Larry Ryckman
@larryryckman.bsky.social
Publisher and co-founder of The Colorado Sun. Previously Denver Post, Colorado Springs Gazette, Greeley Tribune and Associated Press in Moscow, NYC, Denver, San Francisco and many other fine locales.
Coloradans could see snow this holiday weekend after a slow start to the winter snowpack | The Colorado Sun
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Coloradans could see snow this holiday weekend after a slow start to the winter snowpack
November was almost balmy in parts of Colorado, but with storms rolling over the state, snow is starting to gather in the mountains.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Coloradans could see snow this holiday weekend after a slow start to the winter snowpack | The Colorado Sun
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Colorado state senator killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Denver | The Colorado Sun
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Colorado state senator killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Denver
Faith Winter, a Broomfield Democrat, was a fierce advocate for transit. She was entering her 12th and final year as a state lawmaker.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Colorado state senator killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Denver | The Colorado Sun
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The Trump administration continues to pressure the state to move Peters out of state prison. .... Colorado is “not currently seeking a transfer” of Tina Peters to federal custody coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/t...
Colorado is “not currently seeking a transfer” of Tina Peters to federal custody
The Colorado Department of Corrections is indicating it has no plans to grant the Trump administration’s request that Peters be moved out of state prison to a federal facility
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November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The Trump administration continues to pressure the state to move Peters out of state prison. .... Colorado is “not currently seeking a transfer” of Tina Peters to federal custody coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/t...
Holiday food boxes make a kindly connection between Colorado farms and families | The Colorado Sun
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Holiday food boxes make a kindly connection between Colorado farms and families
Aid organizations say buying from local farmers, ranchers and greenhouses gives growers an end-of-season boost while helping others
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November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Holiday food boxes make a kindly connection between Colorado farms and families | The Colorado Sun
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New: Jeff Davis, who led Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s wolf reintroduction efforts, steps down as agency director | The Colorado Sun
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Jeff Davis, who led Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s wolf reintroduction efforts, steps down as agency director
Davis, who led reintroduction of wolves to Colorado will move into an executive role in the Department of Natural Resources.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
New: Jeff Davis, who led Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s wolf reintroduction efforts, steps down as agency director | The Colorado Sun
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The utility acknowledged affordability problems and proposed doubling the energy assistance fee 1.5 million customers pay monthly. State regulators are concerned.
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Xcel Energy seeks $356M rate increase that will boost Colorado residential customers’ bills by about $10 coloradosun.com/2025/11/24/x...
Xcel Energy asks for $356M rate increase that will boost Colorado residential customers’ bills by about $10
The company acknowledged affordability problems in Colorado, proposed doubling the energy assistance fee customers pay each month
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November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The utility acknowledged affordability problems and proposed doubling the energy assistance fee 1.5 million customers pay monthly. State regulators are concerned.
Xcel Energy seeks $356M rate increase that will boost Colorado residential customers’ bills by about $10 coloradosun.com/2025/11/24/x...
Xcel Energy seeks $356M rate increase that will boost Colorado residential customers’ bills by about $10 coloradosun.com/2025/11/24/x...
Colorado has closed about 14,000 abandoned mine openings since 1980, but officials say thousands more — many unknown to the state — remain. .... A hiker’s deadly fall highlights Colorado’s longtime struggle to account for its abandoned mines coloradosun.com/2025/11/24/a...
A hiker’s deadly fall highlights Colorado’s longtime struggle to account for its abandoned mines
Colorado has closed about 14,000 abandoned mine openings since 1980, but officials say thousands more — many unknown to the state — remain
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November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Colorado has closed about 14,000 abandoned mine openings since 1980, but officials say thousands more — many unknown to the state — remain. .... A hiker’s deadly fall highlights Colorado’s longtime struggle to account for its abandoned mines coloradosun.com/2025/11/24/a...
Our story on the conversation I had with Sen. Bennet at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin …. Michael Bennet on how he decided to run for governor, the Democratic Party’s future and more | The Colorado Sun
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Michael Bennet on how he decided to run for governor, the Democratic Party’s future and more
Colorado’s senior senator and a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful took questions from Colorado Sun Publisher Larry Ryckman
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November 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Our story on the conversation I had with Sen. Bennet at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin …. Michael Bennet on how he decided to run for governor, the Democratic Party’s future and more | The Colorado Sun
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar gets big applause at the Texas Tribune Festival as she celebrates the success of candidates in this month’s elections in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Sen. Amy Klobuchar gets big applause at the Texas Tribune Festival as she celebrates the success of candidates in this month’s elections in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Great conversation today with Sen. Michael Bennet on stage at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. A story and recording are in the works.
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Great conversation today with Sen. Michael Bennet on stage at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. A story and recording are in the works.
New: Colorado State Land Board approves La Jara Basin sale, reversing a possible plan to cancel the 9-year deal | The Colorado Sun
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Colorado State Land Board approves La Jara Basin sale, reversing a possible plan to cancel the 9-year deal
The $50M sale of 46,000-acre basin in San Luis Valley to the feds followed concern over Trump administration protection of public land
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November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
New: Colorado State Land Board approves La Jara Basin sale, reversing a possible plan to cancel the 9-year deal | The Colorado Sun
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A few cancellations at Denver International Airport today, but I’ve seen it worse.
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A few cancellations at Denver International Airport today, but I’ve seen it worse.
