In The NoCo
KUNC's In the NoCo is a daily slice of stories, news, people and issues. It's a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The show brings context and insight to the stories of the day, often elevating unheard voices in the process. And because life in Northern Colorado is a balance of work and play, we celebrate the lighter side of things here, too.
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Colorado celebrates its 150th birthday this year. But the journey to statehood was complicated. The new season of KUNC’s award-winning podcast The Colorado Dream examines important movements and moments in Colorado’s history — including what it took to become the Centennial State. -
Wildland firefighting is dangerous and often deadly work. That fact was driven home in recent days after three firefighters died fighting a blaze on the Colorado-Utah border. So what tools do firefighters use to protect themselves when a blaze is out of control – and how do these tools help in the worst of scenarios? -
Are moose a native species in Colorado? The answer to that question is more complicated than you might expect. So a University of Colorado scholar dug into centuries of newspaper records and animal remains to find out. We hear about what he found, and what it means for the thousands of moose that live in Colorado now. -
Colorado leaders recently got the green light from federal regulators for a bold plan: They want to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the state — by importing them from Canada, where the prices are far cheaper. A look at how the project could lower the cost of what’s in your medicine cabinet, and what its odds of success might be. -
A recent decision to allow the use of motorized chainsaws in wilderness areas has some environmental groups concerned. They say it defeats the purpose of preserving wilderness in the first place. So, will Coloradans hear chainsaws and other motorized devices next time they hit the trail for a day in the wilderness? -
Farms on Colorado’s Western Slope are famous for Palisade peaches and other fruits and vegetables. But Colorado is also famous for its wild weather, which can wipe out crops. Today we look at a unique partnership that helps get crops to farmers markets– even when a spring freeze left some farms without much to harvest. -
Scientists are taking aim at the brook trout – an invasive species that harms native fish in Colorado’s high country. Wildlife officials are trying an experiment that will result in only male brook trout being born. And that will likely eliminate the fish from Colorado waterways. We dig into the experiment. -
Many of the musicians who take jobs in some of the country’s best orchestras get their start right here in Colorado. Each summer, the National Repertory Orchestra brings about 80 young musicians to Breckenridge, and helps them practice the art of playing in a symphony. We get a glimpse at the orchestra's demanding performance schedule, and hear the musicians in action. -
A new play being staged in Longmont and Boulder tells a powerful story about the displacement of Black families to make way for the expansion of a university. It’s based on real events in Indianapolis in the 1950s. We hear from the Boulder resident who wrote the play about why he wanted to tell this story. -
State lawmakers asked every school district in Colorado to create a policy around student cell phone use. And some have responded by banning mobile devices for the entire school day to cut down on distractions in the classroom and promote better mental health for kids.
