Most of Colorado’s independent voters distrust both major political parties and want Republicans and Democrats to be more moderate.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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National news outlets have been reporting on a condition known as "scromiting." It's an intense combination of screaming and vomiting that’s brought on by overindulgence in cannabis. We talked with a doctor at Children’s Hospital Colorado who says the condition is real, although the ‘screaming’ part is a bit exaggerated.
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An unusual twist on the holiday classic The Nutcracker will return to the stage in Denver later this month. It uses Duke Ellington’s jazz version of the famous score to celebrate the history of Denver’s Five Points neighborhood – which was known in the 1930s and ‘40s as “The Harlem of the West.”
Colorado News
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An RFK Jr.-aligned committee bucks longstanding evidence-backed vaccine standard, but Colorado officials aren't aligned.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife experts said bird flu is once again on the rise in Northern Colorado as migratory birds travel through the state.
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President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban states from creating robust regulations around artificial intelligence is another potential roadblock for Colorado’s first-in-the-nation AI law.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold over her refusal to hand over sensitive voter information.
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Colorado, like the rest of the country, is experiencing more, and worse, climate disasters, wreaking havoc on people’s homes and their homeowner’s insurance rates.
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Motorists across the Centennial State are taking advantage of the unusually low prices as the holiday season revs up.
Mountain West News
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Brian Fennessy has nearly 50 years of fire experience, which began in the late 1970s on elite federal hotshot crews and other wildfire teams.
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Eighteen cattle ranchers in the Mountain West region are partnering with a carbon credit company to make their land healthier and get extra revenue.
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A consumer advocacy group is asking top insurance companies to adopt a list of nine protections aimed at increased transparency and fairness.
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New research shows that mountain regions around the world are warming faster than the lowlands below them. Scientists say that could have big consequences for the Mountain West, where communities rely on snow and ice for their water supply.
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The federal vocational program for young adults avoided closures by the Trump administration, but now Congress could slash funds for centers in Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming.
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A group of mostly Western U.S. Senators is demanding answers on why the U.S. Forest Service has fallen behind on efforts to reduce hazardous wildfire fuels. The 12 senators – all Democrats – are from Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and other wildfire-impacted states.
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