Maxine Speier
Host, Morning EditionEmail: maxine.speier@kunc.org
As the Morning Edition Host for KUNC, it’s my job make sure KUNC’s listeners have all the news they need to start each day. Before coming to the Front Range, I was a reporter at Montana Public Radio and an editorial fellow covering wildfire and the environment for Pacific Standard magazine. I love keeping up with the top news stories going on in the world, finding how they relate to where we live, and helping listeners navigate the ever-changing news landscape.
I have a master’s degree in natural resource journalism from the University of Montana and a bachelor's in creative writing from Vassar College. When I’m not hosting and reporting, I’m either skiing, hiking with my not-so-well-behaved dogs, or lost in a book.
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The Boulder County Disaster Assistance Center will help those who lost homes or were displaced due to the Marshall Fire by getting them immediate financial and food assistance, filing claims for lost property, connecting with mental health support and more. -
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.
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Updated 11/18/2021 - New details have emerged about Tuesday night's fatal plane crash. Veteran pilot Marc Thor Olson was flying the single-engine aircraft responding to the Kruger Rock Fire, when the air tanker went down in turbulent wind conditions. As part of its investigation into the crash, the Larimer County Sherriff's Office is asking the public for any photos or videos taken of the aircraft while it was conducting aerial operations on the fire.
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Heavy debris flow is complicating search and rescue efforts along the Poudre Canyon west of Fort Collins, where three people are still missing in the wake of flash flooding Tuesday night.
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Colorado’s top public health officials say the state is in the midst of a third wave of the novel coronavirus. A growing number of counties across the state are entering more restrictive safer-at-home levels.
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Sales for both hunting and fishing licenses are up in Colorado this year. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, over 624,000 people applied for the big game draw this year, up from 609,000 in 2019.
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Organizers in Denver and Fort Collins are marching for racial justice today on the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington.
