Aurora

Aurora officials are contemplating consequences for its largest water consumer, Niagara Bottling, which has not yet reduced its consumption despite drought restrictions imposed citywide requiring a 20% reduction in use.

On Friday nights, the mayor of one of Colorado’s largest cities is taking an unusual step to better understand issues around homelessness. Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman has been sleeping at his city’s homeless shelter once a week for the past six months. We asked him why, and heard how it’s affecting the way he thinks about the issue.

Colorado's health department sent an open letter to GEO Group requesting "immediate cooperation" with a public health investigation.

Now in its 7th year, the Fringe Festival gives independent performers an hour of low-cost stage time to get weird and wacky. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Parker Yamasaki and then read the entire article at the link below.

Casa de Paz gives people a warm meal, a suitcase, a phone charger and a way home, no matter how far that may be.

A tiny nuclear reactor could be a reality soon at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora. The Pentagon has proposed installing a microreactor there to power the base. Nuclear power – and the radioactive materials associated with – make a lot of people uneasy. So we reached to an expert on nuclear materials to learn more about how a microreactor would work, and whether it’s a safety concern.

Opponents of the plan said they would meet this week to decide what, if any, further action they would take to prevent the project.

“If I get told you got to do this that way, I’ll forget it by the time I do it,” he said. “But if I actually go out and do it, I remember it.”

Western Slope communities, led by the Colorado River District, want to buy the historic Shoshone Power Plant water rights to support their economies. Front Range water providers worry their water supplies could be harmed. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Shannon Mullane and the read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Multiple reports show ICE raids early Wednesday morning in Aurora and nearby Denver. The extent of these actions is not clear at this time.