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After union negotiations fell apart with the meatpacking giant JBS last week, workers went on strike Monday. They're fighting for better pay and working conditions in one of the country's most dangerous jobs.
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Claudia A. Garcia, Special to The Colorado SunHow a childcare shortage forces parents with babies to make tough choices in parts of rural ColoradoChildcare for infants in Colorado can be tough to find – in fact, in some rural communities like Leadville, there are zero licensed childcare slots for infants. Today on In The NoCo: What’s behind the shortage, and how some communities are trying to fix the problem. -
Photo of Allyson Reedy by Chelsea ChorpenningThe Great Gatsby is a classic novel. One Colorado author loves the book so much, she set out to revisit the story from a fresh perspective. It’s now a novel called Mrs. Wilson’s Affair. Hear the story behind the novel, today on In The NoCo.
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The state predicts that the Covering All Coloradans program will cost Colorado $104.5 million in the fiscal year that began July 1. Nonpartisan fiscal analysts estimated the cost would be $14.7 million. -
Workers at JBS USA’s meatpacking plant took to the picket line Monday, with union employees braving temperatures in the teens in the first such strike at a U.S. meatpacking plant in decades. -
Two survivors of the Amache internment camp in southeastern Colorado describe how the forcible relocation of Japanese-Americans during World War II affected their families and continues to conjure up painful memories. -
A survey of 2,000 adults explored the appeal — and misgivings — about doing different activities alone, finding that nearly a third loathe the idea of driving by themselves. -
Lawyers for immigrants allege officers are violating a court order limiting how they can arrest people. -
A bill that would ask Colorado voters to put billions more toward school funding passed its first committee hearing.
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The National Park Service recorded 323 million visits in 2025 at parks, historic sites, monuments and recreation areas, about a 3% decline from 2024’s all-time high. -
In its latest quarterly earnings report, Vail Resorts said North America skier visits were down roughly 12% through the beginning of March compared to last year, and revenue fell about 5% for the quarter. -
Cardiac activity can be detected with a transvaginal ultrasound at about six weeks. A group of abortion access advocates say they'll ask a court to block the ban. -
States across the Mountain West added record amounts of wind and solar power in 2024. Now, a new industry report shows the region is also becoming a national leader in battery storage. -
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And that has a broad impact—from tourism to drought to allergies
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