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Election officials across Colorado are taking steps to fight social media misinformation. The stakes are high, as artificial intelligence makes it easier than ever to create false images that look and sound real. On In The NoCo, we get a look at the behind-the scenes work to safeguard the 2024 election for Colorado voters with Weld County Clerk Carly Koppes.

Head to the farmers market this time of year, and the aroma of roasted Colorado-grown Pueblo chile peppers fills the crisp autumn air. So how did Colorado get its own signature chile variety? On today's In The NoCo, we meet the man who brought the Pueblo chile to life.

Colorado colleges and universities have seen a boost in enrollment this year. And Black and Hispanic students are accounting for a large part of that enrollment. Hear about what Colorado colleges have done to make completing a degree easier and how they are focusing more on supporting students of color on today’s In the NoCo.

Crews near Boulder are preparing to extinguish an underground fire that has been burning for more than a century. It’s one of 38 underground fires burning in coal seams around the state. We’ll hear how this unusual firefighting operation works.

There are lots of techniques people use to de-stress these days. But one unusual way to unplug is the practice of “forest bathing.” Users immerse themselves in nature and tap into all five senses as a way to slow down and reset. We get some advice for how to try this for yourself – even if you’re just getting out in your own backyard.

Students at Colorado State University have designed an innovative prosthetic foot. The design uses 3D printing technology that allows them to customize each prosthetic they make for the person who will wear it. Hear the story of the CSU engineering students who created the award-winning design.

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 Weld County, killing everyone on board. Now, 70 years later, a new memorial has been unveiled to commemorate the tragedy.

A struggling novelist sets off a social media firestorm in a new novel by Colorado author R.L. Maizes. "A Complete Fiction" raises sticky questions about who gets to tell someone else’s story. We talk with the author about how her own social media obsessions inspired the book.

Temple Grandin is well known as an author, as an advocate for people with autism, and a pioneer in the humane treatment of livestock. And she’s about to get another honor: Her portrait will soon be on the wall of the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. CSU’s Temple Grandin shares how this came about, and what it means to her.

Young women are more active in sports than ever. But female athletes face different training challenges than their male counterparts. Now, a new program at Children’s Hospital Colorado aims to transform how middle and high school girls who play sports manage their physical and mental health.