The Colorado Sun

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.

The state’s dismal economic forecast requires the green tax credits be slashed in 2026, Colorado economists said Wednesday. Listen to Morning Edition host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Health/Environmental Writer Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

The Colorado Division of Insurance says 110,000 people could drop off coverage as subsidies decrease and programs meant to hold down prices falter. Listen to "Morning Edition" fill-in host Desmond O'Boyle discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter John Ingold and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Eagle, Gunnison, Pitkin and Summit direct local tax dollars toward backcountry rangers who will maintain trails, douse fires and pick up trash amid surging visitation to public lands. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

The director of the state Division of Labor Standards and Statistics sued the governor last week arguing that complying with the subpoena, as Polis directed, would violate state law.