Colorado Today

A Colorado soldier wounded in Operation Epic Fury returns home. Plus, a major breakthrough in the long running effort to bring passenger rail to the northern Front Range. Then, a staged break-in, a fake business and insurance fraud; hear about the accusations aimed at a Boulder dance instructor. Finally, Arlo pays a visit to a zoo… for bugs. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is su...

Xcel Energy has a plan to keep your rates down even as more and more data centers go up. Then, we bring you the latest warnings about Colorado’s water supply and restrictions. And, a big potential change on the horizon for two of Denver’s biggest TV newsrooms. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Elaine T...

April showers lead to May flowers, but May hail storms lead to June insurance claims. A new proposal from lawmakers aimed at bringing those damage costs down. Plus, the Denver Art Museum is reexamining and returning looted art from its collection to countries around the globe. And, meet the Grammy-winning professor teaching jazz at the University of Denver. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colo...

Experts are worried Colorado is on track to see even more measles cases than last year’s exceptionally high numbers, at a time when the resources to care for infected children, in particular, are scarce. Then, school districts are on deadline to come up with cell phone policies for their students. And, trees along Denver’s water-ways have been disappearing. We uncover who’s to blame, and what’s be...

Each winter and spring, Colorado’s snowpack is painstakingly monitored at survey locations across the mountains. We tag along with a federal worker who has the painful job of measuring just how bad things are. Then, next year’s state budget is on its way to the full legislature. We have five important things to know about what is, and isn’t, in it. And, a new library in Adams County wants to conne...

In a victory for the former Mesa County Clerk, a court has ordered Tina Peters to be resentenced, finding the original judge was punishing her for her views when he gave her nine years behind bars. Then, as the meatpacker strike in Greeley drags on, the risks are increasing for workers and the company. Plus, a musical tradition to celebrate, and torment, those you care about. Email us at coloradot...

Colorado’s plan to move away from coal power is running into new challenges, as utilities juggle a plant they can’t seem to fix and another they’re not allowed to close. Then, for the first time in more than five years, teachers in Colorado are on strike. Plus, a unique choir is helping people with dementia reconnect through music, tapping into memories that words alone can’t reach. Email us at co...

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy for minors, finding the First Amendment protects licensed therapists who try to change a young clients’ sexual orientation or gender identity. Then, a Colorado Springs community has been dealing with a unique type of pollution: concert noise. Residents thought they had found a legal solution, then th...

The sheriff’s office in Costilla County is almost empty, after the sheriff and most of his staff were criminally indicted last week. We learn more about the charges, and the temporary sheriff who was sworn in Monday. Then, the Democratic ballot is almost set for June’s statewide primaries: who will be on it, and who fell short? Plus, while you enjoy the early blossoms and shorts weather, just bewa...

A strike, a protest, and a party assembly, we get you caught up on all the action and other big crowds from this weekend. Then, there’s another zoning battle on the ballot about more types of housing near single-family homes. Plus, it sounds like a real medical drama, but it's just practice. We visit the program where actors are training doctors. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today...

Colorado’s population growth slowed down in a major way in 2025, but some counties saw a bump in residents. Then, we have updates on water restrictions in Colorado and a Coloradan freed in Afghanistan. Plus, Colorado’s new professional women’s soccer team, Summit FC, plays its first home game Saturday in front of a record breaking crowd. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is suppor...

How early should you arrive for your flight? The partial government shutdown has led to staffing shortages for TSA. We check in on wait times at DIA. Then, Colorado is building more affordable housing, but advocates are worried about the homes going off the market. Plus, now’s your chance to have a say in what parts of Colorado history should be marked on our roads. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.o...

Data shows that Coloradans are losing more money than ever to online sports betting. Two bills at the state legislature could put some limits on both sportsbooks and the state lottery. Then, a state program that offers Medicaid-style coverage to undocumented children and pregnant women is way over budget, and could be on the chopping block for big cuts. Plus, Bella’s Bagels in Colorado Springs is...

