Amanda Kesting

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has lost a fan-favorite animal. Mochi, a 27-year-old mountain tapir, died last week. He had lived at the Colorado Springs zoo from 2000 to 2014 and then again from 2023 until he died. According to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, he wa... See more

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. Colorado’s pollinators are struggling. Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order Wednesday committing the state to a plan to restore pollinator habitats ... See more

15 more Colorado restaurants make Michelin Guide This story first appeared on cpr.org. Michelin Guide. Milpero in Denver was the only new spot to earn a coveted Michelin star. Opened by Chef Johnny Curiel of Alma Fonda Fina, another Michelin-starred eater... See more

DENVER — Two weeks after a 14-year-old boy was killed inside, the Montbello Recreation Center will reopen Monday. Mikail Payne was shot and killed inside the rec center around 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 21. A day after the shooting, police announced that a j... See more

A grand jury will review the fatal shooting of a man by Aurora officers last year. Rajon Belt-Stubblefield, 37, was shot and killed by an Aurora Police officer after a traffic stop in the area of East Sixth Avenue and Billings Street on August 30. Belt-St... See more