FORT COLLINS, Colo. — State officials say PDC Energy estimates 84,000 gallons of fracking flowback water sprayed out from one of its oil wells after a mechanical problem this week. The fluid … more

DENVER — It was a suspicious suicide, an apparent self-inflicted gunshot in which the victim’s boyfriend had a trail of deceased former romantic partners, and Douglas County Coroner Lora … more

ASPEN — Aspen Skiing Co. officials are asking hikers to be respectful after parties of more than 100 people were reported at the top of Buttermilk Mountain during nights with full moons last … more

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A global company with a division specializing in protein and flaxseed is breaking ground Monday on a 40,000-square-foot cereal ingredient processing facility in Sioux … more

BILLINGS, Mont. — Conservation groups in the U.S. and Canada are urging Canadian regulators to ban mining and drilling on federal land in a border region known as the Flathead Basin. Provincial … more

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — As residents of Newtown, Conn., began burying the 20 children and six adults killed in Friday's school shooting, a South Dakota legislator is drafting a bill that would allow … more

DENVER — The wait time for a firearms background check in Colorado is now more than nine days. The check once took less than an hour on average but soared along with requests for background … more

GRAND FORKS — Leaders of Upper Midwest farm groups are upset that Congress has extended the current farm bill rather than pass new legislation. The one-year extension of portions of the expired … more

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Hours before first light, a freight train rumbles through downtown Rapid City, sounding off at every intersection. Wind whips frozen moisture across a field of thigh-high dead … more

DENVER — James Holmes is willing to spend the rest of his life in prison if it means there's no chance he'll be executed. Now prosecutors have to decide whether that's a deal they're willing to … more