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Attorneys and workers' rights advocates shared their thoughts following federal penalties on three businesses for not protecting workers who died at a Northern Colorado dairy last year.
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Rachel Cohen/KUNCDamage from hailstorms is one factor driving up the cost of homeowners’ insurance in recent years in Colorado. And a new report from the state’s Division of Insurance finds that the threat of hail increases costs all across Colorado – not just along the Front Range. Today on In The NoCo: Why hail is behind higher premiums – and what state lawmakers might do to help. -
Lucas Brady Woods/KUNCColorado’s once-booming craft beer scene has been in decline over the last few years, with around 140 breweries and taprooms closing. But one CU professor says it’s actually a sign that the industry is maturing – and he has some ideas on how local breweries might thrive in this new era.
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Republicans lauded the economic and border security accomplishments of the Trump Administration, while Democrats criticized Trump’s economic policies, saying it’s not reducing costs. -
Federal workplace safety regulators have penalized three businesses over their failure to protect six Colorado dairy workers who were killed by exposure to highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas after a manure pipe disconnected in an enclosed space. -
A work session on Tuesday allowed Fort Collins City Council members to hear from law enforcement about Flock cameras used in the city. -
Talks later stalled for plans of a relocation of the longstanding city establishment. -
The margin resulted in 54 percent of the votes tallied by residents. -
Pedestrian deaths in Colorado are on the rise. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s new campaign aims to raise awareness about an important factor: most of these deaths happen after dark.
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Steve Pearce, Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, said he would not propose large-scale sales of public lands. -
The team, led by a Boise State University civil engineering researcher, looked at half a million wildfire starts, and hundreds of attributes about them. Beyond the obvious weather variables like wind speed, temperature and humidity, they also considered human factors like density of development. -
A new report finds 2025 brought widespread drought, massive wildfires and destructive windstorms across several Mountain West states — and underscores how closely connected those disasters have become. -
Wildfires are a top concern across the region. But certain parts also fall within "hail alley" — the part of the country that sees the most hailstorms. It's driving up insurance costs in unexpected places. -
President Trump’s nominee, Steve Pearce, is a former New Mexico congressman and Vietnam War pilot. The opposition feels he could sell off public land. -
The 11 senators and representatives - all Democrats - said that the consolidation of four Department of Interior agencies’ wildfire programs is being done “without adequate analysis, transparency, or planning to prevent disruption during what is expected to be a significant fire season or to safeguard long-term wildfire preparedness.”
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