The Daily Sun-Up

Rising flu cases & A state-sponsored fish giveaway

Today, reporters Michael Booth and John Ingold discuss rising flu cases in Colorado as well as a state-sponsored fish giveaway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i

Denver still a draw for new businesses

The struggle continues with downtown Denver office vacancies, but it’s certainly not all bad news. Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang talks about compani

Will the Eldora deal ever get done?

The pending sale of Eldora ski area in Boulder County to the town of Nederland has been going on for roughly two years. Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks

BONUS: A cloud-seeding company claims it added 2 billion gallons of water in Utah. Experts have their doubts.

Communities in the struggling Colorado River Basin looking for ways to shore up water supplies after decades of drought are turning to new forms of cloud seeding. Is it s

Katie Rizzo talks about losing her son and her new book "The Trimesters of Grief"

Katie Rizzo, author of "The Trimesters of Grief", sit's down with the Sun's Kevin Simpson to discuss the loss of her son and her new book. denverartmuseum.org aarp.or

Breaking Free from Limerence with Amanda McCracken

Tracy talks to Amanda McCracken, a Boulder-based writer, runner, mother and author of When Longing Becomes Your Lover: Breaking from Infatuation, Rejection, and Perfectio

Nancy Pelosi on Colorado Politics and the 2026 Midterms

Colorado Sun Public Policy Editor Justin George sits down with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during her recent visit to Littleton. Pelosi was in Colorado for a f

Colorado “opportunity zones”program 2.0

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2026/10/03/opportunity-zones-low-income-colorado-investors-tax-break/  Colorado is working on its next round of incentives to help lo

Ski swap season is here

Before the ski lifts start turning, there’s another Colorado tradition that will hit Colorado communities in the hills and on the Front Range: ski swaps. Parker Yamasaki

Author Krista Hanley on her Columbine experience and "How to Survive a Mass Shooting"

Author Krista Hanley sits down with the Sun's Kevin Simpson to discuss her Columbine experience and "How to Survive a Mass Shooting". https://honestlygood.org See omny

Plastic Shamans, Haunted Places and the Women Who Write the West

Today the Sun's Tracy Ross talks to Annette McGivney and Betsy Gaines Quammen about their new books Plastic Shaman and This Haunted Land as well as the importance of repr

Colorado Sun hosting candidate event

Today, Sun events specialist Kristina Pritchett and politics editor Justin George give us a preview of the Colorado Sun debates and candidate conversations as we head int

Denver has a lot to brag about

Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down a new multimillion dollar marketing campaign dubbed “Denver: The best return on life.” Funded by local bus

Catching up on outdoor news across Colorado

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins gets us caught up on a variety of news coming from the outdoors, including a liability lawsuit dismissed, river permitting prop

Stephen Collector on the outdoors and his new book, "No Do-Overs in Paradise"

Stephen Collector sits down with the Sun's Kevin Simpson to talk about the outdoors and his new book, "No Do-Overs in Paradise". Original Thinkers: https://www.original

Colorado company faces allegations of mishandling $100M in internet access contracts

The Colorado Broadband Office has canceled numerous contracts totaling more than $100 million that had been awarded to a Parker-based company to build fiber internet to r

Kathleen Baran recounts the night a bear attacked her tent

Today the Colorado Sun takes you inside a dark tent in the middle of the night at a remote Colorado campground, where an animal attack forced a resourceful camper to draw

Colorado making waves in the Michelin restaurant ratings

Today, Colorado Sun Parker Yamasaki talks about the latest round of Michelin star awards in the state, how it works and how one husband-and-wife team is taking the Colora

Crested Butte's mountain biking draw started with Pearl Pass Klunker Tour

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins gets into the origins of the 50-year-old Pearl Pass Klunker Tour, which many consider to be the start of modern-day mountain bi

G. Brown on Tim Curry, Big Head Todd and The Tragically Hip

G. Brown, director of the Colorado Music Experience, sits down with the Sun's Kevin Simpson to chat about Tim Curry, Big Head Todd and The Tragically Hip. See omnystudio