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Wellington's planning commission voted Monday to approve the construction of a new asphalt plant in town during a heated public meeting. Many residents have been showing up to the commission's recent meetings to protest the plant.

The Colorado Sun Editor Larry Ryckman joins us to talk about the battle over Hughes Memorial Stadium and long-delayed recognition for a Colorado WWII soldier.

Disney's new exhibit is similar to the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit, with a virtual reality-like setting.

An archival collection at the Denver Public Library documents the life and legacy of Gudy Gaskill, who was often called the 'Mother of the Colorado Trail.'

Frozen Dead Guy Days got started as a small community event more than 20 years ago. It came about because of an improbable series of events that brought the cryogenically frozen body of a dead Norwegian man—the locals call him ”Grandpa”—to Nederland.

An Indigenous professor is conducting a national study to learn more about the housing experiences of millions of American Indian and Alaska Native people living in urban areas.

Black and Latino children in Colorado under 18 saw the steepest drops in poverty.

Boulder’s main library branch is back open but crews are still working to clean up the building after testing in December showed traces of methamphetamine contamination. Since then, libraries in Englewood, Littleton and Arvada have also temporarily shut down due to the presence of meth.

Communities across the Front Range are recognizing Black History Month with everything from a special musical performance to a youth storytelling event.

In our first episode of 2023 we are looking at the legacy of the Marshall Fire. The fire destroyed more than one thousand homes and damaged at least 150 more. The cost of the fire is estimated to top 2 billion dollars. In December, just before the Marshall Fire anniversary, KUNC Reporter Leigh Paterson produced a three-part series that featured personal stories about the fire. In this first installment, Leigh checks in with a firefighter who was on scene.