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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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There’s a shortage of veterinary care in Colorado,...

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2024/10/22

Colorado and its pets are suffering from a shortage of veterinarians. It's leading to long wait times at some clinics. And the Colorado Sun reports that many animal hospitals are so swamped they’re forced to turn away dogs and cats who need care. On Election Day, Colorado voters will be asked to weigh in on a possible solution. Proposition 129 would create a new class of veterinary workers called a veterinary professional associate, or VPA. VPAs would require less training than

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Yes, wildfires can devastate communities – but they...

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2024/10/18

Wildfires in Colorado rip through communities. They torch homes and disrupt lives. But wildfires also cause some surprising – maybe even uplifting – things to happen. They make people more resilient. They strengthen the bonds between neighbors. And those stronger connections help people prepare for future emergencies. That’s according to Lori Peek – a researcher who studies how communities come together during and after natural disasters. Lori is a sociologist and the director of the

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A unique program gave a guaranteed income to 800...

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2024/10/17

Since early 2023 hundreds of Denver residents experiencing homelessness received a monthly income whether they had a job or were unemployed. Eight hundred participants received the payment as part of a program called the Denver Basic Income Project. It was a pilot program designed to study whether rates of homelessness decrease when people are given a base-line income. Participants received either $600 a year or $12,000 a year. The money came from a combination of public and private

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Women traditionally played a key role when a family...

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2024/10/16

Victorian Death Experiences is a Halloween attraction with a historic twist. The program takes place in the historic home which houses the Center for Colorado Women’s History in Denver. Visitors see rooms decorated for mourning. They hear stories of death in the Old West. And they see fascinating artifacts, like hair jewelry made partly from the hair of a deceased loved one. “We’re really not focused on having a haunted house, but rather, experiencing some reverence around our

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As Election Day nears, deepfakes and misinformation...

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2024/10/15

Weld County’s Clerk and Recorder Carly Koppes has a noticeable online presence. She posts lots of informational videos around election time telling voters how to cast a ballot or get ready for Election Day. But here’s something that keeps Koppes -- and a lot of other election officials -- up at night. Artificial intelligence is developing so quickly that a bad actor could take one of Koppes’ videos and convincingly alter her voice, so that it sounds like she’s saying something misleading --

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Presenting: 'The Colorado Dream: Ending the Hate State'

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2024/10/13

Today we've got something special for In The NoCo listeners. It's the first episode of "Ending the Hate State," the new season of KUNC's podcast The Colorado Dream. If you heard our Friday episode of In The NoCo, you already heard Colorado Dream host Stephanie Daniel talk about the new season. This first episode explores a time in the 1990s when Colorado voters refused to protect people from being discriminated against based on their sexuality. It's about civil rights, boycotts, activism

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How Colorado moved forward after being labeled ‘The...

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2024/10/11

Nearly three decades ago Colorado was known as The Hate State. In 1992 Colorado voters passed Amendment 2, which banned anti-discrimination laws meant to protect gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. But the Amendment never went into effect because there was immediate backlash. It was challenged again and again for being unconstitutional, bringing it all the way to the supreme court. Season 4 of KUNC’s Colorado Dream podcast retraces Colorado’s tumultuous history and evolving relationship with

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A proposed tax on guns and ammo could fund millions...

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2024/10/10

A new tax on sales of guns and ammunition could be used to fund services that help crime victims. That’s the idea behind a proposal Colorado voters will consider on the November ballot. Proposition KK would add a 6.5 percent excise tax on guns, some parts and accessories, and ammunition. Buyers in Colorado already pay state and local sales taxes on the purchase of firearms and ammunition, and a federal tax of around 10 percent. It’s a novel approach that its backers say will generate about

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In Colorado, more officers are using artificial...

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2024/10/09

More law enforcement officers in Colorado are using artificial intelligence to create their police reports. Boulder Police launched a pilot program earlier this year allowing artificial intelligence to help officers generate reports related to minor crimes. A few months later, they expanded the policy to let AI help write police reports for all types of cases. That’s according to a story from Boulder Reporting Lab. Boulder officers use a new technology called Draft One. Fort Collins

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There's a doctor shortage in Colorado. UNC's new...

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2024/10/08

Patients in Colorado feel the brunt of a growing healthcare crisis every day. There’s a shortage of primary care doctors and other health care workers in most Colorado counties – and that has an especially big impact on low-income and rural communities. That physician shortage is projected to get even worse, with roughly a third of doctors in the state aged 60 or older, and nearing retirement – according to a recent report by the American Association of Medical Colleges. To help boost the

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Meet the man who gave Colorado its own signature...

