Colorado Today

Denver Restaurant Week kicks off today amid a contentious debate over how restaurant workers in Colorado should get paid. Then, crashes on I-70 led to a 9-hour closure this week and calls to change the rules for truckers. Plus, what happened to Colorado’s effort to stay on daylight saving time? Remember to turn your clock ahead an hour this weekend! This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi...

Denver’s mayor faces accusations he broke federal law in sheltering immigrants. Then, a decades-long western conservation success story faces a new threat: federal layoffs. And we’ll explain what bird flu means for the annual sandhill migration through Colorado. We’ll also tip you off to an art show featuring pieces inspired by visitors from out of this world. This episode of Colorado Today is hos...

Denver is spending thousands of dollars preparing its mayor to appear before a congressional committee today. Meanwhile, parents of babies and toddlers with developmental disabilities are waiting to find out if crucial therapies for their kids will be cut. Then, doctors say which diseases they are watching for five years after COVID hit. And a rover built in Colorado will sell moon dirt to NASA. T...

Going up and down the Front Range by train may actually be possible soon, 20 years after it was promised. Then, what Colorado’s Democratic congressmembers are doing to push back on mass federal firings. Plus, there’s a massive backlog in processing evidence in sexual assault trials. And Coloradans have proposed some bad sports teams names, but we have another chance with the National Women’s Socce...

Funding for local law enforcement in Colorado is in question. Plus, federal layoffs hit Colorado, including for the agency that forecasts the weather. Then, hear how Colorado companies are thinking about tariffs that could take effect tomorrow. And get to the root of a listener’s question about a key Colorado vegetable. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanan...

Get the the statewide news you need in less than 15 minutes each weekday, with reporting from the trusted newsrooms of CPR, Denverite and KRCC. Hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani, with episodes available starting March 3. Click "Follow" now to get new episodes of Colorado Today in your feed. Colorado Today is a production of Colorado Public Radio. It's made possible by donations from li...