A federal judge ruled in favor of the Colorado Republican Party late Tuesday, saying that a portion of the state law that allows unaffiliated voters to cast ballots in party primaries is unconstitutional because it imposes an unrealistic burden on political parties seeking to restrict the nominating process to their own members.

A federal judge has thrown out a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing Colorado and Denver of interfering with the enforcement of immigration laws.

The Colorado Legislature passed several laws in recent years protecting immigrants by preventing coordination between state agencies and federal immigration authorities.

The federal class-action lawsuit claims that, for years, state officials have known that they're harming already vulnerable children by keeping them in detention, even after judges have said they should be released.

An inspection that found decomposing bodies in a hidden room of Pueblo Coroner Brian Cotter's mortuary wouldn't have happened if not for a new state law.