Colorado Today

Electrical grid upgrades, Bus Rapid Transit: coming soon to Colfax, the inaugural Dolly Days

The Trump administration has awarded $250 million to help Colorado upgrade its transmission system to better connect with other states, and the result could be more renew

Methane emission rules tightened, Jeffco tackles pine beetles, Christian Glass memorialized with new art center

Colorado has long been a step ahead of the rest of the country when it comes to reining in methane emissions. New rules will help make sure the technology that does that

Armed security at USPS facility, homebuilding down, wild horse contraception, the Bug Man of Hollywood

As private security guards are being sent to a postal service processing facility in Denver, some state officials are concerned about timing ahead of the election. Then,

Oxygen supply scare at UCHealth, FEMA aid denials, Denver neighborhood tries to protect local beavers

Patients at Colorado’s largest hospital had to rely on the emergency backup oxygen after someone disrupted the main supply to the building. Then, the Aspen Acres Fire is

Medicaid busting the state budget, courts shutdown livestreams over fears of misuse, St. Mary’s glacier has vanished

Medicaid continues to be the 800-lb gorilla in the room when it comes to the state budget — with cost overruns that could get close to a half a billion dollars this year.

Uncertain winter snow forecast, Colorado universities tackle enrollment, fall bird migration

The super El Nino has raised Coloradans’ hopes for an extra snowy winter, but even as we move into fall, forecasters aren’t sure whether the weather pattern will deliver.

Travel troubles on the roads, Congress tackles data centers, new Giraffes Center at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

CDOT is warning motorists that it’s shutting down part of I-70 westbound near Denver this weekend. Then, a data center energy bill sponsored by GOP Rep. Gabe Evans passed

Evergreen parents question gun laws, Trump-backed PAC spends in CO, one-woman show tackles a mother’s dementia

Colorado law requires gun owners to safely store firearms where kids can’t get to them. But last year’s shooting at Evergreen High School has some parents there questioni

Can Democrats turn rural counties blue, legal showdown looms for the Colorado River, Coloradans don’t like AI

Colorado Democrats have long struggled to win over rural voters, but could their midterm strategy buck the trend? Then, as levels continue to drop on the Colorado River,

‘Aridification’ has reached Denver, farmers frustrated with sewage spill, a foothills hummingbird sanctuary

Forecasts suggest we could be in for another dry winter in Colorado, and that has the state’s largest water utility warning its customers that things like lawns are likel

Why are so many Coloradans betting on…table tennis? Teaching 9/11 in schools, rare photos from ground zero

For people worried that problem gambling is on the rise in Colorado, there’s one sport in particular they point to: table tennis. Then we take a closer look at the legacy

Where to get a COVID vaccine, Denver mayoral race heats up, drought brings early fall colors

While COVID-19 cases slowly rise across the country, Colorado is trying to fight falling vaccination rates by making it as easy as possible to get the jab. Then, the fiel

Missy Woods sentenced for falsifying DNA evidence, lawsuits over lift ticket prices, Convict Coffee Co.

Yvonne “Missy” Woods, the former CBI DNA analyst accused of manipulating results in hundreds of cases, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Then, multiple lawsuits a

Federal disaster help on its way, families frozen out of childcare subsidies, sumo showcase

After being rejected for federal help last year, Colorado communities will finally get access to FEMA funding to help recover from this summer’s wildfires and flooding. T

Purplish takeover: What’s happening with Buc-ee’s?

On this Labor Day, we’re handing the Colorado Today feed over to our colleagues at Purplish. Host Bente Birkeland and KRCC Editor Andrea Chalfin explain why, after being

Student ICE protests, trans youth care lawsuit, Denver economic climate, Peter Heller on ‘The Dog Stars’

At schools from Denver to Grand Junction, and many points in between, students plan to walk out of class at noon today to register their anger over the Trump administrati

Xcel data center plan gets pushback, CoSprings Utility proposes new solar fees, Latino voters’ views

Colorado’s largest utility has laid out how it plans to meet the booming demand for energy by data centers. But critics say the plan doesn’t go far enough to require that

Dangerous ozone summer, confidential voters exposed, private prison lawsuits, Waymo arrives

The numbers are in and Colorado’s air really did have a terrible summer, thanks in part to ground-level ozone. Then, the state accidentally made personal information abou

Sewage spill in the Arkansas River, ICE brutality allegations, studying dementia in dogs

Communities and parks along the lower Arkansas River have been warned to avoid the waterway as a massive wastewater spill continues to make its way downstream. Then, ICE

School phone bans take effect, late night drag racing dangers, trying to pick a Colorado ‘smell’

This school year started with a lot fewer mobile distractions in some Colorado’s classrooms. As districts roll out their new restrictions, we hear what some students thin