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Boulder has an ongoing shortage of affordable homes for middle-class families. One local group has proposed an unconventional solution: They want to get rid of the city's airport and build affordable homes on that land. We hear from one of the campaign’s organizers on today’s episode of In The NoCo.

You may have noticed the haze that has settled over the Front Range in the last few days. And you might have gotten a push notification alerting you to the poor air quality. But what should you do with that? We’ll hear about what these notifications mean for your health on today’s In the NoCo.

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science recently announced the discovery of a new, tiny scorpion-like species in a cave near Boulder. On today's In The NoCo, we hear from the man who identified it, and learn why his family hobby has led to him discovering dozens of other cave-dwelling creatures.

The Boulder Comedy Festival kicked off this week featuring a diverse set of performers from around Colorado and the country. The event is organized by a local comic who makes it her mission to include a big variety of performers.

A Colorado mountain town is considering whether to allow certain types of companies to vote in local elections. On In The NoCo, we unpack the debate and how it reflects the tension between resort town residents and the tourism business that drives much of the local economy.

The town of Grand Lake is taking steps toward becoming an official Dark Sky community. If certified, they would join 15 other parks and communities across Colorado designated as official Dark Sky places. On In The NoCo, we learn why more places are making efforts to protect the night sky.

Are you daydreaming about your next camping trip – but not sure if the kids in your family can handle it? On today's episode of In the NoCo, Boulder author Helen Olsson shares how to set your family up for success in the great outdoors.

Fort Collins used to be home to a network of trolleys that would take people to work and school. These days, a trip on the restored Fort Collins trolley is a treasured part of summer. Today on In The NoCo, we take a ride and revisit some of the trolley's fascinating - and sometimes quirky - history.

Every day in Colorado, we bike, drive or walk on streets that were designed using outdated research and bad assumptions. That’s the premise of the new book, “Killed by a Traffic Engineer.” We talk with the author about how we should be thinking about traffic safety.

In 1955, a man planted a bomb in luggage aboard a United Airlines flight shortly before it took off from Denver. The plane exploded over beet fields in Weld County, killing everyone on board. We hear the story of Flight 629, and the work to create a memorial, on In The NoCo.