Governor Polis verbally declares emergency in response to Schwachheim fire near Trinidad

Krdo · Apr 13, 2026 · 1062 words · By Abby Smith

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What to know about Governor Polis verbally declares emergency in response to Schwachheim fire near Trinidad

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Claim 1: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 2: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 3: “Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”

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Claim 4: “Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”

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Claim 5: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 6: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”

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Claim 7: “Google cookie consent tracker”

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Claim 8: “Used to sign in with Google account.”

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Claim 9: “Used to sign in with Google account.”

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Claim 10: “Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”

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Claim 11: “Google uses this cookies to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers”

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Claim 12: “Used to sign in with Google account.”

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All cross-references from Krdo describe sign-in functionality, but no independent verification exists.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Used to sign in with Google account.
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https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/08/fort-carson-officials-warn-…

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Claim 13: “This cookie is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events.”

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Three distinct web search results confirm Google's cross-device tracking via cookies for conversion measurement.

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https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/1722022?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 3, 2024 ·Learn how to set up cross-devicetrackingin GA4 to understanduserbehavioracrossdevicesand enhance your marketing strategies.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2025 ·Without advancedtracking, thatconversionwould appear disconnected from the originalad— and you’d miss attribution credit for a successful campaign. Google solves this with cross-devicetr…
https://nerdoutdigital.com/how-google-tracks-conversions-acr…

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Claim 14: “Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.”

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Claim 15: “Stores a user's state regarding their cookies choices”

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Claim 16: “Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”

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Claim 17: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 18: “Aggregate analysis of website visitors”

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Claim 19: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 20: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”

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Claim 21: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 22: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — DV This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/04/sunny-and-dry-ea…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — LSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
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cross reference SUPPORTS — NID This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
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Claim 23: “Used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site”

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Claim 24: “This cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.”

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Claim 25: “sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location. The use of this cookie depends on your browser settings and whether you have chosen to have location turned on for your browser.”

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All cross-references from Krdo describe location data sharing, but no independent verification exists.

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https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…

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https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/04/09/cdot-repairing-…

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Claim 26: “Used for Google Single Sign On”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Google Accounts are used as single sign-on for third-party services.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Google Account is a user account that is required for access, authentication and authorization to certain online Google services. It is also often used as single sign-on for third party services.
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Claim 27: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”

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Same as claim 0; all evidence from Krdo with no independent corroboration.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — COMPASS This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
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Claim 28: “Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website.”

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Claim 29: “This cookie ensures browers in an experiment group of the Chrome-facilitated testing period include the Sec-Cookie-Deprecation request header as soon as it becomes available.”

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Claim 30: “SameSite prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks.”

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Claim 31: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”

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Same as claim 0; all evidence from Krdo with no independent corroboration.

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Claim 32: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”

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All cross-references originate from the same source (Krdo) with repeated mentions of cookies like COMPASS, OSID, DV, LSID, NID. No independent verification from other sources.

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Claim 33: “Used to sign in with Google account.”

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Claim 34: “These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback.”

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Claim 35: “This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”

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Same as claim 0; all evidence from Krdo with no independent corroboration.

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Claim 36: “This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”

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Claim 37: “Google Authentication”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Google Accounts are used as single sign-on for third-party services.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Authenticator is a software-based authenticator by Google. It implements multi-factor authentication services using the time-based one-time password (TOTP; specified in RFC 6238) and HMAC-based…
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Claim 38: “This cookie is for authentication with your Google account”

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Claim 39: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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