The lawn of the National Mall was covered with flowers to memorialize lives lost to gun-related deaths. Democratic lawmakers joined activists to urge Congress to follow through on restricting gun rights—even if they need to make compromises to gain the support needed across the aisle. We were in Denver, Colorado, over the weekend where we…
Capitol Report (June 7): Gun Rights Debate Rages on in Washington; DHS Warns of More Violence in US
2nd Body Found After Boat Carrying 13 Flips on Colorado Lake
PUEBLO, Colo.—A boat flipped over in high winds on a Colorado lake over Memorial Day weekend, sending 13 people into the water and leaving two dead. The eight children and three adults were on the large, flat boat at Lake Pueblo State Park when it capsized Sunday evening. One adult—Jessica Prindle, 38, of the community…
Boat Capsizes on Colorado Lake; 1 Dead, 1 Missing, 11 Hurt
PUEBLO, Colo.—A boat capsized on a Colorado lake Sunday night, leaving one woman dead, 11 people hospitalized and one man missing. Eight adults and five children were on the large, flat boat near a picnic area at Lake Pueblo State Park over the Memorial Day holiday weekend when high winds apparently overturned the boat, authorities…
Unvaccinated Air Force Cadets Will Get Degrees, but No Commissions
Three cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who have rejected the COVID-19 vaccine will not be commissioned as military officers when they graduate, the academy said. Academy spokesman Dean Miller said in a statement that the three seniors in question “will not be commissioned into the United States Air Force as long as they…
Colorado School Board Cuts Off Mom for Reading Out Sex Scene From Book Available to Students
A Colorado mother was cut off at her local school board meeting after trying to read out a sexually explicit passage from a book she said was available to children in the school district. The mother, identifying herself as D. Barnes, spoke at a March 16 school board meeting for Adams 12 Five Star Schools,…
Judge Bars Colorado Clerk From Overseeing Upcoming Elections
A Colorado clerk was barred in a new ruling from overseeing upcoming elections. Tina Peters, a Republican who is Mesa County’s chief election official, has repeatedly failed to follow orders from Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, according to the ruling. That includes not signing an order stipulating that Peters could oversee the upcoming elections,…
Daughters of Missing Colorado Woman Stand by Their Father
DENVER—The two adult daughters of a Colorado man who had been charged in the presumed death of their missing mother said in an interview that aired Friday that they are standing behind him and do not believe he had anything to do with her disappearance. Barry Morphew pleaded for help finding Suzanne Morphew after she…
Kansas August Referendum To Be First Post-Roe Electoral Clash
The first ballot test of the post-Roe era will be on Aug. 2 when Kansas voters are presented with a proposed constitutional amendment that declares there is no constitutional right to abortion. The Kansas Value Them Both Amendment will be the first of at least four proposed constitutional amendments addressing abortion certain to go before…
JonBenet Ramsey’s Father Wants Another Agency to Test DNA
The father of JonBenet Ramsey, whose death in the 1990s has sparked countless theories, is backing a petition asking the governor of Colorado to intervene in an investigation into the girl’s death more than 25 years ago, adding that he has launched an initiative to find the girl’s killer. JonBenet, 6, was found dead at…
DA Asks to Drop Charges in Colorado Missing Woman Case
DENVER—Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a judge to dismiss criminal charges against a Colorado man about to go on trial in the presumed death of his missing wife but reserved the right to bring new charges against him later. The request followed Judge Ramsey Lama’s decision earlier this month to bar prosecutors from presenting key witnesses…
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