One day, a fourth generation of family members will run Lenz Farms in Yuma County on Colorado’s Eastern Plains. They plan to bring back innovative ideas and implement new things to help the farm continue to grow. But will these fresh ideas be enough to offset a shrinking water supply?

KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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For 30 years, incarcerated men at a Canon (“canyon”)City prison cared for and trained wild mustangs, getting them ready for adoption. But now, the federal government says it is ending this unusual program, saying it costs too much. We learn more about the program’s impacts, and what’s next for Colorado’s wild horses.
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A History Colorado exhibit offers a powerful look at the role women have played in grieving familiesA spooky program from History Colorado in Denver takes visitors back in time to experience death and mourning in the Old West. “Victorian Death Experiences” explores the traditional role that women have played when a loved one dies.
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The state’s Democrats and Republicans have been holding press conferences, giving interviews, and attacking each other on social media, as they try to get their message on the shutdown out.
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Colorado is permitting a Florida-based company to deploy warm-weather cloud seeding in Weld County. It's an attempt to make more rain fall on farm fields.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman has appeared as a novel, a film and a musical. This latest film version also preserves the heart of the story, which is the human struggle for freedom.
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Colorado’s prisons are understaffed and overcrowded, pushing inmates into county jails. The state’s emergency plan is now active, but local leaders say it’s only a temporary fix.
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Wildlife and vehicle collisions happen too often in Colorado. So much so, the state is investing tens of millions of dollars to create safe animal crossings. This includes an overpass on I-25 in Douglas County that’s one of the largest in the world. In the third installment of our series Crossing Paths, KUNCs Stephanie Daniel reports, residents in Northern Colorado are stepping up too.
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More than a dozen Colorado cities at risk of losing out on state funding based on their housing policies.
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A new report finds that rising temperatures are making droughts across the Mountain West and Southwest even worse — and longer-lasting.
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Every two and a half miles of barbed wire is responsible for killing one deer, elk or pronghorn a year, one study estimated.
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The National Park Service said most roads and trails are open, but most buildings are closed. Some are confused about what they’ll find when they arrive at any given park site.
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When conditions allow for it to be done safely, research strongly suggests that land managers should let some fires burn to reduce the risk of catastrophic blazes. But making that decision can be complicated. A new study highlights ways to incentivize that often difficult call.
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Measles cases decline in recent weeks, doctors encourage prevention.
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Before the federal government shut down on Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said it would team up with Mountain West states to study mine waste for critical minerals. Trump administration officials hope the effort will strengthen national security and support emerging technologies.
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