Udall tells USFS to override air tanker protest CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado called on the U.S. Forest Service on Friday to make certain that a contract dispute doesn't ground large air tankers used to fight wildfires as warmer, drier weather boosts the risk of destructive blazes. Full Story
Colorado sheriffs sue over new gun restrictions Colorado sheriffs upset with new state gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings are trying to invalidate the regulations with a federal lawsuit filed Friday that argues the measures violate the Second Amendment. Full Story
Front Range grad gets an early start on success LONGMONT -- Mallory Martin will be anxiously awaiting the arrival of her hard-earned diplomas for the next few weeks, but she's not sure which one will come first, high school or college. Full Story
Dream Chaser leaves Louisville for critical tests in California The Dream Chaser has left the building. After years of assembling and refining its next-generation spacecraft at its Louisville headquarters, Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Space Systems wrapped its winged baby up last weekend and sent it to California on a flatbed trailer for its first flight test. Full Story
Colorado Tea Party groups believed to be targeted by IRS At least two Colorado Tea Party groups believe they were caught up in a politically targeted campaign by the Internal Revenue Service to make it hard for small, conservative groups to incorporate as tax-exempt organizations. Full Story
Holmes prosecution lists 3,500 potential witnesses CENTENNIAL, Colo.—Court documents say prosecutors in the Colorado theater shootings have listed about 3,500 potential witnesses they could call during the trial of defendant James Holmes. Full Story
Extended mass layoffs down in Colorado in first quarter Colorado saw a sharp drop in the number of extended mass layoffs in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Linda Nickisch, an economist for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Full Story