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Officials in Nederland recently voted to repeal the 2021 "Rights of Nature Resolution," which also appears to mean the end of the two "guardian" positions that were created and filled in January. Clean water advocates argue the "Rights of Nature Resolution" is protecting local rivers and they say changing course could be detrimental. The Colorado Sun editor Lance Benzel joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story.
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A plan in Fort Collins to build 140 condos on land north of Odell Brewing Company has resurfaced. The Tapestry development has gone through several years of planning and neighborhood meetings. It would be developed on 12 acres donated by the brewery's founders. Tapestry developer Hartford Homes said the project is intended to serve the "missing middle." Coloradoan Associate Editor Sarah Kyle joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to break it down.
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Joe Collier, the former Buffalo Bills head coach and architect of the Denver Broncos' famed "Orange Crush" defense, has died. He was 91.
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State experts have found the man charged with shooting and killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 had untreated mental illness but was legally sane at the time of the attack.
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Colorado's Democratic-controlled Legislature has nixed a bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms. The Colorado House passed the ban in a historic vote this year after roughly the same proposal was swiftly nixed last year.
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Eight Colorado State University students are graduating after some rocky years of couch surfing and being unhoused. They relied on subsidized housing through a local nonprofit to make it through.
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From Boulder to Greeley, farmers markets are popping up for the season across the region. Go for the fresh veggies, and maybe you'll find some live music or craft activities for the kids while you're at it!
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Lawmakers have until Wednesday night to pass dozens of pending bills around housing, transportation, and substance use. They also are pushing through late-session deals on property taxes and air quality legislation in order avoid costly fights at the ballot box in November.
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Pfizer recently announced plans to shut down its Boulder operations, but the life sciences industry is seeing the biopharmaceutical giant's departure as an opportunity.
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Conservation groups are celebrating the approval of the wolverine restoration bill. They see Colorado as a key piece of a strategy to ensure the survival of the extremely solitary member of the weasel family.