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The proposals would add to the list of who can petition to have someone’s guns removed under the state’s red flag law and add new rules for selling and tracking gun barrels.
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Jason Blevins/The Colorado SunA position on the ski patrol is a dream job for many skiers. But the stress that comes with it can be serious. A ski patrol member might deal with a cranky guest one day and a badly injured skier the next. A new program at Winter Park helps the ski patrol cope with these challenges. -
Janice RubinFiddler on the Roof is one of the most popular musicals ever. A new stage production in Boulder feels especially powerful in the wake of an anti-Semitic attack that happened in Boulder last summer. We hear from the Boulder rabbi who’s playing the lead role in the show’s final, sold-out performances this weekend.
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A third round of “No Kings” protests is coming this spring. -
The city recently approved sending a letter to Xcel criticizing their handling of the prolonged outage. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Axios reporter Mitchell Byars and then read the entire article at the link below. -
Preparations are beginning in Colorado to reintroduce another predator to the wild, and some prominent critics of wolves are behind the effort to bring back the wolverine. -
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Initiative 95 would amend the state constitution to require that police officers, sheriff’s deputies and prosecutors alert federal immigration authorities if they charge someone whose immigration status is in question if that person has a prior felony conviction or the charge is for an alleged violent crime. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this article with Colorado Sun reporter Jesse Paul then read the entire story at the link below. -
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the bald eagle had a ball bearing in its wing when they found it near Croke Reservoir.
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Cold temperatures have settled over much of the Mountain West this winter, but precipitation has been harder to come by, leaving large parts of the region unusually dry for late January. -
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Electric vehicles are becoming more common across the country. But in the Mountain West, long distances, rural roads and wide-open spaces can make switching to electric more challenging. -
The U.S. Department of Education started to send notices of collection, which may include wage garnishment, to borrowers whose student loans have gone unpaid for more than nine months and are in default status. Employers can withhold up to 15% of disposable income, without a court order, from employees whose student loans are in default.
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