Leigh Paterson
Senior Editor & ReporterAs KUNC's Senior Editor and Reporter, my job is to find out what’s important to northern Colorado residents and why. I seek to create a deeper sense of urgency and understanding around these issues through in-depth, character driven daily reporting and series work.
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Before it burned to the ground earlier this month, the Caribou Village Shopping Center was an important part of life in Nederland. Now, two weeks later, those businesses are navigating what comes next. -
Xcel Energy was scheduled to go to court to fight a lawsuit brought by more than 4,000 homeowners, businesses and insurers. -
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office confirms at least two students were shot on Wednesday. -
Colorado is confronting a manufacturing workforce problem: not enough people have the right skills or the interest in doing these jobs. So, many companies are turning to automation and speeding things up. In the second installment of our series, ‘Factory Work,’ KUNC visits with the people and robots that are getting the job done. -
Colorado has a workforce problem: thousands of manufacturing jobs are unfilled. For years, employers have struggled to find people who want this work and have the right skills. The first installment of KUNC’s two part series, ‘Factory Work,’ examines one fix: getting teenagers interested in manufacturing. -
President Trump's new domestic spending law will have big impacts on health insurance in Colorado. Here's a rundown of who is covered and when changes are set to take place. -
With federal education funds on hold as of July 1, Colorado schools and non-profits are figuring out how to keep paying for services this summer. The state stands to lose more than an estimated $76 million dollars. -
Therapists and other clinicians in Colorado found out this week that their rates for serving low income clients will drop significantly starting this fall. -
Want to feel better? In Steamboat Springs, you could be prescribed guitar lessons or drawing classesAs arts education becomes more limited in some schools, arts programs for wellness are launching around the country. In Steamboat Springs, art experiences can now be prescribed as an antidote to stress or isolation. -
Faced with classrooms of distracted teens, many Colorado schools adopted new rules this year: Cell phones must be put away or they'll be taken away.
