Emma VandenEinde
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Artificial Intelligence has been used to edit photos, enhance home appliances and more. Now it’s being widely introduced in the classroom. Some are skeptical, but others see promise.
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KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Luke Runyon/Harvest Public MediaIn the early 1900s, the community of Dearfield was Colorado’s largest Black homesteading site. It thrived for many years, until the Dust Bowl and the Depression pushed residents out. UNC scholar George Junne explains why it’s important to reflect on the community today. -
University of Northern Colorado/Courtesy of UNCColorado, like many other states, has a severe shortage of doctors. To help address that need, a new medical school is set to open in 2026 at the University of Northern Colorado. We hear from the founding dean of the new College of Osteopathic Medicine, today on In The NoCo.
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A second teen has pleaded guilty in the death of a 20-year-old driver who was hit in the head by a rock that crashed through her windshield in suburban Denver last year. -
For a second consecutive year, the Avalanche are on the brink of elimination with Valeri Nichushkin, one of their top players, unavailable due to circumstances away from the ice. The 29-year-old Russian forward was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in stage 3 of the league's player assistance program. -
Now that Mother's Day has come and gone, it's time to start digging in the garden. But before you go all-in, check out these sustainable suggestions from local garden experts. -
Colorado legislators are taking a bold step to protect wetlands and streams by enacting a bill that will issue permits for activities such as road-building and homebuilding while monitoring impacts on waterways. -
The BNSF Railway Company has been trying to vacate part of a road in Weld County to create a new intermodal facility. But the annexations—and allegations—are not over yet.
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More than 10 million U.S. homes sit within three miles of a solar farm. A new national survey looks into how people feel about having these large renewable energy projects as their neighbors. -
New maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) show the migration routes of several big game herds across the West. -
In annual reports sent to Dark Sky International, Utah’s national and state parks list light pollution from development and tourism as the main threat to maintaining their certification. -
A recent incident involving a Lift Lines comic and a parking loophole in Teton Village illustrates an underlying friction in ski towns throughout the Mountain West. -
The data suggests the West is less impacted by the phenomenon than other regions, but a utility expert suggests the impact could still be quite significant.
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