Five wildfires burning in Colorado together had scorched nearly 125,000 acres — 194 square miles — as of Thursday morning, nearly the size of Colorado Springs.

The race to win Colorado Republicans’ nomination for governor remained too close to call, even as first-time candidate Victor Marx took the lead for the first time over state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer.

“To overcome the millions of dollars in dark money, we were able to have real conversations with folks across the city, and I think that made a real difference,” Kiros spokeswoman Annie Orloff said.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis removed Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi from the advisory board because they “breached the required duty of confidentiality by publicly divulging board members’ votes.”

Melat Kiros pulled off a stunning upset of veteran U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the Denver-based seat in Congress. Here’s a closer look at Kiros and what she believes.

Progressive statehouse candidates raced to victory in several Democratic primary contests in metro Denver, unseating two sitting lawmakers and overcoming millions of dollars in opposition spending.

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