High winds are typically associated with winter storms, hurricanes or severe thunderstorms. But on the morning of Jan. 17, 1982, 43 years ago, a fierce windstorm hammered the Front Range of Colorado with gusts you might associate with a mountain top or within the eyewall of a hurricane.

The City of Boulder, along with Boulder County and the Boulder Office of Disaster Management, will open a temporary 24-hour Extreme Weather Shelter on Saturday.

This week leaders from the University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines and the state worked together to open the new 13,000-foot quantum research facility.

The rumors surrounding the future of Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders go in several different directions. The Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback has been attached to several different NFL head coach jobs like the Dallas Cowboys, Las Vegas Raiders and others.

Officials from the Division of Mining Reclamation and Safety say extensive mitigation efforts in Colorado to address burning and smoldering coal from a former mine beneath the Marshall Mesa Trailhead have been completed.

A bill proposed this week would offer $3 million a year to a “global film festival entity” that moves to Colorado. The Sundance Institute says Boulder is one of three potential hosts for the country’s largest film festival.

Colorado recorded 7,682 bankruptcy filings in 2024, compared with 6,081 the prior year. Individual filings totaled 7,536, up 26% from 5,961 in 2023. Business filings totaled 146, compared with 128 the prior year.

State Rep. Shannon Bird, D-Westminster, announced Thursday she will run for Senate District 25 in the 2026 elections. The seat is currently held by fellow Democrat Sen. Faith Winter, who is term-limited.

Bill McCartney coached Colorado to three Big Eight titles, 10 consecutive winning seasons in league competition, and the 1990 national title.

Under coach Deion Sanders, the Colorado Buffaloes football team set a new GPA record. For the first time in the University of Colorado Boulder’s football history, the team’s cumulative grade point average exceeded 3.

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have been soaring up the college football rankings, finishing the 2024 season with a 9-4 record and a 7-2 mark in Big 12 play. Colorado capped off the 2024 season as the No. 4 team in the Big 12 standings, behind Iowa State, Arizona State and BYU.