A controversial Colorado law states if a child protection caseworker gets caught falsifying records or lying about checking on children in one county, that person can still get a job in another county. The law further states that a new employer does not have to know about past bad behavior if there is no criminal case against that individual. Some childcare advocates are asking for a change. The Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to discuss her story.
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The town of Vail made headlines recently when it canceled a planned residency with Native American artist Danielle SeeWalker. SeeWalker had painted a piece called “G is for Genocide” as a statement in support of Palestinians during the conflict in Gaza. SeeWalker talks about why she created the painting and whether this experience will change her approach to art, on In The NoCo.
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You may have heard of a recent trend in yard care: No-Mow May. The idea is to support pollinators like bees and butterflies by letting dandelions and clover grow through the month. But is it a good idea for our region? We get answers from a plant expert at CSU, today on In The NoCo.
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80 victims have reported losing tens of thousands of dollars to fraud schemes in Summit County so far this year, sheriff says
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As many as 200,000 birds are estimated to have migrated across Summit County overnight some days this month. Dark skies will help the birds on their journey.
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Five NHL players left their teams this season to receive care from an off-ice assistance program run by the league and union. That's the same number that entered the program the previous three seasons combined.
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These days, a trip on the restored Fort Collins trolley is a cherished part of a summer weekend. But the city was once home to a network of trolleys that served as public transportation. We hopped on board to learn some of the trolley's fascinating and sometimes quirky history.
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One person is dead and another has been hospitalized after a vehicle and a tanker truck crashed on Colorado's main east-west highway. The crash Thursday on Interstate 70 near Morrison created a fireball and sent up a huge plume of black smoke. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says a person in a vehicle died and the truck driver has been hospitalized.
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The Bureau of Land Management recently held a series of public meetings about its new proposed sage grouse management plan. As the bird’s population continues to dwindle across the West, the agency is trying to add protections, all in an attempt to prevent the bird from being listed as an endangered species.
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A new report from the American Lung Association shows cities across the Western U.S. have some of the most polluted air in the country. But that’s not the case everywhere in the Mountain West.
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In 1998, Judy Shepard’s son, Matthew, was tortured outside Laramie and later died as part of an anti-gay hate crime. After his death, she helped found a nonprofit dedicated to fighting hate and the discrimination of LGBTQ+ people, and worked to usher in federal hate crime legislation.
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A new study looks into how many fish are in reservoirs across the U.S., and what role these ecosystems could play in conservation and food security.
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The study from Yale showed that those who are “alarmed” and “concerned” about climate change almost doubled over the past decade to nearly 30%. About 16% are “doubtful” or “dismissive.”
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