Colorado’s justice system is under scrutiny over whether some of its youngest defendants are being denied protections meant for those presumed innocent, especially when detention can worsen underlying conditions. Then, state leaders aim to strengthen civil rights enforcement as federal priorities shift… but funding those efforts could prove a challenge. Plus, a CSU researcher is studying the scien...

Following a no-confidence vote, Brita Horn says she’ll resign as head of the Colorado GOP after next month’s state convention. But some candidates question whether the party can make it through that all-important step in the primary selection process. Then, in Mesa County organizers are changing the name of the upcoming Cesar Chavez Day celebration, and trying to keep the focus on honoring the lab...

Colorado’s prison system is bursting at the seams. To deal with it, the governor’s office wants money to reopen a shuttered prison, but lawmakers aren’t eager to write that check. Plus, the Denver City Council votes next week on the contract for a new vendor to replace Flock’s license plate surveillance system, but concerns remain. And if you’re listening to this with a tissue in your hand, you’re...

Colorado is experiencing record temperatures this week, and water managers want people to start thinking about conservation now. Then, disturbing accusations about the late labor leader Cesar Chavez have Denver rethinking whether to honor him. And sentencings this week in two high profile criminal cases. Plus, a state board considers whether to ban Colorado’s SNAP recipients from using their benef...

The group that oversees the National Center for Atmospheric Research is suing the government departments that fund it, arguing NCAR is being dismantled not for policy reasons, but to punish Colorado. Then, the Southern Colorado city of Walsenburg has been without reliable water since last week, as crews try to plug leak after leak. Plus, after a surprising assembly upset, a political newcomer will...

We bring you the latest on the strike on one of the largest meatpacking plants in the country. Then, Jefferson County Public Schools is pushing back as the Department of Education accuses it of Title IX violations over accommodations for trans students. And a Colorado producer talks about her work on, “One Battle After Another.” Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CP...

Colorado lawmakers face painful budget decisions that could affect programs for people with severe disabilities. Then, recycling in Colorado gets a high-tech upgrade, we visit a new facility where AI-powered systems sort materials with air cannons. Plus, rock art sites across the state reveal glimpses into the lives and ideas of people who lived here thousands of years ago. Email us at coloradotod...

Colorado’s once booming job market has been lagging the nation for a while now, and last year it may have hit an unpleasant milestone. Plus, why thousands of workers at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley are preparing to hit the picket line Monday. Then, after two weeks of war Persians in Colorado are holding on to the hope that this could be the start of something better for Iran. And the state...

President Donald Trump has long opposed all-mail elections, now he’s trying to strong-arm Congress into banning them. For Colorado, the impact of that change could be significant. Then, ICE officials were on the stand in a Denver courtroom this week, and their testimony gave rare insights into the agency’s operations in Colorado. Plus, we meet two members of Team USA competing in wheelchair curlin...

State lawmakers are considering requiring AI chatbots to implement new safety measures as concerns grow about the risks to kids. Then, the School of Mines has a new effort to prepare its undergraduates for jobs in quantum industries, and it involves a lab deep under the earth. And, a film about poet Andrea Gibson, who died of cancer last summer, is up for Best Documentary at the Oscars this weeken...

While the war with Iran is thousands of miles away, its effects are already being felt locally. That includes higher prices at the fuel pump. Then, Colorado is in danger of running short on nurses. The state’s universities hope to shore things up. Plus, can pumping oxygen into your home help with altitude sickness and insomnia? Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR...

Colorado’s latest wildlife debate centers on fur trapping, where unlike big game hunting, trappers don’t have to report how many animals they take. Then, what a super-deep drilling experiment in Weld County might say about the energy future in Colorado. Plus, we visit a very unusual office party, thrown by artists with an unusual vision for Denver’s empty highrises. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.o...