Denver ICE deputy, former Lakewood agent, arrested for manipulating body camera
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deputy and former Lakewood Police Department agent was arrested for allegedly manipulating his body-worn camera during arrests ...
DPS to formalize CORA policy practice that lumps multiple requests to collect fees
Denver Public Schools is proposing changes to its CORA policy that would allow the district to combine related open-records requests for fee purposes, raising transparency questions from advocates about how broadly and retroactively the policy could be applied ...
Mesa County DHS mistakenly releases confidential client info
The confidential details were left unredacted, buried within tens of thousands of financial records obtained by The Daily Sentinel through a series of Colorado Open Records Act requests earlier this year ...
JeffCo parents question district’s transparency after unreleased safety audit raises questions
Datko said she first learned about the audit through school committee meeting minutes. But when she requested the records through Colorado’s open records law, she said the district initially told her only hard copies existed and that they had been destroyed ...
Editorial: The chief problem in Aurora is the police chief, not public information
In Aurora, the public is already at a disadvantage in getting a clear and accurate picture of what the crime situation is because of the strategic lack of transparency built into the Aurora police department ...
Aurora City Council rushes to restrict police social media posts and mugshots
The measure, brought by Councilmember Alison Coombs, requires police communications to follow established city communications policies and procedures, as well as prohibit posting mugshots and suspect names on social media in most cases until the suspect pleads guilty or is convicted. It makes an exception for releasing mugshots and names in the event of a public safety emergency ...
Editorial: Let Aurora shine a light on GEO ICE jail’s lack of transparency
Aurora city lawmakers are right to push for greater oversight of the GEO Group’s ICE immigration detention center, and they shouldn’t be cowed by critics who dismiss the effort as “performative.” ...
Mountain and Terwelp: Colorado’s public media is building something stronger together
Together, we can share more stories that matter most to our communities. We can provide more opportunities to gather around music that connects and inspires. And we can build meaningful relationships with more people, helping Coloradans feel better supported and connected not just to their public media, but to each other ...
Colorado public libraries record 25% drop in book challenges in 2025
Colorado libraries recorded a 25% decrease in challenges to their books, materials, events and exhibits in 2025 compared to the previous year ...
Colorado lawmakers advance bill to require release of recordings to families after police killings
Under the bill, an agency would need to make a “reasonable effort” to find the family of a person killed and provide them with recordings from body-worn cameras and dash cameras within three weeks of an incident. Colorado enacted requirements for increased use of body-worn cameras in 2020 ...