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2024/10/04

Visit any farmers’ market in Colorado and you’ll see long lines of people waiting to buy produce that’s grown in the state. And when fall arrives... it’s all about Pueblo chiles. The aroma of those dark green peppers roasting as they spin in large metal tumblers fills the crisp autumn air. People often buy extra bags of them – some to use now, some to freeze for use during the chilly winter months. But the popularity of those Colorado-grown peppers is a relatively recent phenomenon

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Colorado schools are issuing more out-of-school...

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2024/10/03

School districts across Colorado have been suspending kids for problematic behavior at significantly higher rates than before the pandemic. A recent analysis of data in The Denver Post found that school administrators across Colorado have been issuing out-of-school suspensions 25% more compared to the 2018-2019 school year. Those figures are even higher in Denver public schools, which have seen suspensions jump by 42% in that same time frame. Many districts with higher suspension rates

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Colorado cities are growing in population while...

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2024/10/02

In 2002, Colorado saw a turning point for water use. It was the year Front Range cities got serious about how they use water and how to waste less of it. Luke Runyon is a reporter who specializes in covering water issues for the University of Colorado Boulder’s Water Desk. (You might remember him as the host of KUNC’s Colorado River podcast Thirst Gap.) In a new story, Runyon looked at how many Colorado cities grew dramatically since 2002 but also shrank their water usage. Host Erin

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What's behind Colorado’s surge in college enrollment?...

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2024/10/01

More students in Colorado are headed to college. And enrollment numbers at Colorado colleges are climbing faster than predicted. At the University of Colorado, for example, enrollment grew by 3.5 percent this school year – that's substantially more than the 0.5 percent increase the school’s officials had expected. So, what’s behind the increase? And how is it changing who’s attending college in Colorado? Spoiler alert: It might involve CU Boulder football coach Deion Sanders. For answers,

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Looking to shrink your carbon footprint? A Fort...

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2024/09/27

If you want to feel empowered to reduce your carbon footprint and fight climate change, the meals you plan, and the ingredients you buy, may be a great place to make some changes. That’s a central point in a new book by Mark Easter. He’s a retired ecologist in Fort Collins who studies the carbon footprint of the food we eat. In his book, titled The Blue Plate: A Food Lovers Guide to Climate Chaos, Easter walks readers through the typical ingredients in a home cooked dinner, like steak,

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A powerful Fort Collins art show highlights the words...

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2024/09/26

Shared experiences that echo across different cultures... and the unique perspectives that people from different places bring to our community. An art show on display in Fort Collins explores those ideas through poems, letters and portraits of immigrants living in Northern Colorado. Curator Brigid McAuliffe collected images and writings from people representing thirty-eight countries for two projects that make up the show. Querida Familia features members of families from Mexico who

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Is it ‘ballot box biology’ – or do Colorado’s...

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2024/09/25

A measure on Colorado’s ballot this November asks voters to choose whether wildcat hunting in the state should be banned. Supporters of the initiative point to what they say are cruel hunting practices, like using large teams of dogs to chase mountain lions up trees to then be shot and killed. Supporters also say the initiative would eliminate unethical “trophy hunting” – meaning hunting for sport without making use of the meat. Opponents say a hunting ban would cause mountain lion

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After guilty verdicts – and 10 life sentences – in...

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2024/09/24

A Boulder County jury reached a verdict Monday afternoon: They found the man who killed ten people in a mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers guilty on all counts. That includes 10 counts of first-degree murder and 45 additional charges. At sentencing later that day, the judge overseeing the trial issued 10 consecutive life sentences, among other penalties. The verdict comes three and a half years after the shooting on March 22, 2021. And it followed long debates over whether the

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Aspen trees could be a colorful addition to your yard...

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2024/09/20

Fall begins Sunday – which means leaf-peeping season is here in Colorado. Soon the mountains will fill with people looking to drink in the glorious sight of all those orange and gold aspen leaves that cover the hillsides. And you can bet that quite a few of those tourists will look at those vibrant aspen trees and wonder why they can't just plant one in their own yard. Experts with Colorado State University Extension say “how to plant an aspen at home” is one of the most commonly asked

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Nearly 1 in 4 college students have limited access to...

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2024/09/19

The college experience can seem like a carefree time, filled with social activities, weekend football games... and, of course, the occasional visit to the library or an all-night study session. But reality paints a very different picture for many students. Federal data shows that nearly a quarter of the nation’s college students struggle with getting enough nutritious food. That’s 3.8 million students, including thousands in Colorado. And being hungry makes it harder to focus on

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