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Summer shuttle service to major outdoor destinations is getting rolling across the Front Range. We have a quick rundown of the options.
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Holland Andringa/KUNCThe warm dry winter Colorado just endured could mean an unusually active summer ahead for bugs. So we’re looking at the grasshoppers, Japanese beetles and other creatures that may pose an unusually big threat to the plants and trees in your neighborhood. And we’ll hear advice from an insect expert with CSU Extension on how to protect your garden. -
Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force Central Command Public AffairsA tiny nuclear reactor could be a reality soon at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora. The Pentagon has proposed installing a microreactor there to power the base. Nuclear power – and the radioactive materials associated with – make a lot of people uneasy. So we reached to an expert on nuclear materials to learn more about how a microreactor would work, and whether it’s a safety concern.
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The Republican House Judiciary committee wants answers about how district attorneys and local law enforcement are or are not cooperating with ICE. -
The Colorado Sun is celebrating 150 years of statehood with these recommendations. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read the entire article at the link below. -
The primary winner will face a difficult challenge in the general election, but will say a lot about the future of the GOP in the state. -
The governor is barred from speaking at Democratic Party events or functions or attending as a featured guest. -
The Colorado Supreme Court has ordered the state's largest provider of gender-affirming care for young people to resume medical treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors. Children's Hospital Colorado stopped offering the care in January amid threats that it could lose all its federal funding if it continued offering the care. -
Tentative ideas include free signage for base-area businesses, Haymaker shuttle, utilizing Stockbridge transit lot. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Steamboat Pilot reporter Julia Coccaro and then read the entire article at the link below.
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Dozens of independent, rural hospitals in Montana, Nevada and Wyoming are eligible for the program, where they could have access to a consistent supply of drugs at wholesale prices. -
The Dragon Bravo fire burned about 145,000 acres. Some businesses and trails are now back open. -
Storms across the Western U.S. are dumping more rain in shorter bursts than in decades past. But according to new research, that doesn’t necessarily mean landscapes are holding onto more water. -
The party-line vote came after months of public debate between conservationists and ranching and energy groups over the president’s pick to oversee millions of acres of land. -
Fire weather days are different than fire season. They are increasing due to climate change. -
Relaxed gun restrictions on public lands worries conservation groups about safety to public and wildlife
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