The Colorado Sun

A new state program helps aspiring teachers get their licenses by becoming apprentices. Participants can work in classrooms and get paid for those hours while taking education classes on the side. Advocates think the program could help address Colorado’s shortage of public school teachers

Colorado ranks among the top 10 states for cannabis use. Marijuana intoxication in dogs has been on the rise since recreational use was legalized in 2012.

The Perkins County Canal Project has generated tension between the two states since 2022. Earlier this year, Attorney General Phil Weiser threatened legal action over Nebraska’s use of eminent domain. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki and then read the Colorado Sun story at the link below.

The cash will allow work in fire-damaged watersheds and the Kawuneeche Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park to continue. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun publisher Larry Ryckman and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Firefighters are working to control two fires in the park, one on each end, that are burning up dry fuel amid gusty winds.

As the charismatic birds reintroduced to the region in the 1980s pop up more frequently, human-turkey encounters are on the rise. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun team editor David Krause and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

A nonprofit called Sunshine Home Share is helping older homeowners fill up their extra bedrooms with people who want cheaper rent in exchange for doing household chores. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Kevin Simpson and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

In the first comprehensive review of Colorado land use laws, the National Zoning Atlas found that you can build single-family homes almost anywhere. But apartments, condos and townhomes are widely prohibited. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Brian Eason and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Two major child care and early learning centers in Denver are scaling back programs because of financial turmoil, with one center shutting down a building. Listen to Morning Edition host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun Education Reporter Erica Breunlin and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

There were 407 unaccompanied immigrant children placed with sponsors in Colorado from October through May, plus 75 refugee children in the state foster care system. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.