Colorado News

A new survey of farmers and ranchers found they mainly trust local agencies and have not taken much advantage of state and federal payout programs.

University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced Tuesday he's retiring from the job but will stay on as faculty in the School of Education.

Colorado Sun Health And Environment Reporter Michael Booth joined us to discuss a story about preventing injuries and deaths to bats that fly too close to wind power turbines.

New research shows air quality gains in the U.S. have been cut by wildfire smoke. Scientists are sounding the alarm for change if the world wants to breathe clean air in the future.

The System Conservation Pilot Program is ready to spend additional millions from the Inflation Reduction Act to save water in the agriculture industry through 2024.

Elijah McClain's mother left a Colorado courtroom in tears as prosecutors showed jurors disturbing video footage of the 2019 confrontation with police in a Denver suburb that led to McClain's death. The 23-year-old Black man died after being put in a neck hold by officers and injected by paramedics with a powerful sedative. Two Aurora officers are under trial for manslaughter and other felony charges in McClain's death.

Ireland's ambassador to the United States, Sen. Michael Bennet, and about 500 other people gathered in Leadville on Saturday to celebrate the completion of the Leadville Irish Miners' Memorial at Evergreen Cemetery.

The invasive rusty crayfish was discovered in Lake Granby, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is concerned because of its proximity to the Colorado River.

Colorado prosecutors are focusing on police body camera footage — both raw and digitally enhanced — as they build their case against two officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain. The officers in the Denver suburb of Aurora put the 23-year-old Black man in a neck hold in 2019. He was sedated by paramedics and later died. Attorneys for the officers say their actions were in line with police policies. The defense raised numerous objections Thursday to the digitally enhanced videos, but the judge indicated he would let jurors see them. McClain's death has been raised up by protesters as a searing example of excessive force against Black people.

Data from the Society of Family Planning shows Colorado has become a leading provider of telehealth abortions, following pandemic-era health care restrictions and the overturning of Roe vs. Wade.

This year's festival aims to highlight a diverse group of brewers from across the country.

The Colorado Sun editor David Krause joined us to discuss an anticipated new state report on police use of force.