New: Colorado officer who used AI cameras to falsely accuse woman of theft disciplined with extra training | The Colorado Sun
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Colorado officer who used AI cameras to falsely accuse woman of theft disciplined with extra training
Columbine Valley’s police chief said the sergeant’s demeanor was “inconsistent with the standards expected of a sworn officer"
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November 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
New: Colorado officer who used AI cameras to falsely accuse woman of theft disciplined with extra training | The Colorado Sun
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Good morning, Colorado sun!
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Good morning, Colorado sun!
When America breaks promises, “it makes us less safe,” Colorado's U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County. ... Congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant coloradosun.com/2025/11/11/a...
Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban
When America breaks promises, “it makes us less safe,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When America breaks promises, “it makes us less safe,” Colorado's U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County. ... Congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant coloradosun.com/2025/11/11/a...
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John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet said they couldn’t support the agreement because it doesn’t address rising health care costs.
US Senate advances bill to end shutdown as small group of Democrats strike deal; Colorado's senators are a "no"
John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet said they couldn't support the agreement because it doesn't address rising health care costs
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November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet said they couldn’t support the agreement because it doesn’t address rising health care costs.
New: Dozens of flights to and from Denver airport canceled as federal order to scale back air traffic takes effect | The Colorado Sun
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Dozens of flights to and from Denver canceled as federal order to scale back air traffic takes effect
Denver flights to and from Los Angeles, Colorado Springs, Phoenix and Dallas were among those canceled Friday
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November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New: Dozens of flights to and from Denver airport canceled as federal order to scale back air traffic takes effect | The Colorado Sun
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Traveling out of the Denver airport anytime soon? You might have questions. Reporter Tamara Chuang has some answers and suggestions re DIA .... Airlines at Denver airport say most flights will remain intact, even as FAA demands 10% reduction in air traffic coloradosun.com/2025/11/06/a...
Airlines at Denver airport say most flights will remain intact, even as FAA demands 10% reduction in air traffic
United plans to keep flights between hubs, offers refunds to travelers even if their flights aren’t impacted.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Traveling out of the Denver airport anytime soon? You might have questions. Reporter Tamara Chuang has some answers and suggestions re DIA .... Airlines at Denver airport say most flights will remain intact, even as FAA demands 10% reduction in air traffic coloradosun.com/2025/11/06/a...
Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps | The Colorado Sun
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Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps
Proposition MM's passage means Colorado will be able to fully fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students
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November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps | The Colorado Sun
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New: Colorado governor says state Medicaid spending is out of control, proposes measures to rein it in | The Colorado Sun
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Colorado governor says state Medicaid spending is out of control, proposes measures to rein it in
Over the last decade Medicaid spending has risen at a rate of 8.8% a year — about double what the state government is allowed to spend under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, according to the governor’s ...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
New: Colorado governor says state Medicaid spending is out of control, proposes measures to rein it in | The Colorado Sun
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I'm always eager to read a good history piece, and this is terrific. Great detail and a window into a very different era for aviation and journalism. Check it out. ... 70 years ago, a Colorado man plotted to kill his mother. How he carried it out shocked the nation. coloradosun.com/2025/10/26/c...
70 years ago, a Colorado man plotted to kill his mother. How he carried it out shocked the nation.
Surviving witnesses recall the bomb plot that brought down United Air Lines Flight 629 over Weld County as a memorial dedication is planned
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October 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm always eager to read a good history piece, and this is terrific. Great detail and a window into a very different era for aviation and journalism. Check it out. ... 70 years ago, a Colorado man plotted to kill his mother. How he carried it out shocked the nation. coloradosun.com/2025/10/26/c...
The latest installment in our series, Aging in Colorado .... Aging with nowhere to go: Increasing number of people age 65 and older are becoming homeless in Colorado coloradosun.com/2025/10/24/h...
Aging with nowhere to go: Increasing number of people age 65 and older are becoming homeless in Colorado
The number of retirement-aged individuals accessing homeless services in metro Denver has increased 15% since 2023.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The latest installment in our series, Aging in Colorado .... Aging with nowhere to go: Increasing number of people age 65 and older are becoming homeless in Colorado coloradosun.com/2025/10/24/h...
While Denver lays off workers in a budget crunch, The Denver Post has not paid more than $2 million in rent to the city as the newspaper attempts to buy out its long-term lease of the 11-story building it once called home. The building now sits mostly vacant …. www.denverpost.com/2025/10/21/d...
The Denver Post stops paying rent to city for downtown building as newspaper seeks to buy out lease
DP Media Network LLC, the newspaper’s legal name, has offered to buy out its lease with the city and hopes to reach a mutually beneficial arrangement.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
While Denver lays off workers in a budget crunch, The Denver Post has not paid more than $2 million in rent to the city as the newspaper attempts to buy out its long-term lease of the 11-story building it once called home. The building now sits mostly vacant …. www.denverpost.com/2025/10/21/d...
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Colorado’s constitution, approved in 1876, was first published in English and Spanish—a reminder of the diverse voices shaping our state. 🇺🇸
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October 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Colorado’s constitution, approved in 1876, was first published in English and Spanish—a reminder of the diverse voices shaping our state. 🇺🇸
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Love that Rachel Maddow included your coverage of the Centennial protest! (starts around 3:05) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSC...
Maddow: 'No Kings' protests send message to Trump from EVERY state in the nation
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October 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Love that Rachel Maddow included your coverage of the Centennial protest! (starts around 3:05) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSC...