KUNC | Community Radio for Northern Colorado

Without Federal Regulations, States Are On Their Own To Enforce Safety In Marijuana Industry

For every crop in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency carries out a rigorous set of tests to determine which pesticides are safest. How and when a pesticide is used can depend on how that crop is consumed by the average person — is it ingested, inhaled or applied topically? It’s a precise science that aims to keep consumers safe from potentially toxic residues. But, like most federal regulations, none of it applies to the marijuana industry.

Are School Shootings Becoming More Frequent? We Ran The Numbers

'Charlie Says' Not Your Typical Manson Family Film

Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds

By Sasha Ingber & Rhitu Chatterjee • May 17, 2019

The number of people dying by suicide in the U.S. has been rising, and a new study shows that the suicide rate among girls ages 10 to 14 has been increasing faster than it has for boys of the same age.

Boys are still more likely to take their own lives. But the study published Friday in JAMA Network Open finds that girls are steadily narrowing that gap.

Are School Shootings Becoming More Frequent? We Ran The Numbers

By Luis Melgar • May 17, 2019

If in recent years it seems that school shootings are happening more frequently, occupying public discourse and media coverage, it’s because they are. Although school shootings are still very rare compared to daily gun violence, the data show they are happening more often.

Survey: Region's Bankers Losing Confidence In Farm Economy

By Associated Press • May 17, 2019

A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows they're rapidly losing confidence in the region's farm economy.

The Rural Mainstreet survey for May, released Thursday, shows the survey's overall index dropping from 50 in April to 48.5 this month. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy, while a score below 50 indicates a shrinking economy.

U.S. Wildlife Biologist Pleads Guilty To Selling Bobcat Pelts

By Associated Press • May 17, 2019

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist has pleaded guilty in a yearslong criminal enterprise of hunting, skinning and selling dozens of Colorado bobcat pelts.

The Daily Sentinel reports 46-year-old Thad Bingham pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to a felony count of transporting and selling the pelts to international fur traders.

'Charlie Says' Not Your Typical Manson Family Film

By Howie Movshovitz • May 17, 2019

Mary Harron’s Charlie Says centers on three of the women from the Manson gang in prison in California, long after they’ve committed those horrendous murders. Leslie Van Houten, Patricia Krenwinkel and Susan Atkins live in cells on death row as the film begins, not because they’re to be executed, but because the prison doesn’t know how else to segregate them from the rest of the inmates.

KUNC's Colorado Edition: Spending On The Roads Again

By KUNC Newsroom • May 17, 2019

In this week's episode of Colorado Edition, we take a look at what Colorado lawmakers did this past session to help ease the state's transportation issues, dig into the regulations for pesticides used on marijuana plants, venture off the beaten path to where an artist was busy bringing the Breckenridge troll back to life, and more.

This Teen Nearly Died In A School Shooting. Now She's Just Trying To Live

By Laura Isensee • May 17, 2019

It's 5 o'clock in the morning, and Sarah Salazar would rather be sleeping. Not just because it's early. Or because she's a teenager and can't seem to get enough sleep. Doctors say the shotgun pellets embedded in her shoulder, lung and back have sent her lead levels skyrocketing and leave her feeling tired much of the time.

It's Not Just Salt, Sugar, Fat: Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain

By Maria Godoy • May 16, 2019

Over the past 70 years, ultra-processed foods have come to dominate the U.S. diet. These are foods made from cheap industrial ingredients and engineered to be super-tasty and generally high in fat, sugar and salt.

Boulder Police Officer Who Confronted Student Resigns After Investigation

By Karlie Huckels • May 16, 2019

Body camera footage — Boulder Police Department

A Boulder police officer has resigned following a confrontation with a black college student who was picking up trash in his yard.

The Boulder Police Department concluded an internal investigation on the March 1 incident when officers, two of them with guns drawn, confronted Zayd Atkinson.

1 Killed In Small Plane Crash In Northern Colorado

By Associated Press • May 16, 2019

Authorities say one person was killed in a small plane crash in northern Colorado.

Carie Dann with the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority says smoke was reported in the plane's cabin Wednesday afternoon, and emergency responders found the crashed aircraft about five minutes later near the Northern Colorado Regional Airport.

Pages

Colorado Edition