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When Hickory Village Mobile Home Park in Fort Collins went up for sale in May, the residents wanted to buy it. But after submitting and then resubmitting an offer, negotiations ultimately fell through. Colorado Edition spoke to Andy Kadlec, the program director for Thistle ROC, about what happened.

Enhanced federal unemployment benefits that were put in place during the pandemic came to an end over the weekend. Roughly 107,000 Coloradans will lose their eligibility, according to state labor officials. About 30,000 will no longer receive an extra $300 per week. Tamara Chuang has been reporting on this for the Colorado Sun. She joined Colorado Edition to talk about what the end of these benefits will mean for unemployed people.

In the months following the Sept. 11 attacks, several steel beams from the World Trade Center were sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Maryland and Colorado for testing to better understand why the towers came down. Nineteen years ago, not long before the first anniversary of 9/11 in 2002, KUNC's Brian Larson visited NIST's Boulder facility to hear from the engineers tasked with testing the steel.

Today on Colorado Edition: we look at the emerging market for law enforcement liability insurance in our state, hear how the legal system is responding to the growing use of the deadly opioid fentanyl, and learn about an annual event to honor the firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11.

U.S. Paralympian and Coloradan Adam Scaturro won a silver medal at this year's Paralympics in Tokyo. He joined us to discuss his athletic journey and the future of Paralympic games.

With the spread of the delta variant prolonging the end of the pandemic, the city of Boulder recently re-opened a center that provides people experiencing homelessness a place to recover from COVID-19.

Colorado Edition's Alana Schreiber meets up with Buck Adams, a veteran, entrepreneur and formerly incarcerated individual who founded the organization Art for Redemption, which aims to help inmates by promoting the artwork they make while in prison.

Today on Colorado Edition: we learn what's being done to address the skyrocketing demand for COVID-19 testing, and get details on the state's plans for a booster shot rollout. We also hear about a public health initiative in Boulder that gives people experiencing homelessness a place to recover from COVID-19. And we learn how a formerly incarcerated individual is advocating for prison reform through artwork.

Last month, the Biden administration committed to providing tens of millions of COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated adults by Sept. 20. Dr. Thomas Campbell, a professor of medicine and chief clinical researcher for UCHealth, spoke with Colorado Edition's Erin O'Toole about the science behind booster shots, and how they might impact the spread of the coronavirus.

Today on Colorado Edition: we learn more about the science behind booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine. We also hear how fentanyl testing might reduce the risks of overdosing on the deadly opioid, and look back at KUNC’s early coverage of some of the first 9/11 anniversaries.