Thomas Peipert
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Thomas Peipert
@thomaspeipert.bsky.social
Thomas Peipert is a Denver-based multi-format reporter for The Associated Press.

Website: www.thomaspeipert.com
apnews.com/article/tyso... American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs
An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs
Tyson Foods is closing its beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of just 11,000.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:28 AM
A fun story I worked on this week.
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A Denver dino museum makes a find deep under own parking lot. Like 'a hole in one from the moon.'
A Denver dino museum makes a find deep under own parking lot. Like 'a hole in one from the moon.'
A dinosaur fossil has been found in an unlikely place, a hole drilled under the parking lot of a Colorado museum where dinosaur skeletons are on display.
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July 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
July 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
apnews.com/article/fune... home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies sentenced to 20 years in prison
Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies sentenced to 20 years in prison
A federal judge has sentenced a Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decomposing bodies to 20 years in prison on federal fraud charges.
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June 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This was a fun story to shoot and write.
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Flutes for Fido: Volunteers play music to soothe shelter animals
Flutes for Fido: Volunteers play music to soothe shelter animals
It's often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Houston boy is putting that to the test for an unlikely audience — man’s best friend.
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June 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My photos and video of the Run for Their Lives march in Boulder, Colorado, which coincided with the Boulder Jewish Festival. Video is the first image in the slideshow. apnews.com/article/boul... 
Israeli hostages highlighted at Boulder Jewish Festival after attack on group urging their release
Israeli hostages highlighted at Boulder Jewish Festival after attack on group urging their release
This year's Boulder Jewish Festival has been reimagined to focus on community healing. That comes after an attack during a weekly gathering of a group that has been calling for Hamas to release Israel...
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June 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm a bit late posting this, but here is my video of Boulder's police chief addressing the response to the attack on Pearl Street. apnews.com/video/boulde... 
Boulder police chief addresses response to fire attack
Boulder police chief addresses response to fire attack
Boulder’s police chief is defending his decision not to quickly label Sunday’s fiery attack on a downtown pedestrian mall as terrorism. (AP Video: Thomas Peipert)
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June 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My video and photos for a story about airline safety. The flight simulator brought back fond memories of a time when kids were allowed in the cockpit to get their plastic wings.
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This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact
This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact
News that air traffic controllers directing planes into New Jersey’s busiest airport twice lost both their radar and radios is alarming.
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May 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Check out this fun video I worked on today about a pet kangaroo escaping its home in Durango, Colorado - for the second time. And here is the print story: apnews.com/article/colo...

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Colorado police chase a loose pet kangaroo
YouTube video by Associated Press
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May 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
RIP Morris. An interesting obituary I wrote today about the alligator that starred in the Adam Sandler comedy "Happy Gilmore."
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Alligator that starred in 'Happy Gilmore' dies of old age in Colorado
Alligator that starred in 'Happy Gilmore' dies of old age in Colorado
An alligator that appeared in numerous TV shows and films over three decades, most notably the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore,” has died at a gator farm in southern Colorado.
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May 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
A story I helped with today about how Salt Lake City and Boise, Idaho are skirting statewide flag bans. Scroll down in the story to watch the video.
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Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting flag ban laws
Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting flag ban laws
The Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City and Boise, Idaho, adopted new city flags this week that show support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of new laws passed by their states’ Republican-con...
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May 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A sad story I worked on about the famous grizzly bear family in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.
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Member of beloved grizzly bear family hit and killed in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park
Member of beloved grizzly bear family hit and killed in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park
A 5-year-old bear that was a member of a beloved grizzly family in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has died.
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May 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Video and photos I shot for a story about the Trump administration canceling a study about trust and vaccines in a historically Black community.

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A community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the study
A community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the study
Some Denver parents got texts during this winter's brutal flu season with videos sharing why people in their neighborhoods chose flu shots for their kids.
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May 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A quick story I wrote about the Trump administration's latest efforts to crack down on so-called "sanctuary cities."
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Trump administration sues Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcement
Trump administration sues Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcement
The Department of Justice is suing Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering with federal efforts to enforce immigration laws.
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May 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Who wants to go thrifting? A video story I helped with about how Trump's tariffs could affect the secondhand clothing market.
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Sellers of secondhand clothes prepare for tariffs to give their businesses a boost

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Sellers of secondhand clothes prepare for tariffs to give their businesses a boost
Stores selling secondhand clothing, shoes and accessories are poised to benefit from the Trump administration’s trade war even as global businesses race to avoid potential damage.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM