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In The NOCO

KUNC"s In The NOCO is a daily look at the stories, news, people and issues important to you. It"s a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The show explores the big stories of the day, bringing context and insight to issues that matter. And because life in Northern Colorado is a balance of work and play, we explore the lighter side of news, highlighting what makes this state such an incredible place to live.

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As measles cases increase across the country, can...

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2025/04/21

Colorado health officials are watching with concern as measles cases increase around the country. Outbreaks of the highly contagious disease are on the rise in two dozen states. Most of the country’s 800 cases so far are in Texas. But the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed three cases in our state so far – and officials there are warning about the potential for measles to spread quickly.So how do we prevent what’s happening in Texas from happening in

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Paying to sleep in a parking lot? For some Summit...

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2025/04/18

Housing costs in Colorado’s mountain resort towns are so high that many workers can’t afford an apartment or room in the towns where they do their jobs. In Summit County, dozens of workers opt for an unusual solution. They pay $75 a month for a pass that lets them sleep in their car in a parking lot in Frisco. The nonprofit Unsheltered In Summit runs the Summit Safe Parking Program. The program manages the parking lot and provides a portable toilet and trash disposal. Tenants in the lot

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How a retired educator is helping Colorado school...

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2025/04/17

Leaders in Colorado are grappling with how to respond to the Trump administration's immigration policies that might affect students. State lawmakers last week gave initial approval to a bill that would limit cooperation between federal immigration officials and public schools. And for months now, education leaders have been gathering advice on how to respond if immigration raids affect students in their schools. One person they got advice from was Steve Joel. He was the superintendent of

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Friendships are essential to our well-being. Here's...

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2025/04/16

Friendships are an essential part of our well-being. Mental health experts say that loneliness is an epidemic that harms mental health and even physical health. So, if you want to build better friendships – and strengthen the ones you already have – you might be wondering how to go about it. Fortunately, there’s a bona fide “friendship expert” at Colorado State University. Natalie Pennington is an assistant professor of communication studies, and she co-leads the American Friendship

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After a daring ski stunt turned deadly, this former...

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2025/04/15

A lot of young skiers and snowboarders nowadays want to break into an especially daring form of competition called freeskiing. It’s all about performing jumps and other stunts on camera, often in the backcountry. Freeskiers build huge followings on social media and win endorsement deals. But breaking into this sport is dangerous. Last week marked one year since the death of 21-year-old Colorado skier Dallas LeBaue. He died while attempting to jump across U.S. Highway 40 on Berthoud Pass

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Nuclear power is now considered clean energy in...

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2025/04/14

Nuclear energy is now clean energy in Colorado. That’s according to a new law recently signed by Gov. Jared Polis. The law adds nuclear power to a list of clean energies like wind and solar. Colorado leaders have set a goal of using only clean energy to power the state by 2040. The law didn’t pass without pushback from critics who point out that nuclear energy produces radioactive waste. But in the end, the Democratic-controlled state legislature approved it. So, what’s behind these

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Cuddle therapy changed her life. Now she’s a...

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2025/04/11

There are many types of mental health therapy you can access these days: talk therapy, art therapy, even music therapy. Jen Ikuta leads sessions in what's called cuddle therapy. It’s a growing field. Jen works with clients who want to learn to be more comfortable with another person’s touch. Many of her clients have experienced physical trauma, and many have autism. Jen usually works with clients in one-on-one sessions but also organizes what she calls “community cuddles” for groups at

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Converting high-rise office space to dorm style...

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2025/04/10

Researchers have proposed a plan to transform empty high-rise office spaces into living spaces to reduce the housing shortage in the Denver metro area. Denver is one of many American cities with a tight housing market and a glut of unused office space. A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the architecture firm Gensler calls for converting high rise offices to shared residential spaces similar to a college dorm. Tenants would share kitchens, bathrooms and workspaces with people

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Egg prices are still high. A Colorado professor says...

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2025/04/09

Egg prices in Colorado and across the nation remain stubbornly high. If you’ve been grocery shopping lately, it won't come as a surprise that the cost of eggs shot up 40 percent over the last year. Some experts have blamed outbreaks of avian flu, which forced farmers to cull millions of chickens and turkeys across the country. And while that is certainly one factor, a Colorado professor says that the systems we use to produce and deliver eggs are actually the root of the problem. Jack

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You had questions about growing native Colorado...

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2025/04/08

A few weeks back we talked about how many Coloradans are planting native plants in their yards. And about how native plants are hardier, use less water, and can support bees and other pollinators in our ecosystem. We also invited you and other listeners to share your questions about native plants. And you sent us loads of responses. In this episode of In the NoCo, Erin O’Toole visits again with native plant expert Tommy Roth. He’s a home horticulture coordinator from the Colorado State

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Sick of I-70 mountain traffic? A retired train...

