Boulder

In 2019, video of an incident between Boulder police and a young Black Naropa University student outside his apartment went viral. The incident sparked national outrage and calls for more oversight of law enforcement and how complaints against them are handled. In response, Boulder created a position for its first-ever independent police monitor.

As a nationwide shortage of bikes and bike parts continues, so far this year 372 bikes have been reported stolen in Boulder with an average value of around $1,600.

New research shows high numbers of officers retiring and resigning at departments across the country. Some Colorado law enforcement agencies are seeing the same trend.

The flowers have all wilted and dried at the fence along Table Mesa Drive, where a temporary memorial stands for the 10 victims of the South Boulder King Soopers shooting. Last week, Kroger announced their decision to reopen the store by the fall, after a complete remodel. The company has pledged to listen to community input on what that redesign and reopening will look like.

The Table Mesa King Soopers in Boulder where a gunman killed 10 people on March 22 will reopen by late fall after a complete interior and exterior renovation, parent company Kroger announced during a press conference. The company offered no specifics for the plan, but pledged it would listen to community members’ input for the redesign.

The grocery store at the center of a shooting that left 10 people dead in Boulder remains closed. More than a month later, a memorial around the perimeter of the site still attracts mourners who leave behind flowers and heartfelt notes. What lies ahead for that building is very much an open question. But there is a playbook, of sorts, for communities finding a way to move forward with physical infrastructure that has become synonymous with mass tragedy.

In the Japanese tradition of senbazuru, it is said that if you fold 1,000 origami cranes, your wish will be granted. The idea found its way around the world with the story of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who inspired others with her endeavor to fold enough cranes to cure her cancer, after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Since then, the paper crane has become an international symbol of healing, hope and peace. Last week, local artists came to the Museum of Boulder to help with a similar effort — the Memorial Crane Project.

Colorado prosecutors have filed over 40 more felony charges against the man charged with killing 10 people at a Boulder King Soopers last month — including allegations he used a large capacity magazine that had been banned by state lawmakers in 2013 in response to mass shootings.

KUNC is checking back in with members of the South Boulder community to see how they, and the community around them, have been processing this tragedy.

Bill sponsor Leslie Herod, D-Denver, says the goal of the new law is to help police locate stolen firearms before they can be used to commit other crimes.