Colorado’s bald eagle population was hit hard by avian influenza in 2022, reducing the number of nests by about 20 percent. But now, the eagles have made a remarkable recovery.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
-
Fort Collins used to be home to a network of trolleys that would take people to work and school. These days, a trip on the restored Fort Collins trolley is a treasured part of summer. On In The NoCo we take a ride and learn some of the trolley's fascinating - and sometimes quirky - history.
-
Eagle County school officials struggle with twin issues: a shortage of affordable housing and a shortage of teachers. A new housing complex designed for educators offers a solution. We’ll hear from one of the first teachers to live there in today’s episode of In the NoCo.
Be an engaged voter this year.
Voters are at the heart of every election. We want to know what issues most matter to you. Your hopes and concerns will set the agenda for how we report and write about the issues — and the stakes — of the 2024 election.
Please take a few moments to tell us what you think candidates should be talking about as they compete for your vote. We will use your contact information only to reach out if a reporter wants to better understand your comments. If you chose to remain anonymous, your name will not appear in any story.
Read our election coverage and get important info on how to vote in your area, and important dates to know this election season.
Colorado News
-
A plan in Fort Collins to build 140 condos on land north of Odell Brewing Company has resurfaced. The Tapestry development has gone through several years of planning and neighborhood meetings. It would be developed on 12 acres donated by the brewery's founders. Tapestry developer Hartford Homes said the project is intended to serve the "missing middle." Coloradoan Associate Editor Sarah Kyle joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to break it down.
-
Joe Collier, the former Buffalo Bills head coach and architect of the Denver Broncos' famed "Orange Crush" defense, has died. He was 91.
-
State experts have found the man charged with shooting and killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 had untreated mental illness but was legally sane at the time of the attack.
-
Colorado's Democratic-controlled Legislature has nixed a bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms. The Colorado House passed the ban in a historic vote this year after roughly the same proposal was swiftly nixed last year.
-
Eight Colorado State University students are graduating after some rocky years of couch surfing and being unhoused. They relied on subsidized housing through a local nonprofit to make it through.
Mountain West News
-
The $135 million will go towards building and maintaining residential solar installations on a number of reservations.
-
The Biden administration has put out a beta version of what it calls the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas, a massive mapping project that seeks to visualize conservation efforts across the country. It also is intended to show progress toward the administration’s goal of conserving or restoring 30% of American territory by 2030.
-
As high school and college students plan for their graduations, some Native students in the Mountain West and beyond could face resistance for wanting to wear tribal regalia with their caps and gowns.
-
The long-anticipated rail line aims to hit 200 miles per hour on the track and connect riders from Southern California to Las Vegas in about two hours, less than half the time it takes to drive. Brightline West is the private company behind the project.
-
Polling from the Coalition group shows the majority of Idahoans support abortion cases in “some or most cases.”
NPR News
Station News