Colorado
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
At 50, Dungeons and Dragons offers lessons for leaders
As the popular role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons turns 50, one Colorado State University instructor suggests today's political leaders could …
Monday, January 13, 2025
Livestock industry still howling about wolves' return
It's been 30 years since wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park, a move that remains controversial today - as Colorado's livestock …
CO community health centers saved $17.3 million in Medicare dollars
The Community Health Provider Alliance improved health care quality and saved $17.3 million in taxpayer money that would have been paid out by Medicar…
Colorado strategizes with stakeholders to decarbonize future of air travel
By Ethan Brown for The Sweaty Penguin.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Colorado News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network…
Rising risks of toxic PFAS chemicals in CO drinking water
More than 143 million Americans are at risk of toxic PFAS, so-called forever chemicals, in their drinking water, according to new test results …
Number of CO homeless families up by 134% in single year
The number of Colorado families experiencing homelessness rose by 134%, from 3,600 in 2023 to more than 8,500 families in 2024, according to new …
Patients call for end of UCHealth lawsuits
Advocates for patients are calling on UCHealth to end its practice of filing lawsuits over unpaid bills, after a 9News report found that the state's …
Report: Most ambulance rides in Colorado billed out-of-network
Colorado's surprise billing law does not currently limit out-of-network billing for ambulance services, and new analysis shows the true costs to …
USPS warns Coloradans to delete 'smishing' texts about packages
Many folks are still expecting holiday packages this week and the United States Postal Service is warning customers not to fall for "smishing" scams…
Colorado’s new tool for preserving aquifers for farming
By Jennifer Oldham for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public…
SNAP funding in question as Congress works to avoid shutdown
Congressional efforts to avoid a government shutdown could extend funding for SNAP, the program formerly known as food stamps. And if the continuing …
Increasing recycling access in rural Colorado communities
By Ilana Newman for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collabora…