Between hosting a hit reality show and acquiring a prestigious film festival, Colorado’s entertainment industry has been buzzing recently. But filmmakers, producers and crew members say making media here is still an uphill battle.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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A leading conservation organization says owls need a hand – and they’re rolling out a program to do it. The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is about to launch a project to get homeowners along the Front Range to place boxes in their backyards where owls can live.
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Climate change impacts many facets of nature – including the timing of when wildflowers, bees and other species emerge in the spring. A new study out of CU Boulder finds that some plants and pollinators on Pikes Peak have fallen out of sync with each other.
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Over the last decade Medicaid spending has risen at a rate of 8.8% a year — about double what the state government is allowed to spend under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, according to the governor’s office.
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Your beloved morning 'cup of joe' may be getting a bit pricier at local coffee shops as tariffs are hitting coffee beans.
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A Simple Soldier, Underland and Seeds are standouts at this year's edition of the festival.
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A coroner’s report on the cause of six deaths at a Colorado dairy points to their exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas as the cause. The report from the Weld County coroner’s office on Thursday is based on autopsies and toxicology tests.
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Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee has approved spending $10 million from the state’s reserves to shore up food banks and food assistance programs.
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Colorado communities are preparing for an unprecedented end to federal food assistance with the government shutdown grinding on. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefits will run out on November 1st.
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At least 1 in 5 Interior cuts could be in the Mountain West.
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As predators like grizzly bears and gray wolves expand their ranges or are being recovered to more habitats, wildlife managers in the Mountain West are increasingly tasked with preventing conflicts between the animals and people. Some are turning to new strategies and technologies, including drones.
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A new study finds that what Americans eat — particularly beef — plays a major role in carbon emissions in cities. And cities in the Mountain West rank among those most heavily impacted.
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Late-spring frosts aren’t just tough on gardens — they’re creating new challenges for black bears in the Mountain West.
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The Utah Supreme Court said a private company failed to show the water would be put to “beneficial use.”
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Collaborative crime fighting efforts keep violent crime rates at historic lows
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