlooper has announced a new website that will provide information about recovery efforts related to flooding in Colorado last month. The website, ColoradoUnited.com, includes recovery news, current information about impacted areas and how to get help. There is …
Coloradans are debating whether rivers that strayed as much as three-quarters of a mile in last month’s floods can or should be moved back to their old channels. Irrigation companies that pull water from rivers for farmers to use on …
Willis North America named Linda Leigh Long regional placement officer in its West region. Long will lead a team insurance placement professionals across Willis’ West region, which includes operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. She …
A study by a handful of university professors in Colorado claims user-based insurance tracking programs installed in millions of vehicles can collect data that shows where drivers are going, unbeknownst to most users of the technology. Professors from the University …
Colorado homeowners living in high-risk wildfire areas should be charged fees, and officials need to adopt statewide building requirements to address destructive fires, according to recommendations Monday from a group convened by Gov. John Hickenlooper. The recommendations seek to shift …
While officials promise that direct aid to Colorado flooding victims won’t be affected by a possible government shutdown, a standoff in Washington could still end up hurting the state’s recovery efforts. Emergency funding distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, …
Surging waters in Colorado swept away barns, silos and fences and left houses covered in mud in this northern agricultural town. The flood waters were so powerful they uprooted irrigation pipes and spread them around the fields here, leaving lakes …
