Colorado teachers have a challenge others don’t: convincing voters

Denver schools closed Friday as teachers plan protest

Protesters in Denver are passionate about the issues — and nearby bars with food

Some nearby bars reported raking in twice as much (or more) than normal Saturday sales.

Colorado students walked out of school today to protest gun violence. Here’s what that looked like.

Thousands of students across Colorado poured out of their schools Wednesday to protest gun violence and to remember 17 victims of last month’s deadly shooting in Florida.

On Denver’s west side, school walkouts are for more than just school shootings

These photos show Denver’s busy year of protests

It started with the 2016 election. Thousands of people poured into Denver's streets, blocked traffic and marched with loud fury. That first, massive protest set the tone for a year defined by unusually active political expression.

Denver’s aging adults can now get down for free at the city’s rec centers

Starting today, a Denver resident over 60 need only flash a photo ID to enter and stay active.

History comics trace Colorado’s impact on the nation, introduce kids to reading

The comics always focus on some piece of Colorado history, and they often are stories that had a national impact.

LOOK: A vigil for doomed trees at City Park Golf Course

Activists held an end-of-life vigil for doomed trees, a somber protest that marks a new dimension for activism around this project.

Denver Broncos’ Marshall: NFL teams can show support by hiring Kaepernick

Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall suggests NFL teams show support by giving Colin Kaepernick a job. "He's so strong. He's ready to go."

Denver protests in wake of white supremacist rallies tied back to local issues

While the rally began as an outcry against the events in Virginia, local leaders soon shifted gears to relate the tumult to ongoing local issues like gentrification and sanctuary city policy.

Gardner protesters beat charges, but their defense might not work in his new office

"If people are exercising their rights in a quasi-public forum, the police have to let them do it," said Denver civil rights attorney David Lane.

Disabled protesters circle Sen. Cory Gardner’s office as senators prepare for a third healthcare vote

Today activists carried a coffin around Sen. Gardner's office, hoping to convey their fears of any Affordable Care Act repeal.

Denver’s Our Lives on the Line health care rally will take place Saturday in City Park

Colorado grassroots groups will host a rally on Saturday at Denver's City Park in response to lawmaker's renewed efforts this week to repeal and replace Obamacare.

Gardner protesters released from jail after 30 hours, vow to keep fighting

Everyone was free to go home a little before 4 a.m., bringing an end -- though only for now -- to an effort to convince Cory Gardner to stand against his party's health care plan.

“Rather go to jail than to die without Medicaid”: Denver police arrest protesters at Cory Gardner’s office

Four arrested during confrontation at Denver rally “against Sharia”

Denver Police reported that four people were arrested in the chaos "for disturbance, assault, threats, and an active warrant."

LOOK: Corky Gonzales’ archive at Denver Public Library preserves a record of resistance

A search for information about historic Cinco de Mayo celebrations led instead to the Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Papers.

The People’s Climate March is steering clear of Denver’s biggest local environmental justice issue this weekend

This march wasn't originally conceived as a response to the election of Donald Trump.

LOOK: Denver’s March for Science protests Trump, Hickenlooper

The Trump administration was not the only target of angry demonstrators.