History

Snook is remembered for his love of agriculture and livestock in addition to his work for the National Western Stock Show.

Colorado contributed to a tipping point in the U.S. Civil War before being entangled with the Ku Klux Klan early in its statehood.

Pitkin County sued once in 1983 and threatened a second suit in 1994 over the expansion of a ski area in Snowmass Village.

The South Platte River Compact is a century old. But what’s actually in the agreement and why is Nebraska looking to invoke it?

In 1936, former Colorado Gov. Edwin “Big Ed” Johnson declared martial law in an attempt to close the state’s border with New Mexico.

In 1981, the state Supreme Court needed to determine if the state’s second-degree murder statute was unconstitutional.

State Sen. Jack Taylor served roughly 16 years in the Colorado House and Senate and he was well known for his policy stances.

Former state Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Hilliard Sr. was perhaps most well known for being the state’s “Great Dissenter.”

Pat Schroeder, who died this week at age 82, was known for her sharp wit and fierce advocacy for equal rights, health care and family leave.

Using genetic genealogy and other investigative tools, CBI said remains found in 1970 have been identified as Gardner Paul Smith.