High voter turnout for Tuesday’s City Council election, with 37 percent of voters turning in a ballot

Signs of life in the local construction industry, with dozers moving on the new Pediatric Partners medical offices, Horse Gulch Trailhead and the Mercury Village

The capture this week of the “Mountain Man” survivalist fugitive in Southern Utah, who had spent the last decade vandalizing and burglarizing cabins and was referred to as a “ticking time bomb” by authorities


The recent rise in high-profile white supremacist crimes, with the murder of Colorado’ prison chief as well as a Texas district attorney and his wife

 
 

Escalating tensions between North and South Korea, which could trigger a wider nuclear-arms race in North Asia and the Mideast
 

 
The recent “School Shield Program” report, in which former Rep. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) recommended arming kindergarten teachers with “everything from a sidearm, to a shotgun, to an AR-15”
 

In this week's issue...

June 4, 2026
Tougher on trash

As human-bear conflicts rise, new state law targets ‘knowingly’ allowing attractants

June 4, 2026
Redefining the business of art

Colorado’s new A Corp model helps creatives retain control while attracting investment
 

May 28, 2026
Quick 'n' Dirty

Help for the Demon Bridge, Highway 550 N closure, and fire mitigation falls off