Lawmakers push reforms for Colorado forensic science in wake of CBI lab scandal
The bill would require employees in crime laboratories to report misconduct up their internal chain of command within 14 days ...
Colorado lawmakers wade into a scandal at the state's crime lab
Republican and Democratic lawmakers at the Colorado State Capitol have joined forces on a bill they hope restores trust in ...
Body found in search for missing University of Colorado student
A body matching the description of a University of Colorado Boulder student, reported missing last week, was found over the ...
Condemning Trump’s pardons, a turf ban, crime lab reforms and more from the Colorado legislature this week
The Colorado legislature condemned the pardons issued by President Donald Trump to people convicted for their actions in the ...
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Colorado lawmakers seek mandatory reporting, investigation of misconduct to address DNA scandal at state lab
Lawmakers in Colorado are pushing for reforms after the Yvonne 'Missy' Woods scandal at the CBI. Two bills aim to address the issues and transparency.
Lawmakers aim to stop manipulation of data in state labs after CBI scientist was charged
The fallout from a former Colorado Bureau of Investigations forensic scientist has yet to be fully realized, as legislation ...
Mother accused of killing her child with fentanyl ingestion in North Carolina arrested in Denver
A 23-year-old mother was arrested by local and federal law enforcement in Denver this week over a year after police in North ...
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Lawmakers give Colorado Bureau of Investigation longer to spend $3 million to address rape kit backlog — with new oversight
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will have another year to spend $3 million earmarked for the processing of sexual assault forensic exams after lawmakers set more transparency measures ...
Colorado sees increase in DUI deaths while enforcement drops
The number of impaired driving crashes has increased by 41% in Colorado from 2013 to 2023, while enforcement has gone down by 30%. The decrease in enforcement is attributed to ...
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Colorado lawmakers wade into a scandal at the state's crime lab
Yara Zokaie, one of the bill sponsors. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says it reviewed all 10,000 cases Woods handled over nearly 30 years and found anomalies in 1,000 of them. State Rep.
‘Colorado needs to have better procedures:’ Crime lab accountability bill introduced in response to alleged evidence mishandling by CBI employee
Colorado lawmakers are trying to create more accountability for crime labs after a state lab analyst was charged with ...