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The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment has sent a COVID-19 mitigation plan to the state health department. The plan is in response to Colorado health officials alerting the county that their variance, which allowed the county to reopen faster than the state, is at risk of being revoked if coronavirus cases continue to rise.

Today on Colorado Edition: We get an update on a new investigation into the death of Elijah McClain. We also check in on the oil and gas industry, and we hear about a new Olympics and Paralympics museum opening this week in Colorado Springs. Plus, we hear a discussion about the Americans with Disabilities Act and the arts community.

Saturday, Aug. 1 is Colorado Day, the anniversary of Colorado becoming a state in 1876. And it's also the day that Duane Vandenbusche becomes Colorado’s new state historian.

Today on Colorado Edition: we’ll learn about the local impacts from the Great American Outdoors Act. Plus, we’ll hear from a local teacher about schools opening in the fall, talk with Aurora’s new police chief, and learn about the impact of the closure of the U.S.-Canada border on a small town in Montana.

In this episode of Colorado Edition, we listen to KUNC's three-part series "Fire Risk", which examines how the Marshall Fire prompted changes in building homes and how people are evacuated. Also, how can homeowners protect their existing homes? We meet a first-generation college student helping others like her through social media. Finally, John Denver's iconic "Rocky Mountain High" turns 50.

On this week’s Colorado Edition, we hear updates on the police shooting of a young man in Clear Creek County. Then, we travel to Nevada to hear how water scarcity is affecting one ranching community in a real way. Finally, we check in with the Colorado Sun and discuss what news they’re following.

In our first episode of 2023 we are looking at the legacy of the Marshall Fire. The fire destroyed more than one thousand homes and damaged at least 150 more. The cost of the fire is estimated to top 2 billion dollars. In December, just before the Marshall Fire anniversary, KUNC Reporter Leigh Paterson produced a three-part series that featured personal stories about the fire. In this first installment, Leigh checks in with a firefighter who was on scene.

On this episode of Colorado Edition, we’re looking at a midterm election debrief and the property dispute over one of Fort Collins’ oldest restaurants — Pobre Pancho’s.

On this episode of Colorado Edition, we learn about how one mobile home community is rebuilding after the Marshall Fire’s winds devastated its community and we discuss Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s plan to eliminate acres of irrigated land.

On this episode of Colorado Edition, we focus on water. We have two stories from our ongoing coverage of the Colorado River: Checking in with the people who have a front row seat to the crisis, and seeing if the Colorado River Compact is still working.