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WEBA Colorado State Patrol trooper is recovering after he was shot in the arm during a shootout near Denver that left the gunman dead. The Denver Post reports Cpl. Tye Simcox was in his parked pickup in the center median of U.S. 36 on Saturday afternoon when a passing driver fired at him multiple times with a semi-automatic pistol.
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WEBGabe Allen. , September 6, 2024. KUNC talks with Colorado State University horticulture specialist Jeff Pieper to learn more about the conditions that create western Colorado’s peaches. Pieper says it started more than 100 years ago when farmers decided to divert Colorado River water onto arid land near the mouth of De Beque Canyon.
Five Years After Floods, Jamestown Is Finally Able To ‘Look …
WEBSep 12, 2018 · Five Years After Floods, Jamestown Is Finally Able To ‘Look Forward Again’. Tara Schoedinger sits in front of the Lower Main Street Bridge in Jamestown, Colo. Schoedinger is the town's flood recovery manager and was mayor during the September 2013 floods. In September 2013, historic flooding …
Greeley Sees Its Water Future In A Big Underground Bucket
WEBFeb 15, 2021 · As part of the deal, Greeley gets a big underground bucket of water and some cash to develop it, while Wingfoot makes their investment back when new water users — like subdivisions, commercial districts and factories — come knocking. The aquifer under Terry Ranch is estimated to hold 1.2 million acre-feet of water.
After A Silent Year, Live Music Returns To Planet Bluegrass
WEBMay 20, 2021 · At Planet Bluegrass in Lyons, the sounds of “normal” began March 20 with Chris Thile. The singer-songwriter opened the venue’s new Spring Grass series. “We've never done this before,” Planet Bluegrass president Craig Ferguson said. “But this year, we had to. It just seemed that we were compelled by this year.”.
Boulder County orders evacuations near Lyons as Stone Canyon
WEBJul 30, 2024 · Smoke from a fire on Stone Mountain can be seen near Rabbit Mountain Open Space on July 30. The Boulder County Sheriff's Department has issued evacuation orders in the area. Residents near Stone Mountain were issued a wireless emergency alert at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30 after Boulder County responded to a fire near Lyons.
At Lake Powell, record low water levels reveal an 'amazing ... - KUNC
WEBMay 22, 2023 · If you want to see the Colorado River change in real time, head to Lake Powell. At the nation’s second-largest reservoir, water levels recently dipped to the lowest they’ve been since 1968. As the water recedes, a breathtaking landscape of deep red-rock canyons that cradle lush ecosystems and otherworldly arches, caverns and …
Erin O'Toole - KUNC
WEBErin O'Toole. Email: [email protected]. As the host of KUNC’s new program and podcast In the NoCo, I work closely with our producers and reporters to bring context and diverse perspectives to the important issues of the day. Northern Colorado is such a diverse and fast-growing region, brimming with history, culture, music, education, civic ...
'A Roof Over Your Head': Residents Put Down Roots In Fort
WEBApr 6, 2021 · Housing insecurity and homelessness were growing issues even before the pandemic, due to Colorado’s population and high cost of living. A supportive housing project in Fort Collins is changing what it looks like to get people housed.
Craig, Colorado grapples with the future as its coal mine and
WEBJan 24, 2022 · Craig, a small town in northwest Colorado, is losing its coal plant, and residents fear it is the beginning of the end for their community. The same scenario is playing out in other small towns across the U.S. After decades of relying on coal for their workforce, tax base and way of life, the towns face uncertain futures as new state and national legislation forces the retirement of fossil ...