Northern Colorado Center for Investigative Reporting

Sheriffs are some of Colorado’s most powerful local elected leaders. They are tasked with enforcing a multitude of laws, running jails and carrying out evictions. But how closely they follow the law sometimes hinges on other factors — like their own politics or those of the community they serve.

KUNC Investigative Reporter Scott Franz talks with Morning Edition Host Nikole Robinson Carroll about potential solutions to air quality concerns being raised in Northern Colorado.

When there's poor air quality in Colorado, it can be a nuisance for residents. But for some, the bad air cancels plans and changes lives.

Residents in Superior say an airport in Broomfield where hundreds of planes still use leaded gasoline is the source of lead they are finding on their homes. The airport director is skeptical of the claims.