Today on Colorado Edition: We hear the second of a two-part series on police payouts in Northern Colorado, and we talk with KUNC investigative reporter Michael de Yoanna about settlements that called for reforms to policing, and whether they’ve been effective.

Today on Colorado Edition, we get an update on the NCAR fire that erupted Saturday near Boulder. And we hear the first of a two-part series from KUNC investigative reporter Michael de Yoanna looking into police payouts or settlements in Northern Colorado.

A group of Colorado journalists and community members of color called The Voices Initiative has been working to understand and correct racism in traditional local media. Today on Colorado Edition, we discuss the racist past coverage of newspapers, and about the findings of initiative so far.

Today on Colorado Edition, we talk with Camille Dungy, a poet and professor in Colorado State University’s English program, about her contribution to an anthology of writings at the intersection of the climate movement and feminist thought. And we talk with Apollo Rodriquez, a high school student in a small Colorado town who documented coming out as transgender in a photo essay.

The new podcast “Women’s Work” from independent audio producer Ashley Ahearn follows women ranchers who are changing the ways we manage land and livestock across the West.

Colorado has a thriving music scene with thousands of artists and hundreds of music venues, along with artist development firms and recording studios to support the industry. Now a new music nonprofit has officially launched to help up-and-coming musicians with mentorship and financial support. Black Fret began in Austin in 2013, opened a chapter in Seattle a few years later, and is now coming to Colorado.

Today on Colorado Edition, we get an update from KUNC’s state capitol reporter about where lawmakers are in the 2022 legislative session. And we hear about a new nonprofit launching in Colorado to provide support to the state’s music scene.

On today’s Colorado Edition, we hear about a new bill that would cover the cost of college tuition for thousands of foster youth in the state. And we listen back to a conversation with Dr. K. Ron-Li Liaw, the new chief of mental health at Children’s Hospital Colorado, about the ongoing challenge to provide resources and support for young people struggling with mental health issues.

Today on Colorado Edition, we head up to Loveland to watch the new Chimney Hollow reservoir project take shape, and we hear how a volunteer for a nonprofit that helps people navigate insurance after disaster is working with Marshall Fire survivors.

Among many things the pandemic revealed was just how undervalued many essential workers are, especially those who work in lower-paid service-industry jobs. Denver-based author and blogger Adam Kaat chronicles his experience working in this tumultuous time in his novel Life on the Grocery Line: A Frontline Experience in a Global Pandemic.