Poudre School District
/
Youtube
The school board decided Oct. 27 to close five schools next fall: Beattie Elementary, Johnson Elementary, Putnam Elementary and Blevins Middle School.
CSFS/Peterson/Field Peterson, Colorado State Forest Service
Courtesy Boulder County District Attorney's office
Boulder Chamber of Commerce
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
-
Courtesy of Innbo Shim / Creede, USAA documentary filmed in a former Colorado mining town offers a unique look at how Americans can coexist. Creede, USA explores how conservative residents of Creede, Colorado find a way to get along with their free-spirited neighbors. The film will be shown next week at Greeley's Go West Film Festival. -
Wayne Armstrong/Courtesy University of Denver Lamont School of MusicFor nearly three decades, a unique community organization has focused on performing – and preserving – sacred music originally sung by enslaved Africans in the U.S. centuries ago. This weekend, The Spirituals Project choir brings the music to Loveland.
Colorado News
-
The passenger rail district promises full service from Fort Collins to Pueblo by 2032. -
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office began accepting public comment this week on a proposed joint venture between AdventHealth and Intermountain Health, a deal that would merge hospital services along the Front Range. -
Record rainfall in the U.S. Southwest is providing rare relief to the region's depleted reservoirs. Storms in October and November sent torrents of water through normally dry creeks and into reservoirs and rivers. -
The concerns are one of three reasons that Colorado Parks and Wildlife is pulling back on killing wolves involved in livestock attacks. -
Propositions 132, 133, 134 and 135 can be overturned or tweaked with a simple majority vote of the state legislature. -
About half of Aims Community College’s students report they don’t have insurance, are underinsured, or on Medicaid. Half also say they face mental health challenges. To address those student needs, officials at the two-year college in Greeley took an uncommon step for a community college.
Mountain West News
-
Drought and climate change have cut deep into the Colorado River's reservoirs, and Arizona rains did little to boost Lake Powell and Lake Mead. -
A team at Idaho National Lab could be part of the solution to reducing nuclear reactor waste as the industry expands in the U.S. -
The federal government distributed billions from energy and mineral development, putting the spotlight on fossil fuel revenues. -
Current forecasts often give warnings about hailstorms 30 minutes in advance. Researchers at Colorado State University say their models may be able to lead to alerts hours or days ahead of time. -
A second round of heavy rain in less than two weeks forced evacuations, flooded streets and closed roads. Now, neighbors are stepping up to help one another. -
Supporters say doulas could help bridge care gaps. They aren’t medically trained, but they provide emotional support and information before, during and after childbirth.
Sign up for our weekly newsletter!
Get top headlines and KUNC reporting directly to your mailbox each week when you subscribe to In the NoCo.
* - required field
NPR News
Western Water
