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An unusual film project created by veterans comes to Aims Community College tonight (Thursday) at 6:30. The Patton Veterans Project works with veterans to help process their trauma by creating short films. You can hear about the project and the films on today’s In the NoCo.

Juneteenth is our newest federal holiday. It’s observed on June 19, but many cities across Colorado will celebrate Freedom Day this weekend, with music festivals and community gatherings. On In The NoCo, CSU professor Ray Black discusses the meaning of Juneteenth, and the unique way he'll celebrate the holiday.

Loveland kindergarten teacher and author Ellen Javernick has published over 20 children’s books. They teach life lessons for young kids and aim to get them thinking about how their actions impact other people. Her newest book, “Awesome of the Day” reflects how, at 87, she continues to energize the kids around her.

A group of researchers at CSU are celebrating a decade of raising a herd of genetically pure bison. Those bison have been transferred over the years to tribes and wildlife organizations around the West.

It’s not easy to spot fireflies on Colorado’s Front Range. Development and pesticide use have destroyed much of their habitat. But scientists at the Butterfly Pavilion hope to change that. We hear about a project that aims to bring fireflies back to the night sky.

Pack burro racing is a uniquely Colorado sport: Runners hit the trail with a donkey by their side. It requires a high level of fitness and an ability to persuade notoriously stubborn animals to run alongside you. A Colorado Sun reporter set out to run her first pack burro race and wrote about the experience.

For people who want to enjoy a beautiful garden without most of the work that goes into it, there's a new trend that’s all over social media. Chaos gardens let you create a colorful flower bed without a lot of design or maintenance. But is it really as easy as TikTok makes it look? A sustainable landscape expert weighs in on the trend.

Eggs prices are still high at grocery stores leading more people around Colorado to invest in their own chickens. Having backyard chickens is a satisfying way for people to get eggs, but there are a few things you have to plan for before starting your own brood.

If you had pets growing up, your body might be better equipped to respond to stress as a result. A new study out of the University of Colorado shows that pets help our immune systems by exposing them to helpful microbes. And those microbes reduce inflammation caused by stress.

Medical marijuana holds serious promise as a treatment for cancer and its symptoms. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping study from an organization based in Evergreen that reviewed thousands of research papers. The findings showed cannabis was a powerful tool for helping patients manage pain from cancer treatment – and was even helpful in shrinking tumors in a laboratory.