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Gov. Jared Polis delivered the State of the State address to the Colorado legislature at 11 a.m. on Thursday. Watch and read it here.

Damage assessments released on Saturday afternoon totaled 991 homes and businesses destroyed and another 127 structures damaged in the Marshall Fire. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said three people have now been reported missing.

KUNC will deepen its engagement with communities across Northern Colorado this year by partnering with other public radio stations in a national initiative called America Amplified.

Starting in August, KUNC’s Luke Runyon is stepping away from coverage of the Colorado River basin to participate in the University of Colorado’s Ted Scripps fellowship in environmental journalism.

The Public Media Journalists Association awards recognize the best work in public media from across the country. KUNC reporters won awards in the Series, Enterprise and News Feature categories.

Sigma Delta Chi Awards honor exceptional journalism in print, radio, television and online. KUNC won in the Investigative Category for Cash Flows: How Investors Are Banking On the West’s Water Scarcity. It is a collaborative series reported and produced by KUNC, Aspen Journalism, KJZZ and The Nevada Independent.

KUNC reporters won regional Edward R. Murrow awards in the Hard News and Investigative Reporting categories, and Top of the Rockies awards for Best Multimedia Story and Enterprise Reporting.

The KUNC newsroom received two awards from Colorado Broadcasters Association during their annual contest for 2020.

Following Monday’s deadly mass shooting in Boulder, 26 federal, state and local agencies are aiding in the case. At a press conference today, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said one of the biggest questions remains the motive.

Tuesday at 11:58 a.m. - Speaking in front of fallen officer Eric Talley’s patrol car this morning, Gov. Polis called the shooting a horror and terror for the entire state. Authorities also identified nine other people who had been killed. The victims were men and women who ranged in age from 20 to 65.