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Katie Langford

Katie Langford covers breaking news for The Denver Post. Before joining the Post in 2023, she wrote about education, local government and the arts at the Ouray County Plaindealer, Boulder Daily Camera and Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. A lifelong Coloradan, Katie grew up in Grand Junction and studied journalism at the University of Northern Colorado. When she’s not in the newsroom, Katie enjoys cooking, reading, traveling, being outdoors and soaking up everything Colorado has to offer.

DENVER, COLORADO--FEBRUARY 17, 2005--The tent-like cover on the main terminal of Denver International Airport - DIA - rises from farmland as viewed from the point east of the airport. In the 10 years since its opening, growth has occurred on the other three sides of what was once considered open farm fields.

One injured after DIA passengers evacuated from American Airlines flight

July 26, 2025 at 5:39 p.m.

One person was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after an equipment problem on an American Airlines flight at Denver International Airport forced passengers and crew to evacuate onto the...

Man, 19, cited in Aurora crash that killed 12-year-old on scooter

July 26, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

Christopher Ramirez-Rodriguez of Aurora was cited on suspicion of careless driving causing death after police say he struck and killed a 12-year-old boy riding a scooter in a crosswalk.

Charred signage at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Montrose County, where the South Rim fire is burning on nearly 3,000 acres as of July 12, 2025. (Courtesy of the National Park Service)

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park’s north rim to reopen next week

July 30, 2025 at 7:09 p.m.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison officials will reopen the national park’s north rim on Thursday as the South Rim wildfire continues to smolder nearby.

A Denver Police cruiser is pictured in this 2012 file photo.

Pedestrian killed in crash in Denver’s Hampden neighborhood

July 26, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

A pedestrian was killed in a crash in Denver’s Hampden neighborhood on Friday night, police officials said.

Two arrested on suspicion of murder in Lakewood triple shooting

July 25, 2025 at 6:53 p.m.

Two men were arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in a shooting at a Lakewood apartment complex that killed one person and injured two others, police said Friday.

metal prison bars with handcuffs on black background

Colorado jail commander viewed strip-search videos of 117 inmates, investigators say

July 25, 2025 at 3:37 p.m.

A former La Plata County jail commander viewed explicit videos of over 100 female inmates undergoing strip searches and saved photos of their faces and bodies, according to state investigators.

AURORA, CO - MAY 26: E-470 will undergo a big expansion in each direction between Parker Road and Quincy E-470 as the tollway nears its 25th anniversary. This is the view looking west from Gartrell Road, Thursday, May 26, 2016. (Photo by Steve Nehf/The Denver Post)

Northbound E-470 reopens after crash near Brighton

July 25, 2025 at 1:17 p.m.

One person was injured and northbound E-470 was closed near Brighton for two hours on Friday after a box truck crashed and rolled over.

Westminster police officers investigate a report of human remains found on open space near 122nd Avenue and Park Centre Drive on July 18, 2025. (Provided by Westminster Police Department)

Body found in Westminster open space

July 24, 2025 at 3:09 p.m.

A body was found in a Westminster open space Thursday morning, near the area where possible human remains were found last week, police officials said.

Ground crew work as the rain begins to fall in anticipation of the upcoming snow storm at Denver International Airport in Denver on March 13, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Thunderstorms delay more than 800 DIA flights Thursday

July 25, 2025 at 8:57 a.m.

All flights at Denver International Airport were on a ground delay Thursday as thunderstorms swept across the state, threatening flash floods.

Driver in fatal Aurora crash was speeding at 121 mph, police say

July 24, 2025 at 7:53 p.m.

An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after a three-car crash in Aurora killed two people and injured three others, including the suspect, police said.

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