Northern Colorado saw some of the state’s biggest protests Saturday, but even smaller communities drew crowds.

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Visitors to national parks this summer may notice striking new signs asking people to report any “negative” depictions of historic events or figures they encounter. Advocates for national parks worry that this will lead to censoring less flattering parts of U.S. history. We hear about how this order could impact Colorado’s national park sites, like the Amache internment camp or the Sand Creek Massacre historic site.
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Vegetables that ripen whenever you’re ready to eat them? Scientists at CSU want to make it a realityImagine being able to tell the vegetables in your garden when to ripen. Researchers at Colorado State University say they’re developing genetic “toggle switches” for plants that would let people control when and how their crops grow.
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Officials anticipate organized rallies to be peaceful.
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Plenty of bands have put out an excellent album, and some even have multiple great recordings. But how many bands have three exceptional releases back-to-back-to-back? Ben Freid, a host on 105.5 The Colorado Sound, joined us on KUNC to talk about some of his favorite album three-peats.
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A Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson confirmed Thursday that staff have seen new wolf pups this spring. The agency is monitoring four den sites, relying on aerial observations, ground observations, remote trail cameras as well as public sightings to do so, the spokesperson said.
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The Alamosa senator had the unanimous support of his caucus, after his predecessor stepped down to take a new job.
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Cities and organizations around Northern Colorado are commemorating Juneteenth with multiple events over the next week.
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The new opinion states that presidents may remove or reduce protections for monuments that “never were or no longer are deserving” of such status.
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“Come back to work.” That’s the message from the U.S. Forest Service’s new chief, Tom Schultz, to recently-retired workers.
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It would be called the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to budget documents from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Interior. The agency would consolidate the wildland fire programs of the USDA and Interior within the latter.
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About 15,000 people gathered in downtown Boulder on Sunday to honor the victims of the attack and celebrate the city’s 30th annual Boulder Jewish Festival, according to organizers.
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Federal forecasters say there is above-average potential for significant wildfires all the way through the end of September across a vast swath of the Western U.S.
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Tom Schultz, the head of the U.S. Forest Service, is calling for wildfires to be extinguished “as swiftly as possible this season.” But aggressive suppression policies are widely believed to be one of the key culprits in the current wildfire crisis.
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