Several new laws are taking effect on Friday in Colorado. And the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board voted to close two district schools at a special meeting on Wednesday.

The results of Colorado’s primary election are in: Republicans embraced moderates and rejected two candidates who ran on unfounded voter fraud allegations. Lauren Boebert defeated State Senator Don Coram in the state's third Congressional district.

Polls will close in Colorado’s primary election Tuesday night. And dozens of people gathered outside the Colorado state Capitol on Friday to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to end federal abortion protections.

Researchers say a bipartisan gun control bill at the U-S- Capitol could boost Colorado’s efforts to reduce gun violence. And the San Juan National Forest moved into Stage I Fire Restrictions, a step down from the previous Stage II.

Economists at the state Capitol say Coloradans will get bigger tax refunds this summer than they originally expected. And Colorado’s public swimming pools are having a hard time staying open this summer because there aren’t enough lifeguards.

Cortez Mayor Rachel Medina made a statement at Tuesday’s city council meeting about the recent cancellation of a local LGBTQ pride event. The council also approved Juneteenth as an official city holiday gave the go ahead for the Fourth of July fireworks show in Parque De Vida.

The Supreme Court ruled this week that Native Americans who are prosecuted in some tribal courts can also be prosecuted for the same incident in federal court. And the Pipeline Fire continues to burn about five miles north of downtown Flagstaff.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality recently granted an aquifer protection permit for a uranium mine near from a tribal community in the Grand Canyon, but the Havasupai Tribe still has concerns about the quality of its water. And avian influenza is suspected in Montezuma County.

The three Republican primary candidates for Montezuma County Commissioner participated in a forum on Thursday.

New Mexico’s primary Election was on Tuesday. Utah’s primary election is coming up as well, on June 28th. And a new study that looks at nearly two thousand years of climate conditions in the Colorado River has identified the worst drought in the recorded history of our region.