Colorado News

Wildfires Prompt Colorado Insurance Changes

Colorado lawmakers are close to agreement on a slate of insurance changes inspired by homeowners’ complaints after last year’s wildfires. The state Senate gave final approval this week to a bill aimed at making homeowner insurance easier to use. Changes …

Liability An Issue For Colorado Ski Patrols

Colorado ski areas and sheriffs are becoming increasingly concerned over liability for dangerous backcountry rescues outside ski area boundaries. Steamboat ski patrollers have taken part in two dozen rescues this season. Vail is also participating. Sheriffs and ski areas are …

Colorado Jury Finds Helmet Maker Riddell Negligent

A Colorado jury in a lawsuit brought by the family of a severely injured high school football player has found that helmet maker Riddell was negligent in failing to warn players about concussion dangers. Saturday’s ruling comes as the company …

Jackson Joins IMA as Director of IMA Global Risk

Privately owned retail insurance broker, IMA Inc., announced that Sean Jackson has joined the company as leader of its newly created IMA Global Risk. Jackson will be based in IMA’s Kansas City office and will direct efforts within all of …

Marijuana DUI Bill Advances In Colorado

Marijuana blood limits for Colorado drivers are closer to approval. A House committee approved the bill Monday after a month-long delay. The bill would say drivers should be considered impaired if their blood contains more than 5 nanograms of THC …

Idaho Company Recalling Beef, Pork And Chicken

A southwestern Idaho company is recalling 33,500 pounds of fully cooked meat and poultry products because of possible bacterial contamination. The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Saturday that Boise-based B and D Foods is …

Widow Sues Psychiatrist in Colorado Theater Shootings

The widow of a man killed in the Colorado movie theater shootings has sued a psychiatrist who once saw suspect James Holmes as a patient, saying the doctor should have asked police to detain Holmes before the shootings. Chantel Blunk …

Drought Likely To Continue In Nebraska In 2013

Nebraskans should expect the impact of the drought to worsen next year if the current dry forecast for the winter holds up. Climatologists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s National Drought Mitigation Center say the effects of the drought will likely …

Feds Approve Colorado, Oregon, Washington Insurance Exchanges

Colorado, Oregon and Washington are among the first six states to get preliminary approval from the Obama Administration to operate a health insurance exchange. The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services announced the decision on Monday. The other states were: …

Earthquake And Drilling Link Prompts Colorado Review

A new report says earthquakes in Colorado and elsewhere may have been caused by a drilling procedure to dispose of wastewater. In a report announced Wednesday, geophysicists say an increase in earthquakes on the Raton Basin in Colorado, northern New …