Campbell died of natural causes surrounded by his family, his daughter, Shanan Campbell, confirmed to The Associated Press.
FILE – Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, delivers a parting statement to witness Michael Scanlon, President of Capitol Campaign Strategies, as he takes the fifth at an oversight hearing on the In Re tribal lobbying matters in Washington, Nov. 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
FILE – Retired U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell jokes with a reporter as his image is seen reflected in a mirror positioned in a hutch in his home in Ignacio, Colo., Jan. 11, 2005. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
FILE – Kenny Frost, left, and former Colorado Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell speaks before the commemoration of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site near Eads, Colo., April 28, 2008. (Kirk Speer/The Gazette via AP, File)
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FILE – Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, delivers a parting statement to witness Michael Scanlon, President of Capitol Campaign Strategies, as he takes the fifth at an oversight hearing on the In Re tribal lobbying matters in Washington, Nov. 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
A former Arapahoe County social worker sentenced to prison for filing a false child abuse claim against an Aurora city councilwoman was released on parole, according to Colorado Department of Corrections records.
Light snow will fall across Colorado's mountains on New Year's Day, dropping up to 6 inches on the state's tallest peaks by 5 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service.