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2025/04/07

If you spend time in the mountains, you’re probably familiar with sitting in traffic on I-70. That congestion is annoying – and costly. Colorado officials estimate the state lost nearly $320 million in revenue last year from delays on I-70. Some leaders in mountain towns blame these losses on semis that cause accidents or hold up traffic. So one veteran railroad employee has pitched an idea he thinks will eliminate much of the aggravation and economic losses. He calls it “truck-by-train.”

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This technology could make Colorado’s roads safer for...

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2025/04/04

The trial of a driver accused of hitting and killing a promising young competitive cyclist has made headlines in recent days. Seventeen-year-old Magnus White was struck and killed in 2023 while riding his bike on Highway 119 between Boulder and Longmont. Today we’re sharing a conversation about technology that might prevent similar tragedies. Magnus White’s parents and other cycling safety advocates have called for more regulations to make bicyclists safer on our roads – including better

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A Fort Collins runner’s extraordinary career gets a...

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2025/04/03

An extraordinary Colorado athlete gets some much-deserved recognition. Libby James, a runner from Fort Collins, has a slew of accomplishments under her belt. She’s run 10 marathons – including Boston, Tokyo and Pikes Peak. She’s the most dominant female runner in the history of the Bolder Boulder 10k, having finished in the top 20 for her age group an incredible 28 times. And she did most of those things after she turned 40. Never Too Old is a short documentary co-directed by Colorado

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How Longmont’s GoodLove Foods found its niche in the...

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2025/04/02

Gluten free foods are everywhere nowadays. They’re designed for people with celiac disease and gluten intolerance – people who get sick if they eat gluten, which is a kind of wheat protein. But our guest today thinks many of those products miss the mark. So, she did something about it. Chennelle Diong and her husband, Justin Beaver – both of whom have celiac disease – founded GoodLove Foods. The company, which is based in Longmont, makes gluten-free comfort food, which customers buy

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As Colorado begins to license psychedelic therapy...

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2025/04/01

Coloradans who struggle with anxiety or depression will soon have access to a different kind of treatment option. At the start of 2025, a new law took effect that opened the door to psychedelic-assisted therapy offered by licensed treatment centers in Colorado. State officials had projected April as the date these centers could begin offering therapy sessions using psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in some mushrooms. We wanted to understand what this kind of therapy entails. So

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Why a state lawmaker wants to make it easier to open...

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2025/03/31

Some state lawmakers in Denver are using the term “education deserts” to sound the alarm around underperforming schools. It refers to a ZIP code where at least two-thirds of the students attend a school with subpar math and reading scores. One estimate says about 123,000 public school students in Colorado fall into this category. Some Democratic lawmakers have recently proposed an unprecedented solution: Colorado Senate President James Coleman – along with support from Governor Jared Polis

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Your spring planting guide for a beautiful,...

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2025/03/28

Homeowners in Colorado’s foothills are used to the threat of wildfire. But after the Marshall Fire hit Louisville and Superior in 2021, some are taking wildfire mitigation more seriously. And how you landscape your yard is a big part of that work. The good news is you can landscape your yard to be fire-resistant and beautiful at the same time. Tommy Roth is a home horticulture coordinator for the Colorado State University Extension who has been fielding a lot of calls from people with

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How two CU Boulder researchers are working to keep an...

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2025/03/27

Around the globe, thousands of languages are considered endangered – that's according to the language reference website Ethnologue. In many cases the people who speak them are passing away, and younger generations aren’t learning them. But a pair of language scholars from the University of Colorado are working to stop these endangered languages from slipping away. Zapotec is a family of languages that originated in Southern Mexico and Central America. Today, it’s spoken mostly in Oaxaca,

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Few remember the 1955 bombing of a Denver flight. A...

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2025/03/26

On November 1, 1955, a man planted a bomb aboard a United Airlines plane shortly before it departed from Denver. The plane exploded in midflight over beet fields in Weld County, killing all 44 people aboard. It was a mass murder that grabbed headlines across the country. And viewers saw footage of the trial on TV – which was unusual then. If you've never heard of this crime, though, you're hardly alone. There's no marker at the site of the crash, near what is now Firestone. But as the

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It’s a tough time to run a restaurant in Colorado....

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2025/03/25

Colorado is a tough state to be a restaurant manager in right now. Every day seems to bring news that another local favorite is closing. It's expensive to run a restaurant. Costs for food and real estate have been on the rise. And for restaurants along Colorado’s Front Range, there’s one especially thorny issue: – employee pay. For the last few years, Colorado’s minimum wage has been $14.81 an hour for non-tipped employees – more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25. And the

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