Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun

Since the state’s high court last year questioned previously unassailable liability waivers, juries have issued record-setting awards in wrongful death lawsuits and new lawsuits are targeting ski resorts. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read the entire article at the link below.

The Spaniard lands in Colorado next week to begin a project to race across all 58 Colorado 14ers before climbing peaks in California and Washington. Oh yeah, he’s going to pedal a bike between the peaks and states. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read the full article at the link below.

At least 10 Colorado 911 dispatch centers have received emergency texts from iPhones saying people were trapped, lost or on fire. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read the entire Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Eagle, Gunnison, Pitkin and Summit direct local tax dollars toward backcountry rangers who will maintain trails, douse fires and pick up trash amid surging visitation to public lands. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

As housing affordability continues to be an issue across the state, some developers are getting creative. Learn about this shipping container neighborhood with a conversation with the Colorado Sun.

“They have betrayed the public trust and poisoned the well,” says a wildlife advocate after the Forest Service dropped a planned wildlife study as part of the Mad Rabbit singletrack trails project. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun editor David Krause and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

A bill proposed this week would offer $3 million a year to a “global film festival entity” that moves to Colorado. The Sundance Institute says Boulder is one of three potential hosts for the country’s largest film festival. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Lance Benzel and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Vail Resorts, which endured an unprecedented wave of bad PR, says the contract that ended a 12-day patroller strike is consistent with pay for all patrollers. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun reporter David Krause and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Steamboat Springs voters in 2013 approved lodging tax funds for trails. But should those trails be in town to benefit locals or in forests to help lure pedaling tourists? Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun's Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

With an unclear budget for 2025, the Forest Service is not planning to hire seasonal workers next year and warns volunteer groups not to expect big projects. Listen to Morning Edition host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun outdoor reporter Jason Blevins.