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Denver
Monday, April 27th, 2026
Good morning, Denver. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 27th of April.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Sentinel was honored Saturday at a Denver SPJ event where its team received multiple awards, including a First Amendment Award for upholding open meeting laws and empowering local news coverage. Sentinel Colorado
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Crossroads: A Journey of Rebecoming, an immersive play about foster care, will run at Sports Castle on April 30 and May 1 to raise funds for a local non-profit supporting foster youth. The performance gives audiences live audio cues plus hands-on participation to experience the story. Colorado Public Radio
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Colorado enters tornado season with greater uncertainty as a dry winter and spring may restrict storm development. NWS forecasters say sufficient moisture could still trigger tornadoes across the state, with Weld County recording 300 tornado reports since 1950—its highest in the U.S. Colorado Public Radio
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ A bipartisan effort in Washington is considering a change to SNAP rules that would let recipients buy hot, ready-to-eat meals; the proposal known as the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act & co-sponsored by Sen. Michael Bennet could soon benefit nearly 600,000 Coloradans who rely on the program. Denver7
REAL ESTATE NEWS
- ➤ Today, a plan to redevelop the Asia Center on Federal Boulevard at Tennessee Ave was submitted, proposing a four-story building with retail space and affordable apartments (subject to community input). Local business owners fear the redevelopment may erase decades of cultural heritage from an area rich in history. Denver7
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